bookcurios Chapter 128 The vicissitudes of life
Chapter 128 The vicissitudes of life
Chapter 128 The Changing World
Nine hundred and eighty-four years!
Lin Fan made no secret of the fact that he knew about Fang Men and Fang Lingzhu's character.
Fang Yixiao stroked his beard, a look of relief in his eyes, and laughed, "I wonder if my Fang Sect is still around after hundreds or even nearly a thousand years."
"Don't worry! The Fang Sect is still around, and it's already passed down to the eighth generation. The sect leader is called Fang Yan, and we have a pretty good relationship," Lin Fan said with a smile.
"By that logic, you're older than me. I've only lived for a little over 500 years, while you've lived for over 1000!"
Fang Yixiao stroked his beard, his face crinkling with laughter.
“That’s right, but I was fortunate enough to consume an elixir of immortality, which has kept my body and appearance youthful.” Lin Fan said with a smile.
"It seems I was too naive. I thought you were using a breath-holding technique, but it turns out your skill is superior to mine."
Fang Yixiao suddenly stood up, bowed, and said solemnly, "I have lived in the mortal world for 400 years, and you are the only person I know who has gone to the Nine Netherworlds and was able to return to the mortal world!"
"I believe none of this is a coincidence. I have a favor to ask, and I hope you can grant it!"
Fang Yixiao was about to kneel down after speaking when Lin Fan quickly stepped forward to help him up: "I can't accept this. Please speak freely, and I will definitely agree to anything within my power!"
"Please find a way back to the Nine Netherworlds. I believe that your ability to go to the Nine Netherworlds and return is definitely not a coincidence!" Fang Yi said with a smile, tears streaming down his face.
For 400 years, Fang Yixiao was single-mindedly searching for a way back to the Nine Netherworlds. In the process, he witnessed the dramatic changes in the world, but he had no clue how to get back.
He is the only one who has mastered the final stage of the Fangmen's secret technique, the Divine Refining Technique. If he doesn't go back, it will be lost forever!
Today, Fang Yixiao met Lin Fan and seemed to see a glimmer of hope. This extraordinary person might be the only hope to return to the Nine Netherworld.
"I promise you!"
Lin Fan also sensed it in his mind: as a person from the present world, he had innate talent for martial arts when he went to the Nine Netherworld, and he could even return to the place five years before his time travel.
All of this could not possibly be a coincidence. Just as many people in the Nine Netherworlds have commented on Lin Fan, he may very well be the chosen one.
"That's wonderful! I will do everything I can to help you!" Fang Yixiao cried tears of joy and quickly ran outside to retrieve the short sword.
"This is a divine weapon I forged using Nine Nether Profound Iron and Fangmen Divine Refining Technique, the Lingyao Sword. Please accept it!" Fang Yixiao presented the sword to Lin Fan with both hands.
Lin Fan waved his hand in refusal and said with a smile, "This is the only thing you brought with you, how can I take what someone else loves? Besides, I'm not good at using a sword."
Lin Fan was a master swordsman. He said this only to leave Fang Yixiao with something to hold onto, since it was something he brought from the Nine Netherworlds.
"Then, what do you want? I will do my best to make it happen for you!" Fang Yixiao was extremely excited.
Lin Fan rubbed his stomach and raised an eyebrow: "I want to eat, and then please tell me the way down the mountain!"
"You are a person of great wisdom! How shallow of me to think of offering material gifts!"
Fang Yixiao then said with relief, "There is a path down the mountain behind the house, which was built by my disciple. You can go down the mountain from there."
"I will also be going down the mountain tomorrow to resume my old trade. If there is anything I can do to help you, please feel free to contact me!"
After Fang Yixiao finished speaking, he took out a yellowed business card from his pocket and handed it to Lin Fan.
Lin Fan took the business card and read: Lingyun Martial Arts Hall, Director Fang Yixiao.
Lin Fan smiled and thought to himself: I saw this martial arts gym on TV when I was a child, and I vaguely remember that the gym's director was a very powerful person.
During their conversation, Lin Fan learned that martial arts cultivation in the modern world had long been passed down in the form of Qigong, but most of it had been lost in modern times. It was Fang Yixiao who came to the modern world and summarized and revived martial arts cultivation.
Fang Yixiao also has many disciples, who have become well-known figures in Shancheng City and even in China.
After their conversation, the two went to the dining room and had dinner with their classmates.
The ingredients were all vegetables grown by Fang Yixiao herself, completely vegetarian with little oil, but the group of people who were starving ate quite a lot.
After dinner, everyone prepared to descend the mountain and leave.
“Just follow this path and you’ll be able to get down the mountain,” Fang Yixiao said, pointing to the path behind the house.
“If we don’t take this route, we might wander around for days and still not get down the mountain. Most of the trees on this mountain look the same, so it’s easy to get lost,” Lian Jiulong said with a smile.
After bidding farewell to Fang Yixiao, the group descended the mountain along the path.
On the way down the mountain, no one paid any attention to Ou Wenxuan and Xiao Ruoyun anymore; the discussion was all about Lin Fan and the wooden house.
"Did you know that there used to be a very famous martial arts school in Shancheng called Lingyun Martial Arts School?" a student in the crowd said excitedly.
"Yes, I saw it on TV when I was a kid. They could break bricks with their bare hands and scale walls!"
The excited voice grew even more excited: "Isn't that martial arts school director Fang Yixiao? He's the old man from earlier! They say he's over 400 years old! I forgot to ask for his autograph, it's very valuable!"
Su Ruowei suddenly realized that she hadn't expected to see Fang Yixiao on this mountain.
When she was in kindergarten, she often watched the martial arts training inside the Lingyun Martial Arts School with Gu Xinyan at the entrance.
Su Ruowei wondered again how Lin Fan knew Fang Yixiao.
Several people looked back in regret, only to find that they had already walked quite far, and since it was late at night, they dared not look back.
At 9 p.m., the group finally arrived at the foot of the mountain.
When they arrived at the farmhouse and drove there, they found Zhang Dabao standing at the entrance, with two policemen beside him.
"Uncle, did you get the final payment for the fake agarwood back?" Ou Wenxuan asked as he stepped forward.
Zhang Dabao pursed his lips helplessly. Before he could speak, the police officer stepped forward and asked, "Are you Ou Wenxuan?"
Ou Wenxuan suddenly realized that they had come to arrest him, but it was too late.
"Hmm." Ou Wenxuan lowered his head, and a pair of silver bracelets instantly appeared on his hand.
"What are you doing! Do you know who my boyfriend is? How dare you grab him!" Xiao Ruoyun stepped forward and started baring her teeth and brandishing her claws.
The police ignored Xiao Ruoyun and continued to ask Ou Wenxuan, "Do you know why we arrested you?"
Ou Wenxuan glanced back at the bewildered crowd, then at the furious Xiao Ruoyun, knowing that his career of pretending to be a shrew had come to an end.
"Know!"
Hearing Ou Wenxuan's answer, Xiao Ruoyun's expression turned surprised. She quickly grabbed Ou Wenxuan and asked, "What's wrong, Wenxuan! What happened? You're a senior executive at Shancheng Group. How dare they touch you?"
Lin Fan stood behind and shook his head repeatedly. Even he, as the boss, wouldn't dare to say such a thing.
"He is indeed an employee of Shancheng Group, but only a mid-level manager. We received a report that he is suspected of embezzling public funds, and the amount involved is huge. He has been arrested," the police officer said righteously.
"really?"
Xiao Ruoyun stared blankly at Ou Wenxuan. She couldn't understand how he, who had been in the limelight this morning, could be arrested in the evening.
Ou Wenxuan didn't say anything, just nodded, and then got into the police car.
Watching the police car leave, Xiao Ruoyun collapsed to the ground, not because of his deep feelings for Ou Wenxuan, but because he had lost his sugar daddy.
The class reunion ended amidst sighs of regret, and it seems unlikely that they will ever be able to gather again.