Chapter 525

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Chapter 525: Don’t Touch Him!

Fang Yu returned to the apartment and immediately felt something wrong with the temperature inside.

Compared to outside, the indoor temperature was at least ten degrees higher! Extremely hot!

Fang Yu walked into the guest room but didn’t see Hong Lian, only Ye Shengxue who had fainted on the floor.

Fang Yu’s eyes narrowed as he walked forward and crouched down.

There were no obvious wounds on Ye Shengxue’s body, and her breathing was steady. She didn’t appear to be seriously injured, just unconscious.

Fang Yu gently placed his finger on Ye Shengxue’s forehead and performed spiritual healing.

Ye Shengxue opened her eyes, looked at Fang Yu in front of her, and after a moment said, “Mr. Fang, I’m sorry…”

“What happened?” Fang Yu asked.

“Earlier, Xiao Hong and I were sitting in the living room when she suddenly stood up and opened her mouth as if wanting to tell me something, but then she suddenly collapsed on the floor.”

“I immediately called you, and just after I finished the call, Xiao Hong, who was lying on the floor, opened her eyes. Her eyes were glowing like burning flames…”

“I was about to ask her something when she suddenly got up… then I felt a pain at the back of my neck and passed out,” Ye Shengxue explained slowly.

“So that appearance is indeed her normal state,” Fang Yu thought to himself, narrowing his eyes slightly.

“Mr. Fang, shouldn’t we go find Xiao Hong now? If she ran out like this, could she be in danger?” Ye Shengxue asked.

With Hong Lian’s strength, she shouldn’t be in any danger.

However, Fang Yu was quite annoyed that she had run off before he could understand anything.

“Get up first,” Fang Yu said, helping Ye Shengxue to her feet.

Ye Shengxue touched the back of her neck, her delicate eyebrows furrowed in apparent pain.

Fang Yu reached out and lightly touched the back of her neck.

A flash of white light appeared.

“Better now?” Fang Yu asked.

“It doesn’t hurt anymore! Thank you, Mr. Fang,” Ye Shengxue said gratefully, her brow relaxing.

“Good, you can continue with your cultivation,” Fang Yu said.

“Cultivation? Aren’t we going to look for Xiao Hong?” Ye Shengxue asked, her expression changing slightly.

“We don’t need to go looking,” Fang Yu said, taking out the Dayan Lamp from his storage pouch.

The heat-raising aura in the room was actually Hong Lian’s aura.

After lighting the Dayan Lamp with his true energy, it immediately absorbed the aura from the room into its body and then flew out into the night sky.

“Mr. Fang, what is that…” Ye Shengxue asked in surprise, watching the Dayan Lamp become a point of light in the night sky.

“It’s a magical treasure specifically for finding people… as long as the aura is correct, even if Xiao Hong ran to the Far North, it can find her, though it might take some time,” Fang Yu explained. “So, don’t worry about her, continue with your cultivation. Your progress has been very good lately.”

Ye Shengxue nodded.

Since practicing the Dao Ling technique, her cultivation efficiency had increased several times over whenever she entered that selfless state.

Now, she had reached the peak of the late Master realm, already touching the ceiling.

As long as she could break through the bottleneck, she would successfully advance to the Martial Sovereign realm.

Although she was still a bit worried about Hong Lian, since Fang Yu had already sent out a magical treasure to search for her, Ye Shengxue stopped thinking about it, sat down cross-legged, and began to cultivate.

Fang Yu also returned to his room to continue researching the integration of the Void Ring and teleportation techniques.

He had already come up with several possible solutions recently but hadn’t had much chance to try them as he was interrupted to deal with those berserk martial artists.

Now that there were no urgent matters to attend to, Fang Yu once again devoted himself fully to his research.

…

Nandu, Jinxiu Financial Building.

This building was one of Nandu’s landmarks. Fang Yu had once released his divine sense from the top of this building and then fallen from the roof.

Floors seventy to eighty of this building belonged to the Xiangcheng Chamber of Commerce’s office.

It was now late at night, and almost all the lights in the building were turned off.

Only in one office on the eightieth floor was there still a faint light.

A man stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking down at the colorful night scene below.

Another man stood behind him.

If Tang Mingde were present, he would certainly recognize him as Mr. Longquan.

“Longquan, how are things going?” the man standing by the window asked without turning around.

“It’s all taken care of. Barring any unexpected issues, tomorrow we’ll see the news of Tang Mingde’s entire family found dead in their home,” Longquan replied.

“Good work. With both the chairman and vice chairman eliminated, I’d like to see which of those bastards from the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce still dares to come negotiate!” The man turned around to face Longquan, his expression cold. “If the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce announces their withdrawal from these negotiations, I’ll not only pay you the original fee but also give you a substantial bonus to thank you for your contribution to our Xiangcheng Chamber of Commerce.”

“Thank you, Mr. Gu. It’s my honor to work for a great man like you,” Longquan flattered.

The man didn’t respond, instead playing with the lighter in his hand.

…

In Fang Yu’s room, the lights were on, and time passed quickly.

As he tossed aside his twenty-seventh draft, Fang Yu suddenly realized that the Dayan Lamp hadn’t stopped!

Fang Yu checked the time on his phone—it was already ten o’clock the next morning.

For a full fifteen hours, the Dayan Lamp was still moving!

Based on the Dayan Lamp’s aura, it was now in the central region.

“Is she really heading to the Far North?” Fang Yu raised an eyebrow, sensing the direction the Dayan Lamp was moving.

Since leaving the apartment, Hong Lian probably hadn’t stopped, otherwise the Dayan Lamp would have locked onto her position long ago.

However, Fang Yu didn’t dwell on it too much.

After all, Hong Lian would eventually stop, and then he could use a teleportation talisman to go to her, which wouldn’t take much time.

Fang Yu lowered his head and continued his research.

…

Yan City.

“Captain, Team Leader Wang is back, and he wants you to see him immediately,” Dong Hegu said as he walked into the study where Gao Yang was sitting and reading a book.

“So I still have to see him after all,” Gao Yang closed his book, placed it on the table, and stood up.

“Team Leader Wang… seems very angry. Be careful, Captain,” Dong Hegu warned in a low voice.

“Don’t worry, no matter how angry Wang Shangkong gets, what can he do to me?” Gao Yang said with a smile as he walked out of the study.

Soon, he arrived at the team leader’s private office.

Team Leader Wang Shangkong was sitting in his chair, his face grim.

When he saw Gao Yang enter, his expression darkened even further.

“Gao Yang, I need an explanation!” Wang Shangkong demanded without preamble.

“Which matter does Team Leader Wang need an explanation for?” Gao Yang asked, feigning ignorance.

“Bang!”

Wang Shangkong slammed his hand on the desk and stood up.

Fortunately, the desk was made of black xuan stone, otherwise that slap would have shattered the surface.

“Gao Yang, don’t push it! What did I send you to Xiangcheng for? To arrest that Fang Yu! He killed members of our Xuanwu Team—that crime alone is enough to condemn him!” Wang Shangkong glared at Gao Yang and shouted. “And what did you do? Not only did you fail to arrest Fang Yu, I hear you even showed him respect and let him participate in resolving the berserk martial artists situation!”

“Gao Yang, what is the meaning of this?! You’re openly defying the orders of the Yan City Martial Arts Association—defying MY orders!”

Wang Shangkong shouted so loudly that the Xuanwu Team members outside the office all paled and pricked up their ears to listen to what was happening inside.

Although Wang Shangkong was known for his temper, he usually only shouted at ordinary members like this.

This time, he was shouting at Deputy Team Leader Gao Yang!

A conflict between the first and second figures in the Xuanwu Team was no small matter!

Many team members who were working at their posts temporarily stopped their work, waiting to see how things would develop.

Facing the furious Wang Shangkong, Gao Yang’s expression remained unchanged as he stood straight.

“Team Leader Wang, first I must say that I have not disobeyed anyone’s orders,” Gao Yang said. “The berserk martial artists incident in Xiangcheng has been completely resolved. I…”

“What was your main task when I sent you to Xiangcheng?! To arrest Fang Yu! Don’t bring up other matters! I don’t care!” Wang Shangkong interrupted.

“Fang Yu cannot be arrested,” Gao Yang said calmly.

“Cannot be arrested? Who gave you the authority to not arrest him?!” Wang Shangkong walked right up to Gao Yang and raged.