Zhang Fan conjured a talisman and chanted an incantation.
The talisman flew straight towards Ning Qi, stuck to his vest, then merged into his body and disappeared.
As Ning Qi stepped out of the room, he stopped in his tracks. Diao Yuan, who was beside him, asked, "What's wrong?"
Ning Qi took a few steps back, walking very lightly, almost silently, but Zhang Fan could still tell from his breathing that he was getting closer.
Zhang Fan was breathing heavily, seemingly fast asleep.
Ning Qi walked up to Zhang Fan's ear and whispered, "I know you're awake."
He kept his eyes fixed on Zhang Fan's face by the moonlight, and only when he saw that Zhang Fan's eyelashes didn't even tremble did he turn around and continue walking.
Diao Yuan: "Boss, he's awake?"
Ning Qi: "I felt a strange wind just now, but I was mistaken. Let's go, find a place to ambush, and make sure to catch that little thief."
After the two left, Zhang Fan slowly opened his eyes.
He had just placed a listening talisman on Ning Qi, which was like adding a bugging device, allowing him to hear their conversation at any time.
"Boss, are you alright?" Diao Yuan asked with concern.
Ning Qi: "It's nothing. I really suffered a great loss this time. I originally wanted to absorb the soul of a dying person to increase my cultivation, but I didn't expect that person to have spiritual power. If that spiritual power hadn't clashed with the evil energy in my body, my power would have increased greatly by now!"
"Once we catch that man, we'll tear him to pieces!"
A glint of light flashed in Zhang Fan's eyes.
He had previously read some strange tales about people who cultivated by absorbing the souls of others. These people were evil cultivators who harmed people everywhere. As a result, some cultivators gathered together and wiped out the evil cultivators.
The relevant books were destroyed long ago; I never imagined that people would still be practicing these things now.
Ning Qi originally wanted to cultivate, but didn't want to expose himself, so he turned his evil claws to the seriously injured Zhang Tiegen, since no one would suspect anything even if the man really died.
Unexpectedly, the spiritual energy left by Zhang Fan to protect Zhang Tiegen's heart meridian saved his life once again.
The impact of the two forces caused Zhang Tiegen to lose his senses, which is why he made the movement that caused the stitches on his wound to rupture.
Zhang Fan had wanted to make a move earlier, but the Heavenly Dragon Sect had lost several disciples here, so they would definitely focus their attention here.
For safety reasons, it would be safest to lure people to a place far away from here to carry out the operation.
After listening to their conversation for a while, Zhang Fan learned that the Heavenly Dragon Sect had sent six people to find the Blazing Whip.
Two people have already been dealt with by him. Ning Qi and his companion have already appeared, but the whereabouts of the other two are unknown.
Zhang Fan planned to devise a perfect plan to wipe them out in one fell swoop without arousing suspicion from the Heavenly Dragon Sect.
He closed his eyes, sensing the movements around him, and finally located Ning Qi and the other person.
The two squatted on a tree outside the ward, watching everything inside.
Zhang Fan closed his eyes, brainstorming plans in his mind.
The six people were divided into three teams, and they were in competition with each other, each wanting to find the Blazing Whip before the others and make a contribution.
What method can be used to gather these people together and capture them all at once?
According to his understanding, these people all wanted to claim all the credit and didn't want the other party to find out.
To lure the others out, he had to reveal himself to some extent.
Zhang Fan pretended to go to the bathroom and drew the curtains so that nothing could be seen outside.
He checked Zhang Tiegen's pulse, confirmed that Zhang Tiegen was out of danger, and then infused spiritual energy to protect Zhang Tiegen's heart meridian before he felt relieved.
This time, he injected more spiritual energy than before. Ning Qi was injured and would not be coming for the time being.
Just as dawn was breaking, Aunt Pang and Li Chunyan arrived.
"Thank you so much, Zhang Fan. You should go and get some rest," Aunt Pang said gratefully.
Looking at the livid eyes of Aunt Pang, Zhang Fan sighed softly: "Aunt Pang, let me give you a couple of acupuncture needles."
Li Chunyan: "Your Aunt Pang was so worried that she couldn't sleep. She only slept for two hours in total."
The plump aunt looked like she had done something wrong: "I want to sleep too, but I have something on my mind and I just can't sleep."
Zhang Fan: "I understand."
It's only natural that anyone with a sense of compassion and loyalty would lose sleep when the fate of a loved one is unknown.
Zhang Fan inserted two needles into Aunt Pang's body and secretly infused two strands of spiritual energy to protect her heart meridian.
Li Chunyan already possessed protective spiritual power, so Zhang Fan didn't inject any more into her.
He asked Ji Zhi to buy him some things, and then he went to the restroom.
Not long after, an old man appeared in Zhang Tiegen's ward.
The old man wore a dark gray Tang suit, had a thick, center-parted gray hairstyle, a full beard that covered most of his face, and large black-rimmed glasses.
His bangs were very long, covering half of his face, and he looked to be around seventy years old.
The old man walked around the door of Zhang Tiegen's ward with his head down for a moment, and then finally came out.
Now that it was daytime, Ning Qi and Diao Yuan dared not squat in the tree anymore. They could only pretend to be family members and always pretend to pass by Zhang Tiegen's ward unintentionally.
Suddenly, an old man was seen walking out of Zhang Tiegen's ward.
The old man was carrying a cloth bag given to him by the bank, with a red rope sticking out from under it.
Diao Yuan's eyes lit up, and he whispered, "Boss, it's the Blazing Fire Whip."
Ning Qi kept his eyes fixed on the old man: "Follow him!"
Unsure of the old man's abilities, the two dared not make a move and instead followed behind, observing him from the shadows.
The old man hailed a taxi at the hospital entrance and then had the driver drive around aimlessly.
Ning Qi and his companion immediately flagged down a taxi and followed the old man.
The old man told the driver to take the car to the abandoned factory from last time, got out of the car and ran away, quickly disappearing from sight.
Ning Qi and Diao Yuan immediately gave chase, but they couldn't find the old man. Not daring to alert him, they could only keep their bodies low and proceed cautiously.
"Whoosh—" A sharp streak cut through the air.
Ning Qi immediately rolled away to dodge the attack, but he was too slow to react and was still hit on the face, leaving a bloody mark.
Diao Yuan took out a dagger from his boot and tried to stab the old man, but the old man simply tapped his toe and disappeared into thin air.
Ning Qi covered his face and looked around, but couldn't see any trace of the old man. The blood seeping from between his fingers made him look particularly ferocious.
A figure appeared ahead, and he immediately gave chase. The old man stood with his back to the two men in an open space, his voice low and deep: "You two don't look well today. Tomorrow at this time, I will fight you again here!"
With that, he took a step and ran forward at an extremely fast speed.
Ning Qi and Diao Yuan could only watch helplessly as the old man disappeared again.
Diao Yuan was stunned: "Boss, do you want to get your face checked?"
Ning Qi cursed under his breath and gritted his teeth, saying, "I'll definitely kill him!"
Diao Yuan: "I...I think he's pretty good. We're no match for him."
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