Chapter 675: Disguised Identity (7/10, Autumn Subscription)

Quack doctors, a whole bunch of quack doctors!

Fang Yue's face darkened. He looked up at the black ring above his head, from which a drop of water fell every now and then, and he increasingly felt that this was his very own Sword of Damocles.

"【Qianyao Palace】… I need to find a way to get to Jingcheng quickly and ask around about 【Qianyao Palace】's whereabouts."

Fang Yue clenched his fists, feeling the urgency of time.

Right now the black ring wasn't much—those drops of 【Night Rain】, one by one, fell so slowly that they were nothing against his whopping 7,000 HP.

The question was how much 【Night Rain】 would grow later on…

He glanced at the back of his hand, wrapped in a handkerchief. That spot burned like a branding iron, uncomfortable.

Taking a deep breath, Fang Yue went and bought a bamboo hat, placing it on his head. But this was only a stopgap—once Night Rain fell harder, the hat would be useless.

Yet even such a stopgap measure seemed to have lost its effect…

The black ring slowly moved downward, pierced straight through the hat, and dripped a drop of Night Rain right onto the top of Fang Yue's head.

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Fang Yue: …

Does this thing have its own consciousness or what??

A chill ran down Fang Yue's spine. He tossed the hat aside and, under the strange stares of passersby, hurried forward.

The black ring also Synchronize'd by rising back up a little, fixing itself in the air above Fang Yue's head.

Seemingly annoyed, Fang Yue pressed on with his head lowered.

But after only a few steps, his ears suddenly pricked up, as if he'd heard something. His pupils contracted sharply, his eyes went wide, and he froze on the spot.

"Did you hear? This year's 【Martial Tournament】 first-place prize is a servant girl called 【An Dong'er】. Speaking of which, who is this An Dong'er? She must be a real beauty, right? Otherwise they wouldn't make her the top prize of the 【Martial Tournament】."

"Beats me. No hope for us either way. But if those martial artists aren't satisfied, I wouldn't mind paying a high price to buy her myself. Hehehehe—who'd say no to a pretty girl?"

An Dong'er…

Is this the An Dong'er I know?!

Coming back to his senses, Fang Yue was already breathing hard. He grabbed the passerby.

"M-mercy, good sir!"

The people around them screamed and scattered. A few with a shred of conscience went to report it to the authorities.

But at this moment, Fang Yue was only staring fixedly at the man before him.

"An Dong'er… the slave given as the 【Martial Tournament】 prize, her name is An Dong'er, right? A little girl? Do you have a portrait of her? Where did you hear this news?"

"I-I don't know anything! The organizers—the whole thing was spread by the Heavenly Commerce Alliance. Don't kill me, please don't kill me!"

He knew 【Chunuan City】 was chaotic, but wasn't that at night? How could there be lunatics this brutal in broad daylight??

The tough fear the reckless, the reckless fear the mad. Clearly, at this moment, Fang Yue's demeanor perfectly resembled a madman standing on the fifth floor.

"You bold villain! Release that peddler at once!"

With a thunderous shout, a violent gust of Qi shot over from afar.

Fang Yue's face changed. He flung the peddler aside, drew his green blade, and blocked with all his might.

Clang—

With a dull, heavy crash, the emotionally agitated Fang Yue, shrouded in black Qi, parried the strike with a single sword. His body didn't even budge.

He looked up and saw the Tang Dao–style long saber that had just flown at him sent flying back, caught midair by the Red Clothes Blue Guard who had rushed over, who then landed steadily.

The newcomer was none other than Dou Hongyi.

His face held a trace of shock.

"You actually took a hit from me—who exactly are you!"

Although 【Chunuan City】 was currently hosting the 【Martial Tournament】, and the people in the city were a mixed bag.

Anyone at the Human Rank was a major figure who dominated a region—there was no reason his side wouldn't have been notified.

He looked again at the ring above Fang Yue's head, from which a drop of rain fell every now and then, as if watering a withered, parched tree.

In the real world, this would be strange but nothing more.

But in a world full of strangeness, it was enough to scare one to death!

Once Dou Hongyi clearly saw what exactly was hovering above Fang Yue's head, he was genuinely startled on the spot.

N-Night Rain?!

Night Rain overhead, bathed in it day and night?!

"A R-Rain Rank powerhouse?!"

His pupils contracted. For a moment, Dou Hongyi didn't know how to react. Clearly feeling constrained, he gave a slight bow and asked cautiously, "Forgive my earlier offense… may I ask which great figure you are, sir? If we knew, we could report it to our superiors."

Rain Rank experts rarely moved about, or rather, rarely showed themselves in public!

Encountering a Rain Rank powerhouse out in the wild was almost like winning the lottery—something one might never experience in a lifetime.

Therefore, most people assumed they would never in their lives see a single Rain Rank powerhouse, or even a Cloud Rank one.

Even in a big city like 【Chunuan City】, it was the same.

Only in a place like Jingcheng might one catch a glimpse of a Rain Rank expert's true face.

Dou Hongyi had never seen a Rain Rank powerhouse, but he knew what Night Rain was.

A fellow with Night Rain over his head, seemingly bathed in it day and night—no matter how you looked at him, he wasn't a simple character. He might well be a Rain Rank powerhouse who could send him to the heavens with a wave of his hand. One had to be respectful.

Seeing Dou Hongyi's reaction, Fang Yue was a bit dumbfounded.

Rain Rank?

Me?

What kind of joke is this!

If I were Rain Rank, I'd have already leveled the Phoenix Organization. Would I still need to skulk around like this?

Hm? Wait!

Fang Yue narrowed his eyes and spoke in an exaggeratedly aged tone.

"You can actually see through my disguise, not bad! The young are truly formidable."

As he spoke, Fang Yue tossed out several heads of Night Thief leaders.

"I heard the Night Thieves in Chunuan City have been causing quite a stir, so I dealt with them on my way. Take a look and see if these are the ones?"

Dou Hongyi's pupils contracted. Those heads were clearly all top-ten experts on the Thief Rankings. Judging by what the Rain-Rank senior meant, every strong expert ranked high on the Thief Rankings had been wiped out in one sweep!

Hiss—

Dou Hongyi drew in a sharp breath. He himself was only a Human Realm martial artist; compared to the Thief Rankings, he was about on par with the number one on the list.

If the Thief Rankings' number one could be killed by a Rain-Rank expert, then naturally he could be killed by one too.

Many things in the secular world only apply to ordinary people; Rain-Rank experts have never been bound by such rules.

Only a Rain-Rank expert can restrain a Rain-Rank expert!

Taking a deep breath, Dou Hongyi forced himself to calm down. "Sir, you've rid the people of a scourge. Once we've tallied it up, we'll deliver the bounty to your residence. Please leave your name and address."

"Ridding the people of a scourge is hardly worth mentioning."

"Then… then we'll change it to a public notice and spread the word widely…"

"Although it's hardly worth mentioning, since it's the Government's rule, I'll still accept the bounty so as not to make things difficult for you."

"…Thank you for your understanding, sir!"

Narrowing his eyes, Fang Yue clasped his hands behind his back and paced a couple of steps.

Although in Dou Hongyi's eyes, he himself was only at the Xiantian Realm.

But Dou Hongyi must have pegged him as a Rain-Rank expert.

Think carefully about how to make use of this identity.

Paper can't contain fire; the identity being exposed is only a matter of time. Before that happens, he needs to extract more information.

"I've heard Chunuan City is holding some kind of Martial Tournament, quite the lively affair, but the top prize is actually a female slave. Is this true?"

(End of this chapter)