89: Turns out he wasn't a simp.

Chu Yuan nodded, then raised his terminal.

"What are you doing?"

"Calling for backup, obviously. What else?"

"..." Jiang Fei sighed. "Take her back to Qiyang City. I'll go check it out myself."

"Why?" Chu Yuan asked, knowing full well the answer.

In truth, he knew that if he notified the Zhenwu Bureau now, Jiang Fei might receive a lighter sentence under his cover, but Liu Yan would certainly face death.

Given the concern Jiang Fei had shown for her, he would naturally never allow such a thing to happen.

Otherwise, he could have notified the Zhenwu Bureau the moment he was poisoned!

In a certain sense, it could indeed be considered that he had already defected...

"I need her to live..." Jiang Fei said slowly. "I have already broken discipline, and now my only option is to redeem myself through service. I must find the mastermind behind this and then go to the Outer Heaven Battlefield to earn military merit... Only then can I save her life."

"Oh, shut up..." Chu Yuan was speechless; he really couldn't take it anymore. "The order from the Zhenwu Bureau is to execute you on the spot once found. And you still want to go to the Outer Heaven Battlefield? You're dreaming."

Jiang Fei ignored Chu Yuan's mockery and said calmly, "I naturally have my ways."

Liu Yan was listening from the side, confused, but she still sharply caught the three words 'Zhenwu Bureau'.

Even if she were foolish, she understood the weight those three words carried!

No matter which city it was in, the Zhenwu Bureau meant... absolute power and violence!

She panicked and said, "Brother Fei! What Zhenwu Bureau? You still have connections to the Zhenwu Bureau!?"

Chu Yuan cut in before Jiang Fei could speak, saying maliciously, "Still worrying about others? Why don't you go see if your boyfriend is still alive?"

"..." Liu Yan woke up as if from a dream. She cast an unwilling glance at the pendant in Chu Yuan's hand, but still ran toward the direction of Pan Ce.

She certainly wanted to find a way to get her treasure back, but Pan Ce was her meal ticket, and she couldn't ignore him either.

After returning to Qiyang City, she still had to spend his money...

Chu Yuan put away the ink shadow and sighed, "What's the point of all this?"

Jiang Fei's expression remained normal. "This was Uncle Liu's dying wish."

"Her dad?"

"Yes."

Chu Yuan asked curiously, "Then why don't you keep her by your side?"

Jiang Fei countered, "Could you stand having someone so foolish around you all day? Besides, the world of Martial Artists is too dangerous. Liu Yan has a bad personality; sooner or later, she'll provoke someone..."

Chu Yuan thought about it and realized he truly couldn't stand it. If he had someone like Liu Yan around him, he reckoned he would feel the urge to kill her a dozen times a day...

"So, you're actually not a simp?"

"Do I look like a fool to you?"

"What do you mean 'look like'? You just are..."

Jiang Fei said helplessly, "Put yourself in my shoes. Although it's a bit unpleasant to say... let's be clear, I'm not cursing anyone here. If—and I mean if—Aunt Han... entrusted you to take good care of Chu Ying, would you just let her fend for herself because she's a little foolish?"

Chu Yuan's face darkened; he felt like cursing...

"She's foolish, money-grubbing, and vain. Her only merit might be that she's somewhat attractive and easy to fool..." Jiang Fei sighed. "That's why I never told her I'm a Martial Artist from the Zhenwu Bureau, let alone a Fourth Realm one. Otherwise, I could guess what she'd do with my eyes closed."

She always thought I was just an ordinary, weak Martial Artist... which is why she's still clueless even after causing such a huge disaster now.

Over the years, she has had quite a few boyfriends, and I've always made sure to look out for them. Take this Pan Ce, for example. He thinks he's just lucky to have captured a significant share of the monster fur market in Qiyang City, which gave him enough resources to enter the Inner Breath Realm.

In reality, if it weren't for me pulling strings behind the scenes, he would be nothing. Among these people, once they break up with Liu Yan due to their inflated wealth, they will quickly be beaten back to their original state...

I originally thought that her living out a life as a wealthy, ordinary person would be the best outcome. But now, it's all ruined..."

"So that's how it is... I thought you were using her to practice some kind of 'cuckold divine art'..."

"..." Jiang Fei was silent for a moment. "Uncle Liu died saving me, so..."

Chu Yuan mocked him, "So you have to throw away your future? Even your life?"

Jiang Fei looked a bit embarrassed. "I didn't expect her to poison me either... Poison that can take down a Fourth Realm Martial Artist shouldn't be something she has the means to obtain."

"Suit yourself..." Chu Yuan didn't know what to say. He extended his Divine Sense toward the place where Liu Yan and Pan Ce were staying.

Half a day had passed, and yet there was absolutely no movement over there... It was somewhat unreasonable.

He saw Liu Yan sitting paralyzed on the ground, her hands tightly covering her mouth, staring in terror at the piles of things in front of her.

A pile of bones, picked clean and neatly arranged together; a pile of bloody, mangled internal organs and tendons, with a pair of eyeballs placed on top...

And a lump of flesh that was heaving slightly. Although the rags on it were stained with blood, Liu Yan still recognized them as the clothes Pan Ce was wearing today.

"Hoh... hoh..." A meaningless groan came from the lump of flesh, as if it were calling her. This was Pan Ce!? These piles of things... were Pan Ce!?

An immense terror engulfed Liu Yan. She couldn't connect this Hell-like scene with the young man who had always been gentle and even submissive toward her...

Chu Yuan frowned, feeling a bit disgusted. He hadn't expected Jiang Fei to be so brutal!

This wasn't an interrogation at all; it was pure revenge...

"Take her and go," Jiang Fei said.

"What if you can't beat them? Let's go together."

"If I can't beat them, having you with me won't make a difference..." Jiang Fei smiled. "Besides, if you get involved, this credit won't be pure..."

"Fine. Take the terminal. If the worst happens, you can still leave some last words."

Jiang Fei raised his hand. "Don't worry, I just stripped it off Pan Ce... I don't know where they put mine."

He seemed not to want to face Liu Yan again, and with a movement of his feet, he vanished into the night.

Chu Yuan remained where he was, thinking with a hint of malice: Is Jiang Fei not afraid that I might kill Liu Yan, or hand her over to the Zhenwu Bureau for trial?

Or perhaps, deep down, he secretly hopes I do just that? But that seems unlikely...

A wind blade was unleashed, wiping out the last trace of Pan Ce's life. A few drops of warm blood splattered onto Liu Yan's face, and she finally couldn't help but scream.

"Murder! Murder..."

Chu Yuan looked at this foolish woman, his annoyance growing even more. He didn't have many friends to begin with; Yang Yi was one, Jiang Fei was another, and besides them... Tian Tian counted as half.

Now, because of someone like this, Jiang Fei was going to be in big trouble...

"Shut up! Come with me!"