Great rewards attract brave men.
In just one afternoon, there was news of the wizards.
Through his earpiece, Dongfang Tingyin received the message from below.
In the Nankai District of New City, someone saw wizards fighting with martial artists, with three or four wizards ganging up on one martial artist.
Dongfang Tingyin said to Su Fan.
"I'll go take a look."
Su Fan immediately left the Martial Alliance and headed for Nankai District.
Nankai District is the southern economic development zone of New City. There were not many people, only construction sites that had just started, and some ruins from recent demolitions.
Su Fan arrived at the place Dongfang Tingyin mentioned. There were indeed signs of a fight, but the people had already left.
Su Fan patrolled the surroundings.
They might not live nearby if they fought here. Su Fan was just trying his luck, just in case.
Su Fan searched around with no success. The surroundings did not look like a place where people lived.
"It seems it's not that easy to find,"
Su Fan said with some disappointment.
At this moment, four people emerged from the darkness, encircling Su Fan from all sides and blocking all his escape routes.
Su Fan smiled. He was about to give up, and they appeared at this moment.
It truly was a case of "shod a thousand miles but found nothing, only to stumble upon it when giving up."
"Whose men are you? Gu Fen? Or Beiluo?"
Su Fan asked the four people around him.
These four ignored Su Fan completely and attacked him directly.
Su Fan frowned slightly.
Could they not understand Chinese?
Su Fan thought to himself.
One of them threw a punch at Su Fan, which Su Fan easily dodged.
But at the same time, he felt confused.
The sharp fist wind from the opponent was nothing like that of a physically weak wizard. Their physical fitness was comparable to that of a martial artist.
Su Fan threw a light punch, and the opponent's head exploded.
The remaining three, seeing this, showed no fear and charged at Su Fan relentlessly, without any hesitation.
Su Fan frowned slightly, feeling that something was very wrong.
Su Fan quickly dealt with two of them, leaving only the last one. He broke all of the survivor's limbs, leaving him with no power to resist.
During this time, the person did not make a sound, which made Su Fan feel even more uneasy.
Su Fan grabbed the person by the hair, forcing them to lift their face to meet his.
Su Fan was stunned.
The person had an Eastern face, with dull, lifeless eyes, like stagnant water.
"Who are you?"
Su Fan asked the person coldly. He was certain that they were not wizards.
The person stared at Su Fan without any reaction. Their neck twisted stiffly, and their stiff limbs still tried to attack Su Fan.
Beep! Beep! Beep!
Su Fan suddenly heard a strange beeping sound.
He felt a sense of crisis for no reason.
Su Fan immediately dropped the person he was holding and leaped into the air, moving away from the area.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The person whose limbs Su Fan had broken suddenly exploded, and the three people Su Fan had killed also exploded. If Su Fan hadn't run fast, he would have faced the full force of the explosion.
Su Fan immediately recalled the explosion when Long Ying fought Mu Yuanying.
"What's going on? Are these all Long family members?"
Su Fan guessed suspiciously.
But why would the Long family resort to such petty tactics? Didn't they have stronger experts? Sending these things wouldn't kill him, would it?
Su Fan couldn't quite figure it out.
While thinking, Su Fan had a sudden flash of inspiration.
"I seem to be thinking incorrectly."
He suddenly realized that his line of thought might be wrong.
Long Ying's explosion might not have been done by the Long family. Experts at the peak of Kaiyang Realm could not be used as suicide attackers. No organization could have such deep resources.
Su Fan had forgotten an important piece of information.
There was a puppeteer in the Wizard Alliance. A puppeteer was a wizard who controlled puppets in battle. Perhaps his method of refining puppets was to use human bodies. Long Ying had been transformed into a puppet by him, and his strength had even increased as a result.
If he thought about it this way, everything would make sense. The recent disappearances of martial artists were not just rumors. It was very likely that this puppeteer was capturing martial artists to refine puppets.
Su Fan felt that this line of thought was perfectly sound.
"Beiluo!"
Su Fan finally knew who the other wizard who had entered the realm was!
The most troublesome puppeteer had arrived, and Su Fan felt a headache coming on.
He could only hope that the Martial Alliance could find Beiluo's whereabouts as soon as possible.
Su Fan had no choice now. The puppeteer didn't need to show himself; he only needed to send out his puppets to do his bidding. Therefore, finding Beiluo was very difficult.
Su Fan returned to the Martial Alliance and told Dongfang Tingyin his guess.
"Puppeteer, Beiluo? Alright, I will inform everyone."
Dongfang Tingyin nodded. Knowing the opponent's identity would make the investigation more convenient.
"Yutong, let's go back."
Su Fan said to Su Yutong, who was playing on her phone on the sofa.
It was getting late, and it was time to go home.
Su Yutong had been bored for a long time, but she didn't want to leave directly while Su Fan was away.
"Cousin, we're leaving."
Su Yutong waved goodbye to Dongfang Tingyin, linking arms with Su Fan.
Dongfang Tingyin looked at Su Yutong's arm linked with Su Fan's, feeling a peculiar sensation in her heart. She shook her head, dismissing the chaotic thoughts in her mind, and refocused on her work.
Upon returning home and having dinner, Su Fan entered the game again.
Su Fan's performance at the poetry gathering yesterday had spread throughout Tianlong City. Everyone knew that the Third Prince had a great talent under his command, whose poems were considered masterpieces.
As soon as Su Fan stepped out, he encountered the annoying You Jing again.
"How is it? Does the Second Prince have anything to tell me?"
Before You Jing could speak, Su Fan asked him.
You Jing was surprised that Su Fan had guessed correctly. The Second Prince did indeed have something to say to Su Fan.
"His Highness said that if you are interested in a political career, he can help arrange for you to serve in the Imperial Study."
You Jing said to Su Fan.
When he learned of Su Fan's performance at the poetry gathering yesterday, he was also extremely surprised. He never expected Su Fan to be a scholar.
[Ding! Main quest: Tutor in the Imperial Study, Quest Reward: 50000 experience, 300 reputation, Accept quest?]
Su Fan was stunned. He had unexpectedly received a side quest here.
Side quests in the game "Martial Arts Hegemony" were generally hidden, requiring players to discover and trigger them themselves. He never expected that this Second Prince, whom he had never seen in the game, would have a side quest.
Su Fan certainly couldn't miss this opportunity.
"Then please thank the Second Prince on my behalf first. I am very interested in the work in the Imperial Study."
Su Fan agreed without hesitation.
That same day, the Second Prince made all the arrangements and introduced Su Fan to teach in the Imperial Study.
Su Fan transformed into a tutor.
Looking at the scholarly courtyard before him, Su Fan felt a sense of emotion.
He never thought that he, Su Fan, would one day become a teacher.