What was going on?
Han Xiyao was still lying on the bed, unconscious, just like yesterday.
He Qiyan, uneasy, went up to check again.
Upon discovering this was also Han Xiyao, he was greatly shocked.
How could this be possible!
He Qiyan was very certain in his heart.
The Han Xiyao he was seeing now was the real Han Xiyao.
And as for Zhang Yang, He Qiyan was also very sure.
The person Zhang Yang had exchanged from Qin Shengnan today was also Han Xiyao.
This...
He Qiyan had come here almost immediately after leaving Zhang Yang's place.
Even if there was someone with extraordinary means, they wouldn't have been able to bring Han Xiyao here so quickly without arousing Zhang Yang's suspicion.
"Girl, are you mistaken?" Old Master He said.
He Qiyan shook her head repeatedly, now doubting herself a little.
"I don't know, but... I really saw another Han Xiyao at Zhang Yang's," He Qiyan confirmed.
Regarding this.
Old Master He naturally didn't believe it and immediately shook his head and turned to leave.
"I think you've gotten confused. This old man has been guarding here all along. How could Han Xiyao have been abducted?"
He Qiyan cast one last look at Han Xiyao and followed him out.
Now.
She was completely bewildered.
She couldn't figure out what was going on.
However...
"Grandpa, Qin Shengnan suddenly interfered and arranged for a fake Han Xiyao to come in. Will this affect our plan?" He Qiyan asked.
A fake Han Xiyao?
Old Master He's lips curved slightly, and he thoughtfully took out a cigarette and tapped it on the stone table.
"Don't worry, the fake can't be real, and the real can't be fake."
"Our plan remains unchanged. It will be exactly as it was originally planned."
This...
He Qiyan became even more confused and, after a moment of thought, asked.
"Grandpa, do you mean the plan remains unchanged?"
"Naturally, it won't change, because there is only one real Han Xiyao," Old Master He said with a smile.
Hearing this.
He Qiyan didn't press further, fearing that asking too much might arouse suspicion.
"Okay, I understand. I'll head back to the old residential area to keep watch."
After speaking, He Qiyan turned and left.
Old Master He watched her leave.
But deep within his calm eyes, a strong anger flickered.
His fists were clenched tightly, and the cigarette clamped between his lips was bitten flat.
"Why!"
"Girl, how long have you been with the Seven Killers, and why would you willingly recognize a thief as your father!"
Old Master He roared in a low voice, filled with rage.
Originally.
He didn't believe He Qiyan would betray him.
But...
Someone had told him that he had to be wary, which was why this had happened.
"Sigh... Old man, you finally believe it now."
Suddenly.
A gaunt figure appeared beside Old Master He.
The person seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, without any warning.
Old Master He was unguarded and allowed the person to approach him, patting his shoulder.
"Old Jiang, I truly misjudged you."
Old Master He looked at the gaunt old man beside him with a bitter smile, his face full of disappointment.
"Between brothers, why speak so much?" Jiang Pan waved his hand, indicating it was fine.
"However, after observing for a while, I have another guess."
Jiang Pan stroked his chin and looked thoughtfully towards the doorway.
Jiang Pan had been secretly observing when He Qiyan came here earlier.
At this moment, he was looking in the direction He Qiyan had left, contemplating.
"What do you want to say?" Old Master He asked.
Jiang Pan smacked his lips and spoke to himself.
"You say... could He Qiyan no longer be He Qiyan?"
This...
Upon hearing Jiang Pan's words, Old Master He was instantly startled.
The current He Qiyan is not He Qiyan!
This... seems somewhat familiar.
It seems...
Old Master He suddenly realized what Jiang Pan meant.
"You mean, He Qiyan, like Han Xiyao, has already..."
"Exactly, that's what I mean. Don't forget, someone in the Seven Killers is most skilled at this," Jiang Pan reminded him.
Instantly.
Old Master He fell silent.
The possibility of this was very high.
If Jiang Pan's words were true.
Then...
Old Master He carefully recalled the bits and pieces between him and He Qiyan during this time.
Initially.
When He Qiyan returned to Jiangnan City.
Old Master He was one hundred percent sure that the person was He Qiyan.
Because.
Some things cannot be changed.
However.
It seemed that ever since He Qiyan went to seek revenge from Qin Shengnan last time.
There seemed to have been quite a few changes.
It seemed that she easily accepted all the advice he gave her.
Could it be...!
Instantly.
The anger that had been accumulating in Old Master He's chest intensified, and he roared.
"This Seven Killers deserves to die! I'll clear out their nest right now!"
Jiang Pan, seeing Old Master He about to leave in a rage, quickly pulled him back.
"Old man, calm down. The plan is about to succeed, why are you still so impatient?"
"Old Jiang, Xiyan is the Minister's only descendant. If anything happens to her, how can the two of us face the Minister?"
Old Master He turned and questioned.
This silenced Jiang Pan.
Jiang Pan.
One of the Five Dragons of Huaxia, the Deputy Minister of the War Dragon Department, once held a status equal to He Ao.
But after an incident many years ago, the Five Dragons of Huaxia fell into decline.
Both of them were injured for different reasons.
If it weren't for the Minister's final sacrifice, they would probably be dust by now.
"Sigh..."
Jiang Pan sighed, but compared to Old Master He, he was much calmer.
"Precisely because of the Minister, we cannot alert the enemy. When the Seven Killers took He Qiyan as a disciple, they must have known her identity."
"If we don't go now, there's still a chance for that girl Xiyan to be alive. But if we go now."
"We might as well fall into a passive situation."
Old Master He also fell silent.
What Jiang Pan said was correct.
They had endured for so long, waiting for this outcome.
If their suspicions were correct.
Then the other party would definitely keep He Qiyan alive, wanting to use her for some scheme.
After thinking it through.
Old Master He suppressed his impulse and sat back down at the stone table to continue smoking.
"Old man, don't worry. The Seven Killers are full of tricks, but haven't we also planted a hidden chess piece?"
Seeing He Ao calm down, Jiang Pan walked forward and said comfortingly.
A hidden chess piece?
Old Master He suddenly thought of Qin Shengnan, whom they had rescued, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.
"Indeed, even if this hidden chess piece doesn't succeed, it can still annoy the Seven Killers."
...
Recently.
There had been a lot of commotion in Jiangnan City.
Many families and groups with some financial power had received wind of it.
At this time, they all kept a low profile, not daring to show themselves.
However...
There was one person who was completely unaware of this.
His body was dark, blending into the darkness of the cave.
At this moment.
A vast energy surged from his body.
With a boom.
The tremendous tremor almost caused the cave to collapse.
The person who caused such a great commotion also opened his eyes.
Feeling the cave shaking precariously, he quickly shattered the stone sealing the cave entrance with a palm strike!