A private jet was already waiting at the airport. Wan Yunting helped Ouyang Shenhe, while Ouyang Zhixin and Duan Yingying followed closely. Butler Zhang Heng, along with a bodyguard, was responsible for the luggage, and twenty professional bodyguards were also present.
Dressed in matching black suits, their vigilant eyes scanned the surroundings, escorting Wan Yunting and the other three into the airport, attracting the attention of many. People wondered who it was, with such a grand display. Could it be a major celebrity filming a movie here?
The plane took off shortly after. By one o'clock in the afternoon, it had gently landed at Beijing International Airport. Wan Yunting helped Ouyang Shenhe, and Ouyang Zhixin signaled to his assistant. A motorcade was waiting at the airport entrance. After getting into the cars, they headed directly back to the Ouyang family residence.
"Don't worry, we're going back right now."
His wife, Xia Xiangyun, called. Ouyang Zhixin said a few words and hung up. Wan Yunting, sitting beside him, saw the elaborate setup and chuckled, "You don't need to send so many people. The police have also sent people to protect me secretly."
Ouyang Zhixin waved his hand and said seriously, "I don't trust the capabilities of those police officers. This bodyguard detail is comprised of professional bodyguards trained by the best bodyguard company in Beijing. Each of them is from special forces units. They will accompany you from now on."
"That's right, Xiao Wan."
Grandpa Ouyang Shenhe also added, "Your safety is threatened now, and you need bodyguards to protect you."
Wan Yunting shook his head with a wry smile. "Grandpa, if martial arts powerhouses like the swordsman from yesterday come to kill me, these bodyguards won't be able to withstand them. So, it's better to forget about it. Besides, I've now practiced the Great Dao Sword Art from the Sword Dao Ancestor of the Wudang Sect. Unless the opponent sends a powerhouse at the mid-stage of Martial Dao Gang Jin or above, they might have a chance to kill me."
Yesterday, at Sword Cliff, Wan Yunting had an epiphany and comprehended the Great Dao Sword Art, breaking through to the late stage of Martial Dao Dan Jin. His dantian had now condensed a Qi Dan, and his next step was to temper his body and prepare to enter the Gang Jin, the Outer Gang realm!
Martial Dao Gang Jin had two levels: Outer Gang and Inner Gang!
As the name suggests, Outer Gang primarily tempered physical qualities to reach the peak of human limits!
Strength, speed, endurance, agility, and flexibility transcended human physical limits, entering another level of existence. Only by breaking through this point could one enter the next stage, Inner Gang!
Inner Gang cultivated the internal, the five internal organs, and spiritual will, transcending mortal thinking. It was profound and mysterious, a spiritual level that ordinary people could not comprehend!
Countless martial artists stopped at Martial Dao Dan Jin because they could not break through the limits of human physical qualities and transcend their own spirit into a wondrous realm.
Those who could break through this barrier were few and far between in all the major sects!
For instance, Zhong Yulong, the Sect Master of the Wudang Sect, possessed an ethereal aura precisely because he had entered that spiritual world!
To put it bluntly, he had transcended mortal spiritual thought and entered a new realm!
There were rumors that Zhong Yulong had broken through the Inner Gang realm and entered the mysterious state of "seeing God and remaining unharmed," a legendary realm!
In the entire history of the Wudang Sect, apart from the founder Zhang Sanfeng who reached that realm, only that Sword Dao Ancestor had achieved that mysterious state!
Looking at the major sects today, there were truly no one who had broken through that realm and become "seeing God and remaining unharmed."
This was because most martial artists stopped at the Inner Gang stage of Gang Jin, unable to break their inherent way of thinking. Perhaps the current society's many distractions affected the mindset of martial arts practitioners!
The reason Zhong Yulong could break through was that he had lived his entire life in the Wudang Sect, leading a secluded life, so his mindset was naturally beyond what ordinary people could understand.
Unless one was a martial arts prodigy like Wan Yunting, who had extraordinary talent in the spiritual aspect!
He had achieved enlightenment in sword cultivation on Kunlun Mountain, and then yesterday at Sword Cliff, he had comprehended and learned the Great Dao Sword Art passed down from the Sword Dao Ancestor. Although he had only grasped the external form of the sword art and could not yet understand its true inner dao, Wan Yunting's current combat strength had already rivaled the Martial Dao Gang Jin realm!
Otherwise, he would not have defeated the Martial Dao Outer Gang realm powerhouse Lin Yidao at that time and learned the whereabouts of Tan Zhiyuan.
Throughout all the major sects, the number of martial artists who reached the Martial Dao Outer Gang realm was very small. That was why Wan Yunting refused to have the bodyguards hired by his father, Ouyang Zhixin, follow him around every day.
If someone truly came to kill him, they would definitely be a powerhouse at Martial Dao Gang Jin or above. These ordinary bodyguards would be utterly incapable of resisting them.
"Dad, do you remember the old gentleman we met in Jiangxi on a business trip in '04, near Yingtan Mountain?"
Speaking of martial arts, Ouyang Zhixin recalled an incident from over a decade ago. Ouyang Shenhe nodded and said, "I remember. We helped his grandson when we passed by. Although we don't know who he was, he seemed like a recluse living deep in the mountains!"
This sparked Wan Yunting's curiosity, and he asked, "A reclusive expert?"
Ouyang Zhixin nodded. "From the old gentleman's demeanor, one could tell he was a distinguished hermit. My grandfather and I were exploring the mountains one day and encountered a little girl who almost fell off a cliff. We rescued her. The old gentleman said he would repay the favor."
"Heh heh."
Ouyang Shenhe chuckled. "More than ten years have passed. He probably forgot long ago. Besides, it was just a small act of kindness."
"Yes."
Ouyang Zhixin also nodded. He had just suddenly remembered this incident and wanted to tell Wan Yunting about it. He then changed the subject. "Xiao Wan, what are your plans next?"
Wan Yunting didn't pay much attention to what they were saying. His eyes narrowed slightly, and he said, "I need to go to the police station to discuss with Director Huang how to expose the mastermind behind the Dragon Gang's drug trafficking ring!"
The motorcade soon arrived at Ouyang Zhixin's villa estate. However, from a distance, they spotted a tall, slender woman in a coarse linen robe standing at the main entrance of the courtyard. Her long black hair was slightly disheveled, tied into a bun with a black hairpin, revealing her delicate and beautiful face.
Her pair of peach blossom eyes exuded a clear and pure radiance. The woman stood at the main entrance of the Ouyang family courtyard, looking somewhat anxious, which puzzled Ouyang Zhixin and Wan Yunting as they returned.
Seeing the woman's unique attire, they wondered what she was doing there. When she saw the motorcade approaching, her peach blossom eyes were filled with confusion. As the large iron gate of the courtyard opened automatically, she was startled…
This made Wan Yunting, who was in the car, chuckle. He wondered who she was and what she was doing there.
The motorcade entered the courtyard and parked. Ouyang Zhixin first helped the elder out of the car. Hearing the commotion from inside, Xia Xiangyun came out with two maids and went straight to Wan Yunting, looking him up and down with concern and care. Only after seeing that her son was unharmed did Xia Xiangyun feel relieved.
"What's going on with that girl outside?"
Ouyang Zhixin asked the butler. Xia Xiangyun, however, looked confused. "Girl? What girl?"
The butler replied, "Master, Madam, there is indeed a woman outside. She looks like a beggar and has been lingering around the entrance of the house. I don't know what she wants. I already had security guards chase her away once, but she somehow appeared again and has been wandering around the entrance."
"Is that so?"
Ouyang Zhixin and Xia Xiangyun were surprised. Wan Yunting also became interested and said with a smile, "Why don't we go ask her and find out?"
"Xiangyun, you take Dad inside to rest first. I'll go out and take a look."
Ouyang Zhixin asked Xia Xiangyun to take Ouyang Shenhe inside, as he intended to go out and investigate the situation.
"Yingying, you can rest in the second room on the left on the second floor."
Seeing that Duan Yingying looked a bit dizzy from the car ride, Wan Yunting told her to go upstairs and rest.
"Oh."
Duan Yingying picked up her luggage herself, and Xia Xiangyun led her upstairs…
Wan Yunting followed Ouyang Zhixin out, looking at the strangely dressed girl standing in the distance at the entrance. The butler ran ahead and said, "Miss, our Master wants to see you!"
As soon as Zhang Xian'er saw Ouyang Zhixin, her confused peach blossom eyes instantly bloomed with excitement. Ignoring the butler, she trotted over and called out, "Are you Uncle Ouyang?"
Being suddenly called "Uncle" startled Ouyang Zhixin. Wan Yunting, standing beside him, also looked at the woman with confusion, turning to his father and wondering about their relationship.
Ouyang Zhixin, having regained his composure, looked even more puzzled at Zhang Xian'er in front of him and said with a smile, "Miss, I don't think I know you, do I?"
"Uncle, have you forgotten?"
Zhang Xian'er's eyes were filled with a brilliant light, sparkling like stars and exceptionally beautiful. She said, "Fifteen years ago, you and that grandfather rescued me on Yingtan Mountain. My name is Zhang Xian'er, do you remember?"
"Ah."
This time, Ouyang Zhixin stared at Zhang Xian'er's beautiful face in surprise, recalling the little girl who was only eight or nine years old back then. Looking at her now, it really was her.
But what surprised Ouyang Zhixin was that he had just mentioned this matter on the way back, and he never expected that after fifteen years, that little girl would actually come looking for him.
Wan Yunting, standing beside him, also looked at this woman named Zhang Xian'er with surprise. She looked only about twenty years old. Although her skin wasn't very fair, her features were particularly beautiful, especially her peach blossom eyes, which were so pure and unadulterated that they left a deep impression.
It was hard to imagine that in today's complex society, one could still see such pure eyes, like eyes that had never been tainted by the mortal world, so pure that you wouldn't want to harm her.