Chapter 640: Comprehension Improved (2/20, Autumn Subscription)

Fang Yue understood the young mistress's emotions, hesitated slightly, then nodded and said, "Alright, but you must obey me completely while following me—if I tell you to run, you must flee without looking back."

Hearing this, the young mistress's heart warmed, her gaze softening slightly as she whispered, "Mm…"

With matters settled, the young mistress summoned her personal maid again and ordered her not to gossip.

The young mistress gave no explanation, made no further remarks—she simply told her to be silent and trust Fang Yue.

Servants' lips are never reliable.

And for servants, the less they know, the safer they are.

The young mistress washed her face quickly, then took over Fang Yue's duties, managing all affairs within Dayang Fu.

She found that Fang Yue handled these matters more smoothly than she'd expected—or rather, more cleverly.

She had assumed that suddenly entrusting Fang Yue with all of Dayang Fu's affairs would leave him flustered.

But in reality, Fang Yue merely followed her instructions, assigning tasks to servants and overseeing them.

Once a phase's report arrived, he paused temporarily, refraining from issuing new orders hastily, waiting instead for her to awaken so she could personally handle matters with full knowledge of Dayang Fu's situation.

As report after report was submitted, organized and clearly categorized, it was evident Fang Yue had carefully inventoried everything.

Such a "wise helpmate," even without formidable martial skill, was enough to become her right hand and left, a figure akin to Hai Guanjia.

Too bad…

The young mistress's mind flashed to the dirty handkerchief tied to Fang Yue's hand, her heart tightening slightly with a pang of bitterness.

Yet strangely, Master Ye, though always bound with that handkerchief, had come alone to Chunuan City seeking advancement—perhaps things were not as she imagined.

No! Wrong—though Master Ye had never directly mentioned it, she still sensed faintly that he had been troubling the Phoenix Organization, seemingly to find someone.

Could the handkerchief's owner actually be held captive by the Phoenix Organization, and had Master Ye come alone to Chunuan City solely to rescue that beloved person?

The thought made the young mistress's heart ache.

A hero rescues the beauty, infiltrates the enemy's lair, all for the one in his heart.

Such a romantic tale, yet the protagonist was not herself.

"If only I had met Master Ye sooner… If I had been taken by the Phoenix Organization, would Master Ye risk his life to save me?"

The young mistress did not know the answer, but she suspected it would be no…

…

Old City Caravan Guild.

"What?! The Supreme Guest of Dayang Fu is from Qing Si?!"

"What?! False rumor—he only assisted Qing Si at Lang Qingyi's request? Borrowing power through intimidation?!"

"What?! The Fox Caravan Guild was slaughtered on the street—suspected of involvement in last night's strange attack on Dayang Fu?!"

A string of rumors left the Old City Caravan Guild's Regimental Commander utterly stunned, as if bombarded by an avalanche of information, completely dazed.

He had never seen Dayang Caravan Guild act with such swift, ruthless efficiency—its actions felt like Dayang Caravan Guild had regained its youth, violent and frenzied, fangs bared, brimming with malice!

As if anyone dared move, it would retaliate tenfold or a hundredfold on the spot, disregarding all face or consequence, like a rabid dog!

"How could this happen?!"

The Old City Caravan Guild's Regimental Commander was bewildered—he still remembered the old Regimental Commander of Dayang Caravan Guild, a cowardly fool, easily bullied, crushed whenever desired, never daring to resist.

Yet after the old commander's death, when the young mistress took over and a mysterious Supreme Guest appeared, they immediately threw Chunuan City into chaos!

For a moment, the Old City Caravan Guild's Regimental Commander felt fear.

He feared the other side might truly go mad—daring to attack during daylight, slapping a false charge on them and slaughtering them all.

"Your Excellencies of Blue Shan, the safety of the Old City Caravan Guild rests entirely in your hands."

A man in a blue cloak and blue uniform, with a four-star badge hanging at his waist, glanced at the Old City Caravan Guild's Regimental Commander.

"With a Fourth-Rank Blue Guard here, who dares cause trouble? Even if Dayang Caravan Guild had the audacity of heaven, it wouldn't dare provoke me."

"Of course! Senior Gan, you're a First-rate Realm cultivator, just one step from Third-Rank Blue Guard—if not for lack of position, you'd have been promoted long ago. With you stationed here, we're at ease!"

As he spoke, the Old City Caravan Guild handed over another bag of Blood Stones, their hearts aching.

But there was no choice—yesterday night's achievements of Dayang Caravan Guild's Supreme Guest had been terrifying.

Though they had retreated early and were later targeted by Dayang Caravan Guild's death squads and the Fox Caravan Guild's retaliation, the news still reached them, leaving everyone trembling.

To flee? They couldn't bear to abandon their wealth.

To stay? The Fox Caravan Guild's fate loomed before them.

In their anxiety, they could only rely on the Blue Guard's presence to save them, while also reporting the situation to the Phoenix Organization, hoping for reinforcements soon.

But even the Rat Seat Elder had been driven off—support from the Phoenix Organization was unlikely in the short term.

As for Senior Gan the Blue Guard, he was purely a result of years of bribes and connections—a true Blue Guard of the Government faction. If he died at the Old City Caravan Guild's base, Dayang Caravan Guild would have to weigh the consequences carefully; a full investigation would leave no one unscathed!

…

Similar to the Old City Caravan Guild's situation was the Kongshan Caravan Guild, which, upon hearing of the Fox Caravan Guild's fate, trembled in fear.

But they had gathered renowned experts from Chunuan City, even securing a Human-Level powerhouse to stand guard—safety-wise, they took a completely different path from their neighbors.

They relied on genuine strength to intimidate; the Old City Caravan Guild relied on status and power.

As to which approach worked better, that would depend on Dayang Caravan Guild's response tonight.

Regardless, as long as they held out until the Phoenix Organization responded, things would turn.

No matter how hard a target, could it rival the Phoenix Organization?

The Phoenix Organization had dealt with even more brazen new forces—Dayang Caravan Guild was nothing to fear!

…

Night fell. Fang Yue sheathed his blade.

He could feel his Blade Technique had improved significantly, his progress growing clearer under the aid of his high Comprehension.

Though he had not yet reached a breakthrough in realm, each swing of his blade allowed Fang Yue to sense his own strength advancing.

He swept past the previous system prompts.

"System Prompt: Player 【Yese Liming】 has slain 【Short-Tailed Tribe: Hua Zhu】, Comprehension +0.1."

"System Prompt: Congratulations to Player 【Yese Liming】 for slaying 【Short-Tailed Tribe: Hua Zhu】. Rewards: Force Control +20, Force Dispersal +20, Lifespan +3 months, 【Eerie Realm】 progress +0.2%."

"System Prompt: Player 【Yese Liming】…"

The network technician came, tinkered the whole afternoon, still hasn't fixed it. Sigh.

(End of this chapter)