One thousand two hundred and eighty-six chapters one dragon and one insect
The quiet courtyard is filled with emerald green bamboos, and a crystal clear stream flows through.
This villa is obviously much larger than the residences of ordinary Fang family members, and the layout of every plant and tree in the courtyard is quite particular.
Gu Chen stepped on the cobblestone path without making any sound, following the sound of the piano he heard earlier.
On the edge of the stream in front of the courtyard, where the sun was rising, a middle-aged man with gray hair wearing a simple green robe was placing his hands on a guqin, concentrating on playing the strings.
The high-spirited music played before was produced by his hands, and he had a face that Gu Chen couldn't ignore.
His appearance is strikingly 99% similar to Fang Shiyang, the head of the Fang family whom he met last night.
However, he was not Fang Shiyang, otherwise Gu Chen would not have dared to take the risk and get so close.
Although this person looks similar to Fang Shiyang, there are still many differences upon closer inspection.
Fang Shiyang's temperament is calm and powerful, while this person is a bit like the breeze and flowing water.
Fang Shiyang had dark hair and a scar under his left eye, while this man's hair was already gray and he didn't have any scars under his eyes, but he looked much older than Fang Shiyang.
The most important thing is that the Fang Shiyang that Gu Chen has seen is unfathomable, but the person in front of him can be seen through at a glance.
This person is just an ordinary mortal with no cultivation at all.
In order to avoid making mistakes, Gu Chen deliberately used his Purple Eyes to look through this person's body, and found that the Dantian in his body was damaged, and the meridians all over his body were also very weak, and even the supply of Yuan Power could not move around.
If you can't do it, you obviously haven't done any training.
There is only one possibility. This person is born with damaged Dantian and is not suitable for practice at all.
Gu Chen hid in the bamboo forest and looked at the middle-aged man playing the piano, but he didn't notice it at all.
It is impossible for a mortal to discover Gu Chen who is hiding intentionally. Let alone mortals, even within the Fang family, few people can detect that he is hiding intentionally.
Who is this person?
Why do you look so similar to Fang Shiyang?
Gu Chen was curious and confused.
He listened quietly to the sound of the piano. Suddenly, his face moved and his body blended into the surrounding bamboo shadows.
A young man who was too handsome to look like a man walked through the bamboo forest and came to the man playing the piano.
It was Fang Shijie. Gu Chen discovered him one step ahead, but the other party didn't notice.
"My nephew has met his uncle."
Fang Shijie spoke to the man in front of him, but he did not salute and there was not much respect in his words.
The sound of the piano stopped, and the man raised his head and said with a smile, "It's Shijie. Why did you think of coming to see me so early in the morning?"
"My uncle was not present at last night's banquet. My father was a little concerned, so he ordered me to inquire."
Fang Shijie replied.
"So that's what happened."
The man suddenly understood, and immediately shook his head, mocking himself. "Were all the big shots from Xing County here yesterday? If I, a mortal, sit with my eldest brother, it will inevitably damage the image of our family."
Fang Shijie heard that there was some contempt deep in his eyes, but on the surface he said, "Uncle, you are serious. No matter what, you are my father's brother. You should have a place in any important occasion."
"Here, this is the elixir that my father ordered me to bring. My uncle can try it."
Fang Shijie took out a bottle of elixir and did not offer it with both hands, but casually placed it on the ground in front of him.
The man playing the piano didn't seem to notice the other person's rudeness, he looked at the elixir and sighed.
"How much effort did Brother spend searching for this elixir? I am born a waste. Any panacea will not be effective. Brother should stop doing this."
"Instead of spending a lot of resources on me, it would be better to use all this energy on you, nephew."
Fang Shijie's eyes lit up slightly when he heard this, and his smile became more sincere than before.
"What my uncle said makes sense. Unfortunately, my father has felt that he was indebted to you since he was a child. No matter how much resources he wastes on you, he doesn't care."
"Uncle, if you have the opportunity, please advise your father. My nephew will take my leave now."
After Fang Shijie finished speaking, he left. The man continued to play the piano, but as if he was distracted by what had just happened, the sound of the piano became a little confusing, and it obviously lost the profound artistic conception before.
Not long after, he stood up, picked up the pill that Fang Shijie had given him earlier, and returned to his house feeling a little lonely.
Gu Chen witnessed the entire incident from the side, and when he saw the man entering the door, he turned around and left the place.
"It turns out that Fang Shiyang has a younger brother who is born unable to practice."
Gu Chen murmured, Fang Shiyang is a well-known figure in the Sea of Chaos, but who would want to get his brother who is not even qualified to embark on the path of cultivation?
It can only be said that it is all fate. Even the Fang family, who are proficient in fate magic, cannot change everyone's destiny.
Gu Chen spent several hours to learn more about Fang Wen, but unfortunately he still could not discover the motive of the Fang family's murder of him, let alone any clues about the destiny copper coin.
He felt regretful and returned to his residence.
One day later, the scout sent by Gu Chen to investigate the situation in the 37th Realm sent back the news.
"Gu Shuai, the Five Elements Emperor has set up an extremely difficult Five Elements Reincarnation Formation at the Chaos Path Window. This formation is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and it has natural restraint on the power of the Five Elements. We are in trouble!"
Deputy Commander Hu Helie's face was grim. His Burning Legion was world-famous for its fire method, and its destructive power was extremely shocking.
However, the Five Elements Reincarnation Formation is an extremely famous formation in the Sea of Chaos. Within the formation, it is difficult to exert the power of the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, which is extremely disadvantageous to the Burning Legion.
The time limit given by Lord Xingdao to conquer the Seven Realms was only three months, which meant that they could not waste too much time on the Thirty-seventh Realm.
However, now that the Five Elements Reincarnation Formation is coming out, the Xingjun army may be trapped here for many days, and there is a risk of delay!
The internal military laws in Xing County are strict. If you fail to complete the tasks assigned by Xing Dao Lord within the specified time limit, you can imagine the consequences!
When Gu Chen heard about the situation of the Five Elements Reincarnation Formation, he couldn't help but frown.
He is not good at formations, so he doesn't know how powerful this formation is.
Depending on the situation, I can only go and have a look in person.
"Sir Gu, our Fang family has always been somewhat proficient in the formation of battles. I may be able to help with how to break through the Five Elements Reincarnation Formation."
While Gu Chen was thinking about it, Fang Shijie volunteered and was willing to go to the battlefield with Gu Chen to find a way to break the formation.
Xingjun's attack on the Seven Realms requires the Fang family to provide various resources and channels. Fang Shijie was originally sent by Fang Shiyang to take charge of this matter.
It's not surprising that he recommended himself now, showing the Fang family's loyalty to Xingjun.
It's just that Gu Chen knew through the hexagrams that the Fang family might be unfavorable to him, which sounded intriguing.
"Well, I'll trouble Mr. Fang to come with me."
Gu Chen did not refuse Fang Shijie's request and agreed.
No matter what kind of tricks the Fang family wants to do, they will make peace with it as soon as it comes. He will take advantage of it as soon as he sees it.