Newspaper Boy
Chapter 25: Grandpa's Basement
In business class, Zhao Chenghuang was covered with a blanket, pretending to be asleep with his eyes closed, his sharp profile highlighting his handsome and aloof demeanor.
After a week's stay in New Covenant County, Diya International Airport was finally repaired and international routes were restored. The Saints who had returned from the dead finally boarded the flight back to their homeland.
To Zhao Chenghuang's left was Sun Miaomiao, curled up and fast asleep, and to his right was Yuan Ting, occupied with group chats and browsing forums.
Guan Ya and Tianxiaguihuo boarded a flight back to Songhai, and Hongjige returned to the Soup-Brewing Province. As for Asano Ryo, joining Tianfa was an arrangement made by the Senzuru Group, so she could not return home yet.
It is said that the entire Senzuru Group has high expectations for her, believing that New Covenant County, which has been through the ravages of war, is in need of talent. They think that if Ryo-chan stays in New Covenant County, she will definitely be valued and it is a rare opportunity to climb the ranks.
"Damn it!"
Yuan Ting's sudden exclamation "awakened" Zhao Chenghuang and Sun Miaomiao, attracting the attention of the beautiful flight attendant in the distance.
Yuan Ting waved his hand, dismissing the flight attendant, and lowered his voice, saying:
"Look at the forum..."
[Xiahou Aotian: Yo, Hongjige can say those kinds of things, has he become stupid? ]
[This is food given in contempt, Da Zhao. He has to be like you, begging people, weakening himself to appease.]
But as soon as we retreated from the underground chamber, we were stopped by Chang Wei. Grandpa knew about it and was furious, severely disciplining Yuan Tinghuang with a bamboo cane.
"One last repetition: Elder Sun is not righteous!"
But if Grandpa is really a Fallen, how should I deal with myself?
[Hongjige: It's like a big company becoming a joint-stock company, and then taking a step back to delist and become an official organization, awesome, awesome.]
Yuan Tinghuang arrived at Beijing International Airport in such inner torment.
Childhood memories flooded back. Yuan Tinghuang looked up at the tree roots, deciding to take advantage of Grandpa's absence to enter the underground chamber for exploration.
The eight people boarded a special car sent by the Taiyi Sect. Chang Weihuang said, "Go to the old headquarters."
Yuan Shijun, who had just been promoted to executive of the Supervision Department, received a call from the leader of Chang Wei's team, Kambe Ichiro.
"According to information leaked from within the Seven Lines Alliance, Yuanshi Tianzun has established a force called 'The Way of the Extraordinary,' which is said to have more than ten Sovereigns inside. It can only be said that Yuanshi Tianzun is not what he used to be. He has completely transformed from a genius with limited potential into a nobody in the Spirit Servant world, a true nobody."
Yuan Tinghuang closed the phone screen, lay back down, and said faintly: "Something's up."
It's impossible. Grandpa is gentle and domineering, seemingly cold, and not well-liked, but for so many years, he has acted properly, not indulging in lust or being greedy for power and wealth. I don't believe he's a Fallen... Yuan Tinghuang thought to himself.
Yuan Tinghuang was too lazy to watch the members banter, clicked on Yuanshi Tianzun's avatar, and privately messaged: Many thanks.
In terms of character, Yuan Tinghuang couldn't find even a trace of a Fallen. If he had to nitpick, it would be his aloof personality, but his aloof personality was because Grandpa mainly cultivated Taiyin.
He came to the locust tree and asked:
"Ryo-chan, did you already know that Yuanshi Tianzun didn't die?"
ps: I'll update the typos first and correct them later.
Yuan Tinghuang was sweating profusely as he listened. He understood Yuanshi Tianzun's meaning. Although the Tongzhou Society had disbanded, given the style of the Free Alliance, among the first batch of Chang Wei Walkers, there must be spies from the evil camp.
[Yuanshi Tianzun: Self-improvement? Is misappropriating company funds called self-improvement?]
He began to recall his impression of Grandpa, trying to find a clue.
[Sun Miaomiao: @Yuanshi Tianzun, what's going on, what's going on? Do we have so many Sovereigns in The Way of the Extraordinary? Does that mean we're considered a first-class force?]
New Covenant County.
[Yuanshi Tianzun: There are indeed more than ten. The Demon Eye Heavenly King has also abandoned the darkness and joined us.]
Yuan Tinghuang typed out "Many thanks," and was about to send it when he saw Xiahou Aotian say:
He was mentally prepared to be stuck at Level 8 for a long time. Of course, there was a way to quickly advance, such as Yuanshi Tianzun taking the initiative to send him a few Level 8 Yin corpses that had been eliminated, supplemented by top-quality props from the gang's warehouse, and Grandpa's help.
Yuan Tinghuang transformed into starlight and rose, looking around the courtyard. He didn't see Grandpa. The house was quiet and empty.
Level 6 Yin corpses are not very useful. As cannon fodder, Level 4, Level 5, or even Transcendent levels are fine. But if you want to upgrade a Level 8 Yin corpse to the Sovereign level, the cost is too high. Even his uncle would shake his head. It's better to kill a few Sovereigns.
At this time, leaning against the locust tree, he suddenly remembered an incident from his childhood.
Yuanshi Tianzun told him this to let him make his own choice.
"Are you going to watch the hope of the Zhao Cheng Team fall into the hands of outsiders?" Kambe Ichiro questioned.
Grandpa was among the first Spirit Servant Walkers, rigid and gentle, with an aloof personality, so he wasn't well-liked, but he was always fair in his actions, and the elders in the sect respected this senior.
[Yuan Tinghuang: The organization that assassinated Huo Zhengkui?]
......
[Yuanshi Tianzun: Do you still remember Lu Yueshuang's diary in Pan's Labyrinth? It mentioned the Tongzhou Society.]
[Hongjige: I'll have my grandpa beat you up.]
But he wouldn't bring it up proactively. Young Master Zhao has pride and dignity.
[Yuanshi Tianzun: @Chang Weihuang, when you return to the country, come to Songhai. I'll give you the Yin corpses of Gluttonous God General and Hundred-Man Slayer.]
[Yuanshi Tianzun: There's no need for thanks between brothers. Brothers shouldn't hide things from each other. Da Zhao, I have a mission for you.]
Leaning against the tree, bathing in the morning light, Yuan Tinghuang repeatedly pondered Yuanshi Tianzun's words.
He told Yuan Tinghuang all the information about the Tongzhou Society, as well as the secret that the eight alliance leaders all came from the Tongzhou Society.
Taiyin governs secrets, making it most suitable for the Fallen to lurk.
[Yuanshi Tianzun: You refine Yin corpses. As for the Senzuru, didn't they give you a Level 8 Itakawa Mi?]
"What's wrong?" The two companions beside him simultaneously craned their necks to peek at the screen.
Pinned post: #Yuanshi Tianzun Returns Strongly, Slaying Two Elders of the Southern Faction in One Night#
"He just left an hour ago. Recently, there's been great chaos in the outer realms. The Great Elder's physical body was destroyed, and a new body hasn't been made yet. The sect's affairs have been entrusted to the Master." Chang Wei replied.
[Hongjige: You misappropriating public funds is borrowing, but Chang Weihuang accepting Yuanshi's gift is food given in contempt, shameless!]
Yuan Tinghuang's mind flashed through the destruction New Covenant County suffered, the series of casualties on the Seven Lines Alliance's reports, and the devastation after the terrorist attacks in various places.
There are many people in the sect who cultivate Taiyin. To believe that Grandpa is a Fallen based on this is too rash... Chang Weihuang shook his head.
[Xiahou Aotian: Borrowing, it's borrowing. Is it worth exchanging a mere yellow and white object for a Sovereign?]
The team leader couldn't wait to get back the Four Zhi Mirror, not wanting to reduce his means of self-preservation in the increasingly turbulent faction warfare.
Sun Miaomiao excitedly opened the "The Way of the Extraordinary" gang chat and screenshotted the Taiyi Sect forum post into the group.
[Sun Miaomiao: I still want Little Fool and Ghost Bride.]
Thinking about it now, it was just an underground chamber. It was fine to enter. Why was Grandpa so furious?
There was an underground chamber in the Siheyuan, right under the locust tree. When I was young, I would take Ling Tuo and other young friends into the underground chamber for adventure games.
[Yuanshi Tianzun: How could son and wife be given to you?]
[Yuanshi Tianzun: That's right. The Tongzhou Society was established during the Seven Wars, and the backers behind it came from the West, from the Free Federation. Back then, the assassination of Huo Zhengkui was to hinder the development of the official forces in the Seventh District...]
Yuan Tinghuang's current plan is to advance to Level 8 before August next year, then enter the Killing Dungeon to compete for the Sovereign position. If he fails, he'll try again at the end of the year, and if he fails again, he'll try again next year.
"Yes."
[Yuanshi Tianzun: That person is your grandpa.]
Seventy minutes later, the special car arrived at an old hutong that retained the style of the last century. Yuan Tinghuang didn't take out the luggage from the trunk, but directly transformed into starlight and left the car.
He already had the answer in his heart.
How to choose between family and righteousness?
If there was danger in the underground chamber, Grandpa would have said so directly. Plus, with Chang Wei guarding it, even if there were traps that children couldn't enter, Grandpa's anger was a bit unreasonable.
......
The underground chamber was dark and lightless. No one except Grandpa was allowed to enter, making it the ideal place for adventure.
The old headquarters was the Siheyuan settlement where they grew up, while the new headquarters was a low-end district closer to the city.
Since then, the underground chamber had become a forbidden zone in Yuan Tinghuang's heart. He never dared to mess with it again, and as he grew older, he forgot about its existence.
[Xiahou Aotian: Sovereigns are valued for their quality, not their quantity. As long as I'm here, even if The Way of the Extraordinary only has one Sovereign, it's still a first-class force.]
Seeing this, Yuan Tinghuang suddenly had a bad premonition.
Chang Weihuang "mm"d and texted Sun Miaomiao, asking her to help him send his luggage back to the low-end district, while he sat cross-legged under the locust tree, patiently waiting.
After all, no matter how good his relationship with Yuanshi Tianzun was, it couldn't compare to him holding a Sovereign-level item in his hand. And if a major disaster really occurred, Yuanshi Tianzun himself would be involved and might not have the time or energy to help the Zhao Cheng Team.
"Ah, that..." Yuan Shijun looked embarrassed.
[Sun Miaomiao: What about me, what about me? @Yuanshi Tianzun]
Sun Miaomiao and Zhao Chenghuang immediately picked up their phones and logged into the Taiyi Sect's forum, and then they understood the reason for Yuan Ting's shock.
"However, Asano Ryo can share secrets with you, which means she treats you as one of her own." Kambe Ichiro gave a slap and then a sweet date, comforting her for a few words before finally revealing his purpose:
"According to confirmation from the Five Lines Alliance, between 11:00 PM and 11:30 PM last night, Yuanshi Tianzun attacked the Third Elder and Ninth Elder of the Southern Faction in Yürong City, Fu Province, and Shuntai County, Jiangnan Province, and successfully killed them.
[Yuanshi Tianzun: I've already asked Gang Leader Jiang about this matter, and have temporarily ruled out the suspicion of the eight alliance leaders. At the same time, I've locked onto a new suspect, and only you can contact this suspect.]
According to past data, excluding a few prodigies, most Level 8 Saints, even demigod descendants, will be stuck in the Killing Dungeon for several years.
If it were before, Yuan Shijun would have immediately agreed and wouldn't have thought too much, but after experiencing so many things, she was no longer the high school student she used to be.
"Sa ga! Why didn't you report such important information to the organization? Have you forgotten your origins?"
Sun Miaomiao was dumbfounded: "I must be dreaming, The Way of the Extraordinary has more than ten Sovereigns."
"According to road surveillance, the number of Sovereigns involved in the two attacks exceeded ten. In addition to the Demon Eye and Extinction Heavenly Kings of the Soldiers Faction, Sovereigns from the First District were also involved."
Yuan Shijun's thoughts raced, and she respectfully said, "I will convey the organization's request to Asano Ryo."
[Guan Ya: ???]
He now had no fighting spirit or interest in racing against Yuanshi Tianzun. How could mortals compete with prodigies? He was too young before.
Yuan Shijun kept bowing and saying, "Sumimasen."
"The organization hopes that you can come forward and ask Asano Ryo for it."
[Hongjige: The tone of your voice is very annoying.]
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He closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, but his heart was no longer calm. There was a problem with the first batch of Spirit Servant Walkers, and Grandpa was also among the first batch of Spirit Servant Walkers.
[Yuan Tinghuang: What mission?]
Chang Weihuang sighed: "That guy is a showoff no matter where he goes. Did he really just advance to the Sovereign level?"
Food given in contempt, Da Zhao... The muscles in Yuan Tinghuang's cheeks twitched as he silently deleted "Many thanks."
The elders mostly still lived in the old headquarters, while the new headquarters was a residence that young people liked.
#Yuanshi Tianzun recalled a message#
"Since Asano Ryo is not dead, then the Four Zhi Mirror should be returned to the Zhao Cheng Team. Ryo-chan, the Four Zhi Mirror is an important property of the Chang Wei Team, a Sovereign-quality item that absolutely cannot be lost.
Chang Weihuang's heart relaxed slightly. He knew that with Yuanshi's loyalty and generosity, this was only a matter of time, but seeing him mention it proactively still gave him a sense of relief, as well as gratitude.
"Where's Grandpa?"
Cultivating Taiyin... Yuan Tinghuang's expression changed slightly.
A pale ghost face emerged from the locust tree, conveying mental fluctuations: "Master has gone out."
"When did he leave?" Yuan Tinghuang asked.
......
Also, with my relationship, even if they want to get back the Four Zhi Mirror, the team leader believes that as long as I come forward and ask, Asano Ryo will offer help.
"Absolutely not," Yuan Shijun said loudly, then lowered her voice, "Team Leader, Asano Ryo is already a Sovereign, and has many allies of the same level. I believe that giving her the Four Zhi Mirror as a congratulatory gift for advancing to Day-Wandering God will further strengthen her relationship with the Zhao Cheng Team."
Kambe Ichiro rejected her proposal: "With you there, the friendship between Asano Ryo and the Zhao Cheng Team is already everlasting. There's no need to sacrifice the Four Zhi Mirror again. It's an important asset of the Zhao Cheng Team. Ryo-chan, this is an order from the organization."
Grandpa....... Yuan Tinghuang suddenly sat up, staring fixedly at the phone screen with an extremely ugly expression.
The high-level members of the Taiyi Sect liked to use Chang Wei to guard their homes, so they would plant locust trees in the courtyard. Locust trees belonged to yin, which could nourish ghosts and was a very good residence for Senzuru.
The Fire Master always spoke his mind directly, very fairly.
He told the veteran Saints about incorporating the Palace Master of Stopping Slaughter and the Society of World Relief into The Way of the Extraordinary, making the Anti-White Alliance an affiliated organization, and the Merchant Guild and the Goddess Association the backers behind it.
"You two don't know either?" Lingjing suspiciously scanned the two companions: "I was just about to accuse you of hiding such a big thing from me."