Chapter 121: Chapter 119: It's All Because of a Void Beast (Supplement)_1
Jian Qi'er nodded, not too surprised by this revelation since the main purpose of the Tianjiang Investigation Group's visit was to protect Princess Bai Xi, as well as to investigate the business organization's information. Given Fang Ren's engagement with Princess Bai Xi, it was only normal for the Investigation Group to reach out to him.
"Did he come to ask you about Bai Qi's kidnapping attempt last time?" Jian Qi'er asked.
"Yes."
"I've inquired within our organization about that incident. The person who tried to capture Bai Qi that day was a member of our E group within the organization. They assumed Bai Qi had run away from home and her cultivation level had been suppressed, so they wanted to take the opportunity to capture her and hide her within our organization.
Little did they know, you would suddenly show up halfway and even drive them to use life-shortening tactics," Jian Qi'er continued.
"At the time, I didn't know about your organization's intentions," Fang Ren dismissed with a wave of his hand.
"Alas, alright," Jian Qi'er sighed, "Truthfully, if there hadn't been other experts around Bai Qi last time, and you hadn't intervened, it's possible our organization could have forcibly terminated the Indra Sky experiment and let Bai Qi understand the darkness of those in power. Even if she didn't join us, at the very least she wouldn't become an enemy.
Although Bai Qi's strength hasn't fully recovered now, there are too many experts around her, and we have no chance of capturing her again. The idea of stopping the Indra Sky experiments by capturing her is no longer viable, and next, we can only confront Indra Sky head-on."
"Even if I hadn't stopped that person from capturing Bai Qi that day, your organization's kidnapping plan wouldn't have succeeded," Fang Ren said.
"You mean there were experts around her at that time?"
"Of course, Bai Qi told me herself that ever since she ran away from home, her family's old butler, Chen Cheng, has been secretly protecting her."
Jian Qi'er nodded and said, "That makes sense. Bai Chaojin is not a fool. How could he possibly allow Bai Qi, such a crucial ultimate test subject, to run away from home without any protection?"
"Is that person from your organization still alive?" Fang Ren asked.
"Yes, and for some unknown reason, Chen Cheng chose not to kill him," Jian Qi'er nodded, "Perhaps it was because the team leader and others from our organization had arrived to intercept, so Chen Cheng didn't dare to continue the pursuit. Of course, there could be other reasons."
Fang Ren nodded and said, "The leader of the Tianjiang Investigation Group this time is called Yuan Guoyu. When he inquired, I provided him with the cultivation realm and true energy attributes of that person from your organization. Tell your person not to go out for a while."
"Him, go out?" Jian Qi'er gave him a glance, "Don't you realize how badly you beat him? He had three ribs broken, and there's no way he can move around freely for a while."
"..."
Fang Ren was momentarily stunned. Had his kick really been that harsh? Or was it that the gray vital energy inside him was too aggressive?
"Well, as the eldest son of the Fang Family, I'm sure you must have some experts secretly protecting you. I guess it's unlikely I could bring you to meet the people in our organization. All I can do is convey some essential information to you and relay your ideas to the organization to build mutual trust," Jian Qi'er said.
"Doesn't your organization have a cultivation technique to conceal cultivation levels?" Fang Ren spoke up, "Couldn't they just come to school to meet me?"
"That technique can be practiced by some people but not others; it's not a complete method. I'm the only one who has practiced it well so far, able to conceal my Blue Sky Realm strength, but if I break through to a higher level, I suspect the technique will lose its effect and no longer conceal anything," Jian Qi'er explained.
Fang Ren paused for a moment, then took out a small iron box from his Space Ring, extracting three pills that could conceal one's cultivation. "These pills can conceal one's cultivation level. I'm not sure what realm they can conceal, but you can take them back for the people in your organization to try.
If it works on high realm cultivation levels, then you can let someone from your organization who isn't too busy come and meet with me."
Jian Qi'er took the pills, and while looking at him, said, "Why do I feel like you suddenly trust our organization more?"
Fang Ren's gaze drifted towards the horizon as he said, "Last night, I confirmed many things through Yuan Guoyu, which made me want to lean more towards your organization."
"It seems you must have confirmed some of the things I told you before with him."
"You could say that, but not entirely."
"Good, I'll bring someone from our organization to meet you when I have time. Also, the information you've provided is very useful; I hope we can continue this way in the future without betraying each other."
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Another night had fallen, and Fang Ren was still alone, sitting in an empty classroom in the teaching building. After contemplating the cultivation technique and concocting some medicinal pills, he stepped out of the classroom and made his way to the rooftop of the building.
"Old Lin, come out for a moment."
Fang Ren called out to the air.
Within a few seconds, a white figure descended from the distant sky, landing in front of Fang Ren: "What orders does the young master have?"
Fang Ren turned his head to look at him and said, "The first time I met Bai Qi, she was captured by people from the Nightfall Organization, you saw everything, didn't you?"
"Yes," Lin Bozhong smiled and said, "At that time, seeing the young master defeating a practitioner of the mid-stage Ruoshui Realm beyond your own level, I was truly very comforted and joyful."
"I didn't kill that practitioner from Nightfall in the end, did you chase after him to kill?" Fang Ren asked.
"I did," Lin Bozhong said. "But on the way, Mr. Chen from the Bai Family stopped me. After the event, I did not deliberately investigate the Nightfall Organization."
"Why did he stop you?" Fang Ren asked.
"He said that if I pursued I might lose my life, and that even he did not dare to chase after him."
Upon hearing this, Fang Ren felt relieved; as long as both Lin Bozhong and Chen Cheng hadn't traced the whereabouts of Nightfall Organization, then everything that needed to be done next wouldn't have to be so tense.
"Speaking of which, the right faction of the Fang Family has been very quiet these past few days," Fang Ren said.
"Probably because the Second Master is scared," Lin Bozhong said with a frown.
"Scared of what? Even if Hui Qing has already recovered her strength, she's already gone, and the only expert by my side is you," Fang Ren said. "What is there for him to be scared of?"
Lin Bozhong frowned and fell silent for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "Young master, regarding the Void beast that appeared on your campus last time, I suspect it was very likely something the Second Master did. He has a heavy intent to kill and his means of concealment are very good; besides those of us in the know, no one else would connect the two incidents.
Even if someone suspects him, there is no solid evidence."
"So even you, who are in the know, can only suspect him without any evidence to confirm it was his doing?" Fang Ren said.
"Yes, regarding the Void beast incident, the right faction of the Fang Family did not show up from start to finish. To anyone, the whole incident started because a student named Sun Yan used a Teleportation Talisman that caused it," Lin Bozhong said.
"If this really was my second uncle's doing, then I have even more reason to hold a grudge against him."
Fang Ren's gaze turned cold: "It's vile enough for him to want the life of his own nephew, but to release a Void beast, causing Hui Qing and me to fight for our lives, ultimately forcing her to resume her identity as Madame Xuan and separate from me."
In fact, Fang Ren hadn't finished his sentence; what he hated the most wasn't that a Void beast led to their separation, but rather, because of a Void beast, Mu Huanqing felt the need to confront the whole world just to be with him, and he would have to smash the ideology of the Central District Command to be with Mu Huanqing!
If the two of them weren't strong enough to upheave the Central District Command but still desired to be together,
then Mu Huanqing would face so-called "unscrupulous" methods, and the Central District Command would craft an image of "voluntary" compliance and fabricate a legend to pass on.
And he would be seen by the ignorant and misinformed public as nothing more than a toad lusting after swan meat.
The people would only see the "voluntary union" between Xuan Nv and Song Mobei of the Tiandao Sword Sect, and his "unappreciative and overreaching" madness.
The people would not see the love between him and Mu Huanqing, only the "good story" put out by the Central District Command.
And all because of a fourth-order Space Beast!
If it weren't for this Void Beast, Mu Huanqing would not have reclaimed her power, the world would not know that the Ninth Heaven Xuan Nv was still alive, no one would oppose their being together, and he wouldn't have had to face the darkest, most disgusting aspects of the upper echelons of society.
Upon hearing him mention Mu Huanqing, Lin Bozhong's face showed a look of concern, unsure of what to say: "Young master... about Madame Xuan's affair..."
"I've made my decision on this matter, leave it be, no one can interfere with me!" Fang Ren said: "Not even Uncle Han himself coming to stop me would make a difference!"
Lin Bozhong looked into his ice-cold eyes, his heart in disarray, exceeding Song Mobei in cultivation within this year was an almost zero probability event. Even though the young master had great talent, he was starting over twenty years too late—it was uncatchable.
Although Lin Bozhong was a high-ranking member of the Fang Family, he was not part of the world's higher echelons. He didn't know what Fang Ren had learned, nor did he know what cruel methods the Central District Command would use to deal with this couple deemed "mismatched in natural talent."
In this respect, Lin Bozhong, too, was "the people," unknowing of the so-called "truth."
"If I can confirm who the culprit behind this is, I will crush his skull and grind his bones!"
A tremendous surge of killing intent instantly welled up around Fang Ren's body, filling the air.