"Oh dear, Brother Fang, you have no idea how miserable I've been these past few days. I've been mistaken for a thief and beaten up by several families. I've been running away so much that I'm practically developing superhuman speed."
The search for Yan Fei had been going on for a long time, but Fan Zhi had made no progress. He had long since given up hope, and when he saw that Fang Yuan needed his help, he immediately followed him.
Yu Ling was unaware that the identity token he had casually picked up, bearing the name Yan Fei, was causing him a constant stream of trouble.
Fortunately, Fang Yuan doesn't have much time to deal with finding the fugitive right now. He and his henchman Fan Zhi are on a dangerous mission to outwit and outmaneuver the fugitive.
Meanwhile, the Imperial Censor Yan, who had lost his son, was beating him in his residence...
Yes, you're not seeing things, you're not mistaken, he is indeed beating his son severely.
"Dad! Dad! Ouch, stop hitting me! Stop hitting me!"
Yan Fei cried and ran away from the people. If he continued to be beaten like this, he would die. He really would die!
"Shut up! I don't have a good-for-nothing son like you!"
The man speaking was around fifty years old. He was eight feet tall, burly, with broad shoulders and a full beard. He was carrying a thick table leg and looked quite intimidating.
The young man he was chasing was only in his early twenties, dressed in fine clothes and quite handsome, probably inheriting his mother's looks. However, his stubbornness was even greater than that of the bearded man.
"Dad! Please stop hitting me! What's there to be angry about? Putting aside the facts, don't you think you're completely without fault?!"
It's true that he tried to run away from home again, but it's not good to keep him locked up in the house to study all the time!
Upon hearing this, Imperial Censor Yan's anger almost materialized.
He snapped the table leg in his hand in two with a snap and silently picked up the large machete hanging on the wall.
"Father! Do you want to die out your family line?!"
Yan Fei had just been slapped several times, and his body was already in pain. When he saw his father coming over with such a big knife, his legs went weak.
"Isn't all this for your own good? What's so good about learning martial arts? Only studying can lead to a better future! Your father suffered because he was uneducated. If it weren't for your father's accidental merit in saving the emperor, and the fact that the position of Imperial Censor was easily vacated, I would never have achieved such great success even if I had been a military officer my whole life!"
The Imperial Censor, who was in charge of supervising all officials, wielded great power and was hated by many. While Yan Yukou was skilled in martial arts and could protect himself, he lacked intelligence and posed no threat whatsoever.
Everyone treated him like a joke; he was just a mascot in the imperial court.
He didn't want his son to repeat the same mistakes, which is why he forced him to study.
"But I just love martial arts, and I want to roam the martial world!"
Yan Fei was really not cut out for studying. Seeing those densely packed words made him dizzy and drowsy. He didn't understand why his father was so unsupportive of his dreams.
"Didn't I send someone with your identity token to roam that bullshit martial arts world? Now he's Yan Fei, and you're Yan Fei. What's the difference between that and you going there yourself?!"
Censor Yan said proudly that, in order to ensure authenticity, he even had the Six Doors publish a missing person notice for his son.
"In short, you just wait and see! You're not allowed to step out of this house without my permission!"
After saying that, the broadsword fell beside Yan Fei and pierced deep into the ground.
The family conflict within Imperial Censor Yan escalated, but the Six Doors (a government agency) genuinely believed their son was missing and continued to send people to search for him. It wasn't until several more days later, when Fang Yuan and Fan Zhi brought the fugitive back to the capital for processing, that the order was revoked.
Because Fang Yuan planned to personally go find... to find the son of Imperial Censor Yan who had not actually been lost.
Based on information from his companions, he also learned about Yan Fei's personality and the most likely place he would appear: the martial arts world, a blind spot for government surveillance. And if traveling from the capital to the martial arts world, Shangyang City was the only way through.
Danger was approaching, but Yu Ling remained obedient and continued to eat and drink for free at the Sun residence.
Chi Yue was afraid that people would be bored, so every day after finishing her work, she would come and sit with them. Sometimes they would even stay overnight together. Although they had only known each other for a short time, their feelings for each other were deeper than for anyone else, and they got along very well.
That morning, Chi Yue changed into a bamboo hat and said goodbye to Yu Ling. Just as she was about to leave the city to do a mission, she happened to pass by Fang Yuan, who was resting in the city.
As the top constable of the Six Doors, Chi Yue's murderous aura was as conspicuous as a bright flame in the dark night. Fang Yuan watched as she walked away, and his steps, which were originally heading into the city, naturally turned a corner. After estimating the distance between the two, he followed her.
Chi Yue was out chasing people, not on vacation, so she was going incredibly fast, almost driving Fang Yuan crazy. Luckily, through his keen observation and reasoning, Fang Yuan was able to accurately guess where Chi Yue was going each time, which prevented him from losing her.
By the time Fang Yuan arrived at the destination, Chi Yue had already taken care of the target, casually tossed the body aside, and moved on to the next target.
The two chased each other, and their distances were always in different time zones. As a result, every time Fang Yuan arrived at a place, he would see one corpse after another, some of which were even killed in secluded private residences. This shows how fast Chi Yue was, how strong his abilities were, and how detailed his intelligence was.
Fang Yuan wanted to stop her and tried his best to catch up, but he couldn't catch up with Chi Yue no matter what he did. He chased her for a whole day, and it was hard for him not to give up.
As time passed, Chi Yue finally finished all her tasks for the day and was making great efforts to use her light-footed skills to hurry back.
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