Chapter 1029

Chapter 1029 Meeting Fu Han

 

“So you’re saying other rankings are compiled very thoroughly?” Fang Yu asked.

“I can only say they’re relatively complete. Of course, they can’t possibly collect the auras of all cultivators in the world… Those old fellows in the Shenyin Association have ways to modify names on the rankings. So their own names aren’t on any rankings at all,” said Bai Konggu. “I believe that once cultivation reaches a certain level, one should have ways to avoid these rankings.”

“I see…” Fang Yu nodded.

“Actually, I know very little about the Shenyin Association’s secrets. The only truly valuable information I have… is the opening times and locations of ancient ruins.” Bai Konggu said with a bitter smile, shaking his head. “Those old fellows in the Shenyin Association are extremely cautious.”

Fang Yu looked at Bai Konggu, narrowing his eyes: “I’m still very curious why you’re telling me all this. Although the information you’ve shared isn’t particularly classified, if Master Xiu found out… he probably wouldn’t let you off easily, would he?”

“Why are you taking such a big risk?”

Bai Konggu stood up, walked toward the door of the thatched house, took a deep breath and said: “At first, I thought those old fellows in the Shenyin Association, being advanced in age and without any particular ambitions, wanted to create an organization to serve the cultivator community and make themselves useful in their twilight years.”

“And when the Skygazing Bureau was first established, it truly didn’t engage in any profit-making activities, simply providing accurate information to cultivators across the world.”

“But in recent years, the nature of the Skygazing Bureau has changed. From an authoritative organization, it has become a tool serving the Shenyin Association.”

Fang Yu remained silent, quietly listening to Bai Konggu’s narrative.

“I sensed this trend early on. I was unwilling to participate in this, but I couldn’t refuse any orders from the Shenyin Association,” said Bai Konggu. “Because this group of old fellows… they are likely the most powerful cultivators in the martial arts world of Yanxia today.”

“Cultivators of their level no longer consider the welfare of the common people; they act only for their own interests.”

“And the reason for my retirement is precisely this – they felt I wasn’t obedient enough.”

Fang Yu looked at Bai Konggu and smiled: “So you harbor resentment and decided to sell the Shenyin Association’s information to outsiders?”

Bai Konggu turned to look at Fang Yu, shaking his head: “Merely changing the leadership of the Skygazing Bureau, while saddening, is something I could accept. Because they have that power.”

“But what I cannot accept is… they want to use the Skygazing Bureau to do bad things!”

Fang Yu slightly narrowed his eyes and asked: “How do you know they want to use the Skygazing Bureau to do bad things?”

“I can tell from their choice of personnel,” Bai Konggu said hoarsely. “Wuchenzi’s chief disciple, Fu Han, came to take over this morning.”

“Donghai, who had served the Skygazing Bureau alongside me for decades, just said one sentence…”

“And was killed on the spot by him! Using the most cruel method, he made Donghai, an old man who had devoted himself wholeheartedly to the Skygazing Bureau, explode to death!”

As he said this, Bai Konggu’s eyes reddened and his breathing became heavy.

This was the trigger that made him decide to tell Fang Yu everything he knew about the Shenyin Association!

Not just because Rao Donghai was killed.

But because through this incident, he saw Fu Han’s true character!

Those old fellows in the Shenyin Association putting such a bloodthirsty and brutal person in charge of the Skygazing Bureau – their intentions were obvious!

The Skygazing Bureau’s future activities would definitely not be as peaceful as before!

Considering the Shenyin Association’s previous requests.

Announcing the opening of ancient ruins to attract more cultivators to enter them.

What was this for?

Bai Konggu couldn’t deduce the Shenyin Association’s true intentions, but he couldn’t rule out the most brutal possibility!

That’s why he chose to inform Fang Yu of this news.

He was powerless to stop any of the Shenyin Association’s actions, and he didn’t expect Fang Yu to be able to stop them either.

But by telling Fang Yu the time and location of the ancient ruins’ opening, Fang Yu would obtain the legacy inside as quickly as possible.

This way, other cultivators wouldn’t be able to enter the ancient ruins.

This could, from another angle, interfere with the Shenyin Association’s possible plans.

Fang Yu watched Bai Konggu becoming increasingly agitated, his eyes flickering slightly, and asked: “Is there anything else you want to tell me?”

Bai Konggu sat down on a chair nearby, rubbing his temples, and said: “Before I left the Skygazing Bureau this morning, Fu Han asked me for detailed information about you… perhaps at the request of the Shenyin Association. I don’t know his purpose.”

“You… should be careful.”

Fang Yu put the document recording the locations and opening times of ancient ruins into his Lingring storage space, then stood up and walked toward the door.

“Thank you, this information is actually quite useful to me,” Fang Yu said.

“Fang Yu, I still advise you to be careful of Fu Han and the Shenyin Association… they are not as simple as you might think,” Bai Konggu opened his eyes and said, looking at Fang Yu’s back.

“Fu Han is investigating me? There’s no need. All the media outlets are writing about my life story now, in such detail that they even claim I killed neighbors as a child… He could just read a few newspapers and understand everything,” Fang Yu laughed. “I’m leaving now. I’ll come back to play chess with you sometime.”

With that, Fang Yu activated his Lingring and left Bai Konggu’s residence.

…

When Fang Yu returned to the front of the mansion, he saw Su Changge standing at the gate.

“Master Fang, I’ve been waiting for you for a long time,” Su Changge ran over and said.

“Didn’t I tell you to focus on your cultivation and not come here every day?” Fang Yu frowned.

“As your chief assistant, staying by your side is my job!” Su Changge said earnestly.

Fang Yu was about to say something.

But at this moment, he suddenly remembered what Bai Konggu had said.

The new master of the Skygazing Bureau, Fu Han, wanted to investigate him?

If that’s the case…

“Let’s go, come with me to the Skygazing Bureau,” Fang Yu said.

“Yes!” Su Changge bowed.

…

After flying part of the way and walking the rest, Fang Yu and Su Changge quickly arrived at the entrance of the Skygazing Bureau.

For some reason, there were quite a few people in the square at this time.

“The rankings were just updated a few days ago, why are there so many people today?” Su Changge asked puzzledly.

As he spoke, he ran toward the square ahead, found someone watching the scene, asked a few questions, and then ran back.

“Master Fang, they say the Skygazing Bureau announced to North Capital two hours ago that important news would be released at 4 PM,” Su Changge looked at the time and said, “It’s now 3:52 PM, just eight minutes to go.”

“Then let’s wait and see,” Fang Yu said.

So Fang Yu and Su Changge walked inside the gate and waited quietly.

More and more people gathered in the square.

Most were informants from various families and sects, with a few who came purely out of curiosity.

Soon, it was exactly 4 PM.

The square was packed with people.

A group of people walked out from the inner courtyard of the Skygazing Bureau.

Seeing this group, Fang Yu’s eyes flickered slightly.

These people wore black robes and emanated waves of cold energy that penetrated to the bone.

The previously somewhat noisy square, seemingly affected by this energy, suddenly became much quieter.

People in the square looked at these black-robed figures with puzzled expressions.

They all knew that the uniform of the Skygazing Bureau had always been white robes.

But this group wore black robes as they emerged from the inner courtyard… what was going on?

The black-robed group walked out of the inner courtyard, leaped up, and flew directly into mid-air.

The leader had a cold face, with black pupils larger than normal.

After hovering in mid-air, the black-robed group remained silent, expressionless, emanating tremendous pressure.

The people below were merely informants sent by various factions to gather news, with modest cultivation levels.

This level of pressure was difficult for them to withstand.

Many turned pale, barely able to stand.

“This is our Skygazing Bureau’s new master, Lord Fu Han.”

At this moment, a voice rang out.

It was a fat man in a white robe standing at the entrance of the inner courtyard, sweating profusely as he amplified his voice with true qi.

“Our former elder Bai Konggu has honorably retired… From today onwards, Lord Fu Han will manage all affairs of the Skygazing Bureau.”

“Besides this matter, there is also an important announcement for gathering everyone here.”