Chapter 239: Medicine Garden

The banquet did not end until midnight.

As the guests left their seats, the members of the Fang Family saw them off one by one. However, those with a keen eye would notice that as the crowds left one after another, several arcs of light streaked rapidly across the roofs of the Fang Family's archaic buildings.

Chen Che and his two companions were hiding on a peaked roof; Lao Jin was clutching Chen Che's arm for dear life, trembling with fear as he looked at the bustling crowd below.

In just a few short hours, this honest man had witnessed the wall-vaulting and roof-leaping skills of the two experts beside him, feeling as if he were in a world of martial arts.

But in reality, this was merely standard procedure for a Martial Artist; the difficult part was concealing one's True Qi so as not to be discovered. And for Chen Che, this was precisely nothing to worry about.

"The banquet is over; I'm afraid it won't be so easy to keep searching."

Tang Ying glanced at the situation below and said in a low voice.

In the few short hours since leaving the bamboo forest, Chen Che and his two companions had taken advantage of the fact that the Fang Family members were all in the banquet hall with no time to attend to anything else, successfully inspecting all the spaces in the front courtyard.

They had found nothing suspicious, nor any suspicious people.

Even though they had been fast enough, the Fang Family estate was simply too large, and they were carrying Lao Jin, an ordinary person, so they hadn't been able to finish checking everything.

Chen Che's pupils were glowing with a mysterious cyan light; he had released his Pupil Technique at the very beginning of the search, but because everyone who came here was a Martial Artist, he did not dare to be too reckless.

At this moment, however, acting on the thought of checking one last time before leaving, he intensified his Pupil Technique by a fraction and aimed his gaze toward the backyard: "I'll scan it once; if I don't find anything, we'll blend in with the guests and leave."

As far as his eyes could see, the situation of the layers of buildings in the backyard gradually became clear in Chen Che's vision, yet there was still nothing unusual.

Just as Chen Che was about to withdraw his Pupil Technique, his body shuddered and he narrowed his eyes.

"What is it?"

Noticing the change in Chen Che's expression, Tang Ying asked immediately.

Chen Che held up two fingers and intensified it by another fraction; that strange and miraculous scene came into view.

In the northeast corner of the Fang Family's backyard, there was an open space of about three or four hundred square meters, and above the open space, there was a scene of wisps of True Qi rising and floating.

Looking further down, a wooden house was built in the center of the open space, and it seemed someone lived inside specifically to keep watch.

Chen Che lowered his gaze, attempting to see through the wooden house to get a clear look at the scene inside.

Unexpectedly, the moment his line of sight pierced through the wooden house, an old man guarding inside immediately looked to the side, meeting Chen Che's gaze across the distance!

"Not good!"

Chen Che let out a low shout, immediately retracted his Pupil Technique, and without waiting to explain, disappeared from the roof with Lao Jin and Tang Ying.

The next instant, a hunched old man with white hair and beard appeared on the roof, his eyes bright and piercing, surveying every part of the courtyard.

Fang Shaokun, who had returned from seeing off the guests, discovered the old man standing on the roof and asked, "Grandpa Gong, why are you here instead of guarding the Medicine Garden?"

The Gong-surnamed garden guard looked at Fang Shaokun, frowned, and said, "There are some dishonest people among the guests; tell them not to look around if they've had too much to drink."

The old man vanished without a trace after speaking, and Fang Shaokun, not understanding why, did not pay it much mind.

Hiding in a dark corner, Chen Che breathed a sigh of relief; when the old man appeared just now, he had clearly felt an invisible majesty—this was the aura possessed only by a proper Postnatal Grandmaster.

Moreover, that vigorous True Qi had the faint makings of breaking through the Postnatal realm to reach the Peak Great Perfection!

Chen Che was not confident he could defeat such an expert without triggering the Great Red Sun Poison.

"That was close..."

Chen Che let out a breath and simultaneously released his hand from Lao Jin's mouth.

Tang Ying asked in a low voice, "Fang Shaokun mentioned the Medicine Garden just now; could it be the place where they refine Pills?"

"Even if it isn't, it's definitely a very important place for the Fang Family."

Chen Che poked his head out to observe the situation and said, "That old man just now is the one guarding the Medicine Garden, and he is an Acquired Peak Grandmaster expert; I was discovered by him just now when I used my Pupil Technique to investigate."

"Then should we go and take a look at that Medicine Garden?"

Tang Ying glanced at Lao Jin and sought Chen Che's opinion.

"Since we've finally found a lead, of course we have to go take a look, but that garden guard is a problem."

Chen Che frowned and pondered.

Tang Ying curled her lips into a smile: "I have a way!"

………

After finishing escorting the guests, Fang Shifeng accompanied the protagonist of the evening, Fang Jixian, back to his residence.

Fang Jixian had drunk quite a bit tonight, but because he was a Martial Artist, the alcohol was quickly metabolized under the catalysis of his True Qi.

"How was that person handled?"

Fang Jixian did not stop his pace and then asked a question.

Fang Shifeng naturally understood who his father was asking about and said, "The usual way; it has already been handled cleanly."

Fang Jixian nodded and asked again, "What about that person?"

"I sent people to deal with the family of that mother and daughter from before, but he was impervious to reason and repeatedly ran to the Justice Department; this time, he even disguised himself as a waiter and snuck in."

Fang Shifeng said indifferently.

"Which mother and daughter?"

Fang Jixian asked with a frown, not knowing if he was just forgetful from old age or if he really didn't remember because he had patronized too many people.

Fang Shifeng said, "The mother and daughter with the special constitutions who helped you successfully break through to the Grandmaster Great Perfection realm."

"Oh, so it was that mother and daughter."

A look of reminiscence appeared on Fang Jixian's aged face, "The constitutions of that mother and daughter were indeed rare in a hundred years, it's just a pity they were only enough to be used once."

"That was also their honor; as ants with cheap lives, being able to receive your favor, Father, and helping you take a step further in the Martial Dao is already the greatest value they could have provided."

Fang Shifeng flattered him.

"How did you handle the person in the end?"

Fang Jixian arrived in front of the door and asked another question.

"Naturally, by continuing to have them contribute their value to the Fang Family."

Fang Shifeng replied, arrived at the door first, opened it, and smiled mysteriously, "Father, today is your birthday banquet; the reason I didn't show anything at the banquet is because the gift I prepared was not suitable to be brought out on such an occasion. But I have already ordered people to place it in your room."

A glint flashed in Fang Jixian's eyes, and he laughed, "Is that so? Then I must take a good look."

Fang Jixian stepped through the door, saw that "gift," and his eyes immediately lit up.

On the bed, a heavily pregnant woman lay on her back, her hands and feet bound in a spread-eagled position, her eyes covered, and her entire body completely bare.

Perhaps hearing the voices of the Fang Family father and son, or perhaps hearing the door open and the sound of footsteps, her already trembling body went rigid at this moment.

"I have checked; this person's constitution is also a once-in-a-century occurrence, and according to ancient texts, the energy within a woman with this constitution will reach its peak in the few days before she gives birth."

Fang Shifeng said respectfully, "I specifically offered such a treasure to Father, wishing you further progress in your cultivation; with your protection, our Fang Family will be passed down for generations!"

Fang Jixian's eyes had been gleaming ever since he saw the pregnant woman, and at this moment, he was drooling with impatience, no longer caring whether Fang Shifeng was there or not.

"You have a heart."

Fang Jixian said this without looking back, and closed the door behind him.

A smile curled at the corners of Fang Shifeng's lips; knowing he could not disturb him further, he turned and left.

Fang Shaokun, however, came running over in a great hurry at this moment and whispered something into Fang Shifeng's ear.

Fang Shifeng's expression changed drastically; not bothering to knock, he turned and burst into Fang Jixian's room.

Fang Jixian had been planning to enjoy the gift Fang Shifeng had meticulously prepared, and being disturbed now put him in a very bad mood; he furrowed his brows and barked angrily, "What are you doing?! Do you have no manners at all!"

Fang Shifeng ignored the reprimand and said directly, "Dad, Lord Vermilion Bird has arrived and is currently in the Reception Hall."

Fang Jixian's face changed in an instant, and not caring about the delicacy on the bed he hadn't had time to enjoy, he immediately took Fang Shifeng and Fang Shaokun and dashed toward the Reception Hall.