36: Chapter 36 Are you Mr. Chen?
About an hour later.
Not long after Lin Fan left, two figures appeared at the spot where he had hunted the Spirit-Horned Deer.
A man and a woman.
They were Zhao Chaoyang and Vice Minister Wei Rujun, sent by Minister Jiang Tianhai to investigate the situation.
"Someone was here; there are still magical fluctuations of the Lightning Element lingering in the air."
Wei Rujun stared at the charred marks on the ground and spoke in a heavy voice.
Zhao Chaoyang looked around with a solemn expression and spoke.
"To be able to silently bypass all the lookouts we set up, this person is definitely no novice."
"Could he be that Chen Ping Elder Fang Bin mentioned?"
"It's very likely."
"Let's keep searching ahead; I can sense magical fluctuations up front."
Wei Rujun said thoughtfully.
Zhao Chaoyang did not object.
After all, Wei Rujun's strength was above his, so her perception was naturally much sharper than his.
The two immediately quickened their pace, chasing in the direction Lin Fan had left.
Their speed was actually a few points faster than Lin Fan's.
Several hours later.
...
[Ding! Mission complete. Gained 10 experience points!]
[Daily mission complete]
[Hunt Magical Beasts Progress: 11/2]
[Weekly mission complete]
[Hunt Magical Beasts Progress: 11/5]
[Reward: 20 experience points!]
...
Lin Fan looked at the system prompts popping up in front of him and walked quickly toward the corpse of the magical beast he had just hunted.
This was a Plant-type magical beast; its body resembled a piece of withered wood, with several long vines serving as limbs.
He pulled up his system panel.
...
[supreme path system (Glitch Version)]
[Host: Lin Fan]
[Level: 10]
[EXP Required for Level Up: 180/100 (Glitch)]
[Realm: Tier 2 Mage (Late Stage)]
[Elemental Attributes: Space, Lightning]
[Special Abilities:]
[Dual-Element Constitution: Host can control two types of elemental power simultaneously.]
[Void Walk...]
...
Hunting 11 magical beasts had granted him 110 experience points.
Combined with the 20 points from the two weekly mission rewards and the remaining 50 points he already had.
His experience points had now accumulated to 180!
He was only 20 experience points away from promoting to a Tier 3 Mage!
One must know that a Tier 3 Mage was already the strength ceiling for the vast majority of top mages in Baiyun City.
In the entire Baiyun City, those whose strength surpassed Tier 3 could be counted on one's fingers.
"It's a pity I can't continue hunting. It's getting late, and I have to hurry back so they don't worry."
Lin Fan sighed helplessly.
The "they" he referred to were naturally his parents.
After all, they didn't know that every time he went out, he was going to the border to hunt magical beasts.
If they knew he was venturing deep into the peril-filled forest all by himself, they would surely be scared out of their wits.
With these thoughts in mind, Lin Fan walked over to the magical beast's corpse.
Just as he was about to cast a Space Storage technique to take it away, a system prompt suddenly popped up.
[Ding! Scanning energy detected; it has been blocked by the omniscient mask!]
Lin Fan's body froze instantly.
His eyes behind the mask snapped wide open.
Scanning energy?
Someone was spying on him?
Where was the other party?!
Sensing that someone was spying, Lin Fan did not dare to use the Space Element again.
He slowly turned around, his face still maintaining its composure.
With the cover of the omniscient mask and the undying robe,
no one could tell that he had almost lost his cool just now.
"Come out. Don't force me to take action."
Lin Fan spoke, his voice hoarse and low.
As his voice fell, the surroundings lapsed into a brief silence.
After a moment, two figures stepped out from behind a large tree and walked slowly toward him.
Lin Fan focused his gaze.
The newcomers were a good-looking middle-aged woman and a man with a full beard.
Both their faces carried expressions of vigilance.
These two were precisely Wei Rujun and Zhao Chaoyang, who had been tracking Lin Fan for a long time.
In Wei Rujun's eyes, there was even a hint of uncertainty and surprise.
She stared fixedly at the plain white mask on Lin Fan's face.
A thought immediately surfaced in her mind.
It's him!
The Chen Ping they were looking for!
What shocked Wei Rujun even more was this:
Just now, she had attempted to use her Divine Sense to scan this Chen Ping, wanting to probe his true realm.
But the result was that not only did her Divine Sense fail to detect anything, her presence was actually discovered by the other party!
Not many people knew this secret.
Wei Rujun's true strength was actually that of a Tier 4 Mage!
She was also one of the top powerhouses in all of Baiyun City!
What did this mean?
It meant that this Chen Ping's strength was even greater than a Tier 4 Mage!
Thinking of this,
Wei Rujun's expression became increasingly cautious.
"What is the meaning of this, sir?"
Lin Fan spoke again, his voice still hoarse.
"We mean no ill will."
"We are members of the Baiyun City Alliance Branch, currently on a patrol mission."
"My name is Wei Rujun, and this is my partner, Zhao Chaoyang."
Wei Rujun stepped forward and said respectfully.
She couldn't see through the other party's cultivation realm.
She could only speculate blindly.
Regardless of the other party's strength, he was definitely not someone to be trifled with lightly.
"Is that so?"
Lin Fan asked in return, his eyes narrowing slightly behind the mask.
He felt that these two had come specifically looking for him.
Moreover, he also couldn't see through their realms.
Their strength was definitely above that of a Tier 2 Mage!
"It is absolutely true."
"My rash attempt to probe you just now was indeed rude; I was merely acting out of curiosity, and I hope you can be magnanimous about it."
Wei Rujun added quickly.
She could sense that the other party didn't believe her explanation.
"Fine. If there's nothing else, please leave. I'm busy."
As Lin Fan spoke, he turned around, preparing to deal with the magical beast's corpse.
He wished these two would leave immediately.
If there was no urgent matter,
he couldn't use his space pouch in front of them.
Since they were from the Alliance, they must have investigated him long ago and knew he possessed the Space Element.
Exposing other elemental powers in front of them would inevitably lead to complications.
Unless Lin Fan chose to silence them to keep his secret.
"We shall take our leave now, but if I may be so bold as to ask, might you be Mr. Chen?"
Facing Lin Fan's dismissal, Wei Rujun asked instead.
Although based on Elder Fang Bin's description, this person was very likely Chen Ping,
she still wanted to confirm it in person.
Lin Fan's footsteps paused again, and he thought to himself:
"As expected, they've had their eyes on me for a long time."
"It seems that from now on, I absolutely cannot use the Space Element in front of them."
He couldn't help but start considering that he really should get a storage item for self-defense.
After all, he couldn't always act alone.
He couldn't be unable to collect his spoils of war every time he was in front of others.
"Correct, I am Chen Ping. What do you want?"
After a moment of thought, Lin Fan responded in a deep voice.
Wei Rujun and Zhao Chaoyang's expressions shifted slightly.
Then they returned to calmness.