Dashing Student-Chapter 1187: Stirring Up the Snake

Chen Nan’s sudden appearance caught Zhang Yunyi and Chong Xiao off guard, and they were particularly secretive about Chen Nan’s strength.

After a long while, they finally calmed themselves and approached Chen Nan.

"Brother Chen, it’s been a long time." Zhang Yunyi greeted with a customary fist salute.

Chong Xiao’s attitude was much more casual. He looked Chen Nan up and down and said somewhat mockingly, "How did you cultivate? How can you be so strong?"

One must know that both of them were nurtured as prodigies by their respective sects, and they didn’t need to worry about all kinds of cultivation resources, dedicating all their time to cultivation.

Yet, they knew Chen Nan was merely a Loose Cultivator, and he was even constantly pursued, but under such circumstances, his cultivation speed was still faster than theirs, making them feel quite ashamed.

"Just cultivating like this, the same as you." Chen Nan shrugged nonchalantly.

This attitude further inflamed Chong Xiao’s heart. He couldn’t stand someone more arrogant than himself, so he couldn’t help but purse his lips, "How about a sparring match?"

He had wanted to spar with Chen Nan before but never had the chance. Now that they met again, he naturally didn’t want to miss such an opportunity.

"Sure." Chen Nan readily agreed.

As soon as the words left his mouth, Chong Xiao rushed at Chen Nan, with mana surging out of him so powerfully that his red hair was tossed about wildly, appearing quite daunting.

But just a few breaths later, Chong Xiao was clutching his swollen face and hiding behind Zhang Yunyi, shouting somewhat sheepishly, "You shouldn’t hit people’s faces, why are you only aiming for my face?"

This comment nearly made Zhang Yunyi, who usually maintained a poker face, burst out laughing.

"Sorry, next time I’ll hit somewhere else." Chen Nan said sincerely.

Chong Xiao’s eyes widened immediately, "You think there’ll be a next time? Whoever fights with you is a fool!"

After saying this, he realized it didn’t sound right; wasn’t he calling himself a fool? So he sulked off to one side without saying anything more, looking a bit depressed.

Chen Nan truly didn’t expect he’d make Chong Xiao feel depressed. He felt a bit apologetic in his heart, mostly because Chong Xiao’s face was just so punchable that he couldn’t resist.

Zhang Yunyi watched their exchange clearly. Before, their strengths might not have differed much, but now, Chen Nan was someone they could not even hope to catch up to.

"Brother Chen, why are you here? Are you also here to investigate the cultivator disappearances?"

"Cultivator disappearances? What’s going on?" Chen Nan asked, somewhat puzzled, as although he had seen information from Yaoxing City, he hadn’t paid attention to anything else.

Seeing Chen Nan’s genuine look of confusion, Zhang Yunyi began to explain. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

It turned out that recently there had been many missing cultivators in Qing Province, and the locations where they disappeared were all very close to different branches of the Wang Family, hence many sects in Qing Province dispatched disciples to investigate this matter.

Zhang Yunyi and Chong Xiao, one a disciple of Qingfeng Temple and the other a direct apprentice of the Demon Suppression Sect, were both from renowned righteous paths. Among the missing cultivators, there were also people from their sects.

Therefore, they were also sent to investigate the truth, suspecting it was related to the Wang Family, which is why they came to the Wang Family to look for clues, but unfortunately, after several days, they found nothing.

"I see." Chen Nan slowly nodded, a smile appearing on his face, "If you continue investigating like this, even after a hundred years, you won’t find anything."

Chong Xiao became anxious immediately, "Then how should we investigate?"

"Of course, it’s beat the grass to scare the snake, then wait for the rabbit at the stump."

Chen Nan smiled slightly, a plan already forming in his mind. To see if the Wang Family has a problem, he has to see if they take the bait.

...

Chong Xiao and Zhang Yunyi had always concealed their identities to investigate the Wang Family, but now, they came openly to Yaoxing City.

And they told everyone they met that they had come to investigate the missing sect cultivator cases, making their intentions widely known.

"Will this work? Will the Wang Family really take the bait? I don’t believe it!" Chong Xiao mumbled quietly to the person beside him as they walked down the street.

Zhang Yunyi still had an expressionless face but calmly said, "We have no other choices, do we? We just have to try."

They pretended to investigate for several days in the city and then hurriedly left the city, as if someone were chasing them.

This scene did not escape the notice of the Wang Family, and soon enough, the elders of the Wang Family branches were aware of the situation.

"They left in a hurry? Did they discover something? No way, we can’t let them leave!"

An elder of the Wang Family stood up abruptly, his expression vicious, "I suspect the ones who sneaked into the Wang Family before were those two. If they’ve truly discovered something, we’ll be doomed!"

Sitting in the front was the patriarch of the branch, who looked at the somewhat nervous elders and nodded, "Alright, then send people to catch them; we happen to be short of two blood worms."

The elders responded in unison and left the residence, heading in the direction Zhang Yunyi and Chong Xiao had gone.

Yet, none of them noticed that Chen Nan had silently followed in their wake.

A hundred miles outside the city, Chong Xiao and Zhang Yunyi flew through the air at a deliberately consistent speed.

"See, no one is chasing us at all. I said Chen Nan’s plan wouldn’t work; we just wasted several days." Chong Xiao hugged his arms defiantly.

Zhang Yunyi furrowed his brow slightly, thinking things seemed a bit off; had they really been pursuing the wrong target all along?

Those missing cultivators might have been taken by Demon Cultivators.

However, right at that moment, several energy presences appeared behind them, and their divine senses firmly locked onto the pair.

"Here they come!" Surprising emotion appeared even on Zhang Yunyi’s typically stoic face.

Chong Xiao widened his eyes in disbelief, turning back to look behind, "This works? Chen Nan’s that kid is really a monster, isn’t he?"

Since the Wang Family had pursued them, it indicated a guilty conscience, proving themselves without a fight, but the main drama was yet to come, leaving Chong Xiao a bit worried.

"The Wang Family actually sent out Golden Core Realm cultivators, a total of five people. Will we be alright?"

However, Zhang Yunyi’s face was untroubled, "Brother Chen said he wouldn’t let anything happen to us."

"You trust him that much?" Chong Xiao screamed, not used to entrusting his life to others.

But now the elders of the Wang Family had caught up, leaving them no other option but to quickly descend to the ground, hoping to use the complex terrain to shake off the Wang Family elders.

Unfortunately, the two ended up being driven into a dead end.

"Gentlemen, I am a disciple of Qingfeng Temple. May I ask why you’ve stopped me? What exactly do you want?" Zhang Yunyi faced the five elders without fear.

A corpulent elder stepped forward, his plump face displaying a smile.

"We certainly know you’re a talented disciple of Qingfeng Temple, which is why we’d like to invite you both to be guests at the Wang Family."