Time flies, and a day passes in the blink of an eye during the test.
Ye Yi sat in his seat, looking at the data from today's tests, feeling a sense of satisfaction.
According to the data, Mr. Li's physical fitness has reached 9.5 times that of an average person, which is not far from the theoretical 10 times.
However, this data gave Ye Yi a deeper idea: if a master of internal energy took the enhancement potion, wouldn't their enhanced qualities be even higher?
Unfortunately, Master Li is not a martial arts master, so the compatibility between the second-generation enhancement potion and a martial arts master is still unknown.
Over the next few days, Ye Yi devised a training program specifically for Elder Li, because Elder Li's control over his own strength was not yet very good, so it was essential to create a complete training opportunity for him.
This is not only for Elder Li's health, but also to allow the experiment to proceed further. After all, if others take the second-generation enhancement potion in the future, these experiments will also be needed.
They are laying the foundation for him.
Just as Ye Yi was watching Li Lao's actions with a smile, Shi Qiao silently walked up behind Ye Yi and whispered in Ye Yi's ear.
"Sir, Chen Yang has disappeared without a trace. We have lost track of him."
These words immediately calmed Ye Yi, who had been smiling, and he gave Shi Qiao a look.
He then told Elder Li and headed out of the laboratory.
"What's going on?"
Stepping outside the laboratory, Ye Yi finally couldn't suppress his inner doubts and asked.
After all, no matter how strong Chen Yang is, he is still just an ordinary person, while the person Shi Qiao sent to track him is definitely an enhanced human. It is amazing that such a setup could still lose track of Chen Yang.
"Here's what happened. During the round of 16 in the national competition, our people defeated Chen Yang. After defeating Chen Yang, our people wanted to invite him, but when they went to invite him, they found that he had disappeared without a trace."
"Time and place."
"It was backstage at the national competition, between 8 and 9 pm last night."
Upon hearing this, Ye Yi narrowed his eyes. Ye Yi believed that Chen Yang could not possibly disappear without a trace on his own. Therefore, this situation could only have occurred with the help of outsiders, which meant there was definitely a huge problem involved.
However, Ye Yi quickly recalled what Zhu Chengwu had told him before: that Chen Yang had powerful families in the north behind him, so he might be going against these families.
"Never mind Chen Yang's exact whereabouts for now, go and ask Zhu Chengwu which faction is behind Chen Yang."
Ishibashi immediately nodded and said.
"I understand, I'll go ask right away."
After saying that, he left in a hurry. Ye Yi watched Shi Qiao's retreating figure and fell into deep thought.
Ye Yi's initial curiosity about Chen Yang's existence was merely a casual curiosity.
Although Chen Yang is very strong, there are people in the Dragon Kingdom who are similar to him, so giving up is not a big deal.
However, Ye Yi was very pleased with Chen Yang's gaze, because the last time he saw such a gaze was when Ye Yi created Lu Bu in the secret realm. As the number one figure in the Three Kingdoms and Ye Yi's most prized creation, Lu Bu was definitely not an ordinary person.
Therefore, Ye Yi was very concerned about Chen Yang's future development.
Will they become trendsetters of this era, or continue to remain unknown?
However, because this world needs too many strong people, Ye Yi wanted to bring Chen Yang into contact with him and make him a trendsetter of this era.
Lost in thought, Ye Yi slowly walked into the laboratory, and Professor Li keenly noticed this.
However, it's not appropriate to say anything about the current training method customized by Ye Yi for Master Li.
When Elder Li finished training, he sat down next to Ye Yi with his upper body bare, revealing his muscles that looked like steel bars, and asked softly.
"What happened?"
"It's nothing, I just saw a nice person disappear without me noticing."
"Haha, is it because you didn't do things well the first time?"
Old Li laughed heartily.
"Yes, it's possible that something happened that went beyond my plans."
Ye Yi smiled and did not refuse. After all, in front of an old man like Li Lao who had lived for a hundred years, unless Ye Yi became absolutely rational, he really couldn't hide any secrets.
"I just heard the names you mentioned."
Old Li paused for a moment and then said softly.
"Does Old Li know him?"
"Not only do we know each other, we're extremely familiar with each other."
"If Mr. Li doesn't mind the trouble, please tell me about it."
Ye Yi said softly, not caring at all how Old Li had overheard his conversation with Shi Qiao. Ye Yi knew that Old Li's physical condition was ten times that of an ordinary person, so it was no big deal for him to hear it.
“No trouble at all, but the Chen family is a real problem. I know Chen Yang’s great-grandfather; he was once known as the King of the North. And his grandfather is an old acquaintance of mine.”
At this point, a name instantly popped into Ye Yi's mind: Chen Xu, the Northern King. He was the number one warlord before the founding of the Dragon Kingdom, and once controlled sixteen provinces in the north, commanding an army of over a million.
However, with the founding emperor of the Dragon Kingdom's campaigns from south to north, he displayed great prowess and even eliminated the three major warlords of the Central Plains on the spot, which frightened Chen Xu. As a result, the north was incorporated into the Dragon Kingdom without any damage.
"Hehe, do you think Chen Xu is a cowardly coward?"
Old Li clearly saw through Ye Yi's thoughts.
Then he said.
"That's how it is based on the history I've seen."
"Hehe, that's all nonsense. Chen Xu was the only one who could dominate the sixteen northern provinces. How could he have lost his courage just because of the Central Plains War? Besides, after Emperor Taizu conquered the Central Plains, his military strength was obviously not as good as that of the north. So how could he have scared Chen Xu?"
Old Li said with a sigh.
"What's the reason for that?"
Ye Yi asked, puzzled.
He simply couldn't understand why Chen Xu would give up the opportunity to become emperor and instead choose to directly merge into the Dragon Kingdom.
"Hehe, there are two reasons for this. One is that Emperor Taizu and Chen Xu were old acquaintances, and the other is that Chen Xu was a true national hero."
What does this mean?
"Do you think that back then, our Dragon Kingdom was able to fight to the death without any problems? It was all because Chen Xu led a million-strong army and was stationed at Yanmen Pass in the far north. When Chen Xu sat there in the north, wow, not a single foreigner dared to look at our Dragon Kingdom's land."
That's why dozens of warlords dared to cause such trouble on our Dragon Kingdom back then; otherwise, they would never have dared to do so.
As for why Chen Xu later chose to ally with Emperor Taizu, it's because the two had been classmates since elementary school, and even alumni of the Longli Military Academy. They were in the same class, the same dormitory, and roommates.
He even served in the same military unit.
Therefore, Chen Xu wasn't particularly resistant to surrendering to Emperor Taizu. At the same time, he was also bogged down by foreign troops at Yanmen Pass, so seeing that a victor had already emerged in the Dragon Kingdom, and that the victor wasn't someone he disliked, he simply surrendered.
Because of this, Chen Xu became the founding prime minister of my country and the King of the North. Although he no longer holds the throne, his legacy remains.
The Chen family remains the most prestigious family in the north, and even today, many generals in the army owe favors to the Chen family.
Moreover, Chen Xu was very clever. Even when he was serving in Kyoto, his family did not move to the capital and stayed far away from the center of power. None of his family members were involved in politics.
Therefore, Emperor Taizu trusted him completely.
After Li Laoyi finished his introduction, Ye Yi immediately understood. He hadn't expected Chen Yang to have such a background.
However, once this identity was revealed, Ye Yi immediately understood why Chen Yang was able to disappear silently from his surveillance.
"So what exactly is Chen Yang's situation in the Chen family?"
Ye Yi asked curiously.
"Hehe, the rule that the Chen family is not allowed to engage in politics was set by the Chen family's ancestor. All members of the Chen family either go into business or join the military, and none of them dare to go into politics. However, in the third generation, an exception emerged, namely Chen Yang's father, who ignored the family rules and went directly into politics."
Tsk tsk, you know, although the Chen family never interferes in political affairs, the political world still has to give the Northern King some face, so Chen Yang's father gets promoted as easily as drinking water.
However, because his promotion was so rapid, it threatened the interests of many people. The top official of Wu Province in the south was ousted. And the patriarch of the Chen family had already declared he wouldn't interfere with his eldest son, so his fate was predictable. If that were all, it wouldn't be so bad.
It's worth noting that this eldest son also had a son named Chen Yang. Given the special bond between grandparents and grandchildren, the Chen family patriarch doted on Chen Yang. When Chen Yang wanted to learn martial arts as a child, the patriarch directly invited the bodyguard who had protected Chen Xu to personally teach Chen Yang martial arts.
This bodyguard is no ordinary man. To become Chen Xu's sole protector, he was capable of taking on a hundred men single-handedly, and even disregarding firearms. According to those martial arts masters, he was a master of Ming Jin (a type of internal energy cultivation).
"Ming Jin? Is this expert still alive?"
Ye Yi interrupted Elder Li with some surprise.
Old Li looked at Ye Yi with surprise and said.
"I'm not too sure, after all, the Chen family is very secretive."
Never mind that for now, let me continue.
Chen Yang became his disciple, starting to learn martial arts at the age of five. He trained until his father's generation, and then learned that his father's accident was related to some martial arts schools in the south. So he went south to challenge those schools one by one. Tsk tsk, back then, many martial artists in the south were so frightened by this ruthless star that they came all the way to the capital.
Although the Chen family did not help Chen Yang's father, Chen Yang was backed by the Chen family, so no one dared to use underhanded tactics. As a result, Chen Yang alone suppressed the entire martial arts world in the south.
The Chen family was very pleased with Chen Yang's achievements. After all, the Chen family was once a warlord family, so it was only natural that they would be very fond of such a scion.
However, Chen Yang has a significant conflict with the Chen family because of his father.
So when Chen Yang was invincible in the South, he declared that he had severed ties with the Chen family and would never go to the North again in his life.
Then he went into seclusion.
Although the Chen family was incredibly powerful, they were ultimately the Chen family of the Northern Kingdom. People in the South might give them face, but it was absolutely impossible for them to obey us. So Chen Yang severed ties with the Chen family.
Therefore, now that Chen Yang has appeared in the north, he will naturally be captured and taken back by the Chen family.
After finishing speaking, Old Li let out a long breath and continued.
"Sigh, as people get old, they become more talkative. Young man, don't get too annoyed."
"No, Elder Li's words have really broadened my horizons. Now I'm very curious, is Chen Yang's father still alive? And why was Chen Yang's father imprisoned back then?"
"Hehe, in Wu Province, what other reason could there be? Of course, it's because the armed conflicts in Wu Province are serious. What really made him step down was that right after he finished inspecting Li City, a major case broke out in Li City, involving twenty-eight lives, all because of armed conflicts. You tell me, wasn't that deliberately targeting him? If it were just that, it wouldn't be so bad, but the huge protests that broke out in Li City later, plus the revelation that Chen Yang's father was closely related to this armed conflict, all of that led to his immediate downfall."
Old Li said with a smile.
"As for whether he is alive or not? Of course he is still alive, but he has been imprisoned for a long time. As for the reason for his imprisonment, I will not say. After all, Chen Yang's father did go too far in this matter."
Upon hearing this, Ye Yi narrowed his eyes. For a straightforward and honest soldier like Old Li to believe that there was no problem with Chen Yang's father being imprisoned was a huge issue.
Therefore, Ye Yi did not intend to continue asking questions.
"Alright, it's time for me to keep working hard."
Old Li suddenly got up, stretched, and then said.
After watching Elder Li continue performing the actions he had arranged, Ye Yi couldn't help but ponder.
"The question is whether Chen Yang is still worth saving. Ye Yi is still very curious about Chen Yang, but he doesn't want to pay too high a price for his curiosity. After all, the Chen family's position is not simple. Even if they are not as glorious as they used to be, they still have some foundation."
However, Ye Yi's gaze quickly hardened once again.
Regardless of whether he intends to contact Chen Yang, Ye Yi needs to visit the Chen family. From Li Lao's conversation, Ye Yi learned that the Chen family once possessed a master of the Ming Jin level. Although his current fate is unknown, the fact that they once existed makes it worthwhile for Ye Yi to personally visit them, as such a figure is beyond Ye Yi's comprehension.
This was also the first time Ye Yi had heard of a superhuman in this urban world. You should know that Ye Yi had never heard of anything about superhumans in his previous teachings.
As for demons and angels, they are merely fantasies within the church.
Therefore, Ye Yi made up his mind that no matter what, he had to go and see the Chen family.
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