Chapter 164: Longevity Ki

Chapter 164: Longevity Ki

Xia Song quickly explained the background of that scholar.

He was from a school in the South Immortal Commandery.

The southern region regarded martial arts above academics, so only those who were highly talented and passionate about academics would be able to enter the school.

The Auspicious King was the honorary principal of the school, and he often visited the school with Xia Song to lecture the students. Over time, Xia Song became close with a student named Zhao Yan.

Zhao Yan was from a humble background, but he had a dashing face and meticulous heart. Often, he only needed to read a passage once to grasp its key concepts and even formulate personal insights about it.

Due to that, the Auspicious King harbored high hopes for Zhao Yan. He intended to send the latter to the capital to participate in the imperial exams.

Unfortunately, that made the other students in the school jealous of Zhao Yan, and they began oppressing him. Zhao Yan turned a blind eye to their antics and focused on his own studies.

Occasionally, Xia Song would invite him on a boat trip on the Great Xia River to share poetry and exchange couplets.

One day, women started disappearing in the South Immortal Commander. Some were ladies from distinguished households, and some were young girls. This case quickly caught attention, and Jue Panshi personally led a team of chiliarchs to investigate the matter.

Days later, they dug up a few female corpses that hadnt fully decomposed inside Zhao Yans tattered hut. They were the missing personnel! As a result, Zhao Yan was arrested under the suspicion of being the murderer.

No matter how the Valiant Defenders questioned him, Zhao Yan refused to confess to his crime, insisting that he was innocent.

Xia Song saw him once then; he had lost one of his eyes, and his body was covered with grievous wounds. He only had a breath left in him, but he still insisted that he was innocent and begged Xia Song to help him root out the real culprit.

Imperial Duke Fang, the evidence was in place. I couldnt exploit my power to save him. Id cant face the deceased women and their family if I did that, Xia Song said with clenched jaws.

However, Zhao Yan, who was to be executed at noon, suddenly displayed astonishing martial prowess. He broke free of his restraints, defeated over thirty elites from the Valiant Defenders, and vanished into thin air. That made us more certain that hes the culprit, a human-faced beast. The reason he concealed his martial prowess was so that he could secretly harm those women without coming under suspicion!

From that day on, Zhao Yan has been wanted in our South Immortal Commandery. It has been years since, but there hasnt been any news on him

At this point, Xia Song looked at Fang Chen and asked, Is Zhao Yan the culprit who kidnapped my Sixth Sister and Miss Zhixue?

Fang Zhixue suddenly noticed that one of the scholars eyes looked lifeless. Startled, she asked with a suppressed voice, You have a grudge with our Fang Manor?

My target is the Auspicious Kings Sixth Daughter. You were collateral. I, Zhao Yan, have nothing against your Fang Manor. Rest assured, I wont do anything to you, Zhao Yan said.

That terrified the Auspicious Kings Sixth Daughter. He is after our Auspicious King Manor!

With a quivering voice, she asked, I-I dont know you.

You were still young back then. Its normal you dont remember me, Zhao Yan said. I am very close with your big brother, however.

Fang Zhixue was starting to make sense of the situation. This Zhao Yan has a grudge with the Auspicious King Manor. He was planning to just kidnap the Auspicious Kings Sixth Daughter, but I was in the way, so he grabbed me as well.

She spent a moment in thought before asking, What do you want?

Dont ask so much. Just obediently stay there for the next few days. Zhao Yan shook his head.

Few days? It wont even take half a day for my big brother to find us, Fang Zhixue sneered.

She wasnt sure if Fang Chen was back from the capital yet, but she was praying that she could intimidate the other party through Fang Chens name.

Who, in Great Xia, wouldnt tremble after hearing Fang Chens name?

To Fang Zhixues surprise, Zhao Yan calmly chuckled before replying, Your big brother wont be a match for me even if hes here. I have only remained unknown because I dont want my name to get out.

My big brother wont be a match for you? Thats the biggest joke I have ever heard! You cant even hope to begin to fathom what my big brother is capable of! Fang Zhixue snorted.

Zhao Yan shook his head. I reached pinnacle Human Profound by seven years old, and I comprehended Longevity Ki by the time I was sixteen.

Fang Zhixue gasped. She stared at Zhao Yan in disbelief.

Hes kidding, right? Longevity Ki?

There were four stages to the Earth Profound realm: Aureate Ki, Primal Ki, Origin Ki, and Longevity Ki. If Zhao Yan had reached Longevity Ki, that would mean that he was a pinnacle Earth Profound realm martial artist!