"Thank you for sparing my life..."
"Yes! Thank you, sir, for letting us live! Thank you for your mercy..."
After a chorus of thanks to Chen Fan, the group of ninjas from the Yunyin Society left in a hurry.
"President, why..." The young man was still asking as they moved away.
This young man, only seventeen or eighteen years old, was at a passionate age.
Young minds often lacked subtlety.
He didn't quite understand many things, which was why he was so perplexed at that moment.
"Hush! It's a miracle they didn't kill us!"
Upon hearing his words, the leading ninja glanced back at Chen Fan.
Seeing that Chen Fan hadn't left, he quickly lowered his voice and reprimanded the youth, "What you say can get you into trouble, stop asking. We'll talk about it when we get back."
Soon, the group of Yunyin Society ninjas fled as if for their lives.
Meanwhile, Chen Fan went into a convenience store and bought some food and daily necessities.
As he was paying, the store clerk excitedly asked, "What movie were you filming? When will it be released? What's the name of the actor who was rolling on the ground just now? His acting is amazing..."
Chen Fan merely smiled without answering and then left after paying.
A short walk later, Chen Fan returned to his residence.
The Prophet, having finished administering the specially prepared medicine to Xiang Jingshu, hurried to the door to greet Chen Fan.
At the same time, the Prophet asked with a solemn expression, "My King, what's the situation?"
"Nothing much, just some ninjas looking for revenge, called the Yunyin Society. Their people were accidentally killed by me last night." Chen Fan said nonchalantly, placing the items he was carrying by the door.
"However, the Yunyin Society has a peculiar secret technique that I found quite interesting..." Chen Fan began, recounting the events to the Prophet.
After a brief chat, the two of them got down to business.
Chen Fan found a room to sleep in, while the Prophet, as instructed, leaked information about their presence in Dongying City.
Furthermore, he had the professional staff of Nightfall reroute Chen Fan's video through countless servers.
Finally, it was uploaded to the internet from Southeast Asia.
The purpose of this maneuver was to ensure that the Mitsui Consortium would only know that Chen Fan and his group were in Dongying City, but not their exact location within the city.
Simultaneously, all the shops owned by the Mitsui Consortium in Dongying City suddenly dispatched all their employees to the streets!
Around noon, Chen Fan woke up leisurely and stretched with a comfortable yawn.
The Prophet had already been waiting outside his door.
Hearing movement inside, he quickly knocked and entered, reporting the situation to Chen Fan.
"My King, everything is proceeding as we predicted. The Mitsui Consortium has spent a fortune on promotional articles and public opinion manipulation. In just one morning, they've largely suppressed the heat surrounding the video of the Self-Defense Forces massacring civilians."
"Let them run amok. Try to find a way to contact our side in the mainland," Chen Fan said as he got out of bed.
"My King, I've been in contact with the mainland all along. However, the current situation in Sakurajima is extremely difficult, and it's completely sealed off. We can't get out, and the experts from Longheng Pharmaceutical can't get in."
"Moreover, while you were resting, quite a few people with suspicious behavior have been patrolling the vicinity. Although I can tell they aren't here for us, still..."
Chen Fan interrupted the Prophet before he could finish, saying, "I understand," and then got up to look out the window. "That Yunyin Society's secret technique for concealing one's cultivation and aura, try to research it thoroughly and then teach it to everyone. This way, we won't be discovered by the Mitsui Consortium's people, as I know they have quite a few experts within their ranks."
"Yes, I'll research it immediately," the Prophet replied, seeing that Chen Fan had given the order.
"Also, I bought quite a few things this morning, enough for you all to live for at least a week. Remember, no matter how big the matter, never let Xiang Jingshu and the others who were injected with the serum appear." Chen Fan further instructed the Prophet.
However, this time, the Prophet sensed something amiss in his words.
He asked Chen Fan with a confused expression, "My King, what do you mean by that? Are you leaving?"
"You are all here, where would I go?"
Facing the Prophet's question, Chen Fan smiled slightly. "Given the current situation, our predicament is even more dire than the Mitsui Consortium's."
"Therefore, whether it's sending Xiang Jingshu back or having the people from Longheng Pharmaceutical come over, we need to do something to break this passive situation."
"So, what do you plan to... do?" The Prophet knew that Chen Fan wouldn't say this unless he already had a stable and feasible plan in mind, so he asked, "Do we need to seek help from the Great Xia authorities?"
In recent years, due to the excellent development of Great Xia, if they were to seek help as citizens of Great Xia, they would likely receive assistance.
However, the Prophet was reluctant to do so.
This was because he and the Magician, among others, had their own hidden reasons.
As members of Nightfall, to be exposed to the light would mean certain death.
"No."
Chen Fan, knowing the Prophet's thoughts, shook his head and said, "I won't let you be exposed to the light, so we absolutely won't seek help this time."
"In ten minutes, I will leave here and deliberately provoke everything associated with the Mitsui Consortium, to throw the situation into chaos."
"We will split up. You, meanwhile, take advantage of the ensuing confusion to find an opportunity and bring Xiang Jingshu and the others back to Great Xia."
Upon hearing Chen Fan's words, the Prophet nodded vigorously, "My King, I will not fail you!"
"Very good." Nodding, Chen Fan said no more. After making some simple preparations, he left.
Standing on the street, Chen Fan stretched comfortably under the lazy midday sun.
At the same time, with his peripheral vision, he casually observed the surrounding situation.
At this single intersection, there were about a dozen people acting suspiciously.
However, judging by their behavior, they hadn't discovered Chen Fan and the others' hiding place.
They were merely dispatched to these few streets to conduct a quiet, carpet-like search.
After standing still for a few seconds, Chen Fan contemplated dragging all these people into the shadows and eliminating them.