Chapter 1138: I Have A Backer (3)

Wentan Research Center.

Su Yu had an innocent expression as he said, "That was not my fault. The Xia Family told me to do it. Xia Huyou told me to do it. He sure is cold. I'm only a tool in his hand. He's so cold."

"..."

Both Hong Tan and Bai Feng were glaring at him. After a while, Hong Tan said, "Are you not afraid that this is Xia Huyou's scheme to scramble for power? How can you be so reckless?"

"If that's the case, who do you think Marquis Xia and Great Xia King will trust? You or a family member? You're too trusting. How can you accept a mission like this so easily? If the whole thing is a scheme by Xia Huyou, you're finished."

Su Yu shrugged, "To speak the truth, I'm closer to Xia Huyou. If this is really a scheme, so be it. I'll treat it as repaying the favor he did me back then. If he decides to betray me...I'm no pushover either. Furthermore, I'm also backed by the big boss of our academy. Things will be fine...I think. Right?"

This was actually Su Yu's way of asking the question in a roundabout way. Alas, no reply came. He wondered if that guy was still spying on them.

Hong Tan thought about it and said, "I'm only telling you to be careful. That's not necessarily the case. Marquis Xia is already back yet he's not here for you. It should be fine. But kid, remember to be more careful in the future."

Hong Tan decided to still warn the kid.

Su Yu was too young and too loyal to his friends. He had actually attacked Xia Xinyi just because Xia Huyou told him to do so. When Hong Tan heard of this, he had been greatly shaken. What if the kid killed Xia Xinyi accidentally? How would they explain this?

Yes, Xia Huyou had told Su Yu to leave a damaged sea of willpower behind. But could Su Yu guarantee that there wouldn't be a slip of hand? You never knew, right? If he really ended up killing Xia Xinyi, would Marquis Xia let this slide?

This task was simply too risky to be worth doing. Yes, they were supposed to stir trouble. But this trouble was a tad too big to stir.

Bai Feng said, "Can't you calm down for a bit? Also, why did you attack Yuan Qingdong not long ago?"

"Principal Wan told me to do that."

"..."

The two were once again rendered speechless. So it turned out that everyone was using this kid as a professional hitman?

Hong Tan was furious, "Stop listening to them! They're all using you like a hired thug!"

But speaking off, this hired thug sure was dependable.

Even Hong Tan was tempted to put this hired thug to some use as well.

Why was this kid so obedient when others told him to do something? And somehow, he was always able to get the job done. Since the kid was so good at working, shouldn't he work for his grandteacher as well?

Su Yu said, "Uhm, Teacher, Grandteacher, I have something to do. I need to attend a meeting with the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion. An enforcer elder guy wants to talk. Those department and chamber heads might join the meeting as well. You guys chat. Bye..."

And thus, he left to attend a meeting.

Bai Feng and Hong Tan looked at each other speechlessly. With a helpless tone, Bai Feng said, "I'm returning to seclusion. I'm very near the Cloudbreach Realm. I was already on the verge of breakthrough before I was interrupted."

He felt very helpless.

He had left seclusion because he thought Profound Nine had really killed Xia Xinyi. But the damn kid was perfectly fine. He shouldn't have left seclusion, after all. And just listen to what the little shit was saying.

He had to attend a meeting. There might be Invincibles in the meeting. What the fuck was that?

His student was on the way to attend a meeting with Invincibles while he, as the teacher, was still working hard to breakthrough into the Cloudbreach Realm. His student's alternate identity was already known throughout the Myriad Realms. His student's real name was also known throughout the Myriad Realms. Even the previous identity, Cui Lang, was already known to everyone...

All three identities of his student had become superstars. Meanwhile, his real identity was still completely unknown.

Bai Feng felt very helpless. Hong Tan was feeling the same.

Whatever. They decided to return to seclusion.

So be it.

There was nothing they could do about that kid anymore.

***

Meanwhile, Su Yu was indeed in a meeting.

Everyone was waiting for him in a shared communication channel.

"Profound Nine, are you there?"

"Profound Nine, I'm the eighth elder of the Enforcement Unit..."

Enforcement Unit?

That was not a unit Su Yu was familiar with. But he still knew a little about it. This was an internal unit, and it could be considered the direct superior of the enforcers from the four departments. It housed a decent number of experts. All of them were rumored to be Pseudo Invincibles.

When Su Yu checked the conversation history, he noted that they were basically asking about him.

After thinking about it, he replied, "I'm still alive. Is Yellow Nine here? I need to verify his identity. Yellow Nine, why are you still alive? Why did Hu Dehao appear during our operation with Enforcer Rainbow One? Hu Dehao would normally remain in the capital. And the capital is a few hours away from the location of our operation. Somehow, he was able to arrive instantly. He must have been waiting for us nearby!"

"They were probably aware of our operation from the very beginning. Everyone else is dead. The two of us are the sole survivors. Yellow Nine, I need an explanation from you."

"..."

Su Yu had finally appeared!

Or to be precise, Profound Nine had finally appeared!

Those in the channel felt so touched to finally receive a reply from him. They were also impressed. This fellow was actually still alive.

Yellow Nine replied, "Profound Nine, I know nothing. I was only following my orders. I survived because of my luck. But I do want to ask you something. Where are you? After killing Xia Xinyi, you're able to remain hidden. Perhaps you have a different identity? Are you a human?"

"Human? Hehe, Yellow Nine, why are you accusing me of something you did? I don't need to prove anything. I'm from the fiery eye race. My racial ability is enough to prove everything. Yellow Nine, if you're not a human, demonstrate your racial ability. That will be the best method to prove your identity. I don't care which race you came from, but if you're a human...hmph!"

After a short silence, Yellow Nine replied, "Ability blood essence. The ability blood essence created by the humans can be used to reproduce racial abilities..."

"Fool. You were right beside me when I used my racial ability. Tell me. Did you see me using something like that? Stop pretending, Yellow Nine. Also, don't even think of lying. I also used my racial ability against the elder who was there to save me that day. That elder can prove that I did it without using any blood essence."

After a short silence, someone codenamed Second Heaven replied, "I can serve as the witness that Profound Nine did not use any blood essence when he used the racial ability."

"..."

At this point, Yellow Nine was starting to feel helpless.

What should he do now? It seemed like there was no way for him to avoid being labeled a traitor anymore. But...he was not a traitor! He felt very wronged.

Was Profound Nine the traitor? That seemed unlikely. Yes, the two of them were the only survivors. But Profound Nine was a lunatic who had killed even Xia Xinyi. With that, nobody would believe that he was a human anymore.

"Xia Xinyi...Xia Xinyi...that might be a fake Xia Xinyi! That was an act you arranged with Great Xia!"

"Don't bother." Su Yu instantly replied, "You all know very well if that's Xia Xinyi. Am I important enough that the Xia Family is willing to suffer such a loss of prestige just to lie for me? They must all be idiots to kill their direct descendant just for someone like me."

Finally, someone else joined the conversation. First Profound said, "There is no issue with Profound Nine's identity. Don't forget that he's an ancient city resident. His main goal here is to break free from his status as an ancient city resident—"

Yellow Nine hurriedly interrupted, "Yes! You're an ancient city resident! You're a resident of Grandstar City! You might be Su Yu in disguise!"

Holy shit!

Su Yu cursed inwardly. This guy was too good at linking the dots.

Naturally, he countered, "If you wish you believe that, so be it. Yes. Su Yu is the mayor. A mayor who has left his ancient city. Hehehe. Do you think that's even possible? If that's possible, the other ancient city mayors would have left their cities long ago."

"Su Yu is different! He was fine even after sealing the city for so many days! You must be Su Yu!"

Su Yu cursed inwardly again and said, "Whatever. It doesn't matter what you say. We all know the truth."

The enforcer elder interrupted, "Both of you are suspicious. Yellow Nine, report to us immediately. We will give you a location. When you're there, we'll send someone over. Profound Nine, we'll send some people to Grandstar City. Anything is possible. You might really be Su Yu."

Su Yu cursed inwardly.

Yellow Nine!

He decided to remember this!

Naturally, he showed zero fear as he replied, "Sure. Go ahead. Prove my innocence for me. Hehehe. I wonder what Yellow Nine is planning for making up such a story. In fact, I suspect even his direct superior. Hmph. Let's see how all of you will compensate me after my innocence is proven."

After leaving those words behind, he left the channel. Then, his expression changed as he cursed again. That damn Yellow Nine was too imaginative. And now, they were going to investigate him. The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion would send some people to Grandstar City. And what would they do there?

They would probably try scolding him outside the mayor's residence. And Su Yu was not known to be someone who would tolerate that.

This was troublesome. He had to ask for help.

Wan Tiansheng, Zhu Tiandao, Xia Huyou...

He could ask for the assistance of these people. He had to send a fake Su Yu to Grandstar City before the people from the pavilion arrived.

"More importantly, that person needs to enter the mayor's residence. But who's capable of that?"

Su Yu felt a headache coming. Would his big brother allow a fake mayor entry?

Whatever. He had to try it. Otherwise, he might end up losing his identity as Profound Nine. All his hard work up until now would be wasted.

First Profound would also be in trouble. He suspected that First Profound was either a human spy or someone from a minor race friendly to the human race. Or perhaps he was only doing this to enjoy the show. But that was unlikely since things were getting way too risky for a mere bystander to tolerate. He did not want to get First Profound killed either.

Desperate, Su Yu started sending messages to Old Wan, Old Zhu, and Xia Huyou, begging for help. The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion was quite efficient. They might take action before long. He had to send someone into the ancient city before then.

***

Wan Tiansheng was left very speechless.

Yellow Nine...he had to admit that Yellow Nine had indeed created a big trouble for Su Yu.

Furthermore, the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion was indeed worthy of being an information broker. It was very sensitive and careful. Even when they did not think that it was true, they still decided to verify the information before reaching a conclusion.

After all, if Profound Nine was really Su Yu, he would be extremely dangerous for the pavilion. Not long ago, he had caused the deaths of two middle-stage Sunmoons. With his current fame, it probably wouldn't be long before he became an elder. At the time, he would be able to cause even more deaths among the pavilion members.

"Ancient city..."

Didn't Su Yu claim that he was very close to the stone statue? In that case, there might be a solution to this. But Su Yu better be telling the truth for this to work.

Suddenly, Su Yu's vision blurred as he found himself in the Heart Cultivating Pavilion again.

After shooting him a glance, Wan Tiansheng said, "Are you really close with the stone statue?"

"Of course."

"Fine. I'll rewind time and discuss this with the stone statue. Getting someone else to replace you won't be as reliable. It's much easier for the stone statue to solve this issue. With his strength, he can seal or unseal the city as he pleases. And he can naturally kill someone provoking the mayor without breaking a sweat. As long as we can convince the stone statue, this will no longer be an issue."

Su Yu blanked out slightly and asked, "Rewinding time can only be used to inspect someone's memories, right? So you can actually communicate with the people you see in the past as well?"

"Of course."

Su Yu was surprised to hear that. Was it really so impressive?

He recalled what he heard from the death sovereign and asked, "But if you've never been there, can you rewind yourself back there?"

"Yes."

Wan Tiansheng nodded. Inwardly, he was saying that he had been there as well. The kid was simply unaware of it.

"Stop wasting time. I'll take you to the River of Time again. We'll go there together and you'll talk to the stone statue yourself."

Su Yu blinked doubtfully. Would this really work? This felt too unreliable.

"It will be fine. It hasn't even been long since you're back. We only need to return to half a month ago. That won't be too difficult. But you better be telling the truth. This will only work if the stone statue is really close to you. Otherwise...this might land me in big trouble."

Rewinding time to converse with an ancient Invincible would be very dangerous if the Invincible in question harbored malice toward him.

Such ancient existences were extremely powerful. If the stone statue decided to smash the River of Time apart, that would be greatly troublesome. And since Su Yu would be traveling with him, Su Yu would die. There was no chance Su Yu would survive something like that.

Su Yu gave it some thought and nodded. Yes. He was quite tight with Big Brother Stone Statue. After all, the stone statue had promised to beat some Invincibles to death for him. In that case, they could be considered close, right?

Definitely! They were very close! Next, a massive river appeared. Before long, Su Yu found himself traveling through the river with Wan Tiansheng again. He was feeling quite doubtful since the two of them had different memories. Could he reach the ancient city through Old Wan's memories?

He couldn't understand this. Thus, he decided to stop worrying about it. He still knew too little, after all. Since Old Wan claimed that it would work, he decided to trust Old Wan.

A short while later.

Inside the ancient city, the stone statue opened his eyes.

A river only visible to him had appeared outside the city. Two individuals stepped out of it. One of them was Su Yu, someone he knew. The other person...was a familiar face.

Su Yu had a surprised expression to see this working. When he saw the stone statue, he hurriedly said, "Lord, I'm in trouble! Some people will be here soon to check if I'm around. Can you deal with them for me? Otherwise, I might die! You will lose your most reliable subordinate!"

He wasn't sure if the stone statue could hear him. But soon, the stone statue spoke.

With some hesitation, the stone statue replied in a detached manner, "It's no big deal. This person beside you..."

He stopped and sent a voice transmission to only Wan Tiansheng, "You're very unique. But someone like you...is without a future."

Wan Tiansheng merely smiled and nodded without saying anything. Seeing that reaction, the stone statue said nothing else and shut his eyes again. Inwardly, he was wondering about the actual strength of this individual.

After all, he was already capable of opening the River of Time to such a level.