Dawnless Sovereign-Chapter 44: Assassination Plot

In the end, Yin Shengong heaved a weary sigh as he concluded, "After I scolded him, his confidence seems to have taken a hit, and he doesn't dare to make any decisions on his own anymore. He's coming to consult me even over the smallest of decisions, and I feel like I've become his personal advisor!"

After reading through the message logs, a wry smile appeared on Mu Linyuan's face as he said, "Please forgive me for being frank, but this was a complete overreaction on your part, Pope Yin. The signals that you gave him were so clear that anyone in his position would've done the same thing. Night Demon is just some kid from a ninth-tier clan, who could he possibly turn to for backing?

“The only way for him to establish ties with warriors far above him would be to use the resources that he won from the Parasite Ascension Project. Otherwise, he has nothing that anyone above the Sovereign tier would even bother to take a second glance at! In fact, if it wasn't for the special condition that Old Man Shen was in, even offering up the divine power essence wouldn't have been enough to secure his backing.

“This is the perfect opportunity and really the only one he could've possibly turned to, so of course he decided to take it. He must've thought that he was following your orders to a tee, but in return, he's been scolded for insubordination, so of course his confidence in his own decision-making abilities must've been shaken."

"So you're saying that I'm a terrible master, is that it?" Yin Shengong grumbled.

"I wouldn't dare to say such a thing. All I'm saying is that a grown hatchling must be allowed to spread its wings and fly on its own."

"I suppose you're right," Yin Shengong sighed.

"Also, if I recall correctly, you've only ever taught Night Demon the Seven Blood Spirit Swords up to this point, right? As his master, surely you have to teach him more than just a set of sword techniques."

Yin Shengong was instantly flabbergasted by this reminder from Mu Linyuan.

"You're right! I still haven't taught him anything yet! I completely forgot!"

"You truly are an exceptional master, Pope Yin!"

The three elders were rendered speechless once again.

Yin Shengong was beginning to feel even more embarrassed under the collective bewildered gaze of the three elders.

"The hell are you looking at?! Have you completed your duties for the day?!"

Not wanting to face Yin Shengong's wrath, the three elders hurriedly departed, leaving Yin Shengong to sit on his own, his face flushed with chagrin and embarrassment.

I've never had a disciple before, so I have no experience! I have to take a look and see what I can teach him.

With that in mind, Yin Shengong hurriedly entered his study, only to hear the sound of the three elders chortling with mirth in the distance.

All of a sudden, Yin Shengong was struck by the urge to clean out the One Heart Church again...

***

Shortly thereafter, Fang Che received a message from Yin Shengong, one that told him that the crisis was well and truly behind him.

"I'm going to teach you some battle techniques tonight. As your master, I have to teach you more than just my Seven Blood Spirit Swords."

"Thank you, Master."

Fang Che had previously thought that Yin Shengong had no intention of teaching him anything, but upon seeing this message, Fang Che realized that it had most likely simply slipped Yin Shengong's mind.

In other words, he had no experience at all, which meant that he had never taken a disciple before!

Clearly, someone had reminded him of this fact, and that had spurred him into action.

Another uneventful day passed by, and Fang Che was passing through the same long alley on the way back home.

There was a tall, frozen wall up ahead that kept out the light of the sun, and it was a rather foreboding alley, but it was one that he had to pass through en route to the Virtue Manor. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

On this day, he felt a chill run down his spine as soon as he entered the alley, and he immediately turned back without any hesitation.

A gust of fierce wind generated by a formidable attack abruptly came hurtling toward him from behind, and Fang Che could immediately tell that the assailant was too powerful for him to oppose.

He knew that his assailant was forcing him into the alley up ahead, but he had no choice but to play right into their hands.

He swiveled around on the spot, rushing into the valley like a spinning top while simultaneously drawing his saber. Two loud clangs rang out as he parried a pair of attacks, and his arm was left feeling numb and sore as two figures descended onto the walls of the alley on either side of him.

After withstanding those two attacks, Fang Che sprang up into the air, but more attacks instantly came raining down upon him.

He stomped a foot forcefully into the wall while in mid-air to produce a resounding boom, and at the same time, he let loose a signal flare with his left hand.

The signal flare exploded in mid-air, while Fang Che lashed out repeatedly with his saber to ward off the enemy attacks.

However, his assailants completely dominated him in both speed and power, and it was clear that they were not Lord tier opponents.

There were four of them in total, and all of them were dressed in white robes with their faces concealed behind pieces of white cloth.

They didn't utter a single word as they unleashed a ferocious barrage of attacks, and by the time Fang Che was finally able to open up some distance between himself and his assailants, blood was already flowing out of his mouth and nostrils, while his body had turned into a pincushion for hidden weapons.

"Who are you?! How dare you attack an administrator of the Hall of Protectionists!" Fang Che roared with all his might, ensuring that his voice was heard far and wide.

"You've been killing a lot of our people lately, Administrator Fang. Did you think we would never seek you out for retribution?" one of the white-robed figures said in a cold voice.

"Cut the chit-chat!"

The four white-robed figures pounced on Fang Che in unison.

They were extremely annoyed at the fact that Fang Che had been able to release a signal flare despite facing four assailants far more powerful than himself, and they knew that reinforcements were on the way, so they had to put an end to Fang Che's life as quickly as possible.

"He's only a low-rank Lord, so let's use our spirit power to crush him!" one of the four white-robed figures yelled, and his companions immediately heeded his call, sheathing their weapons to unleash a collective barrage of palm strikes instead.

Fang Che let loose a thunderous roar, and a vast torrent of baleful qi erupted out of his body as he unleashed his Loatheful Blind Heavens saber technique in retaliation.

His saber clashed against the force of his opponents' palms strikes, and the four of them were knocked back into retreat while staring at Fang Che in disbelief, incredulous at the fact that a low-rank Lord could unleash such tremendous baleful qi.

Fang Che was swaying unsteadily on his feet as blood came gushing incessantly out of his mouth from his severe internal injuries.

His four assailants had unleashed extremely formidable bursts of spirit power with their palm strikes, attacking him with pure force rather than their swords and sabers.

If there were only one or two of them, Fang Che would've been confident in his chances of getting away, but there were four of them, and given that he was currently presenting himself as Administrator Fang, he couldn't resort to the Blood Incineration Technique.

Thus, he could only pray that reinforcements would arrive in a timely fashion.

He had only just popped a Cloud Spirit Pill into his mouth when his four assailants were already launching themselves at him once again, repeating their strategy of using palm strikes.

At the same time, countless flying needles and other hidden weapons came raining down upon him like a swarm of locusts.

Fang Che let loose a desperate roar as he unleashed Loatheful Blind Heavens and Loatheful Silent Heavens back-to-back, exhausting all of the spirit qi in his dantian in one go with those two saber techniques.

Right at this moment, a figure raced onto the scene from afar, and the two sides clashed with a resounding boom, causing the walls of the alley to collapse in their entirety.

Fang Che's body was sent flying like a rucksack, and right before he slipped into unconsciousness, he sent out his Golden Horn Flood Dragon to pursue his four assailants, who had fled the scene without any hesitation.

Fan Tiantiao descended from the heavens with an enraged and authoritative look on his face, but the four assailants were already nothing more than tiny black spots in the distance.

Fan Tiantiao didn't have time to pursue them as he knew that Fang Che's safety was his top priority.

He immediately flew over to Fang Che's side to discover that he was thankfully still breathing. However, his body had been impaled by over twenty flying needles and three flying daggers, and several of his bones were broken.

In spite of these terrible injuries, his breathing was very stable, and he was gradually healing.

This was all thanks to the Cloud Spirit Pill that he had preemptively consumed.

Fan Tiantiao carefully pulled the flying needles and daggers out of Fang Che's body, only to discover that they were all of a shimmering blue color, indicating that they had been soaked in lethal poison.

However, Fang Che wasn't displaying any signs of poisoning.

Looks like he must have some life-saving tricks up his sleeve.

Shortly thereafter, Chen Ruhai also arrived on the scene.

"What happened? Is that Fang Che?"

"He was attacked just now. Not really a surprise, considering how many demonic church members he's been killing of late," Fan Tiantiao scoffed with a roll of his eyes. "Holy shit! He's so deep undercover that he's even being attacked by his own people!" Chen Ruhai exclaimed.

"I'll take him back home," Fan Tiantiao volunteered.

"You know where he lives?"

"I do. As a matter of fact, we used to be neighbors."

More and more people began to arrive on the scene, and upon witnessing the severe injuries suffered by Fang Che, they all quickly realized that he had to have suffered from a retaliatory attack staged by demonic church members.

Everyone fell into a somber and enraged silence.

"Alright, there's nothing to see here," Fan Tiantiao said as he picked up Fang Che from the ground. "Don't worry, Administrator Fang is not in any life-threatening danger."

Everyone quickly dispersed, while Fan Tiantiao carried Fang Che back to the Virtue Manor.

On the way there, he could sense Fang Che's aura becoming more and more stable, and he couldn't help but heave a forlorn sigh at the thought of the exceptional resources available to the demonic churches.

The Hall of Protectionists certainly didn't have such potent healing pills.