At this moment, he immediately turned his gaze towards He Bi. Huangfu Jiayin had a good relationship with He Bi, and the two often interacted. Since Huangfu Jiayin served as the Deputy Commander in the fight against the enemy and could not go out frequently, He Bi often came to the command center to chat with Huangfu Jiayin.
Lu Ziang also caught snippets of their conversation; He Bi's purpose in visiting Huangfu Jiayin was to inquire about the developments concerning the Gentlewoman Sect and the Gentlewomen's Association.
Currently, the Gentlewomen's Association had expanded throughout the Yongning Continent and had developed into a powerful organization of female Disciples, with membership exceeding thirty million.
However, due to rapid development, it was inevitable that some undesirable elements would infiltrate.
Thus, He Bi felt both excitement and concern. At this time, she particularly needed Huangfu Jiayin's guidance.
Lu Ziang took various opportunities to win favor with both of them.
Since both He Bi and Huangfu Jiayin had previously interacted with Lu Ziang and understood his character, they did not harbor much suspicion towards him. However, private conversations among girls would remain unknown to him.
Lu Ziang often watched as He Bi moved around in front of him but struggled to find an opportunity to approach her. He felt like an ant on a hot pan, anxious and restless day and night.
In terms of actual Combat Power, Lu Ziang was not inferior to He Bi. Although He Bi had also broken through to the Eternal Realm, Lu Ziang had achieved the same level. However, within the command against the enemy, there were many Disciples stronger than him. There was even a Little Ancestor Saint stationed there, so Lu Ziang dared not act recklessly.
During this time, Fang Bulian had been brewing something for a long time. Fang Bulian's uncle, a reclusive Expert who was also a peak Eternal Realm Disciple named Wood Forest, had once told Fang Bulian to help gather information about the Child of Heaven and Earth.
Of course, Fang Bulian had also informed Lu Ziang that when Lu Ziang told Guan Yue he had gathered six Children of Heaven and Earth, Fang Bulian relayed this news to Wood Forest.
Only then did Wood Forest begin to pay attention to Guan Yue. After Fang Bulian shared Guan Yue's deeds with Wood Forest, Wood Forest looked at Fang Bulian for a moment and sighed, "If you two brothers have such talent, how can your Fang Family not rise again?"
Fang Bulian could only smile awkwardly and did not know how to respond to his uncle's words.
Wood Forest thought for a long time before saying to Fang Bulian, "You need to keep a close watch on this Guan Yue. Once he collects all the Children of Heaven and Earth, inform me immediately. I will need some time to prepare. At that point, I must go seize the Mother of Heaven and Earth."
Fang Bulian could only look up at his uncle in awe and never dared to ask too many questions. This time was no different; he could only obediently withdraw while feeling filled with frustration.
He could never understand why, with his uncle's abilities, he could have easily founded a sect or established a powerful family, yet he remained in the Abyss Gorge, oblivious to the world, dedicating his life solely to cultivating sacred arts.
But why did he suddenly take an interest in the affairs of heaven and earth? What story lay behind this? Fang Bulian was filled with questions, yet he had to continuously fulfill the tasks assigned by his uncle.
Upon arriving at the Enemy Command Center and finding Lu Ziang, he learned something that left him frustrated: Guan Yue had gone missing!
Of course, any information regarding Guan Yue was classified. Angered Heaven feared that the Ancient Tomb Sect would learn of this intelligence and pursue Guan Yue, so all information about him was kept secret! Even Huangfu Jiayin was unaware.
In Angered Heaven's eyes, Huangfu Jiayin was still a child; too much pressure could harm her. Thus, they tried to shield her from other disturbing news.
This meant that aside from Lan Xuelei, no one knew Guan Yue's current whereabouts.
After some time, Guan Tian returned. Only Angered Heaven, Lan Xuelei, Gao Yuxin, and a few others knew that this was Guan Yue's avatar; everyone else believed it was the real Guan Yue who had come back.
This news instantly delighted Fang Bulian.
From Lu Ziang, he learned that Guan Yue had returned to collect the last Child of Heaven and Earth.
Guan Tian also brought back the Eighth Special Operations Team along with five hundred Death Guards.
Naturally, the Sky-Sealing Tower was taken over by Guan Tian. When he arrived at the location where Guan Yue had opened the Spatial Rift, only the specialty shop tower remained.
Everything else had been cleared away by the Ancient Tomb Sect. Even what Old Six had shattered was completely cleaned up as if nothing had ever happened.
Only the Sky-Sealing Tower hung silently in mid-air, and only Guan Tian could perceive it. So he collected the Sky-Sealing Tower. He knew that Guan Yue was missing because he had lost all contact with him, including his physical presence.
Now he controlled two divine towers.
When Guan Yue's aura reappeared, Guan Tian felt a surge of vitality! He began to smile joyfully again.
He knew there were many people inside the Sky-Sealing Tower whom he needed to protect. He did not shirk his responsibilities but instead brought them all back to the Enemy Command Center.
When Shui Yining walked out of the Sky-Sealing Tower, Huangfu Jiayin and Naijia came to greet her, and the three embraced and cried together. It turned out that during their time at Qilin Academy, Huangfu Jiayin and Shui Yining lived in the same dormitory. When Teacher He abused his power, only Shui Yining dared to resist him, which led to her leaving the academy. Whenever Huangfu Jiayin thought of this, she felt her own weakness and cowardice from that time.
Now that Shui Yining had finally returned, Huangfu Jiayin hoped she could grow well here. Huangfu Jiayin also had a bit of authority now, allowing her to provide Shui Yining with a better living environment.
Shui Yining introduced Jiu'er to Huangfu Jiayin and Naijia. Huangfu Jiayin also invited He Bi to meet with Shui Yining, her old classmate. When Shui Yining asked about Huangfu Jiayun, Huangfu Jiayin told her, "My sister is at Chunhua Women's Academy now, along with Ouyang Shaohua and Naiqian. Zihongfang, whom you know, is also there."
"Zihongfang? Isn't she close with Xuan Yuan Shuang Tian? What about Xuan Yuan Shuang Tian? He's not at that Girls' Academy, is he?" Shui Yining asked curiously.
Naijia gently said to Shui Yining, "You don't know; many things have changed since you left. Guan Yue and Xuan Yuan Shuang Tian had a falling out. Xuan Yuan Shuang Tian colluded with outsiders to try to kill Guan Yue, and Guan Yue crippled his martial arts."
"Ah, Xuan Yuan Shuang Tian was such a genius; has he really become a cripple now? What happened afterward?" Shui Yining couldn't believe that another genius in her eyes had turned into a cripple!
"Later, Xuan Yuan Shuang Tian was not discouraged and once again colluded with outsiders to attack Guan Yue's father, leaving him completely disabled. They really went too far," Naijia explained.
"What about Zihongfang now?" Shui Yining asked.
"Zihongfang has organized a Spring Color Sect at Chunhua Academy to oppose our Gentlewoman Sect. She has aligned herself with the vice president of Chunhua Academy as her backing. She's quite prominent now," Naijia said mockingly. Naijia had been warning her sister Naiqian not to get close to Zihongfang because she had seen through Zihongfang's wolfish ambitions; her heart was filled with hatred, and she wanted to target all of Guan Yue's relatives and friends.
However, Huangfu Jiayun did not believe this and continued to befriend Zihongfang. This was Huangfu Jiayin's biggest concern. She still did not know that Huangfu Jiayun had become a plaything for Xuan Yuan Shuang Tian and that in Xuan Yuan Shuang Tian's eyes, she was merely a lowly woman begging him to satisfy her physical desires!
Moreover, Zihongfang demanded that Huangfu Jiayun maintain normal contact with Huangfu Jiayin. As for Huangfu Jiayun, Zihongfang wanted her to play an even greater role.
Huangfu Jiayun was currently a valuable card in Zihongfang's hand. She would not easily let go of it.
News began to spread rapidly, even shocking Emperor Jiang Bilong of the Southern Source Empire: an envoy from the Vast Empire suddenly met with an untimely death in the Southern Source Empire.
This incident occurred shortly after Guan Tian returned to the capital Nanyang City of the Southern Source Empire.
The incident did not affect the work of the Supreme Command Center against enemies nor did it attract any attention from the Little Ancestor Saint. In fact, Guan Tian was completely unaware of what had happened.
Moreover, on the day before the incident occurred, at Guan Yue's request, Guan Tian had met with Carefree Traveler. Carefree Traveler welcomed Guan Tian's arrival warmly and even called Northern Champion to join them for drinks. During this time, Guan Tian gifted each of them one thousand pounds of Celestial Wine, making both men extremely happy.
The three of them happily reminisced about some events from the past.
After Northern Champion took his leave, Guan Tian began to inquire about Jiang Gong.
Speaking of Jiang Gong, Carefree Traveler felt like a child without a mother; it was a long story. He spent two hours recounting everything he knew about Jiang Gong. Carefree Traveler was fully supportive of Guan Tian's plans to deal with Jiang Gong, hoping that Guan Tian could soon bring Jiang Gong down from his position as Crown Prince and give that position to Jiang Ming. In recent years, Jiang Ming had matured significantly and had also cultivated some of his own power within the military. As long as Guan Tian could assist him further in terms of strength, there was a good chance of seizing the Crown Prince's title.
After listening to Carefree Traveler's account, Guan Tian gained an intuitive understanding of Jiang Gong. He truly was a formidable figure—bold and reckless, decisive in action, ruthless, and exceptionally talented in both literature and martial arts.
This person had virtually no weaknesses. Guan Tian discerned one characteristic of Jiang Gong: he was suspicious! This was a common flaw among those in high positions. However, Carefree Traveler seemed to have taken this as a topic for attacking Jiang Gong, which was somewhat biased.
Guan Tian immediately began to contemplate how to deal with Jiang Gong.
Thus, he directly told Carefree Traveler that he wanted to obtain the Child of Heaven and Earth from Jiang Gong.
Sure enough, upon hearing this, Carefree Traveler laughed heartily and said, "I knew that Guan Young Master wouldn't come here without a purpose. You want to obtain the Child of Heaven and Earth from Jiang Gong, that's quite difficult."
Guan Tian was surprised and asked, "Difficult? Where lies the difficulty? I am already at the Supreme Realm!"
Carefree Traveler shook his head, then lowered his head and leaned closer to Guan Tian, whispering, "The Crown Prince possesses a great treasure."
"Great treasure? What kind of great treasure?" Guan Tian asked curiously, genuinely unaware of what great treasures the Southern Source Empire might have!
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