Six o'clock in the evening, at the Li family villa.
Li Jianfei sat on a solid wood sofa with a newspaper in his hand, his back ramrod straight. He was a soldier when he was young, and even after retiring from the military for many years, he still had some of the habits of a soldier.
However, at this moment, his mind was not on the newspaper, and his eyes kept glancing at the villa's gate.
After receiving his son's call, he ordered someone to investigate who his son had been in frequent contact with recently.
Then they identified a young man named Gao Yan.
Following an in-depth investigation, detailed information about Gao Yan was also placed on his desk.
According to the information, Gao Yan is a martial artist at the peak of the Dark Force realm. His Li family is a top wealthy family in Shanghai, and they have also recruited two martial artists with the Dark Force realm to oversee the family.
However, one of these two martial artists, who possessed internal strength, was already thirty-five years old and only at the early stage of internal strength, while the other was nearly fifty years old and only at the middle stage of internal strength.
How old is Gao Yan?
He was only twenty years old, yet he had already reached the peak of Dark Force, while his son said that he had reached Transformation Force, meaning that he had recently broken through to Transformation Force.
He was a soldier back then, and not just any soldier, but a special forces soldier. The instructor who taught them combat was a master of internal energy.
Back then, none of them took this combat instructor seriously, since those who could enter the special forces were all top-notch soldiers selected from thousands.
Of course, not just anyone is qualified to be their instructor.
Then, the combat instructor made them all come at him together.
As a result, in less than two minutes, all fifty-odd elite soldiers were taken down by the instructors.
It was from that time that he learned of the existence of martial artists.
Unfortunately, combat is only one skill for special forces soldiers, so even though he trained hard, after several years he could only barely reach the level of Ming Jin.
After retiring from the military, he started a business. Although he still trained every day, he focused most of his attention on business. Over the years, his skills had deteriorated, and he could no longer make a sound.
There's a saying that a single sound is worth a thousand pieces of gold, which refers to the sound produced when one has achieved the Ming Jin (明劲) level.
Back when he retired from the military and started his business, the world wasn't as peaceful as it is now. Long-distance drivers would carry slingshots for self-defense because encountering road bullies was commonplace.
Some highway robbers only want money, while others intend to murder for money. Without some self-defense equipment, one wouldn't dare to drive long distances.
As a former special forces soldier, he naturally didn't take road thugs seriously. After several long-distance runs, he seriously injured many of them.
Finally, this provoked the revenge of a late-stage Ming Jin martial artist.
If he hadn't drawn his gun at the crucial moment, he probably would have died at the hands of his opponent. Even so, he was severely injured, which made him realize that martial artists are indeed very strong.
Fortunately, he encountered someone at the late stage of Ming Jin (明劲). If he had encountered someone at An Jin (暗劲), even with a gun, he wouldn't have been able to protect himself.
Therefore, after he became wealthy, he tried to recruit martial artists.
As his business grew and his wealth increased, he learned more and more about the martial arts community and what a "Transformation Realm" martial artist represented.
He deeply regretted this, thinking that if he had been able to become a disciple of that master of internal energy in the military camp back then, even if he couldn't reach the level of internal energy transformation, he could at least have achieved internal energy transformation.
Getting back to the main point, according to the information he had, Gao Yan might be at the peak of Dark Force or at the early stage of Transformation Force, which was fine, but behind him stood a Grandmaster of Dan Force.
If the Transformation Realm is a top-tier master, then the Grandmaster of the Core Formation Realm is like a celestial being on earth.
That's why he attached so much importance to Gao Yan's arrival.
Time passes.
About five minutes later.
Two cars appeared in front of the villa gate.
The gate opened, and two cars drove in.
Li Jianfei's heart skipped a beat. The car in the lead belonged to his son, so the Rolls-Royce Cullinan behind it must belong to Gao Yan.
The next moment.
The car door opened, and two young men got out.
One of them could be skipped, and Li Jianfei's gaze fell directly on the second young man. He wasn't particularly handsome, but he exuded a confident and charismatic aura in his every move.
Even though he knew Gao Yan was very young, only 20 years old, he was still shocked to think that the other party was at the peak of Dark Force or the early stage of Transformation Force.
"So, Xiao Lü, what have you figured out?"
Li Jianfei turned to ask his personal bodyguard, Lü Youming, who was one of the internal strength martial artists he had recruited and was now serving as his personal bodyguard.
As for the other master of internal strength, he stayed at the Li family's residence to protect the family's safety.
Lu Youming did not answer immediately, but instead squinted at Gao Yan. Martial artists are always sensitive to gazes, and Gao Yan followed his gaze and smiled at him.
However, Lü Youming's body trembled slightly, and he took a step back before lowering his voice and saying, "Boss, this person is unfathomable, I am no match for him!"
The eyes are the windows to the soul; the more powerful a person is, the sharper their vision becomes.
This strength can be status, power, or one's own capabilities.
Just like a high-ranking leader, who can instill fear with just a glare.
As for martial artists, it depends on their own strength. The stronger a martial artist is, the more intimidating and aggressive their gaze becomes. There is even a technique in martial arts called "eyewitnessing," which can wound your mind with just a glance.
Therefore, he intimidated Gao Yan and Lü Youming during their eye contact.
"Dad, let me introduce you. This is my good brother, Gao Yan!"
At this moment, Gao Yan and Li Chaonan walked over, and then Li Chaonan proudly introduced Gao Yan to Li Jianfei.
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