Chapter 64: Deja Vu

"I feel like Jing Shuanggao is still hiding his true strength, and he's a little... enigmatic. Qiu Yunshang is quite similar to me. We're both from powerful clans, and we're both in the foundation-building phase. Yu Zhongge is someone that I struggle to see through, while Ding Jieran is just a pain to be around.

“Honestly, if no one talks to him, I feel like he would gladly go an entire year without uttering a single word! Even if someone talks to him, he'll only respond if it's someone he respects. Otherwise, he just blatantly ignores people! I've seen many introverts, but Ding Jieran is a first."

Despite his criticisms, the tone of his voice clearly indicated that he was rather fond of Ding Jieran.

Fang Che nodded with his brows furrowed in contemplation.

He had always wanted Mo Ganyun to challenge the other prodigies so that he could provide information to be analyzed, so Mo Ganyun had played right into his hands.

Given his berserker constitution, his battle intent would become stronger the more powerful his opponent was, and as long as he always had a target above his head to aim for, his potential for growth was limitless!

However, if he were to surpass a rival, then he would have to move onto another higher target to aim for.

Only then could he pave a path of constant progression for himself.

It was a very single-minded way of cultivation, and generally speaking, people who cultivated like this were very pure of mind, thereby giving them incredibly sharp intuition.

They were often able to sense even the slightest bit of enmity or ulterior motives from others, so even though they appeared simple-minded on the surface, they were actually very difficult to fool.

Of course, someone that disguised themselves extremely well would have a chance at fooling someone like Mo Ganyun, but if their facade were to slip even just a little, then they would instantly be caught.

As an example, Fu Chengyun had ulterior motives for approaching Mo Ganyun, and that was why he had been given the cold shoulder.

It had to be said that Fang Che was very envious of this type of physical constitution and sharp intuition.

It sounds like Mo Ganyun doesn't particularly dislike any of them. Why is it that he feels no distaste toward Ding Jieran when he's the seed of the Night Demon Church? Also, what does he mean when he says he struggles to see through Yu Zhongge?

***

That afternoon, Fang Che finally found what happened through a message from Qian Sanjiang.

"Have you heard? The two Kings of the Divine Heavenly Church that the academy captured last night died before they could be interrogated!"

Fang Che was stunned to hear this, and he felt as if there were an obstruction in his chest.

It was no wonder there had been such a heavy atmosphere in the academy.

This was like a slap in the face from the One Heart Church to White Cloud Warrior Academy!

How did they do this? How did they manage to silence two Kings without exposing themselves?

Even the weakest instructors in the academy were Kings, and that wasn't even to mention the likes of Gao Qingyu and Huang Yifan, both of whom were top-tier warriors.

How had the One Heart Church managed to silence those two Kings without detection right under the noses of so many powerful warriors?

The thought sent a chill running down Fang Che's spine.

Clearly, the undercover agents of the One Heart Church had some special tricks up their sleeves.

I have to proceed with caution. Right now, Yin Shengong is quite fond of me, but only in the sense of someone being fond of a new toy. I doubt he has full trust in me, so I'm going to have to settle down for a bit after I take out Huo Churan and Wan Zhimei.

***

Qian Sanjiang sprang into action in the early hours of the morning.

This time, Fang Che didn't disclose any details to Ye Meng, so she was only able to send out a vague report that read: "Fang Che is up to something tonight, but I don't know what."

Qian Sanjiang flew through the night sky like a shooting star, then swept both palms through the air, and the roof of the entire warehouse was blasted up into the sky with a resounding boom.

"Who's there?!"

"We're under attack!"

A youthful voice rang out, piercing through the peaceful night.

"Huo Churan, I was going to let you off the hook, seeing as your previous attempts to assassinate Brother Fang were thwarted, but never did I think you were a member of the Three Saints Church! Here you are, calling upon the church to make another attempt on my close friend's life! I, Su Yue, am going to enact justice here and put an end to your reign of terror!"

With that, Su Yue had made yet another grand return.

"Master, Uncle-master, get them!"

Several figures stormed into the warehouse, and a fierce battle ensued.

Qian Sanjiang and his trusted subordinates were able to cut down the warriors of the Three Saints Church with ease, and all of the identity tokens that were captured were given to Fang Che.

The two Great Grandmasters of the Huo Clan and Huo Churan had all been spared, but their dantians had been ruptured.

They were to serve as living evidence.

At this moment, "Su Yue" was standing on the summit of a large tree, and he called out in a heartfelt manner, "Brother Fang Che, this is the second time I've used the power of my organization to protect you, and I've already overstepped my authority.

“I'm going to be setting off on a long journey from here. Make sure to look after yourself in my absence. I, Su Yue, am truly proud and overjoyed to have a brother like you. Use our clan's estate as you see fit. Once I return, we will drink to our hearts' content! Farewell, my brother!"

Countless people had already been awoken by the commotion, and they had emerged from their houses to see "Su Yue" cup his fist in a parting salute before racing away into the night as a streak of light.

"Thank you, Brother Su! I will never forget what you've done for me!" Fang Che yelled from a rooftop.

His voice was laden with emotions, and he was even choking up a little, seemingly on the verge of tears.

After that, he descended to the ground while continuing to murmur to himself, "Brother Su, I am just as proud to call you my brother..."

𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

He wiped the nonexistent tears from his eyes, then turned a furious gaze to Huo Churan.

"We meet again, Huo Churan. Never did I imagine that you would be affiliated with the Three Saints Church! No wonder you have no humanity to speak of! I would've truly been in danger if not for Brother Su!"

"You're the luckiest bastard alive!" Huo Churan spat through gritted teeth.

"Perhaps. If you only resented me, then perhaps I would feel inclined to speak to you, but seeing as you're a member of the Three Saints Church, there's nothing to be said between us! Are you going to come with me yourself, or do I have to tie you up and string you along like cattle?"

Huo Churan's eyes were burning with fury, but deep down, he was in a state of despair.

***

Never had Huo Churan imagined that Fang Che would have such an almighty brother.

Who the hell is this Su Yue, and how are his sources so good?

Fang Che had already prepared a large horse-drawn trailer, onto which he tossed the dozen or so Three Saints Church bodies.

Before long, the Protectionists arrived on the scene.

Chen Ruhai and Fan Tiantiao were rendered speechless at the sight of Fang Che.

"You again?! What the hell happened this time?!"

"It's a long story. Can I speak to you in private?"

The two of them exchanged a glance with each other, and both of them could see a look in one another's eyes that said: "Hold on a second, I've seen this episode before!"

The trio stepped away from the scene for a bit more privacy, following which Fang Che explained, "It was Brother Su Yue again. While carrying out a mission, he inadvertently discovered that Huo Churan..."

Fang Che told a long-winded story, one that left Chen Ruhai and Fan Tiantiao completely stunned.

It was the same story as last time, except the keywords Divine Heavenly Church, Ximen Xuri, and Huo Clan had been replaced with Three Saints Church, Huo Churan, and Huo Clan, respectively.

Aside from that, it was a perfect match, and even Su Yue's parting words had basically been the same as last time.

Once again, there were hundreds of witnesses.

"So you're saying you dug up another demonic church subsidiary clan..."

"That's right! I was worried you wouldn't believe me, so I left three of them alive. All three of them are from the Huo Clan, and you can easily interrogate them to see if what they have to say corroborates my story. I spared their lives precisely because I was worried there was some chance I could’ve made a mistake. If that's the case, then my conscience would suffer!"