Chapter 695: Conspiracy and Trickery (Part 1)
After the three women woke up,
they were all stunned to see Fang Yu before them.
Especially Ye Wenjun, it was clear to see that her eyes reddened in a flash.
In this world, what surprise could be more exhilarating than the one right in front of them?
Many had almost believed the news of Fang Yu's death.
Only Ye Wenjun had persisted…
She didn't believe it.
Now, seeing Fang Yu standing unharmed before her, how could she not be overjoyed…
Just as Ye Wenjun was about to throw away her regard for appearance and rush over—
Xu Sisi actually took the first step and ran up.
She hugged Fang Yu tightly.
With a face full of excitement and tears nearly flowing, she said, "It's good that you're alright, it's good that you're alright, Mr. Fang... I thought, I really thought..."
Her words trailed off.
Because they all felt a strange silence surrounding them.
A silence that was somewhat odd.
Xu Sisi then realized her behavior was somewhat inappropriate, and quickly stepped back two or three paces, wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes, straightening her clothes, a bit embarrassed, but quickly suppressed it and whispered, "I, I am just too happy for Sister Wenjun… I got carried away for a moment."
Ye Wenjun showed a smile and said, "It's good that you're fine." At the same time, she turned to look at Xu Sisi, saying, "I understand how you feel; let's hurry up and figure out how to escape."
"Okay."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Chen Daotian nudged Fang Yu with his elbow and said, "Brother Yu, the sisters-in-law, seem to get along very well, huh!"
Fang Yu rolled his eyes and said, "Stop talking nonsense!"
"…" Chen Daotian muttered to himself, recalling how he had once set a goal to sleep with all the beauties in the world, and now how high and mighty had Fang Yu become?
To cover up her earlier lapse, Xu Sisi quickly said,
"Let's hurry up and escape from this place of conflict."
At this point, everyone nodded again.
After all, it was of paramount importance, a top priority.
Just as they left the prison cell,
Xu Sisi analyzed in a low voice, "After Empress Ziwei captured us, she never took our lives, which means she must have reservations or other intentions, so we must be careful."
"This Empress Ziwei is indeed the most calculating woman I've ever seen," said Fang Yu.
"Have you met others?"
"No, no others, only innocent, romantic, pure, kind, and adorable beauties," lied Fang Yu with a straight face.
After a short while,
the group reached the other half of the Tian-ranked prison cells.
Chen Daotian was responsible for opening the cells; the disciples of the Fang Family, other sect members, some brothers from the Dark Web, upon seeing Fang Yu coming to rescue them in person, were deeply moved.
Many were so emotional that they cried.
In order to calm everyone's emotions down, Fang Yu spoke up and gradually everyone quieted down.
"Mr. Fang, I didn't expect... that you're really still alive... The Tiandu Guard spread rumors outside, saying that you... that you had died... What exactly happened?"
Looking at the calm crowd,
Fang Yu narrowed his eyes and said, "The Tiandu Guard isn't qualified to kill me... According to the original plan, I was supposed to hold off Empress Ziwei to give you the chance to seize control of the Five Great Divine Palaces. Unfortunately... I underestimated the Tiandu Guard's strength and fought with them for a good while. Most importantly, I didn't expect Empress Ziwei to enlist vampires. It was the vampires who disrupted my entire plan."
"Vampires?" Most faces showed puzzlement.
Such an alien clan, they had not even heard of before.
Chen Daotian, with his arms crossed, said, "I do know something about vampires. But all I've learned is from watching TV... About these creatures, I'm not sure how they came into being. They mainly survive on drinking fresh blood, especially fresh human blood. They fear sunlight and prefer to lurk at night. They possess the ability to live forever..."
Upon hearing this.
Everyone was caught off guard.
Those who had lived secluded in the mountains were full of surprise.
Li Wenyuan, the leader of the Four Saint Generals, asked, "Could it be that there truly are people who live forever and never die in this world?"
Fang Yu replied with a smile,
"This isn't what you'd call true immortality... They've received some sort of cursed power, a curse that compels them to survive on fresh blood. The vampire clan almost went extinct because of this habit... In any case, if you don't understand their weaknesses, try not to get involved with them as much as possible."
"Are all vampires that powerful? Are they all at the Supreme Heavenly Rank?" someone asked.
"Not necessarily... it's mainly because we don't know their weaknesses. As Chen Daotian said, they fear sunlight, but this can be obscured by magic artifacts... So, the best way to defeat them is to use the sun."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
They had never imagined that the alien clan from the Western Regions that Empress Ziwei conspired with would be vampires.
"Alright, we'll discuss the rest later; follow me out now."
"Yes!"
Fang Yu took the lead.
He was at the forefront.
When they arrived at the yellow-tagged cell,
Fang Yu could hear the thunderous footsteps approaching.
"Hush—" Fang Yu gestured for silence.
No one dared to speak; they all just stood quietly.
Soon after,
voices could be heard from outside—
"Empress Ziwei is really something, I don't know why she's keeping these people alive; it'd be better to just kill them!"
"You don't understand, this matter involves a lot, it's not just about the Fang Family. Besides, I suspect... Fang Yu is still alive. Empress Ziwei has guessed it too... after all, Mr. Fang is a Saint Rank Doctor... Rumor has it, Empress Ziwei has fallen ill, and up to now, only a Saint Level Doctor could cure her illness. To save her own life, what wouldn't she do."
Hearing their conversation,
Fang Yu was taken aback and understood the situation.
It seemed that Empress Ziwei had long intended to use them as hostages and then coerce Fang Yu to treat her illness.
"Quite the schemer!" Fang Yu admired.
Suddenly—
"Those inside, listen! You're surrounded, if you want to live, squat down and surrender, hand over all your weapons!"
"Those inside, listen! You're surrounded, if you want to live, squat down and surrender, hand over all your weapons!"
Everyone was startled.
"Damn, we've been discovered!" Chen Daotian exclaimed in surprise.
"What do we do now?"
Panic began to spread among them.
After a moment of contemplation,
Fang Yu raised his hand and said, "Don't panic! It's harder to deal with them if we go out. If they're willing to come and die one by one, isn't that just what we want?"
Following that,
the sound of guns being cocked could be heard from outside.
Click-clack, click-clack...
"Modern weapons?!" Some Dark Web brothers in the crowd, very knowledgeable about all kinds of firearms, recognized the sound and knew what was outside.
Fang Yu was slightly startled and said, "If that's the case, they must have prepared a lot of explosives waiting for us, right?"
"Ah? Aren't we doomed then?" Chen Daotian pessimistically said.
"Bullshit." Xu Huawen cursed, "The battle has just begun, and it's still uncertain who will come out on top."
Fang Yu nodded, "Right... it's still uncertain who will come out on top... I'm just curious, how did they know I was here?"