Ironclad facts proved.
As long as the compatibility was high enough, 209 indeed possessed the miraculous effect of allowing women to reach their peak beauty.
Despite feeling nauseous, Li Qianfan could tell that Luo Huayin was not lying when she said that if she and Zhuang Wujian were together, Zhuang Wujian would become young.
But then—
Luo Huayin told Li Qianfan that someone had secretly targeted him in order to ensure her own eternal youth and beauty.
That person was Su Nan Yin!
"Who?"
Li Qianfan blinked, and asked.
In fact.
He was sure he had not misheard the name Luo Huayin had spoken, but due to subconscious disbelief, he instinctively asked again.
Luo Huayin enunciated clearly: "The one who targeted you is Su Nan Yin."
The image of Su Nan Yin immediately surfaced in Li Qianfan's mind.
He could even hear her playfully calling him "gege" when she used to tease him.
This made Li Qianfan panic.
He quickly reprimanded Luo Huayin in a low voice: "Nonsense! How could she target me?"
Luo Huayin asked, "You don't believe me?"
"Of course, I don't believe you!"
Li Qianfan cursed unapologetically, "Do you think Su Nan Yin is a demon like you? She treats me well just because she treats me well!"
"I won't argue with you."
Luo Huayin scoffed and changed the subject, "Then do you know why Shen Yue retreated so abruptly?"
Li Qianfan knew the answer to this question.
He said, "It's because the Zhan Mo Divine Hall began to emerge, and Shen Yue had to personally return to secure the safety of Misty Village."
Luo Huayin asked again, "Is it because Su Nan Yin told you that you know this?"
Li Qianfan retorted, "Isn't it?"
"It is."
Luo Huayin calmly admitted, "Misty Village is currently guarded by Zhuang Chun. Even if my mother attacks, she won't gain any advantage. But even if Zhuang Chun can completely destroy my mother, Misty Village itself will suffer a heavy price!"
Li Qianfan agreed with her statement.
After all, Zhuang Wujian was a top-tier demon, capable of fighting Yang Xiao evenly for a long time even in his youth.
Luo Huayin asked again, "Then do you know that Shen Yue's hasty return to his hometown is related to the maritime transport of the Eastern Land?"
"Related to the maritime transport of the Eastern Land?"
Li Qianfan was full of confusion.
Everything he had learned so far came from his grandmother, Yang Xiao.
But Yang Xiao was a novice when it came to Feng Shui.
It was normal for Li Qianfan to not understand Feng Shui.
"Blazing Flame Valley is the land transport of the Eastern Land, and Misty Village is the maritime transport of the Eastern Land,"
Luo Huayin explained briefly, and then said, "If my mother launches a large-scale attack on Misty Village, even if she is defeated, Misty Village will suffer significant losses. If Misty Village falls into chaos, the water dragon's Feng Shui will inevitably be damaged. If the water dragon's Feng Shui is damaged, what will happen to the maritime transport of the Eastern Land?"
Li Qianfan did not know how to answer.
Because it concerned the maritime transport of the Eastern Land—
No one dared to speculate further, nor did anyone dare to risk seeing what would happen if Misty Village fell into chaos.
Let alone the 80% chance that the water dragon would be damaged and affect the maritime transport of the Eastern Land.
Even if there was only a 1% risk, no one would dare to take it.
They would go all out to nip this 1% hidden danger in the bud!
"Let me ask you again."
Luo Huayin asked again, "When Shen Yue permanently resided in Misty Village, he even brought Yaqing Shanjian with him. Why did he not bring Su Nan Yin, who was outstanding in ability and intellect?"
Before Li Qianfan could answer—
Luo Huayin asked again, "Did Su Nan Yin tell you that she couldn't go to Misty Village? Because if she did, she might die of depression in a short period of time due to her inability to tolerate the unique aura there?"
Yes.
Li Qianfan nodded.
Luo Huayin asked, "Did she also tell you that she didn't want to die, and couldn't bear to leave her three daughters?"
Li Qianfan asked curiously, "How do you know this?"
Luo Huayin ignored his question.
She continued to press, "Did she also tell you that after accepting Shen Yue's assets in Sijiu and establishing the Su family, she would make you the master of the Su family?"
"Mm."
This was the truth, and Li Qianfan had no reason to deny it.
Luo Huayin still asked, "Whenever you visit the Su family, Su Nan Yin never puts on airs of a senior, making you feel constrained. Instead, she only joins her daughters in creating an environment where you can't bear to leave?"
Li Qianfan paused, and nodded again.
Luo Huayin was still asking, "Even, Su Nan Yin would allow you to be informal with her. It's as if you can do anything to her at any time if you wish?"
Li Qianfan did not nod this time.
But his eyes looking at Luo Huayin were filled with terror.
Some of the questions Luo Huayin had continuously asked were things that Li Qianfan, Su Nan Yin, and Mao Mao Chong knew.
But how did Luo Huayin, who was from Africa, know these things!?
"Then do you know—"
Luo Huayin looked into Li Qianfan's eyes and asked for the unknown nth time, "Why Su Nan Yin did this?"
Li Qianfan did not speak.
His mind was in turmoil.
An indescribable fear made him oblivious to the pain in his shoulders and legs.
Luo Huayin gave him the answer: "Su Nan Yin treated you that way because of the mission she bore."
Su Nan Yin bore a mission?
Li Qianfan just stared blankly at Zhuang Wujian, not speaking for a long time.
Luo Huayin lit another cigarette for him.
Li Qianfan took a deep drag and then coughed.
"A few months ago, on the eve of Shen Yue's abrupt retirement."
Luo Huayin raised her hand, patted Li Qianfan's back, and said, "My mother had secretly visited the sea area where Misty Village was located to search for a passage to infiltrate Misty Village."
Because Zhuang Wujian had disappeared for thirty years, she was already presumed to be dead.
Misty Village had been peaceful for a long time, and the passage had not changed for years.
After a thorough search, Zhuang Wujian discovered the passage!
She immediately tried to dive into the sea to test the feasibility of the passage.
However, she triggered some mechanisms.
But Zhuang Wujian's escape speed was fast enough that she disappeared into the sea before the mechanisms were fully activated.
Upon her return to Africa, she immediately gathered all the masters of the Zhan Mo Divine Hall and returned to the Eastern Land!
But when she returned to the Eastern Land—
"Shen Yue had already retreated abruptly!"
"And had set up a killing blow at the entrance to Misty Village."
"My mother, who was personally scouting, was injured by the trap."
"Otherwise, she would have personally come to Black Water Forest to capture you."
"It turns out that after my mother triggered the mechanism during her initial scouting, some reclusive masters of the Eastern Land immediately became aware of it."
"To ensure the stability of Misty Village, they not only made Shen Yue retreat abruptly but also set up a pre-emptive layout in the waters of Misty Village."
"You know the Feng Shui formation in that sea area."
Luo Huayin slowed down her speech and asked Li Qianfan again, "What kind of formation is it?"
Li Qianfan looked blank and unable to answer.
Yet he couldn't help but ask, "You know Feng Shui?"
"Generations of Youlan Kings have been masters of Feng Shui."
Luo Huayin replied, "When I inherit my mother's position, I will also inherit these skills."
"Oh."
Li Qianfan asked, "What is the formation in the waters of Misty Village? And what is the relationship between this formation and the mission Su Nan Yin bears?"
"This formation—"
Luo Huayin said slowly, "is called Four Phoenixes Circling the Beam."
Li Qianfan instinctively asked, "Four Phoenixes Circling the Beam?"
"Yes."
Luo Huayin said, "Since ancient times, the Eastern Land has had the saying of the 'Heaven-Supporting Cloud-Piercing Pillar' and the 'Sea-Supporting Purple Gold Beam'."
The saying of the Heaven-Supporting Cloud-Piercing Pillar and the Sea-Supporting Purple Gold Beam originated from the Yuan Dynasty, used to describe someone with great talent and ability.
In fact, this saying was derived from the I Ching.
In short.
The Cloud-Piercing Pillar on land and the Purple Gold Beam in the sea are both things that stabilize the universe.
"If the danger to Misty Village comes from the sea."
"Then four dragons must circle the pillar to stabilize the maritime transport."
"If the danger comes from the land, then only four phoenixes can circle the beam."
"If my mother wants to sneak attack Misty Village, she can only do so by land."
"Therefore, some reclusive masters of the Eastern Land can only set up the Four Phoenixes Circling the Beam formation."
"The four beauties of the Su family are the phoenixes."
Luo Huayin looked at Li Qianfan with mockery in her eyes.
Her tone was cold, "You are the Purple Gold Beam that is being utilized. They can only form the Four Phoenixes Circling the Beam formation by clinging tightly to you. Only then can they ensure that if my mother goes into the sea, she will be severely wounded!"
Li Qianfan's face was one of utter foolishness.
He muttered, "Why me?"
Luo Huayin answered plainly, "Because among Shen Yue's many sons-in-law, you alone have the greatest background. If not you, then whom?"
Li Qianfan asked again, "Why did the Four Phoenixes choose Su Nan Yin and the others?"
Luo Huayin retorted, "The Four Phoenixes can only come from Shen Yue's family. And the Four Phoenixes must be united! Then, besides Su Nan Yin, who else in the Shen family has three daughters?"
Li Qianfan struggled to sit up, "Does Su Nan Yin know all this?"
"If she didn't—"
Luo Huayin scoffed, "Would she allow you to be informal with her? Would she create an environment for you in the Su family where you wouldn't want to leave?"
Li Qianfan's eyebrows twitched incessantly, "Just for the maritime transport of the Eastern Land, this formation must be established. Su Nan Yin wouldn't hesitate to give up decades of marriage and ruin her own purity?"
"As long as the maritime transport of the Eastern Land can be stabilized, what does sacrificing personal interests and purity matter?"
Luo Huayin looked up and spoke as if in a dream, "If my mother were the Youlan King of Misty Village, she would do the same when facing foreign enemies trying to shake the water dragon."
"Nonsense."
Li Qianfan roared angrily, "You are lying to me!"
(Due to platform differences, many things are involved, and some character relationships and even settings of Misty Village have been changed. This includes the settings of Zhan Xiaobai, Zhuang Dahai, etc. Also, Su Nan Yin's age setting has been greatly reduced to avoid trouble. I apologize for this. After all, copyright is a good thing. ^_^).