Lord of the night.

Chapter 1483 A Chance Encounter with the Little Girl [Part Two]

Fang Yunzheng spoke these words with a very solemn expression.

Fang Yunzheng had discussed similar issues with his son many times.

Moreover, as Fang Che's status within the righteous sect rose, Fang Yunzheng discussed these matters with his son more and more frequently.

Having also been an undercover agent, Fang Yunzheng was almost certain of the impact of every step Fang Che was taking on his inner self and emotions.

Each step forward is a shock to the relationship.

The bond is also further deepened.

Therefore, whenever Fang Che was in a position of 'taking a step forward in the status of the Sole Righteous Sect,' Fang Yunzheng would always ask this question once.

But never before has the question been asked so directly.

He even asked his son questions using specific names of people and specific events.

Fang Yunzheng was very nervous when he asked this question.

He even felt more nervous than his own son.

Moreover, he himself didn't know what kind of answer he wanted to hear from his son.

One sentence struck Fang Che's mind like a thunderbolt.

"When Yan Nan, Bai Jing, and Sun Wutian faced the Guardians' certain death attack, I was on the battlefield. What could I have done at that time?"

Fang Che seemed to have already envisioned such a scene.

He stood on the edge of the battlefield, watching the fierce battle unfold. Sun Wutian, disheveled and covered in blood, fought a desperate battle with Xue Fuxiao, but was finally at a disadvantage.

But Sun Wutian did not back down.

He desperately risked his life to meet Xue Fuxiao's blade.

It seemed that within three moves, he would be beheaded.

Meanwhile, I was right there in a place where I could be rescued, and there was still time to rescue him, and I could only watch helplessly.

Or replace Sun Wutian with Yan Nan.

Replace it with Bai Jing.

Dressed in a white robe, Bai Jing remained aloof and indifferent, calmly facing Xue Fuxiao's gleaming longsword, his gaze chilling.

what should I do?
Fang Che stared fixedly into the void.

His face was calm, but his eyes were empty.

He remained silent for a long time.

Looking into his son's empty eyes, Fang Yun felt a sharp pain in his heart, but he hardened his heart and asked, "What will you do then?"

Fang Che closed his eyes.

He didn't utter a word.

After a long silence, Fang Che asked softly, "Father, what was your original intention when you went undercover at the Ten Directions Surveillance Bureau?"

Fang Yun was stunned: "..."

He understood what his son meant: "No matter what you do in the future! But what was your original intention in going undercover?"
Fang Yunzheng did not answer.

Fang Che asked, "Is it for the sake of making the Ten Directions Surveillance system better and stronger?"

Fang Yun's face darkened.

"Is it to destroy the Ten Directions Surveillance Bureau? Or to win them over, or to kill some of them... In any case, their initial intentions weren't good, were they?"

Fang Che asked quietly.

Fang Yunzheng's face showed a pained expression.

"In the end, the Ten Directions Supervision was indeed discontinued."

Fang Che said quietly, "You did nothing to wrong the Ten Directions Overwatch. The Ten Directions Overwatch naturally disappeared during the battle with the Only Righteous Sect and in the wear and tear of the martial world."

Fang Yunzheng's facial muscles twitched, and his eyes showed pain.

"As I said before, you did nothing to wrong the Ten Directions Oversight, but the Ten Directions Oversight is gone, and there is a knot in your heart that you cannot untie now or in the infinite future."

"Because your initial intention in going undercover was to make the Ten Directions Surveillance disappear from this world. Whether it was for the sake of the Guardians or for the sake of all living beings, that was your initial intention."

"The result is as you intended."

"Although you didn't intervene, you even tried your best to save the Ten Directions Surveillance during its destruction."

"But after the true destruction, this knot in your heart will remain forever."

Fang Che opened his eyes, looked at Fang Yunzheng, and said, "Father, is that what you mean?"

Fang Yunzheng remained silent, expressionless.

“I know that you keep asking me this question to remind me not to follow your old path, not to be like yourself, leaving a wound in your heart that bleeds day and night, causing unbearable suffering, making life worse than death, and living in regret every day, reviewing the past every day.”

“This pain. You have experienced it yourself... and you are still experiencing and enduring this pain, so you don’t want me to go through the same thing as you.”

Fang Che took a deep breath and said, "But as things stand now, on the path I've taken, many things can already be judged. Some things, some outcomes, are unavoidable for me."

Fang Yunzheng sighed softly.

His face was extremely gloomy.

"I can't answer the question you just asked me right now."

Fang Che calmly said, "I don't want to answer either."

Fang Yunzheng suddenly understood something and sneered, "You want to atone with your life after everything is over?" He said coldly, "If I could, your father would have slit my own throat long ago!"

Fang Che chuckled and said, "How come you have such a convoluted and bizarre idea..."

Fang Yunzheng's gaze was sharp as a hawk's: "What are you laughing at?"

"Nothing to smile about."

Neither the father nor the son spoke again.

Standing in Fang Yunzheng's territory, Fang Che gazed at the distant scenery: a large lake with three high mountains, plains, and a vast expanse of misty water, a truly delightful sight.

Fang Che said softly, "Father, this spatial illusion, I don't think it's our old home, right? It should be the place where the Ten Directions Surveillance Bureau was located back then, right?"

Fang Yunzheng said calmly, "Yes, amidst the mountains and rivers, at Juyi Lake."

Looking at the beautiful scenery of the lake and mountains before him, he said calmly, "This place has long been destroyed. After a great battle, the mountains are gone, and the lake is gone too..."

He silently swallowed his last words: "...The person is gone too."

"I don't have a field yet."

Fang Che said softly, "Father, what kind of landscape do you think I will create once I have my own domain?"

Fang Yun's pain intensified, and he whispered, "The One Heart Sect? Or... the headquarters of the Only Righteous Sect?"

Fang Che smiled: "It shouldn't be... either."

If it's neither, then what is it? Fang Yunzheng didn't ask.

Fang Che didn't continue speaking.

After a long silence, Fang Yunzheng said softly, "Son, do you think the two of us are heroes?"

Fang Che answered without hesitation: "Yes!"

"You're really shameless," Fang Yunzheng sighed.

Fang Che smiled.

After a moment, he said, "In this life, everyone has to make a fuss about something."

Fang Yunzheng pondered the meaning of the word "trouble" for a long time, which was neither good nor evil.

Finally, he said, "Let's do it."

Looking at the vast expanse of water, Fang Che asked, "What does it mean to live a proper life?"

There was a thoughtful look in his eyes.

This was an extremely simple question, but Fang Yunzheng found it difficult to answer.

After pondering for a long time, he said, "What isn't living a proper life?"

The father and son looked at each other in bewilderment.

He then laughed and said, "Alright, I should go now."

Fang Che felt the surging spiritual power within his body and said, "I have already reached the fifth rank of Saint Venerable, and I will soon be invincible."

Although Fang Yunzheng knew that his son was deliberately being silly to lighten the mood before parting, he still couldn't help but laugh when he heard this: "Your father has also taken half a step. With your resources when I go back this time, taking another step forward will be no problem."

His words reminded Fang Che of something.

"Ning Zaifei told me that he gained a lot of insights after being struck by lightning..."

He recounted Ning Zaifei's words to his father in detail, adding his own interpretation.

Fang Yun frowned, pondered for a long time, and said, "I felt the same way at the time, but the feeling was not quite the same. I felt that there was a narrow path beckoning me ahead... but I felt in my heart that the road was too narrow, so I didn't take that step."

"After I became proficient in your perfect form and my essence was fully restored, I felt that there seemed to be a path ahead, but it was indistinct and I couldn't see it clearly. This time when I go back, I'm going to try to see how to take this step."

"But the power of the Golden Thunder Dao..."

Fang Yun frowned and warned his son, "It's too dangerous! Don't take this step! This is a gamble on a sliver of life amidst countless possibilities of destruction. Out of a hundred million people who take this step, only half have a chance of survival."

"The legend of survival cannot erase the countless bones that have turned to ash."

"Yes, when you see your uncle this time, you can tell him all our worries, concerns, and anxieties."

Fang Che encouraged him, "Let your uncle come up with an idea."

"No matter how capable your uncle is, he's just a human being, not a god."

Fang Yunzheng smiled wryly: "You're really trying to kill him."

Fang Che laughed and then took out two spatial rings: "These are from Xiao Han and Yun Yan for you, and these are from them for my mother. Please take them back."

"it is good."

Fang Yunzheng then threw his son out: "Get out!"

He abandoned his son, rose from the ground, and vanished in a flash.

"Oh my god... you should at least take me out of here... just drop me off somewhere close to the city. This is the middle of nowhere..."

Fang Che complained, "This father is really unreliable."

But it’s all here.

Fang Che still made some contributions here.

His divine sense spread out directly, creating a deafening roar that killed all the snakes in the area, one by one.

Watching countless giant snakes emerge disoriented from the various caves in the mountains, Fang Che couldn't help but sigh as he slashed at them: There are just too many snakes!

It's truly impossible to have snakes-free mainland China.

Back in Shenjing, Bi Yunyan once asked an incredibly stupid question: Are there more snakes or people in this world?
At that time, more than half of the women in the army unanimously said: There are too many of them!
And there has been endless debate about it.

The same question is now being discussed by countless people on both the Sovereign Continent and the Guardian Continent.

But once you actually get to these desolate mountains and wild forests, where few people venture, you'll truly understand whether there are more snakes or more people.

It's really... too many to count.

Fang Che fought his way out.

Wherever it went, mountains of snake corpses followed.

Upon reaching the familiar area and taking a look around, it suddenly dawned on me: oh, the outer perimeter of the Forest of Ten Thousand Spirits in the southern part of White Cloud Continent...

There was some noise ahead.

With a thought, Fang Che transformed into a gentle breeze.

After a while, a group of young men and women, dressed in tight-fitting clothes and extremely well protected, came flying into the mountains and forests.

Fang Che couldn't help but laugh.

Surprisingly, some of them were acquaintances.

It was Ren Dong, the youngest of the nine girls, including Ren Chun.

The little girl looked rather thin, like a slender willow branch, but she had delicate features, an icy expression, and sharp eyes.

He gripped the sword tightly in his hand, and despite his young age, he already possessed a sense of consciousness, cautiously observing his surroundings.

"Everyone be careful. There's a lot of dry grass and leaves here. Usually, there are a lot of insects growing down here; and snakes can thrive in these places... Look carefully and listen for any sounds down below."

"Kill as many as possible."

"But be careful with your skin; no part of it should be exposed, especially your legs and feet..."

The young girl gave orders with remarkable composure, displaying a surprising commanding presence.

Although there were only about ten people, the vanguard, the left and right wings, the rear guard, and the central army were all well-organized.

Fang Che released his divine sense and saw that behind this small group of people, in the distance, there were already piles of snakes that had been killed and were being burned.

"Our team's ranking in this snake-extermination effort at Baiyun Martial Academy depends entirely on everyone's efforts. I don't want to fall below tenth place!"

Ren Dong pouted, "That would be too embarrassing for me."

I thought to myself: It doesn't matter if I lose face, but I can't lose face for my older brother! So, I have to be in the top ten, or at least ninth, no matter what. Top three would be even better…

"Big sister..." a boy called out.

"Don't call me Big Sister, call me Captain!!" The little girl put on a fierce face, surprisingly displaying quite a bit of imposing manner.

"Yes, Captain. Look, there's a snake hole over here."

Ren Dong stepped forward, stomped his foot, and with a burst of spiritual energy, a snake was flipped up from the ground and killed with a single sword strike. Then, the other two boys skillfully took out large iron shovels, and with a few shovelfuls, they turned over the snake's nest, which was indeed full of snake eggs.

Smash it all.

The snake's gallbladder was removed and placed away. Then, the snakes continued forward, waiting until they had gathered in a pile, at which point they began to burn it. The rear guard then began to bury the snake's den.

The whole process was surprisingly smooth and fluid; it was clear that the person had been trained.

"From now on, follow my method. Leave a mark wherever you go to indicate that this area has been searched..."

Ren Dong walked and talked, instructing his friends, and finally sighed: "If only I were on the same team as my older brother... I wouldn't have to worry about you. You all come from good families, how come you know so little..."

The other teenagers all looked ashamed.

However, it was clear that everyone had great admiration for this girl captain.

Because the other party knows far too much.

How to avoid venomous insects, how to survey the terrain, where snakes are likely to be found, and where there are dangers...

Don't underestimate her just because she's a young girl; she knows everything perfectly well.

Many adults, even teachers, don't know as much as she does.

The small group continued forward.

Fang Che spread his divine sense and found that there were small teams of twelve people in each group around him. Ren Chun, Ren Kuang and others also led their own teams.

Fang Che understood immediately: each of the nine boys was outstanding in Baiyun Martial Academy. The academy organized this snake extermination activity for two reasons: to eradicate the snake problem and to train the students.

Increase practical experience.

But if the nine kids were to form their own teams, it would definitely be nine people per team. With nine people per team like that… the champion would practically be decided before the competition even begins!
So they were simply separated, with each person leading a team...

Seeing the nine little guys commanding their respective teams with composure, each one exuding confidence and experience, Fang Che knew that these nine little guys had truly put in the effort.

Moreover, judging from the decisiveness of their actions and the aura emanating from them, these nine little guys already had lives on their hands.

Moreover, the killings are not infrequent.

That's why this situation occurs.

"very nice."

Fang Che thought of the mountain of supplies piled up in his ring.

An idea immediately came to mind.

Whispering in his voice: "Little Dongdong..."

Ren Dong was calmly and authoritatively directing the team: "Over here, over here... You rich young master really shouldn't be on our team, over here! What are you looking at?"

The team leader reprimanded someone.

His imposing presence silenced everyone.

When the stern captain is scolding people, everyone must bow their heads and listen to his lecture, otherwise... they will get beaten up.

But this time...

The captain was cursing when he suddenly froze.

Then he exclaimed, "Ouch!!"

The eleven people were shocked to see their captain, who had always been so composed and commanding, suddenly jump up like a cat with its fur standing on end.

The braids stick up to the sky, while the person hangs upside down in mid-air.

Everyone was stunned: This...

Then the captain quickly turned around in mid-air, landed, and looked around with extreme surprise in his eyes.

Seems to be looking for something.

Then he said, "Wait for me here, don't move! Clear away the grass and dead leaves around our hiding place to expose the ground. Don't move..."

Then he ran away as fast as he could.

Her two braids swung straight, her long legs leaving afterimages, and then, whoosh, she disappeared.

Ren Dong ran out of the woods and looked to his right. He saw a person standing on the rocks, smiling. The person was tall and straight with a warm smile on their face.

A ray of sunlight fell on him through the gaps in the leaves.

His whole body seemed to be glowing.

Ren Dong remained silent, tears blurring her vision, choking back sobs and unable to speak. Without hesitation, she leaped into the air, like a swallow returning to its nest, and rushed into the man's outstretched arms!
Hold on tight!
Her body trembled and she sobbed, tears streaming down her face.

Fang Che felt his shirt instantly soaked through, as if he had been suddenly doused with a bucket of water.

"Where does such a thin girl get so many tears..."

Fang Che smiled and complained, "Come down quickly... You're such a big girl... Still crying, people will laugh at you."

"I won't get down! I'll just cry!"

Ren Dong clung tightly to Fang Che, her lips trembling with grievance, tears welling up in her eyes: "Waaah..."

After a long while, Fang Che finally managed to pull the little girl off him.

The little girl was sobbing uncontrollably, feeling wronged.

But seeing that familiar, long-lost face, my eyes shone with overwhelming joy. It was just too much joy, like a dream, and I still felt like crying…

"How was this time?"

Fang Che asked softly.

"It's good... but, it's just that we're fighting with people every day, and so many bad guys are still cursing you... We've written it all down in little notebooks... several notebooks, and we're going to write them down one by one... We haven't even filled a single notebook yet..."

Ren Chun choked up a little, wiping away tears with the back of her small hand.

"You took notes in a small notebook? You filled one notebook? How many notebooks did you fill in in total?"

Fang Cheqi was surprised.

"About two hundred books..." the little girl sobbed, "We have to win them all! Humph!"

Although she was sobbing, her determination was evident: "None of those who dare to insult our big brother will get away with it!"

"..."

Fang Che remained silent.

Is this a record of a city?
A burst of spiritual energy swirled around the little girl: "Oh, no wonder you're so confident in taking them down one by one. You're all at the peak of Martial Commander level?"

Fang Che couldn't help but be shocked: "So fast?"

"I'm actually quite slow..."

The little girl was a little embarrassed, pouted, and even cried a little: "Big brother and the others have all become Martial Kings. I'm behind, waaaaah..."

"..."

Fang Che remained silent.

The little girl kept babbling on and on: "Grandpa often gives us... but I never get a turn in my older brother's matches... and Ren Kuang even called me a burden the other day..."

After the initial surprise, grievance, and pain, the little girl started ranting and raving.

Fang Che promised, "When I see them, I'll spank them!"

The little girl nodded vigorously, shaking off the tears on her eyelashes. Her eyes sparkled with excitement: "They're right here... How about we call them over so you can call them now?"

Fang Che: "..."

That little girl really holds a grudge.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Calling them over is fine... Do you have any way to get them to come over on their own without alerting anyone else?"

The little girl's originally cool and aloof eyes had now become bright and cheerful, and she said with her curved eyes, "That's easy."

She pulled a uniquely shaped whistle from her bosom, put it to her lips, puffed out her cheeks, and blew it sharply!
A sharp sound rang out.

Just a moment.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Several figures flew in from eight directions: "Little sister whistled... something must be wrong! You guys be careful!"

moment.

Two people appeared on the treetops, one on the left and one on the right.

Two people, one from the north and one from the south, stealthily approached.

Only two people suddenly appeared directly in front of him.

Meanwhile, two other people approached silently from the left and right, skimming along the ground.

Fang Che couldn't help but admire it. This lineup... this setup... he had to admit that even he himself back then couldn't have done anything like this.

Ren Chun appeared directly in front of him, about to speak, when he saw Fang Che and was immediately shocked: "Big brother!"

Subsequently.

The eight people, disregarding any pretense of concealment or preparation, rushed over with joyful cheers.

"Big brother!"

Immediately, tears streamed down Fang Che's face, while smiles shone brightly.

"Haha... Let's find a place where I'll give you guys some perks."

Fang Che rolled up the nine small objects and they vanished instantly.

With a single, silent punch, he created a ten-zhang-long cave and led the nine little ones inside.

Each person was given ten bottles of pills, then two bottles of spiritual water, and three drops of the True Soul Yin Yang Root Golden Elixir.

It's not that I can't drink more, but that's all my body can handle right now.

In addition, each person ate a piece of the True Soul Yin Yang Root. Fang Che calculated that each person would get half a catty, but after checking their meridians, he couldn't help but curse the old thief a couple of times: This is too much!

We had no choice but to eat one or two ounces each first.

"Remember this from now on: you must quickly refine the benefits in your meridians. Only after refining them will they truly be yours. And you can't let them remain full for too long; you must allow your meridians to have periods of emptiness. Even just one day is fine."

Fang Che taught the little ones a lot.

Then each person was given a weapon.

Although they weren't divine metals, they were all spoils of war by Fang Che. And at this stage, every piece of spoils that Fang Che has taken notice of and collected can be considered priceless.

Fang Che personally disguised each sword and blade, making them appear ordinary.

Then he gave Ren Chun several martial arts techniques and told him to go back and teach them to his brothers and sisters.

Finally, they placed an exquisitely crafted jade hairpin and two small, radiant pearl flowers in the little girl Ren Dong's hair, and gave her a small box containing a pair of dazzling earrings.

The little girl exclaimed with happiness, feeling like she was on top of the world.

After putting it on, she twirled around, pulling on the hem of her skirt, saying, "Isn't it pretty? Isn't it pretty? Hehehe..."

Her little face flushed with excitement.

"Alright, I'm on a mission and have to go now. You guys need to behave when you get back. Ren Chun, be careful, understand?"

"Understand."

"Give my regards to your grandfather, and to Instructor Li and the others. Also, please tell them that I will visit them once I'm done with this busy period."

"Yes."

"..."

Fang Che gave many other instructions.

But the little ones couldn't bear to part with him. The boys were a little better, their eyes red with reluctance. The little girl, however, clung to his clothes, her little hands clenched until they turned white, her head bowed, unwilling to let go.

Fang Che sighed, carefully pried open the little girl's fingers one by one, and whispered in her ear, "Big brother will help you win the championship this time... Go in that direction... There are so many snakes..."

"I don't want the championship!"

Ren Dong pouted and said, "I want to stay with my big brother a little longer..."

As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes again.

Ren Kuang and the others exchanged knowing glances, never expecting that their usually competitive and unyielding younger sister would actually give up even the honor she valued most today…

But thinking about it, this is perfectly normal. If it can bring us more than half a day together, what does a mere championship matter?
In the end, Ren Chun forcefully grabbed his younger sister's hand: "Big brother is so busy with important matters every day! How can I allow you to be willful? Let go of my hand! All you do is cry, look how far your cultivation has fallen! If you fall any further, big brother won't even want to talk to you anymore!"

Fang Che gave a wry smile.

Ren Chun, the older brother, continued to bully his younger sister as always, hitting her right where it hurt.

Finally, with Jiu Xiao reluctant to part ways.

Fang Che's body vanished without a trace, turning into a gentle breeze.

The little girl burst into tears again: "Waaah..."

"Let's go, let's hurry up and kill the snake. Let her cry here. This time, she didn't even make the top twenty..."

Ren Chun hurried his brothers away.

Halfway there, I saw a figure flash by, and the little girl had already dashed off into the distance: "I'm going to win the championship!..."

Sure enough, she's still that competitive little girl!
The brothers laughed and dispersed.

Ren Chun carried two swords on his back.

Heading back to her group, the little girl, having received the sword from her older brother, no longer wanted her own. She tossed it to Ren Chun to carry, while she herself held the newly acquired sword with obvious delight, eager to kill snakes...

"This time, we must win the championship!"

"My cultivation level must catch up with theirs!"

"Next time, I'll definitely treat you differently, big brother! Hmph..."

A city fraught with hardship.

Dongfang San San looked at the communication jade, her expression changing: "You've come to Kanke City? And you're at the inn at the foot of the mountain right now? Who let you come!"

Dongfang San San was furious: "What if someone finds out? Don't you have any manners at all?!"

(End of this chapter)