Chapter 1394: Chapter 1392: Calamity Strikes (7)
It was indeed the night when the Grand Fate Ming Emperor descended from the skies.
At the crimson scene, caught red-handed with evidence, with a situation that couldnât be cleared even by jumping into the Yellow River, Fu Qian silently contemplated the timeline of the dream.
Jiang En had expressed it quite clearly; for the owner of this dream, the time when this scene happened was undoubtedly the very beginning when the Grand Fate Ming Emperor appeared in Shangjing to challenge the two young talents.
In Jiang Enâs eyes, not only was I arrogant on the surface, but I also played dirty tricks in secret, taking advantage of the situation to guide Tyler Guladâs predicament, striving for victory without a fight.
However, all of this was perceived by his wise and mighty insight.
It must be said, it truly was a wondrous scene.
Being the mastermind behind many events in Shangjing at the time, Fu Qian was naturally quite clear about the true culprit of the body-dumping incident.
To share in the corrupt grace of Jiang Enâs promotion, the greedy worms led the way, setting up a perfect trap of deceiving a youngster.
While the latter was utterly unaware, he utilized the drunken girl devoid of resistance to madly fight against his inner beast, completing the ritual step by step.
In the real world, the person before me was indeed the culprit of the tragedy in the room.
Yet in the dream, I, who was originally the one hiding as the final beneficiary, ended up being caught, unable to defend myself.
A casual thought would make one feel ensnared in calculations, destined to be a scapegoat.
The beneficiary in the end was not just Jiang En, but also the trouble-ridden Tyler.
The Grand Fate Ming Emperorâs reputation failed to sweep the world, and instead, only achieved to be the stepping stone for the twin prodigies of Shangjing.
Marvelous indeed, what a dream this is.
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"Sounds oddly reasonable."
After contemplating for a while, Fu Qian finally nodded slightly, maintaining the virtue of facing facts truthfully.
"So the reason you appear here is because youâre worried you canât beat me?"
Being truthful, of course, included not only praise but also a deep analysis of the involved partiesâ inner thoughts.
"What nonsense are you spouting?"
Unfortunately, not everyone has the courage to face their innermost thoughts. When talking eloquently about the misdeeds of the Grand Fate Ming Emperor, the meticulous and sharp Jiang En unleashed a meaningless rebuke on the spot.
"Isnât that so? Then why are you here? To uphold justice, the enforcer of Shangjing in the night? Or because you sympathize and donât want to see Tyler, who is as famous as you, fall to treachery?"
Unfortunately for such a conjecture showdown, inherited from Miss Harrietâs triple parallel structure, thereâs no way he would be defeated.
Fu Qian didnât hesitate for even a second, directly sneering back.
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"Haha... thereâs no need for you to worry about that."
It was apparent that Jiang En indeed struggled to handle Fu Qianâs question.
However, with his dominant position, this individual hesitated for only a few seconds before realizing that he could completely choose to skip the question.
"You could actually consider me as someone upholding justice, and then try to think about yourself next."
"For example, how are you planning to explain things with the Night Watchman?"
"Whatâs so hard to explain about that?"
Jiang En was actually intending to deliver me to the authorities, which, though not novel, was indeed quite intimidating.
Unfortunately, Fu Qian has always been immune to intimidation, and immediately counterattacked coolly.
He even adjusted the mask on his face to ensure his emotions were communicated, appearing in full control.
The only problem was that the iron cage in his hand was somewhat heavy, taking away a bit of the nonchalance.
"Youâre here, Iâm here. You can falsely accuse me of being the murderer; why canât I point the finger at you?"
"I knew youâd do something like that."
Unfortunately, Jiang En sounded equally calm.
"Who in the entire Shangjing doesnât know I stay home behind closed doors, rarely going out."
"Trying to pin all those incidents on me? Do you think the Night Watchmen are all fools?"
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"Though itâs just one person, the plan is rather meticulous."
With clear thought and deft response, Jiang En, who was dutifully pursuing the culprit, exhibited considerable difficulty.
Even Fu Qian couldnât help but express admiration momentarily.
Looking back at the bed, seeing the red wine lady still dead asleep, Fu Qian surprisingly didnât attempt to explain further but instead adopted a forthright attitude.
"Tell me, what do you want?"
With a cold smile, Fu Qian even directly sat down.
"Given your current situation, I absolutely do not believe youâre in the mood to play some voluntary cop."
"Youâve gone through so much to find me here, it really must trouble you, spell out your terms."
"...Ming Emperor is indeed clear and insightful."
Staring at Fu Qian, Jiang Enâs expression remained unreadable, as though confirming the sincerity of these words.
Of course, itâs hard to say how he interpreted more information from a mask.
Nonetheless, at a certain point, at last, a faint smile slowly emerged on Jiang Enâs face.
"Shangjingâs Messenger of Justice isnât quite my place, today I could entirely have just passed by this place, having seen nothing... at most accidentally picking up something."
"Something..."
Observing the subtlety in the words, Fu Qianâs tone was thoughtful, seemingly comprehending something.
"You want me to hand over an Extraordinary Item, in exchange for you forgetting what you saw?"
"How could that be?"
Jiang En continued to shake his head and smile.
"I merely coincidentally picked something up, and was so excited about it that I saw nothing else; whatâs there to forget."
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"Understood... as expected of the famed young prodigy."
After a few seconds of silence, the fierce-faced Grand Fate Ming Emperor under the mask seemed to fall into a brief hesitation.
But it didnât last long; soon enough, a deep chuckle emerged from Fu Qianâs throat.
"I had heard that in recent years, youâd faced bottlenecks and were troubled; I was worried the world might lose a talent."
"Seeing you today, itâs clear that Brother Jiangâs ambition hasnât diminished, which is reassuring."
"However, there is one issue: I do have Extraordinary Items, but they mostly cater to my specific abilities. I sincerely doubt theyâd satisfy Brother Jiang."
"Are you planning to have me present each one for your selection?"
"Thereâs no need for such concern, Ming Emperor. I wouldnât overstep those bounds."
Seeing that things were moving smoothly in the desired direction, Jiang Enâs mood was clearly quite good as he first comforted Fu Qianâs query, pointing to the side.
"I only want the item in Ming Emperorâs hand."
"...Oh?"
This time, Fu Qianâs silence was even longer than before.
At that first moment, he had already packed away the Eternal Clarity Mind, and at this moment had only one thing in his handâthe Sweet Dream Cage.
And Jiang En had his eye on this oddly-shaped tool?
"Brother Jiang... have you recently encountered a benefactor?"
Of course, even so, when he spoke again, Fu Qian sounded as if he had grasped something.
"What you want is not the useful but the valuable, because the purpose is merely to exchange for favor."
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