Kane roared in fury, his face twisting with rage."Gou men and women! Go to hell, both of you!"
He raised his gun and fired straight at Lin Chen. His men immediately followed suit, the air filling with the deafening sound of gunfire.
Lin Chen leapt backward, rolling behind a tree where Poison Ivy had been hiding. Bullets shattered bark around them as they took cover.
Poison Ivy bit her lip, her eyes trembling."Master… you really came back."
Before Lin Chen could respond, she threw herself into his arms, wrapping around him tightly — too tightly.
"Cough… you're a bit too excited," Lin Chen said helplessly, almost dizzy from her strength.
Kane snarled, "Stop hugging and breathe fire! Burn that man and woman alive!"
Poison Ivy panicked."Master, what do we do?! You're my first man — I haven't even taken advantage of that yet! I don't wanna die!"
Lin Chen's mouth twitched."I'm not too happy about dying either!"
He sneered and took out a talisman, waving his hand."Playing with fire? Heh — that's my specialty! Yanlong, appear!"
A massive Yanlong — a blazing fire dragon tens of meters long — erupted from the air with a thunderous roar and dove straight toward Kane's group.
"A fire dragon—?! It's a damn fire dragon!"Kane's men nearly wet themselves in terror.
"This is fake! It's a trick! It's gotta be a trick!" Kane screamed, panic creeping into his voice.But the Yanlong's flames were real — horrifyingly real.
One by one, the gunmen with flamethrowers were swallowed whole by the dragon. Their screams were short-lived; their bodies turned to ash in seconds. Even their weapons melted into glowing slag.
The air shimmered from the heat.No one dared move.
Within a minute, all of Kane's men were gone — burned into nothingness.
Kane's trembling hands could no longer hold his gun. His knees buckled as Lin Chen and Poison Ivy stepped out from behind the tree, both calm and composed.
"What's wrong?" Lin Chen said lightly. "Weren't you planning to kill us? Where'd your courage go?"
Kane looked up, drenched in sweat that evaporated before it could fall. His voice shook as he dropped to his knees with a thud."Lin Daozhang! We have no feud! Please—have mercy!"
Lin Chen's eyes turned cold."Would you have spared me if the roles were reversed? Pathetic coward."
He raised a hand, and Yanlong let out a final roar — swallowing Kane whole.The man vanished, leaving not even ash behind.
With a wave, Lin Chen dismissed the dragon.[Ding! The host has slain the evil Kane. +50 Merit Points.]
He glanced down to find Poison Ivy still clinging to him — hands, legs, and all.
"Ivy… what are you doing now?"
"Master, I'm scared~" she whispered, voice soft and trembling.
"Everyone's already dead," Lin Chen said, speechless. "What's left to be afraid of?"
"I'm afraid of you, Master~" Ivy purred. "Afraid you won't… eat me."
Lin Chen sighed and pried her off."Enough. There's a car coming. Let's move."
He used Shrink the Ground to an Inch, his figure blurring and vanishing in a flash.
Poison Ivy's eyes sparkled."As expected of a real Daoist… so powerful. But you won't escape my vines next time~"
She smiled slyly and disappeared into the night.
Lin Chen avoided all surveillance on his way home. He closed the shutters, strolled to a nearby convenience store, bought a few snacks, chatted with the neighbors, and went back like nothing happened.
Then he drew another reward from the system.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a Purple Reward — Sun Simiao's "Golden Prescription"!][Healing Talisman: Imbue the talisman with spiritual power to heal the patient's body.]
Lin Chen chuckled."Another healing technique, huh? Looks like I won't have to worry about party support anymore."
A bright yellow McLaren screeched to a halt outside his building.
Jill and Harley Quinn got out, both looking anxious — only to relax when they saw Lin Chen sitting casually at his table, munching on snacks.
Jill grabbed a bottle of water, downed half of it, and glared at him."You're way too calm! Do you even realize Harley was about to die from worry?!"
Harley smiled sheepishly."Sis Jill, you're the one who drove like a maniac."
Lin Chen smirked."Jill, you can go ahead and deduct your own license points."
Jill blinked. "It's already been deducted!"
She frowned, glancing around. "Where's Kane? Didn't he come for revenge?"
"No idea." Lin Chen cracked open some melon seeds. "I took a nap. Just woke up."
"What? But Kane got out of jail hours ago." Jill frowned.
Right then, her phone rang.
"What?!" she gasped. "Kane's car was found on the roadside? Two of his men's bodies in the grass — burned? The pavement shows signs of extreme heat… and Kane himself is missing?!"
"Could he have run away… or died?"
She hung up, staring suspiciously at Lin Chen — who kept lazily eating seeds.
She stepped closer, narrowing her eyes."You sure you didn't have anything to do with this?"
Lin Chen smiled faintly."Why, you like me that much? You don't have to stare so hard."
"You… you did do it, didn't you?"
"How could I?" Lin Chen spread his hands. "I was out buying snacks. The convenience store has cameras. I even chatted with the neighbors — they'll vouch for me."
Jill crossed her arms, voice low."You bastard. You're teasing me. You even prepared an alibi, huh?"
Then, even lower:"I wanted Kane dead too… Tell me honestly. Was it you?"
Lin Chen's lips curved into a knowing smile."Guess we think alike then. But who knows who really did it~?"
"Humph!" Jill huffed, rolling her eyes. She leaned in closer… and frowned."Wait. Why do you smell like green leaves? And—what's this?"
She plucked a leaf from his back.
Lin Chen's eyes flickered. He smiled, took the leaf from her hand, and ignited it with a spark of flame — burning it to ash in an instant.
"See? Nothing at all."
"…The evidence just burned itself." Jill gritted her teeth."Fine! I'm going back to work. Kane might still be on the run."
"Sure," Lin Chen said with a chuckle. "It's possible."
Jill stormed off, jumping on Lin Chen's motorcycle.
Harley watched her leave, then turned to Lin Chen with a grin."Daozhang~ how are you feeling?"
"I've been better. Come on, let's head upstairs," Lin Chen said, scooping her up effortlessly.
"Ah! The shop isn't closed yet!" Harley yelped.
Lin Chen kicked the rolling shutter down, locked it, and carried her upstairs.The fire that Poison Ivy left behind still flickered faintly — never quite extinguished.
At the crime scene, Jill arrived to find Director Gordon already there.
"Director, what's the situation?" she asked.
Gordon frowned."No trace of Kane. Only some scorched vines… and melted iron."
"Poison Ivy's work?"
"Most likely." Gordon sighed. "Let them kill each other if they want. One less problem for us."
Jill muttered, "Still, we should check with Director Lin."
"Go ahead," Gordon said, waving her off.
Jill worked until late that night, exhausted.When she finally rode home, she pulled out her phone and called Harley.
"Harley, where are you? You asleep yet?"
"Wuuuh… yeah, Sister Jill, I'm in bed," Harley mumbled.
Jill narrowed her eyes."Tell that bastard to answer the phone."
Lin Chen picked up a moment later."Jill? Can't sleep in the middle of the night?"
"My dear Daozhang," she growled through gritted teeth, "I just got off overtime. Come to the station tomorrow — I'm interrogating you personally!"
"Sure, sure. No problem. Get some rest, I'm busy right now."
"Busy?!"Click! Jill slammed the phone down.
Inside a dim bar, the Black Mask sat behind his desk, his voice low and dangerous.
"So… Kane is dead?"
"Boss," one of his men said cautiously, "most likely. He hasn't reported in."
"Do we know who killed him?"
"The cops suspect Poison Ivy, sir. There were vines and molten residue at the scene — fits her style."
Black Mask shook his head slowly."I warned that fool. He had gas masks and flamethrowers — Ivy shouldn't have been able to kill him."
Another subordinate spoke."Boss, Kane was planning to assassinate that Daozhang, wasn't he?"
Black Mask nodded, eyes narrowing."Exactly. That Daoist… Lin Chen. He's far more mysterious than I thought. We can't afford to leave him alive."
He paused for a moment… then picked up his phone and dialed a number."Connect me to New York."
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