Chapter 2281: Chapter 2345: The Mysterious Expert
Ten minutes later, Li Yifei returned, having asked three neighboring households, surprisingly receiving an incomprehensible result. Those three households were composed of elderly people who had lived here for decades, yet they all claid to be unaware of the residents of the courtyard house opposite. It’s as if... the other party never lived there, hence they were uninford. As for how many people lived there, whether they were n or won, it was even more unknown, not to ntion whether anyone currently resided there, and so on.
When Li Yifei returned and told Old Master Su, the old man sighed and said, "Alright, try knocking on the door again. If no one answers, we’ll go back!"
Li Yifei went to knock on the door again, but the result was the sa; there was no response from inside. Li Yifei tried to push the door, but found that it wouldn’t budge. Of course, if he applied force, the outco might be different, but he couldn’t just barge in.
After coming back, they didn’t get to eat lamb, nor did they see the old... let’s say friend.
"How about, Grandpa, we go find another local specialty to eat?" Li Yifei suggested.
"Other.... what can’t they get
that I want to eat? Sigh, actually, I just wanted to see so people. So many old friends have passed away. I don’t even know if the person who cooked lamb so well is still around," Elder Su said, looking sowhat downcast.
Li Yifei sighed as well. It’s hard to comfort soone in such a situation. If he were in the sa position, he’d also find it hard to be cheerful, so he could only silently support Elder Su as they walked out.
The phone rang; it was Su ngxin calling. Li Yifei answered, addressing her as "wife," to which Su ngxin responded, "Honey, I heard you kidnapped Grandpa?"
"It’s not kidnapping, it’s... taking him out for a stroll. With
here, you don’t have to worry about safety!" Li Yifei said.
"Of course I’m not worried; otherwise, my tone wouldn’t be like this. But do pay attention; Grandpa is getting old; don’t walk for too long!" Su ngxin replied.
"Got it, don’t worry!" Li Yifei said.
"I’ll be back in two or three days. Just wait for
in the Capital City, and keep Grandpa company!" Su ngxin said.
"Sure, as you say. Oh, let Grandpa say a few words to you!" As Li Yifei was about to pass the phone to Old Master Su, he noticed the old man was turning his head to look back. Li Yifei called out to him, "Grandpa," only to hear Elder Su suddenly gripping him and exclaiming, "Look at that person; it seems to be him!"
"Hmm?" Li Yifei looked in the direction Elder Su pointed, and saw a person slowly walking from another alley, forty to fifty ters away, carrying a basket. The person moved very slowly, but Li Yifei imdiately felt sothing was off, because even he couldn’t clearly see the person!
At a distance of forty to fifty ters, not to ntion seeing a person clearly, if he wanted, he could even see the details on a bird. Of course, seeing every feather clearly was impossible, but for a person, even if soone like Murong Yuanqing disguised himself, Li Yifei could still see through it.
Yet the person in the distance couldn’t be seen clearly. Li Yifei, unwilling to believe it, closed his eyes and quickly reopened them, only to find that he still couldn’t see the person clearly. This was too strange.
The other person wasn’t ordinary, definitely not ordinary. They could actually mask their appearance in front of him. Li Yifei felt this was truly amazing, to the point where even the clothes the person wore were unclear.
His heart trembled slightly, a bit nervous, instinctively protecting Elder Su, while on the phone, Su ngxin was still waiting to speak with Grandpa. anwhile, Li Yifei said, "Grandpa, stand behind . This person... is too strange!"
"No, no, it should be him. I’m certain, didn’t expect he’d still be here!" Elder Su said with confidence.
Li Yifei couldn’t be sure, so he couldn’t let Elder Su take risks. He had to stand beside Elder Su, in case the person suddenly made a move, he’d be able to respond. It wasn’t that Li Yifei was overly sensitive; it was that Elder Su’s identity was too sensitive. If by chance any information leaked and led to an assassination, that would be a huge incident.
On the phone, Su ngxin, puzzled, asked, "Yifei, what’s happening?"
"I’ll tell you later, don’t worry, I’m here!" Li Yifei said as he hung up the call and pocketed the phone. The person carrying the basket had already walked within twenty or so ters. It seed the person also noticed Li Yifei and Elder Su, glancing over. Li Yifei still couldn’t see clearly, but when the person’s gaze swept over, he felt intense pressure.
"Is it you?" Elder Su’s voice trembled, sounding very excited.
The person tilted their head slightly, gazed at Elder Su, and suddenly smiled faintly, with an indescribable tone, said, "Oh, it’s you. Didn’t expect you’ve gotten so old!"
"May I ask who you are, Senior?" Li Yifei cupped his hands, having slightly relaxed. The other party didn’t seem to have hostile intentions, or at least Li Yifei didn’t feel any malice. In front of this person, Li Yifei felt as if his abilities to perceive things were waning.
"The young man’s skills are not weak," the person glanced at him and said.
The words caught Li Yifei off guard. Among his peers, he was more than just "not weak"; he was considered one of the best. Even among the great masters he’d encountered, if it ca to a life and death struggle, Li Yifei might defeat several of them. Even Murong Yuanqing had remarked that in such battles, Li Yifei’s chances of survival were greater.
At this mont, the other party recognized his strength at a glance, how could Li Yifei not be startled.
But Elder Su didn’t bother about that, he actually took a few steps forward, with a smile on his face, and said, "Old friend, it’s been many years since we last t, you are still as you were back then, but I have aged."
"Everyone ages." The other party replied.
Li Yifei bowed his hand and said, "Greetings, Senior!"
"Haha, this is my grandson-in-law, today he’s accompanying
to enjoy so mutton, I wonder if old friend would agree?" Elder Su was very emotional at this mont, as he had almost given up hope, but now suddenly eting the other party, this feeling of regaining what was lost made him quite excited.
The other party seed to have always known Elder Su to be a straightforward person like this, he shifted his gaze from Li Yifei to Elder Su, pondered for a few seconds upon hearing the proposal, then nodded and said, "Just so, I just bought a few pounds of high-quality mutton, lucky for you youngster to have a taste!"
’Lucky for you youngster to have a taste,’ naturally this wasn’t addressed to Li Yifei, as the two were not familiar like that. Saying this to Old Master Su would seem odd, since Old Master Su appears older, yet with these words, it further confird that the person in front of them, whose gender and age were undefined, was indeed very old, able to comfortably call Elder Su a youngster.
Elder Su nodded repeatedly, responding, "Alright, alright, shall I... go buy so wine? Oh right, I rember you don’t drink wine."
"Might as well buy so!" The other party replied.
Elder Su, delighted, turned to go buy wine, but Li Yifei quickly stopped him, saying, "Grandpa, if it’s buying wine, I will go, you... I’ll first take you to the Senior’s house!"
"Alright, then rember to buy so good wine, the Senior has never drunk with !" Elder Su said.
"Okay!" Li Yifei nodded.
The naless Senior walked ahead, still at a leisurely pace, while Elder Su quickened his steps, seemingly invigorated all of a sudden.
Following behind, Li Yifei couldn’t discern the depth of the other party just by eyesight. It wasn’t ruled out that this person carried so treasure that could shield against Li Yifei’s probing, and it also wasn’t ruled out that the person’s ho had a formation thod preventing access.
However, when this Senior reached the entrance, and the tightly closed door automatically opened, Li Yifei knew that this person was truly not ordinary, nor was it just a deliberate mystery.
If Elder Su hadn’t said the two had had such encounters several tis, Li Yifei would not agree to Old Master Su going inside, as the dangers within were unknown, thus being irresponsible for Old Master Su’s safety!
Upon entering, this courtyard house was orderly, nothing was randomly arranged. Having learned a bit about formation thods, Li Yifei noticed the key arrangents inside, with many items arranged according to the five elents, so complenting each other, so counteracting, with very precise positioning.
Slightly shocked, Li Yifei’s face remained calm as he helped Old Master Su to sit down. The courtyard house was spotless, without a speck of dust. Inside the courtyard was a small artificial hill, beside it a pond of spring water, genuine spring water, gurgling out, with fish swimming within, several red koi leisurely swimming about. Li Yifei glanced at the small trees atop the artificial hill, seemingly scaled down several tis, truly very interesting.
As Li Yifei looked over, the naless Senior was also watching him. Li Yifei smiled and said, "Senior, these fish grow really well."
"With food and water, safe from storms, naturally they grow plump!" The naless Senior replied.
Elder Su nudged Li Yifei saying, "Go ahead, go buy the wine. Today the Senior is in the mood for drinking, he should drink plenty."
"Alright, Grandpa, but which wine does the Senior want to drink?" Li Yifei asked.
The naless Senior shook his head and said, "I rarely drink, so I don’t know what to drink, you just pick sothing."
Li Yifei nodded and turned to leave. He wanted to send a secret signal to Elder Su, asking him to be cautious, but considering it was too risky to do so in front of an expert whose depth was unknown, he simply made a gesture after turning around.
Of course, if the other party truly harbored ill intentions, Li Yifei making the gesture was pointless, as harming Elder Su would only take a second or two anyway. Therefore Li Yifei obediently went to buy wine. Nearby alleys naturally didn’t have good wine, so Li Yifei went out to find a large-scale wine store, casually explaining the situation to Su ngxin over the phone. Upon hearing Li Yifei’s explanation, she was surprised and then worried about the Old Master’s safety.
Li Yifei comforted, saying, "Put it this way, if the other person has ill intentions, even with
present, it wouldn’t help!"
"Even you can’t stop them?" Su ngxin said in astonishnt.
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