Chapter 254
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Chapter 254 The Auction
Except for Tang Xiaorou and the other two, no one noticed a figure falling from the 500-meter-high spire of Jinxiu Financial Center.
Tang Xiaorou turned pale, her mind completely blank.
Both Helan and Hedan were equally shocked, unable to speak.
…
Fang Yu was falling at extreme speed.
The wind whistled past his ears, and he could see the ground below, but he couldn’t control his body yet.
His mind was clouded, and his thinking had slowed considerably.
At the 53rd floor, a corporate executive was holding a cup of coffee, looking at the scenery outside when suddenly a figure flashed by, startling him so much that his hand shook, spilling hot coffee on himself.
“Hiss…”
The executive drew in a sharp breath, his face shocked.
Something had fallen past his eyes!?
Was it a person?
He couldn’t see clearly!
The executive thought for a moment, then immediately turned to leave.
He wanted to go downstairs to see what had fallen!
“Bang!”
After falling through the air for about ten seconds, Fang Yu landed heavily on the grass behind the Financial Center building, causing dust to fly everywhere.
Fang Yu lay in the crater in the grass, his eyes calm.
Fortunately, there weren’t many people around.
It was a good place to lie down for a while, close his eyes, empty his mind, and let his exhausted brain get some rest.
…
Nandu TV Tower, observation deck.
Tang Xiaorou came to her senses, her face bloodless.
She was certain she hadn’t seen wrong!
Fang Yu had fallen from that 500-meter-tall building opposite!
Tang Xiaorou’s body was trembling slightly.
She knew Fang Yu wasn’t an ordinary person, that he had exceptional skills.
But falling from a height of 500 meters and hitting the ground, that impact force wasn’t something a human body could withstand!
Tang Xiaorou took out her phone, initially wanting to call the police, but instead, as if possessed, she dialed Fang Yu’s number from her call history.
She hoped she had seen wrong!
That person wasn’t Fang Yu! Fang Yu wasn’t even in Nandu!
“Beep…”
Tang Xiaorou bit her pink lips, feeling extremely nervous.
But after ten seconds of ringing, still no one answered.
Tang Xiaorou’s heart sank.
Fang Yu not answering the phone, didn’t that just prove that the person who fell…
Just then, the call suddenly connected.
Tang Xiaorou was startled and asked urgently: “Fang Yu, is that you?”
“…It’s me, what’s wrong?” Fang Yu’s familiar voice came through the phone.
Tang Xiaorou breathed a sigh of relief, her expression softening.
It seemed she really had seen wrong.
That person was just someone wearing clothes similar to Fang Yu’s, and she had mistaken them.
But had she really mistaken them?
The face she saw through the binoculars looked exactly like Fang Yu’s, how could there be two people who looked so similar in this world?
Could Fang Yu have a twin brother?
“What is it? If there’s nothing, I’m hanging up.”
While Tang Xiaorou was lost in thought, Fang Yu said impatiently.
“Wait!” Tang Xiaorou said urgently, “Where are you now?”
“Huaibei Nandu,” Fang Yu answered.
“Ah!?” Tang Xiaorou was completely stunned.
At this point, Fang Yu hung up the phone.
…
Fang Yu put the phone back in his pocket.
Who would have thought that falling from a height of over 500 meters, the phone in his front pocket would be completely unharmed.
After lying there for a while, Fang Yu felt much better.
His brain’s cognitive abilities had become clearer.
“Ten more minutes of rest.”
Thinking this, Fang Yu closed his eyes, completely emptying his mind.
At this time, the front entrances of Jinxiu Financial Center were bustling with people coming and going.
The grass where Fang Yu was lying was at the back of Jinxiu Financial Center.
Although there were also several doors at the back, due to their location, few people used the back doors to enter the building.
Therefore, no one noticed a person lying in the grass at the back.
After Fang Yu had been lying there for about five minutes, footsteps approached.
A middle-aged man in a suit walked out from the back door, looking around as if searching for something.
It was the executive who had witnessed Fang Yu falling.
The executive came down to the first floor, looked around, and noticed a crater in the grass not far away.
The executive’s expression changed as he walked forward and found someone lying inside!
This person’s eyes were tightly closed, seemingly deceased?
The person who fell really was a person!?
The executive’s face turned pale as he slowly approached.
As he walked, he was puzzled.
Falling from such a height, how could this person’s body still be intact?
Logically, shouldn’t they have been reduced to a pulp?
Just as the executive was pondering this, Fang Yu, who was lying in the crater, suddenly opened his eyes.
The executive cried out in shock and immediately backed away.
Fang Yu stood up and dusted off his clothes.
Although his brain was still somewhat tired, at least he could think normally again.
Fang Yu glanced at the shocked executive and walked toward the back door.
The executive stared at Fang Yu’s retreating figure, mouth agape, unable to speak.
…
“Using divine sense like this takes too heavy a toll on the brain, I need to be more careful in the future,” Fang Yu thought while standing in the elevator.
His cultivation level was still at the Qi Condensation stage, and theoretically, divine sense was a skill that could only be used at the Foundation Establishment stage and above.
But Fang Yu was different.
He could use divine sense when he was around level 500 of the Qi Condensation stage.
However, using divine sense across cultivation realms consumed far more brain and physical energy than it did for ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, Fang Yu almost never used divine sense. His exceptional sensory abilities alone were enough to handle most situations.
The last time he had used divine sense was probably hundreds of years ago.
If not for searching for that Purple Flame Palace inheritor, Fang Yu would have almost forgotten he possessed this skill.
However, in his divine sense search just now, even at maximum range, Fang Yu still couldn’t find the Purple Flame Palace inheritor matching the characteristics.
Could that person have already left Nandu?
Or were they just outside the range of his divine sense?
Fang Yu frowned slightly.
This Purple Flame Palace inheritor had killed thirty-four people consecutively, yet only left behind a blurry surveillance video. One could imagine how low-key and secretive this person was.
Finding them clearly wouldn’t be an easy task.
Since divine sense couldn’t locate their whereabouts, he would need to try a different approach.
Killing thirty-four people consecutively…
Killing people in a modern city undoubtedly carried huge risks.
This Purple Flame Palace inheritor must have had their reasons and purpose for killing thirty-four people consecutively.
Their purpose couldn’t be guessed.
But they could start with the thirty-four victims.
“I need to get Xia Xiaoying to give me the information on those thirty-four victims,” Fang Yu thought.
“Ding!”
During Fang Yu’s contemplation, the elevator arrived at the 110th floor.
Walking out of the elevator doors, one could see the venue ahead, with many people already seated in front of the auction platform.
Obviously, the auction was about to begin.
Chen Yi was inside.
Fang Yu narrowed his eyes slightly and walked forward.
At this moment, his phone vibrated again.
It was another call from Tang Xiaorou.
After some thought, Fang Yu answered the call.
“Fang Yu, are you at Jinxiu Financial Center now?” Tang Xiaorou asked urgently over the phone.
How did she know?
Fang Yu was startled but answered, “Yes.”
“It really was you…” Tang Xiaorou’s tone was extremely shocked.
“You saw me?” Fang Yu asked with furrowed brows.
“Yes… I was just at the TV tower opposite and saw you fall through binoculars…” Tang Xiaorou said.
“Alright.”
Fang Yu hadn’t expected to run into Tang Xiaorou in Nandu.
“Are you… okay?” Tang Xiaorou asked.
“Of course I’m fine,” Fang Yu answered, “I have other things to do, hanging up.”
Fang Yu hung up the phone and wanted to enter the auction venue.
But at this moment, two security guards walked out and stopped him.
“Sir, today this is an auction held by Saint Elton Auction House. If you want to enter, please show your Saint Elton Auction House invitation,” one security guard said.
Invitation?
Fang Yu’s eyes flickered slightly as he smiled and said, “Sorry, I came to the wrong place.”
Then, Fang Yu turned and left.
The two security guards watched Fang Yu leave, exchanged glances, and returned to their positions.
At this moment, Fang Yu, who had reached the elevator doors, suddenly turned around and took a step forward.
“Whoosh!”
In the next second, Fang Yu’s figure appeared inside the auction venue.
