Chapter 391 Disappearance
âWhat news?â Zhang Han asked in a hurry.
âOn Mount Shifang in the eastern suburb of Xihang. Yue Wuwei, the patriarch of the Qingfeng Sect, seems to know about your parents,â Lei Tiannan answered slowly. âThe Qingfeng Sect was a small sect with less than 200 students. Yue Wuwei was close to Grand Master Middle-stage three years ago, so you should be careful when facing him. You can visit him, but I canât guarantee that he will tell you everything.â
Zhang Han frowned and said, âI see. Thank you, Director Lei.â
âOh, yes, I have already told Mr. Hong that the 10-day appointment has been canceled. But there is a bigger problem.â Lei Tiannan paused and then said helplessly, âHe Qingtian is back and youâd better pray that he hasnât advanced to the Grand Master Late-stage, or he would be your biggest problem. You can go to Xihang to avoid him for a while and give me some time for preparation. Iâll help you once more for the sake of your father.â
Once more Lei Tiannan could repay Zhang Hanâs fatherâs kindness. And then he would not be so enthusiastic to help Zhang Han anymore.
âHe Qingtian? Donât worry about him. But I hope Director Lei can do me another favor,â Zhang Han said.
âWhatâs the matter?â Lei Tiannan asked in surprise.
Lei Tiannan didnât expect that Zhang Han would not be afraid of Hector. Was he not afraid of death?
He Qingtian ranked 17th in the martial arts circle of Hong Kong and was admired by all. If he successfully advanced to the Grand Master Late-stage, he might not deign to negotiate with Lei Tiannan.
These things, which even Lei Tiannan felt were a little tricky and needed to be dealt with in a few days, were ignored by Zhang Han.
Lei Tiannan thought it was funny.
Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers.
Hearing Zhang Hanâs other requests, Lei Tiannan was also interested. He didnât know what Zhang Han wanted to do.
Soon after, Zhang Han said directly, âI need the five elements furnace. Can I borrow it for a period of time?â
âFive elements furnace?
âThe treasure as worth one million points!â
Lei Tiannan was stunned. He had rejected so many students of the Heavenly Elixir Sect who wanted to buy the five elements furnace and even repriced it at one million points to prevent it from being sold.
But Lei Tiannan was even more surprised as he asked, âYou know alchemy?â
âYes.â
âYouâŠâ Thinking of the lack of alchemists in the National Security Agency, Lei Tiannanâs eyes lit up. âWhat level of elixir can you make?â
There were five alchemists in the National Security Agency of Hong Kong, but⊠their skills proved that hiring them was a waste of resources. Lei Tiannan had visited them three times, sat in their office for about seven hours in total, and listened to the sound of furnace explosions more than a hundred times.
But alchemy is so profound that even the Heavenly Elixir Sect found it difficult to produce high-level elixir.
âAs long as itâs the elixir you want, I can make it,â Zhang Han replied.
âWhat?â Lei Tiannan was shocked. âAre you kidding me?â
âIâm not in the mood to play a joke on you. Lend me the five elements furnace and Iâll make you several furnaces of elixir when Iâm free.â
âThisâŠâ Lei Tiannan frowned and said, âProve it to me.â
âWait for me.â
Finishing those words, Zhang Han directly hung up.
He sat on the sofa silently for a minute.
With the Foundation Elixir and the five elements furnace, there was a 60% chance to get the best Foundation Elixir, and less than a 1% chance to get the perfect Foundation Elixir.
Though all the resources had been prepared, the perfect Foundation Elixir depended on luck.
Zhang Han had a hectic schedule over the next few days, including making Foundation Elixir, advancing to the Foundation Stage and visiting Xihang. He had to seize the opportunity since Yue Wuwei wouldnât stay in his sect for long.
As for Zi Yanâs business, the Qiao family knew what they should do and it would take them a few days, which provided Zhang Han three to four days to complete his plan.
After thinking about these things, Zhang Han got up, picked up his windbreaker from the sofa, put it on, and went downstairs.
He quickly made two trays of small steamed buns and put them on the steamer.
Then he looked at Zhao Feng and said, âFeng, steam the buns for 15 minutes then turn off the flame.â
âOk.â Zhao Feng nodded.
Zhang Han stepped out and said, âIâm going out for a few days. Make arrangements for everything, and have Leng Yue take good care of Zi Yan. â
Then Zhang Han went out of the restaurant, got in the panda car, and left directly.
After driving for a while, Zhang Han stopped at the roadside, took out his cell phone, and called Zi Yan.
âDootâŠâ
It was a good sign that she didnât turn off the phone.
âDoot, doot, dootâŠâ
But the phone was not connected.
The second call was still not connected.
So Zhang Han dialed Zhou Feiâs number.
âDoot, dootâŠâ
âHello?â
When Zhou Feiâs words just came⊠âDing.â
Zhang Hanâs cell phone was out of power and shut down.
After thinking for a while, Zhang Han put down his mobile phone and drove directly to the headquarters of the National Security Agency of Hong Kong.
When Zhang Han arrived, the horsetail girl in the reception zone on the first floor greeted him with a smile.
âProtector Zhang, I know where the Treasure House is. Director Lei is waiting for you there.â
Zhang Han nodded his head and went directly to the Treasure House.
Lei Tiannan was sitting in the room where the treasure was hidden.
Seeing Zhang Han come in, he said with a faint smile, âBoy, I came here after canceling an appointment, so you have to give me a satisfactory answer today. If you play tricks with meâŠâ
âOpen the door.â Before Lei Tiannan had finished, Zhang Han interrupted him.
âHmm?â
Lei Tiannan was stunned and amused by Zhang Han.
How could Zhang Han not be in awe of him? Was he too kind to the boy?
It seemed so. But if he couldnât prove himself todayâŠ
âHmph!â
Lei Tiannan snorted and opened the door of the Treasure House with his token.
After they entered the Treasure House, Lei Tiannan closed the door with his own token with the highest authority, and set the order that no one else should enter the Treasure House.
âEverything you need is here. Make a first-stage elixir first to show me your skill,â Lei Tiannan said.
âSure.â
Zhang Han responded in a low voice and walked inside, looking at the counters on both sides as he walked, and sometimes he would pick up a treasure at random. This time, there was no light alarm in the compartment.
Since Lei Tiannan had the highest authority, with his token, even if all the treasures here were removed, the alarm would not ring.
After taking some treasures, Zhang Han took the lead to the room where the five elements furnace was, and stopped there.
Lei Tiannanâs mouth twitched when he saw it. He went up and opened the door for Zhang Han.
After entering the chamber, Zhang Han looked around the five elements furnace, and then put the flint under the furnace.
âControl the fire.â
Suddenly, Zhang Han opened his mouth.
â? ? ?â Lei Tiannan stared at Zhang Han.
âAre you using me as an assistant?
âThatâs OK! If you canât make elixir later, I will teach you a lesson.â
Lei Tiannan complained silently, and at the same time, he released his spiritual force and poured it into the flint.
âPuff, puff, puffâŠâ
The fire came from the flint and burned under the furnace.
âTurn down the fire.â
Lei Tiannan withdrew some spiritual force and the fire got much smaller.
âItâs too small.â
Lei Tiannan was annoyed and immediately turned up the fire.
Like this, after five repetitions, Zhang Han made other movements.
Zhang Han didnât mean to make Lei Tiannan be his assistant, for he was not in the mood to joke now. Zhang Han was unable to release his own spiritual force yet, but he didnât want to control the fire with a foundation. Therefore, he asked Lei Tiannan for help.
Fire controlling also required skills, and Lei Tiannan was at the level of a layman. If he made elixir by himself, he could only get a pot of soup in the end.
So Lei Tiannan was in charge of controlling the fire, and Zhang Han kept adding materials to the furnace.
After an hour and a half, suddenly Zhang Han said, âTurn the fire to the maximum.â
As Lei Tiannan accelerated the movement of his spiritual force, the flint burst and the last flame burned for 30 seconds.
Zhang Han seized the opportunity and gave the five elements furnace a slap.
âWhoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!â
Five white elixirs flew out of the furnace.
Zhang Han grabbed them in one hand, opened the hand to Lei Tiannan, and said in a low voice, âThe first-stage elixir you want.â
Lei Tiannanâs eyes fixed on the elixir and he asked, âWhat kind of elixir is this?â
âSpirit Restoring Exilir can help you restore spiritual force in 10 seconds. The higher your level is, the less spiritual force will be restored. For example, if you are at the Profound-stage, you will probably restore half of your spiritual force. Therefore, it is merely a first-stage elixir,â Zhang Han replied.
âSo easy? What is the success rate of your making first-stage elixirs? Is it 30%?â Lei Tiannan asked in a hurry.
Zhang Han pondered and said, âWith the help of the five elements furnace, the success rate is 100%.â
He didnât tell Lei Tiannan that his success rate would always be over 70% even with a broken iron stove.
âIs that true?â Lei Tiannan gasped and looked at Zhang Hang in shock.
However, Zhang Han did not reply to him.
âThis⊠Can I have one?â Lei Tiannan asked.
âSure.â
Lei Tiannan took one and felt that his spiritual force had recovered slightly in a few seconds. Though it was useless to him, it would be a great treasure for those Profound-stage Masters and Earth-Stage Masters.
Lei Tiannan was a little excited and said, âI didnât expect you to be a genius of alchemy! The 100% success rate is amazing. Even the gifted students of the Heavenly Elixir Sect donât have this success rate. Haha, whatâs the highest level of elixir you can make?â
âWhatâs the highest level you have ever seen?â Zhang Han asked.
Zhang Han found that the level of elixir in this world was similar to that in the Cultivation World. Maybe the elixir inheritance here was more complete.
âThe highest level Iâve seen is the third stage, which could only be made by the patriarch and elders of the Heavenly Elixir Sect. Generally speaking, it would be amazing if someone could make a second-stage elixir. By the way, a few years ago, I heard of the emergence of a fourth-stage elixir.â
âWell, the third-stage elixir is not difficult for me.â
Lei Tiannan pondered for 10 seconds then finally said, âCan you make a second-stage elixir? If you can, Iâll allow you to keep the five elements furnace until someone could afford it.â
âSecond-stage elixir?â
Zhang Han turned around to fetch a series of resources.
This time, Zhang Han spent more time making elixirs, nearly four hours.
At about 11 oâclock in the evening, Lei Tiannan, like an assistant, walked out with the five elements furnace on his shoulder, laughing so hard that he could not close his mouth.
He looked at Zhang Han with satisfaction and glanced at his right pocket from time to time, for there were three second-stage elixirs in it.
After putting the five elements stove in the back seat of the panda car and watching Zhang Han drive away slowly, Lei Tiannanâs smile suddenly faded as he muttered to himself.
âSuch a genius, I must protect him. He Qingtian, I hope you donât cross the line, or I will kill you even if you have advanced to the late stage.â
Though Lei Tiannan was at the Grand Master Middle-stage and hadnât advanced to the late stage yet, masters like him all had some powerful skills that they had never shown to others.
Zhang Han went all the way back to the restaurant. At this time, the door of the restaurant was locked, and the whole restaurant was cold and empty.
He went upstairs to take all the resources to his second bedroom, and then went out and walked to Mount New Moon.
At the top of the mountain, Zhang Han sat on a thick branch of the Thunder Yang Tree, Little Hei sat at the back side of the tree, and Dahei was dozing off against the trunk.
He sat like this all night until the sun rose.
A blue light burst out from the top of the Yuan Qing Tree.
A fruit shining with blue light was formed!
Yuan Qing Fruit appeared.
Zhang Han quickly took down the Yuan Qing Fruit, packed many materials with cloth bags, went to the east cliff, and jumped into the sea.
âŠâŠ
Last nightâŠ
When Zi Yan, Mengmeng, Zhou Fei, Liang Hao, and his sister arrived at the restaurant, Mengmeng pouted and asked, âPaPa, where is PaPa?â
âYour father is going out for a few days, but he has made buns for you and your mother.â Zhao Feng grabbed the two trays of steamed buns.
âI want PaPaâŠâ Mengmeng started to cry.
It took them a long time to comfort Mengmeng. Finally, the girl began to eat the buns while Zi Yan sat by in silence.
On her face covered up with sunglasses were loss, sorrow, sadness, and a trace of grievance, looking puzzled.
In this way, after sitting for an hour, the group left. Zhao Feng sat until nine oâclock and went back to the company.
Today, Zhao Feng came here early in the morning and thought Zhang Han was back when he saw the panda car.
However, the door was locked. He opened it and entered the restaurant, finding the room empty.
âWhere is the master?â
Zhao Feng felt puzzled, so he sat in a chair in the dining hall and waited silently.
He waited until 4 p.m. and there was no sign of Zhang Han, which made him a little impatient.
He made several calls.
âLili, is your brother with you? No? Heâs not in the restaurant either. I havenât seen him since last night. Will you come here later? OK, Iâll wait for you. â
âZhou Fei, is the boss with you? No, oh, I see. The boss is missing. I donât know where he is since his phone is turned off.â
âAh Hu, go to Mount New Moon and see if the boss is there.â
ââŠâ
About half an hour later, Zhang Li arrived. She felt it so strange after knowing what had happened, and she didnât know what her brother was going to do.
At seven oâclock in the evening, Zi Yan, Zhou Fei, and Mengmeng arrived.
Zi Yan was still wearing sunglasses. Her eyes were red and swollen recently, so she couldnât go out without sunglasses.
This time, she was still sitting on the sofa, silent.
No one knew what she was thinking about. After sitting for an hour and a half, she got up and left.
That night, Zhao Feng, Zhang Li, and Luo Qing were in the restaurant. At nine oâclock, Liang Hao and Liang Mengqi arrived.
This made Zhao Feng feel a little surprised.
It was not until 11 oâclock in the evening that the brother and sister left.
On the third day, there was still no news from Zhang Han, and everyone began to worry.
âInstructor Liu.â Zhao Feng called Instructor Liu and said directly, âCan you check if thereâs any news from my master? Check the flights and so on? Has he left Hong Kong? Has he shown up somewhere?â
âOK, Iâll arrange for someone to check on it now.â Instructor Liu nodded.
It took a long time to find out the news. Zhang Han left with some things after he returned that night, and he never appeared again.
âWhere on earth has my brother gone?â Zhang Li was a little anxious.
She was in a bad mood, but there was nothing she could do but wait in silence.
At six oâclock in the evening, Zhou Fei drove over followed by Liang Hao.
In fact, they already knew that Zhang Han was not in the restaurant, but Mengmeng insisted on coming and Zi Yan didnât object to her. So they went to the restaurant directly.
This time, Zi Yan sat on the sofa for two hours, silent.
âAre you running away?â
Zi Yan didnât know that the reason why she had been confused in recent days was that her mind was full of Zhang Han.
But the genuine photos, the video, the voice, the phone call, and the location information he sentâŠ
All this turned into a huge hammer and was smashing down in Zi Yanâs mind!
It was painful. For the first time, she was in such a complex and desperate mood.
She was at a loss and didnât know what to do, as if she had become a shell without a soul.
After sitting for two hours, Zi Yan got up and her voice trembled. âLetâs go.â
Zhou Fei left with Mengmeng in her arms, followed by Liang Hao and Liang Mengqi.
Zhao Feng and the others shook their heads helplessly.
When Zhang Han was away, they all seemed to have lost their mainstay.
What should they do?
Zhao Feng felt a headache. He sat off to the side sighing.
At about 10 oâclock in the evening, in Yunyin Gardenâ
After coaxing Mengmeng to sleep, they all sat on the sofa in the living room on the second floor.
âI donât know where my brother-in-law is. Mengmeng eats very little in the evening and keeps crying and making noise all these days. Can she bear it if she goes on like this?â said Zhou Fei in great distress. Then she looked at Zi Yan and asked, âSister Yan, could you please tell us the details?â
Zi Yan was not wearing sunglasses and looked haggard. She did not answer Zhou Feiâs question.
âItâs not good to go on like this. I think itâs better for you to talk openly. No matter what the result is, there must be a conclusion.â Liang Hao sighed.
Sometimes, husbands and wives will quarrel like this, but Liang Hao felt that the conflict seemed to drag on for a long time. No matter what the matter was, if he wanted them to make up, he had to give them a chance to make it clear.
âBut now, Zhang Han is missing. Where can they talk about it?â Chou Fei said angrily.
âI have a way to get the boss out,â Liang Mengqi thought for a moment and suddenly said.
âWhatâs the method?â Zhou Fei asked in a hurry.
âPretend to get engaged!â Liang Mengqi put out her tongue and said. âI saw this plot in a soap opera a few days ago, but itâs going to cost my brother a little. Sister Yan and my brother pretend to get engaged tomorrow, and only invite some familiar friends. Weâll tell Zhao Feng about this, and the boss will surely appear!â
âThis⊠this is not appropriate.â Liang Hao hesitated.
âDo you have a better way? Anyway, itâs fake. Then you can explain to Zhang Han that youâre making a movie.â Liang Mengqi stared at Liang Hao and said, âWell, have you ever liked sister Yan before? Why are you so timid now?â
âIâŠâ Liang Hao didnât know what to say.
âOh, now that Zhang Li knows it, according to her character, will she still talk to me in the future?â
But after thinking about it, Liang Hao sighed and said, âI have no problem. This method is feasible.â
âAs long as they make up, Zhang Li should not be angry with me.â
âIâm tired. Iâm going to have a rest,â Zi Yan said wearily and went straight to the bedroom.
Zhou Fei thought about it and followed in.
About 10 minutes later, Zhou Fei came out and sat on the sofa, announcing, âWe will do as Mengqi said. If my brother-in-law doesnât show up tomorrow, Sister Yan will go back to Singapore.â
âYes, if you donât come, Iâll leave.â
Tomorrow was also the last day of the three-day deadline that Zhang Han planned.
After discussing the details with Zhou Fei, Liang Hao and his sister left the room.
In the elevator, Liang Hao sighed.
After getting in the car, he said, âIâll tell Lili about it first. I donât want her to misunderstand me.â
âYou canât tell the truth, you canât tell it!â Liang Mengqi hurriedly said, âBrother, how do you still think of yourself? You have to take the whole situation into consideration! Donât hold back when you follow the plan. Iâll inform them, and you donât have to worry about it!â
After that, Liang Mengqi dialed Zhao Fengâs number directly.
âHello, Zhao Feng, I have something to tell you. Zi Yan and my brother are getting engaged tomorrow, and the banquet is on the top floor of the Peach Blossom Hotel. Remember to go there.â
Before she hung up, she clearly heard Zhao Fengâs cell phone falling to the ground.
âWith just a few words, maybe the boss will come back at midnight,â Liang Mengqi rolled his eyes and said.
âWell, Iâll be a bad man.â Liang Hao sighed, then suddenly sneezed, so he sighed again and started his car to leave Yunyin Garden.
In the restaurant, Zhao Fengâs mind went blank after he got the news.
He informed the others, and all the people on the scene began shouting.
âWhat?â
âHow is that possible?â
âWhere is brother Zhang Han? Look for him!â
âIâm going to be mad at Liang Hao. Where is my brother? Letâs find a way quickly!â cried Zhang Li eagerly.
âThink about it, think about it, Instructor LiuâŠâ Zhao Feng looked at Instructor Liu.
Instructor Liu shuddered and said, âIâm going to call someone now and start carpet searchâŠâ
The people in the restaurant stayed up all night.
The next morning, Zhang Liâs eyes were red with anxiety. âAnyway, they canât get engaged. Zhao Feng, youâŠâ
âDonât worry, Lili. Even if the master doesnât come back, I will stop them! Iâve just sent someone over. When the master doesnât come back at noon, weâll go there too,â Zhao Feng replied.
âEh?â Instructor Liu suddenly shook his head and said. âIf the boss doesnât come back, then we canât just wait. We have to think of other ways!â
âWhat is the way?â Zhao Feng suddenly said, âI remember!â
âWhat?â
Everyone looked at Zhao Feng.
He ran to the counter with a notebook hurriedly, where he finally found a business card.
âItâs him, itâs him! Mr. Sheng, the chairman of Anyu and the supreme master of the hacker world. He is sure to find out the details, and then we can find a solution!â
âYou should call and ask,â Zhang Li said in a hurry.
âOK.â Zhao Feng quickly dialed the personal number on the business card. âHello, Mr. Sheng, this is Mengmengâs Recreational Restaurant, and we want to ask you for help. Yes? Great. Is it convenient for you to come to the restaurant nowâŠâ
Seeing the success, Zhang Li quickly dialed Zhou Feiâs number.
âFeifei, do me a favor. Take my sister-in-lawâs cell phone out and take it to the restaurantâŠâ
While the whole restaurant was busy preparing, in the hall of Qiao Familyâs main residence, there were 13 senior members of the Qiao family headed by Patriarch Qiao.
The atmosphere in the room was so tense that they seemed to be waiting for someone.
Suddenly, the door of the hall was opened.
Qiao Luoluo, in casual clothes, came in lazily.
âPatriarch, as soon as I got off the plane, you picked me up. Is there any new task?â asked Qiao Luoluo.
She was a little smug. She had studied finance in the UK for four years. Now she had come back to show her strength and made two successful businesses. Obviously, she would enter the core of the Qiao family, which was her dream.
âQiao Luoluo, come here.â
Patriarch Qiao stood up and waved to her, expressionless.
Qiao Luoluo smiled. She felt the atmosphere was a little weird, but she didnât think much about it and went straight over.
âPatriarchâŠâ
âPa!â
Before she could finish speaking, the Qiao family leader gave Qiao Luoluo a fierce slap in the face.
For a moment, red fingerprints appeared on her left cheek. Qiao Luoluo staggered and stared at Patriarch Qiao.
âPa!â
Another slap from Patriarch Qiao.
âYouâre good, arenât you? Huh? Do you know how much trouble you have caused!â
As Patriarch Qiao spoke, he slapped Qiao Luoluo in the face without any pity. None of the senior members present came out to help her.
âYou dare to provoke such a tyrannical Master Zhang. What else do you dare not do?
âHow long have you been back? If you stay longer, will the Qiao family be ruined by you?â
ââŠâ
In the quiet hall, aside from the scolding of Patriarch Qiao, there was only Qiao Luoluoâs cry of pain.
At first, she didnât know who master Zhang was.
But when she knew who it wasâŠ
She was in total despair.