Chapter 1020: Chapter 1016: Tian Liu!
Just as Ye Xuong said, Ye Xuong and Tian Qi played a prank on Ye Tian to test their mastery of the technique to conceal their presence.
Both Ye Xuong and Tian Qi are skilled martial artists with high aptitude, so when Ye Tian taught them how to gather their internal energy into their Dantian and gradually cool it down to make their presence completely hidden, they quickly mastered it.
After just one night, they were able to skillfully hide their forms, so Tian Qi came up with the idea to spar with Ye Tian.
Although Ye Xuong initially refused, he also wanted to know how much he had improved, so he agreed to Tian Qi’s unreasonable request…
After Ye Tian entered the room, Ye Xuong and Tian Qi perfectly concealed their presence, so that even Ye Tian didn’t detect them at first, giving Ye Xuong and Tian Qi the opportunity to strike.
Ye Tian is the leader of Night King Hall, so naturally, Ye Xuong dared not be too forceful, making it easy for Ye Tian to dodge.
Tian Qi was different from Ye Xuong; she always wanted to prove her strength in front of Ye Tian, so she used seventy percent of her power, with a hint of killing intent. Yet her attacks were trivial to Ye Tian, and after two consecutive moves, Ye Tian caught her.
“Ye Tian, Ye Xuong and I practiced as you taught us all night, and we both believed we had improved our skills to a new level, but in front of you, we couldn’t unleash them at all. It’s really frustrating!”
Tian Qi pouted as she spoke, with a touch of playfulness.
Ye Tian chuckled and said, “Qiqi, the technique is taught by me, so imagine a student who has just learned it showing off in front of the teacher. If I were hit, it could only mean I was intentionally holding back.”
“Humph!”
Ye Tian’s explanation did not satisfy Tian Qi.
Since childhood, Tian Qi has always been very confident in her own strength, and after coming to Night King Hall, she always wanted to prove herself.
Tian Qi originally thought that aside from Ye Tian, no one in Night King Hall could match her, but she hadn’t expected that when she fought with Ye Xuong, the second in command, they would only end up in a draw.
And just now, after hiding her form and launching an attack on Ye Tian, she couldn’t even touch a hair on Ye Tian, making her feel like a child in front of him.
Ye Tian naturally noticed Tian Qi’s minor mood, smiled, and said, “Qiqi, you are already very strong, and you will continue to improve in the future. So don’t be too discouraged, and someday you will become a martial artist that stands out in the world!”
In Ye Tian’s comfort, Tian Qi finally calmed her emotions and stopped complaining.
Ye Xuong immediately asked, “Leader, now that the two of us can hide our forms, where should we start investigating?”
Ye Tian thought for a moment and said, “It’s simple, let’s start investigating from the beginning! I think we can definitely find some clues there!”
“Okay!”
Ye Xuong nodded immediately, and then the three of them set off.
Because they were going to gather intelligence, Ye Tian and the others paid particular attention to their attire, all wearing casual clothes. Even Tian Qi didn’t wear her body-showing dress, but opted for jeans and a T-shirt, making her actions slightly easier.
Their destination was naturally the place Lin Shao informed them, the place where he hired the bodyguard named Ah Hong!
According to Lin Shao, he hired Ah Hong in the Xiehe Building in the southern city, so Ye Tian and the others immediately headed to the Xiehe Building.
Xiehe Building is in the old city area of the southern city, where the buildings are generally not high. Although Xiehe Building is called a “building,” its height is just five stories tall.
Since it’s an old building, the rent is fairly cheap, so there are quite many small companies inside Xiehe Building…
Ye Tian, Ye Xuong, and Tian Qi slowly entered Xiehe Building and went to the third floor.
According to Lin Shao, he hired the bodyguard Ah Hong from the Black Blood Security Company on the third floor…
“Leader, Ms. Qiqi and I have already been here before, but we couldn’t find any ‘Black Blood Security Company,’ so there’s no value in searching here!”
Ye Xuong reminded, Ye Tian glanced at the third floor of Xiehe Building and indeed did not see any security company, finding only internet companies!
Nowadays, the startup cost of internet companies is the lowest, though the risk is relatively high, there are opportunities for profit, so it is reasonable for all the businesses here to be internet companies.
“Hehe, is that so?”
Ye Tian chuckled, then glanced at Ye Xuong, slightly moving his lips without making any sound.
Ye Xuong and Tian Qi were puzzled, but soon realized that Ye Tian was not speaking aloud but using lip reading!
Lip reading is a secret communication method to convey one’s intent without sound during confidential times.
Both Ye Xuong and Tian Qi are seasoned individuals, so they naturally understood lip reading and could speak it as well, thus they exchanged using lip reading.
“We’ve already been targeted, so actions are somewhat inconvenient, but we can turn this to our advantage!”
“I see, no wonder we haven’t found anything these past few days. It seems those watching Ms. Qiqi and me are more skilled in Qinggong than we are!”
“Exactly, so with a little trick, we can find some clues!”
“Let’s do it!”
…
Ye Tian, Ye Xuong, and Tian Qi communicated through lip-reading, sharing their thoughts and forming a plan.
Afterward, the three of them headed to the restroom.
Once Ye Tian and Ye Xuong entered the men’s restroom, they immediately closed the door. Ye Tian pointed up, noticing a hole in the ceiling, then leapt gently into it, hiding above.
Ye Xuong mimicked Ye Tian’s actions, jumping onto the ceiling and hiding as well…
The Concord Building is an old structure, with many places like the restroom ceiling, which offered ample hideouts for those who slip through the cracks. Once Ye Tian and Ye Xuong were on the ceiling, another person slowly crawled in.
This person was Tian Qi!
Despite the gender difference, Tian Qi did the same thing. She pretended to use the restroom, and after entering the women’s restroom, she leapt onto the ceiling to evade her trackers.
If it were the previous Ye Xuong and Tian Qi, due to the outflow of their internal energy, even if they hid, they would be easily discovered. But this time was different. Ye Tian taught them how to hide their breath, and after climbing onto the ceiling, they immediately suppressed their internal energy so that no one could detect them.
Ye Tian did the same. His method of concealing his presence was even more advanced than Ye Xuong and Tian Qi’s. When he suppressed his internal energy, he became undetectable, like a statue.
The three of them met on the ceiling, huddled together. To avoid making any noise, none of them moved, and they communicated through lip-reading without a sound!
“Since we came in and haven’t gone out, the tracker should be panicking and will break into the restroom. At that moment, we’ll take unified action!”
“Who exactly has been tracking us? I want to see whose Qinggong is so excellent that Ms. Qiqi and I haven’t noticed a thing?”
“You’ll find out soon enough, patience!”
While the three communicated in lip-reading, a man in a black suit, as Ye Tian anticipated, entered the men’s restroom.
The man in the black suit looked around the empty restroom, bewildered. He looked left and right, even gazing at the ceiling, but detected nothing unusual.
The expression on the black-suited man’s face grew more astonished. He closed his eyes slightly, trying to sense with his mind, but even so, he couldn’t sense anything…
“The fox’s tail is showing.”
“If we couldn’t hide our breath, this guy would have discovered us long ago!”
Ye Tian and Ye Xuong discussed through lip-reading, while Tian Qi’s face wore a look of shock.
“It’s Tian Liu!”
Even though lip-reading isn’t as expressive as speaking, Ye Tian and Ye Xuong clearly understood what Tian Qi meant to convey.
If what Tian Qi said was true, the man before them would be one of the “Thirteen Guardians” of the Black Hole Clan, and with a number lower than Tian Qi, meaning this guardian was more powerful than Tian Qi.
No wonder he’s been tracking Ye Xuong and Tian Qi; they couldn’t detect him because of the difference in strength…
But the scenario is quite different now. With Ye Tian, who’s far more powerful, at their side, and who taught Ye Xuong and Tian Qi how to hide, Tian Liu would naturally find himself at a disadvantage upon entering.
“This guy is cautious. If he senses anything wrong, he’ll definitely escape! So, to catch him, we must seize this moment!”
Ye Tian commanded as Ye Xuong and Tian Qi nodded immediately.
Then Ye Tian suddenly struck with his palm, directly hitting the ceiling. With his energy injected, the ceiling shattered instantly, bursting a large hole!
“Crash!”
Ye Tian leveraged the momentum to drop down, blocking Tian Liu’s escape through the men’s restroom entrance.
“It’s you!”
Tian Liu, upon seeing Ye Tian, felt a tremor in his heart. At the same time, Ye Xuong and Tian Qi also descended in succession.