Pure Yang!

Chapter 382 Prospective Sect Master! Jiang Wansui's Trust

Two days later, at the Chang'an International Hotel.

In the early morning, steaming hot porridge rose from the restaurant's porridge stall.

In the corner, Zhang Fan tore open a fried dough stick, soaked it in white porridge, let it absorb the broth, and took a bite, savoring the delicious flavor.

"Aren't you going to have a bite?" Zhang Fan looked up at Li Yishan sitting opposite him.

"You know I don't have the habit of eating breakfast," Li Yishan said casually, looking at his phone.

"It's just like you. If an ordinary person doesn't eat breakfast, they'll get stomach problems sooner or later," Zhang Fan said casually.

"So what if I have a stomach problem? I'm not even afraid of death," Li Yishan said casually.

"..."

"Let me show you something."

As he spoke, Li Yishan pointed his phone screen at Zhang Fan. The latter looked up and saw a chat window with the contact name: "Senior Jiang Tianxin, 176cm, Leo".

"Jiang Tianxin, that name sounds familiar," Zhang Fan thought to himself.

“You forgot? He’s in media studies, two years ahead of us,” Li Yishan reminded him.

"Oh, I remember now, how come you're still in contact with her?" Zhang Fan said suddenly.

This senior was quite a celebrity back in school; the number of men pursuing her could stretch from the north gate to the south gate.

“Look…” Li Yishan waved his phone and asked.

Zhang Fan looked closely and saw that this senior had sent two messages to Li Yishan early in the morning.

"Can we meet for dinner tonight?"

"I can drink it iced (shy expression)..."

"What do you think she means?" Li Yishan asked.

"..."

Zhang Fan squinted and stared up at Li Yishan.

"What the hell are you pretending for? Don't you know what she means?"

"What I mean is, why did she suddenly ask me out? You didn't know, did you? She got married at the end of last year," Li Yishan said in a low voice.

"What a disaster!" Zhang Fan shook his head and continued drinking his porridge.

How did you get involved with her?

"Last time, I guess she had a fight with her husband. I saw she posted a selfie on her WeChat Moments, looking aggrieved, with a caption..." Li Yishan recalled.

"If you don't like me, then don't like me. Do you expect me to force you to like me?"

"I just commented, 'I like it!'" Li Yishan said casually.

"Um!?"

"Then, she messaged me privately, saying she never expected me to be this kind of person."

"..."

"Then, we started communicating more frequently." Li Yishan couldn't help but ask, "What kind of person am I?"

"What a beast!" Zhang Fan shook his head and put down his spoon.

If someone invites you out, will you go?

“Nonsense, I’m in Chang’an right now, how am I supposed to get there? Even if she could drink iced drinks, I still couldn’t get there,” Li Yishan said, shaking his head.

As he spoke, he put down his phone; for him, it was just a brief interlude.

"Brother Sheng is gone?" Li Yishan suddenly asked, changing the subject.

"Yes." Zhang Fan nodded. "They left last night."

After leaving Luoying Mountain that night, he first returned to the Wang family compound to meet up with Meng Qiwu, and they left together. Only then did he find Zhang Sheng and Li Yishan.

"Have you met my brother before?" Zhang Fan asked.

“I’ve only met him once or twice,” Li Yishan said solemnly.

"You should know that I cultivate the [Jia Sheng Gui Si] technique, and my state is sometimes present and sometimes absent, in a daze. Your brother came to see me."

In a sense, Li Yishan and Zhang Sheng practiced this method together and shared the same fate.

"What did your brother say to you?" Li Yishan asked.

"He didn't say anything, just the things an older brother should say." Zhang Fan pursed his lips.

Before leaving, Zhang Shenglin only told him not to be too reckless. He was still very weak, so he should keep a low profile, be cautious, and protect his life.

In addition, we also talked about Zhang Lingzong, who is currently hiding in the Ailao Mountains and is safe for the time being.

In addition, Zhang Sheng repeatedly warned Zhang Fan not to go to the north easily, as their family's greatest enemy was in the north.

"A formidable enemy? The Northern Zhang lineage!?" Li Yishan asked instinctively.

"Probably," Zhang Fan said in a deep voice.

“Your brother is right. Right now, you’re the only one in your family who’s relatively safe. At least your current identity is clean,” Li Yishan said in a deep voice.

As a human, he knew very well how troublesome it would be to clear his name and hide it.

Especially in today's society, where a small change can have far-reaching consequences, erasing someone's traces and creating new ones without being detected is extremely difficult.

Zhang Lingzong spent ten years hiding his identity and clearing Zhang Fan's name. Putting aside everything else, the background of being a disciple of Zhenwu Mountain alone was extremely important.

"Is it safe?" Zhang Fan's gaze darkened slightly.

Since descending from Zhenwu Mountain, he has experienced many things and met many people along the way. There are always clues to be found, and he does not believe that he is 100% safe.

"At least for now, things are calm. As long as we are strong enough, all problems will cease to be problems," Li Yishan said in a deep voice.

"You're right," Zhang Fan nodded.

The higher one's virtue, the more respected one becomes. If his strength is great enough, it wouldn't be a problem for the whole world to know that he is the last descendant of the Nan Zhang lineage.

No one in this world can threaten him, not even those around him.

"What happened to your family? How come Yujing's house was ransacked? Who did it?" Zhang Fan asked.

“May you live long and prosper!” Li Yishan said in a deep voice.

“Master of the Crimson Palace!” Zhang Fan raised an eyebrow: “Aren’t you all from the Wuwei Sect? Why are you fighting?”

"Human history is a history of internal strife, there's nothing strange about it," Li Yishan said, shaking his head.

"Originally, there was a sect, and the Wuwei Sect was relatively united."

After the Jiazi Demon Extermination, the Wuwei Sect remained dormant for sixty years, only showing signs of resurgence in recent years. The true masters of the sect have all gone into hiding, and although there are undercurrents, there is little fighting between them.

“You should know a lot about what happened in Qin Gu Town,” Li Yishan said, looking at Zhang Fan.

“There are still experts alive in your Nan Zhang.”

The three great celestial masters all died in Qin Gu Town. Such a big thing could be kept from ordinary people, but Wuwei Sect naturally had special intelligence channels.

"The reaction within the Wuwei Sect is huge," Li Yishan said in a deep voice.

"Our family's relationship with your Nanzhang is too complicated."

Back then, the Nan Zhang lineage wanted to use all their strength to create a master who had mastered the "Three Corpses Illuminating Fate" technique, so that he could sit on the throne of the Wuwei Sect Master and end thousands of years of grudges and conflicts.

“The Wuwei Sect and Longhu Mountain have always been sworn enemies. How could you still have such thoughts? Nan Zhang is finished, but those who harbor such thoughts are not finished yet…” Li Yishan said in a deep voice.

"Furthermore, now that I've ascended to the highest position, they're afraid..."

"Are they afraid that another Three Corpse Taoist will emerge from the ashes of Nan Zhang?!" Zhang Fan interjected.

"Okay!" Li Yishan nodded.

The two families were indeed very close. Li Cunsi and Zhang Lingzong had known each other since childhood and were like brothers.

Later, the two sisters, Li Linglong and Li Linglang, married Zhang Lingzong and Li Cunsi respectively, which can be described as a double marriage between relatives.

Now, Li Yishan has once again ascended to the position of the Human Prince, and as for Zhang Fan, he not only cultivated the [Divine Demon Holy Embryo], but also dabbled in the [Three Corpses Illuminating Fate]. Their trajectories are too similar to those of their elders, and they have even gone further.

“Originally, it could maintain a superficial stability and harmony,” Li Yishan continued.

He was, after all, a human, and Jiang Yunxian had even succeeded him as the master of the Xuan Palace.

On the surface, everyone was a disciple of Wuwei. He had even met Mingshen Shou, and they had eaten together in a harmonious manner.

Myojin Hisashi gave his nephew a very large red envelope.

Furthermore, this "Lord of the Crimson Palace" even planned to go to the "Divine Power Association" to select a divine power for Li Yishan, forcibly extract it, and use it as a gift.

However, the events in Qin Gu Town caused great unease among those above.

"There's another extremely important reason why they took action," Li Yishan suddenly said.

"What?" Zhang Fan asked.

"They are secretly training a prospective sect leader," Li Yishan said in a low voice.

"A prospective sect leader!?" Zhang Fan's brow twitched.

"Without a leader, a group is like a pile of loose sand. If the Taoist sect were to destroy mountains and temples again one day, who would we listen to?"

A snake cannot function without a head; throughout history, only a true leader of the Wuwei Sect can truly govern the Wuwei Sect.

The human zodiac sign is the guardian of the Three Corpses. If it cannot maintain a high degree of unity of will, it will become an obstacle.

Back then, before the Three Corpse Daoist ascended to the position of Master of the Wuwei Sect, he not only faced attacks from the Daoist sects, but also encountered resistance from within the Wuwei Sect itself.

He single-handedly recruited the thirteen zodiac animals and mastered the "Three Corpses Illuminating Fate" technique, thus securing his position and establishing his reputation as the world's number one martial arts master.

“The Three Corpse Taoist also had competitors back then,” Li Yishan said solemnly.

“They have been secretly training prospective sect leaders for a long time now.”

Upon hearing this, Zhang Fan frowned slightly. He suddenly remembered the mysterious primordial spirit he had seen that day in the Tai Sui Temple in Tai Sui Village, which was cultivating the Divided Spirit Technique.

"A prospective sect leader!?" Zhang Fan seemed to be deep in thought.

"Zhang Fan!"

Just then, a familiar voice rang out in the restaurant, pulling Zhang Fan back to reality.

Zhang Fan looked up and saw Meng Qiwu walking over, with Qin Ergou by his side.

Having experienced various changes, refined the Purple Lightning Toad, and made a trip to Luoying Mountain, Qin Ergou is no longer the same as before. His divine light is restrained, his primordial spirit has achieved minor success, and he has reached the realm of high-level cultivation.

"Brother Fan!"

Qin Ergou walked over, greeted Zhang Fan, but his gaze involuntarily fell on Li Yishan.

Without needing many words, as a [Dog], he instantly sensed the true nature of the man before him.

That subtle pressure seemed to come from instinct.

"Xu Quan? Zhang Fan, this new employee you recruited for me is quite good." Li Yishan's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but smile.

Qin Ergou is too special. He had many opportunities in the early days of Toad Treasure Mountain, such as fishing for toad energy, swallowing dragon veins, and obtaining the Northern Emperor's method. Later, he entered Zhongnan Mountain to cultivate and obtained the orthodox lineage of Xuanmen. Not to mention that he recently refined a natural treasure.

Now that he has reached the advanced level of skill, it can be said that his accumulated experience has finally paid off, and he is favored by the heavens.

"Human zodiac sign!"

Before Qin Ergou could speak, Meng Qiwu spoke up. Her expression was solemn as she stared intently at Li Yishan. It was hard to imagine that this seemingly carefree young man was the famous Ren Xiao.

“Beautiful Meng…please have a seat. I’ve heard Zhang Fan mention you. Shall we add each other on WeChat first?” Li Yishan smiled and opened the QR code.

"..."

Meng Qiwu was speechless for a moment, but still took out his phone.

"What's going on outside?" Zhang Fan asked.

He stayed in Chang'an for two days, wanting to observe and wait.

After all, the fact that Ren Xiao broke through his tribulation and the Lord of Nan Zhang appeared is a major event that the Wang family should give an explanation to the Dao Alliance and the capital.

"Currently, everything seems calm, but I wonder how the Wang family explained things to the Dao Alliance," Meng Qiwu said solemnly.

"However, I did receive some news."

"what?"

"Han Wenlong is dead."

"Dead?" Zhang Fan was stunned for a moment, then instantly remembered that he was Yan Fei's junior brother, a disciple sent by Baihe Temple to Chang'an to oversee the battle.

It's a pity about these two. One died at Rosen's hands, and the other didn't die in the chaos of Luoying Mountain. How could he suddenly be gone too?

"He died on his way back to the capital. He died suddenly, and his soul was gone. Officially, it was said that he died from overwork... The Wang family's explanation was that he was poisoned by the Wuwei Sect."

As he spoke, Meng Qiwu looked at Li Yishan.

Zhang Fan also looked over at the same time.

"Why are you looking at me? I don't even know this guy... What's his name again? He's one of Han Dilong's men."

"Who is he?" Li Yishan asked in return.

"Now the Wang family can finally give an explanation to the capital," Zhang Fan said meaningfully.

……

Shangjing City.

No. 273 Xianyin Road, Dao Alliance Headquarters.

"President, news has come from the Wang family in Chang'an that Renxiao has not shown up at all." Yue Zangfeng looked at the intelligence he had compiled, his expression slightly solemn.

"In addition, those two little guys, Yan Fei and Han Wenlong, also met with misfortune..."

"The Wang family said that the methods used were suspected to be those of the Wuwei sorcerer, and they are already doing everything they can to capture him."

"Furthermore, Rosen has not only gone out of control, but has also disappeared. The Wang family's opinion is that this young man poses a huge hidden danger and is not trustworthy."

At this point, Yue Zangfeng's brows furrowed so deeply they almost formed the character "川" (chuan).

"President, the Wang family is playing tricks. Our people clearly detected unusual activity at Luoying Mountain. The night before last, there were traces of a Celestial Master there..."

At his desk, Jiang Wansui pushed up his thick reading glasses and put down the documents in his hand.

"And the conclusion?"

"I have already instructed the local Daoist Alliance to investigate this matter," Yue Zangfeng said coldly.

Clearly, the Wang family was concealing something, completely absolving themselves of any responsibility, which was completely different from the intelligence and inferences summarized by Baihe Guanhui.

"No need," Jiang Wansui said, shaking his head.

"No need?"

"After all, they are the lineage of Patriarch Chongyang, I trust them," Jiang Wansui said calmly.

"Just send someone to bring Rosen back; he's a good boy."

“But…” Yue Zangfeng’s expression changed slightly.

trust?

If he could see that there was a problem, how could Jiang Wansui, as the leader of the Dao Alliance, not see it?
"Alright, if we don't even trust our own comrades, who can we trust? Let's leave this matter here."

Jiang Wansui lowered his head and began to review the documents on the table again. To his right lay a thick stack of papers, the top of which was a personal file with a two-inch white-background photo attached. The name was clearly written in the name field:

Zhang Fan!

(End of this chapter)