Helian Zheng frowned.
This guy knows about the existence of the Jiuzhou!
Even the Eternal Night Demon King is unclear about the affairs of Jiuzhou. He protects the secret of Jiuzhou very well.
"Who exactly are you?"
Helian Zheng couldn’t see through Xiang Beifei, nor could he immediately trust him.
"Even if I told you, you wouldn’t believe it. How can you verify my identity? That... that old man Xiang Tianxing, who your Unrestrained’s Jialuoluo designated as the next leader, does that prove anything?"
Helian Zheng was suddenly startled!
Xiang Beifei continued to talk to himself: "My old man rejected your invitation, but later he went to find you two, one called Helian Zheng, the other Mu Chengxiang, then you both inexplicably went to the Wildlands... Speaking of which, my old man also left Jiuzhou later, and I’m planning to come out this time to find that troubling guy and drag him back home. I didn’t expect to find you first."
Helian Zheng started to become bewildered.
The other party knew the details about many things, including the events about him and another person,
but why, the latter words about Xiang Tianxing sounded... a bit strange?
A son coming out to find his troublesome father, to drag him back home?
"Of course, this isn’t really convincing either. If I find an Unrestrained and force them to tell the truth, I can still pry these secrets out of their mouths. It’s wise not to trust me; in this place, you really can’t trust others casually."
Xiang Beifei continued, spreading his hands, and talking to himself: "That makes it tricky, I have no way to prove myself."
Helian Zheng’s expression turned unpredictable.
How strange this kid is, saying all his words, so what should he say?
But soon Xiang Beifei laughed again, and said:
"I know you’re called Helian Zheng, and I know some of your past, to be honest, if I really wanted to probe some things from you, you couldn’t stop me, like — how old are you this year?"
Helian Zheng blurted out almost instinctively, without any hesitation, as if eager to respond to any question Xiang Beifei posed.
But after saying it, he was startled again!
Xiang Beifei was somewhat surprised.
To be honest, he hadn’t investigated how many years Helian Zheng had lived, but thinking about it, he didn’t even know how old Elder Luo was, and he didn’t care about some things.
"Then let’s sit down and talk, I guess you haven’t had the chance to sit down in the past ten years."
Xiang Beifei waved his hand, and Helian Zheng felt a bizarre power acting on him, and he involuntarily sat down!
And when he sat down, a chair appeared in mid-air just in time to catch him.
Helian Zheng was even more astonished!
Whether it was just now when he reported his age or Xiang Beifei inviting him to sit, he hardly had any way to resist, as if he was tightly controlled and became a puppet in the other’s hands!
To know, when facing the severe torture of the Eternal Night Demon King, he could protect the secret of Jiuzhou without any breach, but the young man in front of him made him almost involuntarily want to act according to the other’s will with just one sentence!
What kind of existence is this guy?
"You... what exactly are you?"
Helian Zheng was unsettled!
He didn’t know why he, a magnificent SSR-level expert, would obediently act according to the other’s words!
"Honestly, if I really wanted to get secrets out of your mouth, you couldn’t stop me. Whatever I ask, you’d have to answer truthfully, but considering you’re one of us after all, and a respectable elder, it’s somewhat impolite to do so, so I’d prefer if you said it yourself."
Xiang Beifei smiled mildly.
Helian Zheng was utterly shocked by Xiang Beifei’s ability, the murky eyes constantly flickered as if contemplating the present situation.
After a long time, he asked: "Are you really Xiang Tianxing’s son, Xiang Beifei?"
Xiang Beifei sat on an armchair, holding his chin with one hand, and said: "I already said so."
"But considering the time, you’ve only awakened your system for four or five years, how could you possibly reach the Heavenly Connection realm?" Helian Zheng still couldn’t confirm this point.
Xiang Beifei retorted: "Back then, your Unrestrained wanted my old man to take over Unrestrained, but how much do you know about my old man’s abilities?"
Helian Zheng’s expression turned unpredictable.
They could only find some public information, but many things about Xiang Tianxing couldn’t be checked clearly, not even knowing Xiang Tianxing’s true strength.
At the time, according to the timeline estimation, Xiang Tianxing only had the strength of the God Refining period, but both Helian Zheng and Mu Chengxiang, who were in the Heavenly Connection realm, lost track of Xiang Tianxing while tailing him!
At that time, they understood that Xiang Tianxing’s strength required a question mark.
"You don’t understand him at all, so how could you possibly understand me? Since you don’t understand me, what’s so hard to believe about me stepping into the Heavenly Connection realm in just a few short years?" Xiang Beifei said.
Helian Zheng was left speechless.
After a moment, he suddenly spoke up, "The leader’s blood!"
"The leader’s blood! I recognize his bloodline aura. If you’re his son, you should definitely have the same bloodline."
Helian Zheng stared at Xiang Beifei.
The Unrestrained had their own set of identification methods to prevent mistaken identity. They would memorize the blood aura of their own people; ten years ago, he had memorized Xiang Tianxing’s bloodline aura.
"Just asking about something, and it requires breaking the blood?"
Xiang Beifei pursed his lips but didn’t object, instead cutting his fingertip. Instantly, a drop of blood surfaced and floated in front of Helian Zheng.
Helian Zheng extended his finger, covered his palm with Spiritual Power, and infused it into Xiang Beifei’s drop of blood. Moments later, he stood up suddenly.
"You... are you really Young Master Xiang Beifei?"
Helian Zheng looked at Xiang Beifei with excitement.
"Huh? This confirms it?"
Xiang Beifei examined the drop of blood with interest.
"There can’t be any mistake! I recognize this bloodline aura, it’s very strong, exactly like the leader’s!"
Helian Zheng looked at Xiang Beifei in shock, then respectfully said, "Subordinate Helian Zheng, meeting with Young Master Xiang."
Suddenly, Helian Zheng bowed down to Xiang Beifei.
"No need for such formalities, just sit."
Xiang Beifei didn’t move, merely saying those words, but Helian Zheng involuntarily sat back down.
However, at this moment, Helian Zheng gazed at Xiang Beifei with joy and awe, knowing that the aura of the bloodline surely wasn’t wrong. This young man was indeed Xiang Tianxing’s son!
He never expected that Xiang Tianxing’s son had grown up so much and was so... powerful!
"Young Master Xiang..."
"You can call me Beifei." Xiang Beifei said.
"I’m used to it." Xiang Beifei said.
Helian Zheng then understood, realizing that the people of Changpan Valley had been referring to "Beifei" as "Xiao Xiang," making him quite embarrassed.
He couldn’t help but scrutinize Xiang Beifei; this young man always seemed approachable, despite saving him, he didn’t put on airs and was easy to talk to.
Yet, countless questions cluttered his mind.
For instance, how did Xiang Beifei reach such a high cultivation level in such a short time?
"How did you come to this place?" Helian Zheng couldn’t help but ask.
Xiang Beifei replied casually, "I told you, I’m here to find a couple who ran away from home, worrying they might have been kidnapped."
Xiang Beifei stretched lazily and continued, "Anyway, you’re in luck. I happened to hear that the Moon God Race was imprisoning humans from Changpan Valley here, so I came to check it out. Later, I heard you were betrayed by the people of Changpan Valley while trying to save them, so I rescued you on the side."
Helian Zheng was astonished, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Was he really taking such a huge risk just to save him?
That was the Eternal Night Demon King after all!
He knew all too well how dangerous it was in the Hell of the Yellow Springs, where even the experts of the Heavenly Connection realm faced certain death!
But Xiang Beifei went in!
Just to specifically rescue him?
"You shouldn’t have taken this risk."
Helian Zheng felt a mix of emotions, gratitude was one thing, but if something happened to Xiang Beifei because of saving him, he would probably be plagued by guilt for life.
"I’ve already saved you, so what’s the point of saying if I should have or not. Just tell me, what did Xiang Tianxing say to you two back in the day, why did you choose to leave first? How much do you know about him?" Xiang Beifei asked.
Helian Zheng sighed slightly upon hearing these words.