Urban Romantic Divine Doctor

Chapter 1516: Chapter 1513: Don’t Refuse a Toast Only to Be Forced to Drink a Forfeit

The oppressive atmosphere had already permeated the underground city.

However, at the moment when the people could no longer purchase food, despair spread rapidly like a surging tide.

On the streets, the crowds began to feel restless and uneasy.

Their faces were filled with hunger and fear, their eyes reflecting a glimmer of desperation.

Initially, there were only low murmurs of complaints and discussions, but soon, these emotions ignited everyone’s anger like a burning flame.

Chaos, like a fierce beast, instantly broke through the cage of order.

People began to push, shove, and argue, their voices growing louder, and the scene gradually spiraled out of control.

Some people with bloodshot eyes shouted loudly about their hunger for food and their anger at injustice.

Soon, the riots broke out completely.

People rushed like mad beasts towards places that possibly stored food.

Shops were ransacked, shelves overturned, and goods scattered everywhere.

In the chaos, people scrambled for anything they could eat, even if it was just scraps.

Killing also inadvertently began.

In the fight for the meager food, people lost their rationality.

Fists swung, clubs clashed, and the scent of blood filled the air.

Some fell to the ground, groaning in pain, only to be trampled over by others shortly after.

The entire underground city plunged into chaos and despair.

Once familiar streets had now become battlefields, littered with broken items and injured people everywhere.

Screams, curses, and the sounds of fighting intertwined, as if it were the symphony of the world’s end.

In this endless darkness, order completely collapsed, leaving only slaughter, looting, and deep despair.

When Xu Wendong finished his dual cultivation with Zhu Shishi and Xiao Qiao and came to the courtyard, Lu Shuling and Xue Yan had also returned. Both of them looked haggard, their eyes filled with unmistakable panic.

Upon inquiry, Xu Wendong learned that order in the city had collapsed, riots broke out, and even the appearance of powerhouses from the City Defense Camp did nothing to help; in fact, it only fueled the people’s anger.

”Those shops have now been entirely looted, but it still doesn’t resolve the root problem of the food shortage,” he said.

”Next, those starving citizens will set their sights on some of the wealthy families,” Xu Wendong immediately identified the core issue.

Lu Shuling’s face suddenly changed color, unable to resist saying, ”Although we aren’t exactly a wealthy family, knowing Wang Tong, he’ll surely borrow a knife to kill someone by telling the citizens in the city that we have a lot of food.”

Xue Yan couldn’t help but sigh, ”If only we could leave the underground city. Although the outside is also very dangerous, it would be better than being trapped here.”

The outside world is indeed dangerous, but it is also remarkably vast. With everyone’s strength, even if they reached the surface, as long as they don’t encounter an army of otherworldly demons, they still stand a chance of survival.

Of course,

for them, even if it means death, they wish to die on the battlefield, taking down some otherworldly demons with them.

Rather than dying at the hands of conspiracies and their own kind.

”Husband, haven’t you shown any signs of breakthrough?” Lu Shuling looked at Xu Wendong. Xu Wendong had previously said that if he could reach the Heavenly Immortal Realm, he would have a way to protect everyone’s lives.

Xu Wendong shook his head. Although he had engaged in dual cultivation with Liu Ruxue, Zhu Shishi, and Xiao Qiao, their cultivation levels were too weak. Even though his strength increased, he was still a considerable distance from a breakthrough.

At that moment,

a loud voice came from the sky, ”Junior Brother Xu, I’ve heard you have a lot of surplus grain, could you lend us brothers fifty thousand catties?”

The next moment,

a man in his early forties, standing on a flying sword, appeared in mid-air with a dozen or so others. Each had the cultivation level of the True Immortal Realm, coming with a formidable presence that exerted immense pressure.

Upon seeing the man leading them, Lu Shuling and Xue Yan’s faces instantly changed.

Recognizing their origins, they were disciples of the Guanghan Sect.

These people were exceptionally united; even in the underground city, no one dared to provoke them.

Moreover, their strength was remarkable, all at the late stage of the True Immortal Realm.

While they anticipated someone coming to ”borrow grain,” they hadn’t expected them to come so swiftly.

Several disciples from the Lingyan Pavilion felt a powerful aura spreading out, and with tense faces, they gathered in the courtyard, standing shoulder to shoulder with Xu Wendong and the others.

”Senior Brother Zhen Jing, was it Wang Tong who informed you that we have a lot of surplus grain?” Lu Shuling asked anxiously, ”Senior Brother Zhen Jing, Wang Tong’s words are not to be trusted. The reason he’s saying this is because he wants to use you to eliminate us.”

Zhen Jing’s eyes held an intriguing smile, ”Wang Tong’s words are indeed not very credible, but I have a brother who is a disciple of the Alchemy Hall.”

”According to him, before Senior Han went into seclusion, he gave Junior Brother Xu a storage treasure filled with a lot of food.”

With that, he looked at Xu Wendong, smiling as he said, ”Junior Brother Xu, we only need fifty thousand catties of food. You wouldn’t want to get into a conflict with us over a mere fifty thousand catties, would you?”

At this time,

a small, thin middle-aged man moved his flying sword forward to stand beside Zhen Jing. He had a pointed chin and thin lips, holding a compass, with an expression of assured victory: ”Xu Wendong, I advise you to not refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit, although you have an array here, in my eyes, it is no match; I can break it open with a snap of my fingers!”

Hearing this, everyone except Xu Wendong showed a grave expression, feeling a wave of intense panic and unease inside.

If it were anyone else saying such words, they wouldn’t believe it.

But everyone knew this middle-aged man, his name was Zhen Gou, a formation master from the Guanghan Sect, and his strength was not to be underestimated.

Xu Wendong’s expression remained calm as his gaze slowly swept over the people in the sky, then he slightly raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a faint smile, ”Senior Brother Zhen Jing, fifty thousand catties of food is not a small amount.”

”Although Senior Han did give me a storage treasure, this food is our lifeline in this difficult place. How can it be lent out lightly?”

He paused slightly, a sharp glint flashing through his eyes, ”As for this formation master, Xu Wendong was not born to be scared. The array may not necessarily hold you off, but we will not surrender easily.”

Hearing Xu Wendong’s words, Lu Shuling, Xue Yan, and the others felt slightly reassured, straightening their spines one by one, standing firmly alongside Xu Wendong, showing steadfast determination.

Zhen Jing’s face darkened slightly, while Zhen Gou showed a hint of anger, ”Hmph, Xu Wendong, you’d better not fail to appreciate favor.”

”You should know the power of our Guanghan Sect in this underground city. If you oppose us, it won’t end well for you.”

However, Xu Wendong was unafraid, his eyes flickering with a mad glint, ”I, Xu Wendong, conduct myself with integrity, never looking for trouble, but I’m also unafraid of it.”

”If you insist on forcibly taking it, then come at us.”

”Our strength may be weak, but we will fight to the end, making you pay a heavy price with your blood.”

The woman in a white long skirt standing behind Zhen Jing laughed coldly, ”Boast all you like, do you really think mere ants like you can make us bleed?”