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Chapter 397: 394 Fei Yun

Chapter 397: 394 Fei Yun

District 1, Jiangnan, Fucheng.

After more than seven months,

Lu Wu, who had been wandering outside, finally returned.

Of course, at this juncture, he definitely did not return as Lu Wu.

It was not yet time for him to reveal himself.

Therefore, his return was quite low-profile.

However, now he was different from before; with an organization in his hands, even a low-profile return meant people were there to handle the miscellaneous matters for him.

Before he arrived in Fucheng, a lodging place had already been arranged for him, and there were people specifically waiting for him.

“Greetings, leader.”

Inside an ordinary district in Fucheng, a particularly average-looking young man gave Lu Wu a very respectful bow.

Lu Wu had grown quite accustomed to this by now.

“Rise.

Have you prepared the things I asked for?”

“This is the information you requested.”

The young man handed over a set of documents, which Lu Wu took and began to flip through.

This set of documents he held contained information about various forces currently in Fucheng.

More precisely, these were the forces in Fucheng that might harbor ill intentions towards Dudu.

“Quite a lot of people.”

Lu Wu skimmed through them and narrowed his eyes slightly.

“By the way, any movement on Zhang Yunyi’s side?”

“People from Jiangbei have not entered Jiangnan for the time being, but it is said that during the Jiangnan University celebration, Zhang Yunyi might personally attend.”

“So basically you haven’t found out anything significant?”

“My incompetence, please punish me, leader.”

“Forget it, it’s not your fault, I gave you too little time. Continue with your tasks; I’ll call for you when needed.”

“Yes!”

The young man bowed to Lu Wu respectfully and cautiously retreated.

Throughout the whole process, Lu Wu didn’t lift an eyelid, the spitting image of a villainous Demon King.

After sending off the young man, Lu Wu’s eyes returned to the stack of documents as his fingers tapped lightly on the tabletop, and his brain began to work.

“The Education Bureau, Fei Yun, the grandson of the twelve elders, Fei Yinghao, the Demon Suppression Bureau, the Cultivation Master Professional Center, the Summoner Professional Center…

Dozens of forces, big and small.

Looks like the current situation is much more complicated than I thought.”

It was quite a challenge to fully recite the names of those forces, let alone analyze the motivations, objectives, and methods of each one.

A sensible person would normally focus on analyzing one or two sensitive key points, rather than strain their brain by analyzing every single force.

Of course, Lu Wu was different!

He relied on his photographic memory, smarter than others, so he used the most laborious method, carefully analyzing each of the forces listed in the documents one by one.

Well, it proved.

Hard labor might not necessarily be wise.

Lu Wu’s hard work analyzing those forces only enabled him to more accurately identify a few sensitive, key forces.

“Most of these forces are either joining the fray for excitement or being influenced to come.

They are basically pawns; the ones truly worth paying attention to are three and a half.

The first is Zhang Yunyi!”

There was no need to mention her, as Lu Wu had suspected her even before his return.

Lu Wu even suspected that the current situation had been covertly instigated by her.

His Dudu was undoubtedly being used by her.

Only, Lu Wu really couldn’t figure out what exactly Zhang Yunyi was preparing to do.

Well, it’s not like he couldn’t guess at all; he could surmise a bit.

Based on the intelligence Lu Wu had, she seemed to want to use Dudu to leverage the power of Lu Haikong and engage in a power struggle with someone else.

This was the most plausible explanation at the moment.

And the one she wanted to deal with, or rather, her opponent in the struggle, should be the same person who, months ago, alongside Feng Xiu, had pulled strings in the shadows, ultimately leading to Lu Wu having to feign death to escape.

Lu Wu remembered that Feng Xiu had provided a piece of intelligence.

The person cooperating with him was supposed to be one of the twelve elders from the Elder Council, and at present, it seemed Fucheng had been visited by someone related to the twelve elders—Fei Yinghao’s grandson, Fei Yun.

With this in mind, Lu Wu flipped to the section about Fei Yun.

Despite the document showing that Fei Yun was a standard profligate heir,

living an enviable—oh no, a contemptible life of pleasure every day.

This time, he seemed to have come just for the excitement, bringing only a bodyguard with him.

Logically, he was an individual that could be ignored, but Lu Wu still took note of him.

It wasn’t that Lu Wu saw anything unusual about this man,

but rather, Lu Wu noticed that his file indicated he had expressed his intention to pursue Dudu more than once.

Because of this alone, Lu Wu felt compelled to be wary of him.

With the background of an elder and designs on Dudu, Lu Wu even considered finding an opportunity to make him disappear from the Mortal World.

However, Lu Wu’s wariness was not due to jealousy,

Certainly not.

Lu Wu simply felt that Fei Yun could become a pawn for others to use, and so he paid extra attention to him.

One Zhang Yunyi, one Fei Yun, these two were in plain sight.

Another was lurking in the shadows, someone Lu Wu had no clarity about, the only clue being the possibility that this person was a high-ranking member of the Alliance or even one of the twelve elders.

These three were Lu Wu’s key focus.

There was also a half, Feng Xiu.

But the reason Lu Wu only counted Feng Xiu as a half was that he was someone Lu Wu had led here himself.

After learning that Feng Xiu might have guessed his identity, Lu Wu made his move against him,

with a simple purpose: to draw him in.

Sometimes the intervention of “Zero” at the right time wasn’t necessarily a bad thing for Lu Wu.

Besides, Lu Wu had already been suspected.

Even if he hadn’t made a move, Feng Xiu likely wouldn’t have missed this opportunity.

So Lu Wu played his hand to gain a bit and obtain some intelligence, giving him a more comprehensive understanding of the current situation.

Still, Lu Wu’s understanding was still too little.

So, the situation before him gave him a headache.

Looking at the pile of documents, Lu Wu only wished he could be stronger.

If only he were stronger and had absolute power, he wouldn’t have such a headache; he could just go ahead and take down Zhang Yunyi, and then everything would become clear.

Or simply stand by Dudu’s side.

If anyone dare cause trouble, smack them dead with a slap.

“Indeed, it all comes down to an issue of strength!

But seeking strength now is too late; there’s no time for that.

Besides, no matter what, I am certainly stronger than Dudu, who is caught in the midst of this whirlpool.

She needs my protection…”

“Boom!”

Well, as Lu Wu was saying this, Fucheng suddenly erupted with a massive sound.

Immediately following was a terrifying wave of energy that spread out.

Lu Wu frowned.

“What’s going on? Is there already a commotion?”

Lu Wu could sense that the noise was caused by the clash of two energies; and upon a brief sensing, he discovered they were at least of King-level existence.

Two beings of at least King-level were clashing in the center of Fucheng.

Isn’t this getting a bit too out of hand?

It’s practically lawlessness!

Lu Wu hesitated for a moment before standing up and heading towards the direction where the energy fluctuations were coming from.

He wasn’t planning to stop them.

It wasn’t time for him to reveal himself just yet; he was only going to assess the situation.

Besides, this was also an opportunity. A scene like this was bound to draw many people out, providing Lu Wu a chance to observe the various forces.

The location of the energy outburst wasn’t far from Lu Wu.

Very soon, Lu Wu arrived near the scene of the incident, and as he approached, he could see the two clashing parties.

Both were old men.

One was a middle-aged man dressed in traditional Chinese attire, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, holding a pen, exuding an air of scholarly grace, with a dissatisfied expression on his face, standing behind him was a Griffon.

The other wore a tailcoat, gold-rimmed glasses, had neatly combed silver hair, and behind him was an old man with a Power Ape-like Summoned Beast.

When Lu Wu saw the attributes of their Summoned Beasts, his eyebrows slightly raised.

…

Name: Gold Griffon

Power: 3 stars (King-level)

Quality: Legend (Quality) (Upgraded)

Attribute: Wind, Fire, Gold Bloodline

State: Angry

Weakness: Thunder (Ordinary)

Skill Talents: Omitted

…

Name: Violent Thunder Ape

Power: 0 level (Epic)

Quality: Legend (Upgraded)

Attribute: Thunder

State: Smug

Weakness: Ice (Slight)

Skill Talents: Omitted

…

One was a King-level 3 stars, the other an Epic 0 Star; both were very powerful Summoned Beasts.

And as Lu Wu noted the attributes of these two Summoned Beasts, he also learned the identity of the two clashing men.

That middle-aged man should be the Deputy Director of the Education Bureau, Wang Yuanming.

As for the old man, well, he should be Fei Yun’s bodyguard, apparently named Fei Bao.

“Why are these two fighting?”

Lu Wu was somewhat surprised.

At the same time, he found a suitable spot to hide and watch the battle from the shadows.

Lu Wu had just concealed himself when he noticed that people kept popping up around him.

Most of these people did just like Lu Wu; upon arrival, they found a suitable spot to hide and watch the drama unfold.

Of course, where there were spectators, there were also people trying to break up the fight.

And those trying to mediate arrived quickly; Lu Wu had only just hidden himself when someone came to mediate.

This person was none other than Lu Wu’s godmother, Jiang Yuexing.

“What are you two doing?”

As the Governor of Jiangnan, when someone caused trouble on her turf, Jiang Yuexing was certainly the first to step in.

With a stern expression, she intervened between Wang Yuanming and Fei Bao.

“This is the city area. Isn’t it a bit too disrespectful to start a fight here without regard for the Alliance’s laws?”

Jiang Yuexing did not offer these two a kind face.

Nor could she offer any kindness, as their fighting in Fucheng was a direct affront to her, Jiang Yuexing. It would have been strange if she had been amiable.

Facing the stern-faced Jiang Yuexing, Wang Yuanming appeared even more resentful.

“Governor Jiang, you can’t blame me for this. Mr. Fei over here started by forcibly trying to expel us.

He attacked without warning, and I was merely defending myself passively.”

Faced with the aggrieved Wang Yuanming, Jiang Yuexing didn’t even lift an eyelid: “I don’t care for your reasons or quarrels, if you want to fight, get out of Fucheng and do it.

Don’t make a fuss in Fucheng, or you’ll have no one to blame but yourselves for my lack of courtesy.”

Her purpose in coming was to prevent them from starting a fight in Fucheng.

She didn’t want to inquire into the reasons or mediate anything.

That was their own business, and Jiang Yuexing would have to be insane to get involved.

However, Jiang Yuexing’s words seemed to have little effect.

Wang Yuanming was somewhat cooperative, indicating that as long as Fei Bao did not attack him, he would definitely behave.

But Fei Bao, on the other hand, was quite unyielding and said decisively: “It’s possible for me not to act, but they must leave Fucheng!”

This uncompromising tone made Jiang Yuexing frown intensely.

Wang Yuanming felt even more aggrieved.

“Mr. Fei, our Education Bureau hasn’t offended you, have we?

Why do you treat us so?”

“You haven’t offended me, and frankly, whether you’ve offended me or not isn’t important. What’s important is that my young master doesn’t want you to stay in Fucheng.”

As Fei Bao spoke, those onlooking deduced how this farce had come about.

“My young master has said, with the upcoming celebrations at Jiangnan University, it’s a time for joy. Your group of people wouldn’t contribute to the cheer and would only be an eyesore to Lady Pang, so please leave Fucheng.”

When Wang Yuanming heard this, his complexion went dark.

He had heard that Fei Yun was recently chasing after Pang Duddu but hadn’t expected him to go to such lengths, directly ordering his bodyguard to expel people from the Education Bureau.

This was no minor matter: if it blew up within the Alliance, Fei Yun would probably be in for a scolding.

“Does Elder Fei know about this?”

Wang Yuanming had no other choice but to bring up Fei Yinghao, hoping to suppress the capricious Fei Yun.

But the effect was surprisingly poor.

No sooner had he finished speaking than a voice brimming with arrogance and pleasure rang out: “Of course, my grandfather knows. He said that it’s excellent for a young man to go wild for love once in his lifetime, and told me to go ahead and make trouble; he’d take care of anything for me.”

Alongside these words that shattered conventional wisdom, Fei Yun, who had once encountered Lu Wu during university competitions, emerged from the shadows.

Seeing Fei Yun, Wang Yuanming’s expression darkened even more.

“I don’t believe Elder Fei would say such words…”

“Believe it or not, that’s your business. But today, you must leave Fucheng, and not just you,”

said Fei Yun, pausing for a moment, then turning to look around. His gaze swept the places where others were easily hidden, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly: “And all of you hiding in the dark, I know there are surely many observers out there now.

Among you must be those who harbor ill intentions towards Lady Pang.

Let me make it clear, Lady Pang is my goddess. You’d better behave yourselves, for if anyone dares to touch her, they’re going against me, Fei Yun.

I will use every connection I have in my life to ensure they live a life worse than death!”

With those words, the entire place was taken aback.

Hiding in the dark, Lu Wu’s eyes flared up with fire right then and there.

This guy was so brazen in his attempts to poach.

“Nobody stop me, I’m gonna kill him!”