Monarch Night

Chapter 43: Yin Shen Palace Is Furious


Fang Che continued to report:

"But the disciple really had no other targets to approach. Although Old Man Shen's strength is somewhat low, here in Baiyun State, he has connections everywhere. Firstly, he can influence the Baiyun Martial Academy, secondly, he can influence the Guardian Hall; thirdly, from what I understand, he can extend his life and has some connection to the legendary Ninth Lord."

"So the disciple took it upon himself to restore him. In exchange for a great favor, Old Man Shen, who has no wife, no sons, or daughters, said he would consider me as his son from now on..."

"In this way, the disciple at least has a long-term support. But in this matter, after all, I used the Divine Power Essence, so I'm here to plead guilty to my master."

The Yin Shen Palace was indeed a bit annoyed in his heart.

He said indifferently, "It's your own thing, you can give it to whomever you want. After all, it's also for making contributions to the Guardian, so it's fine."

Fang Che hastily replied, "Master's words make me fearful; my life belongs to my master, how could I have anything of my own? The remaining Divine Power Essence has been retrieved by the disciple. If master is dissatisfied, the disciple is willing to accept punishment."

The Yin Shen Palace's face relaxed slightly, and he said, "It's good that you retrieved it. This thing is indeed precious. Giving it away so readily is somewhat wasteful."

Fang Che said, "Please forgive the disciple's rudeness, Master. Yesterday, you suddenly mentioned I should quickly find a support, yet you hesitated. The disciple thought for a long time, wondering if Master was hinting at Old Man Shen's matter? As a result... the disciple misunderstood and wasted the treasure, I'm guilty!"

The Yin Shen Palace was stunned for a moment.

Was I hinting at you?

Looking back up, he indeed saw his own words earlier.

"Therefore, you need someone from the upper echelons to speak up for you. To put it bluntly, you need a reliable support from the upper level. Otherwise, once Baiyun Martial Academy forgets about you, the Guardian Hall will still not trust you, and your situation would be dire."

And then there's an additional sentence: "… So a reliable support is crucial."

He couldn't help but scratch his head.

It seems that this passage made this little rascal overthink.

Now, he's being targeted in Baiyun State, and I let him find a support. But no one will readily allow him to lean on them. Such relationships with highly cultivated individuals are not easy to establish.

Coincidentally, there's an Old Man Shen at Baiyun Martial Academy who perfectly matches the conditions I described…

The Yin Shen Palace was bewildered!

Doesn't this seem too coincidental?

Was this actually my hint?

The Yin Shen Palace felt a bit embarrassed. Although he didn't hint, Yemo found the right person based on his words, which is also a hint.

No wonder this kid just went and did it directly.

Yet, I was just criticizing him ambiguously.

He felt a bit stuck.

So he frowned and replied, "I did hint you to find support, that's right, but I didn't expect your support to be of such low cultivation. Just at the Monarch Level. Even if he's sustained over the years and restored, isn't he just a First Grade Venerable? Although such cultivation isn't low, how far can he guide you?"

After sending it, he felt it was a bit unreasonable.

His rationale was quite forced.

But there was no choice, had to go with it.

Fang Che replied, "Firstly, the disciple couldn't reach a higher level. Secondly... the disciple also considered that if there were higher levels, I really couldn't give it to him! If he were cured, what if one day he contested against you, Master, then wouldn't the disciple have harmed Master? And this Old Man Shen... he poses no threat to you, so the disciple took matters into his own hands..."

The Yin Shen Palace smiled with relief and said lightly, "As long as the Guardian Headquarters and those people on the Weapon List don't move, your master can still navigate the world without issue. Over the years, so many big storms have passed, why care about this? You, kid, underestimate your Master too much!"

Fang Che finally felt relieved.

From these words, it's evident the Yin Shen Palace was no longer angry, and he seemed to feel a bit embarrassed, using this tone to mend the relationship.

He cautiously replied, "The disciple is still uneasy. Keeping such a good thing in hand feels insecure, what if I impulsively use it again someday and can't keep it for Master? Next time when Master Mu comes, I'll let Master Mu take it back for you and hold it for disciples."

The Yin Shen Palace felt a bit ashamed, as if he was coveting the child's things? The child's possession, he hinted he used it, and then blamed him...

It was his own blunder, and look how it scared the kid!

So he berated, "What are you saying, kid! Just keep it yourself!"

"The disciple is young, as the saying goes, 'A man without a beard is not reliable.'"

Fang Che replied.

"If I tell you to keep it, just keep it well!"

The Yin Shen Palace said unreasonably, "Quickly go make contributions to the Guardian, Steward Fang."

"There's no target for now."

Fang Che wryly said, "Those guys hide better than turtles, when I patrol the streets, everything is quiet wherever I go. Alas, my infamous Yemo, walking openly in the streets, yet no one tries to kill me. It's like all my killings were in vain!"

The Yin Shen Palace laughed outright, "I bet your tail is already up in the air, just flash your name aloud and see what happens?!"

"It's not that I don't dare, disciple needs to preserve a useful life to serve the Master."

"Get lost!"

"The disciple takes his leave! By the way, reporting, the disciple has reached Second Grade Marshal level!"

"Got it!"

Fang Che put down the Communication Jade, letting out a long breath.

Fooled him.

Since yesterday, I've been trying to trick the Yin Shen Palace into leading up to this conversation for today's preparation.

But thinking back, I was a bit hasty and should have prepared it in advance for several more days, continuously paving the way, making Old Man Shen's matter seem more plausible.

Can't commit such errors again in the future. This time, I've already taken an enormous risk. If it weren't for the impact of the Cultivating Gu to Become a God Plan moving the Yin Shen Palace, Fang Che had no doubt he'd already be decapitated!

"Need to make contributions to the Yixin Sect. Show where your value lies! And maintain constant contact with Old Demon, closely and continuously, so his suspicions don't arise, long enough for them to fade."

Fang Che's gaze was deep.

After resolving the Old Man Shen affair, Fang Che felt there aren't many high-risk exposure matters for him left.

Because the resources gained as the Champion of the Cultivating Gu to Become a God Plan won't be revealed externally anymore.

Next... I need to adopt a new method.

So, he messaged the Yin Shen Palace again: "Master, Master."

The Yin Shen Palace quickly replied, with an impatient tone: "What do you want now?"

"Now that I see, so many Shi Family headquarters support other sects, doesn't that seem somewhat odd? My sub-branch here is weak and understaffed, didn't they allocate some to us?"

Fang Che asked.

"Ha ha, their target is us, do you think they'd support us?"

"Master, I think we can strive for it. They came down for training, why can't they train in our Yixin Sect? They could achieve results the same way."

Fang Che said, "I want to give it a try, asking Master's opinion, what do you think?"

The Yin Shen Palace replied, "Do you really need to ask my approval for this kind of matter?"

"The disciple feels uneasy inside, always thinking the Divine Power Essence issue was my mistake, so it's better to consult with Master for everything."

"Get lost, don't mention that matter again!"

"Yes, Master. So regarding recruiting those people?"

"Decide for yourself. But there's a bottom line, that is, under no circumstances should you reveal your Yemo identity!"

"I understand! Thank you, Master."

"Get lost, sparing me some anger is better than anything!"

The Yin Shen Palace put down the Communication Jade, rubbing his forehead.

He sighed, still feeling a bit awkward.

Mu Lin Yuan and Qian Sanjiang, Hou Fang came together, "Sect Hierarch."

"How is it?"

"It's finally our time at the Sacrificial Hall, the three of us were first questioned, then the other elders were questioned."

Qian Sanjiang said, "By the way, Sect Hierarch, they asked about Sun Yuan, I said I just heard Sun Yuan went for Divine Power Empowerment, no further information, not knowing Sun Yuan's current whereabouts."

"Sun Yuan? Why are they asking about Sun Yuan?!"

The Yin Shen Palace was suddenly alert.

"They asked if anyone knew who Sun Yuan's disciples were."

Hou Fang said, "I responded that I am a First Class Offering, Sun Yuan is just a Third level elder, I truly don't know about his matters."

"Hmm, what about the others?"

"Others didn't know either."

Mu Lin Yuan smiled, "When Sun Yuan first took Yemo as his disciple, he was quite boastful, once coming to the headquarters showing off. Talking about how teaching a genius was exhausting, things like that. But we remember clearly, Sun Yuan never told anyone what his disciple's name was."

"So these elders are unaware too, then the four of us soon went with Sun Yuan to Bibo City, arranging Tiexue Palace matters… from then, Yemo's matters became top secret."

Mu Lin Yuan said, "So if they investigate from Fang Che's side, they can trace back to Sun Yuan. But from Sun Yuan's side, they can't trace back to Fang Che, just two non-overlapping lines! And their headquarters' people, more so, likely don't have information on the Guardian here."

"Even if they do, they wouldn't think of tracing Sun Yuan from Fang Che, right? So I think there's truly nothing to worry about."

"Hmm, that's good then."

The Yin Shen Palace said, "Yemo's safety is a good thing."

Mu Lin Yuan looked at the Yin Shen Palace's expression, said, "Sect Hierarch, is there an issue?"

"No issue."

The Yin Shen Palace coughed, "I just scolded Yemo, turns out I scolded him wrong."

"..."

The three were speechless.

How bored are you, to go and scold Yemo and get it wrong.

"What happened?"

As long as it's related to Yemo, the three were very interested, so they immediately inquired further.

The Yin Shen Palace gave a wry smile, feeling somewhat embarrassed, "Here's what happened, the kid was being suppressed over there... so I gave a suggestion... as a result..."

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