Under One Person: One Person Goes

Chapter 521: The Old Man

[Master, do you know this great man named John Wick? ]

[Of course I know him, but his full name is Joseph John Wick. ]

[How powerful is this American big shot? ]

[He is as strong as Flamel Isaac Tubb, the principal of Flamel College in the UK, and is slightly better than the other, especially in his territory, so-so. ]

[Master, stop giving your disciple a riddle. What does being sloppy mean? ]

[In his territory, Master can defeat him, but cannot kill him. Outside his territory, there is a chance.]

Zhang Chulan looked at the message from Zhang Zhiwei on his phone, a few drops of cold sweat appearing on his forehead. Zhang Zhiwei, his master whose style was different from that of the Qi practitioners like them, could make such an evaluation. The strength of this John Wick was beyond his imagination.

However, Zhang Chulan did not expect that there would be someone in this world who could make his master Zhang Zhiwei say such an evaluation.

Although Zhang Chulan had not spent a long time with his master Zhang Zhiwei, during the days on Mount Longhu, Zhang Chulan had roughly figured out his master's temper.

One is to protect himself, otherwise, after he appeared in the world as the grandson of his grandfather Zhang Huaiyi, he would not have held a Luotian Dajiao ceremony for all schools and sects in order to protect himself, hoping to make himself win the championship and become a candidate for Heavenly Master.

The second is that he has some double standards. How can I describe this double standard? Once it comes to the past, people, events, and things related to himself, Zhang Zhiwei will be very active. Whether he is on the mountain with Tian Jinzhong and Lu Jin, or talking about the past with his senior Wang Yi, the happiness and liveliness shown by his own master Zhang Zhiwei makes Zhang Chulan feel that he is not a centenarian.

Instead, it was a young man about the same age as himself.

But when facing representatives from various parties who were only dealing with personal relationships, Zhang Zhiwei behaved very politely, impartially, and sparingly with words.

[Chu Lan, do you think that this world of aliens is broader than you imagined? The wonderful things abroad are not inferior to those in our country.]

Zhang Zhiwei on the other end of the phone seemed to have guessed what Zhang Chulan was thinking at the moment, and sent a message.

Zhang Chulan also responded quickly, first with a face-covering emoji, and then continued to reply, "Master, you don't want to tell me that the plan you made with Senior Wang Yi back then had an impact not only in China, but also abroad, right?"

【Congratulations, you have learned how to answer quickly! 】

Zhang Zhiwei also sent an emoticon with a message. Seeing the elderly Zhang Zhiwei directly admit it, Zhang Chulan also felt a little dizzy.

But he also saw that the chat page showed that it was being typed.

[Chu Lan, you have made a mistake. Extraordinary people are not unique to our area, they are found all over the world. Similarly, the legend of divine ascension is not unique to our area, but there are relatively more of them here.]

[Master, you mean that those who coveted the Eight Wonders were not only people in our circle, but also people in foreign circles. They also knew some of the secrets of the Eight Wonders, but in their records, the Eight Wonders were not called the Eight Wonders.]

【Ruzi is teachable.】

[Master, why do I feel like you are setting a trap for me? ]

[You chose it, idol.]

Another emoticon package was sent, and Zhang Chulan was speechless. After thinking for a long time, he continued to ask.

[Master, can you give me some tips about the foreign circle of strange people? ]

[I haven't been abroad for many years, so a lot of the news is outdated. Although foreign circles don't have as many schools as we do, they are better than us in one respect: they are more open. They are closed to ordinary people, but countries can share what they have. This is something we can't do here. It's better now because we have a company to manage it.]

Reading this, Zhang Chulan also thought of the information about John Wick that he had found on the company's intranet last night with Xu San's permission.

[So the company acquiesced to the school opened by John Wick to set up an enrollment agency here? ]

【Yes, there are only so many seedlings. If you don't make progress, don't blame those good seedlings for going abroad or working in companies. Moreover, the alien circles abroad are not that separated from ordinary people. They are mutually dependent and influence each other. There are many guys there who are also important figures even in the ordinary people's circle.

For example, the American superhero comic X-Men was created during World War II. John Wick's Inhumans were based on the Inhumans. There is also Japan's Osamu Tezuka, who you should be familiar with. I remember that Lao Wang and I went to post-war Japan and met John Wick. At that time, we also helped a little guy named Araki. Later, this guy created a series of comics based on John Wick's experience. 】

[So this is where the inspiration for the abbreviation JOJO came from, Joseph John Wick. 】

[The Egypt chapter also incorporates part of Lao Wang’s experience when he went to Egypt. Chu Lan, you should check it out carefully (^_)☆]

Inside the Tianshi Mansion in Mount Longhu, the elderly Zhang Zhiwei ended Zhang Chulan's questioning with an emoji, then closed the chat page and prepared to eat chicken.

While waiting for the game page to load, the elderly Zhang Zhiwei's mind was also wandering, and he thought of John Wick that Zhang Chulan had just asked about.

"It was really dangerous for you to take this step back then. Even I followed you and went crazy, but I didn't expect it to work. After all, you and I both chose the path of the human world. No matter how people say we are immortals on earth, a hundred years later, you and I are just ordinary mortals in a pile of yellow earth. There will always be an end, but it's good this way. By becoming a human, I have also planted a nail there. As for what will happen in the future, I hope you and I can see it in our lifetime."

As they were talking, a notification about a team-up invitation came through the public channel. The elderly Zhang Zhiwei then collected his scattered thoughts and immersed himself in the game.

On the other side, at the residence of Xu San and Xu Si in the North China region, Xu San and Xu Si, as well as Wang Ye and Zhuge Qing, also found the information about Lantian Village mentioned in the unlocking of the subsequent content of "Wang Yitian Shi".

"Found it, found it. It is here. Lantian Village is located in the Lantian area of ​​Shaanxi. It was later renamed Lantian County during the Diaozhuang Immigration Project. The original location is unknown..."

Looking at the only information found, Zhang Chulan, who was called over, was also in a dilemma.

At present, they already know that Wu Gensheng, the leader of Quanxing who disappeared after the Thirty-Six Thieves' Oath of Brotherhood was exposed, was originally named Feng Yao, and is the biological father of Feng Baobao. And in "Wang Yi's Life" and Lu Jin's memories, it was also mentioned that after Wang Yi woke up, he and Zhang Zhiwei set out together to find the whereabouts of Wu Gensheng in order to resolve the crisis of Quanxing.

I think this Lantian Village is the hometown of Wu Gensheng, but that was during the Republic of China.

They also knew that the Diaozhuang immigration was a major national project. The current Lantian County was not the former Lantian Village. There were many villages called Lantian in that area at that time. The current Lantian County can be said to be a county town where people from many old villages live together. It is still unclear whether there are descendants of the villagers of Lantian Village, Wu Gensheng’s hometown.

Judging from the content currently unlocked in "Wang Yi's Affairs", it is obvious that Wang Yi and Zhang Zhiwei must have met Wu Gensheng in the Lantian Village that year, but they did not know what exactly happened.

But Zhang Chulan had a hunch that what happened there between his master, Wang Yi and Wu Gensheng might be the reason for Feng Baobao's immortality today.

When Zhang Chulan looked up, he saw similar thoughts in Xu San and Xu Si's eyes.

"Chu Lan, come out for a moment."

After Xu Si spoke, Zhang Chulan left with Xu San and Xu Si, and started chatting outside the house while lighting a cigarette. "It looks like we have to go to the northwest, but Chulan, are you going to take them with you this time?"

Xu Si's problem is exactly what Zhang Chulan is most worried about now. Currently, the only people who know that Feng Baobao is an immortal are Zhao Fangxu from the company, Xu Xiang's family, himself, and Zhang Zhiwei who is far away in Longhu Mountain.

It is hard to say whether we can find clues about the past in Lantian County, but if we do, and bring Wang Ye and Zhuge Qing with us, there will be two more outsiders who are very likely to know the secret of Feng Baobao's immortality. The word "immortality" has been used by too many people throughout history.

Zhang Chulan didn't dare to guarantee that Wang Ye and Zhuge Qing would be exceptions.

"No, absolutely not! The more people know Bao'er's secret, the more danger Bao'er will be in. Even if Wang Ye and Zhuge Qing are trustworthy, who can guarantee that there won't be a third or fourth person who knows? By that time, the company or the old Taoist priest may not be able to protect Bao'er!"

Before Zhang Chulan could answer, Xu San had already directly objected.

Compared to his younger brother Xu Si's free and easy attitude, the elder brother Xu San has his own emotions in treating Feng Baobao.

Yes, for Xu San, Feng Baobao had grown up with him since he was a teenager and ignorant in adolescence. She was also a member of the opposite sex. After spending so much time with her, even though he knew that Feng Baobao was peculiar, he couldn't remain calm.

"Brother, I think you are a little confused about your position."

Hearing his brother's objection, Xu Si stopped the relatively calm Xu San's sudden outburst with just one word.

"Xu Si, what do you mean?"

"We all know that Baoer lived with Senior Wang Yi for a while before he came to Old Master's side. Senior Wang Yi knows Baoer's secret better than any of us, but he still chose to let Baoer live with Old Master. Tell me, has he never thought that one day Baoer's secret will be known to others?"

"Then why did he do it?"

"God knows, so my personal preference is to bring Wang Ye and Zhuge Qing with us. Apart from anything else, the content in "Wang Yitian Shi" requires the descendants of the Eight Wonders to appear one by one and appear next to Chu Lan to unlock it. As long as Chu Lan continues to investigate like this, the remaining descendants of the Eight Wonders will appear one by one. Then we will know what happened in the past, what happened to Baoer, and how to solve the mystery of Baoer."

"You know it again."

"I guessed, but for both public and private reasons, we have to bring Wang Ye and Zhuge Qing with us. Zhang Chulan, what do you think?"

Zhang Chulan did not answer, but just stood silently beside Xu Si and handed him a cigarette. This was his response.

The vote was two to one, so Xu San couldn't continue to oppose it.

"You...Okay, you can bring Wang Ye and Zhuge Qing with you, but this time it's just you, no one else in the company can get involved. If you don't agree, I'll call the old man and let him make the decision."

"to make."

After the three of them finished the discussion, they decided that the next stop for the decryption mission would be Lantian County, Shaanxi.

But when to set out and where to start the investigation are decisions that everyone needs to make through brainstorming in the next meeting.

The next day, Feng Shayan and Feng Xingtong were also called to the office of their father Feng Zhenghao at the Tianxiahui Group in South China.

"Dad, what do you want us to do?"

"You two should get ready and take a plane to Tianjin to meet up with Zhang Chulan."

"What is Bilian planning again?"

"I don't know either. Anyway, after you go over there, just cooperate with Zhang Chulan."

"Dad, can I ask why?"

"Eight unique skills have appeared one after another, and waves have arisen again. Although the company has already expressed its attitude, it is only possible to steal for a thousand days, but never to guard against thieves for a thousand days. It just so happens that I also want to know how many people in and out of the circle are trying to capture the spirits and send generals from our Feng family. Go, and be careful."

"I understand, Dad. Then my sister and I will go and prepare first."

"Ah."

Obviously, regarding the plan to set out to Wu Gensheng's hometown to investigate the truth of the past, Zhang Chulan contacted Feng Zhenghao, and the other party also responded and chose to join.

At the same time, in Shaanxi, Lantian County, Wu Gensheng’s former hometown.

In this county town where everything and even the place have changed, an old man wearing a floral shirt, shorts, flip-flops, and a tourist hat wandered around the county town, finally bought a bouquet of flowers at a flower shop, took a taxi out of the town, and came to a rural area dozens of kilometers away from the county town. The old men and women at the entrance of the village greeted the old man when they saw him.

"Hey, Lao Xia, where are you going to have fun?"

"It's not a leisurely life after a long journey."

"You came to our village instead of going back home this time. You are really infatuated."

"That's not the case. In fact, she just feels that way in her heart. She's already this old and has only a few acquaintances, so she still has to come and visit."

"You say that, but why are you holding flowers in your hands? OK, OK, we won't watch the fun anymore. Let's hurry up."

The old men and women seemed to have gotten used to the appearance of Old Man Xia. After chatting for a few words, they didn't ask any more questions. Old Man Xia also walked towards a house at the entrance of the village.

Looking at Old Man Xia's back, these old men and women also started betting.

"How long do you think Old Man Xia can stay at Old Lady Jin's door this time?"

"I'd guess three minutes."

"I think five minutes at most."

"Then I'll guess for a minute."

After saying that, several uncles and aunts turned their heads and looked at Old Man Xia, who was standing at the door of the house at the entrance of the village with flowers in his hands, waiting there with great interest for the annual show to begin.

(End of this chapter)