Chapter 672: Chapter 671: Qin Yanyang’s Sixth Sense
Mr. Yang certainly wasn’t a traitor to the Military Department, he and the Minister were just going through a temporary spat, a minor issue within their marriage.
Xiang Yunfei, guarding outside the checkpoint where Qin Yanyang was located, felt much more at ease thinking back to when he had personally witnessed Yang Fei descending from the plane and then entering the Array Eye building.
Ever since he had consumed the pill refined by Yang Fei, which had the same effect as an Innate Pill, Xiang Yunfei had ascended to the heavens in a single step and stepped into the ranks of the Innate Realm.
Not only that, but over these days, the effects of the Elixir had continuously reformed his body, steadily enhancing his overall strength, almost making him invincible amongst those in the same realm.
Xiang Yunfei had always kept this grace of rebirth close to his heart.
If Mr. Yang had really become a traitor to the Military Department as Minister Qin had said, it would be very difficult for him, an elite of the Military Department and an officer promoted by Minister Qin, to face Mr. Yang again.
Fortunately, it was all just a minor conflict between a couple.
This is what Xiang Yunfei thought in his heart.
He believed it must be a minor conflict.
Mr. Yang was so outstanding, how could Minister Qin truly divorce him?
Moreover, if Mr. Yang had truly let go of Minister Qin, he would not have appeared here.
"Xiang Yunfei, go check with Hu Lizhong about the situation, why there’s still no news," Qin Yanyang’s voice suddenly reached him.
Xiang Yunfei’s spirits lifted, and he quickly responded, "Yes, Minister!"
As he stood up to walk into the valley, he heard Qin Yanyang’s voice from behind, "Don’t let them know I’m here."
Xiang Yunfei paused briefly, then responded, "Yes."
Leaving the checkpoint, Xiang Yunfei walked towards the valley, weighing in his heart whether to reveal to Mr. Yang the news that Minister Qin was here.
Upon reaching the valley, after announcing himself outside the building, he soon saw Hu Lizhong come out from inside.
"Xiao Xiang, why have you come?" Hu Lizhong asked curiously, then glanced towards the parking field, not seeing Qin Yanyang, and inquired, "The Minister didn’t come?"
Xiang Yunfei shook his head, "No, she’s concerned about the situation here and sent me to check. How is the progress, can it be resolved?"
Hu Lizhong replied, "Hard to say. Brother Yang seems to have run into some trouble too, currently unable to open that Wooden Box."
Xiang Yunfei, who had been accompanying Qin Yanyang, knew about the Fusang Wood and his expression grew more solemn, "The Wooden Box hasn’t been opened yet? So, we still don’t know if the Fusang Wood is inside?"
Hu Lizhong nodded.
Xiang Yunfei said, "From what you’re saying, we still don’t know how long we’ll have to wait, right?"
Hu Lizhong replied, "Yeah, it’s hard to set a timeline right now. Even if Brother Yang manages to open the Wooden Box and confirms the presence of Fusang Wood, it will take some time to engrave runes on the Fusang Wood and reset the Array Eye. Speaking of which, it’s good you’re here. Brother Yang said if the Wooden Box really contains Fusang Wood, we could expand the coverage of the Gathering Spirit Array by tenfold, so we need to prepare a large amount of jade. We will need even more Jade Tokens for setting up the new Gathering Spirit Array."
Xiang Yunfei took note and nodded, "I will report this to Minister Qin."
"Do you wish to stay here and wait for news, or leave?" Hu Lizhong asked.
After thinking for a moment, Xiang Yunfei replied, "I’ll just wait outside here."
Hu Lizhong nodded.
He felt it was a bit strange in his heart.
It wasn’t as if there were no people here to keep Qin Yanyang updated on the progress of work, so why did she specifically send Xiang Yunfei?
Does she not trust him?
Hu Lizhong soon shook his head, dismissing that thought.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up as he realized something, and he couldn’t help but slightly curve his lips upward.
No longer paying attention to Xiang Yunfei, Hu Lizhong went back to the Array Eye Secret Chamber.
Yang Fei was still staring at the mysterious runes on the Wooden Box, as if lost in deep thought.
Several hours had passed, and Hu Lizhong noticed that ever since Yang Fei saw the runes on the Wooden Box, he would enter a daze, seemingly captivated by the runes’ odd patterns.
Knowing nothing of Rune Tao, Hu Lizhong didn’t dare to ask nor disturb.
Three hours later, Yang Fei finally withdrew his gaze from one of the runes on the Wooden Box.
Seeing him glance his way, Hu Lizhong immediately approached and asked, "How is it going, Brother Yang?"
Yang Fei slowly shook his head, yet his eyes flickered with excitement, "I can’t understand it for the moment, but it seems I’ve grasped some of it. The Ancient Runes on this Wooden Box are truly mystifying."
"Ancient Runes?" Hu Lizhong was taken aback.
Yang Fei simply explained, "It’s a very ancient form of rune writing."
Hu Lizhong uttered an "oh" and smoothly continued, "Brother Yang, the minister just had someone come over to ask about our progress."
Upon hearing this, Yang Fei perked up and hurriedly asked, "Oh? Did she come here?"
Hu Lizhong quickly replied, "No, it was that kid Xiang Yunfei who came. He said that Minister Qin assigned him to keep an eye on the progress here and to report back immediately if there was any news."
Yang Fei felt a wave of disappointment.
He had thought that after he had arrived, Qin Yanyang would have come as well.
It seemed she was still angry, still unwilling to forgive him.
Indeed.
Given her personality, how could she forgive him easily?
Even if she had come, she probably wouldn’t want to see him, I suppose.
Yang Fei had a rather vivid memory of Xiang Yunfei.
The first Innate Pill that he had refined himself had been consumed by Xiang Yunfei, who instantly achieved Innate Realm strength right on the spot.
At that time, the effects of the Innate Pill hadn’t been completely absorbed, so he wondered how Xiang Yunfei was doing now.
"Where is he?" Yang Fei casually asked.
"He’s at the base. Do you want to see him?" Hu Lizhong inquired.
Yang Fei thought for a moment, then shook his head, "I do want to see what he has become now, but researching these six runes is more important at present."
Hu Lizhong nodded in agreement repeatedly.
The Gathering Spirit Array at Yunwu Mountain was extremely important. If they could use Fusang Wood to expand the space of the Gathering Spirit Array, that would be a huge boon for the Divine Continent.
Hu Lizhong even felt that this place would surely be the most important foundation for the Divine Continent in the future; whether the Divine Continent could fully rise to prominence depended greatly on the Gathering Spirit Array.
Xiang Yunfei did not leave the valley; he called Qin Yanyang to report on the situation here.
Inside the sentry booth, Qin Yanyang furrowed her brows slightly and asked, "Didn’t he say how long it would take to solve it?"
"No," Xiang Yunfei replied.
After a moment of silence, Qin Yanyang said, "Keep watch there, and report to me at any moment."
After hanging up the phone, she fell into deep thought.
She had originally believed that Yang Fei coming over would easily solve the problem, but she didn’t expect such a peculiarity with the wooden box, not even he could open it.
Hmph, I thought you knew everything. It turns out there are fields you don’t understand as well.
Qin Yanyang silently snorted, then suddenly jolted awake.
It dawned on her that at some point deep within her heart, she had unwittingly harbored such high expectations for him.
This won’t do!
She absolutely cannot develop any dependency on him.
While thinking this, Qin Yanyang’s eyelids twitched.
The surveillance screen inside the sentry booth showed a brief glimpse of a person.
Even though it was only a fleeting image, Qin Yanyang recognized the man’s face.
Chu Tianshu.
What was he doing in that spot?
It was the location where Yang Fei had inserted a jade token, one of the important foundations of Yunwu Mountain’s Array.
It wasn’t that Qin Yanyang was overly cautious of the Chu family; as an important member of the Chu family in the Military Department, Chu Tianshu had applied to be stationed here for security patrols after Yunwu Mountain’s Base was built.
Therefore, it was not strange for Chu Tianshu to appear anywhere in this valley. However, Qin Yanyang couldn’t help feeling that it was somewhat peculiar to see him at this specific spot.
After pondering for a moment, Qin Yanyang left the sentry booth.
She needed to check the surveillance from the other outposts during this period.