109: Sean: Where is my grandson? Trading Day 1

Chapter 109: Sean: Where Did My Grandson Go? Trading the Heavenly One Method (33)

Yan Xiao Yi had just gotten up when he suddenly felt a gust of wind by his ear, and a flying dagger came soaring through the air!

He touched the ground with his left hand, and his body shot up, narrowly dodging the dagger.

Ninth-grade hidden weapon Cultivator!

There were no more than fifty Ninth-grade Martial Artists in the world, and Yan Xiao Yi had never heard of another Ninth-grade long-range Martial Artist.

He pulled his strong bow, immediately feeling a sharp pain in his right arm. He endured it and shot an arrow in the direction the dagger had come from.

"Clang!"

The flying dagger and the arrow collided, creating a series of sparks. Both lost their momentum and fell to the ground.

The archer's arm was severely injured, greatly reducing the power of the arrow he shot!

Yan Xiao Yi had no confidence in dealing with the opponent in front of him.

Then, a black figure, approaching from a distance, pursued him, appearing and disappearing intermittently.

Yan Xiao Yi dared not be careless. He immediately mounted his horse and fled back the way he came.

It was not a big deal if Fan Xian couldn't be killed; he couldn't possibly risk his own life.

Li Chang'an watched from afar. Teng Zijing did not give up but sprinted through the mountain forest, closely chasing Yan Xiao Yi as he fled.

Teng Zijing knew that capturing this Ninth-grade archer would surely be a great Achievements.

The head of the former Deputy Commander of the Imperial Guards, the seventh-ranked expert on the Langya Master List, was quite an enticing prize!

The border armies of Northern Qi and Southern Qing had suffered heavy casualties. Shang Shanhu, with an arrow in his shoulder, gradually retreated from the battlefield under the cover of several trusted aides.

Looking at Sean, who was still firmly blocked by Haitang, Shang Shanhu was extremely unwilling.

"Adoptive Father!"

Haitang Duoduo raised her eyebrows and said, "If you don't leave, I'll kill you too!"

Sean closed his eyes helplessly and said to Shang Shanhu, "Hu'er, this girl seems to be here to protect me."

"You go back to Shangjing City first. We will meet again!"

Shang Shanhu retreated, and the chaos finally ended. Fan Xian counted, several Ninth-grade Martial Artists came today!

Lang Tao, Haitang, Shang Shanhu, Yan Xiao Yi, the man in black—how was it that everyone was a Ninth-grade Martial Artist!

Fan Xian, who had broken through to the Eighth-grade at the end of last year, suddenly felt that his progress was slow.

A few more Tiger Guards had died in the previous melee. Lang Tao had already jumped out of the encirclement and was charging towards Sean.

Zhao Da and the few surviving veterans only cared about Fan Xian's life and did not help the Tiger Guards deal with Lang Tao.

Fan Xian anxiously said, "Young Master Guo, have your men deal with Lang Tao!"

But Zhao Da shouted, "We took money from them; we only protect your life!"

Fan Xian was speechless that they were still thinking about money at this time. He pulled Sean and ran deeper into the stone forest.

Young Master Guo rushed out, "Follow them! Don't let Fan Xian die!"

So, a group of people, divided into several layers, ran deeper into the stone forest.

Fan Xian and Sean ran in front, Lang Tao chased behind, Haitang tried to block Lang Tao, and Young Master Guo's men and the Tiger Guards followed at the very end.

Sean's chest bled more and more. In Fan Xian's heart, he began to miss the powerful Black Knights!

They hadn't run far when the two arrived at the edge of a cliff.

Sean said with a pale face, "You can throw me down. Lang Tao wants to kill me."

Fan Xian said crossly, "I was just about to throw you down, but then we reached the edge of the cliff."

Sean directly exposed him, "You're hoping for Chen Pingping's backup, aren't you? Don't count on it."

Fan Xian's thoughts had been exposed. According to Chen Pingping's style, he would always leave a trump card or backup.

This was not Chen Pingping's fault, because Director Chen did have a backup, but Shadow was still sleeping in a certain stone pillar.

Lang Tao and Haitang chased while fighting, also reaching the edge of the cliff.

Haitang suddenly felt a pang in her lower back, allowing Lang Tao to rush to the edge of the cliff first.

Li Chang'an's order to her was to protect Sean, but every time she had a chance to block Lang Tao, her lower back would be lightly struck by a stream of True Qi.

Of course, she knew that such a method could only be Li Chang'an's.

She really wanted to throw in the towel. What exactly did he mean? He wanted her to protect Sean, but not to stop Lang Tao.

If she couldn't stop Lang Tao, wouldn't Sean be dead for sure!

As she was wondering, annoyed to the extreme, she saw Lang Tao stab Sean in the back again with another dagger!

Sean lost his balance and, as he was falling off the cliff, he actually pulled Fan Xian down with him!

Seeing the two fall off the cliff, Lang Tao put away his flying dagger, then gave Haitang Duoduo a meaningful look.

He said with satisfaction, "Junior Sister, you've really had a tough time."

Haitang was annoyed and perfunctorily replied, "Indeed, it was extremely tough."

Lang Tao sighed, "You had to fulfill the Empress Dowager's decree and also respect Master's wishes."

"So, you pretended to stop me, but in reality, you didn't use your full strength.

Don't worry, I will report truthfully to Master."

"The Empress Dowager will also have nothing to say."

Haitang Duoduo was full of questions. Could Senior Brother Lang Tao actually justify this?

"Junior Sister, the matter is settled. Let's return to Shangjing to report."

Haitang Duoduo dared not act on her own, "Senior Brother, you go back first. The Empress Dowager has arranged other important matters."

By the time Young Master Guo arrived with the veterans and guards, Lang Tao and Haitang had already dispersed.

Young Master Guo saw the bloodstains by the cliff and felt a pang in his heart; the last straw to save his father was gone!

"Brother Fan! My Brother Fan! You died such a tragic death!"

Young Master Guo cried heartbrokenly, and Zhao Da and the others were full of admiration, truly a man of strong emotions!

In a cave beneath the cliff, Fan Xian grumbled, "Who's wailing? What's all the shouting about!"

Sean looked at Fan Xian with a benevolent expression, sending a chill down Fan Xian's spine.

They weren't related, so why did his expression resemble Chen Pingping's somewhat?

"Ruthless in your methods, yet someone is so devoted to you. You are indeed a promising talent."

Fan Xian ignored Sean's flattery, "Sean, if you want to die, just die. Why did you have to drag me along!"

Sean had pulled Fan Xian down with him when he fell off the cliff earlier.

"In the border regions, I know where the pits are even with my eyes closed. Of course, I know there's a cave under this cliff."

Fan Xian asked doubtfully, "And then? You pulled me down, then you caught me. How does that benefit you?"

Sean said weakly, "Lang Tao struck my vital points twice. I'm beyond saving. There are some things I want to tell you before I die."

Fan Xian, in a fit of generosity, helped Sean stop the bleeding. Sean, delighted, laughed heartily towards the sky.

"You saved me, and I am very happy. The secret in my heart, Chen Pingping and the Northern Qi monarch and his officials all want to know, but Ku He doesn't want it to be known."

"I can tell you now..."

Fan Xian was even more puzzled, "No, why would you tell me!"

Sean gave a tragic smile, "After I've finished telling the secret, if there's time, I'll tell you."

Fan Xian didn't care about that anymore; this secret might be related to his mysterious mother.

Then, Sean began to tell the story of the past.

The Great Wei Emperor dispatched a thousand-man army to the north to search for the Divine Temple. Ku He and Sean were the leaders.

The two traveled north past Beilao Pass and encountered the polar night, where they couldn't see the sun for dozens of days.

When their food ran out, the army began to resort to cannibalism. Sean and Ku He also ate a lot, and in the end, only Ku He and Sean emerged from the darkness.

Ku He had eaten human flesh. Now, as the Great Qi National Master, how could Ku He tolerate such a dark history being known?

The secret of the Divine Temple and Ku He's dark history were the reasons why Ku He sent people to kill Sean.

Next, the two saw the Divine Temple in the far north. The appearance of the Divine Temple was exactly as they had imagined.

Later, the door opened, and a fairy named Ye Qingmei emerged.

She said that everyone saw the Divine Temple differently.

Whatever one's heart imagined the Divine Temple to be, that is what they would see.

Upon hearing this, Fan Xian was stunned. So his mother actually came from the Divine Temple!

At this point in the timeline, because Wu Zhu was injured, the two had not yet gone to get the box key, so they hadn't read Ye Qingmei's letter.

Afterward, Ye Qingmei gave the two a Cultivation Technique but emphasized that it was most suitable for Ku He to Cultivate.

This Cultivation Technique was the Heavenly One Method. Ku He Cultivated it and eventually broke through to the Great Grandmaster Realm.

Although Sean also Cultivated it, his improvement speed was far slower than Ku He's, and he did not achieve the Great Grandmaster Realm.

Sean also mentioned that Ye Qingmei carried a box, which further convinced Fan Xian that this Ye Qingmei was his mother.

Ye Qingmei later had to go back to bring Wu Zhu, so she parted ways with Ku He and Sean, requesting that Ku He and Sean keep the matter of the Divine Temple a secret.

Ku He, being a devout ascetic, regarded Ye Qingmei's words as divine. Naturally, he also demanded that Sean strictly guard the secret, or he would kill him.

Later, Ye Qingmei, accompanied by Wu Zhu, went to Eastern Yi City and Southern Qing, established a business, and married into the imperial family.

Hearing this outcome, Fan Xian was somewhat shocked, "Ye Qingmei married into the imperial family? Who did she marry?"

Sean proudly said, "This matter is very secretive, but it couldn't be hidden from me. She married Emperor Qing."

"However, she did not enter the imperial harem and was not formally married.

She lived in Taiping Villa, and the two had a marital relationship. Ye Qingmei even bore a child for Emperor Qing."

This was the last Fan Xian knew about Ye Qingmei.

Fan Xian only now realized that he was actually Emperor Qing's son, a prince!

No wonder Emperor Qing was extremely lenient with him, even finding reasons for his rapid promotion, insisting on handing the Imperial Treasury over to him.

Apparently, Ye Qingmei had not told Emperor Qing, Chen Pingping, and Fan Jian about her origins, and Wu Zhu himself had forgotten.

Fan Xian suppressed the excitement in his heart and then asked, "Now can you tell me why you want to tell me the secret?"

Sean smiled kindly again, "Child, you are my grandson."

Fan Xian almost cursed, "Why are you insulting me out of nowhere!"

But as Sean continued his analysis, Fan Xian felt a chill down his spine.

He also understood that ever since he entered the capital, he had been in a huge web.

"You studied poisons from a young age precisely to prepare for escorting me."

"You grew up in Danzhou, but you were rapidly promoted less than a year after coming to the capital."

"The reason for your rapid promotion was to give you the opportunity to escort me, and then kill me with your own hands, or let me kill you!"

Fan Xian knew very well that he was the son of Ye Qingmei and Emperor Qing, and Sean had fallen into Chen Pingping's trap.

How cunning Chen Pingping was, he had Sean completely cornered.

"The secret in my heart, no matter how much torture, I wouldn't let it slip, but I also didn't seek death."

"That's because I had a thought in my heart, and that thought was my son's illegitimate child, which is my grandson."

"Chen Pingping captured my grandson, but he never directly told me any news, instead, he probed and threatened little by little!"

"But the more he did this, the more I refused to speak. Only if I kept quiet could my grandson be safe!"

Fan Xian still didn't quite understand Sean's thought process, "Danzhou is so big, how could you be sure it was me?"

Sean confidently said, "Firstly, the age matches, and secondly, they had you escort me back to Northern Qi."

"If Chen Pingping was truly cultivating you, why would he secretly withdraw the Black Knights? And why did he have no backup at all when you just jumped off the cliff?"

"Someone must have ordered you to kill me during this escort, right?"

"They want you to kill me, but they don't care about your safety at all. Chen Pingping wants you to kill me, or for me to kill you!"

"They didn't even cripple my martial arts, wanting me to personally strangle the thought I've held for over twenty years. How cruel!"

Fan Xian felt Sean was too delusional, "But why would Chen Pingping torment you like this?"

Sean gave a bitter laugh and said, "How long have you known Chen Pingping? You don't understand him at all!"

"That man, once he harbors hatred, he will seek revenge even if it takes ten or a hundred years!

I caused him to lose his legs and become crippled back then. How could he not hate me and torment me?"

By now, Fan Xian had completely understood the entire matter.

His entry into the capital was indeed a grand scheme orchestrated by Chen Pingping and Emperor Qing, all to extract the secret from Sean's mouth.

And Chen Pingping was too familiar with Sean, so every step was taken perfectly, without even leaving any tangible evidence like birthmarks or relics.

People who are too clever and confident tend to doubt tangible evidence placed before their eyes, choosing instead to believe the conclusions they derive from their own investigations.

Fan Xian felt that the two old foxes in the capital were truly chilling, having calculated all of Sean's thoughts and judgments.

Just then, a stream of True Qi suddenly shot into the cave from outside. The True Qi accurately struck the back of Fan Xian's head, and Fan Xian's eyes rolled back as he completely fainted.

When Sean saw the True Qi being released externally and the ability to casually strike Acupoints, his hair stood on end!

"Great Grandmaster!"

But then, what he saw was a young man not much older than Fan Xian.

Li Chang'an's more than two hundred already Cultivated Acupoints simultaneously released True Qi outwards, and the stone walls in the cave were forcibly carved open.

This level of control over True Qi, in Sean's view, was already astounding!

"What a young Great Grandmaster! You've been eavesdropping on the Divine Temple's secret all along. How do you plan to deal with us, grandfather and grandson!"

Sean thought Fan Xian was his grandson and instinctively wanted to protect him.

Li Chang'an retracted his True Qi, "Divine Temple? The Divine Temple holds no secrets for me. My existence is higher than the Divine Temple."

"When I came to this world, I needed the Divine Temple's deduction of nuclear radiation utilization methods to help me reach a deeper Realm as quickly as possible."

Sean's expression was tense, but he said very firmly, "You want to obtain the Heavenly One Method? I'm afraid it won't be that easy."

Li Chang'an flicked his fingers, and a pill was flicked into Sean's throat, which Sean then directly swallowed.

"A pill concentrated from a thousand-year-old ginseng, to prevent you from suddenly dying."

"I'll make a deal with you: you hand over the Heavenly One Method, and I'll tell you where your real grandson is."

Sean looked at Fan Xian with concern, "Since you've heard everything, you should know that he is my grandson."

Li Chang'an stared into Sean's eyes and said, word by word.

"He is not your grandson; he is the son of Emperor Qing and Ye Qingmei."