Chapter 244

Chapter 244: They’re Out to Get Me!

In the residence of Young Master Xin, his eyes slowly closed, yet the smile on his face grew brighter and brighter. He tapped his fingers lightly on the chair and said with a grin, “Young Master……”

　　A double circle!

　　Just thinking about it was exciting!

　　As if something crossed his mind, the smile on Young Master Xin’s face gradually faded, turning dark and gloomy. “The Yang family…….”

　　Qingzhou, Guanxuan Academy.

　　On this day, an old man suddenly walked into a great hall. An Yan and Fa Zhen, who were working inside, looked up at him with puzzled expressions — they had never seen this person before.

　　The old man glanced at An Yan and Fa Zhen, then smiled and said, “Two young masters, there is a new transfer order.”

　　With that, he produced two scrolls and handed them to the two.

　　The two took the scrolls and looked at them, immediately freezing in place.

　　It was a transfer order from Yang Jia, instructing them to take up posts at the “Guoshi Pavilion” in the real world.

　　An Yan looked at the old man and asked with confusion, “The Young Master is transferring us there?”

　　The old man nodded. “Yes. Please pack your things and set off immediately.”

　　An Yan asked again, “Did he say what we’ll be doing?”

　　The old man shook his head. “This subordinate does not know. The Young Master only ordered the two of you to go to the real world at once.”

　　An Yan and Fa Zhen exchanged a glance. After a moment, An Yan said, “Let’s go take a look.”

　　Fa Zhen nodded. “Alright.”

　　Over this period of time, they had come to understand that without someone above supporting them, reform? That was not even worth thinking about.

　　They had already been sidelined here for nearly three years. During those three years, they had been shelved with no authority whatsoever, and not a single opportunity to put their ambitions into practice.

　　Moreover, they were well aware that after a while longer, they would be quietly purged.

　　What they had never expected was that the Young Master would actually invite them to the real world.

　　Both were exceptionally sharp individuals. Sensing something, they didn’t hesitate for a moment and immediately followed the old man to the real world.

　　On the other side.

　　The Fang family.

　　Fang Xiao, who had been watering flowers in the courtyard, suddenly stopped. He turned his head and looked toward a spot not far away, where an old man stood.

　　Fang Xiao’s brow furrowed. “Who are you?”

　　The other party had appeared before him without a sound, which made it obvious that their strength far surpassed his — yet he felt no fear whatsoever.

　　A clear conscience fears nothing!

　　The old man smiled and said, “The Young Master has given an order. Fang Xiao is to proceed to the real world immediately and take up the position of Director of the Inspection Court.”

　　Fang Xiao was stunned.

　　Nearby, Fang Qian walked over, having just caught the old man’s words. She stood there in shock. “What did you say?”

　　The old man said with a smile, “The Young Master has given an order for your grandfather to proceed to the real world immediately and take up the position of Director of the Inspection Court. And as for you……”

　　With that, he looked at Fang Qian. “The Academy has already launched an investigation into the matter of your enrollment being denied back then. Beyond that, the Young Master also invites you to go to the real world and join the Inspection Court together with your grandfather. Are you willing?”

　　After hearing this, Fang Qian felt as though it couldn’t be real, and instinctively said, “Is the Young Master out of his mind?”

　　The old man’s expression stiffened. He shook his head with a wry smile — the fact that the Fang family still existed to this day was already quite remarkable.

　　Fang Xiao said in a low voice, “What exactly is going on?”

　　The old man looked at Fang Xiao and smiled. “I don’t know the specifics, but from what I can see, the Young Master may be planning a reform. You two, I still have other places to go — pack up and set off immediately.”

　　With that, he handed two tokens to Fang Xiao, then turned and left.

　　Left standing there, both Fang Xiao and Fang Qian felt as though it wasn’t real. Fang Qian said in a low voice, “Grandfather, the Young Master’s head really isn’t broken, is it?”

　　Fang Xiao shook his head. He was also a little puzzled — the Young Master’s behavior was indeed somewhat out of the ordinary.

　　Making him Director of the Inspection Court…… and in the real world, no less.

　　What was going on?

　　Fang Qian asked, “Grandfather, are we going?”

　　After a moment of silence, Fang Xiao said, “We’re going!”

　　With that, he took a long, deep breath. “If the Young Master truly intends to reform, then I, Fang Xiao, am willing to be the blade in his hand!”

　　Fang Qian also said, “Then I’m going too. We’re family — we live and die together!”

　　Fang Xiao burst out laughing.

　　News of Fang Xiao’s appointment as Director of the real world’s Inspection Court spread quickly, and in less than a quarter of an hour, the entire Fang family estate was surrounded on all sides.

　　Director of the Inspection Court — and the real world’s Inspection Court at that!!

　　This was a meteoric rise in a single step!

　　”Director Gu has come to pay respects to Elder Fang…….”

　　”Elder Zhou of the Immortal Treasure Pavilion has come to pay respects to Elder Fang…….”

　　”The head of the Li family has come to pay respects to Elder Fang…….”

　　”The head of the Yuan family has come to pay respects to Elder Fang…….”

　　”…….”

　　One announcement after another rang out from the entrance of the Fang family estate.

　　Yet the man at the center of it all, Fang Xiao, saw none of them. He brought Fang Qian before the statue of Fang Yu, bowed his head in deep and respectful kowtow, then the two of them rose and departed.

　　On the other side.

　　Nan Ling Zhao, who had been handling a case, suddenly stopped. Not far in front of her stood an old man.

　　The old man smiled and said, “Miss Zhao, the Young Master has a transfer order…….”

　　With that, he produced a transfer order and handed it to Nan Ling Zhao.

　　Nan Ling Zhao took it and looked it over, her dark brows knitting together. “The Young Master is transferring me up there?”

　　The old man nodded. “Yes, to serve in the ‘Censorate’.”

　　After a moment of silence, Nan Ling Zhao shook her head.

　　The old man was puzzled. “Why?”

　　Nan Ling Zhao pointed to the mountain of case files before her. “This place needs me more.”

　　The old man looked at Nan Ling Zhao. “Miss Zhao, you’re going to the ‘Censorate’. Do you know what that means?”

　　Nan Ling Zhao nodded. “I know. A meteoric rise, and the Nan Ling clan will fully emerge as a power.”

　　The old man was somewhat puzzled. “And you still refuse?”

　　Nan Ling Zhao lowered her head and looked at the case files on the desk, saying softly, “There are 2,600 cases here in total, and they have been piling up for over ten years. For over ten years, not a single person has dealt with them……. This place needs me more.”

　　During this period, she had been personally handling cases every day — cases she once would have considered trivial. But after engaging with them, she had truly come to see just how dark this world could be.

　　After a moment of silence, the old man produced a token and handed it to Nan Ling Zhao. “The Young Master said you might not come up. If you don’t, he asked me to give you this Guanxuan Token. Whoever holds this token is as if facing the Young Master himself. Inside are also twelve Guanxuan Guard puppets, all of them cultivators at the Lidao realm. Beyond that, there are also a great many cultivation resources — all things you currently need!”

　　Nan Ling Zhao’s face was full of confusion.

　　The old man continued, “The Young Master also had one more thing for me to pass on to you. He said, ‘Miss Zhao, we are both people walking in the dark of night — it’s just a matter of who can walk the furthest.'”

　　Hearing those words, Nan Ling Zhao felt as though she had been struck by lightning, freezing completely in place.

　　After the old man left, Nan Ling Zhao stared at the token in her hand. As she looked at it, she suddenly began to laugh — but as she laughed, she began to cry.

　　”We are both people walking in the dark of night…….”

　　Those words, she had only ever said to one person.

　　Besides Nan Ling Zhao, Fang Yu, and the others, the old man also personally visited the Ancient Civilization, the Tianxing Civilization, and the Guoqu Sect.

　　And soon, wave after wave of people set off for the real world.

　　Finally, the old man arrived at a particular fallen civilization.

　　The Chaofan Civilization!

　　The moment the old man arrived, a young woman appeared before him — none other than the master of that Chaofan Civilization, the very one who had first passed on a legacy to Ye Tianming.

　　The old man smiled and said, “Miss, the Young Master asked me to bring some gifts for you all.”

　　The woman looked somewhat puzzled. “Gifts?”

　　The old man nodded and produced a storage ring, handing it to the woman. She glanced at the ring and immediately froze — inside were actually two ancestral veins, and beyond that, a cultivation technique called “Tianming Jue”.

　　The woman looked at the old man. “Who is your Young Master?”

　　The old man said, “Yang Jia.”

　　The woman froze again, her eyes filled with confusion.

　　The old man smiled and said, “The Young Master hopes that you would send some of your civilization’s most gifted and exceptional talents to the Guanxuan Academy in the real world. He is in need of talent right now!”

　　The woman blinked. “Can I go too?”

　　The old man: “…….”

　　After the old man left, the woman looked at the storage ring and the cultivation technique in her hands. After a moment, she smiled — a smile full of deep meaning.

　　That great gamble she had made back then — in the end, she had won.

　　The Guanxuan Realm.

　　After enduring countless hardships, Yang Jia finally arrived in the Guanxuan Realm. This time he was clever about it — he didn’t even use the Immortal Treasure Pavilion’s teleportation array, instead traveling by cloud ship with a merchant caravan. Along the way, he was extremely cautious, and the more cautious he was, the more stifled he felt.

　　An unprecedented sense of suffocation!

　　He truly had not expected the people down here to be so utterly lawless!

　　But he still held onto hope. He felt that not everyone could be this bad — there had to be justice somewhere.

　　This time, he didn’t go to the Academy. Instead, he went directly to the Inspection Court.

　　The acting director of the Inspection Court patrolled the land, investigating all injustices in the world.

　　After Yang Jia arrived at the Inspection Court, he was received this time by an old man who was very courteous and polite.

　　After hearing out his situation, the old man nodded. “Everything you’ve said has been recorded……. Rest assured, our Academy has always been fair and impartial. We will not shield a single wrongdoer, nor let one go unpunished.”

　　Yang Jia gave a slight nod. “Mm.”

　　The old man picked up the paper, then turned and walked toward the inner hall. Once inside, he immediately took out a voice transmission talisman and contacted the Inspection Court of Guanxuan Academy in Guzhou, his tone quite displeased. “What’s going on with you people? Why is someone here filing a complaint again? You’re just adding to our workload…… Stop with all the excuses, get someone over here to take this person back, and tell them not to come filing complaints again…….”

　　After Yang Jia had waited in the hall for a while, the old man walked back out. He looked at Yang Jia and smiled. “Rest assured, we will handle this matter properly…… Just wait here for now.”

　　Yang Jia glanced at him and nodded.

　　Seeing Yang Jia cooperate so readily, the old man didn’t think much of it and turned to attend to other matters.

　　But the longer Yang Jia waited, the more something felt off. Suddenly, he shot to his feet. “Damn it, they’re trying to set me up!”