Chapter 1587: Chapter 1586: Conflict Arises
Looking at his grandson’s confident demeanor, Ding Zhen nodded with satisfaction.
"It’s not the best for you. You must remember, no matter when, you cannot act out in the main city. The main city is not just technologically advanced; it is because there are high-level deities here. They hold the life and death of the ten planets, they hold the fate of the Upper Class, Middle Class, and even Lower Class deities. You can’t make mistakes, nor can I. If we are caught, it will be the end. Do you understand?"
Ding Haotian put away his previously arrogant attitude. He had never seen his grandfather give such a solemn warning to him as he did today.
The development of the situation to this point was not what he wanted.
He had initially planned, with his status, to give a small punishment to those he disliked. But now it seems, he might have to abandon that plan. He could not ignore his grandfather’s warning.
"Grandfather, that Jiang deacon has repeatedly made things difficult for me and the Ding family. This time, he deliberately used an instrument to frame us and intentionally stirred up conflict between the Cui family and our family. Do we just let him go?"
"This matter was already clarified at the Cui family’s place, and everyone reached a unanimous agreement, so there’s no need to trouble him further. You don’t really think that Jiang deacon will be seriously punished, do you?"
"Grandfather, I don’t understand what you mean."
"Haotian, let me ask you, if your dog tried to bite someone, but failed and just ate two buns in vain, would you kill it?"
"Of course not."
"That’s exactly it."
Ding Haotian suddenly understood.
The metaphor was coarse but vivid. Jiang deacon is, after all, the dog of the high-level deities. Even if he didn’t catch anyone, he is still their dog. At most, he’d be criticized and punished a bit. If he isn’t killed, he’d definitely implicate others. Better to follow the agreement and pretend it never happened.
"Grandfather, are we really letting that Earth woman go like this?" Letting Jiang deacon go was unavoidable, but Ding Haotian genuinely didn’t want to let the Earth woman off. He still couldn’t forget her.
"Let her be. She’s just an Earthling; even if she can escape temporarily, she won’t escape forever. Last night, she was devoured by the powerful energy from the Star Domain and the metal creatures outside the suburbs. She might even throw herself into the trap."
"Oh."
"Remember, never get into conflicts with Jiang deacon and them, or the Cui family. Leave it to me to handle."
"As per your instructions, grandfather."
"Moreover, I’ve always felt that the young man from the Cui family seems very unusual." Ding Zhen suddenly recalled the young man who suggested the instrument be rescanned, Fang Yu.
"Grandfather, are you talking about the Cui family’s living room?"
"It’s nominally the Cui family’s living room, but there’s definitely more to it than meets the eye. Old master Cui has never given his power to an outsider. He even let the young man speak for him in front of others, showing he trusts him deeply. A friendship isn’t built in a day; grandfather has a task for you."
"Please instruct me, grandfather."
Thinking of that annoying young man, Ding Haotian felt a flicker of anger in his heart. If he could do something about this person to vent his anger, it would be great.
"Send someone to investigate this person. I want to know his background and origins."
"Yes."
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Meanwhile.
In the Orderer’s prison office.
Jiang deacon was waiting for news from his brothers’ testing.
Soon after, a brother returned with something.
"Boss, it’s been tested. The instrument is normal, without any problems."
"Everything is normal?"
"Yes, boss. To ensure accuracy, we deliberately tested it on 100 members of the Divine Race, and none of their energy structures overlapped. They’re all different."
"How is this possible?"
Jiang deacon stared at the instrument, puzzled.
There was no reason for it to behave abnormally before and become normal now. What went wrong?
Did he figure something out? He told his brother, "Check my energy structure."
"Yes."
The brother operated the instrument skillfully, and when the instrument scanned Jiang deacon, an energy structure appeared above.
Jiang deacon glanced at the energy structure.
Suddenly, he noticed his energy structure seemed normal again, completely different from the suspect’s energy structure they aimed to capture.
What happened?
How could this be?
He stared at the energy structure incredulously, then compared it again, finding no similarities. He sat down, his eyes seemingly shining with thoughts, constantly reflecting on the scene from the day they traced energy structures.
Thinking it over, he focused on that young man in the Cui family’s living room, Fang Yu.
Could it be he tampered with the test process?
But he hadn’t touched the instrument at all, and there was no hard evidence to prove it.
How did he do it?
And what did he do to make every energy structure identical, but once they left the Cui family, the structures were normal again? It was odd, bizarre even, truly incomprehensible.
However, Jiang deacon couldn’t think of another place where things could have gone wrong.
"You two go investigate the Cui family’s living room. Find out exactly who this person is."
"Yes"
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Fang Yu was unaware that two forces were targeting him. But he was well aware that his actions severely infringed upon their interests. Even if he wasn’t the mastermind behind the scenes, Fang Yu would still be subject to their investigation.
It was bound to happen sooner or later.
In the room.
Fang Yu held a cup of tea, taking a small sip.
Everything was proceeding according to plan.
"How did you do it?" Nearby, Ye Wenjun glanced at Pan Yu with complex emotions. Even he couldn’t manage altering everyone’s energy structures to be identical.
"To say it’s difficult isn’t easy, to say it’s easy isn’t simple either."
"I can’t think of the method you used to make everyone’s energy structures identical."
"Energy Mantra."
Fang Yu said slowly.
"Energy Mantra is a skill, not an energy wave, nor a cultivation energy method. It’s a special cultivation method from ancient cultivators, summarized as a skill. I elevated it with Divine Sense upon reaching me. After my treatment, Miss Cui has my Energy Mantra within her, which is not surprising at all."
