followed the teenager and found that he would stay at one place during the day. That place was the Bookstore Tower, the most renowned repository of books in the Imperial City of Crescent Moon."Bookscu...Chapter 276: Infiltrating the Fang Family 2
The journey towards the Fang family's residence proceeded slowly, but not because it was deliberately slow. It was mainly due to Immortal Freedom taking his time along the way to explore and study anything new or interesting he encountered.
As a result, what should have taken about a month ended up taking nearly three months. Throughout this journey, Immortal Freedom encountered many people who wanted a ride on MaoMao; MaoMao could easily carry three to five individuals without any issues.
If they were heading in the same direction as him, Immortal Freedom would usually give them a lift. However, there were some with ulterior motives towards Immortal Freedom, all of whom he discarded into remote wilderness areas to fend for themselves.
On this journey, Immortal Freedom was rather conspicuous—or more accurately, MaoMao stood out due to his enormous size and attracting the attention of many people. Additionally, riding a cloud-carrying beast like MaoMao was quite rare, making him even more noteworthy.
Blessedly, these encounters did not pose significant problems for Immortal Freedom, who eventually reached the outskirts of the Fang family’s residence smoothly. He arrived at the well-known Fang family walls.
The Fang family walls served as a major defensive structure and were twice as high as ordinary city walls, making them quite imposing. Even skilled individuals might not be able to climb up these walls.
Stretching for over a thousand miles, this wall encircled the entire territory of the Fang family, far surpassing those imperial capital walls in the Tang Dynasty Empire.
The construction of this wall was not accomplished by hired craftsmen or laborers but by members of the Fang family. The purpose was to use the construction process for training and cultivation since both moving and making bricks required considerable strength and skill, excellent exercises for martial artists.
Over thousands of years, what began as small sections had transformed into a complete wall. However, due to its length, there were always areas that needed repair each year, maintaining the tradition of training through maintenance.
The area within these walls was not entirely filled with buildings; the Fang family did not have so many people. From the city walls looking inside, one could see farmland, pastures, forests, rivers, mountains…
Of course, there were also villages and towns, while in the center stood a prominent castle—the headquarters of the Fang family—Fang Family Castle.
The Fang family wall had only four gates; normally, only one gate on the eastern side was open. The other three gates would only be opened when necessary, not for general traffic. These three gates hadn't been opened for centuries.
Of course, there were guards stationed at these gates and watchtowers along the wall. Typically, each watchtower had one guard; in special circumstances, they adjusted according to need.
However, Immortal Freedom did not go straight to the eastern gate but stayed nearby in a small town instead. This was an external hub for communication with the Fang family and also where many people waited before entering the Fang family territory or conducting transactions.
This place saw much traffic from members of the Fang family. Immortal Freedom planned to see if he could blend in and gain entry, but it didn't matter if he couldn’t find an opportunity—he would simply infiltrate the Fang family grounds directly. He believed that with his abilities, there was a chance he wouldn't be discovered, as long as he paid respects at Chen Shiri's grave.
After one day, Immortal Freedom decided to proceed with the infiltration.
In his words, since no opportunity had presented itself after waiting for a day, it made more sense to begin the infiltration now.
Of course, within this period, he had also gained an understanding of the layout of Fang family territory, at least finding the route to the Fang family cemetery. If he couldn’t find his way there, then the trip would have been in vain.
The night was dark and windy—perfect for infiltration. Immortal Freedom leisurely slept until midnight before dressing in black clothes and setting out...
At this moment, he did not know what might happen once inside. What should have been a quick trip ended up being complicated by unforeseen circumstances.
In the dead of night, at Fang Family Cemetery!
No matter how you looked at it, there would be no one here. Even if someone were present, it would only happen under extraordinary circumstances, and such situations wouldn't occur for decades.
Furthermore, having this happen twice simultaneously was virtually impossible!!
As Immortal Freedom silently slipped inside the cemetery to search for Chen Shiri's grave, he relaxed his guard. The Fang Family Cemetery, while large, had well-planned sections assigned to each generation.
Immortal Freedom easily located the section corresponding to Chen Shiri’s era but found it challenging to locate her exact burial spot. Although there was a record system for graves within the cemetery, due to Chen Shiri's death over three thousand years ago, records of her grave were likely misplaced or lost.
Even if Immortal Freedom could access these records, he wouldn’t find them in time, making it more efficient to search on-site. This area was unlikely to be visited even during daytime due to the antiquity of Chen Shiri’s era. Therefore, Immortal Freedom felt safe enough to relax.
Although it took some time, Immortal Freedom eventually found Chen Shiri's grave and began offering his respects with various offerings...
This is helping someone to the end, since I came here to burn incense, it's natural to bring some offerings and joss paper...
Xiaoyao was surprisingly relaxed. Not only did he not guard against others coming over, he even started burning joss paper here. In this pitch-black night, such an action could easily attract attention; even if the place is covered up, there's still a risk of being exposed.
He seemed to completely disregard whether or not he would be discovered because in his mind, even if someone noticed him, they'd need time to get here, which was enough for him to slip away.
"Senior, I came here at Chen Xi's request to burn incense! If you want to know why he didn't come himself, it's simply because of you. You waited your whole life, and he guarded his post all his life. If you haven't reincarnated yet, go dream about him..." While burning the joss paper, Xiaoyao spoke.
"This is something he asked me to bury here..." Taking out the necklace, Xiaoyao began prying open the stone. The cemetery was covered in bluestone, and if one wanted to bury anything, they'd have to dig through it first.
At this moment, an event that seemed virtually impossible occurred—someone appeared, and not just one person but several. Before their arrival, there was a prelude:
Whoosh!
Suddenly, the area around Xiaoyao lit up brightly, giving him the illusion of the sun rising early to urinate, an impossible scenario.
The only explanation was that someone had created this light. However, such a method wasn't something ordinary people could achieve or what ordinary factions would use due to its costliness.
This was a lighting tool: a lamp hovering in the air capable of illuminating a large area. Such tools were usually used for major events and celebrations, as well as now for capturing individuals under cover of night.
Yes, capture—Xiaoyao understood this point immediately; he was surrounded by people on all sides, though there weren't many: only three. But these three seemed to be Imperial Realm experts.
Not just that, but more people were approaching from the distance, making the situation seem rather serious. Though three Imperial Realm experts might not mean much for the Fang family, they wouldn't all appear unless something important was happening. And what exactly is happening here
Xiaoyao felt that such a big commotion certainly wouldn’t be because of him, an insignificant person. There was simply no need!
Thus, Xiaoyao was very confused: What’s going on
"Kid, you really have the guts to come here and rob graves."
The three Imperial Realm martial artists stood not far from Xiaoyao, surrounding him from three directions. They didn't advance to grab him but merely said this.
They hadn’t arrested him because they felt that dealing with a minor like him would be too unsightly for their status; instead, they waited for others to arrive and ensured he wouldn't escape.
"Rob graves" Xiaoyao was surprised by the accusation but quickly understood: such a grand spectacle must have been due to news of grave robbing. He just happened to be here at the wrong time while trying to pry open the bluestone.
His actions in this night indeed made him seem like a grave robber, especially since he was doing this after receiving such information. So he naturally became the target.
"This, don’t misunderstand! I’m not here robbing graves!" Xiaoyao quickly clarified.
"There’s no need for your excuses! Someone will interrogate you soon," said an Imperial Realm martial artist arrogantly; they didn't want to listen to his explanations. Their mission was to apprehend him, and they didn’t care about the true reason behind his actions.
Xiaoyao remained silent and continued digging!
...
The three Imperial Realm martial artists were speechless; though they wanted nothing to do with Xiaoyao, seeing him dig again right in front of them made them feel disrespected.
What could they say If they initiated a conversation now, it would weaken their imposing presence. But if they didn't speak up and just let him continue digging, what then
This situation left the three Imperial Realm martial artists at a loss; however, before they had to make a decision, reinforcements arrived, making their dilemma unnecessary.
"Stop! What are you doing You’re already in our hands and still dare dig!" The person who came over shouted.
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