Zhang Yang returned to the villa.
Luo Yiren had wanted to stay with Zhang Yang for a while, but Zhang Yang sent her away.
Unwilling, she kept looking back as she left.
She wondered if Zhang Yang would change his mind and ask her to stay.
However, He Qiyan was clearly overthinking.
Even if Han Xiyao wasn't in the villa, Zhang Yang wouldn't have asked her to stay.
"Am I really leaving then?" Luo Yiren pouted her small lips expectantly.
Seeing Luo Yiren's alluring and charming appearance, Zhang Yang subconsciously swallowed.
However, he still said righteously and firmly.
"Sister Yiren, you should go back first and handle the important matter I entrusted you with."
"If I want to stay, isn't that the important matter?" Luo Yiren said aggrievedly.
This...
Zhang Yang gave a wry smile.
"Another day. The important matter tonight is not this."
"Oh~ I understand." Luo Yiren said with disappointment.
Although she didn't know why Zhang Yang asked her to find a way to get He Qiyan away,
Luo Yiren believed that Zhang Yang must have a reason for doing so.
Because before coming, Zhang Yang had warned Luo Yiren not to reveal her whereabouts to He Qiyan.
So, after thinking about it, she decided to help Zhang Yang with this matter first.
...
After Luo Yiren left, Zhang Yang stood alone outside the villa.
He looked up at the starry sky, lost in thought.
Tonight, the sky was covered with dark clouds.
Within the clouds, there were faint flashes of lightning and rumbling thunder.
Streaks of silver light flickered and weaved.
If nothing unexpected happened, something big was about to occur tonight.
Perhaps the dragon脉 of Jiangnan City would manifest tonight.
Standing at the door, Zhang Yang pondered.
He was still a little uneasy and decided to go to the old residential area tonight.
But before that, he needed to do a few things.
About half an hour later.
Li Dabai appeared with a bruised and swollen face and three whip marks on his arm.
As soon as he arrived at the villa,
Li Dabai glared at Zhang Yang through gritted teeth and complained.
"Zhang Yang, you were quite unfair. It's one thing to slander me, but why did you send Granny Chen away?"
"It caused Qiyan to not listen to my explanations and ask me how I planned to take responsibility for this matter!"
Zhang Yang chuckled.
"Heh, isn't that exactly what you wanted? Just take full responsibility."
"And I see your progress isn't bad either, you're already calling Qiyan familiarly."
Li Dabai tilted his head, recalling what had just happened.
Suddenly, he grinned foolishly, looking like an idiot.
"Hehe, hearing you say that, it seems I should thank you."
"Of course," Zhang Yang shrugged noncommittally.
"..."
After a brief exchange of banter,
Zhang Yang suddenly changed the subject and said seriously.
"Dabai, I asked you to come over tonight because there's something I need your help with!"
The dragon脉 of Jiangnan City was likely to manifest tonight.
And Li Dabai's appearance made Zhang Yang realize that the He Qiyan who had appeared recently was a fake.
This made him lose trust in some people.
Now, he didn't dare to trust anyone.
Therefore, Zhang Yang decided to make some arrangements himself.
To prevent any unforeseen circumstances!
"What do you want me to do?" Li Dabai asked excitedly.
He was now a master of the Yin Yuan realm.
A few hours ago in the villa, Li Dabai had overheard the conversation between He Qiyan and Zhang Yang.
He knew the current situation in Jiangnan City and heard that many experts had arrived.
Li Dabai also wanted to spar with them and have some fun.
"Impersonate me. From now on, you are Zhang Yang." Zhang Yang said.
"Im... impersonate you?" Li Dabai was stunned, not quite understanding what he meant.
"That's right, impersonate me, because I need to appear in another identity." Zhang Yang repeated.
Li Dabai scratched his head, not quite understanding Zhang Yang's intention.
He looked down at himself. His physique and height were quite suitable.
But his facial features and skin tone...
Even with makeup and a hundred levels of beautification, it would be impossible to look like Zhang Yang.
However, this problem was clearly not difficult for Zhang Yang.
As if.
Zhang Yang suddenly smiled and walked towards Li Dabai.
True energy appeared in his palm, and he rubbed Li Dabai's face for a while, making Li Dabai wince in pain.
"Alright, go look in the mirror."
Putting down his hand, Zhang Yang said.
"It's done already?"
Li Dabai touched his cheek and walked to the mirror with some suspicion.
The moment he saw himself in the mirror, he immediately jumped up.
"Holy cow! Is this a disguise technique? This... this this!"
Li Dabai was so shocked that he couldn't even speak a complete sentence.
Zhang Yang chuckled.
"Now that the appearance issue is resolved, the remaining is the skin tone, which is relatively simple."
After speaking.
Zhang Yang turned and went to Han Xiyao's dressing table.
He selected some whitening cosmetics from the dressing table and brought them over in a rush.
Clatter.
Five or six bottles and jars of cosmetics were placed in front of Li Dabai.
"Apply them liberally," Zhang Yang said.
Li Dabai didn't hesitate and poured them onto himself.
However...
Both of them had underestimated Li Dabai's pure black skin.
Even after using five or six bottles of whitening cosmetics, Li Dabai still looked a bit dark.
His skin tone was still a notch different from Zhang Yang's current skin tone.
Fortunately, the lighting tonight was dim, so it wouldn't arouse suspicion.
"Okay, this should be about right," Zhang Yang said with a smile.
"Zhang Yang, what are you having me impersonate you for?" Li Dabai asked.
"What I need you to do is very simple. You..." Zhang Yang secretly whispered his plan into Li Dabai's ear.
"This is so exciting?" Li Dabai asked excitedly, then retorted.
"Then what about you? Aren't you going?"
"Me? Of course, I'm going, but they won't know it's me," Zhang Yang said with a mysterious smile.
Just as Li Dabai was about to ask for more details, Zhang Yang's phone suddenly rang.
Glancing at the caller ID, Zhang Yang frowned.
This was quite coincidental. The dragon脉 was about to appear,
and someone was contacting him?
It seemed like there was a conspiracy involved, Zhang Yang wouldn't believe it otherwise.
The phone rang for a while before Zhang Yang finally answered.
"Grandpa He, have you finished dealing with your matters?"
"Yes, I'm done. Zhang Yang, are you free now? Come and see me, I have something I want to tell you."
"See you?"
Zhang Yang paused for a moment, thought about it, and said.
"Okay, I'll be right there."
After hanging up the phone,
Zhang Yang entrusted Han Xiyao to Li Dabai and asked him to look after her.
Then, he headed straight for the address given by Grandpa He.
Zhang Yang was curious to see what Grandpa He had in mind.
...
Tonight was destined to be a sleepless night.
Not only was Zhang Yang paying attention to the sky,
but other places in Jiangnan City were also on high alert.
Clearly,
they all felt what the oppressive night sky of Jiangnan City represented.
And Li Dabai, who had been entrusted by Zhang Yang, was also very diligent.
He went directly to Han Xiyao's room and guarded her silently.
Since Li Bai last cultivated and left,
it had been a long time since he had seen Han Xiyao.
Zhang Yang had told him that Han Xiyao's condition was currently very poor.
Li Dabai stood by Han Xiyao's bed.
Looking at Han Xiyao's weak and feverish red cheeks,
he felt a pang of heartache.
His heartache was different from Zhang Yang's.
Li Dabai had known Han Xiyao since childhood, and they had grown up together.
They could be considered to have a sibling-like affection.
Otherwise,
given what Li Dabai had done at the Han Group earlier, Han Xiyao would have already kicked him out.
"Sister Xiyao, you've suffered."
"Don't worry, I will definitely help Zhang Yang and help you recover your health!"
Li Dabai vowed silently to Han Xiyao, who had her eyes closed.
However...
Li Dabai seemed to have discovered something.
Suddenly, he let out a surprised sound.
"Hmm, does something feel strange? Did I remember it wrong?" Li Dabai blinked and tried to recall carefully.
...
On the other side.
Zhang Yang had already arrived at the address given by Grandpa He.
At this moment,
Grandpa He was waiting for Zhang Yang alone at the entrance.
As for the other withered old man, Jiang Pan, he was hidden in the shadows.
The reason he didn't show himself was that when Qin Shengnan exchanged Han Xiyao,
Jiang Pan had made a move and injured Zhang Yang.
If he appeared now, Zhang Yang would surely recognize him.
Then their plan would be affected.
Hidden in the shadows, Jiang Pan silently observed Zhang Yang.
After a long time, he felt even stranger.
"It seems that at Shui Xiang Qiao Pan, I really didn't injure Zhang Yang?" Jiang Pan thought to himself.
"Grandpa, what did you want to see me about?" Zhang Yang asked.
"Zhang Yang, please sit first." Grandpa He smiled at Zhang Yang and then led him to sit on a stone stool outside.
As soon as he sat down,
Grandpa He stared at Zhang Yang and examined him closely, as if observing something.
Although it was brief, Zhang Yang noticed it.
"Zhang Yang, do you remember what I told you before?"
Grandpa He, unaware that he had been noticed, continued to speak.
Hearing this, Zhang Yang
recalled what Grandpa He had told him in the old residential area.
That day, Grandpa He had told him about his background.
He was also a descendant of one of the Five Dragons of China.
And Grandpa He had inferred the reason for keeping him in Jiangnan City.
Of course,
this reason was told to him by Grandpa He.
At that time, Grandpa He had also made two requests to him regarding this matter.
One was to help He Qiyan kill the Seven Killers!
The other was to seize the dragon脉!
However, Zhang Yang had refused on the spot.
"Of course, I remember. However, I estimate my ability is not enough to seize the dragon脉."
Zhang Yang shook his head and explained.
"Grandpa, you also know how chaotic Jiangnan City is now. My strength is no longer enough."
"I can help He Qiyan kill some Seven Killers, but seizing the dragon脉 is absolutely unrealistic."
Grandpa He was not surprised by Zhang Yang's answer.
He secretly thought Zhang Yang was cunning.
If he hadn't already reached an agreement with the abbot of Lingtai Temple, the guardian of the脉,
he would have been deceived by Zhang Yang.
This kid is really not honest.
Han Xiyao is in trouble, and if you don't seize the dragon脉, how will you save her?
However...
This was also part of Grandpa He's plan.
He had arranged to meet Zhang Yang today because of Jiang Pan's doubts.
Another reason was that Grandpa He wanted to try again.
If possible, he would choose to tell Zhang Yang the truth.
And hand over the woman in the house to Zhang Yang.
If not, Grandpa He would have no regrets.
For the sake of the Five Dragons of China, he had to make a choice.
"Zhang Yang, you don't need to worry about the concerns of other forces. I have ways to deal with them."
"Now I just want to know, if there were no such concerns, would you be willing to seize the dragon脉 for the Five Dragons of China?"
Zhang Yang stared at Grandpa He, slightly surprised.
Grandpa He could resolve them?
It seemed.
He was not alone and had made many preparations.
Zhang Yang knew that.
During this dragon脉 competition, experts of the True Yuan realm would be involved.
At that time, the scene would definitely be chaotic.
It would be extremely difficult to seize the dragon脉 under so many watchful eyes!
"Grandpa, before I answer your question, can you tell me why you must choose me? Isn't He Qiyan capable?"
Zhang Yang used the other party's words to probe.
As soon as the name He Qiyan was mentioned, Grandpa He's expression changed slightly.
This subtle detail was precisely captured by Zhang Yang.
"It can only be you. Although that girl Qiyan has good talent, she is not the best person." Grandpa He shook his head.
"Why?"
"Because I already know your true identity." Grandpa He said with a serious expression.
"When the old residential area was demolished last time, I happened to leave for this very reason."
"Zhang Yang, I can now be absolutely sure that the reason your parents left you in the old residential area was for this dragon脉!"
"Because this dragon脉 of Jiangnan City is a spiritual dragon脉, and you are the descendant of the spiritual dragon minister among the Five Dragons of China!"
"Therefore, no one is more suitable than you to absorb this dragon脉."
After Grandpa He finished speaking, Zhang Yang frowned slightly.
Obviously, due to the matter of He Qiyan's impersonation, he no longer believed what Grandpa He was saying.
However.
On this matter, Grandpa He did not deceive Zhang Yang.
Everything he said was true.
Moreover, Grandpa He also produced evidence.
"This is what I investigated. You can take a look."
Grandpa He took out some photos from his pocket.
Some of the photos were clear, while others were blurry.
The clear photos were also somewhat yellowed, indicating they were old.
In the photos, there was a middle-aged man with a majestic and heroic demeanor.
Zhang Yang was very familiar with the place where the man was photographed.
It was in the old residential area of Jiangnan City.
Zhang Yang recognized the towering tree behind the man.
It was his adoptive father's former home.
Of course.
What surprised Zhang Yang the most was the appearance of this middle-aged man!
He looked seven to eight parts similar to himself.
This matter.
was not just a coincidence.
Could it be...
That his adoptive father's adoption of him was not a coincidence.
But was it arranged in advance by the person in the photo?
Zhang Yang continued to look at other blurry photos.
These were surveillance footage.
There were timestamps at the bottom of the photos, all from over twenty years ago.
Counting the time.
He was less than a year old at that time.
Zhang Yang flipped through the photos one after another.
The middle-aged man, who looked seven to eight parts similar to him, was walking on the street carrying an infant.
The further he flipped, the more the photos showed the middle-aged man placing the infant on the ground in a deserted place.
At the same time.
The middle-aged man placed two items on the infant.
One was a token with the character "张" (Zhang) written on it.
The other was something that made Zhang Yang extremely shocked.
Although the photo was blurry, Zhang Yang could vaguely recognize it.
It was a jade pendant, the thing that changed his life.
...
After seeing these things,
Zhang Yang's initial surprise gradually turned into shock.
At first.
He thought the photos provided by Grandpa He would also be fake.
But after seeing all the photos, he no longer thought so.
After all, the token with the character "张" could be faked.
But that jade pendant, which had changed his life, was undeniably real.
Because.
The jade pendant had disappeared with Zhang Yang's car accident, and very few people would know about it!
Could it be...
That what Grandpa He told him tonight was true?
Was the person in the photo, who looked seven to eight parts similar to him, truly his father?
And was his adoption by his adoptive father not a coincidence?
Zhang Yang had already accepted this fact by seven to eight parts.
But...
Even so.
Zhang Yang had not given up his suspicion that Grandpa He had ulterior motives.
However.
Suspicion was suspicion.
Some things could still be investigated to see how much preparation Grandpa He had made.
"Grandpa, is the person in the photo my father? Is he the minister of the Spiritual Dragon department, one of the Five Dragons of China?"
Grandpa He nodded, "That's right, he is your father."
"And besides being the minister of the Spiritual Dragon department, your father has another illustrious identity."
"He was the patriarch of the Zhang family, a thousand-year-old aristocratic family in Kyoto!"