Chapter 629: 192 Chapter: Re-encountering Shen Ji Yue! Must be humble in front of Daoist Priest Fan! (10,000-word Chapter asking for subscription)_3
Unexpectedly, Yun Jiuqing shook her head.
Then, all I heard was Yun Jiuqing saying, "We found out about it a long time ago, probably among the earliest ones. Oh right...except for Liu Feng!"
"Ah?" Shen Ji Yue was stunned again. They knew about it a long time ago?
Yun Jiuqing said, "This is actually the second time we have come here in recent times."
Shen Ji Yue suddenly had an epiphany.
In that case...
It all seemed to make sense now!
She hurriedly asked, "Then do you know any information about this matter? You must have heard what I said to the shopkeeper just now, didn’t you? Do you know who the Taoist Priest the shopkeeper mentioned is?"
"...Uh!" Yun Jiuqing weakly said, "If I’m not mistaken, the Taoist Priest mentioned by the innkeeper... is probably referring to Daoist Priest Fan, right?"
Shen Ji Yue: "Ah?!!"
Shen Ji Yue doubted her ears. Was she hallucinating? What was this girl named Yun Jiuqing talking about?
She was saying that the Taoist Priest who killed the God of the Earth in Guyuan County...
Was Daoist Priest Fan?
Ha!
What a joke!
Based on her understanding of Daoist Priest Fan, how could he possibly do such a thing?
How could he possibly...
Uh...
Shen Ji Yue suddenly realized, as Yun Jiuqing spoke these words, Daoist Priest Fan didn’t utter a word in denial. This realization left her stunned for a moment, her mind momentarily muddled in confusion.
She was stunned.
She fell silent.
She...
Was flabbergasted!
It took several breaths for her to finally recover. After swallowing hard, Shen Ji Yue couldn’t help but turn to Fan Wu and said, "Daoist Priest Fan... is it really you?"
"Yes," Fan Wu found an empty table in the inn, then sat down on the chair beside it, and replied with an incredibly calm tone, "It seems to have been almost a month ago, right?"
Shen Ji Yue: "!!!"
Fan Wu’s personal admission was like a bolt from the blue to Shen Ji Yue, leaving her thoroughly shocked, speechless, and motionless.
"You... You..." Shen Ji Yue suddenly realized her voice was too loud and quickly lowered it: "You killed a God of the Earth?!"
"Yes." Fan Wu nodded his head. "That God of the Earth was quite formidable. I had to put in a bit of effort back then."
Shen Ji Yue didn’t know what to say anymore.
That was a God of the Earth! Daoist Priest Fan killed a God of the Earth, and putting aside how he had done it, wasn’t such an act indicative of his fall from grace?
These were deeds of the dark path!
"I think you may have misunderstood something." Seeing her expression change, Yun Jiuqing knew what Shen Ji Yue was guessing, so she began to elaborate on the events that had occurred, leaving nothing out, as there was no secret to keep anyway.
Every single word Yun Jiuqing said left Shen Ji Yue utterly dumbfounded.
A God of the Earth corrupted by an Evil God?
Daoist Priest Fan executed such a contaminated God of the Earth?
And an Underworld Judge even made an appearance in the end?
How fantastically magical it all sounded!
But upon reflection, she knew Yun Jiuqing had no reason to deceive her about such matters; there was simply no need for any deception, which meant that everything Yun Jiuqing said was true.
She had wrongly accused Daoist Priest Fan!
Shen Ji Yue couldn’t help but take a deep breath, her face carrying a tinge of bitter apology, as she said, "I never expected that in Guyuan County, which isn’t much larger than Bai He County, so many things have happened during this period."
"Given this, I should be able to guess why the higher-ups have transferred me here without needing to contact the local celestial office.
Shen Ji Yue continued: "The remains of a dead God of the Earth, none of it simple. Even a single drop of His blood is an incomparable treasure to ordinary cultivators."
"This might be the reason why I saw so many odd cultivators in Guyuan County; they must be here to seek fortune."
"And some cultivators, for such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, might indeed come to blows or even draw swords against each other."
"My role, perhaps, is to prevent such incidents from happening."
My goodness!
Shen Ji Yue realized her transfer by the higher-ups was to act as a government official.
To maintain some order in Guyuan County.
Most likely that was it.
Though it seemed an overkill for a Chief Flag Officer of the celestial office to handle such matters, who else could suppress the cultivators potentially causing trouble if not a Chief Flag Officer like herself?
Some junior banner officers probably wouldn’t command much respect, as they’re not much stronger than an ordinary member of the celestial office.
Just then.
Outside.
There was a commotion.
It seemed like...
The sounds of a fight!
"Not good!" Shen Ji Yue hadn’t expected that just as she had figured out her assignment, a fight broke out outside.
