Hearing the Flower God's words, the girl by her side was clearly worried as she said, "My lord, there are still seven or eight days until the optimal time for descent. Are you sure you do not wish to wait any longer?"
"Could it be too hasty to descend ahead of time just for the sake of vengeance?"
Hearing the girl's words, the Flower God's face remained cold as she said, "From the moment I acquired spiritual wisdom, I have always indulged in immediate retribution! And never before has someone made a fool out of me !"
"Especially since that person is so unbearably ugly! Every time I think of it, it sickens me to the core!"
"Therefore, I no longer wish to wait. I shall descend today and finish him off!"
Seeing that the Flower God had made up her mind, the girl, though still visibly worried, felt it inappropriate to dissuade her further. She could only bow slightly and then rise to make arrangements for the descent.
After the girl had left, the Flower God leaned against the back of her throne, her face displaying neither joy nor sorrow, her golden pupils flickering slightly as she murmured to herself, "I didn't want to descend so soon either."
"But... that ugly fellow bears an aura that even makes me uneasy. It's very similar to that of a demigod's believer."
"This indicates that it's very likely that one or more demigods have already descended in secret and are plotting against me."
"They know the exact time of my descent and will undoubtedly have traps ready that day."
"Although only the spirit descends in the Real World, and the Divine Body won't be brought along, a failure won't cause much damage to my power."
"But should I fail, my spirit may become lost in the Real World, and the way back would still be quite troublesome."
"So... for safety's sake, it might be better to descend ahead of time and catch them off guard. This way... the chances of success might be greater."
Thinking of this, the Flower God's pale golden pupils shimmered slightly,
"Right... that annoying person from before was called Pang Men, right? And there's also the Rejuvenation Society... Hmm, I'll remember you all..."
In Emerald City, at the Security Bureau, in the Director's office.
Fang Ze was receiving the Special Task Force Captain Huo Lin and the silly girl from the previous night.
With her face flushed red and her hands crossed over her lower abdomen, the girl bowed deeply to Fang Ze, "I'm sorry, Director Fang. I drank too much last night and didn't realize that I was causing such a great disturbance."
"This morning, the captain already gave me a severe talking-to. I've become fully aware of my mistake."
"So, I've come to apologize to you specially."
"I'm truly very sorry!" With that, the girl bowed deeply again.
Although the girl's attitude was very sincere and she bowed with great effort, Fang Ze couldn't help but say, "A bow is not the proper way to apologize."
Hearing Fang Ze's words, the girl let out an "Ah?" as if she couldn't quite catch on.
But in a moment, as if she had understood something, she lifted the hem of her waist and opened her Space Folding Bag, from which she took out a small gift box. She then handed it to Fang Ze with both hands and said, "I'm very sorry. This is my apology gift."
Fang Ze touched his nose...
Well, although it was different from what he had expected, he... could still accept it.
So, he didn't continue to dwell on it and accepted the girl's apology gift, making tea for both of them and asking, "You didn't come to see me just to apologize, did you?"
Hearing Fang Ze's question, the girl left the topic to the Special Task Force Captain Huo Lin.
Seeing this, Huo Lin gave a grunt and then said to Fang Ze, "Yes."
"Last night, after returning, we discussed the case in detail."
"And we've come up with a plan to capture the Flower God."
"So today, we'd like to have you, Director Fang, take us to the site to have a look and start the relevant defenses. Would that be possible?"
Fang Ze checked the time and then asked, "Where would you like to go have a look?"
Huo Lin brought out some intelligence and pointed out, "The Flower God's Private Garden. The place where the clone of the Flower God is hidden. This is the spatial bond connecting the Flower God and her clone. As long as we control this place, we can control the descending Flower God..."
Since this trip was just a reconnaissance mission to the Flower God's Private Garden, the two didn't bring other Commissioners or team members, only the girl who had come to apologize.
With Huo Lin's introduction, Fang Ze learned the girl's name: Yu Shuishui. A name that sounded somewhat cute but the more he thought about it, the more suggestive it seemed.
On the way to the Flower God's Private Garden, Fang Ze was not idle either.
He had reached the pinnacle of Fusion, with both Awakening Abilities and Martial Arts Cultivation at their peaks, and he possessed both the general Spirit Ascension and Faith Ascension pathways. He was supposed to be able to ascend immediately.
However, there were still many doubts and concerns about the Ascension stage in his heart.
So, he took the opportunity to ask Huo Lin about the Ascension stage.
"Sir, I'd like to ask, what exactly is the Ascension stage? I heard that reaching this stage makes one particularly weak. Then why does the Special Task Force have six members who are at the Ascension stage?"
Hearing Fang Ze's question, Huo Lin, with his square face, glanced at Fang Ze and said, "Actually... the notion that strength regresses and one becomes particularly weak at the Ascension stage is a misconception."
"Or rather, it's due to various reasons, creating a non-objective impression."
With that, he seriously explained, "In fact, an Awakener entering the initial stage of Spirit Ascension, even without the body they've trained for decades, will have their soul's strength greatly increased, to a much more powerful level than both the Fusion and Awakening stages."