Starting Cultivation During a Trip

Zhang Fan glanced over, then slowly withdrew his gaze, and the pressure that felt like the collapse of heaven and earth immediately dissipated.

A man and a woman lay limp on the ground, their clothes soaked with sweat. They were like mud, unable to muster any strength, and their eyes filled with fear as they looked at Zhang Fan.

"Why are you here too?" Zhang Fan asked casually.

"This place... shows traces of cultivators’ magical combat, so naturally, it’s taken over by our Daoist Alliance." Sui Chunsheng looked at the man and woman and sighed in relief.

"Recently, we’re short-staffed, they’re seconded from Lao Mountain, let me introduce—"

"No need." Zhang Fan shook his head, having no interest in getting to know these two newcomers.

"Old Sui, we’re old acquaintances, let’s not beat around the bush. What’s going on here?" Zhang Fan asked.

"Still investigating, you know how it is, when experts combat, the surrounding surveillance becomes useless. We have too few leads at the moment." Sui Chunsheng shook his head and sighed.

"It might be related to the Wuwei Sect..."

As he spoke, Sui Chunsheng leaned closer to Zhang Fan and whispered, "You might not know, but some days ago, a major event happened in Jiangnan Province. Even Chairman Lou was dismissed..."

"The Wuwei Sect is becoming more rampant, right now the whole of Jiangnan Province is undergoing a massive purge..."

At this point, Sui Chunsheng quickly stopped talking, "I can only tell you this much, the rest is too confidential, we have our rules."

"I want to see Chairman Lou."

At this moment, Zhang Fan suddenly made a request.

"You want to see Chairman Lou?" Sui Chunsheng was taken aback, then immediately looked troubled.

"What? Is it difficult? He’s only been dismissed, even if there’s any wrongdoing, he still has to go to Shangjing for review..." Zhang Fan said flatly.

At these words, Sui Chunsheng’s expression changed suddenly, looking at Zhang Fan with some surprise.

"You... know? You actually know?"

"Old Sui, I can tell you that in Yujing City and Jiangnan Province, the means I can employ are beyond your imagination..." Zhang Fan said in a deep voice.

"I want to see Lou Hechuan, you can consider this my request."

Zhang Fan’s voice was low and slow, yet it carried an undeniable authority.

At this moment, Sui Chunsheng was somewhat dazed, feeling that the Zhang Fan before him was no longer the Zhang Fan he knew.

"I understand, I’ll make the arrangements," Sui Chunsheng nodded and said.

"Let’s go."

"Now?" Sui Chunsheng was momentarily stunned.

"Yes, right now," Zhang Fan confirmed.

"Alright then."

Sui Chunsheng nodded helplessly, waved a hand, and a black car drove over from a distance.

Zhang Fan got into the car, and Sui Chunsheng assisted the man and woman into the back seat.

A moment later, the black car stopped at the gate of the Jiangnan Province Daoist Alliance.

"I’ve arranged it, but you only have twenty minutes, Chairman Lou is still in isolation," Sui Chunsheng said in a low voice.

"Understood," Zhang Fan nodded.

Saying this, Zhang Fan followed Sui Chunsheng straight into the office building of the Jiangnan Province Daoist Alliance.

"Senior brother, who exactly is that person?" The ponytailed woman spoke, watching Zhang Fan’s departing figure.

Just now in the car, the two of them were like frightened quails, barely daring to breathe while seated behind Zhang Fan, the oppressive feeling was more terrifying than any tribulation in cultivation.

"I don’t know." The man in a short-sleeve shook his head, his face still deathly pale.

"Judging by Director Sui’s attitude towards him, he’s certainly no ordinary person."

"Someone like that isn’t someone we can provoke, junior sister, don’t act so rashly in the future."

"Senior brother, it wasn’t you who..."

"Enough, go back and reflect." The man in short sleeves raised a hand, turned, and left.

...

A corner on the third floor.

At the end of the hallway, a room door opened to reveal a suite, with a living room outside and a bedroom inside.

The standard here rivaled that of a five-star hotel.

Splish splash...

As Zhang Fan entered, he heard the sound of water running from the bathroom.

"Is that you, Little Sui?"

Lou Hechuan’s voice sounded.

"Chairman Lou, the person has been brought."

"Thank you."

"If there’s nothing else, I’ll leave first."

Saying this, Sui Chunsheng gave Zhang Fan a look and then left the room.

At this moment, Lou Hechuan slowly came out, dressed in pajamas, resembling a retired elderly man.

Just a few days off that position, his complexion seemed even more rosy and bright.

"Zhang Fan, we meet again."

"Chairman Lou..."

"I’m no longer a chairman," Lou Hechuan waved his hand and sat directly on the sofa.

"Sit down."

Zhang Fan looked at this former leader of the Jiangnan Province Daoist Alliance and sat opposite him.

"You’re here for the matter with Li Yishan’s family?"

Lou Hechuan’s directness caught Zhang Fan by surprise.

"Chairman Lou truly knows everything!"

"Of course I know, ever since the fall of the three great Celestial Masters, I knew that things would change in Jiangnan Province..."

Speaking, Lou Hechuan lowered his voice and said coldly, "Do you know what their family is about?"

"Or rather, do you know where your late friend, Li Yishan, stems from?"

"Human Xiao!" Zhang Fan paused for a moment before uttering the words.

"Heh, you know, you really know." Lou Hechuan laughed.

"It seems, Chairman Lou, you know too." Zhang Fan looked up, doubt flashing in his eyes.

"Is Chairman Lou a part of the Wuwei Sect?"

"No." Lou Hechuan shook his head.

"Then I don’t understand."

"You don’t understand why such a big fish has been under your nose for so many years, yet I haven’t acted?" Lou Hechuan leaned back on the sofa, staring at the ceiling.