"Ha... this is your way of solving things..."
Back at [Eight Trigrams], I happened to run into Qian Heaven just finishing a long and exhausting meeting.
At this moment, he watched the news about the hospital on TV, his brows furrowed, listening to their recounting of why the hospital was bombed. Qian Heaven felt an inexplicable anger welling up from the bottom of his heart; he was furious.
"Kan Water, as one of the more rational members of the team, I put you in charge of the team. How could you listen to He Piaojian's ideas and just follow along and act recklessly?" Qian Heaven's voice carried a hint of reproach.
Kan Water felt a little guilty after Qian Heaven said that. His gaze began to wander, and he dared not meet Qian Heaven's eyes. He just answered woodenly: Yes, yes, yes, uh-huh, okay.
Fan Daoyi watched quietly from the side, glancing at Qian Heaven with a hint of sympathy. Seeing Qian Heaven's worried and weary appearance, Fan Daoyi couldn't help but think of his own unreliable subordinates, and a feeling of shared misery welled up within him.
They're so alike! The people under their command are all incredibly troublesome and unreliable.
"Alright." At this moment, Kun Earth, who had been silent until now, spoke up. Her voice was calm and peaceful, as if she were soothing Qian Heaven's emotions. "You guys should write a self-criticism and hand it in to get by. Dao Yi doesn't need to. Don't let your messes implicate others."
"This is terrible, but I think it's a brilliant idea!" He Piaojian said, raising his eyebrows with barely suppressed pride.
Seeing his expression, Qian Heaven simply shook his head helplessly and didn't blame him further. He straightened his expression, cleared his throat, and then gave He Piaojian a new task.
"Recently, a foreign student from Japan caused trouble at the Wuan Academy and ended up getting beaten up by the student group. Their Council Hall wants us to give them an explanation and punish the perpetrator." A hint of pleasure flashed in Qian Heaven's eyes, but he quickly regained his seriousness, giving He Piaojian a deep look. The two exchanged a few wicked thoughts. "You know what to do, right?"
He Piaojian immediately understood, a wicked smile appearing on his face, "Hehe, don't worry, I'm too good at this. I guarantee they'll have no chance to escape..."
"Ahem." Qian Heaven quickly coughed a few times, interrupting He Piaojian, and said with a serious expression, "Our country has always valued unity with its neighbors. As a nation of etiquette, we must be mindful of the impact of our every action."
He Piaojian's eyes darted around, and he immediately realized what he meant. He patted his chest and said, "Hey, I misspoke, boss. I promise I'll make sure they experience the lively atmosphere of our land of etiquette!"
Qian Heaven nodded in satisfaction and waved to him, "Go on, go on."
He Piaojian left, and within an hour or two, he finished his business and returned—he was incredibly quick.
"They agreed to compensate the students with money, totaling 280,000 yuan."
Where is that international student?
Upon hearing this, He Piaojian first covered his mouth, trying hard to hide his barely suppressed laughter, and even pretended to be heartbroken. Finally, he couldn't hold back his laughter any longer. "Boss, he's lying in the First People's Hospital right now, probably going to be paralyzed on one side. Oh dear, I really hate that I got there so late, boohoo hahaha..."
Fan Daoyi, listening from the side, pieced together the information from the two sources. "So, not only was that international student severely injured by the students from Wu'an, leaving him half-dead in the hospital, but the Council Hall behind him also lost 280,000 yuan because of your actions? That's really... 6."
Can they really swallow this insult?
However, Fan Daoyi didn't dwell on such trivial matters. His mind quickly turned to more important issues, and he asked, "What are the results of the discussions over the Insect Disaster a year from now?"
"Oh, that's what I was just saying." Qian Heaven, "The Insect Disaster originated in Azure Cloud City and was caused by the Four Fiends Cult. They had some people planted during this period to lay the groundwork, and now we need to uproot them from it."
After discussion, it was decided not to alert them initially, but to send some highly skilled individuals to Azure Cloud City to closely observe their every move. The investigation would begin with the collateral branches of the Wang Family and expand outwards, before a final coordinated operation to capture them all.
"What if they offered a sacrifice before closing the net, allowing the passage to connect the two realms?" Fan Daoyi suggested.
Qian Heaven nodded slightly, clearly having already considered this issue. He replied, "Xun Wind has already probed this through his Intuition. It seems that if they offer their sacrifices prematurely, they won't receive any response."
Upon hearing this, Fan Daoyi fell into deep thought. Based on the Apothecary's detailed experimental data and his own personal experience, the passage was clearly stable enough. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be difficult for the creatures of the Guixu to break through to the Present World.
But why must this disaster happen a year later? Offering sacrifices prematurely would only lead to its failure.
Seeing Fan Daoyi deep in thought, Qian Heaven knew what he was thinking, so he shared his thoughts. "The creatures that appeared in the Insect Disaster weren't mentioned in any of the guides to Guixu. Do you think they might be new life forms that emerged after Guixu underwent reforms?"
Fan Daoyi fell silent, picked up his teacup, and took a sip, seemingly gathering his thoughts. After a while, he slowly spoke, "He Piaojian and I have seen similar situations at hot pot restaurants; he should have reported it."
"Uh..." Qian Heaven was speechless for a moment.
The scene of He Piaojian's report flashed through his mind instantly, especially He Piaojian's description of the insects, which was really too strange, and the key point he repeatedly mentioned was that they tasted very good and the meat was delicious.
The descriptions were like a jumbled mess, making it impossible for Qian Heaven to connect them with the impending Insect Disaster.
When He Piaojian to draw, the result was incredibly sloppy, causing Qian Heaven a great deal of trouble. When he showed the drawing to Xun Wind only glanced at it and immediately said that it was absolutely not true, his attitude being very firm.
"What's wrong?" Fan Daoyi noticed Qian Heaven's unusual behavior and looked puzzled, not understanding why Qian Heaven had suddenly stopped talking.
Qian Heaven stole the hastily drawn sketch and handed it to Fan Daoyi.
"Hmm, I understand." Upon seeing the painting, Fan Daoyi instantly grasped Qian Heaven's thoughts. "Could I have a brush?"
Qian Heaven then brought Fan Daoyi a brush, Fan Daoyi immediately revised the painting.
The lines are so vivid and lifelike; this is exactly what they saw that day.
Xun Wind leaned closer, looked at the mother creature on the paper, and quickly pointed it out. "This one, I see it, one of these emerged from every passage in the sky."