Chapter 853: Chapter 853 - 391: Invisible Clash

Fang Yu sat silently on the chair.

Li Shiquan casually moved a chair over, sat in front of Fang Yu, and smiled.

"What? Surprised that it’s me and not Li Anlu?"

"Yes... a bit surprised. Why is the lord here?"

"I happened to have some matters to attend to here, and when I heard you came, I decided to meet you. I also have things to discuss with you."

A Demon Leader, an old monster with eight-thousand blood, saying they want to discuss something with me.

Who wouldn’t be terrified?

Fang Yu had quite some skills, but to be honest, facing such a powerful demon, he felt... he could be eliminated in the blink of an eye.

So to say Fang Yu wasn’t nervous would be a lie.

But fortunately, everyone here was on the same side, and as long as no flaws were exposed, they wouldn’t kill him for no reason.

With the principle of saying more meaning more mistakes, Fang Yu decided to wait for Li Shiquan to speak first.

But Li Shiquan suddenly changed the topic, as if chatting casually.

"By the way, Blood Demon, it’s our first formal meeting, right?"

Fang Yu noticed Li Shiquan’s gaze was locked onto him, observing his every reaction.

"Yes... I had met Lord Li Shiquan briefly once or twice before, but never formally."

On the day Brother Qing shed his skin and feigned death, and the day Yuan Hongxin was surrounded, Li Shiquan was present.

The former, Fang Yu only watched from afar; in the latter, Li Shiquan awarded him two feathers for absorbing the Drilling Heart Demon.

Those two feathers, though yet to be used, Fang Yu kept them, planning to find a good shoemaker to use them as material for a pair of shoes someday.

"Though we haven’t formally met, I often hear Brother Qing mention you, my admiration for you is like..."

"Stop."

Fang Yu didn’t expect that one day he would be flattering others like his underlings.

Fortunately, Li Shiquan interrupted, otherwise saying such words would make him blush.

Li Shiquan stroked his chin, scrutinizing Fang Yu.

"Green Demon often mentions you, he seems quite optimistic about you. Initially, I thought he was overly optimistic. But now, I see I was wrong. You, Blood Demon, have truly climbed to the position of Captain from within the Foolish Underworld, you make me see you in a new light."

Here it comes!

Fang Yu’s mind was fully alert.

The identity of the mole within the Foolish Underworld was crucial.

"All credits to your cultivation, my lord, and Brother Qing’s care, which allowed me to rise step by step..."

"What’s going on with the Lin Family?"

"..."

Fang Yu’s words hung in the air, before he slowly closed his mouth.

"I don’t know."

"You don’t know?" Li Shiquan began to emit a dangerous aura.

He squinted slightly.

"Our arrangement in the Lin Family was dismantled overnight, and the mastermind was the Foolish Underworld’s raid. I want to know what gave the Foolish Underworld the audacity to launch such a raid, and what made them dare to move against the Lin Family, what do they know that allows them to act this brazenly?"

Sharp.

Too sharp.

These questions.

Fang Yu lowered his head.

"Lord, I was just a junior inspector under Yangshen Hall, such secrets, how could I..."

"A junior inspector, suddenly promoted to Captain after that night, what merits did you have? What did you do that night? With so many inspectors, why were you chosen as Captain?"

His heart began to pound, Fang Yu felt his mouth dry.

He even felt this account’s character might be terminated by Li Shiquan today!

"Lo..."

Just as Fang Yu was about to say something, Li Shiquan directly said.

"Think carefully before you speak. I hold Green Demon in high regard, and I don’t want your death to cause any rift with Green Demon."

His casual words seemed to decide Fang Yu’s life and death!

Fang Yu slowly closed his eyes to calm himself down.

After reopening his eyes, he spoke.

"Lord Shu Bird Demon, I was wrong."

At this point, Li Shiquan casually took an apple from a fruit plate and took a bite before looking at Fang Yu.

"What were you wrong about?"

"I was wrong in wanting to climb higher."

Wanting to climb higher?

Li Shiquan evidently didn’t expect this answer from Fang Yu and was momentarily stunned.

"Interesting, continue."

"Lord Shu Bird Demon, do you remember that day you all teamed up to take down the Yangshen Hall Master?"

"Of course I remember, according to your information, that guy is difficult to recover even if not dead."

"Yes, the Yangshen Hall Master is basically beyond saving. However, your actions also infuriated the Foolish Underworld. Since your actions took place on the Lin Family’s territory, but the Lin Family found nothing after days of searching, the higher-ups of the Foolish Underworld began to suspect there was a demon mole within the Lin Family."

Li Shiquan squinted again, the dangerous signal sent tingles down Fang Yu’s spine.

"Just a suspicion, and they dared to attack the Lin Family? When did the Foolish Underworld become so bold?"

"Anger clouded their judgment, and the Foolish Underworld has long coveted the status of the Five Great Families. Faced with such a justified reason, the chance to bite a piece off the Lin Family, they clearly didn’t want to miss."

Fang Yu counted two fingers.

"Righteousness and revenge, two birds with one stone, this business deal was very worthwhile."

There is some rationale, but it’s not enough.

The little rationale it has is merely due to Li Shiquan’s lack of understanding of humans and his inability to grasp what their thoughts really are.