"Chairman, I..." Shen Si pointed outside.
"Go ahead."
Shi Tao nodded. Looking calm as a mountain, he couldn’t help but secretly feel lucky that Xiaoyu found him.
Chen Fan’s movements were too swift. If Xiaoyu was still in secluded cultivation now, his aura would definitely be detected by Chen Fan, and the subsequent events would be hard to predict.
Chang Fei and the others exchanged glances, everything said without a word.
In the headquarters hall, Chen Fan politely refused the staff’s reception. After surveying the area, he directly initiated the sensing.
Yes, he was looking for Ling Yu.
Although he hadn’t seen Ling Yu before and didn’t know what his aura was like.
However, his sensing methods had upgraded, akin to a high-definition camera, capable of "seeing" everything within the perception range, whether alive or dead.
He specifically checked Ling Yu’s information before coming, knowing his appearance. Therefore, if Ling Yu was here, he could recognize him at a glance.
In the next moment, Shi Tao’s expression in the chairman’s office changed slightly, then returned to normal.
However, Chang Fei and the others remained oblivious, quietly waiting for Chen Fan’s arrival.
"Chairman Shi."
Chen Fan muttered.
He also knew that his actions had been detected by the other party. With Shi Tao’s wisdom, it wasn’t hard to guess his purpose.
But that didn’t matter.
This time, even if Elder Wang were here, he couldn’t stop Chen Fan from questioning Ling Yu.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, his eyes showed a hint of surprise.
Not here?
In the vast headquarters, there was no sign of Ling Yu?
To be certain, he scanned several times, but still found nothing.
"Not in the headquarters?"
Chen Fan’s lips curved into a meaningful smile.
Logically, he shouldn’t have notified ahead when looking for trouble with Ling Yu, as it would easily tip him off to flee far away.
But he still did, as it was a test.
If Ling Yu knew he was coming and stayed, there could be many reasons, hard to explain thoroughly. But if he fled, it would indicate this matter definitely involved Ling Yu, otherwise, why run?
"Let me see if you’re in Jiangnan City." Chen Fan fully unleashed his spiritual power, enveloping the entire city with an invisible net.
"!"
This time, Shi Tao’s face showed a shocked expression.
Chen Fan was sensing the entire Jiangnan City?
This required immense spiritual power. Even Shi Tao could only sense roughly one-third of Jiangnan City at most.
Could it be, as Shen Si mentioned earlier, he had cultivated the Emperor’s Qi Observation Skill to the Perfection Realm?
Meanwhile, in Jiangnan City, some people were alerted, opening their eyes and looking towards the headquarters.
"Who dares to scan the entire Jiangnan City with divine sense?"
"Martial Arts Association Headquarters? Could it be that kid Shi Tao? No, he just entered the Celestial Human Realm, his divine soul can’t be that powerful. Could it be Elder Wang? But this divine soul doesn’t resemble his either."
"Who cares, let’s teach him a lesson."
Instantly, several spiritual attacks aimed at Chen Fan.
Chen Fan’s expression changed slightly, forced to retract his spiritual power.
Fortunately, in just a few moments, he had scanned the entire Jiangnan City.
There were three Celestial Realm Martial Artists, and some powerful Awakeners who noticed the surrounding changes, looking at the sky.
But still, Ling Yu was not found.
"Could Chairman Shi have sent him to another city?"
Chen Fan’s eyes narrowed.
This could be troublesome.
"Brother Chen!"
At this moment, Shen Si’s voice pulled him from his contemplation.
"Brother Chen, your speed is amazing, I thought you’d arrive in the afternoon." He walked over with a smile.
People around focused their attention on Chen Fan.
Who is this person? He doesn’t seem very old, yet he can make Chairman Shen personally come out to greet?
"The situation is urgent, I had to hurry." Chen Fan smiled slightly.
Shen Si was stunned, glanced around, and said, "This isn’t the place to talk. Come with me. The chairman is waiting inside."
"Alright."
Chen Fan followed him.
After they left, the hall’s crowd gradually reacted.
"Oh my, what did I hear? President?"
"The president is waiting for him? Who is this young man that Chairman Shen personally greets and the president waits in the office?"
"No idea, I’ve never seen him before."
"Hey?" Suddenly, someone remembered something, and said loudly, "I got it! Chen Fan! He’s Chen Fan!"
"What? Chen Fan?"
"Which Chen Fan?"
"What do you mean which Chen Fan? Do you think there are two Chen Fans in the Jiangnan Sub-district Martial Arts Association? He’s the prodigy who can rival Ling Yu—Chen Fan!"
"What, it’s him!"
Instantly, the hall fell into a deadly silence.
The person they often mentioned in their conversations was standing before them just now?
The prodigy comparable to and even surpassing Ling Yu?
"Damn!" Someone regretted, slapping his thigh, "I should have recognized him sooner. Clearly saw him standing there in a daze, if I had greeted him...
"I saw him too, actually had a hint of recognition, but wasn’t 100% sure."
"Hey, no use talking about this now. He’s gone."
"Exactly, no wonder Chairman Shen came out and the president waited. Turns out it was him..."
"I’m curious, if Ling Yu knows this guy is here, what will he react? Heard he stayed in Anshan City, but the Beast Tide must have destroyed it, so he appeared here. He might stay at the headquarters now."
"In that case, Ling Yu might be unhappy. As they say, ’two tigers can’t share a mountain,’ both are prodigies, neither will submit to the other. It was fine when they were in separate places, but now together, conflict is inevitable."
"Haha, if that’s true, there’s good drama ahead." Someone smiled evilly.
People naturally love watching drama, especially between two geniuses, promising excitement and anticipation.
"Brave of you to even say that out loud, better keep it to yourself before attracting trouble."
"True, if someone tells that to either of them, you’ll surely regret it."
"No, please no."
The man’s smiling face turned pale, pleading, "Friends, please consider I said nothing, or I can’t stay in the headquarters."
"Ahem."
A middle-aged man coughed, "All of you, doing nothing here? Beast Tide is raging, many Fierce Beasts outside. Instead of gossiping, grab your weapons to reduce the pressure on the city’s defense."
"Just arrived, just arrived."
"Me too, just got here, don’t know what happened."
"I’m going out to kill Fierce Beasts."
The crowd dispersed swiftly, leaving the hall empty and silent.
The middle-aged man shook his head helplessly. But his eyes lit up with curiosity, like everyone else.
Ling Yu and this newcomer Chen Fan, which one is superior? Really curious.