novelraw Chapter 936: Preparing For The Special Mission
Chapter 936: Preparing For The Special Mission
Eventually Han Yu slowed slightly until he was walking beside Meng Jueyan more privately.
"Anything unusual?" he asked her quietly.
Meng Jueyan understood immediately what he meant.
She closed her mismatched eyes briefly.
"The omens were stable," she replied after a moment. "No immediate danger appeared around you."
Han Yu nodded faintly and also told her he had joined Lady Rot Rose’s faction.
He also knew no direct danger had occurred thanks to the hidden Jiangshi shadows surrounding her and observing the area constantly.
Still...
Her eye could perceive things his Jiangshi never could.
Ominous possibilities.
Fate fluctuations.
Subtle dangers hidden beneath events.
Her instincts had become incredibly valuable over the years.
"Though..." Meng Jueyan added quietly.
Han Yu glanced toward her.
"The threads around Lady Rot Rose’s mansion are difficult to read. Very difficult. I can tell they are linked to her though."
Han Yu was unsurprised by that.
Someone with her background and influence would naturally possess immense karmic weight.
Meng Jueyan continued softly.
"But one thing was clear."
"What?"
"You entering her faction changed many future paths."
Han Yu narrowed his eyes slightly.
"For better or worse?"
Meng Jueyan remained silent for several seconds.
Then finally answered.
"Both."
Han Yu smiled faintly hearing that.
That sounded exactly like the Blood Sect.
Nothing ever came without danger.
Still...
He did not regret the decision.
By the time they finally returned to the sect grounds, dawn had already begun appearing in the distance.
And almost immediately afterward, Han Yu immersed himself back into work once more.
Preparations needed to be made before departure.
Workshop authority had to be delegated carefully.
Maintenance schedules needed restructuring.
Specialized Jiangshi supervision had to be reassigned.
The hidden intelligence network needed contingency orders.
His personal hidden Jiangshi troops required repositioning.
Qing Luan needed updated instructions through secret channels.
And Meng Jueyan...
She would effectively oversee everything during his absence.
For the next several days, Ju Fan’s peak became even busier than usual as preparations quietly began beneath the surface.
And all the while...
Han Yu’s thoughts repeatedly drifted toward the northeastern border of the Blood Continent.
Toward frozen corpses.
Toward mysterious bite marks.
And toward a woman from his past whose shadow still lingered within his memories.
Madam Cold Fang.
Han Yu received the official mission scroll merely a day after returning to the sect, which only further proved how terrifying Lady Rot Rose’s influence truly was.
The mission had arrived through entirely proper channels too.
A disciple from the Mission Pavilion personally delivered it with utmost respect before leaving immediately after obtaining Han Yu’s acknowledgment seal. There was nothing suspicious about the process at all.
If an outsider looked at it, they would simply assume the sect administration had assigned another important mission to Legacy Disciple Ju Fan.
Only Han Yu knew the truth behind it.
Sitting within his study hall, Han Yu slowly unfurled the dark crimson mission scroll and read through its contents carefully.
The wording was flawless, formal, detailed and most of all official.
There was no mention of Lady Rot Rose anywhere within it. The mission described the northeastern border situation as an ongoing security concern requiring investigation and suppression under the authority of the sect.
Even the justification sounded legitimate.
"Repeated disappearances of sect personnel."
"Unknown hostile entity."
"Potential destabilization risk."
"Investigation priority elevated."
Everything had been arranged perfectly.
Han Yu inwardly clicked his tongue in admiration.
This level of coordination was not something ordinary factions could accomplish easily. Issuing an official mission for a Legacy Disciple required extremely high authorization within the sect. The process normally involved layers upon layers of verification and approval.
Han Yu knew the requirements well.
At minimum, such a mission needed support from five High Elders and at least two senior Mission Department Elders before it could even be formally issued.
Yet when Han Yu examined the lower portion of the scroll...
He saw signature seals from over twenty elders.
Twenty.
Even Han Yu paused slightly seeing that number.
Some of the names were familiar to him.
A few belonged to elders he already suspected leaned toward Lady Rot Rose’s faction.
Others surprised him.
There were several neutral elders among the names too.
And perhaps a few who were not truly part of her camp at all but simply followed the momentum created by stronger influences.
Still...
This alone gave Han Yu a far clearer understanding of Lady Rot Rose’s political reach.
And frighteningly enough, he suspected this still represented only a portion of it.
"She really has half the sect wrapped around her fingers," Han Yu muttered quietly while rolling the scroll back up.
Meng Jueyan stood nearby holding several records in her hands.
"She has been preparing for a long time," the woman replied calmly.
Han Yu nodded.
Longer than he probably even understood.
The following week became extraordinarily busy.
Even by Han Yu’s standards.
Preparations for departure consumed most of his attention while the various workshops continued operating nonstop around his peak. Maintenance requests continued pouring in endlessly despite notices already being sent out regarding his temporary absence.
Many disciples even tried bribing his attendants for priority access before he left.
Han Yu rejected nearly all of them.
At this point, the scale of his operations had become absurd.
His peak resembled a small city more than a disciple residence.
Jiangshi workshops operated day and night.
Formation halls glowed constantly.
Puppet repair chambers remained occupied endlessly.
Transport beasts, slaves and puppets carried materials up and down the mountain roads without rest.
Thousands of Jiangshi moved systematically throughout the peak like tireless workers.
Some ordinary disciples who visited the area privately joked that Ju Fan’s peak looked more industrialized than certain provinces outside the sect.
And through all of it...
Meng Jueyan remained the central pillar keeping everything organized.
Han Yu honestly did not know how he would function without her anymore.
By the end of the week, all preparations had finally been completed.
Secret instructions had been distributed.
Contingency measures established.
Workshop management delegated.
Surveillance Jiangshi repositioned.
Qing Luan informed through hidden channels.
Even the hidden troop of modified Violet Class Jiangshi had been adjusted quietly.