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Fang Zhengnian only felt a chill down his back as he broke out in a cold sweat, his scalp tingling.

He couldn't imagine how a young man in his twenties could possess such immense power, causing a figure like Elder Liu to personally call him to hold him accountable.

And just as Fang Zhengnian was filled with shock and extreme confusion, his phone rang again.

He picked it up to look, and when he saw the caller's name clearly, his body couldn't help but tremble again.

"Elder... Elder Zeng." Fang Zhengnian answered the phone, his voice trembling.

"Little Fang, regarding Qin Ning's matter..."

Just like Elder Liu a moment ago, Elder Zeng had also called him for Qin Ning's sake, and his tone sounded even more serious.

It wasn't until two minutes later, when Fang Zhengnian hung up Elder Zeng's call, that he realized he had long since slumped into his chair in terror.

"Damn it! Just who did this brat provoke?"

After recovering his wits, Fang Zhengnian couldn't help but curse, and then hurriedly called Fang Mingrui.

"Hello, Second Uncle, did you find out..."

On this end of the phone, Fang Mingrui was currently climbing Mount Wudang with a few alumni. Seeing his Second Uncle calling, he thought the other party had found out something. Just as he was about to ask, he heard a torrent of curses erupt directly from the other end.

"Who the hell did you offend?"

Fang Zhengnian stood up from his chair and roared furiously, "Do you know I was almost killed by you because of this?"

"Now, right this instant, find Young Master Qin for me, and then kneel down and apologize to him face to face. Otherwise, not to mention I won't be able to protect you, I'm afraid I'll be screwed myself!"

"Second... Second Uncle... what's going on?"

Fang Mingrui was dumbfounded. He knew his Second Uncle had always had an excellent temper and had never scolded him before.

But today, the other party was so furious. It was evident that this matter had indeed caused him massive trouble.

But how could this be possible?

Wasn't it just investigating a person?

Besides, who was his Second Uncle?

He was the Deputy Secretary of E Province. How could he be held accountable by others for such a thing?

And who were the people holding him accountable?

Could it be the top leader of E Province, his Second Uncle's direct superior?

Qin Ning actually had a relationship with the top leader of E Province?

How could this be possible?

"You still dare to ask me what's going on? Do you know who just called me? Huh?"

Fang Zhengnian became angrier as he spoke. "Elder Liu, and Elder Zeng, both personally called me. Just because I had someone investigate Qin Ning, I was reprimanded by them. Let me tell you, if you don't get Young Master Qin's forgiveness today, don't blame me for thrashing you when you get back. If your dad dares to stop me, I'll thrash him too!"

Beep, beep, beep...

After saying this, Fang Zhengnian hung up the phone directly.

And on Mount Wudang's side, Fang Mingrui was completely scared silly.

Elder Liu and Elder Zeng had actually personally called his Second Uncle?

Was it real?

He originally thought Qin Ning's network should be the top leader of E Province, otherwise how could it make his Second Uncle so angry. But Fang Mingrui never expected that he had still underestimated the other party too much. The people behind Qin Ning were actually Elder Liu and Elder Zeng!

He instantly realized the severity of the matter, thinking of the phrase Jiang Yanran had just said: disaster comes from the mouth.

Fang Mingrui's legs immediately went soft. How could he still dare to leisurely climb the mountain while enjoying the scenery?

He directly found the location of the cable car and headed to the summit at the fastest speed to find Qin Ning and apologize to him!

...

Meanwhile.

At the peak of Mount Wudang, inside an ancient hall, Qin Ning and Jiang Yanran arrived.

An old man with pure white hair and beard held a whisk, sitting cross-legged on a futon with his eyes closed.

Zhang Hongye possessed a transcendent and immortal demeanor, and was now eighty years old.

He was also a martial artist and knew Jiang Yunshan. They had met a few times in earlier years, but were not considered very familiar.

Coming to Mount Wudang this time, Jiang Yanran had donated a lot of incense money to them. Moreover, Zhang Hongye also knew she was the descendant of a martial arts friend, so he had granted her an audience two days ago.

"This junior greets Daoist Master Zhang."

Jiang Yanran slightly cupped her fists, performing a greeting ritual between martial artists. She was of the Jiang family bloodline and a martial arts descendant, so greeting him in this manner was not wrong.

"Benefactor Jiang, why have you come again today?"

Zhang Hongye slowly opened his eyes, asking with a smile, and then his gaze shifted to Qin Ning beside her. He asked with a confused look, "This is..."

Qin Ning, however, paid him no mind and walked directly into the hall behind him.

There stood a special stone, oval in shape overall, and about half a person's height.

With one glance, Qin Ning confirmed that this stone was the same kind as the one he had obtained last time at Fan Sicheng's manor in Shu Province. Moreover, its internal quality was better and purer. With this material, it would be almost enough for him to truly carve out a treasured cultivation land.

"This stone, can you give it to me?"

He didn't waste words, turning his eyes to look at Zhang Hongye.

Hearing this, Zhang Hongye was taken aback at first, and then furrowed his brows.

This was the guarding treasure of their Mount Wudang, naturally impossible to easily give away to someone.

Not to mention a young man like Qin Ning, even if a martial arts expert like Jiang Yunshan personally came here and asked for it, Zhang Hongye couldn't possibly yield the stone to him.

Because within this stone lay a kind of quintessential energy. Although Zhang Hongye didn't know exactly what this energy was.

But over the years, cultivating here, he could clearly feel that this stone had helped a lot.

Thinking this in his heart, he chuckled and said, "Little friend probably doesn't know..."

"Buzz!"

However, before he could finish speaking, Qin Ning waved his hand and directly stored the stone into his spatial storage.

This sudden maneuver left Zhang Hongye completely dumbfounded on the spot, and then a look of disbelief appeared on his face.

What's going on?

Where did my huge stone go?

How did it suddenly disappear?

What just happened?

A trick?

Magic?

Or what?

"Buzz!"

And just as he was in shock, Qin Ning flipped his palm again, taking out some tea leaves and placing them in front of Zhang Hongye.

"These tea leaves, drink one cup every day. In a year at most, they can at least double your current strength," Qin Ning said calmly.

Today's Zhang Hongye had also cultivated Qi within his body. This Qi, just like Jiang Yunshan's before, was not as quintessential as spiritual energy.

However, this Qi of his was indeed much stronger than when he first met Jiang Yunshan. If he cultivated by drinking the tea as he said, in half a year at most, he should be able to officially become a first-stage Body Tempering cultivator. Even reaching the second stage wasn't impossible.

Qin Ning didn't waste time talking either. He directly asked Jiang Yanran to fetch some water and brewed the tea right in front of Zhang Hongye.

Seeing that he could actually create fire barehanded, making raw water boil in a few breaths, and with a gentle wave of his palm, the boiling water cooled down, and a cup of tea was handed to him, Zhang Hongye was already completely flabbergasted on the spot.

Who am I?

Where am I?

Is this a dream?

Even though he was a martial artist himself, the events unfolding right before his eyes had completely shattered Zhang Hongye's perception of reality.