People were understandably anxious. Many had arrived early, queuing for ticket numbers, only to find no one in sight.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xueyan immediately opened the window, her face blooming into a smile. “Everyone, please don’t fret, we’ll be handing out the numbered tickets very soon!”
Jiang Xueyan’s appearance instantly made the male onlookers’ eyes light up!
The impatience and restlessness that had built up within them melted away like ice meeting a raging fire.
Men were truly like this!
“No rush, we’re not in a hurry at all!” the man who had been banging on the door and window just moments ago said, bowing and scraping with a fawning smile towards Jiang Xueyan.
“Yun, Xueyan, you two carry on. Yiling will arrange for your food and lodging here. I have other matters to attend to, so I’ll be leaving now!” Cheng Xiaofan said.
“Jeeeee— ”
As he left the duty room, the Sky-Breaking Eagle immediately appeared before him.
Cheng Xiaofan mounted the Sky-Breaking Eagle, and in the blink of an eye, he was soaring above Nanshan Lake.
“Quick, everyone, look! Someone’s riding an eagle and flying in the sky!”
“Wow, isn’t that Cheng Xiaofan, the village bully from Zhuxi Village? Yesterday he showed off riding a dragon-fish, and today he’s riding an eagle?”
“Ah, he truly is a divine doctor! He’s in the sky in the blink of an eye!”
Huh?
Cheng Xiaofan, seated on the Sky-Breaking Eagle, couldn’t help but frown.
In that very instant, he suddenly felt as if he were being locked onto by a pair of beast-like eyes.
…
At this very moment!
Not far from Nanshan Lake, across the way, stood a towering, steep, and majestic mountain peak.
Upon a large boulder at the summit, an old man with white hair and beard sat cross-legged. Clad in a simple gray robe, his eyes were slightly narrowed as he observed the scene below.
Watching Cheng Xiaofan circle the sky three times on the Sky-Breaking Eagle before heading towards the back mountain, a sly smile played on the old man’s lips.
“A small farmer from rural China, living quite the leisurely life!”
The smile on the old man’s face gradually contorted into a menacing grimace. “Unfortunately, Cheng Xiaofan, you’ve met me, Miyazaki Tenzuya. Your days are numbered!”
This Miyazaki Tenzuya was the Vice Sect Master of the Sakura Nation’s Blood Demon Sect.
He had been dispatched to China at the behest of Sakai Kazuo.
Only after Cheng Xiaofan’s figure had disappeared from his sight did Miyazaki Tenzuya withdraw his gaze, surveying the entire Nanshan Lake area from his high vantage point.
Had dragon energy truly appeared here?
Miyazaki Tenzuya’s senses were no less keen than Cheng Xiaofan’s.
Despite the considerable distance, his sinister and sharp gaze could still clearly detect the venomous snakes hidden among the reeds along the shores of Nanshan Lake.
These snakes, continuously flicking their forked tongues, seemed to be attempting to capture some highly active substance from the air above the lake.
On the shore, tourists swarmed like ants.
Dragons could walk, dive, and fly, summon clouds and rain, and communicate with heaven and earth, possessing innate divine power.
They possessed divine attributes such as a fondness for water, a desire to fly, a connection to heaven, the ability to transform, miraculous powers, auspicious omens, portents of disaster, and displays of might. However, they were, after all, legendary beings!
“If dragon energy truly exists here, then before dealing with Cheng Xiaofan, I must first seize this dragon energy!”
Miyazaki Tenzuya’s gaze became intensely greedy. “Heh heh, it’s decided then!”
With that, a wisp of blood mist rose around Miyazaki Tenzuya, and when the mist dissipated, he had vanished from the boulder.
Shortly after his disappearance, Cheng Xiaofan, riding the Sky-Breaking Eagle, silently reappeared in the same location.
Cheng Xiaofan was accompanied by Naughty.
Naughty leaped onto the boulder, sniffing around it. It immediately reported to Cheng Xiaofan, “Master, this person went in the direction of Jinbao Town. Shall we pursue him?”
“Pursue him!” Cheng Xiaofan replied.
Man and dog then leaped onto the Sky-Breaking Eagle.
The Sky-Breaking Eagle emitted a cloud of white mist, rendering itself invisible, and swiftly flew towards Jinbao Town.
Its invisibility technique was almost identical to Miyazaki Tenzuya’s.
Before long, the Sky-Breaking Eagle, carrying Cheng Xiaofan and Naughty, appeared above Jinbao Town.
The Sky-Breaking Eagle circled Jinbao Town twice, and under Naughty’s direction, landed on the seventh floor of the Xinyi Hotel.
The Xinyi Hotel was the largest hotel in Jinbao Town, typically accommodating out-of-town guests. Coincidentally, Miyazaki Tenzuya was staying in the very suite that Sakai Kyoko had occupied previously.
Cheng Xiaofan’s gaze penetrated various obstructions, focusing on the suite.
Miyazaki Tenzuya had just returned.
“Master Miyazaki, you’ve worked hard!” At this moment, a young man brought a cup of tea to Miyazaki Tenzuya.
Miyazaki Tenzuya chuckled heartily and said, “Sakai Hezi, I accepted your father’s money, so a little hard work is nothing.”
“My luck in China this time has been quite good. At Nanshan Lake in Zhuxi Village, I discovered the presence of dragon energy. Tonight, I will find the source of this dragon energy in Nanshan Lake and seize it!”
“Tomorrow, I will then take down Cheng Xiaofan for your father!”
Sakai Hezi quickly replied, “Master Miyazaki, I heard that Long Xingyun from the hidden aristocratic Long family in the north has also arrived, along with Jiang Xueyan.”
“That Jiang Xueyan was originally a woman I desired. I hope Master Miyazaki can help me get her back, and I will reward you handsomely upon our return to the country!”
Upon hearing this, Miyazaki Tenzuya burst into laughter, exuding confidence. “Rest assured, at that time, this master will definitely help you snatch that woman back!”
“Thank you, Master Miyazaki!” Sakai Hezi bowed deeply.
Cheng Xiaofan glanced at Sakai Hezi and couldn’t help but shake his head. They were born of the same parents, yet this Sakai Hezi, with his sharp face and simian features, was worlds apart from Sakai Kyoko.
How could someone like him be worthy of Jiang Xueyan?
He looked at Miyazaki Tenzuya a few more times, recognizing him as a formidable ancient martial arts cultivator, someone difficult to deal with.
However, Cheng Xiaofan didn’t take him too seriously.
“Let’s go back!”
Cheng Xiaofan softly instructed the Sky-Breaking Eagle.
The Sky-Breaking Eagle immediately carried Cheng Xiaofan and Naughty, flying swiftly towards the back mountain.
Upon returning to the bamboo pavilion in the back mountain, Cheng Xiaofan immediately entered the Shennong Space.
Within the space, Cheng Xiaofan used his consciousness to harvest a batch of Snake Saliva Fruits and then refined a considerable amount of Divine Dragon Pills.
Though it sounded simple, by the time he had finished refining the batch of Divine Dragon Pills, it was already past two in the afternoon when he emerged from the space.
This time, he had produced significantly more Divine Dragon Pills than the previous batch.
Cheng Xiaofan was well aware that the dragon energy appearing at Nanshan Lake would continuously attract a large number of martial world practitioners.
Furthermore, the issue of venomous snakes could not be resolved in the short term.
After all, the dragon energy held such immense allure for the venomous snakes that it was not something ordinary people could easily control in a brief period.
At this juncture, the Divine Dragon Pills would become a hot commodity.
It could be said that this was a heaven-sent opportunity. If he, Cheng Xiaofan, didn’t seize this chance to earn a substantial amount of money from those cultivators, wouldn’t he be considered an idiot in their eyes?