The ride passed in silence.
Xiao Mingyue was clearly furious with Fu Qian. She floored the accelerator and raced toward the base, eager to report him to Yuan Shan.
Fu Qian was unfazed, still resting with his eyes closed.
This was the first time he had encountered an enemy of this caliber. The Native Council was truly powerful.
That made it easier to understand how Deng Feizhou had helped Chen Xing reach a false demigod state before.
As for Ariel, Fu Qian remembered Wen Li's assessment of him perfectly.
And after their initial contact, he had also noticed a subtle sense of incongruity.
Ariel's presence was indeed brilliant and radiant, without a hint of distortion or shadow.
In theory, even a saint would be no more than that.
Yet the more perfect he seemed, the stronger the incongruity became. He appeared to be in a peculiar state beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Regardless, they would have to be careful in their next move.
After all, Fu Qian wasn't in a mission right now. He was acting in a state of complete synchronization. If he really ended up in a desperate situation, he wouldn't get the chance to start over.
Fortunately, after their little contest in acting today, Ariel probably still wasn't sure what Fu Qian was capable of.
Otherwise, he most likely wouldn't have played along so obediently to the end. He would have tested Fu Qian more, at the very least.
What should he do next? With a situation this serious, of course it was time to let the Night Watchers handle it.
"Why are you back so soon?"
Yuan Shan was no longer at her usual spot in the office. Instead, she was sitting by the window with her legs crossed, sipping tea as she gazed