Facing an Ancient God for a Year

“Alright!”

It wasn’t a troublesome matter anyway, and seeing Su Gao’s somewhat expectant gaze, Fu Qian casually agreed.

“Chief Yuan, I’ll take my leave now.”

Having received his response, Su Gao didn’t hesitate for a second and turned to address Yuan Shan directly.

She didn’t even wait for the latter’s reply before she had already retreated.

“This way, please!”

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Seeing her so free-spirited, Fu Qian didn’t say anything more. Under the gaze of Yuan Shan and her companion, he followed and exited the door.

This…

Watching the two receding figures, Yuan Shan was momentarily speechless and choked up.

These two really don’t act like normal people!

As the organizer of today’s meeting, she felt that things had developed too quickly, so much so that she didn’t even have time to react.

Of course, the original intention of this meeting was indeed to see how he would react upon encountering Su Gao.

Yuan Shan’s feelings toward Fu Qian were quite complicated.

Firstly, although the way he helped was hard to accept, he was indeed the hero of this operation.

If it hadn’t been for him, who knows what consequences would have arisen from the big mess Logan rashly caused.

At the same time, this man was really reckless in his actions and full of secrets.

Considering his contributions this time, Yuan Shan had already decided not to probe him any further.

But Su Gao’s arrival made her feel an itch that was hard to ignore.

So arranging for the two to meet this time was less about probing and more about curiosity.

“Chief, this—”

Xiao Mingyue, standing beside her, also seemed to have lost the power of speech.

She didn’t know about Yuan Shan’s plans, she was purely overwhelmed by the scene in front of her.

These two really were alike in certain ways, utterly unapologetic about doing their own thing!

“Old friends meeting and being eager to catch up is normal!”

Yuan Shan also stood there stunned for a long while before finally letting out a long sigh.

…

“This is great!”

The moment she arrived at the bookstore, Su Gao excitedly looked around and then seriously commended it.

“Is it really that exaggerated?”

Su Gao nodded silently, pointing at Fu Qian’s face.

“Do I call you Mr. Fang here?”

“When I’m wearing this face.”

Fu Qian ran his hand over his face, quickly adjusting back to his original appearance.

“Then I didn’t call you the wrong name just now.”

Su Gao exhaled.

“Chief Yuan only told me before that a Mr. Fang had provided a lot of help for this incident.”

“Normal, she doesn’t know my true face.”

Fu Qian didn’t explain much to Su Gao, but extended his hand to invite her to sit down.

“Did you find that target later?”

“Yes, after the anomaly occurred, he seemed to be trapped in that area as well, and I felt a much stronger connection to that place when I woke up; I found him quite easily.”

“After the mission was completed, leaving went smoothly.”

Right.

Fu Qian didn’t show much surprise at Su Gao’s statement.

Becoming a demigod owed a lot to the draw and infusion of power from that area.

Under such circumstances, developing some mysterious connections was only natural.

And once the target was found, for a demigod, dealing with a Non-human Brother was like catching something within arm’s reach.

“Now that I think about it, it was as if I was caught in a relentlessly haunting nightmare.”

Speaking of those events, Su Gao sighed.

“So the problem actually lay with me, didn’t it?”

“Seems like you’ve remembered quite a bit?”

Fu Qian nodded, affirming her guess.

“Yes, I’ve remembered many names… You’re right, denying oneself is a mistake, acceptance is the first step to advancement.”

“Good.”

Fu Qian showed an expression that suggested he was quite pleased with her quick understanding.

“By the way, I heard from Chief Yuan that our opponent this time is a Second Phase Divine Envoy?”

At that moment, Su Gao suddenly remembered something.

“Indeed, that Brother Ariel did seem genuine.”

Fu Qian recalled the scene where Ariel transformed into a blazing sun.

Considering that the concept of the Chinese Room was still just a hypothesis, he didn’t rush to mention it.

“I didn’t expect that the Native Council would have such a being!”

Su Gao let out a long sigh.

“Actually, I did obtain some information about this organization during my previous missions.”

“What information?”

Su Gao’s words made Fu Qian’s eyes light up.

“There’s a person who might be related to the Native Council, the King of Ye Island. Do you know of him?”

“The King of Ye Island? I do indeed know of him.”

Fu Qian looked thoughtful.

As mentioned before, he had taken the opportunity to catch up on some information about this world, and the name of the King of Ye Island was rather prominent.

Although the title sounded similar, this person was completely different from the King of the White Tower who had died by his hand.

In this world, most human civilization areas were part of the same Federation system, which could be considered a globally integrated world.

But that was only in name. In reality, the presence of the Federation government was extremely weak, and power was mainly controlled by various consortia and organizations, becoming the uncrowned kings of local regions, which were sometimes quite vast.

For instance, Ye Island, mentioned by Su Gao, was different from places like the Ring Islands where you could run back and forth in a minute; it was a real, large archipelago inhabited by a massive population.

And the person who controlled this area was the legendary King of Ye Island.

Such a character was actually related to the Native Council?

“Since it was only a vague source of information, I did not report it to my superiors at the time.”

Seeing that Fu Qian was indeed interested in the affairs of the Native Council, Su Gao continued.

First-hand information that even the Night Watchman didn’t know?

Fu Qian was naturally interested in the Native Council.

His initial intention in finding this organization was to track down and investigate messages about other special traits.

And just a few days ago, Ariel’s performance had sparked even more interest from him.

All in all, Fu Qian was still very keen on keeping an eye on this mysterious organization.

“Thank you for the information, I will check it out if I get the chance.”

“…You’re welcome.”

Su Gao shook her head.

“I need to go back and report in now, but if the timing is right, I’ll accompany you later. Will you always be around here?”

“Not often, but you can leave me a message.”

Fu Qian mentioned the idea of writing letters, and Su Gao took careful note of it.

“When will you leave?”

“It seems the business here has concluded, and because of the promotion I had earlier, I need to rush back to headquarters as soon as possible…”

“Got it.”

Fu Qian immediately stood up.

“Let’s go, I’ll treat you to a meal to show some hospitality.”

“…Okay.”

Su Gao looked visibly stunned, evidently not expecting Fu Qian to make such an offer, but she eventually nodded.

“What do you want to eat?”

“Hmm… strawberry mousse?”

What?!

Watching Fu Qian swiftly turn his head, Su Gao revealed a rare playful smile.

“Just kidding, anything is fine.”