Facing an Ancient God for a Year

Is there really something going on?

As soon as Fu Qian spoke, both Ariel and Xiao Mingyue were startled, the latter even staring at him, agape.

Aren’t you being a bit too direct?

“Oh?”

Ariel looked stunned for a moment, then a smile reappeared on his face.

...“May I know what the matter is?”

“It’s simple!”

Fu Qian nodded.

“Given your mysterious origins, I’ve been tasked to investigate whether there’s an issue with you.”

“Hey!”

Xiao Mingyue couldn’t help but exclaim, her face turning ashen.

“Mr. Ariel.”

She quickly turned her head towards Ariel.

“Please don’t worry, we’re just performing a routine check.”

“Some incidents have occurred recently, so all aspects are relatively strict.”

“I understand.”

Ariel didn’t seem too shaken; instead, he shook his head with a chuckle.

“It’s the duty of the Night Watchman, and I will cooperate fully.”

Then, as if he remembered something, he looked up at Fu Qian.

“Isn’t Mr. Fang a member of the Night Watchman?”

“No, I am an externally hired operations consultant, my main occupation is a bookstore owner.”

Fu Qian said with an air of arrogance.

…

Even Ariel didn’t know how to respond at this point, and Xiao Mingyue’s face flushed red with anger as she glared fiercely at him.

“Mr. Fang, please feel free to ask any questions you have, I shall withhold nothing.”

Ariel quickly adjusted his attitude and spoke to Fu Qian, proving he was a business elite.

“Very well, then I won’t hold back.”

In the midst of Xiao Mingyue’s complex gaze, Fu Qian stood up, stepped forward, and released the restraint on his own aura.

The next moment, a violent, invisible gust swept out in all directions.

A mountainous pressure enveloped everything, even Xiao Mingyue couldn’t help but shiver in body and soul.

And Ariel, at the center of the storm, was instantly confused and struggled to maintain control.

“What is your true purpose in coming to Shangjing?”

Gazing into Ariel’s eyes, Fu Qian asked coldly.

“I had been ostracized in the Federation, my career wasn’t going well, and I was thinking of gradually transferring my businesses to Shangjing.”

Ariel answered in a dull voice.

“What is your relationship with Deng Feizhou?”

Fu Qian asked his second question.

“We had cooperated years ago; I helped him handle some troubles, and he owes me a favor.”

“Good, last question, do you know where Deng Feizhou has gone?”

“… It is said he’s disappeared; I inquired around and heard he might be dead. The Night Watchman has sealed off the information for unknown reasons, I didn’t want to cause trouble, so I didn’t continue to seek him.”

Very good!

Fu Qian nodded, his aura receding.

The three questions he just asked perfectly matched the image of a wealthy merchant not from this local circle but with considerable capacity for action.

Especially the reason Ariel gave for coming to Shangjing—it was very natural and reasonable.

This Native Council really is formidable!

Fu Qian marveled inwardly.

Indeed, he was now more than ninety percent certain that this unflappable man was from the Native Council.

Not only that, he was also the most terrifying individual in terms of power that Fu Qian had encountered so far.

In fact, from the moment he walked through the door, Fu Qian had sensed something amiss.

The Ariel sitting here seemed to have an ordinary aura, but in Fu Qian’s eyes, he was like a blazing torch, his whole body radiating pure, clear light, unclouded by any darkness.

His aura was disguised so well that if Fu Qian’s Inspiration had not been extraordinary, he might have been fooled himself.

And a disguise capable of deceiving a Demigod… this individual’s Tier might be even higher than his own.

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He had just been promoted to High Tier not long before, and although he hadn’t yet solidified his Demigod form, he was indeed a genuine Third Phase Transcendent.

If this person was ranked higher than him, he must be at least Second Phase.

He didn’t know enough about High Tier Transcendents yet.

But one thing he could be sure of was that someone of such status wouldn’t condescend to come to Shangjing just to transfer business.

To avoid exposure, he even played along with this question and answer game.

He was laying a trap, looking for the person who killed Deng Feizhou.

This was Fu Qian’s first reaction.

The purpose of deliberately revealing that he was looking for Deng Feizhou was to catch the attention of potential targets.

Now that he thought about it, it was fortunate that he chose to have Wen Li seek out Yuan Shan, rather than investigate the truth himself first.

If it weren’t for the fact that he was interacting with him under the guise of the Night Watchman, he would probably have been targeted instantly.

In fact, even now, it wasn’t completely safe.

The perception of High Tier Transcendents was extremely sharp—any slightly unreasonable behavior could be detected.

This was also why Fu Qian had chosen to conduct such a rough interrogation just now.

The aim was to show undisguised respect for the Demigod status.

The other party would most likely see through his strength, and for a common businessman, having a Demigod come to investigate was odd enough.

In such a case, too subservient an attitude would be even more suspicious.

A domineering barrage that led to simple and crude conclusions would appear more normal, making it easier for the other party to believe his identity hadn’t been exposed.

Otherwise, if a conflict broke out, it wouldn’t be a big problem for him to escape, but it would undoubtedly expose too much.

As for Xiao Mingyue, needless to say, she was definitely doomed.

At that moment, as Fu Qian’s aura retracted, Ariel slowly “came back to his senses” and took a deep breath.

“Mr. Fang, I…”

He furrowed his brow, as if he realized something was off, recalling what had just happened.

“I’ve finished asking questions.”

Fu Qian looked completely indifferent to what the other might remember, turning to look at Xiao Mingyue instead.

“He’s fine.”

…

Xiao Mingyue’s breathing had also just stabilized, and at the moment, she looked at Fu Qian with a mix of fear and anger.

The fear was because his strength was exceedingly strong, far beyond what she had estimated before.

The anger was because he was simply too reckless!

No matter how assertive the Night Watchman was, their actions were also reasonable.

The other person was a commoner, hadn’t he considered the consequences if his intimidation resulted in problems?

Ah!

Xiao Mingyue let out a deep breath, looking at Ariel whose complexion was somewhat unpleasant.

“We truly appreciate your cooperation, and we’ll take our leave now.”

Without waiting for a response, she immediately stood up and walked out the door.

And until Fu Qian followed her out of the reception hall, Ariel remained somewhat dazed, sitting there.

…

“I’ll report to the chief in a bit.”

Xiao Mingyue drove in silence, finally unable to help herself, she spoke up after a long while.

The person still didn’t know that he had just narrowly escaped death.

“Okay!”

Fu Qian nodded, his expression unchanged.

“I also happen to have something to discuss with Yuan Shan.”

…

“You’re being far too reckless. Right now, we are only conducting a routine check based on a report,”

Xiao Mingyue bit her lip.

“And even if he did have an issue, isn’t this alarming the target?

You may be strong, but you understand nothing about investigation!”

“Is that so?”

Fu Qian glanced at her upon hearing this.

“You may not be strong, and you clearly understand nothing about experts.”

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