Chapter 174: Handing over the Ferocious Beast
As soon as the two cars entered Tianchang City, they encountered a roadblock and someone immediately stopped their vehicles. However, this situation was not only encountered by Li Yi and others, but also by other vehicles.

"All vehicles coming from the dangerous area and the abandoned city area must stop aside and undergo inspection. They must also clean up the corpses of ferocious beasts and extraordinary creatures. These things cannot be brought into Tianchang City and must be dealt with on the spot." A staff member said loudly while directing.

Li Yi looked out of the car window.

However, there were many company personnel on the roadside, who were collecting the corpses of ferocious beasts, and some were checking the practitioners. Even the vehicles entering and leaving the danger zone had to be checked carefully to ensure that there was nothing suspicious.

As soon as everyone got off the car, two staff members came over.

"Did you hunt the ferocious beasts in the car? Do you choose to hand them over or sell them?" a staff member asked immediately.

Cheng Pingfang seemed to be the leader of the team. He immediately said, "We hunted a total of twelve beasts this time. Each of us will hand in one, and the extra ones will be sold."

"Okay, tell me your names and identity information, and I will arrange for someone to count them for you right away." After the staff member said this, he immediately called a team of people over. Soon, several practitioners in the psychic realm came running over. After the team leader checked and confirmed that there was no problem, he quickly unloaded the corpses of the ferocious beasts from the car, loaded them into another car and transported them away directly.

"Cheng Pingfang, you have successfully surrendered a ferocious beast."

"Fang Hang, you have successfully surrendered a ferocious beast."

"Lü Jue, successfully surrendered a ferocious beast."

"Zhao Xiaoxiao"

But the staff member was holding a special tablet computer and constantly scanning people's faces, registering their information, and recording the ferocious beasts they handed over.

"Hey, are you the foreign combatant from the Investigation Bureau, Li Yi?" When the staff member scanned Li Yi, the message that popped up surprised him, and then he immediately said, "Foreign combatants do not need to hand in ferocious beasts. Sorry, it was my mistake. I apologize to you."

"It's okay." Li Yi was a little puzzled, then looked around.

Lu Jue came over and whispered, "Li Yi, the investigators of the Investigation Bureau and the foreign combat personnel have suffered heavy losses recently. The higher-ups have given them special care."

"I see." Li Yi nodded, finally understanding a little.

After the staff member finished registering all the information, he immediately said, "Five people, recover five beasts. The information has been confirmed. The value of each beast will be assessed by a special appraiser. After the assessment is completed, the money will be transferred to the bank card in your name. Remember to check it."

After saying that, the two staff members quickly left and went to several other cars to continue working.

"It looks pretty good. You will even be paid after handing over the ferocious beasts. This way, hunting ferocious beasts can be a good business." Li Yi said.

"That's right. Now, powerful practitioners have already regarded hunting ferocious beasts and extraordinary creatures as a business. After they finish hunting, there will be special people to recycle them. The recycled ferocious beasts and extraordinary creatures will be sold to some companies and people who have not completed the hunting quota."

Zhao Xiaoxiao walked over and said, "I don't have enough money to buy a ferocious beast, so I can only risk entering the dangerous area to complete the hunting mission."

"How much does a ferocious beast cost now?" Li Yi asked.

"The recycling price might be around five million, but if you want to buy it it would be expensive, starting at at least ten million, and the quota for ferocious beasts is very tight. The price has been hyped up very high now, and the market changes every day. There may even be a difference of one or two million between the morning and afternoon." Zhao Xiaoxiao said helplessly.

"However, we practitioners can barely accept the price of ferocious beasts, but it's different for extraordinary creatures. The starting price is hundreds of millions. But fortunately, we haven't reached the level of spiritual perception. Once the spiritual perception is opened, we will have to hand over an extraordinary creature to complete the task." Lu Jue couldn't help but smack his lips.

Li Yi's eyelids jumped: "A master of spiritual perception needs to hand in extraordinary creatures? This is a bit difficult."

He still remembered the time when Yang Yilong and Qin Qing teamed up to hunt down supernatural creatures. The two of them almost got into trouble when they teamed up. Supernatural creatures are generally much stronger than masters of spiritual perception.

"Yes, but the stronger the practitioner, the more they have to pay, otherwise how can the situation be stable? The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. Do we have to take risks while masters don't need to take risks? This is so unfair. Moreover, ferocious beasts are less harmful, while extraordinary creatures are more dangerous. We must give priority to dealing with extraordinary creatures." Lu Jue said.

Upon hearing this, Li Yi nodded in agreement.

that's right.

The stronger the practitioner, the greater the responsibility he needs to bear. If a powerful practitioner evades responsibility, how can the situation be stabilized?
Just when the two of them were chatting.

Several people came over immediately. "Everyone, are you a cultivator who has returned from hunting ferocious beasts in the danger zone? Hello, I'm from the Ferocious Beast Recycling Company. Would you like to sell the ferocious beasts you hunted? Our recycling prices are always very high, and we guarantee that you won't suffer any loss. This is my business card."

"Li Yi, let me go talk to them. I am more familiar with this area." Zhao Xiaoxiao asked.

The other practitioners remained silent. They knew that the many ferocious beasts were Li Yi's trophies and they were not qualified to deal with them, so whether to sell them or not depended on Li Yi's opinion.

"Okay, help me negotiate and see how much the remaining ferocious beasts can be sold for." Li Yi nodded in agreement.

He has disappeared for more than twenty days and is not very clear about the current situation, let alone the price of the ferocious beast. Since Zhao Xiaoxiao has volunteered to do this, she must be confident. Letting her negotiate the price may give her a surprise.

Zhao Xiaoxiao immediately started negotiating with the boss.

"We have seven beasts that we just hunted in a dangerous area and are well preserved. How much can you offer for each one? If the price is high, I can consider selling all the beasts to you. If your price does not satisfy me, then I will consider other recycling companies."

"The price of an ordinary ferocious beast this morning was 12 million. However, there are very few vehicles entering and leaving the danger zone today, and not many ferocious beasts were recovered. The price will be a little higher in the afternoon. I can give you a sincere price of 12.5 million, but the premise is that you must sell all seven ferocious beasts to me, so that I won't lose money." The boss said gritting his teeth, looking very painful.

"The recycling price of ordinary ferocious beasts reached 14 million yesterday. Even if it drops a little today, it will not drop to 12.5 million. Your price is too low. It seems that you are not sincere. I will find someone else." Zhao Xiaoxiao shook her head and directly stated yesterday's market conditions.

When the boss heard this, he knew that the other party had done his homework, and immediately said, "The shortage of fierce beasts has passed its peak, and it will fall in the future. The price of fierce beasts will only continue to drop. This is already a very high recycling price, and I have to make some money, right?"

"Subsequent market changes have nothing to do with us. We are not doing business. The current market price is like this. If you are willing to accept the price of 14 million, we will sell it. If you are not willing, forget it." Zhao Xiaoxiao said.

The two continued to bargain.

Since everyone knew the market's bottom price, the discussion did not last long.

In the end, Zhao Xiaoxiao insisted on 14 million and refused to give in. The boss had no choice but to buy all the remaining seven beasts at this price. He signed the contract very happily and transferred the money on the spot.

Zhao Xiaoxiao asked Li Yi for his bank card number, and after a while, Li Yi received a huge sum of money.

The total price is 98 million.

It’s nearly 100 million, which is a huge sum of money for Li Yi now.

"The price of ferocious beasts has risen so outrageously? A few ferocious beasts are worth nearly 100 million?" Li Yi couldn't help but think of the tiger he had hunted before.

The price of a tiger leopard is only a few million, but because Yang Yilong needed to win people's hearts at that time, he bought it at a double premium, and thus sold it for 20 million.

This beast alone is worth 14 million, which is twice the usual price.

"I'm so generous that I gave 14 million to each person. No wonder others are so grateful to me. If it were me, I would have to kowtow to them." Li Yi thought to himself, and he couldn't help but feel a headache for his generosity.

Saving a life, and then sending a ferocious beast, this is really no different from being a second parent.

This is not making friends at all, it's just like acknowledging a son. However, he just came back and doesn't know the situation, so it's normal for such things to happen.

"By the way, if you have anything else to do, go ahead and do it. I want to go back to the old city to take a look." Li Yi changed the subject and spoke.

"Li Yi, I'll take you there. Things here just happened to be done." Lu Jue said immediately.

"Okay, thank you for your help then." Li Yi nodded without refusing.

Zhao Xiaoxiao also said: "Then please give me a ride as well. I'm injured and need to go to the hospital. Just drop me off when you pass by the hospital."

"Okay." Lu Jue hesitated for a moment, but still agreed. After all, they were teammates.

soon.

After Lu Jue's car was inspected and confirmed to be fine, it was allowed to pass.

He drove into the city and first passed by a hospital to drop off the injured Zhao Xiaoxiao. Although she looked fine after the injury, her condition was a bit bad and she needed immediate treatment.

After sending Zhao Xiaoxiao to the hospital, Lu Juecai sent Li Yi back to the old city. Compared with a month ago, the old city had significantly fewer people, and there was a bleak feeling everywhere. There were no pedestrians or cars on the road, and all the shops were closed. The streets were quiet, with only one or two people passing by in a hurry.

Li Yi glanced over and instinctively smelled a hint of unusual scent here.

There is a vague feeling of uneasiness.

"The old city has turned into this." Li Yi couldn't help but sigh. He felt that the world was changing too fast, so fast that he could hardly accept it.

"We can't do anything. Before the supernatural incidents in the old city are resolved, the people living here are panicked. If it's not handled properly, the population of the old city will only get fewer and fewer. Li Yi, you have to be careful after entering the old city. Don't be careless. Although it looks safe in broad daylight, there is no guarantee that any danger will not suddenly appear." Lu Jue shook his head and expressed some helplessness.

"Okay, I understand." Li Yi also became alert.

soon.

The vehicle stopped at the gate of the old neighborhood where he lived.

There are still some people living near this community, because this area is relatively safe and the place where the supernatural incidents happened is a bit far away from here, so some people choose to continue living here and have not moved away.

After all, the cost of moving away from here is too high, and not everyone has the means to do so.

"Lu Jue, do me a favor. I have two medical cabins at home. This time I decided to move directly and leave here. Can you help me carry the medical cabins?" Li Yi suddenly said.

He made up his mind to leave here.

If he didn't leave now, Li Yi was worried that he would also be implicated.

"Okay, it's a small matter, no problem." Lu Jue said. Although he was only at the medium level, he had no problem moving a medical cabin.

Two people got out of the car and walked straight into the community.

However, as soon as he entered the community, Li Yi's footsteps suddenly stopped.

Some strange feeling emerged, which made his pupils light up and look directly at the window of a nearby residential building.

The window was pitch black, with no light and no abnormalities.

"Li Yi, what's wrong?" Lu Jue's heart skipped a beat at Li Yi's abnormal reaction, fearing that he might encounter something at this moment.

"It seems like there is something spying on me. I felt something was wrong as soon as I entered this community. No matter what, I will just move in and leave." Li Yi retracted his gaze and walked quickly towards the residential building where his home was.

The dark and narrow corridor makes people feel depressed.

The air was filled with a damp and moldy smell, and along with this smell, there was also a faint smell of decay floating around, as if a cat or a dog had died in someone's family. The smell was unbearable.

Li Yi has lived in this community for so many years, and this is the first time he feels that this place is no longer suitable to stay.

Come to the third floor.

The damaged and repaired gate appeared before our eyes.

I knocked on the door, but no one opened it and it was quiet inside.

"Maybe your relatives are not here today." Lu Jue said.

Li Yi nodded, took out the key and opened the door.

The room was relatively clean, and it was obvious that someone had taken care of it. He immediately walked towards the room where the medical cabin was located.

Enter the bedroom.

Two old-model medical cabins appeared in front of Li Yi. The medical cabins were in good working order and the nutrient solution inside was replenished in time. It seemed that everything at home was normal during the time he was away and no accidents occurred.

"Li Yi, why is there a spear in your living room?"

Suddenly, Lu Jue in the living room saw a bronze spear floating in the air. He felt incredible and magical.

"This is a strange weapon I brought from Ghost Street. I put it at home to protect the house. However, ordinary people can't see it. Only practitioners who have opened their spiritual medium can see it. Unfortunately, it's not a rare item." Li Yi saw that his parents in the medical cabin were safe and sound, so he returned to the living room and said casually.

"Strange weapons brought from the Ghost Street? That's really not simple. I also know that Ghost Street. Many practitioners have mistakenly entered it, but they all died and no one came back. It is said that some people have seen ghost soldiers wandering on the Ghost Street, and the weapons in their hands are a bit similar to the one you have." Lu Jue sighed immediately.

Li Yi said: "Now is not the time to worry about that. Help me move the medical cabin to the car first, and I will sort out my things."

"Okay." Lu Jue withdrew his gaze. He immediately walked into the room and cooperated with Li Yi to carefully carry out a medical cabin.

Although the medical cabin is heavy, it is not a problem at all for the two practitioners.

It didn't take a while.

The medical cabin belonging to Li Yi's father was safely placed on the pickup truck at the door.

The two men then carried out the second medical cabin.

This is the medical cabin belonging to Li Yi’s mother.

"Li Yi, your mother." Just as he walked out of the residential building, Lu Jue glanced at the woman in the medical cabin and suddenly spoke.

"What do you think happened to my mother?"

However, at this moment, Li Yi's expression seemed a little wrong, a little crazy, his vertical pupils turned black, and a terrible murderous intent burst out, as if if Lu Jue dared to say anything bad, he would attack without hesitation and kill him.

"No, it's nothing."

Lu Jue's hair stood on end instantly, sensing Li Yi's abnormality, and said hurriedly: "I just think your mother seems to be much younger than your father. She doesn't seem to have aged at all after so many years in the medical cabin."

"Isn't this a normal thing?"

Li Yi's voice was exceptionally calm, and his black vertical pupils looked very evil. Because his pupils could not be seen, people felt inexplicably frightened, as if he had become a completely different person.

"It's normal, it's normal. I was overthinking it." Cold sweat broke out on Lu Jue's forehead. He felt that he could never mention his mother in front of Li Yi again, otherwise it would be very dangerous.

"Well, keep moving your stuff."

Li Yi's calm tone gradually showed a slight fluctuation, and his pair of black vertical pupils slowly returned to normal.

"Wait for me in the car. I'll pack my things and leave."

After moving the second medical cabin into the car, Li Yi said hello and returned home.

Seeing Li Yi leave, Lu Jue in the car breathed a sigh of relief, wondering if he had been to a dangerous area and was too nervous. Why did he feel that Li Yi's temperament suddenly changed and he suddenly became a different person?
Huh?
Just as he was thinking this, Lu Jue suddenly saw a person standing next to the car in the rearview mirror. It was a woman with a pale face and numb expression. She looked exactly like Li Yi's mother.

Lu Jue was startled and quickly stretched his head to take a look behind the car.

But outside the car, there was nothing.

When he looked at the rearview mirror again, he found that the woman in the mirror had disappeared.

"Hallucination? Or am I too nervous and saw it wrong?" Lu Jue's heart was pounding and he felt something was weird, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

(End of this chapter)