Anshan City, Awakened Association, in the chairman's office.

"That Hua Jun is quite good."

Chen Fan murmured to himself.

The discussions outside earlier naturally did not escape his ears.

He agreed with the comments made.

If someone in the association performs well, he would not be stingy with rewards.

Of course, if someone harbors ill intentions and commits a wrongdoing, he would not be merciful.

"I wonder if that woman has been honest."

Chen Fan picked up the form on the table and roughly browsed through it.

Upon seeing the last page, his face suddenly darkened.

In the martial artist section, the highest realm was just Dark Power Martial Artist.

Clearly, the woman had once again falsified her realm, trying to muddle through.

"Second time."

Chen Fan frowned.

It seems this person still does not take me seriously?

Since that's the case, he can only give her a lesson.

If there's a third time, he wouldn't mind taking action directly to kill her.

The next moment, he concentrated and sensed that aura.

However, he didn't rush to take action immediately but continued sensing to confirm there were no other stragglers before nodding.

"Let's go then, after returning, I'll fuse the exotic true essence in my body."

Just as Chen Fan was about to get up, his phone suddenly vibrated.

"Could it be?"

Chen Fan's pupils dilated slightly and he took out his phone; the caller was Meng Yu.

Clearly, Meng Xue used Meng Yu's phone case to make the call.

Chen Fan looked at the phone and felt somewhat nervous.

"If it's a blessing, it's not a curse; if it's a curse, there's no avoiding it."

Thinking this, Chen Fan took a deep breath and answered the call.

"Chen Fan, sorry for only calling now."

Meng Xue apologized.

"It's fine."

Chen Fan shook his head, paused for a moment, and asked, "How's the situation?"

"Effective."

Meng Xue smiled slightly.

"!"

At her words, Chen Fan's body shook and he hurriedly asked, "Really? How's it exactly?"

"The time of the beast tide hasn't changed, and the fierce beasts attacking Anshan City are almost the same, except for the absence of bloodthirsty ants."

Meng Xue said seriously, "So, the casualties in the city have reduced by tens of thousands, they mostly died under the Vajra rat swarm and Flaming Flame Eagle."

"Good, that's good."

Chen Fan breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the city's casualties were still significant, didn't they see hope earlier?

Since they had exterminated the bloodthirsty ants, there wouldn't be any bloodthirsty ants in the beast tide two days later.

Similarly, if the Vajra rats and Flaming Flame Eagles were also eliminated, the casualties in the city would surely be reduced to a minimal level.

"Yes, seeing hope is better than anything."

Meng Xue sighed deeply.

In fact, during her precognition, her heart was also incredibly uneasy.

If nothing had changed in the future, she wouldn't know how to report to Chen Fan.

Fortunately, heaven rewards those who work hard; efforts had paid off.

"Mm, I'll head to Rat City early tomorrow to kill the Vajra Rats lurking underground, if progress is smooth, I'll shoot the Flaming Flame Eagles in the afternoon."

Chen Fan said, glancing at the skill bar.

Only more than ten hours left and Nine Provinces Archery could be unlocked.

With the experience points he had accumulated, leveling this cultivation technique to perfection realm was a piece of cake.

"Chen Fan, don't take it lightly."

Meng Xue hurriedly reminded him, "The water in Rat City is deep, almost all the residents are desperados. Even if you don't target them intentionally, they likely wouldn't be friendly towards you."

"Don't worry, Meng Xue, I have it all in mind."

Chen Fan smiled.

How could he not understand this? Unfortunately, he had no choice.

If he didn't go, would he just watch the ordinary people in the city suffer massacre?

Meng Xue sighed.

"By the way, Chen Fan, do you remember telling me to keep an eye out for cultists and strong outsiders infiltrating the city?"

"Right."

Chen Fan nodded.

His nightly celestial response to check the city situation could eliminate ninety percent of the danger, but there would still be omissions, like those adept at hiding their aura.

With Meng Xue's divination added, it would almost be foolproof.

Of course, nothing is absolute, maybe even with both methods, there'd still be leaks. From another perspective, those able to escape both methods likely have deep and unfathomable real strength. Directly confronting them may not guarantee victory, he may even be at risk.

Meng Xue's voice sounded,

"My spiritual power is limited, mainly used for precognizing the beast tide, so I only forecasted tomorrow. Among those entering the city, there are no cultists, but some are quite special."

"In what way?" Chen Fan asked.

"They are from noble families."

"Noble families?"

Chen Fan's expression tensed.

Without a doubt, noble families wouldn't care about this Anshan City he held.

So, were they just passing by, or?

"Yes, it seems they are from the Qin Family, here specifically to catch someone."

"Catch someone? Who?"

"A woman named Wang Lingling. One of the young men demanded her to hand over something, she didn't admit it, then several people behind the youth started attacking, Wang Lingling wasn't a match and was soon captured, her legs were cut off, and the Qin Family group left with her."

"So that's how it is."

Chen Fan nodded.

That explains why noble family members showed up in this tiny Anshan City.

However, for some reason, upon hearing Wang Lingling's name, he thought of the woman in the city hiding her strength.

Could it be her?

"Do you know what she stole?"

Chen Fan was a bit curious.

"I tried to divine it but suddenly felt a sense of crisis."

Meng Xue smiled bitterly, "If I meditate for a night and restore full spiritual power, I might be able to divine it."

"No, right now Anshan City is in critical danger, your precognition ability shouldn't be used randomly on this matter."

Chen Fan shook his head.

If his trip to Rat City goes smoothly, for safety's sake, he should have Meng Xue precognize to guard against any changes.

Another point, there are things a gentleman should do and things he shouldn't.

If those noble families provoke him without reason, he'd make them pay tenfold or even a hundredfold cost.

But if the noble families don't provoke him, he wouldn't waste energy to offend them, even if he doesn't like these noble families.

As for that woman Wang Lingling, stealing from the Qin Family is her business with them, he didn't want to get involved.

"Mm."

Meng Xue nodded, "I will."

"Mm, that's it for now, contact me if there's anything."

Ending the call, Chen Fan's mouth revealed a smile.

He had to admit, Meng Xue brought good news, improving his mood significantly.

"Should I go see that person?"

Chen Fan stood up and thought, wondering if that person is the Meng Xue mentioned Wang Lingling, if so, it's a bit pitiful.

Though he had no good sentiments towards those noble families anyway.

...

In a residential building in the city.

Wang Lingling hid under the covers, staring at the parchment in front of her without blinking.

After a while, she yawned, feeling a wave of drowsiness.

Being a True Essence Realm Martial Artist, even if she didn't sleep for several days, she could remain energetic.

But after just half an hour of looking at the parchment, she was drowsy.

"Am I too stupid? No, no, no. The Qin Family has studied it for thousands of years without any success, looking at it for a few days without finding anything is normal."

Wang Lingling murmured.

Instantly, she felt much better.

"Forget it, I'll stop studying it today; the object is in my possession anyway, I can study it anytime."

Wang Lingling's lips curled up.

She glanced at the time, it was past seven in the evening.

"Yesterday, before seven, that person named Li had already come to my door. Now it's past seven and he hasn't come, so he probably won't come. Humph, I'm still the smarter one."

Just as she was feeling complacent, there was a sudden urgent knock on the door.

The smile on Wang Lingling's face froze, and her heart started beating wildly.

No, it can't be?

There can't be such a coincidence?

"Open the door, I know you're inside."

A familiar male voice sounded.

"How, how can this be?"

Wang Lingling was completely dumbfounded.

Although she had only heard this voice once, her impression was unforgettable; it was the chairman of Anshan City Awakened Association, Li Ping.

"You should know why I'm here."

The voice outside sounded again, "I'll count to three. If you haven't opened the door by then, face the consequences."

"Three."

"Two."

"Creak!"

The door opened, a middle-aged woman cautiously looked at Chen Fan in front of her, "Big brother, why are you looking for me at this late hour? Please don't harm me, I'll shout."

Chen Fan glanced at her, "Enough, stop pretending in front of me. You should know why I'm here. This is the second time,

I was going to teach you a lesson, but I'm in a good mood tonight. Let's go, if there's a third time, I'll really take action."

Seeing this, Wang Lingling knew there was no point in continuing the pretense.

She bit her lip and unwillingly asked, "Chairman Li, where did I show a flaw that made you find me so easily twice?"

"Where did you show a flaw, huh."

Chen Fan sneered, "What, planning to come a third time? Wang Lingling, you really don't take me seriously, do you?"

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