Chapter 446: Chapter 267: The "Big Case

Liu Yun’s face grew even paler. He knew there was no way out.

He took a deep breath, trying to calm himself, then spoke slowly.

"Fang Yue, you are indeed clever. I admit I underestimated you. But do you really think this is enough to kill me? You’re too naive."

Fang Yue smiled faintly, his gaze burning like a torch as he looked at Liu Yun. His tone was laced with amusement. "Oh? Lord Liu, it seems you still have a card up your sleeve?

Why don’t you lay it on the table? Let’s see if it can change anything."

Liu Yun gritted his teeth, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes. He knew this was a matter of life and death; he could hold nothing back.

He said in a low voice, "Fang Yue, I know your strength is extraordinary, but you’re only one man, after all.

I have the support of the Gongzhou Prefecture’s Observatory behind me, not to mention alliances with other powers.

Do you think killing me will solve the problem?

Wrong. You’ll only plunge yourself into an even greater crisis."

Hearing this, Fang Yue raised an eyebrow slightly, but the smile on his face didn’t fade.

He said lightly, "Lord Liu, there’s some truth to what you say. But I never regret my actions.

Since you’ve already decided you want me dead, how could I possibly let you go? As for the powers behind you, I’ll deal with them one by one."

Looking at Fang Yue’s nonchalant expression, Liu Yun couldn’t help but feel a chill rise in his heart.

He realized Fang Yue was not someone who compromised easily.

He took a deep breath, making one last desperate attempt. "Fang Yue, if you let me go, I swear I will follow your every command within the Gongzhou Prefecture Observatory from now on. Otherwise, as an outsider, you’ll have a hard time getting anything done."

Hearing Liu Yun’s proposal, a sarcastic smile touched the corners of Fang Yue’s mouth.

He shook his head slowly. "Lord Liu, you still don’t get it. I’m going to kill you today not because of anything else, but because when I saw you just now, you blinked your left eye first. That’s a pet peeve of mine!"

Before his words had even faded, Fang Yue launched a sudden, ferocious attack.

Liu Yun’s expression changed drastically. Faced with Fang Yue’s unexpected punch, he had no time to mount any effective defense.

The Primordial Energy contained in that fist was like a landslide or a tsunami, instantly tearing through the air around him.

At this moment of life and death, Liu Yun couldn’t worry about anything else. He desperately circulated the Primordial Qi in his body, trying to block the fatal blow.

However, his resistance was utterly insignificant before Fang Yue’s savage power.

"BOOM!"

After the massive sound, Liu Yun’s body flew backward as if struck by a giant hammer, slamming into the wall.

The hard wall actually developed faint cracks from the impact.

Blood sprayed wildly from Liu Yun’s mouth, and his face was as pale as paper.

He struggled to lift his head, his gaze toward Fang Yue filled with disbelief and terror.

Fang Yue slowly retracted his fist and glanced indifferently at Liu Yun lying on the ground, his face devoid of any pity.

"Lord Liu, did you think the support of the Gongzhou Prefecture Observatory and other powers would be enough to make me, Fang Yue, wary of you? You were wrong."

He said coldly, "The one who killed you today was the Blinking Maniac, Tian Boguang. I’m a law-abiding citizen with a bright future. How could I possibly murder an Observatory official! I can’t take the fall for this!"

With that, he turned and left, leaving the barely breathing Liu Yun on the floor in the wrecked room.

Liu Yun struggled to breathe. As he watched Fang Yue’s back recede into the distance, his heart filled with despair and disbelief.

He wanted to shout for help, but only a faint whimper escaped his throat. Soon, even that faded into silence.

After Fang Yue left the room, the nonchalant look on his face vanished instantly, replaced by a grave expression.

He knew that although he had killed Liu Yun, the Gongzhou Prefecture Observatory and the other powers behind him were still a considerable problem.

’Forget it. If anyone else is foolish enough to get in my way, I’ll just have to ’act’ a few more times.’ After his great leap in strength, Fang Yue had long since stopped caring about the power struggles within the Observatory.

Able to kill an Expert of Shape-Shifting, his strength was now among the top tier in the Great Wei dynasty.

If his true combat prowess were revealed, an appointment as the Director of a prefecture’s Observatory would be nothing. Even a promotion or two beyond that would be unremarkable.

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"Yeah, I heard he was transferred from out of town. To become a Director of the Observatory at such a young age... that’s really something."

"Hmph, so what if he’s young? The Observatory isn’t a place where you can get by on age alone. Without strength and backing, even the Celestial King himself would have to bow his head if he came here!"

"Well said. I hear someone higher up wants to deal with him."

"Mhm, let’s just wait and watch the show."

Deep within the Observatory, these discussions rose and fell, as if a gust of wind could carry them to every corner.

Everyone had a different attitude toward Fang Yue, the new Director: curiosity, jealousy, and even deep-seated hostility.

However, Fang Yue seemed to care little about any of it.

He walked leisurely down the corridors of the Observatory, each step unhurried and composed.

His gaze was profound, as if it could pierce through all illusions to the very essence of things.

He knew his arrival had undoubtedly shattered the Observatory’s existing power structure.

Some were pleased, while others were naturally worried.

But no matter what, he wouldn’t let it change his original intentions or goals.

"Director Fang, what a fine mood you’re in!" A voice suddenly broke the silence of the corridor. A middle-aged man in a brocade robe walked over, speaking with a smile that didn’t reach his eyes.

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