Watching Xiahou Que leave, Beiming Bufan stood up from his chair after a long pause, wiping the sweat from his forehead, his face completely pale.

The last words of Xiahou Que had pierced Beiming Bufan's heart. The Beiming Group had been operating for over a hundred years, and now, under his leadership, it was in decline, making him the sinner of the Beiming Family for centuries.

This accusation must not fall on his shoulders.

Although Beiming Bufan loved his daughter dearly, he could not let down his ancestors.

Thinking of this, Beiming Bufan immediately looked up and instructed his secretary, "Contact Xue'er at once and have her rush home to wait for me."

After speaking, Beiming Bufan hurriedly left the group and drove home.

Beiming Xue had been following Wang Yan to search for Mountain Cannon, but upon hearing Beiming Bufan's summons, she temporarily bade farewell to Wang Yan and returned home.

When Beiming Xue arrived home, she found Beiming Bufan already waiting in the living room, pacing back and forth, his face extremely gloomy.

Unaware of what was happening, Beiming Xue happily approached Beiming Bufan and asked, "Dad, do you have something for me?"

Beiming Bufan looked up, glanced at Beiming Xue, with a trace of reluctance and sadness in his eyes, but then his face sank as he said to Beiming Xue, "Prepare yourself; you're going to marry Xiahou Que."

"What?" Hearing this, Beiming Xue felt as though a thunderclap had exploded beside her ears, her face instantly turning ashen like paper.

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Meanwhile, on the other side, Wang Yan was leading Hu Wei, Qin Tian, and Ma Jun as they hurried along the road.

Wang Yan seemed to have no direction or goal, running east for a while, west for a while, with no clear destination.

After following Wang Yan for a while, Qin Tian finally couldn't help but ask, "Boss, shouldn't we go to Mountain Cannon's home to see if we can find any clues? What's the point of running around Wanghai City like this?"

Wang Yan shook his head, observing the surroundings as he said, "Didn't you already say? Peak Group, Mountain Cannon's home—it's all been searched, but nothing was found, right?"

Qin Tian blinked and said, "Yeah, but we couldn't find anything, maybe the boss can discover something."

Wang Yan said, "Perhaps, but I feel the reason for Mountain Cannon's disappearance isn't at his home."

Qin Tian frowned, "Why?"

Wang Yan didn't answer but instead looked at Hu Wei and said, "Your method was quite effective earlier, so now tell me, why?"

Upon hearing Wang Yan's words, Hu Wei chuckled sheepishly, knowing Wang Yan was referring to his trick that lured Wang Yan out at the Beiming Family earlier.

Hu Wei scratched his head and said, "Boss, haha, I was wrong earlier, don't blame me. But I really don't understand, why are we searching aimlessly in Wanghai City?"

Wang Yan didn't trouble Hu Wei any further but said, "We aren't searching aimlessly. The places I've walked are between Mountain Cannon's home and Peak Group, where Mountain Cannon could have disappeared, only within this section."

Qin Tian shook his head and said, "But we've searched this area several times, and found no trace of Mountain Cannon, not even any signs of a struggle."

At that moment, Wang Yan stopped, standing in front of a remote road, and said, "This should be the last place Mountain Cannon appeared before disappearing."

Qin Tian and the others quickly looked at the road in front of them, seeing it was very desolate and clean, with no traces of fighting.

The three exchanged glances, all shaking their heads, evidently thinking that Wang Yan hadn't yet recovered from the pleasant escape at the Beiming Family.

Wang Yan didn't turn back but said calmly, "You three don't believe me?"

Qin Tian and the others quickly said, "No, no, we could never doubt what the boss says."

Wang Yan didn't speak further but stepped ahead, snapping a branch beside him, and drew a line on the ground, saying, "A person lay here, head east, feet west, shin bone fractured, injured by Mountain Cannon's punch."

With that, Wang Yan drew a human figure on the ground.

Then Wang Yan stepped forward again, delineating another figure, and said, "Here's another person, holding a knife, with the blade broken, lying here, kicked down by Mountain Cannon."

"Here is..."

"And here..."

With each step, Wang Yan drew figures on the ground and described the person's traits.

Qin Tian and the others followed behind Wang Yan, watching him talking to himself, their confusion growing increasingly.

After Wang Yan finished, he tossed aside the branch and said, "This is the fighting situation of that day; Mountain Cannon fought 53 people alone. He's indeed a good brother and didn't embarrass me."

By this point, Qin Tian, Ma Jun, and Hu Wei exchanged a look, their faces full of disbelief.

Qin Tian said, "Boss, how could it be possible? Did you see this with your own eyes? How can you describe it so detailed?"

Wang Yan said calmly, "It's very simple. Look at the surrounding walls, there are slight marks. These marks are left by the Power of Demon Patterns. I inferred that Mountain Cannon released 56 moves that day and injured 56 people based on these traces."

The three looked at the walls and saw indeed some faint marks; however, these marks were very faint, difficult to notice without close examination. Moreover, it couldn't be conclusively determined that these were left by the Power of Demon Patterns—it could have been caused by pedestrians over time.

Hu Wei said, "If what you said is true, the scene should have some broken blades or bloodstains."

Wang Yan nodded and said, "That's the terrifying part of their opponents. They must have covered the scene before leaving, which is why we didn't find any traces. But even if they covered meticulously, there must be some clues left."

Speaking, Wang Yan looked around, then smiled faintly, pointing to a nearby tree, and said, "There's a dent in this tree trunk, Ma Jun, go and see what's inside."

Ma Jun quickly ran to the tree, examining it closely, and exclaimed excitedly, "Here's a small blade fragment."

With that, Ma Jun reached out, peeled off some bark, and retrieved a small broken blade from the trunk.

Seeing this, Qin Tian and Hu Wei started to believe.

Wang Yan pointed again to the sand before him and said, "This sand was clearly freshly covered. Remove it, and let's see what's hidden underneath."

Upon hearing this, Qin Tian raised his hand, releasing a burst of Power of Demon Patterns that transformed into a strong wind, blowing away the surface sand instantly.

As the sand dispersed, the scene beneath was revealed.

Upon seeing the ground below, Qin Tian and the others widened their eyes in shock.

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