The residential villa area was spacious enough, yet sparsely populated. Qin Fang dumped the drunken Yan Fu Ming in the bushes, then sealed his acupoints with Silver Needles, effectively turning Yan Fu Ming into a living corpse.

When Qin Fang emerged from the dark corner, he looked strikingly similar to Yan Fu Ming, who lay hidden in the shadows. Qin Fang had nearly mirrored Yan Fu Ming and Yan Kuan to a tee, achieving almost 90% resemblance except for a few minute details that were too difficult to adjust to achieve complete likeness.

After Qin Fang had assumed his new role, he also changed into Yan Fu Ming's clothes. Fortunately, although the young man had drunk heavily, he hadn't passed out, and his clothes were relatively clean. That was a stroke of luck amid misfortune.

The security patrol in the villa area had finished their rounds and quickly went back to rest, and it was then that Qin Fang leisurely made his way toward the villa.

Entering the villa's main gate was a breeze. It was an automatic electric gate that Qin Fang could open with the remote control he had pilfered from Yan Fu Ming, allowing him to stride confidently into the villa.

Just as Qin Fang had seen earlier, Yan Fu Ming's several elder disciples had driven even the cockroaches and rats to tears with their singing. It was quite late, yet over ten people were still singing, looking exceptionally excited. Despite the discordant voices that gave Qin Fang a headache, he surmised that Yan Kuan likely remained in his room because he couldn't bear such singing.

But Qin Fang definitely wasn't in the mood to worry about that; he wanted to keep his distance from these people as soon as possible.

"Master Ming, Master Ming is back!"

However, with Qin Fang now bearing Yan Fu Ming's face and wearing his clothes, the Iron Hand Sect disciples immediately spotted Qin Fang and greeted him in turn.

Qin Fang dared not speak but simply waved his hand, and promptly headed upstairs. Yan Kuan was residing on the upper floor, and Qin Fang had to make his move.

Although he now wore Yan Fu Ming's face and clothes, at the end of the day, he wasn't truly Yan Fu Ming. While appearances could change, Qin Fang would not alter his voice. Fearing exposure at the first word spoken before seeing Yan Kuan, Qin Fang chose to remain silent; it wasn't the scenario he hoped for.

Fortunately, those disciples treated Yan Fu Ming with great respect, aware that he was the beloved nephew of Vice Sect Leader Yan Kuan, who was notoriously protective of him, caring for him as if he were his own son.

Consequently, not only was Yan Fu Ming unreasonable and domineering outside, but within the Iron Hand Sect, virtually no one liked him either.

Of course, Qin Fang wasn't about to forget to deploy his Scouting Skill on these Iron Hand Sect disciples; he didn't want to be spotted by any exceptionally talented disciple, as that would be a real hassle.

"Scouting Skill (Intermediate) experience points have been maxed out, automatically upgrading to Scouting Skill (Advanced)!"

The Scouting Skill had surprisingly upgraded at this crucial moment, which was quite unexpected for Qin Fang. He had known two days earlier that the Scouting Skill was close to leveling up, but didn't expect it to happen so opportunistically.

Opening the skill panel, he saw that the previous Intermediate Detection was now Advanced Detection, and the proficiency was reset to zero to start a new cycle of accumulation.

With the Scouting Skill upgraded, Qin Fang naturally wanted to test its effectiveness. Choosing one of the many people below, he deployed the skill on them.

"Zhang San, Iron Hand Sect Disciple, LV4, Neutral Camp, Abilities: Iron Sand Palm Level 4, Iron Head Skill Level 3, Fox Assumes Tiger's Might Level 2, Hitting Someone When They're Down Level 1... Weaknesses: Lecherous, gullible."

"Li Si, Iron Hand Sect Disciple, LV4, Neutral Camp, Abilities: Iron Sand Palm Level 5, Great Strength Vajra Palm Level 2... Weaknesses: Cowardly, can't drive."

"Wang Wu..."

Indeed, the difference between Advanced Scouting and Intermediate Scouting was significant. While most of the content was similar, the "Abilities" section now displayed various levels numerically marked.

Since these were all Iron Hand Sect disciples who had spent a considerable amount of time practicing the Iron Sand Palm, each of them was skilled, all at Level 4 or above, which was quite high.

But the changes didn't stop there; the scouting also detected the targets' weaknesses, which was a pleasant surprise for Qin Fang. It was certainly advantageous for Qin Fang to now have a clearer understanding of their weaknesses for planning purposes.

The upgrade of the Scouting Skill was simply a minor interlude within the process and couldn't cause much of a stir. Qin Fang had to remain as low profile as possible, preferably without alerting Yan Kuan.

On the second floor, it was quiet, and no one was around, which slightly relaxed Qin Fang.

It didn't take long for Qin Fang to arrive at the door of the bedroom where Yan Kuan stayed.

Taking a deep breath, Qin Fang then knocked on the room's door, knowing that Yan Kuan hadn't rested yet and must be inside.

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