Chapter 544
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Chapter 544 Scapegoat!
“Mr. Fang, you’re back.” Ye Shengxue said softly as Fang Yu entered the door.
“Fang Yu, you’re really living well, even having a maid…” Lin Batian said with a smile.
“His name is Lin Batian, an old friend of mine,” Fang Yu introduced to the confused Ye Shengxue.
“Hello, Mr. Lin,” Ye Shengxue slightly bowed her head in greeting to Lin Batian.
“Hello,” Lin Batian looked at Ye Shengxue with a smiling face, his eyes carrying a scrutinizing gaze.
Ye Shengxue felt a bit shy and didn’t dare to look up.
“We need to go to Dongdu tomorrow, it might take several days,” Fang Yu said.
“Mm,” Ye Shengxue wanted to go along, but since Fang Yu didn’t mention it, she didn’t dare to ask.
Late at night, after some thought, Fang Yu made a phone call to Qin Lang.
“Do you know anything about Dongdu?” Fang Yu asked.
“I’m actually going to Dongdu tomorrow to attend the Alchemy Conference,” Qin Lang replied.
“Alchemy Conference?” Fang Yu questioned.
“It’s an event hosted by Wancao Gate in Dongdu. It started three years ago and has been held annually, developing quite well. I heard that many famous alchemists from across the Nine Provinces will attend this time… Grandfather asked me to go and broaden my horizons, so…” Qin Lang explained.
“Tomorrow, I’ll go to Dongdu with you,” Fang Yu said.
“Good, what time should I send a car to pick you up?” Qin Lang asked.
“Come find me, we’ll teleport directly, no need for a car,” Fang Yu said.
…
Early the next morning, Fang Yu, Lin Batian, and Qin Lang stood under a tree in the residential complex.
Fang Yu raised his right hand, preparing to activate the Space Spirit Ring.
Seeing this ring, Lin Batian raised an eyebrow and said, “You’ve even got this ring!?”
“You know its origin?” Fang Yu asked.
“Of course, isn’t this one of the Three Spirit Rings forged by the Old Man of Destiny? A very famous magical treasure!” Lin Batian said.
So it was a magical treasure forged by the Old Man of Destiny…
Fang Yu had never heard of it before.
“There are three Spirit Rings in total, they can only exert their maximum power when combined. Have you collected all of them?” Lin Batian asked.
“Yes, but I gave the Water Spirit Ring away,” Fang Yu said.
“Gave it away? You should either give all three away or none at all. Breaking up the complete set of Three Spirit Rings is wasting such good magical treasures,” Lin Batian said.
“I need to use the Space Spirit Ring for a while. After I no longer need it, I’ll give them all away together,” Fang Yu said.
“The Three Spirit Rings were considered semi-divine artifacts back in the day… and you’re just giving them away? Who’s worthy of such a gift? Not that little maid, is it?” Lin Batian teased.
Fang Yu didn’t respond and activated the Space Spirit Ring.
Meanwhile, Qin Lang stood beside them, listening to the conversation between Fang Yu and Lin Batian.
He occasionally glanced at Lin Batian, his eyes showing surprise.
This was his first time meeting Lin Batian.
The aura this man subtly emanated made him feel terrified.
Who exactly was this person?
To be able to speak with Fang Yu like this, he must be no ordinary person!
“Whoosh!”
As Qin Lang was pondering, a light enveloped his body.
A second later, all three disappeared from the spot.
Fang Yu had used his phone map for positioning.
So, they teleported to the center of Dongdu, right in the open space behind the famous Dongdu Tower landmark.
As a metropolis independent from other major regions, Dongdu was larger and more modernized compared to the other three capitals.
After passing through the spatial tunnel, Qin Lang almost lost his balance, his face still showing shock.
This was his first experience with teleportation, and the feeling was indescribable.
“I came to Dongdu to find someone,” Fang Yu said.
“Mr. Fang, who are you looking for?” Qin Lang asked, “Our Qin family has many businesses in Dongdu, and there are many people we can use here.”
“Xiao Chen, I want to find Xiao Chen’s current residence,” Fang Yu said.
“Xiao Chen…” Qin Lang’s expression changed.
As someone born and raised in Yan City, he certainly knew who Xiao Chen was!
About four months ago, Xiao Chen was severely injured and sent back to the Xiao family, after which he disappeared from public view.
It was said that Xiao Chen was beaten to that state by someone named Dao Tian from Jiangnan during the Great Competition!
And Qin Lang had learned from Qin Wudao that this Dao Tian was actually Fang Yu!
Qin Lang had known about this all along but didn’t pay much attention to it.
He never expected that Fang Yu’s purpose in coming to Dongdu was to find Xiao Chen!
“I received information that Xiao Chen is currently recovering somewhere in Dongdu,” Fang Yu said. “I must find him to ask him about something.”
“…Alright, I’ll have someone look into it,” Qin Lang replied without saying much more.
…
Qin Lang made a phone call to summon a car.
The three got into the vehicle.
“Let’s go directly to Wancao Gate now,” Qin Lang said. “The Alchemy Conference will begin at 10 AM, and it’s just the right amount of time to get there from here.”
Sitting in the car, Qin Lang instructed his subordinates in Dongdu to search for information about Xiao Chen.
Half a year ago, Xiao Chen was a formidable top Guardian with a bright future, and there were many legends about him in the martial arts world.
But since the Great Competition, he had seemingly vanished.
Because the Xiao family requested a news blackout, except for the few people who witnessed Xiao Chen’s fall, most people didn’t know what had happened to him.
The Xiao family’s official statement was that Xiao Chen was at a critical breakthrough point and wouldn’t emerge for some time.
“Mr. Fang, may I ask why you’re looking for Xiao Chen?” Qin Lang inquired.
“I need to find another group of people through him,” Fang Yu said.
“Is it… the group of people who can wield purple flames that you mentioned before?” Qin Lang hesitantly asked.
“Yes,” Fang Yu nodded, looking out the window.
…
In Dongdu, inside a mansion with antique decor.
Several people sat on sofas in the main hall.
And in the open space in front of the sofas stood more than a dozen people.
Everyone had grim expressions, furrowed brows, and anxious looks.
“Still no news!? What are these people doing!?” An elderly man with white hair and beard sitting on the sofa asked, gripping his cane and stomping the floor forcefully.
“…Uncle, please don’t get angry, your health is important,” a middle-aged man advised.
“Don’t get angry!? Luo Yang, this is your son! How can you seem so unconcerned?!” Before the old man could speak, the wealthy lady beside the man shouted shrilly.
Her face was pale, her eyes bloodshot, her breathing heavy, and her emotions clearly unstable.
“Of course I’m worried, but being anxious now won’t help! We still need to…” As Luo Yang was speaking, the phone on the table rang.
“Ring ring ring…”
Luo Yang immediately picked up the phone and put it to his ear.
Hearing what the person on the other end said, Luo Yang’s face instantly drained of color, and his body seemed to deflate naturally.
Seeing his demeanor, everyone in the hall changed expression.
They knew something bad had happened.
“Luo Yang! What happened? Did they find Teng?!” The woman frantically shook Luo Yang’s shoulders, asking.
Luo Yang turned his head dazedly to look at the woman, his eyes red, mumbling, “They… found five bodies burned to charcoal in a corner at the top of Qiankun Mountain…”
“They, they were all burned to charcoal… it, it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s Teng and the others!” Someone exclaimed with a trembling voice.
“Teng had a white gold chain on his right hand… One of the five bodies also had the same chain on its right hand…” Luo Yang said as if in a trance.
“My Teng…” The woman could no longer hold back and burst into loud sobs.
Others present also went weak and pale.
“Thud!”
The old man’s eyelids fluttered, and he fainted directly, his cane falling to the ground.
“Master!” A group of people paled and rushed forward.
…
In another mansion, in the study.
A middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses with a shiny forehead sat behind a desk, looking at the brother and sister standing before him.
“I just received news that Luo Teng also went to Qiankun Mountain, and… has gone missing there, still not found,” the man said slowly.
Hearing this, Yu Shijie’s hanging hands tightened slightly.
But Yu Nan remained quite calm, showing no reaction at all.
“Tell me honestly, is Luo Teng’s disappearance related to you?” the man asked, narrowing his eyes.
Yu Shijie suddenly raised his head and said, “Dad, this matter…”
“I did it,” Yu Nan suddenly spoke up.
Yu Shijie’s expression changed as he turned to look at Yu Nan.
Killing Luo Teng could potentially trigger all-out war between the Luo and Yu families!
In today’s relatively peaceful situation, doing such a thing was absolutely wrong!
But Yu Shijie hadn’t expected Yu Nan to admit it so directly.
Contrary to Yu Shijie’s expectations, his father, Yu Tianming, didn’t show displeasure but instead smiled and asked, “Tell me, what was the situation at that time?”
Yu Nan then explained the whole incident.
“Clap clap clap…” Yu Tianming applauded while standing up, smiling, “Nan, you’ve really grown up.”
He walked to Yu Nan’s side, patted her shoulder, and said, “Well done.”
Yu Nan smiled.
“Dad, this…” Yu Shijie wanted to say something.
“Luo Teng’s cultivation talent was extraordinary, only twenty-six years old yet already at the Martial Venerable realm. And his hatred for our Yu family was immense,” Yu Tianming said with his hands behind his back. “It was foreseeable that Luo Teng would eventually become our Yu family’s greatest enemy.”
“Now, Nan has effortlessly removed this biggest thorn in our Yu family’s side!”
“Don’t you think she deserves praise?”
“But… Dad, if the Luo family discovers it was us, they will surely seek revenge madly…” Yu Shijie said in horror.
“How would they find out?” Yu Tianming countered.
“There were still bystanders at the time, the will of that place, and a couple…” Yu Shijie said.
“Don’t worry about the will, the Luo family can’t possibly find it. As for that couple… they will become our perfect scapegoats,” Yu Tianming revealed a sinister and cold smile.
