76: Chapter 76 What is Academic Affairs?

Lv Yang, who was still monitoring him from hundreds of meters away, was startled into a shiver.

"This little demon star, how did he pull that thing out!"

He immediately flashed near Tang Long, then pretended to walk toward Tang Long naturally.

"Young man, are you waiting for someone?"

Tang Long looked up at him with a smile, "Perhaps. But I'm not sure who I'm waiting for, maybe it's you, old sir?"

Lv Yang's old face flushed red, feeling extremely awkward, and he could only try his best to cover it up.

Sighing, he asked with a serious expression, "So, you really discovered me a long time ago."

"I knew a mysterious expert had been following and monitoring me, now I know it's you."

Lv Yang nodded, "Then can you satisfy my curiosity and tell me, exactly when and how did you discover me?"

Tang Long met his gaze sincerely, "The Blue Ridge southwest camp."

Lv Yang was even more surprised, "You discovered it at that camp?"

Tang Long smiled and nodded.

"When I was saving my friend Lu Xiaohu, I felt that he was a bit abnormal, as if he had been possessed by a mysterious power."

"Also, when I was fighting the Blasphemers, the wind and snow had already stopped. The battle was so intense that, normally, people should have been awakened and then fled in all directions."

"But until the battle ended, not a single one of the hundreds of residents in the camp woke up. If it wasn't that they all happened to be deaf at the same time, then it was likely that some power prevented them from waking up. I suspect the latter."

Lv Yang was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but tap his forehead in annoyance.

"Fine, so at Linshan Market, the large sum of money you deliberately left behind was also aimed at me?"

Tang Long pretended to be surprised, "You can even guess that, you really are an expert."

"If that money had been looted by the mob, many people would have known."

"But on the way to Song City, I asked people who had experienced the chaos that night at Linshan Market, and no one mentioned that money. So I guessed that someone had indeed taken it without anyone noticing."

"In that kind of chaotic situation, to be able to do that, it wouldn't be an ordinary person."

"So when entering the city, those two officials made things difficult for me, and I took the opportunity to make one last test. Sure enough, someone helped me solve the trouble."

Lv Yang's old face twitched, "Then do you know who I am?"

"I didn't know at first, but now I can guess roughly."

"Oh? Tell me."

"Blue Ridge is within Song City's sphere of influence, so I guessed you came from Song City. I don't know what kind of power could make hundreds of people in the entire camp unable to wake up, but there certainly aren't many such people, and it's most likely from The Sect or the Governors Mansion."

"Makes sense. And then?"

"Chief Wei of Linshan Market said the Wei Family has a close relationship with the Governors Mansion. If he wasn't lying, I don't think the Governors Mansion would leave him to die. So I guess you must be a big shot in The Sect."

"The High Priest is supreme, and the possibility of him wandering outside the city is very small. You... are a Bishop, right? Of course, I'm just guessing."

Lv Yang sighed heavily.

It felt... as if his intelligence had been thoroughly trampled.

It sounded simple enough, but for him to notice these tiny clues from so much information, one could only call it heaven-sent talent.

By comparison, the High Priest was even more unfathomable, having seen the truth from this kid's reaction based solely on his own report.

If it weren't for the old man's guidance, his negotiation with this person right now would probably have been incredibly awkward.

Oh well, it was time to regain some face.

"You really are a smart child. However, do you know who you are?"

Tang Long really didn't expect Lv Yang to ask such a question.

"My name is Tang Long, my head was injured, and I've forgotten many things from before."

"After I woke up, I worked as a mine slave in a mine, which belonged to the Duke of Fengcheng."

"Later..."

After listening to Tang Long's account, Lv Yang nodded inwardly, as everything was highly consistent with the intelligence he had gathered.

There were some things he didn't know, such as the true source of Tang Long's eye ability, which was actually just the incomplete Breathing Method practiced by the mine slaves.

He believed Tang Long's attitude was very sincere and he shouldn't be lying.

"The mask in your hand is called the mask of calamity, it is the legacy item of the Sixth Saint under the Red God."

"And my Songcheng Sect originates from the Sixth Holy System, which was founded by the Sixth Saint. Normally speaking, you are the inheritor of our Sect's holy relic."

"However, this holy relic is very special. Some people are trying to use you to stir up the peace of Song City. Therefore, your situation is very dangerous, do you understand?"

Tang Long nodded silently.

Lv Yang continued: "I am Bishop Lv Yang of the Songcheng Sect, appointed by the High Priest of our Sect to talk to you. The Songcheng Sect has no malice toward you. The High Priest's meaning is, if we can reach a consensus, we welcome you to stay in Song City. If not, then we have no choice but to..."

Tang Long smiled, "A month or so ago, I was still a mine slave, swinging a pickaxe to do Mining in the uninhabited Gobi."

"The Duke of Fengcheng regarded me as a disaster star and exiled me. Along the way, many friends with black star marks on their foreheads took care of me. It wasn't easy to get to Song City, and I'm still not welcomed, but I'm used to it."

"But at least you didn't hurt me."

"If there is no room for me here, it doesn't matter, I can leave immediately and never come back."

Lv Yang had already prepared a long speech, but hearing Tang Long mention 'leaving', his train of thought was immediately disrupted.

"I must state again, the Songcheng Sect holds an open attitude toward you."

"According to the regulations in the scriptures regarding the treatment of a Holy Messenger, I should even respectfully address you as Your Excellency. The High Priest has clearly stated that as long as you guarantee not to interfere with Sect affairs, the Songcheng Sect welcomes you to stay."

"We are all followers of the same Saint, as long as we work together, others will not be able to sow discord between us."

"Especially in the past few days, you have killed several Blasphemers in succession, and we appreciate this very much."

"To tell you the truth, the power of the Blasphemers is growing rapidly. Such an evil organization poses a threat not only to The Sect but also to the thirty million citizens of Song City. As for you, Your Excellency, they will view you as an even greater enemy."

"You possess a pair of extraordinary eyes, if you are willing to help us hunt down the Blasphemers, we will be even more grateful."

Hearing this, Tang Long suddenly realized that it seemed everyone had some misunderstandings.

His expectation for the Songcheng Sect was simply not to treat him like a prisoner, to let him develop steadily in Song City; he never thought about climbing to any high position in The Sect.

And The Sect's expectation was actually for him not to interfere with Sect affairs?

The friendly-level relationship value really wasn't given in vain, but you guys really don't need to think so highly of me!

So he suddenly asked: "What are Sect affairs? Why would I want to interfere?"

Lv Yang was dumbfounded again.

He really didn't expect this young man, who was as clever as a monster, to be able to ask such a question.

The so-called Sect affairs, aren't they just...

Power?

The kind you played with so easily back at Linshan Market.