Chapter 743: Speaking of Two Fronts (1/10, Request Subscription)

"Ye Ge, don't act rashly! That's the You Family of Qing Cheng! One of the Four Great Families of Qing Cheng!"

"Exactly! Qing Cheng is right under the Emperor's nose! We can go rescue someone, but if we clash with the You Family, a hundred of us wouldn't be their match!"

"Xiao Ye, I've never been to Qing Cheng, but I've heard of the Four Great Families—such beings at least have Cloud-level experts guarding them, maybe even… Rain-level Ancestors! We're no match!"

Fang Yue breathed heavily, his expression shifting between dark and light.

He knew full well how dangerous the You Family of Qing Cheng was.

But what they did was beyond the pale! They planned to use You Sisi's corpse to complete a Ming wedding!

The dead cannot be brought back to life!

You Sisi died right before his eyes—he witnessed it himself.

She's dead, yet they're digging her up to force a wedding—what else is that but a Ming wedding!

"Pervert! A whole family of perverts!"

Jing Yan and the other two exchanged glances.

"This… maybe her grandfather didn't mean it that way…"

"What else could it mean?" Fang Yue turned coldly toward Jing Yan, who froze instantly and frantically signaled to Chen Qing beside him for help.

"Ye Ge, calm down!"

Chen Qing hesitated: "The You Family patriarch's exact words were 'Even if dead, she must come back to life.' Maybe the You Family has some special method to revive You Sisi?"

Fang Yue froze for a moment, his breath stopping abruptly, then turned sharply toward Chen Qing with desperate hope.

"Really?!"

【Don't get excited! Don't get excited! Breathe deeply, keep your breath steady—don't die from suffocating on your own emotions instead of being killed by the Yin Chasers.】

What do you have to do with this?!

【Wu Wuwu! Zhi Zhi is heartbroken!】

Fang Yue ignored the parchment, his gaze locked fixedly on Chen Qing.

Under Fang Yue's stare, Chen Qing's face stiffened slightly, beads of cold sweat breaking out on his forehead.

"Umm… it's just a possibility. Don't lean your face so close to mine…"

"What's the probability?"

What's the probability?

Chen Qing opened his mouth, then closed it again, averting his gaze and whispering faintly: "... Sorry, I just spoke without thinking—this is almost impossible."

That's right—almost impossible.

The dead cannot be revived—that is the law of nature.

Even the current Emperor of Qing Guo, when his eyes close, cannot summon back his soul.

How much less so You Sisi, a mere child of the You Family?

Yet recalling the You Family patriarch's attitude that day, Chen Qing felt the matter might not be so simple.

But seeing Fang Yue's dejected, hollow expression after hearing this—his emotions swinging wildly—he chose not to mention it again, fearing further distress.

"Regardless, once we reach Qing Cheng, I will personally visit the You Family and retrieve You Sisi's corpse! At least let her rest in peace!"

After his emotions steadied slightly, Fang Yue clenched the handkerchief in his hand and spoke coldly.

"We'll go with you!"

"Just don't provoke a clash with the You Family…"

"Uh, Captain Wu is still waiting for us."

They quickened their pace and moved forward as one.

…

Phoenix Organization, Chunuan City branch base.

Dou Hongyi widened her eyes, scanning the surroundings.

This vast underground organization was built beneath an empty stretch of land just outside Chunuan City.

Its interior space was nearly as large as a small town.

Interconnected corridors led to every zone and chamber.

At this moment, Dou Hongyi walked along the main passage of this space.

When they first stormed in, Dou Hongyi encountered some decent resistance.

But soon, they received word and withdrew en masse, retreating to a massive chamber at the end of the corridors.

"An Dong'er'er… An Dong'er'er must be in there!"

Captain Wu roared and charged ahead.

Golden threads flickered in his eyes; he reached the massive chamber's entrance and, facing the towering metal door that vanished into darkness above, punched it directly.

"Don't shut the door!"

Boom!!

A violent tremor rang through the metal, and the massive door dented inward with a fist-shaped crater.

"It works! Help me break this iron door!"

Captain Wu's shout was immediately answered—Dou Hongyi joined in without hesitation.

Together, they hammered the iron door, which soon groaned under the relentless blows.

On the final combined strike…

Boom—!

Dust swirled, metal shards flew everywhere.

The door was blasted open with a hole over a meter tall; Captain Wu and the others surged through.

"An Dong'er'er! An Dong'er'er, where are you?!"

The Captain shouted loudly, but when the dust cleared, he froze in place.

Inside the entire room, a vast circular space, everything was white—white walls, white floor.

Only at the very center stood a tube-like object resembling an Experimental Pod.

A human body lay quietly immersed in the tube, occasionally bubbling up with gurgles.

The other members of the Phoenix Organization surrounded the Experimental Pod, all guarding it as if willing to die for it.

"What the hell is this?"

Upon closer inspection, the Captain could not recognize the person inside the Experimental Pod.

It was a stranger: half his face, left side, was a delicate, childlike visage; the right half was burned as if by flames, a scarred, disfigured ruin.

Each half, viewed alone, seemed acceptable.

But together on one face, they created a grotesque sensation, unsettling and uncomfortable.

"Who is that?"

"They're protecting that guy."

"This might be their last desperate move—stay alert!"

"The subject… must be a Phoenix Organization experimental subject! Earlier I sensed something odd—that iron door looked so thick, but its actual material was highly unusual, not nearly as hard as expected, a metal I'd never seen before. It must've been specially designed to prevent leaks during their experiments!"

The others chattered among themselves, but the Captain's heart sank.

Because the person he was searching for was still missing!

"Where is An Dong'er'er! Where did you hide her?!"

The Captain roared, his body lunging forward before he even finished speaking.

He would seize these people and force them to reveal everything!

"Wait!"

"Captain, don't!"

Dou Hongyi reached out to grab and stop the Captain—but it was too late; her hand closed on air, and her face darkened slightly.

Too reckless!

They knew nothing, yet charged ahead like a fool—this would end badly!

These bastards fled all the way back here for a reason—they must have some advantage. They already held the upper hand; they could handle this slowly. Why rush?!

Dou Hongyi seethed inwardly but said nothing—after all, the Captain's image of risking his life to save them still burned fresh in her mind.

"Follow! Move in together! Cover the Captain!"

With no other choice, they gritted their teeth and charged forward as one.

Seeing the Captain barreling toward them, the surviving Phoenix Organization members all showed panic and terror.

"He—he's coming for us!"

"Lord Aries! Lord Aries, save us!!"

Lord Aries?!

Hearing their desperate screams, the Captain's heart jolted—he froze mid-step and looked up into the Experimental Pod.

At almost the same instant, the man immersed in the Experimental Pod slowly opened his eyes.

The two locked gazes.

I will defend the honor of Night's Breath!!

(End of Chapter)