Chapter 513: Light and Dark

Chapter 513: Light and Dark

“Kekeke, what a devious idea. I like it.” The Fog Demon let out an eerie cackle before enveloping Fugong in its fog. An incense stick later, the fog suddenly dissipated, and the Fog Demon said in a slight weary voice, “It’s done. He is now your humble servant. You may ask him anything you wish to know.”

A few breaths later, Fugong opened his eyes and looked at Ye Qing with a reverent look on his face. “Master!”

Ye Qing nodded in acknowledgement and said, “Young master is fine.”

“Yes, young master,” Fugong replied carefully.

Ye Qing began his questioning, “What is your name?”

The middle-aged man answered without hesitation, “My name is Fugong.”

“Huh. You certainly look the part.” Ye Qing nodded again before asking, “Who sent you to kill me?”

Fugong answered without hesitation, “Fang Muyun, young master.”

“You mean Fang Muyun, the one they call Mister Farseeing?” Ye Qing was taken aback. “He’s the one who set me up?”

“Yes, young master. You killed his younger brother, so he desires your death. However, he does not want to make an enemy out of the Pacification Bureau. Therefore, he came up with a series of schemes to kill you without dirtying his own hands.”

“I killed Fang Muyun’s younger brother? Who even is his younger brother?” Ye Qing blinked in puzzlement. “Who is Fang Muyun’s younger brother?”

Fugong answered, “Fang Muyun’s younger brother is called Fang Sixue, and he was Chu Wangsun’s student. Fang Muyun and Chu Wangsun are good friends, and he entrusted Fang Sixue to Chu Wangsun to correct his stubborn and obstreperous behavior.”

“Although Fang Suxie’s death is his own fault, Fang Muyun believes that your role in his death is pivotal. That is why he desires to bury you with his younger brother’s ashes.”

“It was him?!” Ye Qing exclaimed in realization. Chu Wangsun must have recognized him during the Hidden Dragon Meet and told Fang Muyun about him. That was how everything began.

Ye Qing knew that the mastermind could not be a nobody considering that they noticed the Corpse Ship’s presence at Yonghe Lake even before the Pacification Bureau, and they could afford to give Zhao Lan a few drops of the Hanba’s blood essence to assassinate him. It was also why Chu Wangsun was his prime suspect. He and Chu Wangsun had a score to settle with, and the man did not probe him further despite his obvious suspicion during their first encounter at the Hidden Dragon Meet. Chu Wangsun wasn’t the type of person to give up so easily, which was why he suspected that he was the one behind it all.

Long story short, Fang Muyun was an exceptionally dangerous man. No amount of caution was too much when he was the enemy. He would have to plot his revenge very, very carefully.

What? No this isn’t cowardice! This is called caution, understand?

“What other instructions do you have for me, young master? I shall fulfill it even if it costs me a thousand deaths!” Fugong asked while clasping his hands together, but the movement jolted his injuries and triggered a series of violent, bloody coughs.

“This is the Nature’s Water. Use it to recover your injuries,” said Ye Qing while throwing a porcelain bottle into Fugong’s hands.

Just now, he had shattered the middle-aged man’s bones, muscles, meridians and more. He had also broken his dantian. Without proper treatment, Fugong would be crippled permanently.

This wasn’t a problem for Ye Qing though. After all, the Nature’s Water could heal even a cripple back to full health. The reason he hadn’t given Fugong the elixir immediately was because he wasn’t sure if the Fog Demon had fully controlled him.

“I humbly accept your gift, young master.” Fugong accepted the bottle gratefully and drank it without any hesitation. Just a dozen or so breaths later, the Nature’s Water had restored him to full health. Fugong thanked Ye Qing again with heartfelt gratitude, “Thank you, young master!”

Ye Qing nodded and gave him a new order, “Now that you’re healed, you will head back and continue to act as Fang Muyun’s aide. Observe his every move and report back to me if you find anything important—but only if it’s urgent. It would be bad if he discovers that you are acting strangely.”

“As you command, young master,” Fugong replied.

“What will you say when you get back to him?” Ye Qing asked.

Fugong thought for a moment before answering, “I will tell him that I have killed you with my own two hands. I will also make sure that no one knows that you are still alive.”

“Good.” Ye Qing nodded in satisfaction and looked up at the dark, starry sky.

Once upon a time, I was the prey, and you the hunter.

But now, our roles are reversed.

You better watch your back, Fang Muyun.