Chapter 188: The Silver Lining

Just as Chen Yan and Lin Bai were talking, general manager Zhao suddenly arrived and said something to Chen Yan. His face became even more unsightly as he asked in disbelief.

Did they really say that?

General manager Zhao nodded and said with a solemn expression, Its a special period now. The elders and the Vice City Lord had no choice but to come up with this idea. If it succeeds, its better than doing nothing now.

Moreover, the suppressive effect of these pills is getting weaker and weaker. Im afraid that it wont be able to be suppressed at that time. Therefore, we have to find a way to refine the pills as soon as possible.

The two of them were a little vague, but Lin Bai could guess from just a few words that the City Lords condition had worsened.

General Manager Zhao walked straight to the main hall. After that, he selected some alchemists to leave with him. From then on, there would be some alchemists leaving with general manager Zhao every day.

Everyone did not know where they had gone. All they knew was that they had never returned. Although they did not understand what had happened, they could see that the atmosphere in the City Lords Estate was becoming more and more solemn and tense.

It was as if there was a huge rock that could not be seen. It pressed down on everyone until they could hardly breathe. For a few days in a row, the weather outside was gloomy and bleak. There was not the slightest bit of sunlight. It was like a haze that shrouded the City Lords Estate.

Lin Bai noticed that during these days, there were many inexplicable auras in the City Lords Estate. Although they hid it well, he still found some clues. It could be seen that these people were all experts with high cultivation.

Most importantly, they were all spread out in the restricted area that connected the entrance of the City Lords Estate to the underground. They tightly guarded the place. Lin Bai wanted to take a look at the situation, but he knew that if he rushed over now, he would definitely be discovered.

Lin Bai had pretended to pass by and was still some distance away from the entrance to the restricted passage. When he realized that he was locked onto by an extremely concealed and powerful aura, he decided to stop