Cave Refuge-Chapter 143 - 142: Trailing_1

Regarding the blatant provocation of the Li Family’s patriarch, Dong Tianyu didn’t hold back and directly said to him, "The large amount of saltpeter we gathered last time was an accident. It’s now quite hard to even scrounge up a pound or two."

Hearing Dong Tianyu’s reply, the patriarch of the Li Family continued smilingly, "That’s okay, we don’t mind small quantities. At this point, better a little than none at all."

Upon hearing these words, Dong Tianyu realized the patriarch of the Li family was sizing him up, and decided not to mince words: "I’m going to check in on my parents first, we’ll talk when I get back."

Watching Dong Tianyu turn and walk away, the Li Family’s patriarch sneered in contempt, "Even if you were the Monkey King, you wouldn’t be able to escape my grasp."

The behavior of Dong Tianyu and Ye Liuyun during the last meal had upset the patriarch of the Li Family, but as a patient man, he began by investigating the Dong Family. The only noteworthy connection he found was Mr. Thompson’s involvement in a senior citizens group.

However, whilst continuing his investigation of Dong Tianyu, he noticed Dong Tianyu’s mysterious actions since the Catastrophe struck. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

It seemed that Dong Tianyu had seemingly predicted the arrival of the Cold Catastrophe, setting up a refuge center outdoors, and the Li family’s patriarch was even able to confirm its location at Nameless Mountain through investigation.

However, due to the weather, monitoring the refuge center 24/7 was impossible, and he didn’t know how many people were living there.

That’s why the patriarch of the Li family wanted to send a few people to follow Dong Tianyu and enter the refuge center he frequented, in order to investigate the situation inside.

According to the gathered intelligence, the refuge center should have small-scale Reed Chicken breeding facilities, and it should be well-stocked. Otherwise, Dong Tianyu wouldn’t have been able to maintain such high-frequency trades with Ye Liuyun.

With all this in mind, the patriarch of the Li family became even more interested in the refuge center on Nameless Mountain.

Despite his flawed character, the patriarch of the Li family was indeed capable. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have stayed on the throne as one of the top leaders of the West City District Headquarters for so long.

"Arrange for several men to watch Dong Tianyu. Do not bother him while he is here, just keep track of his movements. But the moment he tries to leave here, have a few Special Forces members watch him closely. I want to know every move he makes outside."

"Guaranteed task completion."

The man in charge was also a member of the Special Forces, but his relationship with Robinson William was bad. They were rivals, though now Robinson William had the upper hand.

Given Ye Liuyun’s relationship with Dong Tianyu, the patriarch of the Li Family did not dare to tell Robinson William about following Dong Tianyu, fearing the consequences if this information were to leak and reached the old men’s group.

Dong Tianyu had brought some items back this time but had to go through a body search at the guard post, so he had to put most of his things back in the Shadow Space.

He had planned to retrieve these items when nobody was looking, but to his surprise, he noticed people were continuously watching him as if they were monitoring him.

"Li Minghao, it’s always you."

At this point, Dong Tianyu realized he couldn’t do much, especially since his parents were still living here, but he wasn’t worried about their safety.

Although his relationship with Li Minghao had soured, it hadn’t reached a breaking point, so Dong Tianyu didn’t need to worry about his parents’ safety.

Using his Divine Sense to scan the surroundings, he noticed that among the many people around him, four were spying on him. It seemed Li Minghao’s appetite wasn’t small this time

But Dong Tianyu didn’t feel threatened. If he needed to mobilize armed forces, it was convenient to do underground. However, once these forces were sent to the surface...

The overheated outdoor environment would incapacitate more than half of them, leaving the remaining ones with barely any fighting strength.

Dong Tianyu was just here to see how his parents were doing. As usual, he tried to convince them to leave with him, but Mr. Thompson always hesitated and said he needed time to think.

Then as usual, the next topic is marriage. All those living on the second underground level were from well-off families. So, if there were young women of appropriate age with suitable temperament and character, they would be hot commodities in the matchmaking marketplace.

However, Dong Tianyu himself wasn’t inferior either. Besides, he’d already reached the Foundation Building Stage and was treading on the path to transcendence.

This time, Dong Tianyu didn’t refuse Mrs. Thompson’s arrangement. Whether or not he lost his virginity after reaching the Foundation Building Stage would not affect the dissipation of his prenatal Qi.

Upon hearing that Dong Tianyu agreed to an arranged marriage, Mrs. Thompson immediately stood up to contact her sisterhood group to help find suitable matchmaking candidates for her son.

Dong Tianyu went on to spend another day with his parents and, after dinner, discussed with his mother when he would visit next. Only when the sun had completely set did he stand to leave.

Just as Dong Tianyu left the second underground level, the patriarch of the Li family was informed. However, because he had already prepared for this, he sat calmly in his office, waiting for good news.

Dong Tianyu exited through the People’s Square again and headed up to the surface. He hadn’t gone far before he noticed he was being followed.

Theoretically, Dong Tianyu should have detected his followers with his Divine Sense. However, the followers didn’t purposely hide their tracks this time.

Even though it was now night, the brightness of the outside environment was still very high. Add to that, the empty street, devoid of other people, made it easy for Dong Tianyu to realize he was being followed without using his Divine Sense.

"Since you all want to follow, then let me give you a tour."

Dong Tianyu didn’t plan to use forceful measures. Either way, since he had reached the Foundation Building Stage, his physical condition was far superior to the average person’s, and with the temperature-regulating artifact he wore...

..he planned to exhaust the trackers. If they could still follow him by high noon the next day, Dong Tianyu would admit defeat and be truly impressed.

The Special Forces members tailing Dong Tianyu didn’t think much of this mission. After all, the intelligence they gathered suggested that before the Catastrophe, Dong Tianyu was just an office worker with average physical fitness.

They believed that Dong Tianyu would not be capable of outpacing them, even if they were bearing heavyweight gear like in training.

Even though it was night, the temperature was still well above forty degrees. It was just that without direct sunlight, it made things feel a bit more comfortable.