Chapter 848
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Chapter 848 Slovenly Man
The news of Long Shi reaching the top of the Heavenly Rankings quickly swept through the entire North Capital.
In an instant, the name Long Shi became the hot topic of discussion among everyone.
For all people, this name was extremely unfamiliar, clearly not from any major sects or families.
But there was indeed a Long family in North Capital.
However, this Long family was not a martial arts family, but rather a secular family.
Moreover, among secular families, they could only be ranked in the middle to lower tier.
Logically, such a family would have absolutely no possibility of nurturing a prodigy of this caliber.
But in the entire North Capital, there was only one family with the surname Long…
Many people cast questioning glances toward the Long family.
In less than an hour, the Long family issued a statement:
“The top-ranked Long Shi on the Heavenly Rankings has no connection to our Long family.”
After the Long family’s statement was released, it caused an uproar.
If Long Shi were a member of the Long family, although it would still be a surprising matter, it would be understandable.
In China’s history, there have indeed been many brilliant masters who came from ordinary or even impoverished backgrounds.
But now, the Long family denied that Long Shi was a member of their family.
This meant that Long Shi likely came from another region, or was an independent cultivator.
A young person from another region climbing the Heavenly Rankings and suppressing the talents from North Capital’s major families and sects…
For North Capital’s martial arts world, this was undoubtedly a loss of face.
…
Fang Yu left Hidden Forest Manor and slowly walked home.
On the way, he was thinking about some matters.
Wang Wenshan was very likely infiltrated by the Half-Spirit Clan.
On this point, Huai Xu said he would verify it.
As for Tianchen’s side, they could only wait for now.
Since the Half-Spirit Clan sent twenty-six five-star mages, they certainly had their purpose.
But if they didn’t make a move or reveal any clues, Huai Xu’s side temporarily had no way to deal with them.
Directly questioning them would certainly yield minimal results and would expose the information that Huai Xu already knew Tianchen was under control.
Regarding the handling of the entire Half-Spirit Clan matter, it could currently only be described with two words.
Passive, extremely passive.
The Half-Spirit Clan was like something hidden in the air, invisible, but leaving traces everywhere.
It had to be said that this person Dao Kong did have some capability.
Of course, he still didn’t deserve the title of Immortal, but at least in terms of concealment, he had reached the extreme.
…
When Fang Yu returned home, Tang Xiaorou was sitting with Ye Shengxue and Zhao Zinan on small wooden stools in front of the bamboo house, resting and chatting.
To be honest, without thinking about all those messy things, she was quite happy today.
Ye Shengxue and Zhao Zinan were both extremely gentle people. The three of them walked along a small stream, strolling through the green pastures for two or three hours, without feeling any fatigue. In fact, the more they walked, the more refreshed and energetic they felt.
In the past, she would have been rolling on the ground complaining of exhaustion long ago.
The only thing that made her unhappy was that after Fang Yu brought her home, he disappeared.
Now seeing Fang Yu return, Tang Xiaorou felt somewhat angry.
“Are you leaving?” Fang Yu asked.
“Hmm!” Tang Xiaorou turned her head away, pretending to be angry.
“Alright, Shengxue, please see her out,” Fang Yu said.
“…How can you be like this!” Tang Xiaorou could no longer maintain her pretense and immediately turned her head, saying with grievance.
Fang Yu frowned slightly and asked, “What do you want me to do?”
“You should at least try to make me stay, like asking me to have dinner before leaving, or to sit a while longer…” Tang Xiaorou said.
“If you want to stay here, that’s fine too. Pay up, two thousand per day,” Fang Yu raised an eyebrow and said, “That should be cheaper than the grand hotel you’re staying at, right? And my accommodation environment…”
“How can you charge me!?” Tang Xiaorou widened her beautiful eyes and asked.
“Of course I have to charge,” Fang Yu said. “This is my private residence. As an outside guest, if you want to stay here for free… impossible.”
“Then, then why don’t they have to pay?” Tang Xiaorou’s face turned red as her gaze swept over Zhao Zinan and Ye Shengxue sitting nearby.
“If you also come here to help out, I could consider reducing your room fee,” Fang Yu said. “But you’d still have to pay, because I don’t think you can do much.”
“You, don’t look down on me!” Tang Xiaorou stubbornly said. “I’m very good at doing chores now! At my home in South Capital, I often cook for myself…”
“Well then, tonight’s dinner is up to you,” Fang Yu said. “If you treat my home as a tourist spot, you still need to pay an entrance fee. Tonight’s dinner will count as your ticket price.”
“You, you’re too much, Fang Yu!” Tang Xiaorou gritted her teeth in anger.
While Fang Yu and Tang Xiaorou were talking, Ye Shengxue and Zhao Zinan were silently watching from the side.
Ye Shengxue had a faint smile on her face, while Zhao Zinan’s eyes revealed a hint of envy.
She also wanted to communicate with Fang Yu as freely as Tang Xiaorou did.
But whenever she had the opportunity to be alone with Fang Yu, she always felt shy and fearful, not daring to say more than half a sentence, let alone argue like Tang Xiaorou.
“Seven o’clock tonight, I want to eat dinner, otherwise I won’t let you come to my house anymore.”
After saying this, Fang Yu left the bamboo house and headed toward the clock tower.
“Why are you leaving again!?” Tang Xiaorou wanted to chase after him.
But Ye Shengxue stood up and stopped Tang Xiaorou, saying, “Xiaorou, Mr. Fang must be busy with something. Let’s not disturb him.”
“Don’t worry, I’ll help you with tonight’s dinner.”
Ye Shengxue winked at Tang Xiaorou with a charming smile.
This smile made Tang Xiaorou’s heart tremble.
Ye Shengxue was really beautiful and gentle.
This kind of girl… was probably the type men preferred, right?
With Fang Yu staying with her every day…
Thinking of this, Tang Xiaorou felt a sourness in her heart, very uncomfortable.
…
Fang Yu arrived at the top of the clock tower.
Starting this afternoon, he had sensed an unusual aura coming from the Sky-reaching Prism.
He knew that it must be a fluctuation in the formation beneath one of the observatories.
Arriving at the top floor of the clock tower, Fang Yu scanned the thirty-seven scenes around him.
Soon, he found the source of the unusual aura.
It was an observatory built in the outskirts of North Capital, not too far from Fang Yu’s home.
“This place…”
Without any delay, Fang Yu activated the Void Spirit Ring, instantly teleporting to the location of this observatory.
Then, following the direction indicated by the formation beneath the observatory, he slowly explored forward.
Ahead was a small grove.
After walking just a few steps, Fang Yu sensed a presence not far ahead.
Fang Yu’s eyes flickered slightly as he concealed his form and aura, speeding forward.
Soon, he saw a clear spring appear before him.
In front of the spring stood a figure in simple, even tattered clothing.
“Not time yet, three days,” the figure stared at the spring in front of him, muttering.
Fang Yu glanced at the figure and also looked at the clear spring.
The spring was surrounded by several large rocks, not appearing to be naturally formed.
Judging from the direction indicated by the formation beneath the observatory, this spring… was very likely the entrance to the second ancient relic.
However, no aura could be felt emanating from the spring at the moment.
Combined with what the figure said… would this ancient relic open in three days?
What was this figure’s identity, why had he found this place, and how could he state the exact time?
Half-Spirit Clan?
No, not them.
The Half-Spirit Clan members all used beast essence as their core energy, making their different aura easily detectable.
But the aura of the figure before him was completely unlike the Half-Spirit Clan.
Instead, it seemed a bit like…
As this thought flashed through Fang Yu’s mind, he immediately froze.
Prison Demon!?
Fang Yu widened his eyes, looking at the figure ahead, releasing his divine sense to carefully probe.
But at this moment, the figure seemed to sense something and suddenly turned his head, looking in Fang Yu’s direction.
Now, Fang Yu could clearly see his appearance.
He looked quite young, with extremely ordinary features, unshaven, but his eyes revealed a fierceness and sharpness.
Such eyes were clearly not what someone of his apparent age should possess.
“Who’s there?”
The man stared directly at Fang Yu’s position and asked coldly.
Fang Yu thought for a moment, then revealed himself and walked out.
