[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-facing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year":3,"chapter-facing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year-facing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year-chapter-156":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Facing an Ancient God for a Year",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},967232,1268,"Chapter 156 - 155: Sword Heart's Legacy (Part 2)_1","facing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year-chapter-156",156,"\u003Cp>Chapter 156: Chapter 155: Sword Heart’s Legacy (Part 2)_1\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instructor card?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the middle-aged man’s interrogation, Fu Qian was also puzzled in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was his identity not that of a student, but an instructor this time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was indeed unexpected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it wasn’t a bad thing; an instructor’s identity clearly allowed for more freedom of action compared to a student.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go outside first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that quite a few students were looking over with confusion, the middle-aged man realized their conversation had already caused some disturbance and gestured for Fu Qian to follow him out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They made their way to the entrance, where the middle-aged man’s gaze turned stern, signaling Fu Qian to wait in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he took Fu Qian’s card and swiped it on a device nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fu Qian?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half a minute later, as the middle-aged man looked at the information displayed, he sized Fu Qian up and down, his expression complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right, it’s me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed he hadn’t changed his name this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Qian, in his position, could also see the content on the display screen, confirming that not only his name but also his photograph matched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…To actually be an instructor from Heaven’s Commencement Institute… Aren’t you too young for that!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man murmured to himself, somewhat incredulous at what he was seeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, he seemed to suddenly think of something, and his face showed an even deeper disdain than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sorry, although you are an instructor of Heaven’s Commencement Institute, breaking into the Sword Pavilion without permission has violated the rules. I need to report this to the Academy and take disciplinary action against you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding Fu Qian’s identity card firmly, he said this curtly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s with that look as if you’ve just found your father’s killer all of a sudden?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Qian couldn’t understand the middle-aged man’s sudden change in emotion, but he immediately denied the accusation of unauthorized entry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I didn’t break in without permission. Think back, you were the one who invited me in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That seemed to be true…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man froze again, recalling the earlier scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It indeed appeared to be him who had let Fu Qian in without checking his identification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strictly speaking, this was indeed his own dereliction of duty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But who would have thought that an instructor from Heaven’s Commencement Institute would be squatting outside the Sword Pavilion at this time, even wearing the clothes of the Swordsmanship Department?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s right, the clothes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not to mention anything else, the clothes are something you put on yourself, right? Can you deny that you had other intentions?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There indeed was a reason.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Qian replied with a smile, spinning tales.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Although I don’t study Sword Dao much, with the Sword Pavilion open and many students contemplating, as a researcher of transcendent powers, I am quite interested in this grand event. So, I was just here observing the changes in the students’ auras before and after their contemplation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To not make them feel too out of place, I merely borrowed this outfit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You keep blabbering on!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man looked at Fu Qian in disbelief. So you’re here doing research as well?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, even though this was clearly a nonsensical explanation, he temporarily couldn’t refute it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the middle-aged man could say anything, Fu Qian frowned and looked at him skeptically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You first invited me in… Then you found me to say I broke the rules…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why do I feel like this smells a bit like entrapment… You didn’t do it on purpose, did you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who do you think you are!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I would purposely let you, just to entrap you, into the Academy’s forbidden grounds?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man nearly spewed blood in Fu Qian’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy was shamelessly extreme, just like those lunatics from Heaven’s Commencement Institute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nevertheless, considering the situation, he began to have his doubts about whether to continue entangling with Fu Qian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy is obviously a shameless rogue, but when it really comes down to it, I’ve made mistakes too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, I was only in there for a few minutes, so it’s not really a big problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fu Qian!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing some effect, Fu Qian was about to apply more pressure when a tall figure approached from the distance, shouting at Fu Qian before even arriving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I went to your place and didn’t find you, so I guessed you’d be here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person was a mature, radiant woman with brown hair and blue eyes who spoke to Fu Qian very naturally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she finished speaking, she noticed the card in the middle-aged man’s hand, and then looked at Fu Qian’s attire, a hint of surprise inevitably rising on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re not thinking of going in, are you? This is a forbidden area of the Swordsmanship Department, so don’t be too reckless!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Professor Lanaya.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the newcomer, the middle-aged man’s expression finally eased a bit, and he greeted the woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How could that be, I was just chatting with this man. He thinks I’m too young and doesn’t believe I’m an instructor here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here, can you give me back my card now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Qian looked at the middle-aged man with a smiling face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The latter was stunned for a moment, as if engaged in some intense internal struggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, he finally nodded stiffly and handed Fu Qian’s card back to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I need to talk to you about something. Let’s walk and talk.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was clear there were some doubts, with the situation satisfactorily resolved, Professor Lanaya made no further comment and took the lead, walking ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s the matter?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following behind Lanaya, Fu Qian asked, while observing the surrounding buildings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s an urgent task.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lanaya didn’t look at him and explained quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Earlier today, the Yuan Financial Group contacted the Academy; one of their local secret warehouses was robbed, items were lost, and personnel were killed. They hope the Academy will help with the investigation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shouldn’t this be a case for the Night Watchman?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Qian was a bit puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After so many tasks, he had come to understand some of the rules of this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To put it simply, all incidents related to Transcendent powers, indiscriminately, call for the Night Watchman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed, that should be the case, so I’m also a bit puzzled,” sighed Lanaya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But the committee specifically asked me to attend to it, hoping that the Punishment Department would handle it properly. Given that there are few people free right now, I can only trouble you to accompany me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they spoke, Lanaya had already taken Fu Qian into a car, racing towards their destination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the road, with indirect probing, Fu Qian had more or less cleared up the current situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His identity this time was indeed that of an instructor at the Heaven’s Commencement Institute of the Academy, and he had just joined not long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his strength was decent, due to his shallow seniority, he was conventionally part-timing at the Punishment Department.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this Lanaya was, on one hand, an instructor at the Academy, and on the other, one of the heads of the Punishment Department.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The matter was urgent and no one else was available, so they directly grasped him as their strong man, which could also count as padding his KPI.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An hour later, the two arrived at the scene of the incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The area was already cordoned off, and practically as soon as they got out of the car, a group of people looked over at them warily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Lanaya identified herself, the two were finally allowed to enter the scene, where someone was already waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a lean-faced middle-aged man with a straight chin and sharp eyes, who looked quite capable but had a rather unsightly complexion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man clearly recognized Lanaya and after greeting her, he sized up Fu Qian from top to bottom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who is this…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Qian, an instructor at the Academy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Lanaya didn’t elaborate, Fu Qian merely nodded slightly, exuding poise.\u003C\u002Fp>",1339,"2026-06-03T07:50:25.893Z","2026-06-03T07:50:30.689Z",1,"novelbin.me","a12fd2b74d990a8ce1c0df7f56a83bed40f1e13d7a020040aaad028731165d5c","facing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year-chapter-157","facing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year-chapter-155",2389,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffacing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year-cover.jpg"]