"Back then, Ye Ling was just an ordinary person who accidentally wandered into Zhongnan Mountain. It was the kind-hearted master who rescued Ye Ling, who was unconscious by the roadside."
"After he regained consciousness and witnessed the wonders of the hermits on Zhongnan Mountain, he no longer wanted to return to the mortal world."
"Ye Ling was already quite young at that time, not to mention that he didn't have the aptitude for cultivation."
"Therefore, no one in Zhongnan Mountain was willing to let him pass on his skills. At his worst, he didn't even have a place to live."
"After learning that those with great fortune could directly obtain cultivation techniques, Ye Ling never wanted to leave Zhongnan Mountain again."
"After wandering around Zhongnan Mountain for twenty years, Ye Ling still accomplished nothing."
Xu Fan clicked his tongue in amazement. In order to obtain great fortune, he had actually wandered around Zhongnan Mountain for twenty years. This person really had perseverance.
"But just over ten years ago, Ye Ling suddenly claimed that he had received the inheritance of a god."
"Although the people in Zhongnan Mountain are mostly independent cultivators, every family has a few inherited cultivation techniques."
"Therefore, no one took Ye Ling's words seriously, but Ye Ling chose to challenge several of the weakest rogue cultivators one by one."
Xu Fan realized something was amiss. If Ye Ling had obtained the evil god's inheritance back then, then his so-called challenge was actually just a pretext to spread the evil god's faith.
"Later, during the fights, we discovered that those who fought Ye Ling had become somewhat strange, as if they, like Ye Ling, had started to believe in some kind of god, so everyone drove these people out of Zhongnan Mountain."
"At the time, Ye Ling said he wanted to go home to pack his things, but he was beaten so badly by those real people that he ran away from Zhongnan Mountain in a panic."
"So how did Ye Ling get in touch with you later?"
"He sent a letter saying that he saw the tortoise shell used by King Wen of Zhou for divination, which might be related to the Fuxi Qin. He asked you to come over, and you will know what happened next."
Xu Fan suddenly realized, but then his thoughts stopped at a certain point.
"You're saying that Ye Ling started claiming he received divine inheritance while he was in the Zhongnan Mountains?"
The pheasant nodded in confusion: "Yes, everyone in Zhongnan Mountain knows about this."
"He didn't even let us go home when he left?"
The pheasant nodded.
"The house he lives in belongs to a rogue cultivator who has no descendants to carry on his legacy. People took pity on him and that's why they let him live there this time."
Xu Fan pondered silently; now Ye Ling was going to resurrect the so-called god.
Given his combat prowess, it would be difficult for him to stop Ye Ling head-on, not to mention he also had to be wary of the mysterious symbols drawn on the parchment scrolls that appeared from time to time.
What's even more difficult is that he has absolutely no idea about the god's background or Ye Ling's methods. The only thing he can rely on seems to be that his clones of the One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones won't be tracked by the evil god.
But self-destruction like this isn't a good solution. If he doesn't manage to set up clones in time, or if he's tracked down by his soul aura, Xu Fan will still die.
Why don't we go to Zhongnan Mountain first and see if Ye Ling has left any useful clues there?
Just as Xu Fan was thinking this, Fatty Wang walked over from next door.
"Brother Xu, the call went through, and we arranged to meet at a hotel not far away."
Xu Fan smiled and said, "Okay, I'll head over later. By the way, could you book me a plane ticket?"
Fatty Wang was taken aback: "Brother Xu, things in the capital are so urgent, where are you going?"
"If you're going to run away, should I order a couple more tickets?"
"No, let me think, two might not be enough."
Seeing that Fatty Wang's words were becoming increasingly outrageous, Xu Fan couldn't help but stop him:
"Alright, it's not that exaggerated. I just went to Zhongnan Mountain to investigate some things."
"That's good, that's good. You should hurry over there. I reckon the Night Watch people have already arrived."
When Xu Fan arrived at the restaurant where Fatty Wang had arranged to meet, he found that Gao Shan was already there.
Xu Fan pulled out the chair opposite Gao Shan, sat down, and said with a smile:
"Director Gao, it's been a long time."
Takasugi looked around to make sure no one was paying attention to them, then lowered his voice and said angrily:
"What are you doing? You caused a huge scene at the Huang family's house, and the higher-ups are even issuing a warrant for your arrest. And you still dare to come here to confront me?"
Xu Fan leaned back leisurely in his chair:
"Director Gao, don't you want to know what I saw at the Huang family's house?"
"And according to what I've heard, Director Cao is already on his deathbed?"
Gao Shan frowned: "Where did you hear about Director Cao?"
Xu Fan briefly recounted what he had seen while secretly entering Ghost Island, concealing the fact that he had obtained the Dragon Emperor's Key on Ghost Island.
"So, Huang Lintian has already been controlled by that Heavenly Eye Sect?"
Xu Fan nodded: "That's the truth, and they've already started working on reviving the so-called god in the Tianmu Church."
Xu Fan then recounted everything he had seen in the Huang family building.
Takasugi said with great concern, "So, things have become very serious."
Since the Huang family dared to revive the so-called god at this time, it means that they had made sufficient preparations in the capital, which is why they acted so recklessly.
“If you have strong evidence, I can send the elites from the Night Watch Bureau to investigate the Huang family.”
Xu Fan spread his hands: "They were already about to attack me at that time, and that god was too strange. How could I possibly get evidence?"
Takasugi sighed, "Then this matter is going to be a bit difficult."
Following Xu Fan's reminder, Gao Shan also understood that the current Night Watch Bureau was undoubtedly a sieve riddled with holes for those people.
If we rashly let the Night Watch Bureau investigate this matter, the Huang family will probably take even tighter precautions, which would be detrimental to finding any results.
"It's not like there's absolutely no way out."
Takasugi's eyes lit up instantly: "What are your thoughts?"
Xu Fan smiled calmly and said, "Wasn't the Lin family swallowed up by the Huang family? I heard that the Lin family has connections in the government?"
"Meeting him isn't difficult, but gaining his support will probably be tough."
Takasugi stroked his chin and slowly opened his mouth.
Xu Fan said calmly, "Director Gao, that's all the suggestions I can offer."
"If we can't take action now, and the Huang family really resurrects their so-called god, I don't think you'd be willing to take responsibility for what happens in the capital."
Are you threatening me?
Xu Fan stood up: "It's not a threat, just a piece of advice."
Where are you going?
Xu Fan didn't turn around: "Go do what I should do."
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