The director came in person

"He refused. Let's tell the director directly," Li Hongyu said helplessly.

He took out his phone and dialed a mysterious number.

"Director, this is Li Hongyu."

"What happened?"

"Well, Shen Fei is unwilling to join the Transcendent Administration Bureau."

Yun Yongfeng gave a grunt of acknowledgment on the other end.

"Wait for me there. I'll come over in person shortly."

Beep, beep, beep. The call disconnected.

Bian Zhuyue and Dong Rouwan looked at Li Hongyu.

Somewhat surprised, Li Hongyu said, "The director said he'll come over in person shortly. He wants us to wait here."

"What? The director is coming in person?!" Dong Rouwan blurted out.

The director of the Transcendent Administration Bureau was coming to invite him personally?

Wasn't that placing far too much importance on him?

They might be weak, only at Mortal Entry Stage Two, but the Transcendent Administration Bureau had plenty of powerful members.

Of course, those powerful members all cultivated in forbidden zones where spiritual energy was most concentrated.

Forbidden zones referred to the places most affected by the Spiritual Energy Revival.

For example, Great Xia's Ten Thousand Great Mountains, the Qinling Mountains, Danhe Gorge...

Spiritual energy was most concentrated in these places, but at the same time, the animals and plants there had undergone earth-shattering changes. Transcendent Beasts were everywhere... Mortal Entry Stage Two creatures were a common sight there.

Such dangerous areas were called forbidden zones.

Within the Transcendent Administration Bureau, only those who reached Mortal Entry Stage Five qualified to enter forbidden zones and cultivate there.

Before reaching Mortal Entry Stage Five, they could only remain at the Transcendent Administration Bureau and carry out maintenance duties.

Of course, a small number chose not to enter the forbidden zones and instead carried out missions at the Transcendent Administration Bureau.

Lin Qiye was one such example.

Yet none of the Transcendent Administration Bureau's powerful members in the forbidden zones had received a personal invitation from the director...

And now, this highly respected director, admired by every overseer in the Transcendent Administration Bureau, was actually willing to lower himself to invite a boy like this!

How could they not be shocked?

"That's perfectly normal," Bian Zhuyue said softly. "He has a Dual Esper Ability, and he's so powerful... It's only natural for the director to invite him personally."

"He isn't the only one with a Dual Esper Ability. There are plenty of others, you know," Dong Rouwan said. "Some even have a Three Esper Ability... I think the director values him so much because of his teleportation."

Li Hongyu nodded.

"Space Abilities are classified as Transcendent S-Rank Esper Abilities. Almost no one can kill him. On top of that, he has a fire Elemental Ability. Once he grows stronger, he'll be able to deal heavy damage, and no one will be able to restrain him... That's probably why the director values him so much."

The Transcendent Administration Bureau had people with a Dual Esper Ability or even a Three Esper Ability, but none had abilities that could complement each other like Shen Fei's.

If Shen Fei developed his Space Ability to a terrifying level, he could teleport straight into the enemy's headquarters and unleash a fire elemental attack. How could the enemy possibly fight that?

Unfortunately...

What they didn't know was that these weren't Esper Abilities at all!

It was merely a little Body Flicker Technique...

The people at the Transcendent Administration Bureau had all mistaken Shen Fei's Fire Release and Body Flicker Technique for Esper Abilities!

There was no telling how shocked these people would be when Shen Fei awakened the Mangekyō and activated Susanoo in the future...

Soon.

Yun Yongfeng arrived, wearing a hat and a Zhongshan suit.

He also carried a bag in his hand.

Arriving outside Shen Fei's door, he nodded to the three of them.

"Wait outside."

After Yun Yongfeng spoke, four shadows detached themselves from his shadow and slipped into the surrounding shadows.

They were quadruplets, all with the same Esper Ability, called Shadow Control.

They were all at Mortal Entry Second Stage, Ninth Level. They followed within Yun Yongfeng's shadow to protect him.

Yun Yongfeng stepped forward and knocked on the door.

Shen Fei, who had been watching television, frowned slightly and opened the door impatiently.

Instead, he found an old man wearing a hat and a Zhongshan suit.

He looked very kind and amiable.

For some reason, Shen Fei also felt that the man before him seemed somewhat familiar.

"Long time no see, Little Fei," Yun Yongfeng greeted him.

Little Fei?

Shen Fei frowned, and then a sealed-away memory surfaced in his mind.

As it turned out, shortly after Shen Fei was born, his parents had gone out to work and both died tragically. None of their relatives or friends wanted to raise him, so they sent him to Sunshine Orphanage.

Shen Fei had spent his childhood there.

The man before him was a kindhearted old man who often visited Sunshine Orphanage, frequently bringing Shen Fei new clothes and toys... He had accompanied Shen Fei through his miserable childhood... Later, for some unknown reason, the old man had stopped coming.

Even later, when Shen Fei attended school, this old man had paid his tuition and living expenses. But Shen Fei had never seen him again.

Until now.

At that thought.

Shen Fei's cold expression softened somewhat.

"Come in," he said stiffly.

As soon as he entered.

The old man spotted the Red Battle Armor hanging on Shen Fei's wardrobe, along with the Gunbai.

He sat down on a stool.

Shen Fei brought him a glass of water and handed it to him.

"I've always wanted to thank you in person. I just couldn't find you," Shen Fei said slowly.

Yun Yongfeng laughed. "I don't do good deeds expecting repayment."

Then, smiling, he said, "I still haven't properly introduced myself. Now, I'd like to formally introduce myself to you."

"My name is Yun Yongfeng..."

The two chatted at length, though Yun Yongfeng did almost all the talking. From time to time, he even brought out old photos of them together...

Half an hour later.

Yun Yongfeng stopped.

Shen Fei waited silently. He knew people didn't visit without a reason. This old man wouldn't have come looking for him on a whim...

Perhaps he had seen the video from Li Yanran's livestream online, realized it was him, and come looking for him... Over the past few days, many people who had uncovered Shen Fei's identity had called him.

Yun Yongfeng sighed and said, "I have another identity."

Shen Fei nodded. The transcendents waiting outside were probably all this old man's people, which meant he was no ordinary person.

Yun Yongfeng continued, "I am Yun Yongfeng, director of the Transcendent Administration Bureau."

Shen Fei was somewhat surprised. So you were the one who founded the Transcendent Administration Bureau.

"So... you came here because you want me to join the Transcendent Administration Bureau too?" Shen Fei asked evenly.

Yun Yongfeng nodded. "Your Space Ability and fire Elemental Ability are very powerful, and you're very strong as well. That's why I'd like to invite you to join the Transcendent Administration Bureau. Rest assured, this isn't some evil organization. We all serve the people. By joining the Transcendent Administration Bureau, you'll also receive abundant resources and grow rapidly, so you can face the new era that's about to begin."

Shen Fei shook his head. "I refuse!"