Looking directly at the ancient gods for a whole year

Chapter 2284 Hidden in the city

overbearing.

The banquet wasn't particularly large, but it vividly depicted the lives of the upper class in Beijing.

Among them are even those who possess divinity, so theoretically, this distance shouldn't be difficult for them to hear what's being discussed.

However, Yuan Shan remained unreserved, her words calm yet domineering—unless I go find someone first, no one will disturb the peace and quiet without reason.

This is what it truly means to live a life of quiet seclusion in the city.

It's not that I won't show my face, but you need to pretend you haven't seen me until I announce that I've seen you.

I must say, I truly felt the sincerity of this invitation to dinner today.

In addition, to be honest, Yuan Shan's behavior is actually the more reasonable stance in my opinion.

It is strength that speaks, and the current order is not maintained by force or violence.

I commented on this a long time ago. Under such basic rules, the current social order is almost bizarre. It is not a system that should exist normally.

Strength is one thing, but what truly maintains this peace is the Night Keeper's unusual motive: to deliberately tie their own hands and forcibly suppress the ages.

This does not mean that Fu Qian does not believe in the possible desire to protect all living beings.

From a purely sociological perspective, the current system is clearly not a state of equilibrium achieved through sufficient interaction and negotiation.

In other words, if the Night Watchers' motives change or their strength diminishes, the current order will instantly lose its support and quickly slide into another tragic situation.

In such a situation, aside from the basic principles of the Night Watchmen, there is little point in being overly concerned with sharing joy with the people.

How can you expect to create a perfectly functioning system when the framework is already riddled with problems?

That's right, the person being specifically criticized is a certain Chief of Ye Island, Lord Gintoki.

The idea seemed appealing, but it ultimately led to the Night Watchers tying their own hands and feet, allowing loopholes to be exploited until things got out of control, and finally causing trouble for Yasui Toki.

In contrast, Yuan Shan's unprofessional attitude is more effective in maintaining relationships in the short term.

For example, his current behavior may seem to be criticized, but the core message he conveys is very clear—I endorse the things I'm leading.

By not setting rules, we also avoid being bound by them.

I've done my part in supporting the new municipal official, and now I'm not pretending anymore, I'm stepping forward to set the tone.

Rule by man may sound unsophisticated, but it can only be achieved through one's own efforts.

Of course, even if one is well aware of Yuan Shan's motives for coming, it doesn't prevent the existence of a small loophole—he himself is also a member of the group.

Fu Qian said that although he enjoyed the food on the trip, simply standing next to Yuan Shan made it hard to be considered low-key.

He didn't even need to look up to confirm that a sprightly old man was staring intently at him from a short distance to the side, his fierce eyes filled with resentment.

Most importantly, although the face looked vaguely familiar, he still made sure he had never met him before.

"Who is that?"

Considering it was such a relaxing night, Fu Qian didn't even bother to rack his brains to recall anything, and simply gestured to Yuan Shan to confirm.

……

"Chen Pingxian, you don't know him?"

In a truly uninhibited conversation, Yuan Shan casually uttered a name, without hiding her surprise.

"It looks familiar... I remember now."

My initial reaction to this was to finally search for it and successfully find the source of that sense of familiarity.

Chen Xing, Chen Mingda, Chen Mingfei... and so on.

It was indeed the Chen family member he had tasked with when he first arrived in the capital, the one receiving technical support from the original council. The reason this name sounded familiar seemed to be for the same reason why Yuan Shan was surprised—

"Didn't you want to visit him before?"

Sure enough, Yuan Shan added a sentence the next moment, helping to confirm the memory.

Chen Pingxian, the leader of the Chen family who suffered heavy losses after Chen Xing used an unconventional method to attempt to become a demigod, failed by his own forced failure.

At the time, in order to mislead Ariel, stabilize the situation in the capital, and wait for reinforcements, he was even asked by Yuan Shan to impersonate a terrorist.

To make it even more convincing, he suggested that it could be truly terrifying and that he could take out this person as well.

Unfortunately, because it was never carried out, I never met the person involved.

Although it may seem that it does not affect the person's opinion of themselves.

In the Chen incident, I personally showed up and even took action on several occasions.

It was one thing for him to stay behind the scenes as a bookstore owner before, but now that he's appeared so openly, it's normal to feel a bit emotional.

Of course, it's safe to assume that Yuan Shan's words quickly turned that emotion into a cold sweat.

"Yes, I'm quite interested in their manipulation techniques."

Having always been quite adept at adding insult to injury, Fu Qian was not about to let this opportunity slip by easily, and immediately admitted it.

……

That was certainly impolite of them to eavesdrop.

At that moment, out of the corner of his eye, Fu Qian could clearly sense Mr. Chen Pingxian's unsteady expression.

If the first sentence was still making him frantically ponder why he should make the visit, then the second sentence was undoubtedly the answer.

Miss Wen once provided information that the Chen family has a family secret technique called "Qianji Jue" that can help qualified family members embark on a predetermined path to extraordinary success.

Although the bottleneck seemed quite obvious afterward, even the late Mr. Chen Xing lost confidence.

But in this extraordinary world where even a mid-level cultivator can achieve considerable success, it is undoubtedly still the foundation upon which the Chen family stands.

What a mess! A certain henchman of the Night Watch has actually set his sights on this ancestral secret technique!

Skillfully immersing oneself in the person's emotions, one can empathize with the surging feelings beneath that face.

"you sure?"

It was Yuan Shan who was surprised at this moment.

It's not entirely her fault. After all, as one of the few people who knew that the person in front of her was already at the "second level," and who also had some understanding of the Chen family's situation, it was really difficult to combine the two.

Leaving aside the differences in paths, what use is a second-tier being if you can't even become a demigod?

"determine."

However, he did nod again before he paid.

Sincerity is often misunderstood.

This method of cultivation is of little use for advancing one's rank, but one should not forget one's identity as an academic.

As the strangeness of the path to divinity becomes increasingly apparent, the true nature of this cultivation path inevitably arouses greater curiosity.

Besides the reference points from the Sword Academy, these special cases of family-inherited martial arts are also excellent research materials.

Of course, this level of attention is really too heavy, and the person involved is already looking forward to going home—oh?

At the same time, another figure, who was also carefully watching this area, slowly approached.

His Excellency Grantham seems to have finally made up his mind.