"Hmm?"

Xu Fan was taken aback by Old Li's invitation.

"Old Li, what's the matter?"

Not saying it over the phone and insisting on calling him over, Xu Fan couldn't help but ask curiously what it could be that Old Li had to instruct him in person.

"Kid, do you really think I would harm you?"

Old Li laughed and scolded before saying, "Alright, it's too troublesome to talk over the phone. Just come over quickly and you'll find out."

That old man is still playing coy…

After Old Li finished speaking, he hung up the phone directly, leaving Xu Fan holding his phone and shaking his head with wry amusement.

Anyway, just go over there and see what kind of medicine he's selling in his gourd.

Right then, Xu Fan drove to the Li Family's house.

By the time Xu Fan arrived at the Li family residence, Old Li had already sent someone to wait at the villa's entrance.

"Mr. Xu Fan, please follow me."

As soon as Xu Fan got out of the car, the other party led him into the villa.

Following them into the villa's living room, he then saw Old Li leisurely brewing tea.

"Come, kid, try the tea I've made."

Seeing Xu Fan, Old Li didn't plan to talk business right away. Instead, he pulled Xu Fan along to taste the tea together.

Xu Fan sat down, unable to help but be a bit amused.

This old man really has patience.

Without hurrying, Xu Fan took the tea brewed by Old Li and savored it carefully before he finally spoke up.

"Old Li, can we talk about the matter at hand now?"

"You really are calm, aren't you?"

Old Li thought by playing coy, Xu Fan would be anxiously pressing him to get to the point quickly.

Yet here he was, calmly drinking tea. Impressive.

"Xu Fan, I've heard about your situation, and you might not be fully aware of who Situ Jing really is."

Understanding the seriousness of the matter, Old Li then straightened up and began to explain.

"That guy, he used to be quite the sensation back in his day."

"Hmm?"

As Old Li spoke, Xu Fan raised an eyebrow in intrigue.

He knew about Situ Jing's background?

"Hehe, don't expect me to be of much help to you," laughed Old Li. "That guy was known as the Sword Madman, a genius. And now, his cultivation level must have advanced much more than back then..."

Reminiscing about the past, Old Li's face was filled with emotion; he sighed and then looked over at Xu Fan.

"Xu Fan, it might be a bit of a blow to you, but what I have to say is the truth."

"Even if Situ Jing's cultivation level is lower than yours, with his swordsmanship skills, it would still be very difficult for you to defeat him."

"..."

After hearing Old Li's words, Xu Fan shook his head with a mix of laughter and helplessness.

How could he not know this? Could the man who trained Li Xiaochen to be such a master be an ordinary person?

"Old Li, you didn't call me here just to tell me this, did you?"

Xu Fan's intuition told him that Old Li must have a method in mind by calling him over.

As he spoke, Xu Fan looked towards Old Li.

"You kid..."

Old Li laughed and then said, "Situ Jing has been defeated by someone before."

Xu Fan's eyes narrowed immediately, and he hastily asked, "Who?"

"A woman from Miaojiang."

"Hm?"

Upon hearing his own answer, Xu Fan seemed somewhat puzzled. Old Li couldn't help but laugh, "A Sword Madman, defeated by a woman, indeed sounds somewhat inconceivable, but it is the truth."

"This incident dealt a not-so-small blow to him, Situ Jing."

"Uh..."

As Old Li spoke, Xu Fan felt something was amiss and couldn't resist asking, "Old Li, how did he lose?"

"How did he lose?"

Old Li laughed and shook his head, "You might not believe it if I tell you, but that woman hadn't even made a move when Situ Jing had already lost."

"Hehe, at that time Situ Jing was intending to challenge that woman's companion, a knife-wielder, to a contest, but that person was nothing if not extremely proud..."

"He didn't take Situ Jing's title of Sword Madman seriously at all. Even when Situ Jing wanted to contest with him, he disdained it."

"Thinking back now, that couple probably possess strengths surpassing Situ Jing's."

"..."

As Old Li reached this point, Xu Fan immediately confirmed the guess in his heart.

He truly hadn't expected that Situ Jing had once been defeated by his godmother.

To have lost without even having the chance to make a move was clearly the result of his godmother's Gu Poison.

As for the knife-wielder Old Li mentioned, evidently, that was the cantankerous old man named Liu.

That guy's Blade Technique was indeed nothing short of formidable...

"Kid, do you know what Situ Jing ultimately lost to?"

Old Li seemingly had yet to realize that Xu Fan already knew everything; seeing him deliberately withhold information, Xu Fan couldn't help but feel like laughing.

Right then, he shook his head and said, "I'm not too clear on that."

"Hehe, Miaojiang Gu Insects. That woman's Gu Art was indeed masterful; Situ Jing didn't realize he'd been ensnared by Gu until the poison took effect."

"This incident left not a small shadow in Situ Jing's heart, even to the point of spawning a Heart Demon."

"Therefore, if you could somehow persuade her to assist you, this crisis you face could be easily resolved."

Upon saying this, Old Li couldn't help but let out a wry smile.

In fact, he felt that everything he was saying was pointless.

Such a reclusive couple of experts clearly dwelt hidden from the world. How could Xu Fan possibly find them amidst the vast sea of people?

Even if he were to find them, what then?

In such a short amount of time, could Xu Fan really learn her exquisite Gu Art?

It's another matter entirely whether they would be willing to help Xu Fan.

The more he thought about it, the more Old Li felt he was indulging in wild fancies, and he couldn't help but sigh deeply.

Looking at his expression of sorrow, Xu Fan couldn't help but feel somewhat curious.

"Old Li, what's this?"

Old Li gave Xu Fan a guilty look and said with a rueful smile, "Old man, I want to help you. It's just that I really can't be of much help."

"Like those kinds of experts, I truly don't have access to them. I only had the fortune to meet them once in the past."

The deep hostility between Xu Fan and the Ye Family, to some extent, was because of him.

After all, it was to protect his own granddaughter from being insulted that Xu Fan acted against the second son of the Ye Family.

Old Li genuinely wanted to offer Xu Fan some strategic counsel, to entreat those experts for help.

However, the gap was too great, and he didn't even know where they were living in retirement now.

Besides, why would they accord him the honor of teaching their unique Gu Insect Technique to Xu Fan?

With a helpless shake of his head, Old Li then said, "Xu Fan, after all that's been said, there's really just one useful point."

"Situ Jing has a Heart Demon, and I only hope this piece of information can help you."

Being defeated without a single move by a woman indeed fostered no small frustration in Situ Jing's heart.

In recent years, he had repeatedly gone into seclusion to cultivate, not only to break through his Cultivation Level, but also to forget that woman who had become his nightmare so as not to hinder his Cultivation.

If Xu Fan could exploit Situ Jing's weakness of having a Heart Demon, then perhaps, just perhaps, Xu Fan might stand a slim chance of victory...

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