Chapter 767 — So You All Knew
Years of Heartflutter · Page 1 of 2
"Hello?" Fang Tian was, at this moment, just like any ordinary retired old man—holed up at home every day, sipping tea, reading the paper, listening to the radio, watching a bit of television, living a leisurely life. And none of Fang Tian's neighbors knew that this kindly-looking old man was once the renowned King of Assassins.
"It's me!" Yang Ce said, cutting straight to the point.
"Yang Ce? Your mission—it's done?" A flicker of delight crossed Fang Tian's face, but he still asked without betraying any emotion.
"No. We're trapped in a valley right now. Being able to call you at all is pure luck—there may not be another chance like this..." Yang Yanzhou was right, of course. After all, he couldn't keep running this far out just to make a phone call; if he came and went here too often, the Right Elder would grow suspicious, and if the Right Elder found out, that would be trouble.
"Oh? Then keep it short—tell me what happened and what you need my help with!" Fang Tian was, true to form, one of the people who understood Yang Juehuan best. He wasted no words and spoke bluntly.
"Nothing for now—I just wanted to let you know I'm safe!" With that, Yang Ce gave Fang Tian a brief account of everything that had happened since he arrived in Miaojiang. At the end, he fell silent for a moment, then said, "Master, there's one more thing—I don't know how to bring it up with you!"
"What is it?" Fang Tian paused slightly, as if he had guessed something, but still asked without any change in expression.
"It's about... my senior brother, Dong Jun." Yang Yanzhou said, "Master, is there anyone else near you?"
"No. Go on." Fang Tian was shocked inside—so Yang Ce really had sensed something wrong with Dong Jun. But outwardly he asked in a perfectly normal tone.
"Master, all these years, the one who's been coming after me—I'm afraid it's him..." Yang Yanzhou then told Fang Tian, in detail, about everything he had encountered over the years, along with his whole analysis of the Right Elder.
"Oh? He's the one who's been coming after you?" Fang Tian's tone remained flat. "You figured all that out? Not bad—not simple at all!"
"Master, how come you don't seem the least bit shocked?" The expression on Yang Ce's face turned a little odd. "You knew about this before?"
"I'd been guessing—never confirmed." Fang Tian said, "It was only a few days ago that I truly confirmed it!"
"Oh? You were guessing too?" Yang Ce was somewhat surprised. "I was also guessing, and it wasn't until several recent incidents that I became certain... that the man is him, my senior brother Dong Jun..."
"I've suspected it for a long time." Fang Tian said, "I suspected earlier than you did. But I never imagined you were suspecting him too! Why didn't you say anything to me before?"
"Uh... before, I only had suspicions in my heart... but I didn't want to believe that the one working against me was my senior brother Dong Jun..." Yang Jincong gave a little laugh. "Because he was once so very good to me... he brought me into the sect, and when I was training, he bustled about for me day and night. I truly didn't want to believe that he was the one behind all this. But then, just a few days ago, from the Right Elder's own mouth, I became certain..."
"So you kept silent all along? But don't you know—because you said nothing, there were several times you were in grave danger, a hair's breadth from death?" Fang Tian asked.
"I know... but I took all of it as training. Dangerous, yes, but it let me grow amid danger. Since there are so few chances for me to be tempered, having someone at my side constantly working against me can help me grow quickly!" Yang Yanzhou said.