Chapter 840: Chapter 283: The Current Situation, The Light of Hope (4127 words)_1
In the crowd.
Li Wei glanced at Zhang Chen and a few others walking away, and then at his grandson Li Xinghai beside him, falling into deep thought.
He couldn’t hear the conversation between Chen Fan and Fang Yu.
But he had heard every single word of the conversation between Zhang Chen and Fang Zimo.
Li Wei’s feelings were somewhat complex.
The matter of his grandson Li Xinghe’s death in the Flashing Firefly Swamp had been suppressed by the City Lord’s Mansion.
The Li Family had admitted defeat and hadn’t pursued the investigation further.
In this world where Monsters run rampant and Demons roam freely, what did the death of a Li Xinghe count for?
His third son died defending against the Demons circling Restricted Area 0, devoured by a Demon with no remains left behind.
The sensation of a person with white hair sending off one with black hair was unbearable.
But Li Wei was powerless to do anything about it.
Li Xinghe was dead as well…
He hadn’t allowed the Li Family to continue the investigation.
He knew his own grandson’s character all too well.
Putting aside anywhere else, just in Demon City alone, he didn’t know how many people wanted to kill Li Xinghe.
The City Lord’s Mansion of Demon City, to save face for the Li Family, hadn’t made public the acts Li Xinghe committed in the Flashing Firefly Swamp.
But Li Wei had still received the information delivered by the City Lord’s Mansion…
Li Xinghe had captured a group of people to use as bait for the Shadow Giant Beasts!
It was simply insane!
Li Wei felt very distressed.
If he had known his grandson had done such things, he probably wouldn’t have been able to resist killing him with his own hands!
Over so many years in Demon City, how many heroes had the Li Family produced?
Why would someone like Li Xinghe emerge?
Li Wei felt that he had suddenly aged a great deal.
Whether or not Li Xinghe was killed by Chen Fan was no longer important…
Li Wei was just a bit curious why the minister took such good care of Chen Fan.
Because Chen Fan was Zhang Hai’s disciple?
This reason seemed a bit flimsy.
Fang Yu, who came from the Imperial City, was one of the rare individuals in the Sacred Realm from Tang Country.
Fang Yu’s recent attitude toward Chen Fan had surprised Li Wei.
Seeing his own granddaughter injured by Chen Fan, there wasn’t a hint of anger or blame in his eyes, instead, he seemed to be smiling happily…
Moreover, existences at the Sacred Realm level guarded places like Demon City, Imperial City, and Demon City.
Why had Fang Yu appeared in Demon City?
Was it for Chen Fan?
This thought gave Li Wei a big shock.
What abilities did Chen Fan have that so many pinnacle strongmen valued him?
Li Wei felt very stifled.
If Li Xinghe truly died at the hands of Chen Fan, then the Li Family had already completely offended Chen Fan.
And this dumbass of a grandson, Li Xinghai, seemed to have taken the wrong medicine and kept provoking Chen Fan, ending up beaten several times.
Li Wei always felt that he and the Li Family had somehow missed out on something extraordinary.
But what exactly it was, he couldn’t figure out.
Forget it, he’d ask the minister later.
Sigh, it seemed that even the minister had become somewhat distant from the Li Family because of the issue with Li Xinghe.
He really shouldn’t have caused a scene in the City Lord’s Mansion at the beginning.
Over that bit of resources…
It made everyone lose face.
Only to find out in the end that the City Lord’s Mansion wasn’t sheltering Chen Fan or the Sky Demon Sect, but taking care of the Li Family!
If the things Li Xinghe had done were to be made public, the Li Family would instantly lose all honor and be subjected to public scorn!
…
“Grandpa?”
Seeing his grandfather with a furrowed brow, Li Xinghai couldn’t help asking, “Are you thinking of a way to deal with Chen Fan?”
“Hm?” Li Wei, furious, slapped him across the face, sending Li Xinghai sprawling to the ground: “Worthless thing, if you can’t match others in cultivation and strength, you still think about scheming against them every day!”
“With all this time and energy, couldn’t you properly cultivate or train Guardian Beasts?!”
“From today onwards, if you dare to entertain the thought of going after Chen Fan again, I’ll fucking kill you!”
Li Xinghai was stunned.
He had never seen his grandfather so angry before.
…
In the office.
Fang Yu opened a Barrier.
Lu Xingyuan and Zhou Ye looked at Chen Fan with intense gazes.
On the contrary, Zhang Hai was as calm as a breeze in clear skies, preparing tea.
Zhang Hai poured tea for Chen Fan and the others and said, “You’ve seen that old man just now.”
“Fang Zimo’s grandfather, Fang Yu.”
“He’s three years older than me and is one of the scarce Sacred Realm individuals of Tang Country; he is now at the Sacred Heavenly Realm 1.”
“Sacred Realm…” Chen Fan gasped.
Even Lu Xingyuan next to him was only at the peak of the Ninth Stage, Fifth Layer of Heaven.
And the Fourth Elder at home, being only an Avatar, was also only at the Late 9th Grade in strength.
He hadn’t expected…
Zhang Hai continued, “The higher the Cultivation Realm, the more difficult it becomes.”
“Someone like Xingyuan has been stuck at the peak of Nine Peaks for many years.”
“But the breakthrough of a Guardian Beastmaster has an absolute advantage over a Star Martial Artist.”
“Because Guardian Beastmasters also have their Guardian Beasts.”
“A Guardian Beast’s breakthrough provides a huge boost to a Guardian Beastmaster’s breakthrough.”
“Fang Yu’s Guardian Beast has always been Cultivate by the Zhang Family in Imperial City.”
“But just like the Sacred Realm, wanting to advance further with a Sacred Realm level Guardian Beast is as difficult as ascending to heaven.”
“Therefore, Li Mu brought him to Demon City.”
Chen Fan nodded, “I understand now.”
“Master, don’t worry, I’ll handle it.”
Fang Yu got a bit excited.
“It’s not just Fang Yu’s matter…” Zhang Hai sighed and said, “In the coming days, I’m afraid you’ll be busy.”
Chen Fan smiled, “I know.”
Zhang Hai nodded in satisfaction and said, “The powerhouses of Tang Country, below Li Mu and Zhang Jiang, actually have a bit of a gap…”