Fang Han walked out of Quiet Room, and in the backyard, Yun Qianyue was practicing Sword Technique in the courtyard, while Lan Yuexin was sitting in Corridor, looking at the account book.
"Husband, I knew you were practicing and didn't dare to disturb you during lunch. I'll have someone heat up the food left for you?"
Seeing Fang Han walking out of Quiet Room, Lan Yuexin greeted.
"No, I'm not very hungry now."
Fang Han shook his head and said.
"I'm going out for a while to deal with some things. Please pay more attention to your home."
"You want to go out?"
Lan Yuexin had a look of surprise on his face.
Yun Qianyue also stopped practicing and came over and asked.
"Why do you want to go out suddenly?"
"Some things need to be dealt with."
Fang Han said vaguely.
He had no intention of telling his family the contents of the threatening letter. Telling them would only frighten them and increase their worries.
"Mom and Dad, I have to go out for a while."
After leaving the backyard, Fang Han found his parents again and spoke to them before leaving Fang Clan.
"Whoosh!"
Out of Liangshui City, Fang Han identified the direction, activated Wind-Chasing Moon-Pursuing Steps, turned into a light cyan stream of light, and swept away in the direction of Songquan Prefecture.
At noon two days later, Songquan Prefecture, Huaiyang Lake.
The surface of the lake is like a mirror, sparkling under the afternoon sun. There are large tracts of reeds growing on the lakeside, swaying gently in the wind.
Occasionally, a few waterbirds flew up from the reeds, passed over the lake, and disappeared into the distance.
"Whoosh!"
Fang Han's figure flashed and stopped at the lakeside.
His eyes scanned the entire Huaiyang Lake, and as far as he could see, there was no one in sight.
"Buzz--"
Fang Han uses Soul-Chasing Art, and with the blessing of Soul Intent Domain, True Qi transforms into essence Divine Strength and senses the surroundings.
Fish on the water, water birds hiding in the reeds...
All beings with souls are clearly presented in his perception.
In addition, he also captured a breath.
This aura is hidden among the reeds in the southeast direction of the lake. Although the aura has converged, a terrifying aura as deep as an abyss can still be vaguely felt.
There is no doubt that this is a master, and it is very likely that he is the person who sent him the threatening letter.
As for the specific level of cultivation, it is impossible to accurately judge without fighting.
"Come out, I know you must be here."
Fang Han said with a cold voice.
He didn't reveal that he had discovered the other party. The other party should know that he had mastered the secret technique of perception, but he probably didn't know the specific level of his secret technique of perception. Naturally, he himself would not be exposed.
Among the reeds in the southeast direction of the lake, a figure slowly walked out and stopped dozens of feet away from Fang Han.
This is a man wearing dark gray night clothes, his face covered with a black cloth, only a pair of eyes exposed.
Those eyes were narrow and sharp, looking at Fang Han at the moment.
"Very good, you're not late."
When the masked man spoke, his voice was processed so that the original timbre could not be heard, and it had a hoarse texture.
"Where is Starry Ink Jade? Did you bring it?"
Fang Han did not answer, but took out a jet black gemstone from the package he carried with him.
It is about the size of a human head, with a deep shimmer on the surface and a few stars inside, as if a piece of the night sky is sealed in it.
It is Starry Ink Jade.
In order to prevent Storage Ring from being exposed, he had already taken out Starry Ink Jade from Storage Ring and put it into the package he carried with him.
"Very good."
The masked man looked at Starry Ink Jade in Fang Han's hand, with a trace of barely concealed passion and greed flashing through his pupils.
The hoarse voice said with urgency.
"Hand over Starry Ink Jade. That middle-aged man in gray robe is your secret identity. I will treat it as if you don't know."
Hearing the masked man's words, a sneer appeared on the corner of Fang Han's mouth.
"The reason why I gave up that identity was so that the Starry Ink Jade in my hands would not be exposed. If I hand over Starry Ink Jade to you, what is the difference between hiding the identity and not exposing it?"
The masked man's eyes narrowed slightly, and he obviously understood that what Fang Han said was the truth. He was silent for a moment and then spoke again.
"What you said makes some sense."
He paused, with a kind of concession in his tone.
"That's it, you hand over half of Starry Ink Jade, and I'll keep the secret for you."
Fang didn't answer immediately, he seemed to be weighing the pros and cons, and then spoke after a moment.
"I can hand over half of Starry Ink Jade, but I have a condition."
"What conditions?"
The masked man's brows moved slightly.
"I thought I was careful enough and decisively gave up my identity as a middle-aged man in gray robe. How did you investigate me?"
Fang Han looked at the masked man and asked.
"I can't tell you this."
The masked man shook his head and said in a tone that left no room for negotiation.
"You only need to know that your secret is in my hands. As for how I know it, you don't need to know."
"..."
Hearing the threat in the masked man's words, Fang Han's eyes suddenly turned cold.
There was a moment of silence in the field, and an invisible tension filled the air between the two.
His eyes stayed on the masked man's face for a long time, and Fang Han finally said in a compromised tone.
"I hope you can keep your word."
He raised the Starry Ink Jade in his hand, and the True Qi condensed into a sharp air blade in his palm, and he lightly stroked the Starry Ink Jade.
"Click--"
With a crisp cracking sound, the human-head-sized Starry Ink Jade split into two from the center.
Fang Han held one piece in his hand and threw the other piece to the masked man.
The masked man reached out to catch it, glanced down, felt the warm and heavy touch, and a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes.
Then, he made an unexpected move Fang Han.
"Buzz--"
Take out a light cyan Middle-Grade Divine Speed Jade Talisman and activate it with True Qi.
A ray of cyan light emerged from the jade talisman and enveloped him instantly.
Under this cyan light, his speed was astonishingly fast, reaching speeds comparable to Grandmaster Sixth Stage.
In an instant, he distanced himself from Fang Han and flew away into the distance.
"I'm actually willing to use Middle-Grade Divine Speed Jade Talisman!"
Fang Han looked at the direction where the masked man disappeared, with a cold light in his eyes.
The reason why he didn't take action as soon as he saw the masked man was naturally not because he really planned to hand over half of Starry Ink Jade to save money and avoid disaster, but because he hadn't figured out two things yet.
First, why was he exposed?
Second, besides this masked man, is there anyone else who knows the news?
If these two things, especially the latter, cannot be clarified, even if the masked man is killed, the news may still be leaked.
"Buzz--"
Fang Han once again urged "Soul-Chasing Art".
In the perception, a master's aura is quickly moving away, leaving extremely obvious "traces" along the way.
It can be seen that the masked man himself has practiced Breath Concealment Secret Technique, and also used extremely sophisticated breath-absorbing powder.
Ordinary Tracking Secret Technique, absolutely difficult to trace.
But Soul-Chasing Art, as the secret technique of Middle-Grade Artistic Conception, tracks not the smell, but the breath of the soul.
Breath Concealment Secret Technique and astringent powder can cover up the smell, but they cannot cover up the breath of the soul.
The other party is clearly visible in his perception.
"Whoosh!"
Fang Han's figure swayed and turned into a cyan afterimage, chasing after the masked man silently in the direction in which he left.
He didn't chase too closely, he just hung far behind the masked man and followed silently.
He wanted to see who this masked man was.