Chapter 917: Account Anomaly (2/2, Requesting Moon Tickets)

Fang Yue's heart stirred.

Clearly, the Moon Lord's Guai was referring to Chenqing!

"The person you sent over from the Phoenix Organization—wasn't their name Chenqing? Where is he now? Do you know where the Phoenix Organization's base is?"

The Moon Lord's Guai froze, evidently surprised Fang Yue was asking this now.

It was like he was discussing matters of state, a crisis threatening the entire world's safety, and Fang Yue was asking him if his eyes were dry.

Is this the point? Is this the point!!

The Moon Lord's Guai burned with anger, but dared not speak out—after all, his Hei Yue Clan had encountered only Fang Yue, the Dishi Yue, in all these years, and they relied entirely on Fang Yue to fulfill Wanfa Xianren's orders.

After a brief pause, the Moon Lord's Guai quickly revealed everything he knew about the Phoenix Organization.

Fang Yue's expression darkened.

Because the Moon Lord's Guai knew little about the mysterious Phoenix Organization.

After thinking for a moment, Fang Yue asked his final question.

"Then, what secret did Wanfa Xianren entrust your clan to guard across generations?"

Hearing Fang Yue mention this, the Moon Lord's Guai perked up.

"That secret is…"

Fang Yue froze.

Because he saw the Moon Lord's Guai moving his lips—but no sound came out.

The voice was blocked, as if silenced entirely.

"What? What did you say! What secret did Wanfa Xianren order you to pass down?!"

Fang Yue shouted loudly; the Moon Lord's Guai gestured wildly, clearly shouting back—but not a single sound reached Fang Yue.

"Write it! Write it down for me to see!"

Fang Yue's face hardened; a suspicion quietly formed in his mind.

Could it be… I am not the Dishi Yue they believe me to be? The one the Hei Yue Clan has been waiting for isn't me?

Fang Yue had reason to think so, because it wasn't Fang Yue himself who consumed the Moon Lord's Guai—it was the power of the Guai Spirit Root.

And according to the Moon Lord's Guai's own words, the one they awaited should be a wanderer capable of directly devouring the power of all Hei Yue Clan members—not indirectly through the Guai Spirit Root, but in a far more direct, visceral way!

Under these circumstances, it was entirely plausible that Wanfa Xianren's curse would trigger a shielding effect.

After all, this was a fruit Wanfa Xianren had painstakingly cultivated for years—he wouldn't let some outsider reap its benefits.

Yet, based on the Moon Lord's Guai's account, Fang Yue deduced that Wanfa Xianren was, in fact, an internal tester—someone from the same era as Meiyu Xianzi.

In other words… a cheater!

After the last Tian Shi, all cheaters should have exited the game and fallen into slumber in the real world.

Then… if Wanfa Xianren is a cheater, he should still be asleep—right there at the cheaters' base!

Fang Yue narrowed his eyes.

But this raised one puzzle for him.

That is… so far, only one cheater has awakened in the real world—so what use is Wanfa Xianren's setup of the Hei Yue Clan in the game?

Wanderer… wanderer… could Wanfa Xianren return to the game and absorb the Hei Yue Clan's power for himself?

"... This is the secret Wanfa Xianren left behind, entrusted to our clan to guard across generations. I've told you everything now—if you ever meet Wanfa Xianren there, please tell him this message: come back and look after us, your loyal Hei Yue Clan…"

As Fang Yue pondered this, the Moon Lord's Guai's voice suddenly returned.

It was as if only specific keywords were blocked—only when conveying certain messages was the voice silenced.

Fang Yue shook his head slightly.

"No. I didn't understand what you just said. I want you to write every word you just spoke, in blood, on the ground."

The Moon Lord's Guai froze.

He looked confused, but obeyed anyway.

He swiftly traced with his bloody hand—but not a single character or mark appeared on the ground.

Shielded! Shielded! Still shielded!

Fang Yue's expression turned grim—he could only squeeze the Moon Lord's Guai like a dead battery; getting any crucial information was hopeless.

Just as Fang Yue was thinking this, a line of text suddenly appeared in his mind.

【I am Fang Yue, and I'm troubled—this guy's handwriting is crooked and ruins my aesthetic!】

【So I've decided to feed this illiterate weirdness to the great and noble Zhi Zhi!】

【Thank you, great and noble Zhi Zhi, for your boundless care! Thank you!! Prostrate myself in gratitude!!】

Fang Yue:... Get lost!!

【!!!】

【You, you yelled at me!】

【Even my master never yelled at me!!】

Aren't I your master???

【Yes! So you never yelled at me before—now you did! Zhi Zhi is angry, and the consequences will be severe!】

【Xiao Jianjian, chop this scumbag to pieces!】

Tian Jian trembled with a buzzing whine, too terrified to speak.

Fang Yue's face darkened—he had real business to attend to, no time to bicker with Zhi Zhi.

But just as he was about to act against the Moon Lord's Guai, a sudden thought struck him.

"Zhi Zhi… you just said the Moon Lord's Guai's writing was ugly?"

【Yes! So ugly! All that bloody ink splattered everywhere—so unrefined!】

Fang Yue immediately became excited.

"Then what did he write?"

【Let me see, let me see… oh, something called Heaven's Shackles, something only…】

Hum!!

Almost the moment the parchment finished saying "Heaven's Shackles," Fang Yue's mind rang with a sharp, violent pain.

When he came to his senses again…

Fang Yue froze.

Because what met his eyes was the ceiling—the familiar ceiling.

He… had been kicked out of the game outright!

After a brief moment of mental confusion, Fang Yue immediately understood what had just happened.

"I was kicked out of the game… just because I heard the parchment say 'Heaven's Shackles'?"

"What exactly is that?"

"And…"

Fang Yue recalled how, in the game, the Moon Lord had told him about the secret left behind by Wanfa Xianren—but he had heard nothing at all, not even when the words were written on the ground.

At first, he had assumed it was Wanfa Xianren's doing.

But now, Fang Yue felt it might be… the system's doing!

So it wasn't that I was deaf—it was that my headphones were broken! Well, that's fine… fine my ass!!

Fang Yue's breathing grew rapid; he stared at the Game Watch, its green light blinking, for a long moment before gritting his teeth and lying back down: "Enter the game!"

The Game Watch gave a slight tremor.

"System Prompt: Account anomaly, temporarily unable to log in. Please wait a moment."

"System Prompt: Account anomaly, temporarily unable to log in. Please wait a moment."

"System Prompt: Account anomaly, temporarily unable to log in. Please wait a moment."

(End of Chapter)