Facing an Ancient God for a Year

The Night Watchman yielded no substantial results, and soon after Poker Face finished communicating, Chen Xing announced the end of the banquet, and everyone was free to go home.

As the guests began to leave one by one, Fu Qian also drove away from the manor, pondering where to look up information about the middle-aged man, when suddenly he noticed a car persistently trailing behind him.

Where had he slipped up and aroused suspicion?

Fu Qian frowned in thought, inconspicuously slowing down his car.

If there was indeed a lapse that had been detected, it was imperative to confirm and clean up as quickly as possible.

As Fu Qian slowed down, the car behind rapidly caught up.

...The next moment, within Fu Qian’s perception, he detected a familiar presence.

Wen Li?

What was this girl up to?

Fu Qian decided to simply pull over to the roadside, and soon the car behind followed suit and parked beside him.

As the car door opened, it was indeed Wen Li who stepped out and quickly approached.

Seeing Fu Qian frowning at her, Wen Li felt somewhat uneasy, glancing around to make sure no one else was present.

“Excuse me… are you… Mr. Fu?”

!!!

This time, Fu Qian was truly shocked.

With such a disguise, how did you recognize me?

“It really is you!”

Without waiting for his response, Wen Li’s face lit up with a mixture of surprise and joy, her voice even lower.

“I haven’t had the chance to express my gratitude for your help last time, and you’ve saved my life again.”

“No need to be polite, just think of yourself as the chosen one.”

It made no sense to deny it any longer, so Fu Qian changed his voice back.

“How did you recognize me?”

Indeed, he was a bit puzzled by this, since his disguise was layered upon layers.

“Your disguise was perfect, with no flaws whatsoever.”

Wen Li shook her head, her face tinged with shyness.

“But earlier at the banquet, when you saw me, you seemed a bit surprised…”

“And then when I was kicked just now, it felt strangely familiar, so I took a chance.”

Who knew that was even possible!

Are you gaining experience as a masochist now?

Before her upgrade, Wen Li could already sense the emotions of the people around her, and after upgrading that ability must have been strengthened. It wasn’t too strange that she could detect the changes in his emotions.

This served as a reminder to be more cautious in the future, as this world possessed many strange abilities.

“Alright.”

Fu Qian shook his head, muscles in his face moving, and quickly reverted back to Fang Xun’s appearance.

“You are…?”

Now it was Wen Li’s turn to be dumbfounded, instinctively stepping back.

“Double insurance.”

Fu Qian did not feel the need to explain too much.

“Oh.”

Wen Li tactfully did not ask further questions, and after a moment of silence, she seemed to remember something.

“So last time, it was your true face?”

“What else would you think? Do I look like a Matryoshka doll to you?”

“…That’s good then.”

Wen Li looked at Fu Qian gleefully.

“This face is not as handsome as the previous one.”

…This kid really knows how to talk!

In an instant, Fu Qian decided to forgive her bold probing.

Seeing that Fu Qian’s mood was still good, Wen Li’s features relaxed.

“After the breakthrough last time with your help, I didn’t have the chance to thank you before you left, which has been a matter of regret for both me and my father ever since.”

That’s quite the tall tale!

“I might understand your regret, but are you sure your dad won’t be regretting he didn’t thank me after seeing you disheveled from the safe house?”

“I even went out of my way to find Captain Gu later to ask about you earnestly, but unfortunately, Captain Gu told me you hadn’t been on the team long and he knew very little about you, so I had no place to start looking.”

“I’m someone who keeps work and personal life separate, I never reply to messages outside of work hours.”

“When Father asked me to come to Shangjing, I hesitated, to never have expected to run into you so soon.”

Wen Li’s excitement grew as she talked.

“Your current disguise is so meticulous; are you on some secret mission?”

“First of all, this is a one-time thing,”

Fu Qian pointed at himself.

“Besides, your logic is a bit flawed. If it were a secret mission, could I tell you?”

“…That makes sense, sorry for my presumption.”

Wen Li hurriedly apologized, then suddenly remembered something.

“Your actions, they don’t have anything to do with the Night Watchmen’s warehouse being robbed, do they?”

The girl sure knows a lot!

Fu Qian became interested all of a sudden.

“How do you know about the Night Watchmen’s warehouse being robbed?”

“I heard it through the grapevine.”

Wen Li laughed with a giggle.

“These past two days, I’ve been visiting some elders, and I heard that an incident occurred at the Night Watchmen Base. Apparently, an insider stole an item and fled, and now they are being hunted everywhere.”

“I just thought it was news at first, but I didn’t expect to run into such a thing tonight and nearly lost my life.”

Wen Li looked visibly shaken.

“Do you know the name of the person?”

“I think it’s Henrik.”

Henrik…

So it seems, it indeed was an inside job after all, stealing the Thorn Blood.

Although he had escaped tonight, he was injured.

He hadn’t escaped Shangjing before, and now it’s even less likely; he’ll have to hide.

Presently, my real opponents are the same Night Watchmen who are also searching for him.

Yuan Shan obviously knows something; she was able to pinpoint a place like Houhai Manor.

This is information I don’t have since the people and the item belong to them; I’m at a disadvantage there.

“Mr. Fu, where are you staying in Shangjing?”

Fu Qian didn’t speak. Wen Li seemed to think of something and asked with gleaming eyes.

Stay where?

Fu Qian remembered his bookstore that was in complete disarray. That place was definitely not an option to stay.

“Whenever you have the time, you can come to my place for a visit, to let me express my gratitude.”

Wen Li handed over a business card.

Fu Qian took it and glanced at it; at such a young age, she was actually carrying the title of vice president of the Wen Group!

Has she been sent here to break new ground?

Fu Qian shook his head internally, Wen Li was a legitimate Middle Tier Transcendent, even if she was a business genius, Wen Xiuxian wouldn’t let her waste her energy on something like making money.

More likely, it’s for consideration of her future, right?

After a successful promotion, continuing to huddle in a small place would undoubtedly be detrimental to her development.

Throwing her into Shangjing, where Transcendents gather, ostensibly to develop business here, but essentially, it’s to give her more opportunities to interact with the Transcendent world.

From the attitude of the two sons of the Chen Family today, although she’s new here, she’s already received a lot of attention.

Wen Xiuxian is not having an easy time as a father!

However, attention is something I could do with less of.

As Fu Qian pondered, he drove the car back to where the tree had been broken.

After turning off the engine, Fu Qian found Cha Yingjun, who was still unconscious, dragged him out, threw him into the car, closed the door, and left swiftly.

Even though I commandeered your clothes and car momentarily, I did help you shine at the banquet, laying a good foundation for your future networking.

You’re not at a loss after all.