Chapter 972: Fang Canran's Revenge

But Fang Canran's face had changed, completely different from when he was in Spirit Void City, and there was even a depression in the middle of his chin, making him look more resolute. Even his voice was deeper.

Only his demeanor and movements still made He Lingchuan feel a bit familiar.

If the two had brushed past each other, He Lingchuan wouldn't have recognized him.

"Are you wearing a mask?" After causing such heavy destruction in Spirit Void City, it was indeed necessary to hide his name and change his face to solve it once and for all.

"No, this is the knife-and-rule technique used by the elders in the Lingshan." Fang Canran patted his face. "No magical power can see through it, because this is real skin and a real face."

Knife-and-rule technique? It's just plastic surgery.

He Lingchuan subconsciously looked at Dong Rui; there was also one who had changed his face here, but the technique of the Frost Leaf National Teacher didn't seem to be so troublesome.

"In this year, you have been silent. Only by observing the Beijia instructions did I feel you were still alive." Fang Canran also looked at Dong Rui. "This is?"

"His surname is Dong. He also had a share in the bad things we did."

Fang Canran understood and immediately became friendly toward Dong Rui: "So it's also a good friend! Let's sit down and chat."

When they were in Spirit Void City, although he and He Lingchuan cooperated, they were guarded against each other, and the estrangement was deep;

But because they had done a earth-shattering thing together that couldn't be mentioned to outsiders, meeting again in a foreign land, they were instead exceptionally close.

They had both proven their hearts with actions, and also proven that they had a common enemy—Beijia.

Having carried guns together, the feelings are different.

Fang Canran led the two into a small pavilion in the garden to sit down. This was a small pavilion by the pond, but there were walls on all four sides, with windows on the walls, blocking the wind and quiet, for the host and guests to enjoy the scenery, eat, and discuss.

After all, this is a sea island, the architecture is not exquisite, but it has a lot of style.

Dong Rui looked at the pond through the window and suddenly said: "There is a golden lotus in the pond."

Lotuses bloom in midsummer, but in this late autumn season, it should be full of withered leaves. But there were still three or four green lotus leaves in the pond, with a golden water lily bud floating among them.

"That's a small lotus demon. With it here, we don't have to worry about our conversation being overheard." Fang Canran lifted a silver basin from the stove, and the hot water in the basin just started to bubble like fish eyes.

He immersed the wine cup into it.

It's cold, so let's have some warm wine.

He Lingchuan asked him: "Are you under the Taihang Sect?"

"Please sit." Fang Canran opened the eight-treasure cabinet beside him and took out a set of exquisite square dishes, which contained four small snacks for wine. "Yes, I have been in the Taihang Sect since I was young, and later went to Spirit Void City. After revenge, I returned to the Taihang Sect and felt that Platinum Island was a good place, so I came here. The two sea guests entrusted by Brother He arrived in time; if it were a day later, I would have gone out again."

He Lingchuan sailed to Blade Harbor and met two sea guests on the way. The two sides were very congenial, and the sea guests sent a letter to Fang Canran on the way.

Of course, Fang Canran had another alias and code in a foreign land.

"Congratulations to Mr. Fang for his great revenge." He Lingchuan picked up a small piece of dried squid and tore it to eat. Hmm, salty, fresh, sweet, and chewy. "What was the outcome of the Ke family?"

More than 180 years ago, the ancestors of the Ke family reported it to Spirit Void City, and the Yuan Nation had to rise up in a hurry. After resisting for a thousand days, it finally failed. The officials and people of Thousand Star City were slaughtered, and the descendants of the Yuan Nation were demoted to lowly slaves, never to be turned over for generations.

But the Ke family relied on the merit of reporting and the merit of retrieving the Qianling Treasure Cover to enjoy nearly 200 years of glory and wealth. That kind of extravagance made even the Spirit Void dignitaries jealous.

Fang Canran, as a descendant of Shao Jian and a descendant of the Yuan Nation, had a national hatred and family feud with this descendant of the traitor.

He lurked in Spirit Void City for nearly twenty years, first to execute the orders of the Lingshan, and second to wait for an opportunity to take revenge for his family and country. When he talked to He Lingchuan before, he insisted that the Ke family suffering was the cycle of heaven and retribution.

During the chaos in Spirit Void City, Fang Canran designed to lure the Thunder Beast through the Jinghong Ferry transmission array and trampled the Ke family fiercely. This was executing official business, and by the way, taking revenge for his private hatred.

He Lingchuan had already heard the follow-up from Elder Dao of the Rongshan Sect, but Fang Canran here was undoubtedly the first-hand news.

Fang Canran smiled: "In the attack of the Thunder Beast, the Ke family's initial loss exceeded 10 million taels, including garden buildings, art sculptures, rare treasures, etc."

He Lingchuan immediately thought of the extremely luxurious ancestral mansion of the Ke family, which was a human wealth piled up by more than a hundred years of heavenly grace and favor. Every generation of the Ke family carefully carved and polished it on the basis of their predecessors, and every brick and tile was exquisite.

Coral trees as tall as a person, golden branches and jade leaves, were just ordinary decorations in the corners of the garden; just talking about the tiles of the Qinyin Pavilion, the sound was like a flute when the wind blew, and like the zither when it rained, ethereal and immortal. Those were tiles selected from 800 firings by famous craftsmen and famous kilns, spanning more than 70 years, costing at least over 20,000 silver, both time-consuming and labor-intensive.

The Thunder Beast rushed into the Ke mansion, like an elephant entering a porcelain shop, not knowing how many antiques and treasures it would smash.

"But money is a small matter. More than 40 Ke family members died, and more than 20 went missing. Although the head of the family, Ke Shouyi, only suffered minor injuries, his favorite fifth son, Ke Yanjing, died, and the third and fourth sons were seriously injured. The fourth son had half his body trampled and paralyzed, and it is probably very difficult for him to stand up in this life; also, he had a total of nine grandchildren, and coincidentally, six grandsons were trampled to death that night, and the three who survived were all granddaughters."

A prosperous family suddenly suffered a major injury.

"So miserable?" Dong Rui was idle, so he scooped up two pieces of pepper rice crust and crunched them.

"After this turmoil, Ke Shouyi fell seriously ill and almost lost his life, only barely holding on after taking the medicine bestowed by the Heavenly God. Among all the dignitaries on the floating island, the Ke family suffered the most. Spirit Void officials and people are analyzing that the Ke family was seeking revenge. However, the Ke family has made too many enemies and opponents in the past 200 years, and the list alone would take half a year to investigate."

Fang Canran was full of joy: "The Ke family suffered such a blow, and the Xushan Mountain Swamp Ju also accused them of withholding offerings, saying they were hungry and resentful, which led to the chaos in the Tiangong. The Demon Emperor and the Tiangong reached an agreement with Ju Ze to increase the offering standard for the mountain swamp, and ordered the Ke family to strictly execute it from now on."

"In other words, the Ke family has to offer more to Ju Ju from now on?"

Ju Ju broke free from the shackles of the Xushan Great Array and could enter and exit the Earth's core freely, and even the Heavenly God couldn't help it. If the Tiangong didn't want its butt to be on fire often, it had to be a little better to this big fire spirit.

He Lingchuan immediately thought of the Yin-Serpent King in the depths of Dragon Spine Island. Compared to the greedy Ju Ju, Long Hao is truly an honest and simple big monster, and the offering he asks for is the most worthless baleful bead.

As for whether the Tiangong has any way to restrain Ju Ju again, that's a later story.

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