The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 1030: Chapter 1030: Bi Fang’s Puzzlement

Jing Yan’s gaze coldly swept over the fat man.

From a distance, he had already heard someone angrily declare that Bi Fang was doomed to die. Now, up close, he heard this fat man inquiring about his identity, so Jing Yan naturally knew that this person was Dong Laifu, the Manager in charge of overseeing this one million mu of the Medicine Field mentioned by Bi Fang.

”Who is Brother Bi Fang?” Jing Yan asked.

At this moment, Bi Fang was also sizing up Jing Yan and Xia Yu, but of course, he didn’t recognize the two of them.

Upon hearing Jing Yan speak, Bi Fang was taken aback. Could it be that these two were here specifically to find him? But he had never even seen these two people before!

”I am Bi Fang, may I ask who you are?” Bi Fang stepped forward, cupped his hands towards Jing Yan, and asked with a look of confusion in his eyes.

”Brother Bi Fang, I am Jing Yan.” Jing Yan also cupped his hands towards Bi Fang, his expression softened significantly.

Upon hearing Jing Yan announce his name, Bi Fang was even more puzzled. The name sounded completely unfamiliar.

Jing Yan’s fame within the Luo Jiu Divine Palace was naturally quite significant, with many prominent figures being aware of him. However, how many Martial Artists were there in the First Palace of the Luo Jiu Divine Palace? They were practically innumerable. Among these people, probably only a very few had heard of Jing Yan.

A Martial Artist like Bi Fang, who rarely left the Jade Bay Medicine Field, would have even less chance of hearing about Jing Yan. Besides, even if he had happened to hear the name Jing Yan somewhere, he probably wouldn’t associate the dazzlingly talented newcomer with the Jing Yan standing before him.

”Brother Bi Fang, are you in trouble?” Jing Yan continued when he saw that Bi Fang was unresponsive.

”Boy, didn’t you hear me?” Dong Laifu was losing his patience.

Earlier, he had asked the two who they were, but these two strangers completely ignored him, making him lose face. His expression turned even more sinister as he angrily questioned them.

”How dare you!” Xia Yu admonished Dong Laifu in a low voice.

”I am Xia Yu, Steward of the First Palace Qingmu Department.” Xia Yu announced his identity.

Qingmu Department? Steward?

The surrounding crowd stirred slightly. Everyone was aware of the Ninety-nine Departments, including the Qingmu Department. As ordinary Martial Artists of the First Palace, who wouldn’t want to enter the Ninety-nine Departments and become a member?

However, recruiting members into the Ninety-nine Departments was extremely strict, and not just any Martial Artist could get in. To join, one’s Martial Arts Cultivation had to be high, and one had to be young. If you were over ten thousand years old, no matter how strong you were, the Ninety-nine Departments would not take you in.

Knowing that Xia Yu was a steward of the Qingmu Department, it was unavoidable that the people around felt a bit moved.

Upon hearing Xia Yu claim to be a steward of the Qingmu Department, Dong Laifu’s eyes flickered slightly. The identity of a Qingmu Department steward was not so simple. Although he wasn’t afraid of a steward from the Qingmu Department, he naturally wouldn’t want to offend one if unnecessary.

”So, you’re a steward from the Qingmu Department.” Dong Laifu forced a smile on his chubby face and cupped his hands towards Xia Yu.

Xia Yu glanced at Dong Laifu but did not return the gesture.

Dong Laifu immediately felt awkward, his anger rising once again.

”Steward Xia Yu, I wonder what brings you to my Medicine Field? Could it be that you are here to recruit Martial Artists for the Qingmu Department?” Seeing Xia Yu not giving him face, Dong Laifu’s tone became significantly firmer.

In his view, if Xia Yu didn’t give him face, why should he give Xia Yu face? Xia Yu was merely a steward of the Qingmu Department, and in terms of rank and status, he was at most on par with himself. Even if the Chief of the Qingmu Department came, it wouldn’t affect the Medicine Field Manager’s authority.

”Manager Dong Laifu, why did you say that Martial Artist Bi Fang was doomed to die just now? Did he make some grave error?” Xia Yu’s eyes gleamed as he grinned.

”He certainly made a mistake, Steward Xia Yu, you can see the situation in the Medicine Field. An entire ten thousand mu of near-harvest Spirit Grass is gone, just like that. And this part of the Medicine Field was directly under Bi Fang’s management. Such a huge loss, he cannot evade the blame!” Dong Laifu chuckled lightly.

Jing Yan glanced again at the Medicine Field. When he came over earlier, he noticed the condition of the Medicine Field; it seemed to have been destroyed by human intervention.

”Brother Bi Fang, what’s going on?” Jing Yan asked.

Jing Yan had only caught the last few lines of the exchange between Bi Fang and Dong Laifu, so he wasn’t clear about the whole situation. If it was Bi Fang’s fault, Jing Yan couldn’t just take him and leave like that; at the very least, they needed to compensate for the loss of the Medicine Field.

Bi Fang looked at Jing Yan, then at Xia Yu.

With Xia Yu being a steward of the Qingmu Department, it seemed likely that Jing Yan was not an ordinary person either, possibly a member of the Qingmu Department.

His original intention was to escalate the matter, and with someone from the Qingmu Department present, it was unlikely that Dong Laifu could cover it up.

After a moment’s consideration, Bi Fang summarized the events.

After listening to Bi Fang’s account, Jing Yan fully understood. Evidently, the fault did not lie with Bi Fang, and responsibility should fall entirely on the person called Ren Qian.

”Brother Bi Fang, does it still make sense for you to stay at this Medicine Field? Why not leave?” Jing Yan suggested to Bi Fang.

”Ah?” Bi Fang was momentarily stunned, not understanding Jing Yan’s suggestion.

Leave?

At this moment, he indeed wanted to leave, but the question was, even if he wanted to, would Dong Laifu let him? Would the Jade Bay Medicine Field’s management allow him to just walk away? And what about his subordinates, the other three with Ran Hou?

Ren Qian wanted Ran Hou dead, and he absolutely couldn’t abandon Ran Hou.

”Leave?”

”Where did this reckless kid come from? Who do you think you are? You think you can tell Bi Fang to leave just like that? How laughable!” Ren Qian sneered, casting his eyes over Jing Yan, speaking with a sarcastic tone.

”You must be Ren Qian?” Jing Yan looked towards Ren Qian.

”That’s right, I am Ren Qian, so what?” Ren Qian, known for his roughness, wouldn’t be intimidated by Jing Yan.

Even if Jing Yan was really a member of the Qingmu Department, so what? His backer was a prominent figure within the entire First Palace.

Jing Yan smiled at Ren Qian.

He turned his gaze towards Dong Laifu, ”Manager Dong Laifu, just now Brother Bi Fang recounted the events. If what Brother Bi Fang said is true, shouldn’t the blame for this incident not fall on Brother Bi Fang or his Medicine Farmers Team? Shouldn’t you hold Ren Qian accountable for the destruction of the Medicine Field?”

”Heh...”

”Do you think you need to teach me how to handle this?” Dong Laifu said with a sinister smile.

”I am naturally not here to teach you how to determine responsibility. Enough, I don’t want to waste more time on this. I am taking the Bi Fang Team out of the Medicine Field now. Whatever procedures are necessary, report them to the management quickly.” Jing Yan said, waving his hand.