Seeing Elder Miao send out a meeting invitation in his capacity as "Minister of Foreign Affairs," Fu Qingyang had an instinctive premonition of something bad.
He gripped the mouse and clicked on the meeting link attached to the email. The screen quickly switched, and the Five Elements Alliance's internal meeting software opened, automatically completing the login.
In the six-person conference room, only Fu Qingyang and Elder Miao were present. The former's avatar was a portrait of himself, while the latter was a towering tree.
"Fu Qingyang!" Elder Miao's avatar lit up with a blue microphone. "The New York County Punisher Branch sent an email inquiring about an incident. The team you dispatched to New York County for assistance hunted down two peak Saints yesterday, one of whom is named Hecate. It is said that she was sent to you here?"
Who is Hecate? Why was she sent here? What happened? Fu Qingyang appeared aloof, but his mind was filled with question marks.
Yuan Shi, that fellow, hadn't told him anything.
Although he didn't know the situation, he still had the necessary tacit understanding. Fu Qingyang coldly said, "And then? What does Punisher want?"
"Punisher wants to extradite Hecate back and is willing to offer compensation that will satisfy you," Elder Miao said.
Official organizations can only communicate through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Contacting the other party's elders privately is considered collusion, which is a great taboo.
Therefore, Elder Miao had no choice but to become an intermediary messenger.
"I'll consider it," Fu Qingyang neither agreed nor refused, planning to contact Yuan Shi Tianzun afterward.
Elder Miao said "Mm" – he was only responsible for delivering the message and didn't care about the matter itself. Instead, he was very surprised by the performance of the assistance team in New York County. "Who exactly is that Gou Mang? I just heard a few days ago that he had a conflict with a Saint from the Mede family and beat him up. In the past few days, he has also hunted down the demons Haas, Bacchus, and Hecate. These are all peak Saints, only slightly inferior to you in your prime.
"Why haven't I heard of anyone named Gou Mang before?"
Bacchus actually returned to The Way of the Extraordinary... Fu Qingyang was stunned. As the scout of the Fu family, he had lived in the Free Federation before joining the Five Elements Alliance.
Bacchus was a well-known figure in the evil camp. When Fu Qingyang was still an unknown, Bacchus was already famous throughout the Free Federation.
He didn't expect Bacchus to die at the hands of Yuan Shi. While Fu Qingyang was pleased, he also felt a sense of "My youth has ended."
Regaining his thoughts, he coldly replied, "Gou Mang is a secret weapon I cultivated. He was promoted to Level 6 last month."
"Just promoted to Level 6 and able to fight peak Saints?" Elder Miao chuckled. "I checked the data on those evil professions. Not to mention the demons Haas and Hecate, Bacchus is a powerful figure with Overlord items. In terms of overall strength, you are not as good as him."
In terms of raw strength, Fu Qingyang at the Saint stage was stronger than Bacchus, but at that time, Fu Qingyang did not have Overlord-level items. His first Overlord item was the Jade Dragon Sword, which the family gave him after clearing a Slaughter Instance.
Fu Qingyang remained expressionless. "I sent out the items left by Yuan Qi."
Elder Miao suddenly fell silent. After half a month, hearing that person's The Way of the Extraordinary ID again made him feel extremely complicated.
Yuan Shi Tianzun was a taboo of the Ten Elders of the headquarters, no, the Nine Elders.
That young man who perished together in the Judgment Conference was the black history of the Nine Elders of the headquarters. Every time he was mentioned, the Nine Elders felt a burning sensation on their faces, a shame that was difficult to erase!
"No wonder!" Elder Miao said faintly.
The amount of items Yuan Shi Tianzun had was something even he, a peak Overlord, had to acknowledge. A pile of top-quality items, Rule-type items, especially the Sacrificial Offering Set, were treasures that even he coveted.
After leaving a word, Elder Miao exited the conference room in a bad mood.
Fu Qingyang immediately switched to the webpage and logged into the Five Elements Alliance's official forum. Sure enough, he saw the corresponding post in the pinned position: Divine Colleague, Continuously Killing Three Peak Saints, Who Exactly Is Gou Mang?
"I'm stunned, everyone. Today, I was bored and went outside the wall to browse Punisher's forum, and the result left me dumbfounded. The team we sent to New York County has caused another big incident. Without further ado, I'll directly show you the pictures, which I grabbed from Punisher's forum, fresh and hot gossip."
The post included dozens of screenshots, which the poster helpfully translated into Chinese.
Fu Qingyang quickly browsed the screenshots. The content was the same as what Elder Miao said, but the details were richer.
The attitude of Punisher's Lawful professions towards this matter was extremely interesting. On the one hand, they were unwilling to admit the excellence of the Five Elements Alliance's assistance team, and on the other hand, they were grateful for their contributions in New York County.
"Oh my god, he actually killed Bacchus and Hecate. Why have I never heard of such a legendary figure?"
"Oh God, tell me this isn't true. An unknown little person has done what we couldn't do. Has the Five Elements Alliance become so powerful?"
"I can't believe this is true. Even if my grandfather kicked my butt with his pointed boots, I wouldn't believe it."
"He killed Bacchus and Hecate, saving Punisher's face. We should be grateful. This is a respectable powerhouse, but he is really too low-key!"
"Before he became The Way of the Extraordinary, did he practice Eastern Qigong? Otherwise, it's hard to explain his strength."
"How long will this hero stay in New York County? Can he come to Wind City to work for a while? The Biological Alchemy Association in Wind City is very arrogant."
"Suddenly, I feel that the Saints we used to consider heroes are all trash!"
What Punisher's Lawful professions could not accept the most was that an unknown Beastmaster had done what their proud Saints had not been able to do.
The Five Elements Alliance casually sending an unknown Saint to make such achievements greatly damaged the confidence and pride of Punisher's members.
If Fu Qingyang or Yuan Shi Tianzun had made such achievements, their reaction would definitely not have been so exaggerated.
The comments and reactions of Punisher's members filled the Five Elements Alliance's official Wayfarers with a sense of pleasure, feeling like they had finally come into their own. All along, Punisher's official Wayfarers had been aloof, looking at Lawful Wayfarers around the world like they were hicks. Now they were getting their comeuppance.
In addition, the Five Elements Alliance's official Wayfarers were also curious about this Gou Mang, wanting to know the past of this powerhouse who seemed to have sprung from a rock.
Fu Qingyang closed the post and was about to exit the forum when he suddenly caught sight of a post:
I Know Why Gou Mang Is So Powerful
Fu Qingyang frowned and clicked on the post.
The content of the post was a screenshot taken from the Taiyi Sect's forum:
【Yuan Ting: You are all mistaken. Gou Mang is just an ordinary Level 6 Saint. The reason he is so powerful is because Fu Qingyang and Guan Ya lent him the items left by Yuan Shi Tianzun.】
The atmosphere in this post was low, sad. The Five Elements Alliance's Saints were mourning the unyielding legendary figure in the comments.
He was extremely brilliant in life, and he still blessed the Lawful camp after death.
He rose like a comet, but streaked across the sky like a comet. He was the regret in the hearts of this generation of Lawful Wayfarers. If he were alive, he would likely be the sixth Demigod of the Five Elements Alliance.
Late at night.
In an uninhabited empty house in Kings County, brilliant starlight lit up, and Zhang Yuanqing walked out of the starlight. He took out the Yata Mirror and flicked out a smear of yellow light.
The yellow light transformed into an avatar!
The avatar smeared his face and disguised himself as a cold young man – Tongtian Jiaozhu.
The avatar and the main body looked at each other – it was like looking in a mirror.
Zhang Yuanqing sat cross-legged on the dusty ground and placed the Yata Mirror on the ground. "I should enter The Way of the Extraordinary tonight. After you come back, remember to put away the Yata Mirror."
Then, he took out the Shape-Soul Severing Blade, Chaotic Painting, and other Overlord items and Overlord-quality materials.
He had already activated the Heart's ability and covered his own character card with the character card of the demon Haas. The Purple-Gold Set and his own strength could fool The Way of the Extraordinary.
But these items couldn't fool the Instance of The Way of the Extraordinary. Bringing them would be disastrous if he matched with an Overlord-level Instance abroad.
"These are our family's assets. Come back early." Zhang Yuanqing hid the items and materials in the cabinet.
The avatar nodded. "I'll come back immediately after dealing with Catherine."
The Yata Mirror could only be used once every 24 hours. The avatar died last night in the attack of the Overlord-level item "Chaotic Painting." Zhang Yuanqing could only delay dealing with Catherine until tonight.
"Remember not to sleep with Catherine," Zhang Yuanqing warned.
The avatar was stunned. "Why are you telling me this?"
"I'm afraid you can't help it."
"Aren't we of one heart and mind? It's you who can't help it. Hmm, I understand what you mean. I am an avatar, and my experience is your experience, and it doesn't count as betraying Guan Ya. Main body, you are really cunning."
"Aren't we of one heart and mind? If I'm cunning, you're cunning."
The avatar cupped his hands at him and turned into starlight, disappearing.
69 Hamburg Street, Queens District, Health Club.
Walking down the hallway with dim lights and glamorous photos, Zhang Yuanqing slowed down and sensed the surrounding emotions.
Soon, he sensed Catherine's emotions.
Anger, suspicion, irritability... Her emotions are not good. He might be implicated or lose her trust.
Zhang Yuanqing felt a chill in his heart.
He stopped at the door of a private room and gently knocked on the door with bronze carvings.
In the uninhabited house, Zhang Yuanqing heard The Way of the Extraordinary prompt.
【Ding, The Way of the Extraordinary map is opening. You will enter The Way of the Extraordinary in 30 seconds. The Way of the Extraordinary you are entering this time is "Horror Cruise," number: 015】