My Professions Have Too Much Personality - Chapter 260 - 164: The Faceless Ghost’s Peril, Xia Hanshi’s Return

Chapter 260: Chapter 164: The Faceless Ghost’s Peril, Xia Hanshi’s Return

Upon hearing this, Chong Jingtian’s expression darkened, but he still said nothing.

Suddenly, his wristband vibrated nonstop. He lowered his head, pulled up a virtual screen, and glanced at it. His brow furrowed. “Xia Hanshi… is back.”

At the mention of this name, Pu Zhenghong’s expression stiffened, and he snorted coldly.

Chong Jingtian pretended not to hear. He frowned and said, “There’s an urgent message. I’m heading back first.”

He returned to the entrance, sealed the five senses of He Kang and the others once more, and went straight back to the Judicial Court.

In the office, Xia Hanshi, Jiang Shu Mo, and You Shan were already waiting.

Aside from the iron-faced Xia Hanshi, Jiang Shu Mo and You Shan also wore grim expressions.

The moment Chong Jingtian entered, he sensed the subtle atmosphere. Jiang Shu Mo said irritably, “The Chief is here. You can speak now, can’t you?”

“What’s the urgent message?” Chong Jingtian asked as well.

Xia Hanshi’s voice was frigid. “The Faceless Ghost Followers have gathered a considerable force. They are… accounting for my travel time, they should be less than ten thousand kilometers from Ying Feng.”

If there were any Subordinate Cities under Ying Feng’s control nearby, contacting Ying Feng would have been simpler. But out in the wilderness, it was impossible to make contact, so he could only return to report the news.

“What!?” Chong Jingtian’s expression changed, his pupils trembling.

“Are you sure?” Jiang Shu Mo shot to his feet, pressing with one question after another, “Where did you get this information?”

Xia Hanshi’s voice was cold and hard. “I saw it with my own eyes. Yuan Poshan is still tracking them.”

“If you don’t believe me, I can take you to see for yourself. But by the time we get there and back, they’ll likely be at our gates.”

Jiang Shu Mo ignored the second half of Xia Hanshi’s statement, still finding it hard to understand. “Aren’t the various factions of the Deceitful God’s Followers preparing for the Holy Banquet? Why would the Faceless Ghost Followers suddenly attack us?”

This sudden news threw many of Chong Jingtian’s plans into disarray. His expression was unreadable. “If that’s the case, we must repel the enemy outside our walls.”

“The force they’ve gathered is not simple. There is a Divine Statue several thousand meters tall,” Xia Hanshi added. “At a minimum, a vessel for the Deceitful God will appear.”

“Are they trying to take Ying Feng down with them?” You Shan was alarmed and uncertain. “If so, wouldn’t they be eliminated from the running?”

’If they exhaust their strength attacking Ying Feng, what about the Holy Banquet?’

“Unless…” She thought of another, more terrifying possibility. “The Faceless Ghost’s Believers are already strong enough to crush us without needing the Holy Banquet.”

No one could give her an answer. Chong Jingtian’s expression was grave. “The Elder Council must be notified of this. I suspect… if we don’t handle this with our full strength, we may not be able to eliminate this threat.”

“The Faceless Ghost… them again.” Jiang Shu Mo’s expression was worried, but he also added a reminder, “Be careful it’s not like last time. And there’s Wu Chenpei. We need to find a way to restrain him, too.”

“Wu Chenpei?” Xia Hanshi’s head snapped toward Jiang Shu Mo, his two sunken eyes seeming to gleam with spectral fire. “He’s the one Yuan Capital sent?”

The last piece of news he had received was that Wei Yinsuo was dead.

Afterward, he and Yuan Poshan had been tailing the Faceless Ghost’s army to investigate their objective, and it had been a long time since he’d communicated with Ying Feng.

He only knew that Yuan Capital had sent someone, but he wasn’t clear on who it was specifically.

“That’s right…” Jiang Shu Mo nodded, glancing at Xia Hanshi. He felt a strange pang of jealousy. ’This old guy managed to get a student like Su Chen?’

“More than thirty years ago, during the fight for the Stone Slab in that ruin, I killed his younger brother. I still remember his roar to the heavens as he swore revenge.” Xia Hanshi’s tone was chillingly quiet. “For Yuan Capital to send him here… their intentions are malicious.”

“Forget it…” He shook his head again. “The Holy Banquet is imminent. The priority now is to contact the other cities and join forces to annihilate the Deceitful God’s Followers.”

Chong Jingtian said helplessly, “A few months ago, I contacted Lieyang and Celestial Joy. They’ve already taken action, but the wilderness is shrouded in a thick fog, making the Deceitful God’s Followers difficult to track.”

’Difficult to track…’ Xia Hanshi froze for a moment. He then heard Chong Jingtian continue helplessly, “If it weren’t for this fog, we would have annihilated those Deceitful God’s Followers long ago. Things never would have escalated to this crisis with the Holy Banquet.”

“Then we’ll request aid from the Royal Court.” Xia Hanshi was decisive. “The only problem is whether they’ll be willing to intervene.”

Hearing this, the other three exchanged a look. Jiang Shu Mo was the one to speak. “Yuan Capital did propose a solution.”

He briefly summarized the message Wu Chenpei had relayed.

“Great Venerable Red Flame Thunder Resonator…” Xia Hanshi mused. “So that’s its name.”

“Yes, Yuan Capital has been cultivating a young man named Hongxuan. He has the Scarlet Talent…”

“No!” Xia Hanshi snapped back to his senses, rebuking sharply, “Yuan Capital has malicious intent! If we let them succeed, we’ll all be reduced to dried bones!”

He was extremely against it. “I’d rather bet on the Royal Court’s benevolence than on Yuan Capital’s.”

Chong Jingtian gave a dry cough. “Actually, we were also preparing to put someone forward.”

“Who?” Xia Hanshi asked subconsciously, his eyes narrowing to slits. “The Scarlet Talent… you have the confidence to compete with that? Did you unearth another promising sapling while I was away?”

Hearing this, the three of them looked a little awkward. Jiang Shu Mo said somewhat sheepishly, “It’s not someone else… It’s…”

“It’s Su Chen!” Seeing their reactions, Xia Hanshi finished Jiang Shu Mo’s sentence for him. He shot to his feet, his gaze frigid. “Absolutely not!”

“You Shan’s student has the Ink Jade Talent too. Why not let him take the risk instead of Su Chen? Are you bullying me because I haven’t been at the Judicial Court?”

He had originally wanted Su Chen to try using the Stone Slab and then go adventure in the ruins. But later, after discovering Su Chen’s Talent had advanced to Ink Jade, he’d regretted that idea.

Three had already been lost. If another one with a boundless future was lost as well, he would never be able to forgive himself.

’And now, Chong Jingtian and the others actually want to do something he himself couldn’t bear to let Su Chen do?’

The three of them took one look and knew that Xia Hanshi had misunderstood.