Chu Muyun's eyes narrowed slightly.
"...Is it about to begin?"
"Aurora City is starting to prepare," Bai said, gently pulling down the brim of his cap to hide half of his face in shadow. "Although most people haven't realized it yet, the undercurrents are already stirring."
Chu Muyun looked at the seemingly slumbering city, silent for a moment.
"It's coming faster than expected... Should we bring in [Heart 6] first?"
"No need."
"It'll be dangerous outside, and his strength is still too weak."
"Rank doesn't represent everything. That kid is interesting; he won't die easily..." Bai's mouth curled up slightly. "I'm curious how he'll enter Aurora City without our help."
Chu Muyun glanced at Bai, who seemed to be enjoying the anticipation. "You look like we're being cold and ununited internally."
Bai thought seriously for a moment. "Have we ever been united?"
"..."
"Don't worry. That kid is clever. He might even give Aurora City a little 'Twilight Shock'... I have high hopes for him."
"Suit yourself," Chu Muyun said calmly, turning and walking back into the house.
"Anyway, if the Flame Emperor blames us later, you'll take the fall."
Bai: ...
Seeing Chu Muyun coldly return to the house, leaving him alone on the rooftop, Bai sighed helplessly.
He casually grabbed at the emptiness, and a bottle of red wine stolen from somewhere, along with a wine glass, appeared in his hand.
The rose-colored wine rolled into the glass, emitting a faint fragrance under the moonlight. Bai held the wine glass in one hand and raised it remotely to the aurora in the sky.
"A toast to death."
He tilted his head and drained the rose-colored wine in one gulp.
...
The next morning.
Chen Yifei put on his black and red enforcer uniform, tidied up his attire briefly, and pushed the door open.
As long as the appointment as an enforcer hadn't come down, he was still the enforcer of District Three, and daily inspections were essential. As for the fear the other residents of Frost Street had of him... Chen Yifei had thought about it all night and felt that it was actually not bad.
To be honest, Chen Yifei didn't care what others thought of him. After all, he became an enforcer just to hide his identity. There was no need to put too much effort into showing kindness to these residents.
Now that everyone on Frost Street feared him, it saved a lot of trouble. Just as Han Meng said, enforcers needed to have authority.
As Chen Yifei stepped onto the street, the few residents of Frost Street who had returned from the marketplace saw the black and red figure appear, and their faces turned pale instantly. They picked up their groceries and turned around to run!
In the blink of an eye, the vast Frost Street was left with Chen Yifei alone again.
Chen Yifei: "..."
Well, this seemed to be more than just "authority."
Pretending not to see, Chen Yifei continued to inspect along Frost Street. Wherever he went, not only did pedestrians make detours, but the shop owners who had been eagerly watching in this direction would shut their shop doors in terror at the sight of the black and red figure, incredibly fast!
Even a few shop owners reached through the gap under the rolling shutter door with trembling hands, took out a red plastic bag from inside, and carefully placed it by the door...
A cold wind swept through the deserted street. Chen Yifei looked at the tightly closed shop doors on both sides and the messy red plastic bags by the doors, falling into deep thought...
He walked to one of the shops and bent down to open the red plastic bag, and a fishy smell assaulted his nostrils.
Inside were all bloody chicken hearts, pig hearts, and beef hearts.
These were the "offerings" from the shop owners of Frost Street to Chen Yifei.
Chen Yifei's mouth twitched slightly. After a moment of hesitation, he still picked up these plastic bags one by one and continued walking...
Chen Yifei felt that if he didn't pick them up, these shop owners would only be more panicked. It would be a small matter if they were scared away from Frost Street, but if someone was really forced to dig out hearts for him, that would be troublesome.
As Chen Yifei left with his hands full of plastic bags, the rolling shutter door of the shop finally opened a corner after a few tens of seconds.
"Has he left?"
"He's gone... and he took those hearts too."
"Phew... It's good that he took them. He shouldn't bother us anymore after taking them."
"Damn!! Who said he was dead yesterday?? I was almost scared to death!"
"I went to confirm again today. They said everyone who entered the Ancient Treasure of the Warpath died, and only he came out alive..."
"Ah? Did he kill everyone else?!"
"I don't know..."
"What did I say? He's a demon!"
"...Do you think he won't be promoted to an enforcer?"
"??? He's already an enforcer and has made the whole Frost Street chaotic. If he becomes an enforcer, how chaotic will District Three become?"
"I'm afraid that by then, he won't be satisfied with beast hearts... With just a little trick, he can kill people and take their hearts, right?"
"He mustn't become an enforcer..."
The shop owners reopened their shops and looked in the direction where that figure had left, praying in their hearts at the same time...
At the same time, at the corner of the street, three enforcers slowly emerged. They looked at the crowd in the distance, who still had some fear on their faces, and their eyebrows furrowed tighter.
"Is that the demon enforcer you mentioned?"
"Yes, I heard he uses human hearts to intimidate the residents of Frost Street. His reputation has spread to us."
"Human hearts? Is it true?"
"It must be fake. It's said he distributed over ten of them. Where would he kill so many people... And he's just a newbie. I guess he's just trying to trick people for money."
"What are those bags filled with?"
"Should it be protection money? Tsk tsk tsk, such a big bag, how much money is inside?"
"Tsk tsk tsk, a newbie making even more than us..."
"Hmph, pretending to be mysterious."
The three looked straight at the direction where Chen Yifei had left. Thinking of the several full bags he had been holding just now, they felt something scratching inside them...
"Guo Ge, what should we do next?" One of the enforcers had a fierce look in his eyes. "Should we find a place to teach him a lesson?"
The man called Guo Ge narrowed his eyes slightly. After a moment, he spoke with a cold smile,
"Just teaching him a lesson is too easy on him... Xiao Zuo, go to the headquarters and tell them..."
Guo Ge gave several instructions in succession, and Xiao Zuo's eyes lit up instantly. He couldn't help but clap and cheer, "This is a brilliant idea!"
"Guo Ge, will this work? Who among the enforcers of District Three doesn't take some money under the table? Doing this to him so openly isn't very good, right?" Another enforcer spoke hesitantly.
"Is this just taking some money under the table? Look at those bags; the total amount we've taken can't even compare to his."
Guo Ge seemed to have thought of something and sneered,
"Han Meng, the Chief Enforcer, is the most upright person. Let him see how much money this kid has taken... I don't believe this kid can still be an enforcer after that?"