Super Invincible Immortal Doctor
Chapter 1345: The Duke Requests Your Presence

Chapter 1345: Chapter 1345: The Duke Requests Your Presence

Turning around to sit inside the room, Su Chengyu looked at the familiar yet estranged Fang Qing before him, wanting to speak several times, but the words reached his lips and then he swallowed them back.

Fang Qing had encountered such an experience, and he found it very difficult to convince himself that all of this had nothing to do with him.

"You..."

"You..."

They spoke at the same time, their gazes met, and then they both stopped in place.

Looking at Fang Qing, somewhat at a loss, Su Chengyu revealed a kind smile and said, "You go first."

Fang Qing nodded and asked, "How come you are here?"

"There are some matters to handle, you can think of it as official business."

The matters of the Demon Slayer Department were really inconvenient for Su Chengyu to discuss with Fang Qing. The more she knew, the worse it would be for her.

"I see..."

Fang Qing was clearly a bit disheartened. Deep down, she still harbored some hope that Su Chengyu had learned of her circumstances and had deliberately come to the Bei Luo Empire.

Su Chengyu saw all this and still he did not have the heart to lie to her again.

His misunderstanding with Fang Qing originated from a lie; he did not want to continue with lies anymore.

"I’m sorry, I really had no idea you were going through this. If I had known earlier..."

Shaking her head slowly, Fang Qing’s face showed a desolate smile, "Leaving Lin Jiang was my own choice, and I was ready to face everything alone, but..."

She had been prepared in her heart, yet she had still not expected the dangers of the outside world to be so far beyond her expectation.

Looking up at Su Chengyu, she said, "But this made me understand why you were so cautious back then."

Su Chengyu’s face showed a guilty expression, "I regret not telling you much about cultivators. Although it’s a once-in-a-million-status greatly revered in Xia Country, the dangers of growing successfully as a Loose Cultivator are untold."

"But didn’t you still leave Lin Jiang? Haven’t you reached the stage that belongs to you?"

Suddenly, a smile appeared on Fang Qing’s face, and Su Chengyu finally saw in this smile the likeness of the old Fang Qing.

"Fang Qing..."

Fang Qing shook her head and interrupted Su Chengyu, "People are different. You never owed me anything; it has always been me overestimating myself."

Without worldly experience, one does not know the danger of the world.

After this experience, Fang Qing had understood that even if she became a cultivator like Su Chengyu, she was not destined to have a life like his.

Seeing Fang Qing in this state, Su Chengyu spoke with concern, "If you were only to stay in Jiangdong or the Longjiang Four Provinces, it would be fine, you should not have left the country."

Fang Qing smiled. After their conversation, her emotions gradually stabilized, and she nodded, "I will go back, and if nothing unexpected happens, I probably won’t leave Jiangdong again."

Watching Fang Qing swing from one extreme to another in an instant, Su Chengyu wanted to say something, but thinking of Fang Qing’s current state, he withdrew his words and nodded.

"I will arrange for someone to take you back."

Fang Qing was startled, then looked up and said, "Can’t you take me back?"

Her voice trembled slightly; Su Chengyu’s words evidently stirred some special fluctuations in Fang Qing’s just-settling emotions.

Seeing this, Su Chengyu hurriedly said, "Don’t worry, the person I’ll find will definitely not be a problem. Of course, if you don’t want to go back alone, I can take you with me, but then you can only stay alone in a Small Opening."

Currently, in Su Chengyu’s hands, both the Dragon Slayer Sword and the True Dragon Armor possess a small world that can harbor living beings, but with Yu Yanshu and Bai Huang not around, Su Chengyu still felt somewhat uneasy about arranging for Fang Qing to stay there alone.

"I will follow you!"

Fang Qing spoke with resolute determination, without a hint of hesitation.

After Su Chengyu had explained the situation of the Small Opening, Fang Qing still had no intention of changing her mind, the previous experience of being captured as a slave clearly still haunting her.

"Alright, then I will personally escort you back."

Seeing her state, Su Chengyu couldn’t refuse anymore and spoke directly.

As his words fell, Su Chengyu’s gaze instantaneously shifted, unconsciously revealing a hint of hostility.

Fang Qing, noticing the change in Su Chengyu’s expression, immediately grew tense and asked, "Su Chengyu, what’s wrong?"

"Nothing much. Just a minor nuisance, I’ll deal with it."

Despite being merely an unsubstantiated verbal assurance, it instantly calmed Fang Qing down.

Even though the two had parted on such bad terms years ago, it was upon seeing him again that Fang Qing realized how deep her trust and reliance on this man had become.

Perhaps it was for that reason she couldn’t accept the truth back then.

Fang Qing mused with a bitter smile, fully reconciling with her past self at this moment.

"Just wait for me a moment, I’ll be right back."

Su Chengyu’s figure vanished within the house, but when he appeared at the location where he had sensed the presence, all he saw was a lifeless corpse.

Beside it, Mo Ningchen shook his hand and said, "To think they would dare to send a spy of this caliber, quite disgraceful."

"Big Brother Mo..."

Mo Ningchen turned to Su Chengyu and said, "It’s okay, I’ve cleaned up the spies around here for you. You don’t have to worry about them tracing back to you."

The more Mo Ningchen refrained from blaming him, the guiltier Su Chengyu felt. He understood that his personal affairs had delayed everyone else’s actions.

With a pat on Su Chengyu’s shoulder, "What’s done is done, no need for regrets. Better think about the aftermath. Duke of Night Raven felt pressured into handing over the person to you, but he’s not going to let this slide."

"I understand."

Su Chengyu nodded firmly.

Su Chengyu’s actions within the castle had put Duke of Night Raven in a difficult position, forced to hand over Fang Qing for the sake of preserving his dignity.

But this didn’t mean the Night Raven planned to let Su Chengyu off easily. Fang Qing’s value was no less than that of a Divine Artifact; in the auction environment of the castle, her price could only go higher.

Not to mention, Su Chengyu had escalated the matter into an issue of face, and Duke of Night Raven naturally wouldn’t let him go.

"What about You Ming?"

Su Chengyu had detected that the two of them were secretly helping him deal with the castle’s guards. Therefore, seeing only Mo Ningchen here was somewhat strange.

"She discovered some clues at the castle and decided not to give up yet. Regardless, it’s fine. She has another identity in the underground market to disguise herself; she won’t expose who she is. You’d better worry more about our situation here."

"Do we need to move locations?"

Their location might have been exposed since someone had found this inn.

"Indeed, this place isn’t safe anymore, to be exact, all of Linbei City is not safe. After meeting up with You Ming, we better leave Linbei City as soon as possible."

Su Chengyu nodded without objections, but the best-laid plans cannot keep pace with changes. You Ming, who had agreed upon a time to return with Mo Ningchen, had yet to show up, causing Mo Ningchen’s frown to deepen. Sensing that something wasn’t right, he proceeded to the inn’s lobby.

The old Executor who had received them stood up and said, "Duke requests the honor of your company at her estate. Your friend has already arrived ahead of you to have tea."