After all, the System had already given him his final target, and if he couldn’t complete the System’s task, there would be only one path left for him—death.
Rather than lying down to wait for death, it was better to fight to the death.
What if he actually succeeded?
Fan Yanshu thought well, but he was quickly stumped by a practical issue.
That was...
Shi Yaoguang’s combat strength was not an existence he could afford to provoke.
Shi Yaoguang could bring down a wall with one hand.
If he tried to force his way, he might not even get a chance to resist before the battle was over.
He had to co up with a good plan.
To ensure Shi Yaoguang could not harm him, yet using his own "abilities" to conquer Shi Yaoguang.
Although he had the necessary conditions, how to operate and implent them was indeed a problem.
Before Fan Yanshu could co up with a solution, he heard the news that Shi Yaoguang had left the Imperial Capital with Quan Jinbei.
This made him, who was still in the hospital, very anxious. He hurriedly asked his subordinates what was going on, "Weren’t you all supposed to be keeping an eye on Miss Shi? Why didn’t you tell earlier when she left the Imperial Capital?"
His subordinates replied, "We originally thought Miss Shi left for so errands and would co back soon, but it turns out she went to Mingzhu City with Third Master Quan."
"What are they doing in Mingzhu City?" Fan Yanshu asked.
"It is said they went back to bury the bones of the old Quan Family patriarch."
This news was learned after they had arrived in Mingzhu City.
Fan Yanshu actually did not know about the old Quan patriarch’s death and imdiately asked, "When did the old Quan patriarch die, and how did he die? Why wasn’t there any news before?"
The story runs deep.
Up to now, the Quan Family has not disclosed the cause of the patriarch’s death.
Although the outside world had so speculations about the patriarch’s sudden departure, there was no concrete information.
Without connections, people associated with Fan Yanshu naturally did not know the specifics.
Of course, there were also astute individuals who linked the two events together based on Quan Sicheng’s detainnt.
But most people didn’t know what Quan Sicheng was doing, thus they couldn’t make the connection.
...
No matter what the old Quan patriarch had done during his lifeti, he was Quan Jinbei’s father.
Although Quan Jinbei had a bad relationship with the patriarch, everything he inherited from the Quan Family was still related to him.
In a way, he had to thank the old patriarch for his situation today.
Even if his thods were not always honorable.
After the charges against Quan Sicheng were definitively set by the police, Quan Jinbei also freed up the ti to cremate the old patriarch’s remains and bring them back to Mingzhu City.
The old Quan patriarch may have been muddleheaded in life, but in death, he was honored.
Quan Jinbei personally presided over the funeral, and the number of important figures who ca to mourn was beyond count.
Even reporters from the dia joined in and livestread the grandeur of the funeral.
Many netizens were envious.
"I don’t want to be this glorious after death; I just want to enjoy life like this while I’m alive."
"Even if it’s just for one day, I would like to switch places with the old patriarch..."
"Wuwuwu, Third Master Quan and Shi Yaoguang are really too kind. The old Quan patriarch was so cruel to them when he was alive, yet they still went to great lengths to conduct the funeral for him. Their filial piety is truly touching."
"Am I the only one who thinks that such a grand funeral is just for show?"
At any ti, there will never be a shortage of contrarians.
And this was no exception.
Even at a funeral, there were those who couldn’t resist keyboard activism.
During such tis, keyboard warriors are the most likely to trip up.
"The person talking about showing off earlier must be brain-damaged, right? What’s there to show off at a funeral? Do you think everyone is like you, wanting to grab attention?"
"The reason the Quan patriarch’s funeral is so grand isn’t to draw attention, but because the Quan Family itself has the wealth! If you were this rich, you could also have a grand funeral for yourself, and rest assured, we wouldn’t say you were showing off on purpose."
The keyboard warrior in the previous comnt got angry, "What nonsense is the person above talking about? Who’s going to have a funeral for themselves? I just can’t stand certain people showing off!"
"Since you don’t want to hold a funeral for yourself, how about you shut your mouth, OK?"
"...Can we just watch the funeral quietly, please? Can you stop arguing?"
The online bloodbath was only known to the dia that were streaming live.
Of course, the dia wouldn’t voluntarily inform Quan Sicheng about the comnts.
The deceased patriarch was Quan Jinbei’s biological father; Quan Jinbei might have had a slight sentint towards him.
As for Shi Yaoguang, she had absolutely no such feelings.
This allowed her to focus her attention outside the morial hall.
For instance...
The female companions that so bigwigs brought with them.
Everyone attending the funeral today was a renowned figure from various circles.
Though for the ambitious, any occasion can beco a networking opportunity.
However, in a solemn event like this, most people would still restrain themselves.
Especially at a funeral.
Normally, one wouldn’t bring a woman of ill repute as their companion.
Under normal circumstances, it would just be spouses with their children.
Or perhaps younger individuals with so acquaintance with the deceased, it would definitely not be appropriate to brazenly bring in one’s mistress.
It was for this reason that Shi Yaoguang’s gaze settled on a couple that looked strikingly mismatched.
To call them a couple didn’t seem quite right either.
In any case, it was a man with a beer belly and a receding hairline, dressed all in black.
The woman by his side, also in black, looped her arm through his, their behavior appearing very intimate.
But it wasn’t the type of intimacy found between spouses.
Don’t ask how she knew they weren’t married, if you ask, it’s because she has the legendary penetrating vision.
Alright...
That’s actually just a joke.
In reality, Shi Yaoguang overheard their conversation, which confird that they were indeed not a married couple.
The rotund diterranean and the young woman beside him had the dynamic of a sponsor and a kept small-ti starlet.
The starlet spoke in hushed tones to the sponsor, asking for benefits, while he bluntly said she would get them once she took care of him properly.
Shi Yaoguang felt these two weren’t exactly discreet about their business, but to her it was just eavesdropping, not sothing to make a fuss about.
The starlet, focused entirely on the promise of a reward for pleasing her sponsor that evening, didn’t notice Shi Yaoguang’s gaze.
The esteed sponsor also lacked the sharp sense to feel Shi Yaoguang watching.
Originally, this incident should have had nothing to do with Shi Yaoguang.
It was a fleeting encounter.
To be more precise, Shi Yaoguang hadn’t even faced the starlet head-on, so logically, there should have been no further intersections between them.
Unexpectedly, after the funeral, a certain uncle from the Quan Family ca knocking at her door.
With earnest emotion, he implored Quan Jinbei to help him find his daughter.
When Quan Jinbei inquired about her identity, he said, "I saw her at the old patriarch’s funeral that day... I had seen her there."
Bemoaning, he pounded his head, "At the ti I didn’t realize she could be my daughter. I was focused on mourning the old patriarch. It only struck later that she might very well be my long-lost daughter!"
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