Chapter 651: Temporary Departure (13/20, Autumn Subscription)

The local Blue Guard let out a sinister laugh, turned his head, and shouted loudly: "【Kill Demon】, surrender yourself to me, or I'll kill your sweetheart right now…"

Before the local Blue Guard could finish speaking, he suddenly sensed something was wrong.

The hand gripping the young lady was drifting, light, as if it had no weight at all.

Instinctively looking at his right hand, his pupils shrank at once, and he stumbled backward in terror, collapsing onto the ground.

He saw only the man wrapped in black qi, who at some unknown moment had silently appeared right beside him.

And the hand that had been gripping the young lady had long since been severed by the black shadow; blood spurted out as the right hand dropped to the ground.

"Ah… ahhhhhh!!"

Black qi coiled around the emerald-green blade, which flashed past in an instant.

The local Blue Guard's scream cut off abruptly.

"Lord Ye?!"

The young lady, held against Fang Yue's side with a single arm, immediately felt at ease and cried out in pleasant surprise.

Fang Yue held the girl with one arm, dispersed the black qi, raised his blade, and swept his gaze across the crowd.

"Take the corpses of the Green Clothes and the Blue Guard back with you. Tell your superiors to investigate those two thoroughly and clear my name. Otherwise, I will report this matter upward in the name of White Clothes, and when the investigation comes down, I imagine the situation won't look too pretty!

As for now… all of you, get out of here!"

Domineering aura on full display, killing intent piercing through!

No one doubted Fang Yue's words, nor did anyone doubt whether Fang Yue could do it.

At this moment, everyone was scared out of their wits by Fang Yue.

One slash, one Green Clothes; one slash, one fourth-rank Blue Guard—who could withstand that!

In their panic, they hurriedly left with the corpses.

After they left, the young lady immediately felt Fang Yue loosen his grip and release her slender waist.

A trace of disappointment flickered in her heart, but it was quickly overtaken by far greater worry.

"Lord Ye, are you truly a 【Green Bureau】 White Clothes? Even if you are, that identity can't protect you. The 【Green Bureau】 and 【Blue Coral】 have long been infiltrated; they'll only use you to kill the chicken to scare the monkey. If a Red Clothes steps in, or a third-rank Blue Guard steps in… even you would struggle to hold them off."

"They're only at the Human Rank, right? Are they really that strong?"

The harsh words had been spoken, but to be honest, Fang Yue himself wasn't entirely sure either.

Fortunately… he had never planned to clash with others this soon in the first place.

"Very strong."

The young lady said worriedly.

Those two were nothing like last night's Lord Wan, that half-baked Human Rank; they were genuine, solid Human Rank—strongers who had risen through real competition within the Government forces, climbing step by step with steady, solid cultivation!

Moreover, they had been famous for years—at the very least, they were experts at the mid-stage of Human Rank!

The young lady didn't know who would be stronger if those two fought together against Fang Yue, but she figured it certainly wouldn't be easy.

If it really came to a fight, it would only be a matter of life and death. After all… as far as she knew, Fang Yue was still only at the Xiantian Realm.

Xiantian Realm being able to fight an early-stage Human Rank was already a heaven-defying feat.

But to then fight a mid-stage Human Rank would be somewhat forced.

If Fang Yue could advance to Human Rank… then he'd have the strength to fight!

But the path of advancement was so very difficult—not something one could simply break through at will.

Many people might spend their entire lives stuck at the Xiantian Realm, unable to advance even a single inch.

Although the young lady had great confidence in Fang Yue, that confidence was about his future potential—she believed Fang Yue would one day break through to Human Rank, become a Human Rank expert, and even a Cloud Rank expert!

As for the legendary Rain Rank, she dared not even hope for it.

And right now, Fang Yue was still stuck at the Xiantian Realm, which wasn't something he could break through in a short time. Her worry was naturally well-founded.

"It's fine. I don't plan to clash head-on with them right now either. I intend to lie low for a while. It's just that you all…"

Fang Yue had his own way to temporarily lie low, to let the 【Green Bureau】 and 【Blue Coral】 calm down, investigate the details of this matter thoroughly, and clear his name. Surely not every single person in the two Government offices was incapable of handling things properly.

The problem was that once he ran, the Dayang Fu side…

"It's fine! Lord Ye, feel free to leave Chunuan City. I'll contact the Sky Merchant Alliance and seek their protection. With the 【Sky Merchant Alliance】 around, I should be safe. But you… Lord Ye, could you leave me a way to contact you? In a few days it'll be the 【Martial Decision】, and if you disappear without a trace…" the young lady said, a little sullen.

"I'm only going out to lie low for a few days. I'll be back in a few days, and I'll contact you then."

As for a way to contact him, Fang Yue didn't leave one in the end, but he still volunteered: "I'm planning to make a trip to Dongliu Mountain. The phoenix lead is there, so it works out perfectly. Before the 【Martial Decision】, I'll be back."

The young lady had wanted to say she'd go too, but thinking of her own feeble strength, the words on her lips changed to: "Be careful on the road, come back soon! If the situation in the city changes, I'll send someone to the foot of Dongliu Mountain to notify you. If we both stick to the Official Road, we should be able to meet."

"Alright."

Since the 【Sky Merchant Alliance】 could protect the young lady, Fang Yue could leave with peace of mind.

Not to mention, the main firepower had now all been drawn onto himself.

Mounting the Liehong Horse, he gave Mang Liuzi a word of instruction to look after the young lady's safety, and Fang Yue rode out of Chunuan City.

The transmission of news has a time delay.

The harsh words Fang Yue had spoken had enraged the higher-ups of the 【Green Bureau】 and 【Blue Coral】.

Before long, Dou Hongyi arrived at Dayang Fu with his men, ready for a fight.

"Where is he?"

Dou Hongyi, tall and imposing with a cold, stern face, swept his gaze around the room and demanded directly.

"Lord Ye has already left Chunuan City."

The young lady replied, neither servile nor overbearing.

"Cause trouble and then run? Killed two of my Green Bureau's Green Clothes, and still dares to threaten me—what nerve!"

Dou Hongyi's dangerous gaze roamed over the people of Dayang Fu.

And just at this moment…

"What a temper. Looks like the person has run off."

A somewhat soft, effeminate voice rang out. A pale-skinned man, fanning himself with a small fan, stepped into Dayang Fu.

"Third-rank Blue Guard... Yang Diandian!"

Dou Hongyi narrowed his eyes, looking toward the person who had come from behind.

"Oh my, what fierce eyes. What, I'm not welcome?"

Yang Diandian walked over, lightly tapped Dou Hongyi's shoulder with his fan, brushed past him, sat down on the seat, unceremoniously took the hot tea on the seat, blew on it once, and glanced at the eldest young lady and the others.

"Since the person ran off, let's deal with everyone else in Dayang Fu. First, kill the chicken to scare the monkey. Once we catch the 【Demon Slayer】, we'll chop him up in the street."

Dou Hongyi sneered: "Easy for you to say. The other party is a Green Division 【White Clothes】, and it's my Green Division's face that loses out. How my Green Division handles this internally has nothing to do with your 【Blue Coral】."

"My 【Blue Coral】 also died..."

"Once I catch the person, I'll naturally give your Blue Coral an explanation. Right now, this has nothing to do with you."

Yang Diandian narrowed his eyes: "Dou Hongyi, don't make me wait too long. Three days. If you don't catch the person within three days, this matter will be handed over to our 【Blue Coral】 to take over."

"Dream on! Internal matters of 【Green Division】 are not for your 【Blue Coral】 people to meddle in!"

(End of this chapter)