Chapter 134 The Difference Between Geminis
Gangneung voluntarily relinquished its local fiscal autonomy?!
That's quite a large sum of money.
Yan Shi's eyes lit up: "Dong Tong, I hope you will keep your word."
Dong Tong smiled wryly: "Ms. Yanlan, Jiangling has no choice."
However, in the beginning, these powerful families did not give the Bureau of Foreign Affairs any choice.
Yan Shi scoffed lightly: "Oh."
As the fireworks faded into the night sky, the once magnificent banquet hall was engulfed in flames. Huge gold-framed oil paintings shattered on the ground, banquet tables collapsed, and the floor was littered with debris and fragments.
Most of the guests had already left in a hurry, and the space was instantly reduced to ruins.
Yu Youguan peeked out from the ruins of the banquet hall behind the hall, her dog sneaking around: "Are you done talking?"
"Young Master Yu," Dong Tong said, slowly standing up and offering a greeting, "Didn't you leave with Patriarch Yu?"
Yu Youguan shrugged and said nonchalantly, "I don't know where the old lady went. I'll go by myself in a bit."
Yan Shi calmly replied, "Yu Youguan is here to see me. You should go now."
Dong Tong didn't linger; she had a mountain of messes to clean up. "Ms. Yanlan, I'll take my leave now. Here's the key to activate the spatial rift; consider it my apology."
Yan Shi took the small box from Dong Tong, opened it, and inside was a miniature model of the banquet hall. It was a one-to-one replica, so detailed that you could see the hall and decorations inside through the floor-to-ceiling windows.
"Wow!" Yu Youguan exclaimed dramatically, "The Lord of the East City is so grand!"
Dong Tong remained silent, glanced coldly at Yu Youguan, and then disappeared from the spot.
"Yanlan, let me see, let me see." Yu Youguan couldn't wait to lean over and carefully examine the model, clicking his tongue in admiration. "There are only three known in the Inner World that can repair their own spatial gaps, one of which is in Jiangling. Although it's a banquet hall, it's still quite rare."
"Keep this safe, it's perfect for making a runaway when necessary." She winked and pointed to the box. "Without the owner's coordinates and invitation, no one can get in."
It's definitely a good product.
Yan Shi closed the box and put it into his spatial bracelet. "Having fun?"
Yu Youguan: "Of course! Hahahaha, you didn't see their faces carefully. They looked like Guan Yu changing his expression! Guan Yu changing his expression! I've wanted to do this for a long time."
"You all hide so many ulterior motives when you speak, you're all so hypocritical." She sneered. "You should just tell the truth."
"And Yanlan, you're so handsome!! So amazing!! You said you'd fight that old man, and you really did. I wonder when I'll have that kind of strength." Yu Youguan's eyes were filled with longing.
Yan Shi was pondering what kind of self-repair mechanism this banquet hall in the spatial gap had, but upon hearing this, he couldn't help but come back to his senses and his gaze fell on Yu Youguan: "I remember you said that you would be able to break through to the Great Spirit Master in ten years at most?"
Her exact words were, "At most ten years, once she breaks through to the Great Spirit Master level, she won't need Yan Lan as her partner anymore."
"You didn't know?" Yu Youguan asked in surprise. "I'm a member of the Yu family."
Yan Shi: ?
"I know you are a member of the Yu family."
Yu Xuewen's youngest daughter, the young master of the Yu family.
Yu Youguan explained, “I am a member of the Yu family. All the abilities of the Yu family are subjective, non-combat abilities. We cannot control the spirit, and all the spirit we cultivate will be absorbed by the ability, becoming part of the price.”
"So my breakthrough to Great Spirit Master is just an improvement in my ability level. In this lifetime, I will never be able to truly participate in the top-level battles of the big shots," she said with a self-deprecating tone.
Yan Shi genuinely didn't know.
She paused for a moment, then tried to change the subject: "So that was your ability just now?"
“Yes,” Yu Youguan said casually, “My ability is desire.”
"One effect is that the designated person will involuntarily reveal what they did out of desire." Yu Youguan briefly introduced her ability while recalling what she had just done, a hint of pride in her voice. "You're simply a genius! And I'm a genius of action!"
Yan Shi: ...
Although the intention was good, Yu Youguan's praise didn't sound like a compliment.
Yu Youguan continued to explain his specific steps in detail with great enthusiasm: "I went to each house on the list, greeting them and shaking hands while sticking the firework mark on my palm. Then I went to the other house and marked the ability mark on it. After everything was set up, we lit them together."
“Perfect!” she concluded excitedly.
Yan Shi still felt something was wrong: "Aren't you the young master of the Yu family?"
The Yu family is famous for its prophecies. The records say that the abilities awakened by each generation's young master are related to prophecies.
Yu Youguan's desire seems completely unrelated to prophecy.
Yu Youguan: !
"Ah..." She pouted, a hint of belated realization in her eyes, "I forgot. Never mind, as long as you know, Yanlan. Don't tell anyone else. Yu Qingzhou's ability is Dream Encounter."
"I only told you!" Yu Youguan's eyes widened, trust shining in them. "We're friends, aren't we?"
Yan Shi: ...
Yu Youguan always gave her a sense of naivety and inexperience.
Having seen too many cunning adults in the bureau and the underworld, Yu Youguan felt a warmth in Yan Shi's body.
“Yes.” Yan Shi nodded and smiled. “We are friends.”
A perfect partner in committing crimes.
Suddenly, Yu Youguan's phone vibrated in his pocket. Yu Youguan took the phone out, and the two of them looked down at the same time.
The phone displayed an emergency message from "Old Lady".
Yan Shi: ...
Although the ages of most of the inhabitants of the Otherworld are a mystery, Yu Xuewen doesn't look like an old woman.
Yu Youguan pursed his lips and hung up casually. A few seconds later, another urgent call came in, still from "the old lady".
Yan Shi: "Take it, in case the Yu family head needs to see you urgently."
"What could possibly happen to her?" Yu Youguan said dismissively, but still answered the call.
On the other end of the phone, Yu Xue asked, suppressing her anger, "Yu Youguan! Where are you?"
Yu Youguan mouthed silently to Yan Shi, "See? I told you nothing was wrong."
"I'm still in the banquet hall. Mom, you didn't call me when you left." Yu Youguan's voice was drawn out, with a hint of coquettishness. "I was so scared. I've been hiding inside the whole time."
Yu Xue's voice softened: "You Guan, don't be afraid, I'm here. The spatial gap closed, and I looked around but couldn't find you. I was worried that you wouldn't be able to come back in after you went out, so I went out first because I was getting anxious."
Yu Youguan: "Then you didn't tell me that I was waiting for you to find me, and I was very obedient, staying right where I was." She opened her eyes and made up a story.
Lin Zizui seemed to have said last time that he would come to see her after he finished his work, but where is he now?
In "The Curse of the Laws," Yu Junxun appears to be checking the files of Linxi Bridge. What is he trying to do?
Yu Youguan hung up the phone: "It's all settled. The old lady didn't suspect anything after all."
"Yu Youguan," Yan Shi said, pulling himself out of his thoughts, "Yu Junxun, what's your relationship with him like?"
"Hmm?" Yu Youguan was a little puzzled. "So-so. Isn't he just an ordinary person without any abilities? Yu Qingzhou always protected him, and later found an opportunity to get him into the General Administration. I heard he's doing quite well. Why are you talking about him?"
Yan Shi: "...You know who I am, right?"
Yu Youguan: "Yanlan? What's wrong?"
Yan Shi: ...
Does Yu Youguan not understand her at all, yet he says everything?
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Seeing Yan Shi's strange expression, Yu Youguan frowned and began to think: "From Chaoge? Or Xiangping? No, I haven't seen you in the main city."
"Could it be that I'm getting old and have forgotten?!" she suddenly realized.
Yan Shi: "Didn't you hear that in the banquet hall?"
"What did you hear?" Yu Youguan asked, looking bewildered. "I'm labeling."
Yan Shi: ...
"I am Director Yan's younger sister." She introduced herself with feigned composure. When she said this in the banquet hall, Yan Shi was heavily shrouded in an air of self-importance, so it didn't seem so obvious when she spoke.
It's so embarrassing to say this in private!
Once those words were out, the rest flowed much more smoothly. Yan Shi paused and continued, "Yu Junxun is my sister's employee. Every day, besides slacking off, he's always investigating things related to my family."
Yu Youguan's eyes lit up again: "You're Director Yan's sister?!"
Yan Shi: "Hmm?" She didn't quite understand Yu Youguan's belated excitement.
"My God!" Yu Youguan started rummaging through his spatial bag and quickly pulled out a delicate box. Inside was a photograph padded with foam.
Yan Shi looked down, and then everything went black.
It was the blazing sun that she had razed to the ground in a moment of impulsiveness in Lingkong City last time.
This was different from the news photos Yan Shi had seen before; it was a close-up, and in the photo, Director Yan's profile was indifferent yet compassionate.
There's even a soft-light effect in the background.
It's not just a photo, it's a professionally edited version.
Yan Shi fell silent.
Yu Youguan picked up the box: "Please, please, could Director Yan sign the back of this photo?"
“No, no,” she immediately shook her head in self-doubt, “A signature probably won’t work, Director Yan is a political figure.”
"Then... could you draw a sun behind this photo, Director Yan?" Yu Youguan pleaded. "Yanlan, please. I really admire Director Yan so much!"
Yan Shi: ...
No, she and Director Yan are the same person. Yu Youguan said she admires Director Yan, so why doesn't she recognize her?
Yan Shi picked up the photo and held it next to her face, looking very puzzled: "Then why don't you recognize me?"
Yu Youguan: "? Right." She was also puzzled. "The main thing is that you give me a different feeling from Director Yan. Unless I knew the relationship beforehand, it would be hard to connect you with Director Yan."
"Could it be that I actually have face blindness?" Yu Youguan pondered.
Yan Shi grasped the key point: "What do you mean by 'feeling different'?"
Yu Youguan: "Well, when I saw Director Yan's photo, I knew he was the director of the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs. But when I saw you, I didn't recognize you. We're still getting to know each other." Her expression was illogical.
Yan Shi put the photo back in the box, lost in thought: "So when you saw Director Yan, you were actually seeing a symbol."
"Yes!" Yu Youguan clenched his fist and punched his other palm. "That's exactly what I mean!"
Therefore, Yanju is a symbol.
Yan Shi felt she had grasped some secret, and she quickly took out her phone to write down the contents.
Yu Youguan then returned to his main point: "Yanlan, please, let Director Yan draw a sun on the back of the photo."
Yan Shi: "I'll draw it for you."
After writing down the contents, Yan Shi put his phone back in his pocket, then picked up the photo and put it in his pocket as well, somewhat speechless: "Okay, okay. I'll bring it to you next time."
"I knew you were the best!" Yu Youguan jumped up and down excitedly. "By the way, what did you want to ask Yu Junxun just now?"
Yan Shi: "He is my sister's employee. Every day, he either slacks off or checks things about my family."
Yu Youguan: "Yu Junxun investigated Director Yan's matter with you?" Her expression turned serious. "This has nothing to do with my family. It's purely his personal behavior. There have never been any investigation instructions from the General Administration or the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs in the family's secret reports. The Yu family does not take sides."
Yu Youguan has a very clear mind when it comes to important matters.
Yan Shi chuckled softly: "But he is investigating, and I have actual evidence."
“The Yu family will restrain his behavior,” Yu Youguan replied solemnly. “We have absolutely no intention of standing against the Bureau of Foreign Affairs.”
"That depends on the Yu family's actions." Yan Shi tapped the ground lightly with the Undead Halberd, his voice echoing in the empty ruins.
Yu Youguan: "The head of the Yu family will give Director Yan a reply within three days."
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