Star Farming, the eldest lady relies on alchemy to counterattack

Chapter 443 North Star

"Switched? What do you mean?" Ning Xuan frowned and asked.

“He has a tragic past, has always been alone, and has no close friends. However, he once asked me to inquire about some rather private matters, so I know a little about his personal affairs. Recently, he acted strangely, and I secretly tested him. I found that he knew nothing about those matters. Therefore, it can be concluded that his identity has been replaced,” Liu Linfeng said solemnly.

After discovering the matter, he immediately realized that there was probably a deeper story behind it and conducted a more in-depth investigation.

Liu Linfeng compiled the information he had secretly gathered into a booklet, no longer daring to transmit it through the Star Network, and planned to hand it directly to Ning Xuan.

Yu Mingche gestured for Feng Linran to take the booklet, check it, and then hand it to Ning Xuan. Ning Xuan looked through the contents of the booklet, her face showing undisguised shock.

"It seems you've been targeted for a while now," Ning Xuan said, her voice strained.

Ning Xuan originally thought she could secretly cultivate and develop her own power, but she didn't expect it to be exposed so early. Now that she thinks about it, the reason why the things she entrusted to Liu Linfeng and others did not go wrong was because those people had bigger plans and did not want to alert the enemy too early.

"Yes, it's all my fault for not handling things properly. I don't know where I slipped up." Liu Linfeng knelt down and begged for forgiveness, feeling extremely guilty.

"It's not your fault. Luckily, you discovered the problem in time. Mingche, send people to assist Liu Linfeng in cleaning up the traitors and spies as soon as possible. Also, conduct hierarchical identity checks on members of major auction houses, caravans, and companies at all levels, and find out all suspicious persons," Ning Xuan said to Yu Mingche.

"Yes, Master, I'll take care of it right away." Yu Mingche nodded, glanced at Feng Linran, and Feng Linran immediately withdrew and silently began to act.

The reason why the team formed by Liu Linfeng and others, which Ning Xuan secretly supported, encountered problems was that they developed too many members in a short period of time. The rapid development speed naturally led to oversights in the background investigation of the members. Even if there were no oversights, these untrained members were very easy to be bribed and turned against them.

The probability of this happening in Yu Mingche and Ying Yaoshi's teams is greatly reduced. Even if there are one or two bad apples, they are not enough to affect the overall situation.

However, since Ning Xuan had already ordered an investigation, Yu Mingche immediately sent official letters to Ying Yaoshi, Yun Han, Lin Mo and others. Although their properties had already been transferred to Ning Xuan's name, they still needed to be informed before taking such action.

Ying Yaoshi and Lin Mo responded quickly, saying they would have someone cooperate with the investigation.

The subsequent developments greatly troubled Yu Mingche. Problems arose one after another in the various industries transferred to Ning Xuan's name. In addition to the Central Star, the mineral production sites of B-level, A-level, and S-level resource stars were attacked by mutated beasts, causing problems with the production and transportation of mineral resources. He had to send people to investigate and quell these incidents.

With so many problems arising, manpower became scarce.

Ning Xuan was refining medicine in the alchemy room. She had just prepared the medicinal materials when she felt her personal computer vibrate. Ning Xuan opened her personal computer and saw that it was a video call from Chen Nan.

A while ago, Ning Xuan gave Chen Nan a three-month leave so he could go home to visit his family. Chen Nan knew that Ning Xuan didn't like being disturbed, so he usually only sent her greetings in the family group chat. Now she was asking for a video call, and he wondered what had happened.

Ning Xuan opened the call and saw Chen Nan looking at her with panicked eyes, "Master, please save my brother and father."

Just as Ning Xuan was about to ask what was going on, the scene changed, and Yu Mingche's face appeared in the video. "Xuanxuan, I'm handling things right now, you don't need to worry." "Everyone, go to the small conference room and tell Lin Mo to come back for a meeting." Ning Xuan put away the medicinal herbs and got up to go to the alchemy room.

As soon as Ning Xuan moved, Qinghe, who was lying on the roof beam, jumped down and followed behind him.

When Ning Xuan arrived at the small conference room, Yu Mingche, Di Youlin, Chen Nan, Jiuwei, and Yan Fuzhen were already there.

Yu Mingche sat in the first seat to the left of the main seat, with Jiuwei standing behind him. Chen Nan and the others stood to the side. When Ning Xuan arrived, Yu Mingche stood up to greet her, "Xuanxuan, it wasn't a big deal originally, but Chen Nan got flustered because he was worried. He was too anxious."

Since Liu Linfeng discovered that his team had been infiltrated and had to conduct a large-scale investigation, Yu Mingche has not had a moment of peace for a long time.

"You've worked hard these past few days. What happened? I'd like to hear it too. Please sit down." Ning Xuan's second companion spirit had been acting strangely recently, so she had been in seclusion for more than 20 days. Her condition had just stabilized yesterday, and she was preparing to refine the pills she needed for the near future.

"My lord, my brother and father have been kidnapped. They've threatened me to find a way to lure you to Beichen Star within three days, or they'll torture and kill them," Chen Nan said, his eyes red as he looked at Ning Xuan.

Ning Xuan saw a white letter in front of Yu Mingche, with blood-red handwriting and two bright red fingerprints on it.

“Beichen Star is located in a dangerous place, connecting the ten secret realms and hiding many jump points. All major forces have set up bases here. It is a place beyond the jurisdiction of federal law, a place where all sorts of people mingle, and it is very dangerous.” Yu Mingche said this while looking at Chen Nan with an icy expression.

"Master, my mother refuses to come forward, and I have no other choice." Chen Nan knelt on the ground, pleading with Ning Xuan.

He didn't intend to lead Ning Xuan to Beichen Star, but he couldn't just stand by and watch his father and brother fall into danger.

“Chen Nan, I reminded you a month ago to tell your family not to leave Central Star. Didn’t you remind them?” Yu Mingche asked, staring at Chen Nan.

Among Ning Xuan's contractors, Lan Xin and Jiuwei have no family, while Lin Mo, Yun Han, Di Youlin, and others have powerful families. Only Chen Nan's family is weak and could easily be targeted. Therefore, Yu Mingche had already sent people to the Chen family to protect their safety and prevent the enemy from taking advantage of the situation.

“I reminded them, but…” Chen Nan wanted to explain.

"Alright, when did you receive the threatening letter?" Ning Xuan interrupted Chen Nan and asked.

“Half an hour ago,” Chen Nan replied quickly.

"Mingche, prepare information on the major forces on Beichen Star. We're going to Beichen Star tomorrow," Ning Xuan said to Yu Mingche.

“No, Ning Xuan, those forces hiding in the shadows have definitely laid a trap there, waiting for you to walk right into it. It’s too dangerous. You can’t go. I’ll find a way to rescue Chen Nan’s family,” Yu Mingche said.