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Chapter 479: Old Six Awakens, The Arrival of the Ninth Master (Part 2)
Chapter 479: Old Six Awakens, The Arrival of the Ninth Master (Part 2)
"Ninth Brother! Fifth Brother!"
A sigh, as if his dreams had shattered, filled with desolation.
Behind him, Feng Yun Qi's hair and beard, now tinged with white, fluttered in the wind, and his waist was slightly hunched.
Because he fully understood Fang Yun Zheng's current mood. The events of the past were so intricate and entangled with grudges and resentments.
Even taking revenge seemed impossible!
It was like a tangled mess, and no matter how he tried to untangle it, there were always dead ends.
Fang Yun Zheng stood before his Ninth Brother Ji Kong Yun's grave for an entire afternoon.
One suppressed sigh after another, constantly dissipating into the air.
Until the mountain wind blew so hard that his face turned blue, and he couldn't stand it anymore, so Feng Yun Qi carried him back.
That night.
Neither of them spoke, one sitting, the other lying down, both with their eyes half-closed, silent and motionless.
But they both knew the other wasn't asleep, and they were both reminiscing about the scenes from the past.
A night passed without a word.
The next day, Fang Yun Zheng got up on his own, took some pills, drank some medicinal soup, and then began to cultivate, restoring his body.
After some time, he took another dose of the medicinal soup and the pills.
As masters of martial arts, now that they had started to recover, their meridians were undamaged, and their origins were intact, they knew how to regulate themselves most effectively, even if it was just a tiny bit.
They knew what effects the medicine would have and how much their bodies had recovered, and what quality of medicine to switch to.
So Feng Yun Qi was completely unworried.
Over the next few days, Fang Yun Zheng and Feng Yun Qi began to talk about some extraordinary tales from the martial world.
Regarding events from thousands of years ago, the two of them tacitly agreed not to mention a single word.
But every night, they would coincidentally gather in the quiet room. This room had portraits of the ten brothers hanging on the walls.
The walls were filled with them.
The two of them sat there quietly.
Closing their eyes, their faces calm and peaceful, as if these brothers were still by their side.
On the third day.
Fang Yun Zheng had recovered to the point where he could move freely, climbing up and down the mountain as if it were flat ground.
The energy in his dantian grew stronger each day.
Feng Yun Qi's face also brightened day by day.
Finally.
That night.
When the two of them gathered in the quiet room again, facing the portraits of so many brothers.
Fang Yun Zheng said, "Big Brother, I want to go out for a trip."
"You're so weak right now, what's the point of going out?"
Feng Yun Qi didn't approve, "What if you get killed by some petty thief when you go out?"
"It won't be that bad. No matter what, I'm not someone a petty thief can handle."
"That's still not okay. You have to recover to at least the Saint Venerable level before I can feel at ease letting you go out."
"That's too slow. I can't wait!"
Feng Yun Qi finally became curious, "Why are you in such a hurry to go out?"
Fang Yun Zheng remained silent for a moment, then said, "Big Brother, aren't you curious about how the last piece of the Heavenly Mechanism Jade was shattered? Don't you want to know what happened to me eighteen years ago when I used my life to experience the mortal world?"
Feng Yun Qi hummed, "I do want to know, but do you have the chance to tell me? Last time you came back, you were already a corpse; you didn't even have a heartbeat. You just lay there, all the way until you woke up a few days ago. Even if I wanted to know, who can I ask?"
"Big Brother, you have a lot of resentment."
"Try it yourself."
Feng Yun Qi grumbled in dissatisfaction, "Next time I'll lie down! You wait and see!"
"Don't... I can't wait."
Fang Yun Zheng hurriedly pleaded.
"Go ahead, report."
"As you command, Big Brother."
"Eighteen years ago, I traveled the martial world, pondering the mortal realm. At that time, I was well aware that this might be my last journey through the martial world."
Fang Yun Zheng smiled bitterly, "Anyway, we've always been mysterious in our movements, and not many people recognize me. And at that time, I basically had no cultivation fluctuations, so no one paid attention... I just walked and stopped, wandering around. Wherever there was an opportunity, I'd go and take a look. And that's how I found a wife for you, Brother."
Upon hearing this, Feng Yun Qi's entire being became excited.
He sat up straight, his eyes wide with astonishment, "Old Nine, tell me everything!"
"There's no need to go into too much detail, right? I just found a wife. So I'm in a hurry to go out. After all, we've been apart for eighteen years, and this... this is just too embarrassing."
Fang Yun Zheng said.
"You didn't have any romantic feelings for thousands of years, and now you're going out to find a wife before you die. How can I not be curious?
Feng Yun Qi said, "What kind of immortal maiden could make my sixth brother, Fang Lao Liu, lose his heart to a mortal?"
"I really can't tell you about that."
"Why not?"
"Are you kidding? If I go out to look for her and she's still waiting for me, I'll naturally bring her back to serve tea to you, Big Brother. But if she's not waiting for me, and I tell you, your foul temper will flare up, and then what?"
Fang Yun Zheng said, "So I can't tell you now, and I can't let you go either."
Feng Yun Qi furrowed his brows and said, "How can you not let me go? If a man doesn't go home for a few years, does that mean he can remarry? What kind of logic is that?"
Fang Yun Zheng remained silent, his brows furrowed.
His big brother was being unreasonable again.
Recalling the cheerful and lovable girl from back then, Fang Yun Zheng's face showed a hint of longing and a smile with a touch of bitterness.
"Without a proper matchmaker, they privately decided to spend their lives together. Her family doesn't even know, and I disappeared. Moreover, I've been gone for eighteen years without any news... Big Brother, you should also consider her. In this world, not every woman can remain faithful."
"..."
"Then what do you plan to do?"
"I know where her family is. I'll go and take a look, and ask around discreetly."
Fang Yun Zheng shared his plan, "If she's already... I'll come back quietly. There's no need to disturb her peaceful life. If she's still waiting for me, I'll sincerely apologize and seek forgiveness. Then, we'll officially get married."
He smiled with anticipation, "At that time, I might even ask you to be the witness for our wedding."
"Hehehe..."
Feng Yun Qi had no hope at all and rolled his eyes, "If she's already remarried... who knows, maybe her son could even be your best man by now..."
Fang Yun Zheng was stunned, "Big Brother, your mouth... is too much."
"Hehe..."
Feng Yun Qi slumped, feeling dispirited, "Since you were immersed in the pleasures of the flesh back then, how did you suddenly come back as a corpse?"
"I encountered a powerful enemy. Seeing that my wife was about to die, I shattered the Heavenly Mechanism Jade and used my last bit of energy to slay the enemy... so the Heavenly Mechanism Jade is gone."
Fang Yun Zheng spread his hands helplessly.
"What level of enemy was it?"
"Er... General rank."
"General rank... Tsk..."
Feng Yun Qi's face twisted, "So the only remaining piece of Heavenly Mechanism Jade in this world was used to slay a few General-rank experts?"
"I... cough, cough, cough..."
"Impressive! My sixth brother is indeed a Guardian, and he's truly impressive!"
Feng Yun Qi gave a thumbs up with a peculiar expression.
Fang Yun Zheng's face turned red, feeling embarrassed, "Can't we stop talking about this?"
"Then you should go out after reaching the Saint Venerable rank."
"That's not possible!"
"At least reach the Sage Rank! Otherwise, you might encounter a few General-rank experts who will slaughter you."
"That's too long!"
"At least reach the Imperial Rank! Otherwise, either I'll go with you, or you can forget about me being your big brother!"
"Alright, then."
Facing his big brother's ultimatum, Fang Yun Zheng yielded.
He couldn't help but feel relieved.
Luckily, I still have some recovery left. Otherwise, this old man might have insisted on the Sage Rank. Wouldn't that be enough to drive someone crazy?
"It's settled then!"
Feng Yun Qi asked, "Can we drink tonight?"
"I can have a little."
"Then keep me company for a drink."
"Okay."
...
On Feng Yun Qi's side, everything was calm.
Xue Fu Xiao was already on his way back.
Rui Qian Shan was diligently guarding the door.
The Law Enforcement Minister, Yan Wuzui, led ten trusted followers down the mountain, heading towards the Guardian Headquarters under the cover of night.
Dongfang San San kept her doors closed, not allowing anyone to disturb her.
She specifically instructed, "When Xue Fu Xiao returns, let him keep watch at my door and don't allow anyone to enter, including himself!"
Everyone knew that the Jun Lin Autobiography was about to be released.
The Ninth Master was probably doing the final proofreading.
This was a huge event for the entire continent.
Naturally, no one dared to disturb him.
The news of the Jun Lin Autobiography had already spread throughout the continent, and many people didn't know who Jun Lin was. But just hearing that the Chief Strategist himself was writing it was enough to cause a stir across the land.
The book hadn't been published yet.
Not a single word had been seen.
But the pre-orders had already begun, with people frantically using all their connections to secure copies.
Within two days.
The pre-orders for the Jun Lin Autobiography across the continent had already reached two hundred billion!
Two hundred million sets!
And that was just the first batch.
The Guardians were collectively shocked, wondering how long it would take to print the first batch.
So they held an emergency meeting and changed the first batch to one hundred million.
Then the numbers below that became even more chaotic...
The book hadn't been published yet, and the Guardians had set the price at two hundred taels per set. But outside, the price had already soared to twenty thousand taels.
And that wasn't even the highest price!
The Finance Minister regretted his decision, as he felt he had allocated too few copies. He had planned for twenty thousand words per volume, with only eighteen volumes in total.
If he had known, he should have done ten thousand words per volume, doubling the number of volumes while keeping the price the same.
How much more profit would that have been?
But now, it was too late for regrets.
"Once the Ninth Master finishes the manuscript, everyone will have to work overtime!"
The Finance Minister stomped his feet, demanding, "Increase the number of printing houses! Faster, faster!"
The headquarters staff looked on in despair.
With this momentum... the second batch that the Ninth Master mentioned might be a long way off. It's better to think of a way to get copies from outside.
...
Fang Che had been staying at the Scholar's Residence for three whole days!
During these three days, he hadn't stepped out of the residence, completely confined.
But Fang Che wasn't worried; he spent his days eating and sleeping as usual.
Practicing cultivation, drinking tea, and wielding blades, spears, swords, and halberds, all without any delay.
In his spare moments, he reflected on his experiences from the past few days, organizing and summarizing his thoughts one by one.
There were things he needed to report to Dongfang Sansan.
He repeatedly organized his thoughts in his mind.
As for Jin Jiao Jiao, he had been absent from home for days, seemingly searching for deathly and gloomy energy in some unknown place.
Finally, night fell.
Fang Che inexplicably felt the atmosphere around him suddenly become deathly silent.
Solemn.
An invisible aura seemed to envelop the entire White Cloud Continent.
It was as if the entire sky had suddenly lowered tens of thousands of feet, directly above their heads.
The oppressive atmosphere made it hard to breathe.
Just then, there were two light knocks on the door.
The door was pushed open.
Song Yidao stood at the doorway.
His eyes held a complex expression as he looked at the tall and upright Fang Che holding a long sword in the courtyard.
"Fang Che, the three days are up." Song Yidao's voice was calm.
"I understand." Fang Che casually threw the long sword in his hand, and it flew back to the weapon rack with a swishing sound.
Without a sound, it came to a halt on the rack.
Fang Che smiled calmly, "I've been waiting for a long time."
He smiled, "This waiting time is really hard to endure."
Song Yidao smiled faintly.
He stepped aside, and a group of black-clad figures entered one after another, five on each side.
They resembled the soul-collecting messengers of the King of Hell, their faces cold and stern. Standing on both sides, they instantly transformed the entire courtyard into a solemn hall of the Guardians' law enforcement.
A tall and slender figure, dressed in black, wearing a large cloak, and a black hat on his head, and a black crown on top of it.
His face was gaunt, his eyes deeply sunken into their sockets, and his gaze was as sharp as an eagle's.
With his hands behind his back, he slowly walked in.
With his arrival, it was as if the heavens' might was overwhelming, and a bright mirror was hanging high.
All the darkness and filth in the world seemed to be seen through by him at a glance.
When Fang Che saw this face, he naturally felt a sense of 'justice, impartiality, and integrity.'
It seemed that this person could wash away all the grievances in the world.
He could also make all the evil spirits and demons have nowhere to hide.
"Are you Fang Che?"
This person looked at Fang Che's face.
"Yes, sir, you are..."
"Headquarters Yan Wuzui!"
Yan Wuzui looked at Fang Che and said, "Do you know why I'm here?"
"I know. Heart Questioning Path!"
"Once the Heart Questioning Path begins, it cannot be stopped."
Yan Wuzui slowly said, "You now have the opportunity to refuse and withdraw from the Guardians' team."
"I don't refuse."
Fang Che calmly said, "I have no regrets!"
"Good for you to have no regrets!"
Yan Wuzui smiled faintly.
He stepped aside, and a group of black-clad figures entered one after another, five on each side.
They resembled the soul-collecting messengers of the King of Hell, their faces cold and stern. Standing on both sides, they instantly transformed the entire courtyard into a solemn hall of the Guardians' law enforcement.
"You are Fang Che?"
This person looked at Fang Che's face.
"Yes, sir, you are..."
"Headquarters Yan Wuzui!"
Yan Wuzui looked at Fang Che and said, "Do you know why I'm here?"
"I know. Heart Questioning Path!"
"Once the Heart Questioning Path begins, it cannot be stopped."
Yan Wuzui slowly said, "You now have the opportunity to refuse and withdraw from the Guardians' team."
"I don't refuse."
Fang Che calmly said, "I have no regrets!"
"Good for you to have no regrets!"
Yan Wuzui smiled faintly.
He stepped aside, and a group of black-clad figures entered one after another, five on each side.
They resembled the soul-collecting messengers of the King of Hell, their faces cold and stern. Standing on both sides, they instantly transformed the entire courtyard into a solemn hall of the Guardians' law enforcement.
"You are Fang Che?"
This person looked at Fang Che's face.
"Yes, sir, you are..."
"Headquarters Yan Wuzui!"
Yan Wuzui looked at Fang Che and said, "Do you know why I'm here?"
"I know. Heart Questioning Path!"
"Once the Heart Questioning Path begins, it cannot be stopped."
Yan Wuzui slowly said, "You now have the chance to refuse and withdraw from the Guardians' team."
"I don't refuse."
Fang Che calmly said, "I have no regrets!"
"Good, you have no regrets!"
Yan Wuzui smiled faintly.
He stepped aside, and ten black-clad figures entered, five on each side.
They resembled the soul-collecting messengers of the King of Hell, their faces cold and stern. Standing on both sides, they instantly transformed the entire courtyard into a solemn hall of the Guardians' law enforcement.
Ten people immediately swept in and searched the entire Scholar's Residence.
Ye Meng was invited out of the room and into the courtyard.
The room door was wide open.
Yan Wuzui strode forward, his black robe billowing.
He entered the room and directly went to Fang Che's study.
"Lord Song!"
"This subordinate is here!"
"Guard the door! Don't allow anyone to come near!"
"Yes, sir!"
"Enforcer!"
"This subordinate is here."
"Ten Directional Defense!"
"Yes, sir!"
"Fang Che!"
"Here!"
"Please!"
Immediately, Fang Che felt himself float, and he had already entered a misty and hazy space.
Domain!
This Yan Wuzui, he actually had the qualifications to display his domain!
Fang Che was shocked.
It seemed that Yan Wuzui was indeed an extremely powerful expert.
The Guardian Headquarters was indeed a place of hidden dragons and crouching tigers.
Immediately, the mist in front of him shifted again, and he could clearly see that they had entered another space.
This time, although the mist was hazy, it was no longer vague and indistinct.
Moreover, everything was as real as the divine mountains in the real world.
The mountains were lush and green, and the streams were clear and tinkling.
The distant mountains were like jade belts, and the nearby water reflected the surroundings clearly.
The fragrance of flowers filled the air, and birdsong could be heard from time to time.
It was filled with tranquility and happiness, just like the peaceful world that everyone dreamed of.
Fang Che immediately realized whose domain space this was.
He couldn't help but show excitement and anticipation on his face.
In a daze, he was already walking on the clouds.
The mist ahead was hazy, and a cool breeze blew, revealing a pavilion.
In the pavilion, a white-robed figure stood, as if about to ride the wind and leave.
His thin face was full of kindness, and his eyes, as he looked at Fang Che, were also filled with laughter.
The fragrance of tea filled the air, touching the heart.
"Fang Che, you're here. It's been a long time."
The white-robed man smiled gracefully and said, "I originally wanted to let you enjoy the scenery in my domain space and relieve your fatigue. But I couldn't wait any longer."
This person had a handsome face, a graceful demeanor, and a wide-sleeved robe. He was carefree and at ease; his eyebrows seemed to change like clouds, and his eyes carried the vicissitudes of time.
Sitting here, he made it seem like the entire world was under his gaze, within his grasp, and under his control.
The world was vast, and time had aged it, but this person seemed to have existed from ancient times to the present and would continue to exist forever.
His voice was warm and smooth, making one feel comfortable and relaxed just by listening.
This person was none other than the Chief Strategist of the Guardians.
Dongfang Sansan.
(End of Chapter)
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