Chapter 358: Chapter 80: The Foremost in History
Under the cloak of night, a car pulled into the grand gates of Zhi Ge General Hospital.
Once the car had co to a stop, Wen Ke and Li Fei descended from the vehicle.
This was the very night Li Fei erged from seclusion, after Wen Ke finally persuaded the upper echelons of Wuda to lend their support in facilitating a eting between Li Fei and Shangguan Xiao at Zhi Ge General Hospital.
The two made their way to the building ahead, where Helmsman Fu Lang ca out to et them in person.
In fact, the reason Li Fei was able to see Shangguan Xiao so swiftly and smoothly this ti, aside from Wuda’s clout, was due largely to Fu Lang’s crucial involvent.
Shangguan Xiao had entrusted Fu Lang with three tasks, one of which was to find a way for her to et Li Fei.
Now, this task was accomplished.
A dozen minutes later, Li Fei encountered Shangguan Xiao in a separate interrogation room.
By then, Shangguan Xiao had been formally imprisoned—not simply deprived of her freedom and contact with the outside world but also subjected to restraints, with special handcuffs fastened on her wrists.
Of course, for a practitioner in the Tao Foundation Stage, re handcuffs would never suffice; ordinarily, they would also make her consu Elixir that dispersed Innate Qi, implant Soft Nails into various critical acupoints, and so on.
But because of Fu Lang’s presence, these asures had not been employed.
While he couldn’t exonerate his friend’s daughter, at least within Zhi Ge General Hospital, he could ensure that she suffered as little as possible.
“You’ve arrived.”
Upon seeing Li Fei, Shangguan Xiao’s face lit up with a smile, and her cold, clear eyes shimred with joy as she asked with concern,
“How did your seclusion go?”
“Mmm.”
Li Fei responded by giving Shangguan Xiao a firm nod.
Shangguan Xiao took a deep breath, revealing an expression of astonishnt.
Before the seclusion, Li Fei had already been honest with her, stating that the purpose was to achieve a Breakthrough.
Thus, Li Fei’s nod signified a successful Breakthrough.
Back in March, Li Fei had only advanced to the Innate Qi Change Late Stage, and even if he had skipped over the phase of refining his Force, starting straight from the pinnacle of Innate Qi Change for his Breakthrough,
It only took Li Fei just over two months to go from achieving ‘Unity’ to the Tao Foundation Stage!
Such speed was truly astonishing!
“Good, very good!”
Shangguan Xiao fixed her gaze upon Li Fei’s eyes and said earnestly,
“As long as you live well, with your talent, it’s possible to reach the summit of Martial Arts within ten years!”
In this world, the peak of Martial Arts was known as the Martial Saint.
Shangguan Xiao believed that Li Fei could possibly beco a Martial Saint within ten years!
“Ten years…”
Li Fei naturally understood the implication in Shangguan Xiao’s words.
To reach the summit in ten years, he must survive well now.
“I’ve learned from Wuda that over the past few years, many resources obtained by Qingyuan Fist Village were provided by Zhang Shiwei?”
Li Fei inquired.
He found this very puzzling because if that were indeed the case, it would surely be undeniable, and there would be no reason for Shangguan Xiao to be entirely unaware.
Sighing, Shangguan Xiao said,
“At first, I thought it was my father using the family’s resources to help in secret, so I wasn’t vigilant. He probably held a similar misconception. Now that I think about it, when I contacted him after years of separation, expressing my wish to enter politics, to beco the Chief of Xing City’s Zhi Ge Court, he didn’t find it odd at all and agreed imdiately. Part of his rationale must’ve been believing I was already preparing for it.”
Li Fei ca to a realization.
It seed that the mastermind behind the scenes was also well aware of the psychological dynamics between father and daughter Zhang Zongyang and Shangguan Xiao, enabling such a cunning sche to unfold.
However, as a result, many things had beco extrely difficult to explain and clarify, because in actuality, Shangguan Xiao had indeed ‘colluded’ with Zhang Shiwei a long ti ago.
“Aunt Master, I’m afraid this trap was set for my master.”
Li Fei voiced his own conjecture.
Shangguan Xiao nodded; she too had co to this conclusion a while ago.
“I want to know exactly what happened between you and master in Datong Prefecture back then, what enmity was left unresolved?”
Li Fei pursued.
This was his main reason for coming.
Since the mastermind had been laying plans for over a decade, they certainly had grievances with Hao Yi and Shangguan Xiao from the past.
He had to grasp the full picture to stand a chance at finding a solution to break the scenario.
“Xiao Fei, listen to .”
Shangguan Xiao shook her head, “The matter is far too significant. Don’t get involved any further. You have a greater future ahead, and it shouldn’t be dragged down by our old grudges.”
She had asked Fu Lang to arrange the eting not to seek Li Fei’s help but to persuade him to let go, to also communicate many things in advance, ensuring the Green-faced Ghost wasn’t implicated by her.
“Aunt Master!”
Li Fei interrupted Shangguan Xiao, “If you persuade to let go, do you think master would do the sa?”
Shangguan Xiao paused briefly, then spoke, “I have my plans for your master; you needn’t worry.”
The second task she entrusted to Fu Lang was to convey a ssage to Hao Yi.
“Aunt Master, there’s still room to turn things around, we shouldn’t just give up.”
Li Fei shook his head.
Shangguan Xiao was certainly not one to give up easily; her nature was to never yield, otherwise she wouldn’t have chosen to sever ties with her family all those years ago.
If this matter had concerned only her, she would fight to the very end!
But the stakes could extend to Hao Yi, and Li Fei might also beco entangled, which Shangguan Xiao could never accept under any circumstances.
“Xiao Fei, I haven’t given up, but I hope you will let handle this on my own. Don’t get involved any further.”
Shangguan Xiao urged, “I’ve found a way to contact the investigation team, and I will talk to them. They aim to continue suppressing Datong Prefecture’s Governnt. As long as I don’t admit guilt, they have a reason to stay, so I can negotiate with them.”
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