The more the three of them studied the information on the Zhen Dong Company, the more they felt the difficulty in rescuing Long Xiao. The experts of the Nangong family were not something the three of them could handle, so they couldn't act rashly.
If they couldn't act rashly, to find Long Xiao, they had to infiltrate the Zhen Dong Company. First, they needed to thoroughly understand the company's situation, find out where Long Xiao was being held, and only after finding Long Xiao and making contact with him could they decide how to rescue him.
After some discussion, the three decided to start their separate actions that evening, beginning by going out to gather information about Zhen Dong Company.
After dinner, both Ye Xiao and Luo Tianshui drove away. Xiao Ming, without a car, had to take a taxi into the city to gather information.
Long Xiao was taken by the old man and his two subordinates to a villa in Mian Yin City. They knew that Long Xiao was an elder of the Martial Alliance's Enforcement Hall, so they didn't trouble him, not even confiscating his mobile phone.
Long Xiao was confined to a room on the third floor. He lay on the bed, closed his eyes, dispersed his five-element qi, and observed the situation around the villa.
There was a nanny, a cook, and four guards in the villa. The old man did not live in the villa.
Although Long Xiao didn't know the strength of these four guards, he was sure he could escape.
Why did this old man want him? Who were they? What did they want from him? Until these questions were clarified, Long Xiao didn't want to leave.
After resting on the bed for a while, he began to cultivate the 'Long Yuan'.
Although cultivation of 'Long Yuan' was slow, it could purify the five-element qi in his dantian. To increase his strength, purifying the five-element qi was an indispensable process.
Dinner was brought to his room. After eating, Long Xiao began to cultivate other techniques from the 'Long Cang'.
Although Long Xiao could only access a small portion of the 'Long Cang', there were many techniques with different effects. Long Xiao continued to cultivate until past midnight before sleeping.
The next morning, after breakfast, he started cultivating again. It wasn't until almost lunchtime that a guard came in and took him out, saying that their chairman wanted to see Long Xiao.
The chairman the guard mentioned was the old man who had captured Long Xiao the previous day.
Seeing Long Xiao, the old man gestured to the sofa and said, "Sit down, Hu Lei."
Long Xiao sat opposite the old man and asked, "Although Long Xiao and I are on good terms, he might not come here for me."
"Heh heh." The old man chuckled and said, "We've investigated. Long Xiao is a person who values relationships. We've captured his friend, so he'll definitely come here to rescue him."
Long Xiao looked at the old man and said, "Long Xiao indeed values relationships, but there's something I don't know if you've heard. There's an assassin organization called the Old Man in the Mountains. They threatened Long Xiao's friends, and as a result, Long Xiao killed everyone they sent to Donghai."
The old man looked at Long Xiao in surprise and said, "Is there such a thing? How have I not heard of it?"
"Your people haven't investigated thoroughly. I advise you to send more people to investigate carefully, lest you regret it when Long Xiao arrives."
The old man laughed heartily and said, "Although Long Xiao has some strength and can fight well, in front of our Nangong family, he's just trash."
When the old man revealed that he was from the Nangong family, Long Xiao didn't seem surprised, which was somewhat strange.
"Do you really think our Nangong family can't handle Long Xiao?" the old man asked curiously.
Long Xiao shook his head and said, "I don't know about that. I'm just a migrant worker and don't understand the Nangong family. I only know that Long Xiao fights better than me."
"No matter how well Long Xiao fights, he poses no threat to our Nangong family. We have money, we have people. Killing someone is like crushing an ant for our Nangong family."
Long Xiao said disdainfully, "Is the Nangong family so formidable? I've never heard of it."
The old man picked up a teacup from the coffee table and released it. The teacup didn't fall but floated, wobbling slightly.
Seeing that the old man could externalize his qi and make the teacup float, Long Xiao's face showed a look of surprise.
The teacup slowly lowered, and the old man said, "Externalizing inner energy, haven't you seen it before? Our Nangong family's techniques are special. Under the same strength, we almost never lose to an opponent. Furthermore, those who cultivate our family's techniques, as long as their comprehension is good, can fight beyond their level."
Long Xiao had never seen anyone besides himself disperse their qi outside their body. He had thought that those he encountered were not as strong as him, but he didn't expect it was due to special cultivation techniques.
"Are there many experts like you in your Nangong family?" Long Xiao asked, feigning fear.
The old man nodded and said, "Of course, there are many. In the Nangong family, I am only considered a second-rate expert. The first-rate experts are all cultivating in the mountains and rarely come out."
Long Xiao and the old man chatted until noon. They ate lunch together, and only then did Long Xiao return to his room.
The old man's name was Nangong Jindong, the chairman of Zhen Dong Company, and his strength had reached the peak of the Earth realm.
Back in his room, Long Xiao tentatively dispersed his five-element qi, trying to move some larger objects. He found that the largest object he could move was a chair.
After cultivating the 'Long Xing Shou' for an afternoon, Long Xiao could control the chair to move to any position in the room. The speed was about the same as moving soybeans. He rested for a while.
Xiao Ming and the other two went into the city to gather information and returned to the hotel very late.
Xiao Ming was the last to return. As soon as he entered, he said excitedly, "Brother Luo, I have a very practical idea. We can try it tomorrow."
"What idea?" Luo Tianshui asked curiously.
Xiao Ming sat on the sofa opposite Luo Tianshui and said, "There's a big shot in Mian Yin City named Lu Yumian. He's the boss around here, controls hundreds of subordinates, and runs over ten companies. His influence is immense."
"Xiao Ming, are you thinking of recruiting him as a subordinate?" Ye Xiao asked.
Xiao Ming chuckled and nodded, "Yes, Sister Ye Xiao. We need some people to run errands. Otherwise, doing everything ourselves will be too troublesome."
"That's a good idea. We'll go find him tomorrow," Ye Xiao said.
Luo Tianshui said, "Xiao Ming, Sister Ye Xiao, you two go find that big shot tomorrow. I've made an appointment to help someone with feng shui, so I won't be going with you."
"Okay, let's split up. This way, we'll progress faster," Ye Xiao said, standing up.
Early the next morning, Ye Xiao drove Xiao Ming to the transportation company run by Lu Yumian.
Since they didn't know where Lu Yumian was, finding him directly was difficult. They decided to cause some trouble at his company to force him out.
The transportation company was busy in the morning, with trucks coming and going from the yard. The two walked in swaggeringly. Just as they reached the entrance, they were stopped by a security guard.
"Hey, who are you two?"
"We're looking for a truck to move some goods," Xiao Ming said, tilting his head up and putting on an arrogant, provocative demeanor.
Looking at Xiao Ming's smug expression, the security guard felt uncomfortable.
"If you need a truck to move goods, go to the registration window. This is a legitimate company, you can't just walk in."
Xiao Ming looked up and down the security guard and said, "What the hell are you, a watchdog daring to stop me?"
Hearing Xiao Ming curse, the security guard also got angry and roared, "You dare to curse me?"
Xiao Ming raised his hand and slapped him. "I dare to curse you, and I dare to hit you too. What can you do to me?"
The security guard fell to the ground, then got up and shouted, "Someone! We have trouble!"
In response to the security guard's shouts, more than a dozen young men ran out from the yard.