Those words caused Johnson and Harold's bodies to freeze. Harold could not hold back as he raised his voice, "You know everything!"Harold was incredibly sure when he said that. If Fane did not know anything, he would not suddenly decide to stay back, nor would he say those things. It was clear that Fane knew about everything which explained why Fane was looking at them with such a cold expression.Fane did not hide anything as he nodded, "I do know everything."Those words caused Harold and Johnson to freeze on the spot again. The two of them had incredibly sour looks on their faces. They looked like someone had just thrown a bucket of cold water at them before throwing them into a freezer.Fane knew how Michael died? How could Fane know? Fane let out a smile, not saying anything else. After that, he nodded at Rudy behind him before the two of them left the place together. After all, he had already seen what he wanted to. Fane had clearly seen how the two of them froze up, but b
After the two of them entered Phoenix Valley, they had been cut off from any information about the outside world. They were new and different from those other alchemists who already had connections to get information about the outside world.That was why Fane had arranged for Rudy to look into the information. Rudy shook his head before he said, "I wouldn't have known if I hadn't looked into things, but I really got a shock after I did. Everything in the outside world is already so chaotic. I always thought that the Middle Province Alchemist Alliance was the pillar of Middle Province. I'd thought that any force here would try to curry up favor with the alliance and that there would not be any large conflicts."Hearing that, Fane nodded in agreement. Before this, Fane had also thought that the Middle Province Alchemist Alliance was the largest group of alchemists in Middle Province, which meant that martial artists desperately needed them.Furthermore, the alliance gathered alchemist
For a war to break out meant that the two forces already had irreconcilable differences, and are already at a stage where they no longer cared for the consequences.Fane took a sip of his tea as he frowned, "This should have been a situation where both sides would mutually benefit from it. Even if the Valley of Enlightenment really had so many valuable things that they had to fight for it, there are definitely ways to solve the problem."For instance, it could be a fight between the juniors to see which side had more talented disciples. They would be able to get everything from just that. What they're doing is quite puzzling. Have the other forces not reacted at all?"Rudy drank some tea before thinking for a moment and replied, "There have been no movements. Everyone seems to be adopting a wait-and-see approach. They're merely looking on as the two forces lock horns. "In the past, whenever two forces end up in conflict with one another, there would always be a clan that steps for
Rudy had a dark look on his face as he said, "No matter what, I feel like this matter is filled with suspicion everywhere. Even the conflict between the Unbreaking Pavilion and the alliance is bizarre."Fane nodded as he gulped down the rest of the tea in his hand. After organizing his thoughts, he said, "The Unbreaking Pavilion's conflict with the alliance is absolutely not as simple as it looks. The two forces fighting each other definitely involves a lot more things."If it's already at the stage of the war, then it was definitely not sparked by a small matter that can be solved just with discussions. If it's just a matter of benefits, then it definitely involves something precious."After saying that, Fane let out a smile as he shook his head, "Whatever, before he gets even more information, this is all just speculation from us. We'd better use the time more wisely on other matters."Rudy pursed his lips helplessly as he looked at Fane with a face of worry, "I'm just worried th
Just as Fane's thoughts were all over the palace, he suddenly heard a knock on the door. The two of them stopped their conversation at the same time as they turned over to look.Lou's voice was heard immediately, "I just received news earlier that the two of you are to go to the Elder Hall for something.""Understood, we'll head there right now," Fane immediately answered. Rudy was so scared that his face paled. His entire body started to shake as he reached out and grabbed Fane's arm, "Could they be planning on doing something to us? Could it turn out exactly like what I have guessed? They don't want to wait anymore. They're summoning us to the Elder Hall and arranging for someone to capture the two of us?"Fane sighed helplessly as he looked at Rudy's reddened eyes. He reached out and patted Ruddy on the arm, "If they really want to do anything to us or make us disappear, they would not have sent someone to pass the message. They control the whole Phoenix Valley, it's not that h
In truth, on their way there, Fane had been trying to figure out why they were being called over to the Elder Hall. Various thoughts surfaced in his head, but Fane could not be sure about the exact reason they were being summoned.However, he no longer needed to think about it then, because the answer was right in front of him. When Harold heard the footsteps, he immediately turned his head around with Johnson to look at Fane and Rudy.When Harold saw Fane's face, his miserable look suddenly became incredibly cold and sinister. He stared at Fane with a venomous look in his eyes.He wanted nothing more than to rush over and beat Fane up. Fane was already immune to how Harold was looking at him. No matter how the guy looked at him, he ignored it.Fane and Rudy arrived in front of the three elders. After they bowed, Elder Eliot introduced Fane to those he did not know. The one who sat in the middle was Elder Baggin, who held the highest position. The one on the left was Elder Rick whi
There was a smile on Fane's lips before he said, "You said he was forced, so who was it who forced him? Why would they force him when everyone knows he has a grudge against me? Harold using Michael to try to kill me is something we all know, so why are you trying to say that he was forced?"After saying all of that, Fane looked up at Elder Rick with a serious expression. Elder Rick must be Harold's backer, that was something incredibly obvious. Otherwise, he would not be protecting Harold and Johnson.He had so calmly twisted the truth, helping Harold shed any responsibility. When Elder Baggin heard all of that, he nodded as he ran his hand through his beard, "You bring up some good questions, but before he answers you, let me ask you something first. We've not even explained the details of the matter yet, but you seem to know what happened?"Fane turned to look at Elder Baggin. Elder Baggin had a sharp look in his eyes, but Fane could tell that Elder Baggin was different. He was
Elder Rick really was incredibly silver-tongued. With just a few words, he had basically dismissed all of Harold's wrongdoings. He was so shameless it rendered Fane speechless. Elder Zhou did not care how the two of them reacted and instead pointed right at Langston who was kneeling on the ground."Langston is a close brother of Michael's. Before Michael went to Holy Soul Mountain, he handed the contract with Harold to Langston for safekeeping. If any accidents happened, Langston would bring the contract out."Fane raised a hand to interrupt Elder Rick as he earnestly asked, "I don't have anyone with a grudge against me outside. I've never heard of some black-clothed man before. This was obviously all fabricated by Harold to clear his name."Why do you trust his words so much? If I've done something and just casually made up some black-clothed man, would I be able to clear my own name as well?"Elder Rick let out a slight laugh as he said casually, "This black-clothed man isn't som