My Job Is Quite Unique Chapter 179

“Harboring a Faceless Divine Son, you deserve to die!” Xia Hanshi’s expression had changed, becoming cold and murderous. His figure was gaunt, like a sick tiger stalking its prey.

“What do you mean by harboring a Faceless Divine Son? I know exactly what you’re up to,” Lu Kai said coldly. “Is this Ying Feng’s doing? Holy Envoy Wu is fighting for Ying Feng on the front lines, yet you are preparing to persecute us like this.”

Lei Tieyan, standing nearby, his eyes flickered.

“Whether Wu Chenpei can clear his name is still up in the air,” Xia Hanshi said chillingly. “Stop causing trouble here. If you don’t surrender, don’t blame me for being ruthless.”

Old Xia is really self-righteous, Su Chen thought, staring at him with admiration for his brazenness.

“You—” Lu Kai gritted his teeth, his voice like a resounding bell, suddenly exploding and scattering far and wide. “Where is Shi Yunzhou!”

“Why such a strong smell of gunpowder?”

Almost as soon as the words fell, a figure floated in. It was a middle-aged man, somewhat stout, looking amicable.

Su Chen’s eyes twitched slightly. Shi Yunzhou was an elder on duty at Ying Feng, a seventh-tier professional. As the head of the Resource Division, he managed the flow of resources and often dealt with various factions. He was also widely known as a good-natured person.

“Elder Shi—” Lu Kai’s attitude became more restrained, and he said in a deep voice, “Xia Hanshi, with just his words, says we’re harboring some Faceless Divine Son and tells us to surrender. Is this also your intention?”

Although his voice was strong, he felt uneasy in his heart. If this was Ying Feng’s consensus, then there would be no chance today.

Yet, he still couldn’t believe that Ying Feng would be so ruthless.

“Hmm, what you say makes sense.” Shi Yunzhou frowned slightly and looked at Xia Hanshi. “Yuandu is, after all, on good terms with us. Your actions are a bit too aggressive, aren’t they?”

“Xia Hanshi, what exactly is going on?” He secretly sent out a mental wave, questioning Xia Hanshi.

He had no idea about this beforehand and only rushed over after receiving the news.

Without responding directly, Xia Hanshi just said in a deep voice, “Faceless believers are pouring in. The high-ranking officials of Ying Feng are all out. If someone secretly causes trouble at this time, the losses will be immeasurable.”

“What you say also makes sense.” Shi Yunzhou nodded thoughtfully, looking at Lu Kai. “Then how about cooperating with an inspection?”

“You want to kill Hong Xuan?” On the surface, he was calm, but Shi Yunzhou had already roughly guessed Xia Hanshi’s intentions, and anger surged in his heart: “You are kidnapping Ying Feng, kidnapping me.”

“Cooperate with an inspection?” Lu Kai’s mouth twitched. For a moment, he couldn’t tell if Shi Yunzhou was pretending to be confused or genuinely confused.

This one—is truly a master of feigning ignorance, Su Chen sighed inwardly.

He was used to staying in the Court of Judgment and didn’t have much contact with these elders. Seeing Shi Yunzhou’s demeanor today, he could only say that these elders truly lived up to their titles.

“My Yuandu, we act upright and stand tall. To be slandered by words, we would rather die than comply!” Lu Kai declared in a deep voice. The Yuandu guards beside him also chanted in unison, “Rather die than comply!”

“What a defiant group,” Shi Yunzhou seemed deeply moved. He looked at Xia Hanshi and frowned, “Since you took action, you should have evidence, right? If you can’t produce it, don’t blame me for being unfeeling.”

He gritted his teeth in secret, his mental fluctuations becoming more intense. “You’re playing with fire. If you kill Hong Xuan, we can only hope for Su Chen. What if he fails?”

Lu Kai’s brows furrowed, and for a moment, he felt a little suspicious. Was this truly Xia Hanshi’s own idea?

“Obstinate resistance.” Xia Hanshi was about to call for people when he saw a solemn Hong Xuan descending from upstairs with two others.

One was Tang Chen, whom he knew, and the other—

Hmm?

Xia Hanshi’s eyes widened in anger, and a golden glow emanated from his body, forming a blurry dragon shadow above his head. He roared like a roaring dragon, “Arrogant!”

“And you still say you didn’t collude with the Faceless Ghost? Hong Xuan is openly standing with a Faceless Divine Son, truly treating my Ying Feng as nothing?”

Hong Xuan, who had just come downstairs, hadn’t yet grasped the situation when he heard Xia Hanshi’s roar, and he was completely stunned.

I—standing with a Faceless Divine Son?

Who is it?

Suddenly, his eyes trembled, and he looked at Xu Siyuan beside him, who also had a bewildered expression.

He—is a Faceless Divine Son?

To actually find me, how—I’m a physical parasite, Xu Siyuan thought incredulously. When he came down, he assumed the Court of Judgment was just making up an excuse to target the people of Yuandu.

As a result, as soon as he appeared, he was exposed.

Su Chen’s expression was strange. Are these two really getting involved?

Lu Kai couldn’t react for a moment. He truly didn’t know the person standing next to Hong Xuan, nor did he know how he got involved with Hong Xuan.

Shi Yunzhou glanced at Xia Hanshi and sneered inwardly, “This method is a bit too crude, isn’t it?”

Just point and say it is. Is he so sure I won’t expose him?

“Still not surrendering.” Xia Hanshi shouted, and then looked at Shi Yunzhou, “Elder Shi, please act quickly.”

“Wait!” Lu Kai hurriedly shouted, “You say it is—”

“Whether it is or not, just capture them and see,” Shi Yunzhou said indifferently, annoyed in his heart.

Xia Hanshi was determined not to back down. The trick was exhausted. Even if the dagger wasn’t revealed, Yuandu would still be enraged. Rather than paying a higher price to appease them, it was better to go along with Xia Hanshi’s wishes.

Between Su Chen and Hong Xuan, he naturally favored the former.

But ultimately, it wasn’t a choice he made willingly; he was dragged into it by Xia Hanshi, and anger still smoldered in his heart.

With just a wave of his hand, energy gathered around Xu Siyuan.

“What are the characteristics of a Divine Son?” Shi Yunzhou was still thinking, aiming to make it look convincing enough. The explicit excuse shouldn’t be so crude; at least it could somewhat mitigate Yuandu’s anger.

But then, his eyes narrowed slightly, “Hmm?”

He saw Xu Siyuan, who had been lowering his head, suddenly emit a strange aura. A transparent, invisible force rippled outwards, and his skin melted like wax, but what was most terrifying was that his face was constantly changing.

“I underestimated you all.” The Faceless Divine Son’s voice kept changing as he scanned the crowd. “To be able to detect my presence, Ying Feng, what a Ying Feng—”

Tang Chen’s face paled, and he backed away repeatedly.

Hong Xuan’s eyelids twitched, feeling an indescribable exasperation. Is this really a Divine Son? Who put him in there?

This—Lu Kai’s face changed dramatically. He quickly pulled Hong Xuan aside and stared warily at the Faceless Divine Son.

Shi Yunzhou’s expression was grave. There was really a Faceless Divine Son?

Su Chen looked at the reactions of the crowd, twitching his lips, suppressing the urge to laugh.

“Shi Yunzhou!” Xia Hanshi shouted, “Suppress him quickly!”

At the same time, within a radius of ten miles, whether it was the concrete ground or the surface of tall buildings, lines of symbols that had long been engraved on them gradually lit up.

“Rune array!” Ming Lin, who had been in a state of information overload, suddenly reacted.

This was the Court of Judgment’s most renowned siege method. The symbols engraved on the surrounding ground and buildings were prepared by specialized rune masters. By connecting them in large areas, they could exert extremely powerful suppressive force.

Within a thousand-meter range, with the cooperation of several rune masters, a fifth-tier professional could be suppressed, not to mention this ten-kilometer range.

“Such thorough preparation.”

Shi Yunzhou snorted inwardly, but couldn’t help feeling a little admiration. Regardless of how Xia Hanshi had pulled off this situation, and how this Faceless Divine Son was discovered, the situation was now almost certainly sealed.

This guy, he’s getting trickier and trickier.

Shi Yunzhou gently raised his finger, and the dark golden runes engraved on the ground suddenly awakened, soaring into the air like a swarm of fireflies being called to life.

Countless runes collided with each other as they ascended. At the same time, the defensive spiritual ring encircling the entire Ying Feng also glowed brightly, simultaneously flowing with a cascade of runes.

Striking from above and below, they produced a crisp, metallic clang. They connected end to end, forming a constantly rushing, brilliant waterfall.

These runes continuously reassembled and deformed in their rotation, eventually solidifying into nine dark golden chains, thick as bowls. Liquid light flowed along the chains, their ends connected to the defensive spiritual ring.

Each link was imprinted with a different symbol, and at the moment of their formation, the surrounding space seemed to momentarily stagnate.

Shi Yunzhou looked down from above, his gaze cold. He pressed his hand down, and the nine chains swept over, leaving behind lingering energy afterimages as their tails passed.

So this is the true power of the defensive spiritual ring, Su Chen couldn’t help but look up. Nine chains spanning the sky, their majestic power was terrifying.

“Where is Teng Liang?” The Faceless Divine Son’s voice was cold and desolate.

With a seventh-tier professional as the main force, combined with the rune array meticulously set up by Xia Hanshi, and the defensive spiritual ring, he, completely unprepared, could no longer cause any trouble.

Teng Liang, who was mixed in the crowd, was stunned. Why was this Divine Son calling him?

The Faceless Divine Son stared intently at him, his face constantly changing, and the voices of men, women, and children all spoke at once, “To be able to see through my disguise, I remember you, Scarlet Thunder Star, Teng Liang!”

His whereabouts discovered, the only explanation he could think of was the same reason his Faceless body was found: detected by this Teng Liang.

As his voice fell, his body scattered like sand, and within moments, it completely vanished.

“It crumbled.” Shi Yunzhou’s eyes narrowed. This was characteristic of the Divine Son recalling divine power, to prevent them from studying the Divine Son’s body.

Teng Liang—he looked towards a figure behind Xia Hanshi.

Teng Liang hesitated, his cheeks twitching, and finally, he silently looked at Su Chen.

Su Chen felt a pang of guilt. This Faceless Divine Son had misunderstood quite severely.

Xia Hanshi’s brow furrowed slightly, his gaze cold. “In front of everyone, Hong Xuan colluded with the Faceless Divine Son. What more do you have to say?”

Lu Kai opened his mouth, unable to utter a single word. In this situation, he didn’t even know how to explain.

The other Yuandu guards gathered around him exchanged glances. Had they really colluded with a Faceless Ghost believer?

“I—don’t know him, this is the first time I’ve met him today,” Hong Xuan said through gritted teeth.

“First time meeting him, and in such an urgent situation, you bring him down?” Xia Hanshi retorted.

“I just felt something was off with him and wasn’t at ease with him staying upstairs,” Hong Xuan explained, finding his own words pale.

But his mind raced, knowing he couldn’t dwell on this topic. He said angrily, “There must be something fishy about today’s events, and you, Xia Hanshi, are definitely involved!”

He regretted it in his heart. If he had known Xia Hanshi was so ruthless, he shouldn’t have listened to Wu Chenpei and waited until the ruins to assassinate Su Chen.

Their plan was good, but Xia Hanshi was even more insidious.

Lu Kai was even more direct, “Xia Hanshi, do you really have to kill Hong Xuan?”

Although the scene just now was really strange, he didn’t believe that Hong Xuan would collude with that Faceless Divine Son.

“Colluding with a Demonic God, why shouldn’t I kill him?” It was Lei Tieyan who spoke, pressing the question.

Lu Kai said in a deep voice, “Do you have such great confidence that my Yuandu will definitely follow your wishes?”

The conversation channels between the two sides seemed to be on different wavelengths. Ming Lin’s dull face finally twitched a little, vaguely guessing something, and he shrank his neck as he looked at Xia Hanshi’s back.

“Why are you so afraid of me?” Hong Xuan said sharply, feeling increasingly absurd. Su Chen was clearly the one with more certainty, and he should be the one anxious, but Xia Hanshi was playing by his own rules.

Perhaps it was also because the people of Ying Feng didn’t know much, so they thought he had the potential to compete with Su Chen head-on, and thus wanted to eliminate him.

But he didn’t want to die, and he couldn’t die here!

Xia Hanshi’s eyes flickered, and he said lightly, “You’re thinking too much. Colluding with a Demonic God is unforgivable.”

“If Yuandu is dissatisfied, I will bear it all. If you demand my life, I will give it.”

“You know too little.” Hong Xuan disregarded the surroundings and said repeatedly, “Do you think this is a choice between two? Even without me, Su Chen won’t necessarily succeed. I know the greatest secret of the Morning Star stage!”

“Even if he succeeds, the Royal Court won’t go as you wish. Su Chen might even be in danger!”

“You know too little. Wu Chenpei has hidden a lot, even deceived you!”

Su Chen’s heart stirred slightly. Hong Xuan indeed had many secrets, and the method he used to merge professions piqued his curiosity.

Furthermore, his attitude towards Wu Chenpei was also peculiar, seemingly not very respectful.

Ying Feng indeed knew too little—Xia Hanshi’s eyes flickered, his brows slightly furrowed, “Then say what you know, here, or elsewhere.”

Scanning Su Chen, Hong Xuan had a vague idea that this might be his last chance. He immediately said, “I will never leave here. If you try to force me to leave, I will immediately destroy my spiritual core.”

“You won’t know anything.”

Leaving here, who knew how the other party would torture him.

“Willing to atone by suicide, not yet beyond redemption.” Xia Hanshi slowly nodded.

Lu Kai’s face was livid, shielding him, his gaze constantly scanning the surroundings.

Hong Xuan gritted his teeth and said, “I want a chance. I am willing to die wholeheartedly, and I can even make sure Yuandu won’t be angry about my death.”

“What chance?” Xia Hanshi paused his steps, and Lu Kai couldn’t help but turn his head.

“I want to fight him again.” Hong Xuan pointed at Su Chen and said in a deep voice, “If I lose, I will tell everything I know and die with a clear conscience. If I win, you cannot touch me, and you must wait until Wu Chenpei returns before discussing the matter of the Faceless Divine Son.”

Everyone’s gaze turned to Su Chen. Ming Lin was stunned, “Under such circumstances, Hong Xuan is still thinking about Su Chen?”

Didn’t they fight last time? No—last time was third-tier, and Su Chen has already been promoted to fourth-tier, the situation is different.

He’s confident he can defeat Su Chen at the fourth tier? Ming Lin couldn’t help but wonder.

Xia Hanshi’s eyes narrowed, lost in thought.

Hong Xuan urgently said, “To advance to the Morning Star stage, dual professions must progress in parallel. Only by merging an eighth-tier spiritual profession and an eighth-tier physical profession can the Morning Star fire be ignited!”

“This is just the most insignificant secret.”