Ye Tian smiled and said, "The police officers in Chengwu County have great influence."
Kyusaku Tamaki: "The police here are all masters. Without a teacher's recommendation, it's almost impossible to become a police officer."
Ye Tian was surprised: "Is that so? They also manage civil servant assessments?"
Kyusaku Tamaki: "Of course, because the core leaders of the police are all martial arts experts. It's actually quite good. If someone commits a crime, the police can easily apprehend them."
Ye Tian: "It must also be related to the environment of Chengwu County. There are too many masters here, and ordinary police officers would likely be unable to deal with powerful criminals."
The car drove to a courtyard house. The man in the police car got out and personally opened the car door for Kyusaku Tamaki, smiling, "I won't accompany you inside."
Kyusaku Tamaki smiled and said, "Thank you."
The man waved his hand and got back into the car, driving away.
Kyusaku Tamaki approached the door and gently knocked twice on the knocker. A woman in her forties, wearing an apron, opened the door from the inside and asked, "Who are you looking for?"
Kyusaku Tamaki: "Is Mr. Yuan here?"
The woman nodded: "Sir is reading in the study. Please come in."
After ushering Ye Tian and Kyusaku Tamaki into the living room, the woman went to call for him.
Two minutes later, a man in a long gown from the Republic of China era walked in. He had a refined appearance and his age was hard to determine, looking both forty and sixty. A faint smile graced his face as he said, "Tamaki, why have you come?"
To Ye Tian's surprise, Kyusaku Tamaki knelt down: "Tamaki pays respects to Teacher."
The man helped her up: "We are like father and son. Such formalities are unnecessary."
Kyusaku Tamaki smiled: "My gratitude to you is as immense as a mountain; the rites must not be abandoned."
"And who is this?" The man's gaze fell upon Ye Tian.
Ye Tian nodded slightly and said, "I am Ye Tian. Greetings, Mr. Yuan."
Mr. Yuan's gaze swept up and down Ye Tian before suddenly cupping his hands in a salute: "Yuan Kemin, greetings, Human Immortal!"
Kyusaku Tamaki was slightly taken aback. Her teacher was actually saluting him. Was he a Human Immortal?
Ye Tian said, "Mr. Yuan, there's no need for such courtesy. I dare not accept it."
Yuan Kemin said seriously, "The learned are teachers; it is only right. Please be seated, Human Immortal!"
After they were seated, Yuan Kemin's attention was entirely on Ye Tian. He smiled and said, "I did not prepare to welcome you, Human Immortal. Please forgive my oversight."
Ye Tian: "Mr. Yuan, there's no need to be so polite. I am accompanying Miss Kyusaku to pay a visit. I have heard of your great name, and it is my good fortune to meet you today."
Yuan Kemin sighed softly: "I am ashamed. I have been cultivating since the late Qing Dynasty, for a cycle and a half, yet I have not even touched the threshold of Human Immortal."
Hearing that the other party was from the late Qing Dynasty, Ye Tian said, "I have a few friends whose birth years are earlier than yours, and some are around the same age. If there's an opportunity, I will introduce you."
Yuan Kemin: "Is that so? Then I must get to know them."
Mentioning Kyusaku Tamaki's search for her father, Yuan Kemin said, "Tamaki, your father likely will not come out of seclusion."
Kyusaku Tamaki: "Teacher, why? My mother is gone, and he is the only person I can rely on now. Will he not even care for his own daughter?"
Yuan Kemin was silent for a moment, then said, "Your father has a hidden affliction. It's not that he doesn't want to help you, but that he cannot."
Kyusaku Tamaki: "Why can't he? Teacher, what is my father's predicament? Can you tell me?"
Yuan Kemin sighed softly and said, "I can tell you. Your father was too eager to break through to Human Immortal, and as a result, he attracted inner demons. Every full moon, he transforms into a bloodthirsty, murderous monster. For this reason, he had to confine himself to a small town to avoid harming others."
Kyusaku Tamaki was greatly astonished: "Father turns into a monster?"
Yuan Kemin: "Moreover, you have come at an inauspicious time. The full moon is the day after tomorrow. For three days before and three days after the full moon, his condition is extremely unstable. It would be very dangerous for you to go now."
Kyusaku Tamaki suddenly thought of something. She suddenly knelt on the ground: "Mr. Ye, your medical skills are so superb, can my father's illness be cured?"
Ye Tian helped her up and said, "Miss Kyusaku, please rise. I cannot guarantee it, but I can try."
Kyusaku Tamaki: "Thank you, Mr. Ye!"
Yuan Kemin's eyes lit up: "Human Immortal Ye also understands medicine?"
Ye Tian: "I know a little."
Yuan Kemin smiled: "A Human Immortal who understands medicine must have divine medical skills. Tamaki, your father is saved."