Ye Fei looked toward Chen Hao and said, "Chen Hao, this is Mr. Liu Jiantian, the President of 'The Last Swordsmen' organization."

"Ah!" Chen Hao was somewhat surprised. Last night, Ye Fei had only mentioned contacting Liu Jiantian by phone to inquire about the whereabouts of other ancient beasts, but he hadn't expected Liu Jiantian himself to come in person.

"So you are the new President of 'The Last Swordsmen', aren't you?" Hua Shan said with an intriguing tone.

"You must be Hua Shan!" The man known as Liu Jiantian looked at Hua Shan, his eyes filled with a hint of hostility.

Many years ago, 'The Last Swordsmen', a mysterious organization with official backing, had always been committed to capturing and eliminating the descendants of beastmen with supernatural abilities. After Hua Shan established the Superpower Organization, intense confrontations broke out between the two organizations.

It wasn't until a year ago that, through the efforts of Ye Fei, Tang Chao, and other internal members of 'The Last Swordsmen', the two organizations finally ceased their conflict that had lasted for over a decade.

In the past year, the Superpower Organization had resolved major crises in various places throughout the East Country, gradually gaining official recognition from the East Country government.

Worried about being replaced by the Superpower Organization, discontent erupted within 'The Last Swordsmen', pushing away Ye Fei, Tang Chao, and others, and making the future relationship between the two organizations increasingly baffling.

"Nice to meet you!" Hua Shan stepped forward to shake hands with Liu Jiantian.

Although he didn't refuse to shake hands with Hua Shan, Liu Jiantian's eyes were still filled with hostility.

It was only after a while that the two of them let go of their hands – clearly, such a long handshake was abnormal.

"It was you who killed that black dragon!" Liu Jiantian suddenly looked at Chen Hao and asked.

"Mhm," Chen Hao replied curtly, annoyed by Liu Jiantian's arrogant demeanor.

"And I also heard from Ye Fei that yesterday it was you and those Onmyoji who repelled those gorillas!" Liu Jiantian continued.

Chen Hao pointed at Hua Shan: "And their supernatural folks!"

Liu Jiantian let out a cold laugh and said with a mocking tone, "I thought Onmyoji only knew how to catch ghosts, but it turns out they're much more formidable than I imagined."

Chen Hao gave Liu Jiantian a disdainful look and said, "You're not here for anything important, are you? As far as I know, you 'The Last Swordsmen' only know how to fight and kill. I used to be like that too, but I turned over a new leaf and became an Onmyoji."

"I've noticed," Liu Jiantian said, his eyes widening, "You have profound Inner Strength!"

"You're not bad yourself. How about we spar for a couple of rounds?"

Seeing that Chen Hao and Liu Jiantian were about to come to blows, Ye Fei quickly interrupted, "President Liu, didn't you come here in the middle of the night to discuss something important with us?"

Liu Jiantian's eyes suddenly narrowed, and after a moment of stunned silence, he said, "You're right, Ye Fei."

"I won't be involved in arson and murder!" Chen Hao continued to taunt. Clearly, he still resented Liu Jiantian's disdain for the profession of Onmyoji.

As the descendant of a traditional Onmyoji family, he had a natural love for the profession.

"President Liu knows a lot of important information!" Ye Fei said to Chen Hao with a grimace, hinting that Chen Hao should consider the bigger picture.

Not wishing to make things difficult for Ye Fei, Chen Hao nodded and said, "If it's not important, then we might as well send this President Liu directly to the Netherworld."

Liu Jiantian turned back to give Chen Hao a glare, and then sat down on the couch.

"The mountain that emerged from the sea a few days ago is called Nanling, which is the foremost mountain of the Magpie Mountain Range at the southernmost end of the Nan Mountain in the myths of our East Country," Liu Jiantian began to explain.

"Nanling, Magpie Mountain, Nan Mountain?" Chen Hao muttered in confusion.

In the myths of the East Country, Nan Mountain is located to the south of the East Sea, consisting of three major mountain ranges and home to over a hundred species of strange birds and beasts, with human ancestors also said to originate from Nan Mountain.

"Are you saying those myths are real?"

"I don't know if the myths are true or false, but all I can confirm is that Nan Mountain truly does exist," Liu Jiantian replied.

Liu Jiantian went on to tell Chen Hao, Ye Fei, and Hua Shan that as long as forty years ago, the East Country military and security agencies had begun to investigate the descendants of beastmen who possessed supernatural abilities.

After over twenty years of research, they found that the ancestors of beastmen all came from a large mountain that vanished near the coast in the south. Therefore, the researchers began to collectively refer to the vanished mountain as Nan Mountain.

Later, to find the lost Nan Mountain, the East Country officially established a secret "Nan Mountain Project." However, after more than twenty years of surveying and searching, there had been no progress until a few days ago.

"Years ago, we caught a descendant of a beastman with enormous strength, which is very likely to be the descendant of the gorilla that was repelled by you all yesterday!" Liu Jiantian said, "But the final result will have to wait until the gene matching is completed."

After hearing what Liu Jiantian had to say, Chen Hao was quite astonished: "Are you suggesting that those descendants of gorilla beasts eventually turned into people like us?"

"Yes," Liu Jiantian nodded, "Apart from having enormous strength, there is no difference between them and us. The descendants of beastmen have lived among us for tens of thousands of years, marrying, having children, growing old, getting sick, and dying. It's all very normal."

"Then, if that's the case, why do you 'The Last Swordsmen' still go around capturing the descendants of beastmen?" Hua Shan suddenly asked.

"We capture people with supernatural abilities. They are born with extraordinary powers, like ticking time bombs that can harm the people around them at any moment!" Liu Jiantian explained.

Hua Shan let out a disdainful laugh, "It seems to me you capture them because their blood and genes are pure and valuable for research."

"Exactly!" Chen Hao agreed, "Any normal person who wants to harm others only needs a car or a knife, what does having a supernatural ability have to do with it? Furthermore, compared to ordinary people, those skilled in martial arts within your 'The Last Swordsmen' organization, aren't they also supernatural individuals? How come I don't see you capturing yourselves?"

Liu Jiantian's eyebrows knitted deeply, unable to effectively counter Chen Hao's questions.

"You all misunderstand President Liu. In fact, he has always been against capturing people with supernatural abilities," Ye Fei stepped in to say, "It was he who proposed to abolish the directive to capture people with supernatural abilities within 'The Last Swordsmen' a year ago."

Chen Hao's face showed embarrassment: "But he was the one who said people with supernatural abilities are like time bombs."

"I'm absolutely right in saying this," Liu Jiantian glared at Chen Hao, "In various major criminal cases, those involving people with supernatural abilities are the hardest to investigate and cause the most casualties! Nowadays, many illegal organizations are recruiting descendants of beastmen with supernatural abilities."

"President Liu, let's save this argument for another time. For now, tell us, what's your purpose in coming here in person this time?" Ye Fei reminded Liu Jiantian.

"The Gourd Immortal Island has been occupied by a group of black lion beasts and, just like with those gorillas, planes, tanks, and advanced weaponry are all useless against them. That's why the higher-ups sent me, requesting your support on Gourd Immortal Island."

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