Chapter 847: The New Number One on the Heavenly Rankings
clothes can't take the heat."Fang Yu and Honglian's distance was getting closer and closer.Red Lotus remained expressionless, her wings flapping forward before closing in to enclose her body. This tra..."That's right, do as I said." Fang Yu said.
"...Well, I understand." Zheng Ze replied, somewhat dazed.
Zheng Ze turned to leave, Fang Yu called out to him again.
Fang Yu took out a broken mirror from the storage space of the Kong Ling ring.
Mysterious Mirror Fragment.
He handed the shard of mirror to Zheng Ze and said, "If you encounter an emergency, just infuse true energy into this piece of mirror, it can save your life. This is for you in case of emergencies. Don't lose it, I'll take it back later."
"Thank you, Mr. Fang!" Zheng Ze said, flattered beyond measure.
After Zheng Ze left, Fang Yu also wanted to leave.
But, despite his emptiness, he called out to him.
"Xiuyu will be coming with his son Chengdao this afternoon, Fang-xiong. You should stay put for now so you won't have to make another trip." Huixu said.
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Two o'clock in the afternoon, Yinlin Mountain Villa.
Four people sat around a table inside the teahouse.
Ouyang Xiuyuan and Ouyang Chengdao sat opposite Fang Yu and Huixu.
On seeing Huixu again, Ouyang Cheng was overcome with excitement.
At the same time, he also realized that Fang Yu was Fang Chengtian from that night.
"Master Fang, Huixu, it's been a long time since the three of us have sat down and chatted like this," Ouyang Xiuyuan said with a look of reminiscence in his eyes.
"It has been quite a long time," Huixu said.
"Back then, the three of us would be sitting like this, with all sorts of meats and wine on the table, but now, it's just teacups." Ouyang Xiuyuan laughed.
"Well, if you want to drink and eat meat... I can have it brought up immediately." Huixu smiled a few times and said.
"It's no use, one must accept aging. Besides, alcohol has no effect on us old folks anymore; it's just like drinking plain water." Ouyang Xiuyuan shook his head and said.
When Huixu and Ouyang Xiu were talking, Ouyang Cheng just smiled and listened from the side.
He knew both of them were his seniors... He had no right to speak.
But at that moment, he suddenly thought of Fang Yu.
Before, Fang Yu pretended to be Fang Chengtian. His appearance matched his assumed age, as he was a close friend of Huixu and Ouyang Xiuyan.
Just now, he heard that Fang Yu's current appearance is his true form!
But that's too young, isn't it
Even if one possessed a certain disguise technique, the vast majority of cultivators would not make themselves appear so young.
However, despite being filled with questions, Ouyang Cheng did not voice them.
He knows that some questions are not appropriate to ask, especially when facing elders.
"Having heard from Brother Fang that you've had a headache lately over that half-spirit, I spent a day gathering some intel," said Ouyang Xiuyuan, taking a sip of hot tea. "
Hearing this, Huai Xu's face changed slightly, and Fang Yu also looked at Ouyang Xiuyuan.
Ouyang Xiu glanced at Ouyang Cheng.
Ouyang Cheng took out a folded piece of white paper from the inside pocket of his upper garment, spread it out on the table, and passed it to Huixu.
"This is a list of names that have appeared in the conversations of every customer within each private room at the Yulan Garden Clubhouse over the past two years, involving the keywords 'Half-Spirit Race' and 'Dao Kong'," said Ouyang Cheng.
Fang Yu looked at the list, which recorded the names of the speakers, their families, their status within those families, even the original sentences that involved the two keywords, and the time they were spoken.
This list, with nearly a hundred people on it, fills the entire white paper densely.
"This Yu Lan Ting clubhouse of yours is quite a listening room, isn't it" Fang Yu looked up at Ouyang Xiuyuan and said.
"In this day and age, whoever controls intelligence controls everything." Ouyang Xiuyuan smiled and said, "Although the means are rather underhanded, we have to do it."
"It took quite a while to put this list together, didn't it" Fang Yu looked at Ouyang Cheng and asked.
"Oh, I'm only responsible for supervision. This list was compiled by several of my confidantes, so there shouldn't be any errors," Ouyang Cheng said.
"Hmm..."
Fang Yu lowered his head and looked at the list.
"He Yong, from the He family of Beidu, the third generation of direct descendants. Original words: Recently, a strange person came to me, claiming to be a half-spirit... Time, two years ago."
"Xu Jiaohong, from the Xu family of Beidu, the fourth generation direct descendant. Original words: Have you guys encountered a strange person recently He said we should join the Half-Spirit Clan or something, claiming that I could surpass the prodigies in my family... This happened two years ago."
"..."
According to this list, it can be basically confirmed that the Demihuman race began infiltrating the martial arts world of Beidu two years ago.
However, at the time, their infiltration method was still quite gentle. They simply sent people to contact the offspring of prominent families and subtly influence them with words.
Following the timeline downward, one can see that a year ago, the conversations those people were having were no longer about half-spirit beings seeking them out to join...
From that point on, their conversation turned entirely to the topic of the half-spirit race.
This indicates that a considerable number of elite families had already been infiltrated by the Demihuman clan as early as a year ago.
However... all these people talked about were trivial matters. They discussed how certain generals promised them large rewards and their fantasies about the future.
"These people only uttered half-truths about the Halflings. There must be many more who haven't spoken up, or even visited Yu Lan Ting... Therefore, it's hard to predict how many descendants of influential families in Beidu's martial arts world have been infiltrated by the Halflings," Ouyang Cheng said.
"And, according to statistics, these speaking members of the gentry basically came from some medium-sized martial arts families. However, there is one record that is very interesting…" Ouyang Cheng said, pointing with his finger at a location on the white paper.
Fang Yu and Huixu both looked at the record that Ouyang Cheng pointed to, their faces changed slightly.
This record belongs to Jiang Dong, from the Jiang family of Beidu, a fourth-generation direct descendant.
What surprised Huixu and Fangyu was not what happened before, but the actual words that followed.
"What's there to be afraid of You don't know, the head of the Wang family is also a half-spirit! I saw him meeting with the general of the underworld river with my own eyes the other day!"
Who is the president of Wang's family...
In Fang Yu and Huixu's minds, a figure appeared.
“I’ve investigated, and throughout all the organizations in Beidu City, the only person who holds the position of president and has the surname Wang… is one,” Ouyang Cheng said after a pause, his tone becoming heavier. “It's Wang Wenshan, the president of the Beidu Martial Arts Association!”
This statement was categorical, causing Huixu's face to change drastically.
He suddenly thought of the moles within the Bei Du Martial Arts Association.
As the chairman, Wang Wenshan, why does he turn a blind eye to these strange actions of his subordinates, the vice-chairmen and some high-level officials
There were some obvious actions, such as building observatories in thirty-seven places... How could he not notice anything unusual about that
...After he emerged from Mount Huixu, he suddenly announced that he would convene a general meeting, gathering all the high-level officials in the clubhouse building...
Thinking about it this way, Wang Wenshan's suspicion is indeed quite substantial.
And Huai Xu's face, too, had grown as dark and sullen as could be.
It's normal for him to think that some lower-tier martial arts families have been infiltrated.
But he never expected that Wang Wenshan was also half-spirit!
This is a big deal!
Wang Wenshan hails from the Wang family, the first martial arts clan in Beidu. He is a direct descendant of the Wang family!
He was infiltrated... The things behind it were extremely complex.
Is it really true that only Wang Wenshan has been infiltrated in the Wang family If only he's the one, how could he dare to betray the entire family
If even the direct lineage of the Wang family has been infiltrated, wouldn't the other seven top-tier aristocratic families also face a similar situation
Shocking!
Such a thing has never happened in the entire history of the Xia Dynasty!
The appearance of the half-spirits and their actions have created history!
What do they want, exactly
Huixu felt a sense of urgency like never before.
His intuition told him that if this half-spirit race matter wasn't handled well... the entire Beidu, and even the martial arts world of Yanxia, would be ruined!
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The Bureau of Heaven's Secrets.
Today is the day that the list gets refreshed every other week.
Many people have already gathered in the square.
They don't care about the God List, and the Saint List rarely sees fluctuations in ranking. Therefore, almost everyone gathers under the Stele of the Heavenly List.
Time passes slowly.
At six o'clock sharp, the Heaven Ranking Stone Tablet emanated a powerful glow.
The Heavenly Rankings are about to be updated!
Those gathered around the stone tablet immediately focused their attention on the Heavenly List.
The glow lasted for about ten seconds before gradually fading away.
At this point, the rankings on the list have undergone significant changes.
Looking down from above, the changes aren't very noticeable.
But, it seems that every one of the top ten prodigies has dropped a rank.
This indicates...
Everyone looked up at the top of the Heavenly Ranking List, their faces changing drastically.
This, this is...
Number one on the Heavenly Rankings, Dragon Slayer!
This is a completely unfamiliar name!
He suppressed super geniuses like Murong Jian, Sikong Chen, Chu Tianren, and others under his feet!
Who is this personree elders trembled, gritting their teeth and managing only a smile that was more pathetic than crying, their old faces contorting into grimaces like chrysanthemums."Alright, I'm going in now. All of...