687: Chapter 676: Investigate the Umbrella 687: Chapter 676: Investigate the Umbrella Because of Tengyun Geshan and the umbrella behind him, the atmosphere at Chen Fengnan’s place became tense again.
First, they had to determine the attitude of those behind the umbrella.
Although they could guess that the umbrella would not let things rest and would seek to “rectify justice” for the Mingwang Pavilion, they still needed to make thorough preparations to respond.
Ning Fan and the people from the Shadow Team also began to prepare to return to Zhonghai.
Before departing, Ouyang Feifei found Ning Fan and brought up the matter of the umbrella.
“Ning Fan, what do you make of that umbrella?”
Ouyang Feifei stood beside Ning Fan, speaking in a weighty tone, her beautiful eyes filled with worry.
“I haven’t even heard of it, what else can I do?”
Ning Fan casually replied, soon met with Ouyang Feifei’s resentful and reproachful gaze.
Chen Fengnan had already said so much before, the strength of the umbrella was terrifying.
Was Ning Fan not worried that the umbrella would make a move against him later?
Ouyang Feifei brushed her hair from her ear, pursed her lips, and her pretty face was full of concern, still worrying about the matter of the umbrella.
Seeing her like this, Ning Fan regretted speaking about the matter in public.
If he had discussed it privately with Chen Fengnan, the current situation wouldn’t have arisen.
Ning Fan did not want Ouyang Feifei to worry too much about him, affecting her own well-being.
“I understand what you’re worried about, but I can’t exactly walk around with a long face, can I?
When asked what to do, isn’t it just a matter of dealing with whatever comes our way?”
On the surface, Ning Fan seemed relaxed, but inside, it was a completely different story.
To say he wasn’t worried would be a lie.
Chen Fengnan’s words weren’t false, the power of the umbrella was far more terrifying than what they had imagined.
Although the umbrella now seemed like it was in decline, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse, and their strength should not be underestimated.
The various advanced warriors inside the umbrella were formidable; their lower limit was definitely not low, and their upper limit was more than sufficient.
Having such an enemy, how could Ning Fan not worry?
Especially Tengyun Geshan, Ning Fan couldn’t see through him at all.
The only feeling he gave Ning Fan was that of immeasurable strength.
Just sitting together, Ning Fan felt immense pressure, and that was when Tengyun Geshan was trying to recruit him and acting modest and respectful.
What kind of terrifying person the real Tengyun Geshan was, Ning Fan had no idea.
But he couldn’t just go around with a frown all day as if it were the end of the world each day; that would only make the people around him worry more.
“Right now, you just need to focus on the development of the Shadow Team.
As for everything else, even if the sky falls, I’ll be there to hold it up!”
Ning Fan did not want Ouyang Feifei to be under too much pressure.
“And don’t you be reckless.”
Ouyang Feifei sighed, understanding that it was useless to worry any further.
It would be better to work hard on improving their strength and take substantial action.
In this way, when facing the umbrella in the future, they would still possess the strength to fight.
“I’m certainly not someone who acts recklessly.”
“When you start being reckless, it’s no joke.”
Chided by Ouyang Feifei, Ning Fan touched his nose awkwardly, chuckled, and offered no rebuttal.
The atmosphere lightened a bit, not as heavy as before.
Di Baitian and a few others gradually arrived too.
The Silent Ghosts, still their silent and reticent selves, gave Ning Fan a respectful nod upon seeing him and then stood aside.
As for Di Baitian, he was more enthusiastic than the two.
Seeing that the Silent Ghosts didn’t seem like the talkative types, Ning Fan did not mind their aloofness.
After understanding the situation from Ouyang Feifei, Ning Fan knew it was in their nature to be like this.
After the Rose Manor incident, Ning Fan was quite satisfied with the achievements of these two.
Initially, he even thought they were twins.
Upon inquiry, it turned out the two had no relation; they were just long-time partners.
However, the natures of these two were unexpectedly similar: wearing nearly identical skull masks, roughly the same stature—if one didn’t look closely, it was impossible to tell who was who.
“Everything’s ready, let’s head back.”
After boarding the plane back to Zhonghai, the Shadow Team’s mission had also come to an end.
…
At three o’clock in the afternoon, Huaxia Time, at the base of the Shadow Team, Ning Fan returned here with the others.
“It’s going to be tough for you afterwards.
We’re really short on fighting members, so try to recruit more people.”
“Understood.”
After giving a few instructions to Ouyang Feifei, Ning Fan allowed her to leave, then he contacted A Jiu.
“Lord Asura, huh, you finally thought of me.
You haven’t sought me out for so long, I thought you had forgotten all about me!”
A Jiu’s seductive voice was full of resentment, like that of a woman trapped deep within the inner chambers, clearly dissatisfied with Ning Fan for not contacting her for such a long time.
The grievous tone involuntarily made Ning Fan shudder, one could imagine how heavy A Jiu’s resentment was; it was strong enough to inflict significant harm on Ning Fan through her voice alone.
“I’m talking serious business with you.
Help me look into Umbrella.”
Ning Fan immediately changed the subject and spoke with a serious face.
He turned to A Jiu for a genuine reason, other matters could be set aside for the moment—the matter of Umbrella was not only giving Chen Fengnan a headache, but also causing Ning Fan much trouble.
Who would have expected that a powerful force like this was behind the Mingwang Pavilion; Ning Fan knew very little about Umbrella, and he desperately needed a detailed report now.
“Umbrella?”
A Jiu frowned, with some recollection of Umbrella.
Seeing Ning Fan so solemn, she also guessed that he must be in some trouble and temporarily set aside the issue of Ning Fan not contacting her for such a long time.
“I seem to have heard about it somewhere.”
A Jiu’s gaze sharpened, her tone carrying a hint of worry.
“Not some movie!”
“Of course, I know.
I’m worried about you, and you’re suddenly not being serious!”
A Jiu glared at Ning Fan reproachfully.
Seeing A Jiu’s reproachful look in the video, Ning Fan chuckled and then his tone suddenly turned serious again: “You just help me look into it, don’t worry about anything else.”
“Why?”
A Jiu’s expression changed, she asked anxiously.
Ning Fan sighed helplessly: “Just like that, remember my words, don’t bother with other things, just help me gather information on Umbrella, nothing else concerns the Phantom Guild.”
“But the Phantom Guild is related to you!”
The Phantom Guild and Phantom Asura were inseparable; A Jiu wanted to remind Ning Fan of this.
Ning Fan of course knew this, but with the current fierce momentum of the situation, he was not sure he could ensure that the Phantom Guild could stay out of this; keeping them uninvolved was for the best.
“It’s not necessary yet.”
“Like with the Fang Guild last time, that was necessary, wasn’t it.”
“Let’s just leave it at that for now; I’m hanging up.”
“Asu…”
Ning Fan cut off the video directly and then let out a sigh.