Chapter 56: Spiritual Awareness Confrontation

  Xiyuan Villa District, at the entrance of the villa by Lichuan River, Fang Donglai and Gao Jingping have got off the car and are looking around the layout of the entire villa district.

  When the car entered Xiyuan Villa, Fang Donglai and Hua Guangping felt that the air was suddenly much fresher. Now getting out of the car to observe, they feel that the entire villa area is well-planned and reasonably planned, especially the villa by Lichuan River, which is the best place in Xiyuan Villa in terms of Feng Shui.

  "This Li Chuan River is indeed a worthy descendant of the Shan Lian Sect, and it seems that there are some doors." Fang Donglai looked around and said to Huaqing Ping beside him.

  "Ah, yes. The Shan Lian Pai is indeed skilled in Feng Shui and geomancy, especially in the direction of mountain ranges and searching for dragon veins." Hua Ping nodded in agreement.

  Just as they were talking, a middle-aged man in his fifties rushed out of the villa and loudly greeted them before he even arrived: "I didn't know Master Fang had come to visit, Chuanhe has failed to welcome you from afar, please forgive me."

  Li Chuan River is the junior fellow of He Xiye, the leader of the Shan Lian Sect. Fang Donglai is the junior fellow of Liu Maolin, the leader of the Sanhe Sect. The two are considered to be of the same generation, and Li Chuan River's address of "Fang Shixiong" is not at all unusual.

  "Haha, Brother Li is being polite, I'm the one who's being presumptuous and rude." Fang Donglai chuckled and said, considering the Jianghu world as one family, he couldn't help but acknowledge Li Chuanhe as his younger brother.

  Although Li Chuanhe and Fang Donglai were of the same generation, he addressed him as "Shifu" (senior brother), but their power within the sect differed by a huge margin. Fang Donglai was a well-known master who had been in the Ling Shen Nei Yan realm for several years, while Li Chuanhe was just a beginner. He wouldn't dare think of himself as equal to Fang Donglai, so he politely invited him into the living room.

  The living room, Qiao He Song has left, Li Chuan River invited Fang Dong Lai and Gao Ping to sit down, ordered people to make tea after, Fang Dong Lai said straightforwardly: "Li Shidi, I won't beat around the bush, this time I came to Shangjiang City because my son was harmed by someone in Shangjiang City. Coming to your place, Li Shidi, is also hoping that you can help me out, after all, you have been in Shangjiang City for many years and are more familiar with this place than I am."

  Li Chuan River had long guessed what Fang Donglai was after, and said: "Don't hide from Brother Fang, the death of Guardian Tian's nephew in Shangjiang City is something I just found out about too. If there's anything Li Chuan River can help with, please don't hesitate to speak up."

  As for Fang Shou Tian's death, Li Chuan He was also shocked and fearful. Fang Shou Tian had already been a master of the Ling Shi Nei Xian realm several years ago, which wasn't a secret. Now he was suddenly killed in Shang Jiang City, so the murderer must not be simple either. When did Shang Jiang City quietly produce such a powerful person? It's really making people uneasy.

  If the other party can kill Fang Shou Tian, they can naturally also kill him. As a local snakehead in Shangjiang City, Li Chuan He is also eager to find out who this mysterious mastermind hiding behind the scenes is.

  Fang Donglai's face turned cold and he said, "Lei Shidi, this time the dog son was killed in Shangjiang City, it is clear that a master of secret methods was involved. I came to ask you, apart from you, are there any other reclusive masters of secret methods in Shangjiang City?"

  "This..." Li Chuan furrowed his brow, pondering for a moment before shaking his head and saying: "I've lived in Shangjiang City for decades, but I really don't know if there are any hidden masters of secret techniques. Don't worry about Master Fang seeing through it, I only coincidentally entered the Ling Shi realm last year, and with my current cultivation level, I'm already considered top-notch in Shangjiang City."

  Fang Donglai could naturally see that Li Chuanhe was still at the entrance of the secret method, and directly ruled out the possibility of Li Chuanhe's murder. In a battle between high-ranking masters of the secret method, although the boundary is not the only decisive factor, without some precious artifacts, it is not easy to overcome the suppression of the boundary.

  Listening to Li Chuanhe's words, Fang Donglai furrowed his brow. Even Li Chuanhe didn't know if there were any hidden masters of the Secret Method in Shangjiang City. Was the other side just passing by?

  Seeing Fang Dong's contemplation, Li Chuan River suddenly had an epiphany and said: "Fang Shixiong, a few days ago when we were in Jiang City, a Xuanmen senior did come."

  "Xuān Mén senior?" Fang Donglai's eyes lit up and he hastily asked: "What cultivation does the other party have?"

  "Cough, cough!" Li Chuan River awkwardly coughed twice and said: "What cultivation I really don't know, but this senior has a great background, and is currently the school doctor at Fuhai University."

  "Fuhai University's school doctor!" Fang Donglai's fists clenched unconsciously, his son had died at Fuhai University, and this senior happened to be from Fuhai University. Wasn't that saying that his son was very likely killed by the other party?

  "Lei Shidi, just say what you want to say directly, no need to beat around the bush. I can still judge what's right and wrong." Fang Donglai tightly stared at the Lei River course, suppressing the excitement in his heart.

  Li Chuan River smiled wryly and said, "Actually, there's nothing that can't be said. This senior is the current leader of the Jiuxuan Gate, a disciple of Qingping Daoren, and he's only in his early twenties. What cultivation? I really can't see it."

  "The master of the Jiuxuan Gate, the disciple who inherited Qingping Daoist's mantle?" When Fang Donglai heard the first half of Li Chuanhe's sentence, his heart rate accelerated involuntarily. A senior with such a background indeed had that ability. However, after hearing the second half of Li Chuanhe's sentence, he suddenly remembered the rumors circulating in the Jianghu recently, saying that a young man had inherited Qingping Daoist's mantle and became the master of the Jiuxuan Gate.

  "Over twenty years old!" Fang Donglai's emotions were truly complex. At such a young age, even if he was a disciple of the Qingping Daoist, his cultivation would be at most the realm of introspection within his spiritual consciousness. Such cultivation was still far from being a match for his son.

  After a moment of contemplation, Fang Dong came to a decision and decided to go visit the senior first, regardless of whether he was the murderer of his son or not. After all, the other party's identity was not ordinary, so it was necessary to pay a visit out of both emotional and rational considerations.

  Fang Donglai bid farewell to the Li family at their home, and it was already past six o'clock in the afternoon. Li Chuanhe still warmly invited Fang Donglai to stay for dinner, but Fang Donglai politely declined. At this time, Fang Donglai had no appetite for food.

  After leaving Xiyuan Villa, Fang Donglai said to Hua Qingping: "First go see Chen Fasheng, and then visit the master of Jiuxianmen, Ning Yuan."

  Ningyuan and Ouyang Shasha Liu Dong three people strolled back, it was already after six o'clock in the afternoon. After the three of them had dinner, Ningyuan returned home at eight o'clock in the evening.

  Tomorrow, I will follow the school team to go on an autumn outing. As soon as Ningyuan returned home, she tidied up her luggage, prepared two sets of spare clothes, and took out her medical box to sort it out. Only then did she sit in the living room downstairs to watch TV.

  At around 9:30 in the evening, Ningyuan was getting sleepy when he heard footsteps outside the door, followed by the sound of the doorbell ringing.

  The door of the house was originally open, and Ningyuan had no habit of closing the door at home. However, since the other party rang the doorbell, he should go out and take a look. He couldn't just sit at home waiting for nothing.

  As soon as he walked out of the living room door, he saw Fang Donglai, whom he had met at noon, and a middle-aged man in his 40s standing outside the gate.

  Seeing Fang Dong come, Ning Yuan still felt a bit guilty. After all, he had just killed one of the Sanhe Sect's secret method masters, and although he knew it was impossible to leave any evidence behind, meeting the victim's master would always be awkward.

  Fang Donglai outside the door saw a young man in his early twenties coming out of the house, and hastily cupped his fists: "Fang Donglai of Sanhe School, specially came to visit Ning Qianbei."

  "I don't dare to be your senior, please come in, the door is not locked." Ning Yu took two steps forward and didn't personally go to open the door, his manner was just right. Although he said he didn't dare to be their senior, in terms of status, he indeed was their senior.

  Fang Donglai and Gao Jingping pushed open the door and entered the courtyard, then turned to Ning Yuan and bowed with a fist: "Fang Donglai of the Three Harmony Sect has seen Senior Ning, I'm sorry to disturb you so late at night."

  "No need to be polite, I'm just a young man, not worthy of being called a senior. Please come in." Ning Yuan smiled faintly and invited the two into the living room, personally pouring them tea before sitting down on the sofa and saying: "Mr. Fang coming here so late at night isn't just for a simple visit, is it?"

  "To be honest with you, my son was killed at Fuhai University in Shangjiang City today. I heard that you are the school doctor of Fuhai University, so I came to visit you without prior notice, hoping to get some useful information from you." Fang Dong said politely.

  "It turned out that the person who committed suicide at Fuhai University this morning was General Fang's son, and General Fang is still in mourning. I didn't know about this matter, I've only been in Jiang City for around ten days or so. If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known that the deceased was young Master Fang." Ning Yuan said.

  "Senior Ning!" Fang Donglai suddenly stood up, his eyes fixed intently on Ning Yuan, a powerful aura pressing down on him, precisely the spiritual awareness of the Introspection Realm, and even half a foot had already stepped into the spiritual transformation.

  "Hmph!" Feeling the aura of Fang Donglai, Ning Yuan sat on the sofa without getting up, letting out a cold snort, and at the same time, a surge of aura also rose to meet Fang Donglai, also in the realm of introspection.

  Ningyuan also knew that Fang Donglai was just testing his cultivation, so he struck without mercy. Fang Donglai was probing and left three points of margin, while Ningyuan showed no quarter. The two spiritual consciousness collided, and they fought to a stalemate.

  Fang Dong came back to himself, his body involuntarily retreating a step backward, and sat down on the sofa. Ning Yuan, who was originally sitting on the sofa, looked as if nothing had happened, but both of them understood that in this exchange, neither of them had gained the upper hand.

  "Fang Zong, don't you think that the Jiuxuan Gate has no one?" Although the two were evenly matched, Ning Yuan was after all of a higher status than Fang Donglai. At this moment, he naturally had the upper hand and stood up suddenly, his eyes gleaming like electricity as he looked at Fang Donglai coldly and said: "If Fang Zong thinks that the Jiuxuan Gate has no one, then I'll have to go visit the Sanhe Guild personally another day and ask Liu Maolin about it face-to-face."

  P.S: Once again, I'm thickening my skin to ask for votes.