"The trade plan is returned to you, I haven't read it." The man's voice was low and slightly trembling, "Let me go."

"You shouldn't have come."

As Ye Tianfan's voice fell, his figure flashed past, and the willow leaf blade simultaneously drew a gleam of cold light.

When he turned around again, Ye Tianfan already had the trade plan in his hand, while the man had lost his breath, his body weakly collapsed on the ground.

"Go back and tell Huang Shengtian that I will visit tomorrow. He better give me a reasonable explanation."

After the man's death, Ye Tianfan's voice suddenly rang again. Naturally, this was not addressed to a corpse but to someone hiding in the dark who was in contact with the corpse.

Previously, Huang Shengtian had agreed with him that in business matters, only strategies should be used, not force.

But now he made the first move!

Regardless of whether he was unwilling to lose the Lingbei Trade Zone or for some other reason, Huang Shengtian used the wrong method.

Ye Tianfan would not let this matter rest easily.

But the more pressing issue now was the spiritual fungus Lingxi Fuling mentioned by Bai Yufei!

Bai Yufei was ambushed before he could finish his words on the phone. Now that Ye Tianfan had retrieved the trade plan, he had no time to linger and must hurry back to ask Bai Yufei about the whereabouts of Lingxi Fuling.

At the Qin Family branch building in the Lingbei area, Ye Tianfan handed the trade plan to Ji Liancheng and looked at Bai Yufei, who was sitting on the chair gasping for breath.

"How are you? Can you hold on?"

"It's nothing."

Bai Yufei replied, with a slightly melancholic expression. Once, he was highly skilled, and small characters like that were just clowns in front of him.

But now, Bai Yufei could only watch helplessly as someone snatched Ji Liancheng's trade plan and could do nothing about it.

A sense of helplessness.

And a touch of sorrow.

"Lao Bai, you said there's still stock of Lingxi Fuling in this world, is that true?"

Seeing that Bai Yufei was gradually recovering, Ye Tianfan didn't waste time with idle talk and got straight to the point.

"Yes."

"Whose hands is it in?" Ye Tianfan hastily asked.

"Does the young master remember that prison before?"

Ye Tianfan nodded, remembering it was his first time in prison; how could he forget?

Bai Yufei's face slightly darkened, as if recalling something, and after a while, he spoke slowly, "Young master, when I was detained in the S-class felons' zone, an old man was brought in. I chatted with him and learned that he had a spiritual fungi Lingxi Fuling. But when he came in, like you, he was sentenced to death. Yet his sentence was never carried out, and he was kept in the prison's north zone, where he probably still is."

Bai Yufei's words left Ye Tianfan slightly stunned. He knew of this old man! Bai Yufei was right; there indeed was such an old man.

When Long Yuqing went to visit the prison before, on the way back to the S-class felons' zone, Ye Tianfan had heard the warden mention this person.

The old man was indeed sentenced to death and was supposed to be executed by firing squad, yet it had never been carried out. At the time, Ye Tianfan found it puzzling, but under those circumstances, he had no mind to worry about others.

Thinking back, that old man might indeed be unusual.

"Looks like I have to go see that old man."

Ye Tianfan stood up, glanced at Ji Liancheng and Bai Yufei, instructed Ji Liancheng to take good care of Bai Yufei, and then left the Lingbei area.

Under the cover of darkness, Ye Tianfan arrived at the prison where he was once held.

The prison had three-meter-high walls, with an additional meter of electrified fence, and searchlights intermittently scanned the surroundings.

Armed prison guards patrolled the compound continuously.

The prison's security level was very high, but it couldn't stop Ye Tianfan.

At this moment, Ye Tianfan moved like a phantom in the night, leaping over the electrified fence and heading straight to the prison's north zone.

Familiar with the layout, avoiding patrols was no difficult feat for Ye Tianfan.

But upon reaching the north zone, Ye Tianfan was stunned.

There was a villa in the prison's north zone!

Moreover, the villa was brightly lit, with an old man pacing in the living room, and melodious music echoing around.

Was this what they called imprisonment?

Ye Tianfan marveled at the stark contrast between this place and the sunless S-class felons' zone. If this was called imprisonment, nursing homes might need to close down.

"Squeak..."

Ye Tianfan pushed open the villa's door and stepped inside.

In the living room, the old man was swirling a glass of red wine, listening to the soothing music. His skin looked rosy and well-maintained.

"Who are you?"

The old man turned and saw Ye Tianfan, with not a trace of surprise on his face, just casually asked the question.

This surprised Ye Tianfan greatly. Even though the villa looked nice, it remained a prison; even if the old man had special treatment, enjoying opulence here, he was still a criminal and could not leave nor have visitors.

Yet, as the old man faced the unexpected appearance of Ye Tianfan, there was no unexpected reaction at all.

As if he expected someone to find him, this feeling instinctively reminded Ye Tianfan of Elder Qin, who had given him a similar feeling before.

"I am Ye Tianfan."

Ye Tianfan stepped into the villa and sat down on the sofa opposite the old man, not minding the manners.

The elderly man put the wine glass aside and scrutinized Ye Tianfan with a smile, saying, "To infiltrate this highly guarded prison as if it's a no man's land, I guess you're from the Ancient Martial Realm, aren't you?"

Ye Tianfan nodded, not denying it.

"So, what's the matter?"

The old man turned and sat opposite Ye Tianfan, approximately three or four meters apart. Ye Tianfan tested slightly and realized the old man bore no Qi Force of ancient martial arts; he was just an ordinary elder.

"I heard you possess a spiritual fungi Lingxi Fuling, is that true?"

Ye Tianfan didn't want to beat around the bush and straightforwardly stated his purpose.

The old man pondered momentarily, then nodded, "Seems there is something like that."

Ye Tianfan's heart leapt with joy; it seemed the Lingxi Fuling indeed existed in this world!

Ye Tianfan slowly stood up, ready to bow to the old man in courtesy, as long as he agreed to lend the Lingxi Fuling, any conditions could be negotiated.

Yet before Ye Tianfan could speak, the old man waved his hand, saying, "But the Lingxi Fuling has already been taken away."

"Taken away?"

Ye Tianfan was shocked, urgently asking, "By whom?"

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