Chapter 1880: 852: First Meeting

Chapter 1880: Chapter 852: First Meeting

The room behind the two guards stopping Fang Yu, although open, had a gentle, watery curtain-like ripple, like a rippling water surface eliminating patterns.

Undoubtedly, this was a setup of an array, implying it could not be forcefully entered.

In such a case, forceful entry was not possible; only if the people inside were willing to receive you, could you step into the room.

“Dear brothers, we wish to meet Master Ouyang.”

Fang Yu’s voice wasn’t loud, but it clearly reached everyone’s ears present.

Because everyone’s attention was actually focused on the room of Master Ouyang.

Therefore, when Fang Yu’s words fell, everyone present, more or less, revealed a slight sneer, a disdainful expression.

Had they not tried to directly visit Master Ouyang? And yet they were stopped by the guards, unable to even enter the door.

In fact, being stopped by the guards was only a small issue. Some people were strong enough to push past the guards and forcibly enter, though it was rude, ultimately they could get into the room.

But the issue was that the guards were only for show; the protective array behind the guards was truly what stopped everyone.

If you were to break the array by force, are you here to meet Master Ouyang or here to kill?

Not to mention, it’s not like this array can be forcibly broken just because you want to; without some array skills and strength beyond ordinary, on what basis could you break it?

Thus, Fang Yu’s statements only made people find it laughable, childish, and no one paid special attention to the situation on Fang Yu’s side.

Everyone thought that Fang Yu was going to eat this closed door for sure.

And indeed, that seemed to be the case.

“Sir, my master is not seeing guests.”

Although the guard was tall and strong, his attitude remained polite toward the unfamiliar Fang Yu.

The reason was simple; anyone wandering here had some status or background. Even if not known, if they accidentally offended some powerful figure, their good days would be over.

Originally, at this point, everyone thought it was over, and Fang Yu and his companion would leave dejectedly, so no one paid attention to the situation on that side, and they all withdrew their attention.

And at this time, Fang Yu spoke again.

“Dear brothers, we are the discoverers of the Ancient Array of the Former Dynasty at this auction. My wife has profound research on arrays and has many aspects of doubt regarding this ancient array. Therefore, we wish to consult Master Ouyang, could you kindly report this?”

Ancient Array?!

The two guards’ expressions immediately changed slightly.

They were selected to be Master Ouyang’s personal guards not mainly because of their strength—there were many in the Capital stronger than them—but because of their tact, social readiness, and understanding, which were key to them standing in this position.

They all remembered that their master came out this time precisely for the auction of the Ancient Array’s blueprint. Wouldn’t the discoverer of this ancient array’s blueprint interest their master…

This is a different kind of report; if the master knew but didn’t get the chance to meet, they would bear significant responsibility.

But, based on their understanding, it’s unlikely Master Ouyang would meet anyone, as only the array matters to him, and he seems not interested in the discoverers, but just in case…

So, after a brief thought, the two guards exchanged a glance, and one of the guards spoke.

“Please wait a moment.”

Unlike outsiders like them, the guards genuinely had the authority to directly enter the room.

Naturally, inside the room, there was still a final defensive array that didn’t directly reach Master Ouyang, but they could pass on messages directly to him.

So after saying this, the guard turned to head into the room.

“Wait a moment.”

Fang Yu quickly called out, cautiously taking out a token from his bosom.

It was a piece of black jade the size of a thumb.

The jade had patterns carved on it, naturally forming an array, but with a missing part, it had become more like a decorative item.

“This item was obtained together from the place where the Ancient Array of the Former Dynasty was discovered, please kindly pass it to Master Ouyang for a glance.”

The guard, though puzzled, accepted it, nodded, and entered the room.

Seeing this, Fang Yu secretly let out a sigh of relief.

That wasn’t any relic from the Former Dynasty, but… a token from Yan Wenxi.

Out of gratitude for saving his life, Yan Wenxi’s care for him was truly thorough, casually giving such a token that was equivalent to granting a wish.

The scene of the guard entering the room to report was naturally seen by everyone present at the first instance.

On scene, everyone’s brain collectively buzzed.

The guard, went in to report??

What is going on?

Everyone was stunned because they had all announced themselves, and some of them, with considerably high and special statuses, also faced rejection from Master Ouyang.

The two guards, while personable and smooth in their dealings, had a clearly defined bottom line: they would never disobey Master Ouyang’s instructions, and if he said no guests, then no guests it was.

But the discoverer of the Ancient Array was a different matter, for Master Ouyang was here for this exact reason, perhaps even interested in the person.

So now that the guard went in to report, yet others not knowing the details looked at Fang Yu and his companion with mystery, not knowing their origins.

Primarily, they were unfamiliar.

They had been in the Capital for so long, they had investigated those truly worth noticing, the big shots of the court, the offspring of big shots.