Chapter 51: Dongfang Sansan

Fan Tiantiao had no choice but to explain clearly: "Elder Huang, because this matter is of great importance and long-term significance, there are not many high-level leaders we can contact; and it's difficult to determine if they are reliable... Ahem... If the news leaks, the original centuries-long plan will be ruined..."

Huang Yifan deeply agreed: "Yes, we must be cautious. What you said is very right."

Fan Tiantiao couldn't help but roll his eyes on the spot, so he directly spoke bluntly: "What we mean is... Elder Huang, if you don't have a specific plan for this, could you find a high-level big figure... to be responsible for this matter and give us direction?"

Sigh, we know you don't have the brains for it, and we didn't actually expect you to.

We just don't know who is more reliable, so we want you to recommend someone, or directly report it to your superiors!

But we didn't expect you to be so brainless, we hinted seven or eight times and you still didn't get it.

This time, Huang Yifan understood, frowned, pondered, and suddenly slapped the table: "You mean I'm brainless?"

Fan Tiantiao was dumbfounded!

Damn, how did you get so smart this time?

You understood right after I said it?

Yet this is the one thing you were supposed to not understand!

"Hmph!"

"Slap!"

Fan Tiantiao was slapped to the ground by Huang Yifan. Then Huang Yifan stood up, stepped on Fan Tiantiao, and paced back and forth, thinking aloud: "This matter sounds so important from what you said. It seems I need to make a trip to headquarters."

"Crunch, crunch..."

Fan Tiantiao's bones creaked under Huang Yifan's steps. He had to grit his teeth and endure it.

But finally, he couldn't help but scream: "Elder Huang, big brother Huang... spare my life, I... I... it can't be here!"

Heart-wrenching.

Because Huang Yifan had suddenly stepped on his kidney area and applied more force.

Huang Yifan heard the plea for mercy, snorted, and said: "It seems you are spineless. If you get caught, you'd probably become a traitor!"

Only then did he step off of him.

Fan Tiantiao clutched his kidney area, his face full of grievance.

Damn, you stepped on such a vital spot, how could I not beg for mercy? If I were to be crippled by my superior for offending them, how unjust would that be?

What does this have to do with being spineless?

Could it be that you, Huang Yifan, always stay this tough when you meet the big shots at headquarters?

That's just ridiculous!

I should have known that Chen Ruhai's old superior would be just as unreliable as Chen Ruhai. Sure enough. I was too careless...

...

Huang Yifan told Fan Tiantiao to wait for news tomorrow and then hurried off.

No matter how crude he is, Huang Yifan is still capable of being a deputy mountain master. How could he not understand the implication?

However, it is said that Fan Tiantiao often quarrels with Chen Ruhai, and Chen Ruhai was his former subordinate, so he had to give him a bit of a lesson.

Sure enough, this fool fell for it.

Huang Yifan sped through the sky, riding the wind.

As an experienced veteran, he actually thought further and deeper than Fan Tiantiao.

If it's true, then... there will be many things that can be manipulated.

So, he traveled overnight to the headquarters.

He directly bypassed several levels to seek an audience with the strategist, Lord Jiu!

Lord Jiu is the chief strategist of the Guardians, his real name is Dongfang Sansan.

The name Dongfang Sansan may sound a bit ridiculous, but he is a character who plans flawlessly and always succeeds in his strategies.

Over the years, it was Dongfang Sansan's deployments that upheld the fight against the Only Me Orthodox Sect.

It can be said that without Dongfang Sansan, patching up one area while another collapses, and dealing with all the plans against the Only Me Orthodox Sect, considering their rapid rise, the Guardians would have already collapsed by now.

However, under Dongfang Sansan's scheming, they often exploited the Demonic Sect's weaknesses to launch attacks with superior numbers.

Doing this repeatedly allowed the Guardians to maintain an advantage in the open conflicts on the continent until now.

It's truly exhausting and painstaking work.

As for why Dongfang Sansan's name is so strange, it's because... Dongfang Sansan's father was not very educated but was in excellent health. He married seven or eight wives and had seventy-nine children.

By the time he got to the twenty-fifth child, he had used up all the names he could think of.

Names like Great Sea, High Mountain, White Cloud, Clear Sky, Black Cloud, Gale, Storm, and so on... all these names had been used.

And Dongfang Sansan's father was quite impressive, referring to his martial prowess rather than his intelligence.

So, the old man felt that giving his sons and daughters names like 'Dog Egg' or 'Yaya' seemed a bit inappropriate.

He couldn't bear to ask others for names, fearing he'd lose face.

Letting his wives choose names was even worse. The old man was very traditional: How could women have the right to name children?

If he allowed women to choose names, where would his dignity as the head of the family be?

So, from then on, regardless of gender, starting from 'Dongfang Twenty-Six' all the way to 'Dongfang Seventy-Nine,' the names were like that.

The old man's public explanation was very grand: To avoid duplicate names!

Oh, I forgot to mention, Dongfang Sansan's father was the previous generation's fifth-ranked in the Cloud Weapon List, known as Hun Tian Hammer, Dongfang Chongming!

Dongfang Sansan, as the name implies, was the thirty-third child born!

After Dongfang Sansan became famous, he tried to cover up the origin of his name, leading to the saying 'Heaven plans ten points, I only see nine.'

Or alternatively: 'Heaven plans ten, I plan thirty-three!'

After all, three times three is nine.

No problem.

So, except for the older generation who knew the true origin of Dongfang Sansan's name, the younger ones, no matter their cultivation level or status, always respectfully called him 'Lord Jiu!'

Huang Yifan waited for a full two hours before Dongfang Sansan finished his tasks and called him in.

When Huang Yifan entered, there were still dozens of open documents on Dongfang Sansan's desk, waiting for him to handle.

"Lord Jiu is still working so hard." In front of Dongfang Sansan, Huang Yifan behaved like a little rabbit.

His voice even trembled a bit.

He was excited, feeling a sense of pilgrimage.

He couldn't help it; their status and position were worlds apart.

"You only have a quarter of an hour."

Dongfang Sansan, somewhat tired, lifted his teacup and reminded Huang Yifan not to waste time on pleasantries: "In a quarter of an hour, I have other matters to attend to."

Huang Yifan didn't dare delay.

He knew how precious Dongfang Sansan's time was.

So, he poured out everything in one go, directly explaining the matter of Fang Che, the issue with the Shadow, his own speculations and discoveries, as well as the plans below...

And his long-term strategies, all were swiftly conveyed.

From the moment he started talking about the specifics, Dongfang Sansan's expression became focused.

He listened intently, without uttering a word.

Stars seemed to flicker and change in his eyes.

After hearing everything.

Dongfang Sansan first pressed a bell, and someone immediately came in. Dongfang Sansan instructed: "Delay the next matters by an hour."

"Yes."

"Close the door, soundproof. No interruptions!"

"Yes!"

Moments later.

It became completely silent, and Dongfang Sansan began to ponder.

Then he said softly: "We are aware that the Only Me Orthodox Sect uses the Five Spirits Gu to transmit messages. We've always tried to imitate and crack it but failed. So, besides the high-level Guardians, we kept this hidden from those below. Therefore, below the Guardians, including all the Defenders, no one knows the reason. Everyone just knows that the Only Me Orthodox Sect communicates quickly, much more conveniently than us, so we've been researching how to catch up with or surpass them using human resources."

Huang Yifan was stunned and asked, "Why?"

Dongfang Sansan's face showed a conflicted hesitation as he slowly said, "Because the Five Spirits Gu are living creatures. Utilizing these living creatures, they hide within the human body to achieve free communication... this is something beyond human capability. The Only Me Orthodox Sect can do this, but we cannot."

Saying this, he let out a long sigh and continued, "If I'm not mistaken, in places unknown to us, there may already be outcomes, but those are beyond our reach. We can only try to save ourselves."

Huang Yifan was bewildered and confused.

Beyond human capability, I can understand that, but what exactly does the strategist mean?

"You just need to know that this matter should be sealed off."

Dongfang Sansan sighed and said, "The information is good and accurate, but once it is used by others, it could cause great chaos and disturb people's hearts."

Huang Yifan was even more confused.

But he remembered to follow orders and said, "Yes, I won't speak of it and will immediately seal it off."

"Good."

Talking about this matter, Dongfang Sansan's brows furrowed even more.

Deep in his eyes, there was even a faint hint of despair.

He was silent for a moment, then finally spoke: "Deputy Mountain Master Huang, do you think this Fang Che doesn't seem like a bad person?"

Dongfang Sansan's speech was very slow.

It seemed as if he was thinking about every word.

Huang Yifan also became nervous. He carefully thought it over again and said, "I... I can't see through him."

He really wanted to admit, "I really don't think he looks like a bad person."

But in front of Dongfang Sansan, he didn't dare to make such a definite statement.

"Can't see through... can't see through is good."

Dongfang Sansan muttered while frowning. He took out a few smooth and round copper coins from his pocket and jangled them in his hand for a while.

Then he scattered them onto the table.

Focusing his eyes and ears, he observed their shapes and listened to their sounds.

After a moment, he let out a puzzled sound, his brows furrowing tightly. He said, "The heavenly secrets are confused, and it's impossible to divine."

His eyes suddenly became sharp.

Huang Yifan didn't dare to breathe, staring in bewilderment.

"The heavenly secrets are confused... I'm afraid he really is someone from the Only Me Orthodox Sect."

Dongfang Sansan let out a long sigh.

"This... Lord Jiu, what does this mean?" Huang Yifan was a bit puzzled.

"Because we cannot disrupt or influence the heavenly secrets, while the Only Me Orthodox Sect can."

Dongfang Sansan sighed deeply.

Huang Yifan still didn't understand this statement.

But Dongfang Sansan did not continue to explain.

He just frowned, lost in deep thought.

"Heavenly secrets are confused, and the outcome is uncertain. Since the heavenly secrets are confused, why is the outcome uncertain? It should be entirely unfavorable, so where does the favorable part come from?"

"Could there be something advantageous for us within it?"

"Then where is this advantageous part?"

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