Fang Yong?
The young man frowned; he couldn't find such a person in the Close to the Dao Seed in his mind.
Jiang Ping noticed the other person's confusion and explained:
"Brother Fang comes from a remote area, not from any of the nearby regions."
"So you're Visitor from Afar, my apologies for not recognizing you."
The man clasped his hands in a fist and smiled, then introduced himself as Ding Peng.
Jiang Ping nodded in acknowledgment. He slightly opened his Eye of Order and saw through the other party. Although the other party was in the Sixth Heaven, he was radiating Dao Light invisibly.
Undoubtedly, Ding Peng is a renowned Close to the Dao Seed "Supreme God Riding Light." In the past, when he was fighting in the Forbidden Land, he traveled in the Spirit Wandering Middle Realm, and only a few people could achieve this.
"Brother Fang, come, sit here."
Ding Peng invited Jiang Ping to a private room. He glanced inside and saw a beautiful woman already seated, and the room was filled with an alluring fragrance.
Jiang Ping glanced at her briefly and realized that this woman was no ordinary person either; she too was a "Supreme God Riding Light."
Of course, this beauty had survived the Seven-Nine Tribulations, Primordial Spirit shone with a golden light that surpassed Ding Peng's by a significant margin.
This is also the standard configuration for those who have passed through the Seven-Nine Tribulations and Close to the Dao Seed. Most of them can "Supreme God Riding Light". Otherwise, how could they have the reputation of Near Dao? They are all people with extraordinary talents and should not be underestimated.
Jiang Ping smiled and nodded at the woman, who remained somewhat aloof, nodding slightly before sipping her tea.
"Brother Fang, please don't stand. Come on, take a seat."
Ding Peng warmly invited Jiang Ping to sit down, and then introduced him to the woman.
Jiang Ping then learned the woman's name was Lin Yao.
Then, without waiting for him to ask, Ding Peng got straight to the point:
"You two were just inquiring about the Third Dragons. I imagine you were assessing Di Family's Three Dragons situation and trying to choose the one with the best prospects."
"Brother Ding, is it also?"
Jiang Ping asked in return, and the other party nodded, saying:
"Yes, when I came here I thought that Third Dragon would definitely have obvious advantages and disadvantages, making it an easy choice. But after these few days, I've found that the situation is not like that at all."
"Although Di Family's First Dragon is about to undergo the Eighth or Ninth Tribulation, he has the worst talent among the three. He seems to have the greatest hope, but if he fails to reach the Peak, his chances of winning will be greatly reduced. Moreover, he is quite stingy, and he has given out the smallest share of the Change Fate Medicine, enough for only three people."
"High risk, high reward."
Jiang Ping said calmly.
He didn't care how many people's worth of medicine the other party offered; as long as the other party won, he was confident he would get the Change Fate Medicine.
"That's true. Anyway, once you join, you have to sign Life-and-Death Contract."
Ding Peng sighed, then continued:
"Erlong has offered one more share of the rare medicine than Great Dragon, and he has also invited the most top experts, so his chances of winning are very high. However, because he has so many top experts under his command, it will be quite difficult for him to get a share of the Change Fate Medicine."
"The Third Oldest, needless to say, has the least chance of winning, but he's very wealthy and has offered six portions, attracting quite a few people, though most of them aren't particularly outstanding among those with Close to the Dao Seed."
The prodigy sighed.
Although the Di Family's Three Dragons all offered unparalleled miraculous medicines, the prerequisite for obtaining them was to help them win the competition for the position of head of the family. Otherwise, they could only give away one miraculous medicine, which would not be enough to share.
"Yes, it's a tough decision."
Jiang Ping raised an eyebrow slightly.
He wasn't considering who had a better chance of winning; rather, he was thinking that he needed two doses of the miraculous medicine, and his children also needed to take it.
"I need two portions..."
Jiang Ping pondered for a moment, and then he made up his mind.
Seeing that his brows had relaxed, Ding Peng couldn't help but say:
"Has Fang Yong made a decision?"
"Yes."
Jiang Ping nodded.
"Oh?" Ding Peng became interested and quickly asked, "Brother Fang, which dragon have you decided to help?"
Jiang Ping glanced at him and said calmly, "It cannot be said."
"..." Ding Peng.
He thought to himself, "What secret could this possibly be?"
Ding Peng then looked at Lin Yao, who remained aloof. After a long silence, she finally uttered three words: "I can't say."
Ding Peng: "..."
Before he could speak again, Jiang Ping finished his hot tea in one gulp, then stood up and glanced at Ding Peng:
"Brother Ding, I hope we will never meet on the battlefield again."
At that moment, Lin Yao also got up and left the private room.
Jiang Ping watched the Ice Beauty drift away, then he himself walked out of the restaurant.
Ding Peng guessed correctly; he had indeed made a choice, and there was nothing he couldn't say about who he chose.
However, he cultivated the Karmic Wonderful Method, reaching the Peak. His divine sense was connected to the Order, and when the other party questioned him, he vaguely sensed that the other party seemed to be revealing a malice.
In that instant, Jiang Ping changed his mind and decided not to tell anyone about it.
"Since you're new here, keep a low profile and be cautious in everything you do."
Jiang Ping thought to himself.
Although he was not afraid of anyone and came to ask for medicine with great composure, he did not want to get into any more trouble; it was better to avoid trouble.
Afterwards, seeing that it was getting late, Jiang Ping found an inn to stay at, planning to meet Di Family Dragon the next morning.
Before dawn, uninvited guests arrived—five experts, no less.
Bang!
The Celestial Flower of the inn where Jiang Ping was staying was ripped off, and a Primordial Spirit golden light shone forth, instantly turning the Celestial Flower to dust.
In an instant, Martial Artists in the inn were shocked. This was the Di Family Giant City, and someone actually dared to fight here.
Either the other party is a hothead, or they are confident.
It's clearly the latter.
Jiang Ping opened his eyes on the bed, looked at the five menacing people, and calmly spoke:
You have disturbed my rest.
The five men looked around and, finding that Jiang Ping had no help, one of them sneered with a mocking expression:
"You are remarkably calm, remaining so composed even after the incident."
"What happened?"
Jiang Ping looked on with suspicion. Although he was somewhat angry at the five people's rudeness and wanted to teach them a lesson, he was even more curious about what had happened.
"As expected of someone of our generation, not only were you calm, but your eyes were also clear and innocent-looking, appearing harmless and even hypocritical. If someone hadn't already confessed, I wouldn't have believed it was you."
A Black-Robed Woman thought to herself, "What a pity."
The man before me had a face like jade, a true noble young master. How could he have done such a Close to the Dao Seed thing? He was truly unworthy of being a virtuous person.
"Get up, you need to come with me."
The young man in white, who was in the lead, spoke coldly, his eyes even filled with Killing intent.
Jiang Ping remained calm and composed, without showing any emotion, and said:
"If you want me to go with you, you'd better explain what exactly happened."
"Still pretending to be innocent?"
The young man's Killing intent was almost tangible, and he seemed to despise Jiang Ping.
It was the Black-Robed Woman who spoke up at this moment:
"Alright, I'll pretend you don't know, but I'll tell you straight: you're suspected of murdering a Close to the Dao Seed, and you'll have to pay the price."
"So, those who took the Close to the Dao Seed died?"
Jiang Ping was deeply moved.
The competition hasn't even started yet, and someone is already dead, and it was a person with extraordinary talent who Close to the Dao Seed.
He then asked, "What exactly happened?"
"You're really scary. You can know a person's face but not their heart, and you're still acting all innocent and clueless right now."
The man in white frowned.
"Yes, Ding Peng has already confessed, but you stubbornly refuse to admit it. You're too cunning."
Even the woman in the Black Robe couldn't help but shiver.
Having just murdered a Close to the Dao Seed, all five of them came knocking on their door, yet the other party still appeared harmless, which was truly terrifying upon closer inspection.
Of course, they didn't know that Jiang Ping was truly innocent.
Soon after, Jiang Ping also figured out the truth of the matter.
The matter is simple: it is a struggle between the Third Dragons. Ding Peng has already joined the camp of the second dragon. In order to gain merit and ensure the victory of Di Erlong, he joined forces with several Martial Artists from the same camp to deceive the newcomers who had just entered the Close to the Dao Seed. Once they learned the choices of the Close to the Dao Seed, if they were not from the Second Dragon, they would become the targets they needed to suppress.
"This is too ruthless. We were just informed of our choice, and we haven't even fully joined yet, and we're already being targeted like this."
Jiang Ping sighed; the competition among the three Di Family Three Dragons Competition was far more brutal than he had imagined.
Come to think of it, he and Lin Yao almost got scammed today too.
"Aren't you an accomplice too?" The woman in Black Robes curled her lip.
Ding Peng and his gang tricked three Close to the Dao Seed. Two of them were seriously injured and fled, while the last one was killed by them in a fit of rage. That's when the incident came to light.
Where is Ding Peng?
Jiang Ping's eyes turned cold as he slowly spoke.
He was sitting in the inn when a pot fell from the sky, a pot of accusation to be used to kill him; this was an attempt to put him to death.
Despite all our precautions, we couldn't have prevented them from pulling this stunt.
The Black-Robed Woman replied with a smile:
"They're so clever; they fled back to the Second Dragon's lair long after the incident. The other one who escaped, Lin Yao, is quite powerful and also managed to get away. In any case, this matter needs an explanation; you can only accept your bad luck."
At this moment, Jiang Ping also realized that the people in front of him belonged to the Great Dragon's command and were the very camp that the deceased Close to the Dao Seed wanted to join.
The other party wanted to avenge their fallen comrade, and all of them, to varying degrees, harbored Killing intent.
However, the murderous intent in Jiang Ping's eyes intensified.
He's only been here for one day, and he's already been framed like this. Do they really think he's easy to bully just because he's Visitor from Afar?