Chapter 673: Chapter 672: The Enemy Hidden by Your Side
Two hours later, Yanyang Qin returned with a serious expression to the guard post where she had been earlier.
Her arrival at this location had not been leaked, known only to Xiang Yunfei and a few of her trusted aides; even Hu Lizhong didn’t know she had arrived at Yunwu Mountain’s Base.
She had originally planned not to let Yang Fei know she was here, yet she hadn’t anticipated that this would lead her to discover a secret that filled her with immense anger.
The Chu Family harbored ulterior motives!
As one of the major families of the Divine Continent Country, the relationship between the Qin Family and the Chu Family wasn’t good, but it wasn’t bad either.
If it hadn’t been for the last time when the Chu Family insisted on competing with her for Yunwu Mountain’s Base, the relationship between the two had been rather harmonious and cordial.
Even after that incident, Yanyang Qin held no great hostility towards the Chu Family and a few other families.
In her heart, unity in the Divine Continent was of utmost importance.
Even if it meant sharing some of the base’s achievements with those families, she could accept it.
But she could not accept anyone playing tricks at Yunwu Mountain’s Base.
The importance of this base had surpassed all other scientific research projects in the Divine Continent Country in recent years.
In Yanyang Qin’s mind, Yunwu Mountain’s Base was the prime military stronghold of the Divine Continent Country.
It was also the fruit of Yang Fei’s long and hard work.
She would not allow anyone to damage anything here.
But what she did not expect was how bold the Chu Family was.
Did they really think Yanyang Qin had no temper?
Yanyang Qin was truly furious.
Through monitoring footage from the past period, she had noticed Chu Tianshu frequently appearing near the embedded jade tokens engraved with runes.
Although the surveillance didn’t show him making any special movements, Yanyang Qin felt something was off.
This was her superior perception.
This feeling had never been wrong before.
Chu Tianshu must have been scheming something secretly.
The only annoyance was that although he couldn’t evade the surveillance and appeared in the footage, the surveillance could not truly detect his actions.
If it were someone else, they would never suspect him.
After all, Chu Tianshu was one of the key members of the Military Department, and his duty was to ensure the security of this area, so his patrolling in this key district of the valley was more than normal.
But Yanyang Qin felt that something was amiss.
Could the cracking of the Array Eye Jade be man-made, rather than due to the high concentration of spiritual energy from the heavens being too overwhelming to sustain?
Eventually, Yanyang Qin suppressed the urge to confront Chu Tianshu immediately.
Without solid evidence, it was better not to disrupt internal unity.
The Chu Family held immense prestige in the military, and instigating an issue could lead to unimaginable consequences.
After a moment’s thought, Yanyang Qin sneered coldly, her face brimming with strong confidence.
Thinking of stealing the achievements here? It won’t be that easy!
She took out her encrypted phone and sent several messages.
...
Three days later.
In the secret chamber at Yunwu Mountain’s Base where the Array Eye was located, Yang Fei suddenly stood up excitedly and laughed, "Just as expected."
Hu Lizhong, who had been guarding him, had been persistently cultivating with the rich spiritual energy here and was suddenly awakened by Yang Fei’s loud laughter. As he opened his eyes, he saw Yang Fei dancing with joy, an ecstatic look on his face.
"What’s up, were you able to open the wooden box?" Hu Lizhong asked happily.
Yang Fei shook his head, "Not yet, but I’ve understood this rune, hahaha..."
Yang Fei laughed heartily, for he had gained a profound insight from the Ancient Rune, feeling a deep understanding of some of the rules of the world and feeling his recognition of Power Elements had also greatly enhanced.
Not only that, the comprehension of this Ancient Rune also helped him discover the directions for understanding several other Ancient Runes.
The runes on this wooden box are related to the Five Elements.
The rune he had just deciphered belonged to the Fire Attribute among the Five Elements.
Therefore, the other runes must also be related to the Five Elements, which indicated the direction for his further understanding.
Uh...
Wait a minute!
Something seemed off.
Yang Fei’s smile stiffened slightly, and his gaze fell back on the wooden box.
Counting them, there indeed were six runes.
The numbers didn’t add up!
If the opening of this wooden box were related to the Five Elements, then why were there six different Ancient Runes on it?
I’ve only heard of the Innate Five Elements, never a sixth.
Hu Lizhong, witnessing Yang Fei’s initial laughter followed by a frozen smile, a look of loss crossing his face, couldn’t help but feel tense, "What’s wrong, Brother Yang, something amiss?"
Yang Fei shook his head, "No, could I have been wrong, is it not the Yin Yang Five Elements?"
Hu Lizhong was stunned for a moment, "Yin Yang Five Elements?" His gaze landed on the wooden box, observing those clearly bizarre runes, resembling ghost symbols, he said, "These symbols, they don’t match the number of the Five Elements. Could it be the Six Changes?"
Yang Fei’s eyes lit up but then dimmed again.
He had considered the Six Changes before, but it seemed unlikely.
Because the rune he understood was a Fire Talisman, which is one of the Five Elements.
After a brief contemplation, Yang Fei looked at the other five Ancient Runes and said, "Let’s not worry about that for now, I’ll continue to decipher the other runes and see if I can grasp the mysteries they represent. Perhaps everything will fall into place naturally, and the solution will present itself."
Hu Lizhong immediately nodded, "Right, figuring out all the runes is the most important thing."
Just then, Yang Fei’s cellphone rang.
He glanced at the number, which was from Umekawa Taro.
Instantly slapping his forehead, he let out a wry smile, "I had forgotten about them."
He promptly answered the call, and sure enough, Umekawa Taro asked him where he was.
Yang Fei didn’t mention being at Yunwu Mountain’s Base, instead telling them to wait in Binhai, saying that he had encountered something that needed to be handled and it might take some time before he could go to the Hidden Sect.
Umekawa Taro agreed, stating that he and the three Xu brothers would wait in Binhai as Qi Tai and Zhang Long were there, so they wouldn’t lack hospitality.
After hanging up, Yang Fei looked at the Fire Attribute rune on the wooden box, reached out to touch it, and as his telekinesis activated, the rune emitted a brilliant bright light, as if coming to life, seeming ready to detach from the wooden box and float away.
Hu Lizhong was left dumbfounded.
Meanwhile, inside a dormitory at Yunwu Mountain’s Base, where members of the Military Department resided, a middle-aged man with a slightly stiff facial expression suddenly opened his eyes from his Cultivation state.
His gaze was profound, his eyes resembling endless abysses, not the kind one would expect from a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties, but more akin to those of a much older man.
"Could he really have unlocked the seal?"
The man murmured softly, a hint of excitement showing through his rigid expression.
His name was Zhuge Cang, one of the three pillars of the Zhuge family within the Hidden Sect.
This man was exceptionally talented in the arts of Formations and Rune Tao, hailed by the Zhuge World as the greatest in nearly a thousand years.
In Zhuge World, although he was the third eldest and usually didn’t manage mundane family affairs, those who truly understood the Zhuge family knew very well that in this family, Zhuge Cang’s influence was profound. In matters of absolute importance, as long as he voiced his opinion, the other two elders of the Zhuge family would listen to him.
Zhuge Cang had spent his entire life studying and trying to understand the wooden box that stored Fusang Wood but failed to completely decipher it.
However, through those six Ancient Runes, he had significantly advanced in the field of Talismanic Arrays and also left his unique mark on that wooden box.
Wherever the wooden box appeared, it could never escape his perception.
Furthermore, any anomaly with the wooden box was clearly recorded by the means he left, which would transmit directly into his mind.