"Pff... Hahaha!"
The other person couldn’t hold back and burst into laughter, clutching his stomach, "Does that idiot really think we’re like Jiang Taixuan, those old fossils whose Qi Blood is depleted and can only rely on sucking blood to prolong their life? Hahaha!"
Ji Wuying thought of this most likely possibility, and couldn’t help but shake his head, showing a trace of a smile.
However, that smile was soon replaced by a newfound murderous intent.
"Enough!"
Ji Wuying slamd the table suddenly, stopping the laughter and discussions of the crowd, his face turning cold and murderous again, "No matter if Fang Qingyu is arrogant or has other sches, the urgent task now is to retrieve the ’goods’! The deal between the Patriarch and that esteed person must not fail!"
His gaze turned to Ji Wen, commanding with unquestionable authority, "Third Brother! Use all the resources at your disposal, no matter the cost, investigate! Investigate the movents of Fang Qingyu’s team these days, find the whereabouts of those ’goods’! Especially, what mission Fang Qingyu and his team have taken recently! As soon as they leave the Great Wall, it’s our opportunity!"
"Understood!"
Ji Wen’s eyes flashed with determination and he imdiately agreed.
Ji Wuhen also stood up, scanning the core mbers present, each well-trained or recruited elite by the Ji Family, at least Tier Two high rank. He said solemnly, "Others, imdiately gather reliable personnel, and be on standby at all tis! Once Third Brother locks onto the target, we’ll set out imdiately! Rember, this operation must succeed, not fail! Retrieve the ’goods’, and by the way, completely wipe out Fang Qingyu and his troubleso squad!"
"Yes!" the crowd responded in low voices.
A hunt and counter-hunt targeting Fang Qingyu.
Unfolded quietly in the hidden tides.
...
The next day, in the Arctic Great Wall’s Spine City core comrcial district.
Although there are continuous battles on the front lines, as the rear, the conditions within the Arctic Great Wall are not so harsh.
Shops line the streets, neon signs flicker with warm hues in the polar winds.
Fang Qingyu, Chu Kuanglan, and Lu Jiuyuan walked shoulder to shoulder.
Ahead, not far away, were Wei Banng, Jiang Wei, and Lin Yu.
The three won seed to temporarily set aside their heavy thoughts, lingering by the shop windows, conversing quietly, occasionally picking up a little trinket and comparing.
Lin Yu wore a brand new warm casual outfit.
Though a hint of lingering shadow remained between her brows, her complexion had improved significantly since yesterday.
Fang Qingyu had a faint smile at the corner of his mouth, walking leisurely, as if genuinely out for a casual stroll.
Lu Jiuyuan maintained his usual composure, his gaze calmly sweeping around.
Only Chu Kuanglan looked sowhat absent-minded.
His burly body seed tense, with his eyes like bronze bells occasionally scanning vigilantly to alleyways, rooftops, even the passing crowds, rubbing his sword handle subconsciously.
"Old Chu."
Lu Jiuyuan couldn’t stand it anymore, twitching slightly at the corners of his mouth, lowering his voice, "Relax! You look like you just need the word ’Guard’ carved on your forehead."
Upon hearing this, Fang Qingyu also turned his head, his eyes sweeping over Chu Kuanglan’s tense face, letting out a soft laugh, his voice soothing yet commanding, "Jiuyuan is right. Relax, these two days, we don’t need to do anything. Eat, drink."
Chu Kuanglan, hearing this, twitched his facial muscles slightly, revealing a bitter smile, speaking in a deep voice, "Qingzi, it’s not that I can’t keep calm. It’s just as long as those beasts aren’t slaughtered, I feel uneasy, like being clawed at by a cat!"
"Just the thought of them enjoying themselves in the shadows, I..."
He clenched his fist, with his knuckles producing a crisp "crack".
Fang Qingyu nodded understandingly, his gaze returning to the bustling street, his voice calmly saying, "Don’t worry... they’ll co soon. Faster than you think."
"Why is that?" Chu Kuanglan scratched his ssy hair, looking puzzled.
"If they actively jump out to trouble us, doesn’t that make them walk into a trap? Isn’t that admitting that they are the ones behind it all? Could they be so foolish?"
Fang Qingyu, hearing this question, glanced at him with an odd expression, but ultimately did not explain.
Beside him, Lu Jiuyuan, seeing this, helplessly rubbed his forehead.
Explaining for Fang Qingyu, "Old Chu, think. Because those hard Grandmasters are in our hands..."
"Haven’t you noticed? Those from the Ji Family view those victims as more important than anything, even more than exposing themselves! Therefore, as long as we hold onto this card, they’re like a snake with its soft spot grabbed; no matter how venomous, they have to obediently poke their heads out."
He paused, analyzing clearly, "Them actively seeking us out is much better than us running aimlessly to find them."
"First, they absolutely wouldn’t think that besides our own team, we also added dozens of Grandmaster battle forces."
"Even if they suspect we hid so people, they’d never think everyone would stay."
"Secondly, currently only we know the whereabouts and safe house locations of those victims."
"The Ji Family wants them back, their only clue can only be us."
"So they can only lock their target firmly on us."
"That way, we can preemptively arrange for other Dawn mbers, lay out a trap and wait for them to deliver themselves to death."
Lu Jiuyuan finally lowered his voice, eyes flashing with a cold light, "Third, and most importantly."
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