Chapter 934: Qualification (1/2, Requesting Moon Tickets)

Fang Yue, on this point, has the right to speak.

Because he had just fought those Li-level anomalies from the Black Moon Organization.

If every one of those Shadow anomalies truly possessed Li-level strength, they might indeed have killed these two princes.

After all, judging from the Five Princesses' strength, the princes' power range is roughly around Yun-level.

Perhaps the eldest prince and other special princes have greater strength, but most princes likely have little difference in power.

Under ideal conditions, a Yun-level martial artist has very low chances of survival when surrounded and killed by a dozen Li-level anomalies far stronger than humans.

Yet… the Seventh Prince dying this way still felt strange to Fang Yue.

He was a being the Five Princesses feared, yet he died so silently.

Fang Yue found the matter suspicious, but could not figure out any leads.

Besides, although he had comforted You Sisi before leaving the You Mansion.

Yet from her reaction, she was still deeply shaken.

Although You Sisi and the Seventh Prince had no romantic feelings between them, they were childhood friends; before Fang Yue appeared as the outsider, among non-blood relations, the Seventh Prince was the one she was closest to.

The brutal death of her childhood friend had devastated You Sisi, which was why she willingly stayed at the You Mansion waiting for news.

Before leaving the You Mansion, Fang Yue specifically asked his tail, who had been training, to accompany and comfort You Sisi, then followed You Xingchen to the Qi Huang Fu.

Since entering the game, Fang Yue had always dealt with anomalies, so he was accustomed to large-scale deaths caused by them.

After examining over a dozen corpses, he gained deeper insight into the unknown Shadow anomalies.

From the condition of the corpses, the anomalies that slaughtered the Qi Huang Fu used sharp, spike-like methods, creating penetrating wounds that killed instantly.

This physical method was far easier to handle than anomalies like 【Bladeless Anomaly】 or 【Heavy Pressure Anomaly】, being more straightforward and simple.

Of course, it was also far more lethal—nearly all corpses were pierced through the body and died on the spot.

Moreover, besides these fatal wounds, the Shadow anomalies also liked… to devour corpses.

Most corpses bore signs of being bitten and eaten; by the time Fang Yue followed You Xingchen to the bodies of the Sixth and Seventh Princes, both princes' corpses had indeed been gnawed nearly to unrecognizability.

Fang Yue had never met the Sixth Prince before; he never imagined their first meeting would be through a corpse—so badly mutilated that even his face was unidentifiable.

"Take the two princes' corpses back to verify their identities."

You Xingchen merely frowned and gave the order.

Xu Shu beside him paused, then quickly said: "That's not appropriate."

The disposal of the Sixth and Seventh Princes' corpses was a sensitive matter.

Since the Qi Huang Fu's location falls under the jurisdiction of 【Blue Coral】,

According to the tacit rules among the four departments, whoever's territory the incident occurred in has priority in handling it—after all, letting another department clean up messes on your own doorstep would be a loss of face.

Yet the incident at the Qi Huang Fu is tied to anomalies, which has nothing to do with 【Blue Coral】, which handles personnel matters, so the Qing Si has legitimate grounds to handle this.

And taking the corpses of the Sixth and Seventh Princes… this matter also involves 【Purple Palace】.

【Purple Palace】, in a sense, is a special institution independent of the other three government organizations, serving solely the imperial family.

The Sixth and Seventh Princes are diamond-tier VIPs of the imperial clan; their deaths mean 【Purple Palace】 will certainly demand the corpses.

In short, all three parties have sufficient reason to handle the corpses of the Sixth and Seventh Princes.

Yet the Qing Si was the first to receive the news and the first to arrive at the scene.

That's why You Xingchen currently holds temporary priority in handling them.

But this matter involves too many threads, almost like inviting trouble—Xu Shu, being relatively conservative, naturally hesitated.

Yet under You Xingchen's firm stance, the Qing Si personnel still prepared to take the two princes' corpses, leaving some behind to secure the scene.

"Xingchen Shu, I have a question: these two princes are already dead—what use is bringing back their corpses?"

You Xingchen originally had no intention of explaining to Fang Yue, but then he recalled You Sisi's reaction, and the fact that the Seventh Prince was already dead—this made Fang Yue's potential marriage into the You Family seem far more likely.

He softened his tone slightly and said calmly: "The two princes' corpses are not merely corpses—they are also leverage. Holding them gives us capital to negotiate and maneuver with the other three departments. Even if we ultimately have to hand them over, we can still extract benefits for Qing Si—worst case, we just alienate the other three departments."

Besides, over the years of open and covert rivalry among our four government departments, we've already accumulated countless grudges—debt piled high doesn't crush you.

Also… Qing Si isn't composed solely of combat personnel; many scholars who deeply study anomalies can, through knowledge and achievements, become Qing Si's White Robes, Red Clothes, or even Silver Robes! Bring the corpses back—believe me, they'll find something.

Corpses cannot speak, but a competent coroner can make them "speak" through methods.

Previously, Chen Qing had always helped Fang Yue with these matters; without Chen Qing, his understanding of corpses was limited to killing effects—he could see nothing else.

Besides the Sixth and Seventh Princes' corpses, You Xingchen also ordered the taking of many ordinary servants' corpses, to be kept for comparison.

Fang Yue realized that beneath You Xingchen's rough exterior lay a keen mind—he clearly didn't become the You Family's second-in-command solely through strength.

Just as You Xingchen's group finished handling the corpses of the Sixth and Seventh Princes and others, and were exiting the Qi Huang Fu, they ran straight into the arriving 【Blue Coral】 team.

"Lord Xingchen, what a coincidence?"

Leading the 【Blue Coral】 team was a woman dressed in second-rank Blue Guard attire, smiling coldly at You Xingchen.

You Xingchen glanced at her, then walked past without a word.

"Don't stop. Head straight back to the You Mansion."

Though the team members saw their leader clash with 【Blue Coral】, they still followed orders and trailed behind You Xingchen. But…

"Stop right there!"

With a sharp clang, the woman suddenly drew her sword—this stunned her own 【Blue Coral】 subordinates, who stared in confusion between her and You Xingchen's group, not daring to act rashly.

Yet Qing Si's team did stop.

(End of Chapter)