Late at night!
The Full Moon Restaurant in Red Rock City was brightly lit. The Golden Roc Trading Company's Vice President Han Wenbin and the Sun Family's Patriarch Sun Zhengxiong were seated at the main seats. Below them were Red Rock City's Elders Chen De Guang and Liu Zhiguang, Red Rock City's City Guard General Wang Guiyi, He Family's authoritative figure He Yun, Green Gang's Elder Huang Hong, Wind Formation Guild's Elder Bai Lifan, and Shen Kuang's Deputy General Feng Ye. A total of nine representatives were seated here.
There were only nine of them in the large hall. As for the maids serving them, they were nowhere to be seen. There were only traces of frightening cold light flickering in the darkness in the distance. Clearly, there was a large number of soldiers guarding this place.
"Xiao Fan!" Sun Zhengxiong frowned. He lightly knocked on the chair's handle and broke the silence. He muttered to himself, "Is he really that strong?"
"Yes!" After Han Wenbin had consumed quite a number of precious pills, the shattered bones in his body finally began to slowly reform and grow back. He shouldn't have come to tonight's gathering, but he still endured the intense pain in his body and came. At this moment, he replied to Sun Zhengxiong with an incomparably hoarse voice.
"Formation!" One of the Wind Formation Guild's Elders, Bai Lifan, opened his eyes and said, "That Xiao Fan is using a formation!"
"What kind of formation is that? It's so powerful that Vice President Han and so many others couldn't resist it? "Chen De Guang frowned and asked.
"I don't know!" Bai Lifan shook his head and said, "It should be some kind of secret formation. I've never heard of or seen this kind of formation in the current formation system!"
"Secret formation? Then what's Xiao Fan's background?" Liu Zhiguang said in a low voice. "According to what I know, secret formations aren't easy to deal with. Those who know secret formations usually have extraordinary origins. Nine out of ten of them are from some super large faction. This is because only those super large factions possess secret formations that rarely appear in the world. Based on this line of thought, could this Xiao Fan be from some …! "
"I've already asked someone to investigate all the clans with the surname Xiao in the entire Tianqi County. There are a total of 872 people with the same name as Xiao Fan, and there are only 16 people who might match the identity of this Xiao Fan in front of us. These 16 people have been checked one by one, and none of them match! " Sun Zhengxiong said, "In addition, I also sent people to investigate all the counties in the vicinity. Although the investigation is not very detailed, the preliminary results are that none of them match!"
Hearing Sun Zhengxiong's words, everyone present frowned deeply again.
Xiao Fan. At this moment, he was an unknown mystery in everyone's eyes. No one knew his identity, origin, and background. Everything about him was a mystery that couldn't be solved at all.
"Is it possible that he came from even further away? For example … the other states? "Wang Guiyi suddenly asked.
"Traveling across states is something that only those who are at least at the Noble Plane can do. Those who are not strong enough to travel across states will probably not survive for more than a day!" Feng Ye glanced at Wang Guiyi. He said calmly, "Not to mention. Do you think it's so easy to enter the state gate? Do you think Xiao Fan will be able to enter? "
Hearing Feng Ye's mocking words, Wang Guiyi didn't say anything. He only looked at Feng Ye coldly and didn't say anything. Feng Ye also looked at Wang Guiyi coldly. He also turned his head away and didn't say anything.
Red Rock City's City Guard Army had three commanders and ten generals. Feng Ye and Wang Guiyi were both generals. Wang Guiyi's father had a wide network of connections in the City Guard Army. As the head of the ten generals, his position in the army could be said to be second only to Shen Kuang, Zheng Yu, and the other two commanders. He was the fourth person in the City Guard Army.
In addition, there were rumors this year that the last commander of the three commanders was about to retire due to old age, and the new commander would be Wang Guiyi if there were no surprises.
However, Shen Kuang's personality was tyrannical and unreasonable. He insisted on pushing out his trusted aide, Feng Ye, and wanted Feng Ye to take over the position of the new commander. He even reported this to the Water Cloud Holy Land.
As time passed, the Water Cloud Sanctuary's attitude began to waver. They no longer insisted on letting Wang Guiyi take over the position of the new commander. Wang Guiyi was furious, but he had no choice but to join Shangguan Chen's camp. He wanted to borrow Shangguan Chen's strength to stop Feng Ye.
Now, although Wang Guiyi had betrayed Shangguan Chen because of Xiao Fan's matter and joined forces with Feng Ye to fight against Shangguan Chen's camp, there were still many conflicts between them.
"Then he should be from the Qingyun Lower Prefecture. It seems that we need to spend more time and effort to find out his true identity and origin!" Sun Zhengxiong said with a frown.
"In my opinion, there's no need to investigate his identity and worry about the consequences!" Suddenly, He Yun said with a sharp voice. "Who cares about his identity and origin? Since he dared to do such a thing, there's nothing to say. Just kill him! "
"So what if his Formation is very powerful? He probably set up a Formation in the Beast Fighting Colosseum in advance. That's why he was able to suppress everyone. If we ambush him, even if he has a hundred lives, it won't be enough! "
No one in the hall responded.
He Yun was a woman, and many women had sufficient reasons to do things without considering the consequences, only caring about their own likes and dislikes. But now, other than He Yun, the rest of the people present were all men, and they were all men who had been in high positions for a long time, and their vision and thinking were not ordinary men.
After seeing Xiao Fan's various unusual means, although they were furious, they still had their rationality. Therefore, their first reaction was to find out Xiao Fan's true identity. They had to consider the consequences of killing Xiao Fan and be prepared to kill him once and for all. Only then could they really act.
"In my opinion, why don't we let Xiao Fan live for a few more days. On one hand, we'll find out Xiao Fan's true identity and origin as soon as possible. On the other hand, we'll think of a way to get the Patrol Officer to come to our Red Rock City earlier!" Han Wenbin said in a low voice. "No matter what, if we want to kill Xiao Fan, Shangguan Chen is still a threshold that we can't cross. As long as we kill Shangguan Chen, Xiao Fan won't be able to escape! "
"What if we find out that Xiao Fan's background is not simple and we can't afford to offend him?" Elder Huang Hong of the Qing Gang said.
"Then we'll consider ourselves unlucky!" Han Wenbin said straightforwardly.
"Let's do it this way. If Xiao Fan's background is not simple and he's supported by a force that we can't afford to offend, then we deserve to suffer for what happened in the past few days. We asked for it. However, if we find out that Xiao Fan has no background and no force to rely on and support him, then there's nothing to say. We'll just kill him! "Sun Zhengxiong stood up and looked at everyone.
"Agreed!" Chen Deguang nodded and said.
"Agreed!"
"Agreed!"
The others also spoke one after another. There were some who didn't speak, but it was obvious that they agreed.
"Agreed!" He Yun was the last to speak, although she was very unwilling. Although she was unwilling, she knew that she couldn't do it alone, so she could only agree helplessly.
"In that case, please leave!" Sun Zhengxiong was the first to stand up and slowly walked down the Full Moon Restaurant.
The rest of the people also stood up and slowly left.
Soon, the Full Moon Restaurant returned to its peaceful state. After the lights on the roof were extinguished, it completely merged with the night!
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City Governor's Mansion!
"Xiao Fan. He didn't come back? We can't find him either? "Shangguan Chen said in shock when he heard the grey-robed old man's words.
"Yes!" The grey-robed old man said helplessly.
"Has anyone seen him in the city?" Shangguan Tong asked anxiously.
"For now … No!" The grey-robed old man hesitated. Then, he shook his head and said.
"Then where could he have gone?" Zheng Yu whispered.
"No matter where he went, today's matter is very serious!" The grey-robed old man sighed and said softly, "Although Xiao Fan is invincible today with the help of the formation, he has offended Red Rock City. However, he has offended the entire Red Rock City and you will have to face the wrath of everyone else as well! “
"My Lord, perhaps we should really cut ties with that Xiao Fan!"
"Uncle Li, how can you say that? That day in the Linfeng Formation Guild. If it wasn't for Xiao Fan, I would have been dead. He is my savior! "Shangguan Tong stood up angrily when she heard the grey-robed old man's words.
"Miss!" The grey-robed old man looked at the angry Shangguan Tong and sighed helplessly. "It's true that he saved your life, but we have also repaid him a lot. If we really want to be calculative, we have already repaid him!"
"Now that he is going to drag all of us down with him, it is perfectly normal for us to distance ourselves from him!"
"What do you think, Commander Zheng?"
"Ah? I, I think Miss is right. Uncle Li, you are also right. However, it's still up to you to decide! " Zheng Yu was caught off guard by the grey-robed old man's question, but he reacted quickly. After a few dry laughs, he immediately said, "I am a martial artist. I only listen to orders and don't care about making a choice!"
"What a fence-sitter!"
Hearing Zheng Yu's words, the grey-robed old man and Shangguan Tong could not help but roll their eyes. Even Shangguan Chen, who had been pondering, looked at Zheng Yu with a strange look in his eyes.
"Sir!" The grey-robed old man looked at Shangguan Chen again and could not help but say.
"Father!" Shangguan Tong also turned to look at Shangguan Chen and called out.
"Alright, stop arguing. We will talk about this later!" Shangguan Chen raised his hand and stopped the grey-robed old man and Shangguan Chen. Then, he said calmly.
"Later?" Hearing Shangguan Chen's words, the grey-robed old man, Shangguan Tong, and Zheng Yu were a little confused. They did not understand what he meant.
"There are some things that don't have to be decided immediately. We will talk about it later. The best strategy is to stay still!" Shangguan Chen said with a smile.
"The City Lord is wise!" The grey-robed old man smiled and did not say anything else.
At this time, staying still should be the most reasonable response. Moreover, Shangguan Chen's words were enough to prove that he also wanted to give up on Xiao Fan.
Many times, as long as there was an idea, it would be enough. This was because once an idea was rooted in one's heart, it would grow into a towering tree sooner or later. At that time, the decision to give up on Xiao Fan would follow. It would not be abrupt at all.
"Father!"
Shangguan Tong was also a clever person. She naturally guessed Shangguan Chen's thoughts. Knowing that her father had the intention to give up on Xiao Fan, she immediately said hurriedly.
"Alright, Tong 'er, go and rest. We will talk about this later!" Shangguan Chen shook his head.
"Father!"
Shangguan Tong's face revealed an aggrieved expression. She wanted to say something, but Shangguan Chen had already shook his head, turned around, and walked out. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared on the spot. Even if Shangguan Tong wanted to say something, it was too late.
The grey-robed old man shook his head when he saw this scene. After that, his figure slowly faded and he left.
Shangguan Tong stood on the spot with an aggrieved expression. She bit her lower lip and watched her father's back as he left. She stood on the spot without moving or saying a word like a little girl sulking.
"Young Miss, you don't have to resent the City Lord!" Zheng Yu walked over quietly at this moment and whispered in Shangguan Tong's ear, "Because you see, the City Lord has really done a lot for Xiao Fan in the past two days. He is not the heartless person you think he is!"
"It's just that in his position, there are too many things and interests to consider. It's expected that he would give up on Xiao Fan because he couldn't bear the pressure!"
"Moreover, even if he wants to, he still hasn't really done it. Although he is watching, as long as the City Lord doesn't really do that, the outside world will still be afraid of taking action against Xiao Fan. This is also a kind of invisible protection for Xiao Fan!"
"I understand!" Shangguan Tong heard Zheng Yu's words, and the resentment in her heart instantly dissipated a lot. Then she nodded and said in understanding.
"It's good that Young Miss understands the City Lord's difficulties because the City Lord isn't a moral saint that only exists in people's mouths. It's already not easy for him to hold on until now!" Zheng Yu smiled and said, "Moreover, Xiao Fan's methods can be said to be extremely strange and unfathomable, causing one to shudder with fear. I keep having the feeling that even if we don't help him, he still possesses the ability to deal with all problems!"
"So Young Miss doesn't have to worry about anything at all, let alone blame the City Lord!"
"Yes, that's right!" Shangguan Tong's eyes lit up, and she nodded.
"As for Uncle Li, Uncle Li has always wanted the City Lord to succeed, so he has always done things based on interests. Young Miss, please don't hold a grudge against Uncle Li!" Zheng Yu smiled again.
"I understand Uncle Li's character. I won't!" Shangguan Tong smiled as well.
"Alright, since Young Miss can untie the knot in your heart, then it's much easier to talk about it. It's getting late, Young Miss. You should go rest early. I'll take my leave as well!" Zheng Yu said.
"Uncle Zheng, take care!" Shangguan Tong nodded.
Zheng Yu bowed to Shangguan Tong, and then he turned and left.
"Xiao Fan, where exactly are you now?" After Zheng Yu left, Shangguan Tong was silent for a moment. Then she didn't return to her room to rest, and she walked towards the door instead.
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