Otherworldly Affairs Office-Chapter 89: Night Talk Between Master and Disciple

After the earlier conversation, there was no further interaction between Mu Fanchen and Gu Shenghui. Mu Fanchen quietly perused Pei Yan’s memories, while Gu Shenghui silently stood by, observing.

As the exploration of memories deepened, scene after scene passed before their eyes like a flowing account. The expression on Mu Fanchen’s face grew increasingly grave; he realized he was about to uncover the truth of the matter.

At that moment, a sudden burst of dazzling blue light erupted in Pei Yan’s mind. One by one, arrays engraved with intricate characters and patterns emerged, directly interrupting Mu Fanchen’s attempt to continue exploring the memories, and shocking him and Gu Shenghui enough to take several steps back.

"It’s her, indeed! So you are the contingency she left behind?" Mu Fanchen looked at the defense array manifesting before him and, with an inexplicably excited expression, reached out his hand again.

As his fingers touched the array, Gu Shenghui, standing nearby, clearly felt a violent tremor emanating from the surroundings. Unable to hold back, he shouted, "Enough! Mu Haoran, if you continue, you’ll cause permanent damage to his mind!"

"He won’t die! At most, he’ll lose a small piece of his memory and wander dazedly for a few months!" Mu Fanchen said, increasing the pressure with his hand.

Gu Shenghui, seeing the other man’s expression of obsessive madness, conjured a handful of black mist, forming it slowly in his grasp, and sternly shouted, "I said, enough, stop!"

"Gu Shenghui, don’t be oblivious to your situation! I’m running out of patience keeping you here!"

"Me too!"

"Bang!"

The azure radiance and inky shadow collided violently. The unguarded and overconfident Mu Fanchen was forcibly expelled by Gu Shenghui’s spiritual intent from Pei Yan’s consciousness energy body.

"Cough, cough, cough!" Returning to his own body, Mu Fanchen coughed several times, blood slowly seeping from his nose. He looked at the "Pei Yan" floating in the air, whose expression had completely changed. He knew that this energy body was now under Gu Shenghui’s control, and it would dissipate from the world soon after he severed Pei Yan’s consciousness.

"I didn’t expect you would actually do that! Hahaha! I underestimated you! Very good, very good! But Gu Shenghui, look at yourself: possessing such powerful strength, yet you can only hide and refuse to use it in front of others! Why bother!" Despite having been caught off guard, Mu Fanchen was not angry. He waved his hand to stop Long Si from rushing forward to support him, and looked up to the gradually dissipating figure in the sky, laughing heartily.

The increasingly transparent "Pei Yan" opened his mouth to mock, "Don’t bother trying to sow discord. You taught me that in order to deceive the enemy, one must first deceive one’s own people, to see clearly what you really want to do. Now I know this is the new power you obtained after leaving the investigation bureau, identical to Pei Yan’s origin! Where exactly did it come from?"

"Looks like I’ve been used as a pawn again! Want to know? Investigate it yourself! Next time we meet, I won’t be so polite." Mu Fanchen inserted his hand into his robe, sat back on the couch, and, with his head raised, sneered at the "Pei Yan" in the sky.

"Just as I wished!"

Shitang Longsi and his brother stood in the cold wind, watching their mentor gesture towards the air for what seemed half a day, stand motionless, then laugh to the sky with blood streaming from his nose.

Though the two did not understand what had transpired, they knew their mentor was not one to feign mystery.

"Master, who exactly was that just now?" After their mentor finished the final words to the air and fell silent for a long time, Shitang Longsi finally couldn’t resist stepping forward and asked in Japanese.

Mu Fanchen wiped his nosebleed, rubbed the Qingming Acupoint, stood up from the couch, shook his left sleeve to stow it away, and began to walk back, speaking as he went: "It’s nothing, just an acquaintance. Longsi, how’s the research on the latest ability potion?"

"Master, the effects of the new generation of potions are quite stable and can enhance an ordinary person’s body to the level of a second to third awakening power user. If combined with the Daoist Plane array tattoos, combat power will ascend further. The specific effect depends on the baseline physical quality of the fortified individual; the better the physical quality, the more evident the potion’s effect." Shitang Longsi followed closely behind Mu Fanchen and respectfully reported.

Without turning his head, Mu Fanchen continued to ask, "And what about the side effects?"

"The side effects remain apparent; intelligence substantially drops, and obedience and coordination are poor. In battle, one can only rely on instinct to compensate for these shortcomings. And, the old problem seems unresolved: although no definitive result has been obtained, analysis of existing data indicates that once injected, a person will survive for no more than three years, after which the body will rapidly deteriorate until death."

"Understood, transfer a batch of potion from the headquarters for Mu to take back to the mainland." After hearing the report, Mu Fanchen hesitated for a moment before giving the order.

Hearing this, Shitang Longsi’s eyes lit up with excitement as he said, "Master, are you planning to make a move?"

"No, the time isn’t ripe. After this incident, the investigation bureau surely won’t let it go. We need to lie low for a while. How are our research and transactions with other planes? Any results? When are they planning to act?"

"The Hell Realm is still not very interested in our proposal. The Magic Realm and Daoist Realm have achieved several results that have satisfied both sides. As for the Spirit Monster Realm, their research seems to have encountered some errors; the organization hasn’t received any correspondence from there for a long time. As for the action, it will take place within these months."

"Then notify them to speed up; after all, we can’t be the only ones contributing to the plan." Mu Fanchen paused here, looked into the distance, and murmured, "Since you plan to exploit him, I shall let him grow further; I’m curious about your intentions."

Finishing his words, Mu Fanchen continued walking forward and said, "Tell Mu to inform Su Xiang to keep suppressing that woman’s growth, find an opportunity to transfer her out of the mainland."

Mu Fanchen stopped at the courtyard entrance after taking a dozen steps and turned back, frowning at the motionless Shitang Longsi, asking with discontent, "Is there a problem?"

"Master, it might be a bit difficult!" Shitang Longsi lowered his head and said in a deep voice.

"Go on!" Mu Fanchen lazily leaned against the doorframe and ordered.

"Last time Mr. Mu returned, he told me that Su Xiang seemed to have some unusual feelings and intentions towards that lord, which is very dangerous!"

"Oh!" Mu Fanchen casually replied and gazed at the bright moon in the sky, lamenting, "Foolish; lusting after an uncontrollable power only hastens one’s demise! But aren’t people like that? After all, I used to charge into flames like a moth, too."

Saying this, Mu Fanchen looked at Shitang Longsi with a meaningful gaze and asked, "So, Shitang, do you think we should give him a chance to try?"

"Master, if possible, I would also like such an opportunity." Shitang Longsi replied, kneeling with one knee to the ground, leaning on a sword, and loudly requested.

"Look, look! My subordinates and disciples are so ambitious! What a pity; I only have one hand left, or else I would give you a good round of applause."

Saying this, Mu Fanchen slowly walked in front of Shitang and crouched down, bringing his face close to his ear and quietly asked, "Longsi, are you so eager to surpass me?"

"Yes, Master, you’ve always been the target I aspire to surpass!"

"Good, I like your unabashed ambition!"

Hearing his disciple’s answer, Mu Fanchen, who was praising him with a smile a second ago, suddenly stood up and gave a kick to Shitang Longsi’s shoulder the next second.

After kicking him to land flat on his back, Mu Fanchen turned and strode into the entrance. Soon, a voice came from afar, "Go! Assist Mu and follow his orders. If Su Xiang truly disobeys, it’s up to you to dispose of him. As for that power! I’m giving you this chance, but whether you control her or she controls you depends on your own ability."

"Disciple obeys, thank you, Master!"

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