At that moment, a classmate nearby timidly said something.
"You must have seen it in the newspapers, right? The prodigy who suddenly appeared in Fortress No. 31, a 17-year-old Middle-Stage First-Rank Martial Artist."
"Oh--" Zhou Zhengjiao looked like he suddenly understood.
"So it's you. You're the martial arts champion of Fortress No. 31, your name is... Jiang Fan, right?"
"It's me." Jiang Fan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, feeling very grateful to the classmate beside him who had stepped in to help him out of injustice.
Zhou Xi stepped forward to remind him, "Young Master, it's more important to find Young Master Chen right away."
Upon hearing Zhou Yanchen, Zhou Zhengjiao immediately turned his gaze away from Jiang Fan.
"That brat, he's always causing trouble. He's useless at cultivation, all he does is cause problems."
"Given Young Master Chen's personality, I don't think he would stay away from home for two consecutive days, turn off his phone, and completely cut off contact with his family. Something must have happened."
As Zhou Xi spoke, Zhou Zhengjiao's brows furrowed more and more deeply.
"That's really strange. The school gate surveillance cameras are down too. He entered the campus the morning before yesterday and never left again. How could a perfectly healthy person just disappear like that?"
"Young Master, Teacher Xing, who is in charge of this matter, has arrived. Let's go over there."
Zhou Xi looked at Xing Wu walking towards them and said to Zhou Zhengjiao.
Zhou Zhengjiao nodded and went to greet Xing Wu.
Jiang Fan overheard their conversation using his Psychic Power. He said that he had checked all the school's surveillance cameras, but he had neither seen Zhou Yanchen leave Yuanwu nor where he was hiding.
Based on the analysis, it is highly likely that Zhou Yanchen is still in Yuanwu.
If he can help Zhou Zhengjiao find the person, he might get some extra income, and he can also earn some points for doing good deeds.
Jiang Fan had never met Zhou Yanchen before. Recalling the conversation with the people around him earlier, he immediately logged onto the campus network and, sure enough, found Zhou Yanchen's photo.
He immediately spread his Psychic Power, instantly covering a quarter of the entire Yuanwu area.
Zhou Yanchen was not in sight.
He continued walking around the campus, quickly scanning the entire area, but still couldn't find it.
It seems he has no chance to earn extra points.
Just as Jiang Fan was about to withdraw his Psychic Power, he suddenly noticed that a patch of grass behind the library seemed to have been disturbed.
That wasn't what bothered him the most; what bothered him most was that there were a few four-leaf clovers mixed in with the grass.
These four-leaf clovers are leaning haphazardly; they clearly didn't grow from the soil but were hastily buried.
Could it be--
He seemed to have guessed something; the next second, he channeled his Psychic Power vertically down the ground, and at a depth of about a hundred meters, he saw a...
coffin!
Judging from the freshness of those four-leaf clovers, the coffin was buried within the last couple of days.
Zhou Yanchen also disappeared for two days.
Therefore, the person in the coffin is very likely Zhou Yanchen!
While pondering, his Psychic Power penetrated the coffin and he saw the person lying inside.
That face was Zhou Yanchen's!
Fortunately, he was not dead yet; his hands and feet were bound, and he was making muffled noises.
He was able to remain conscious after being buried for two days, which is fortunate because he was Martial Artist; an ordinary person would have been dead long ago.
Although he didn't die, judging from his appearance, he'll probably kick the bucket in another day.
Zhou Zhengjiao was still discussing with Xing Wu how to find the person when they saw Jiang Fan walking towards them.
" Jiang Fan? What are you doing here?" Xing Wu asked, puzzled.
Jiang Fan didn't waste any time and immediately said, "I saw a patch of grass behind the library that had been turned over, which I found strange. If I listened carefully, it sounded like there was movement underground. I suspect there's someone down there."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhengjiao and Xing Wu exchanged a glance, and then quickly headed towards the library.
"This is it," Jiang Fan said, pointing to the disturbed grass.
Zhou Zhengjiao immediately lay down on the ground and listened carefully.
The people around also cooperated and quieted down.
"There really is someone there!"
"Everyone back off!"
As Xing Wu spoke, he also took a few steps back, gathering all his energy in his palms.
"Drink!"
With a loud shout, a powerful gust of wind suddenly erupted from Xing Wu's palm, causing the soil to crack and sending rocks flying.
After the smoke and dust cleared, a huge crater appeared in everyone's view.
In the deep pit, a red lacquered coffin stands out conspicuously.
Zhou Zhengjiao jumped down immediately, opened the coffin, and inside lay none other than Zhou Yanchen.
" Yanchen!"
Zhou Zhengjiao quickly untied the restraints binding Zhou Yanchen's hands and feet and tore off the tape from his mouth.
"Second Uncle..."
His voice was weak, his breath barely a whisper.
"Don't speak yet."
Zhou Zhengjiao took out a Body Restoration Pill and put it into Zhou Yanchen's mouth.
After taking the pill, Zhou Yanchen's complexion quickly became rosy.
"Second Uncle, how did you find out about me?"
Buried so deep, he thought he was going to die, but he never expected to be found.
Zhou Zhengjiao gestured towards Jiang Fan's direction with his lip, "He's the one who found you."
Zhou Yanchen followed Zhou Zhengjiao's gaze and recognized Jiang Fan immediately, as Jiang Fan was a prominent figure at their school.
My savior!
Zhou Yanchen ran towards Jiang Fan with teary eyes. Seeing that the other was also teary-eyed and about to have a runny nose, Jiang Fan subconsciously lifted his foot.
Before he could even kick out, he was grabbed tightly by the other person.
"Awwwww-- Jiang Fan, my benefactor! You're like my second parents!"
Zhou Yanchen howled more and more loudly. Heaven knows how scared he was during those two days of waiting for death, and all that fear and terror was completely released at this moment.
Seeing the other person's face covered in tears and snot, Jiang Fan, who could remain calm no matter what the situation, couldn't hold back at all at this moment.
At the same time, it gave him an inexplicable sense of familiarity.
He glanced at Zhou Zhengjiao beside him and thought, "Why does he look so familiar?"
"Awooo--" Zhou Yanchen was still howling like a banshee.
From now on, you're my real dad!
Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhengjiao's lips twitched.
"You brat, even though your father died young, you can't just randomly claim someone as your father."
"No, Second Uncle, you don't understand. He is my second father. Without him, my life would be completely over."
As Zhou Yanchen spoke, he wiped away his tears on Jiang Fan's leg.
Jiang Fan couldn't take it anymore and abruptly pulled his leg back.
Zhou Yanchen's strength was far inferior to Zhou Zhengjiao's; he couldn't break free from Zhou Zhengjiao's grasp, but Zhou Yanchen still managed to do so with ease.
only--
He had just pulled back and taken a step back when Zhou Yanchen grabbed his thigh again.
" Brother Thigh, from now on you're my Brother Thigh. Whether you ask me to climb mountains of knives or plunge into seas of fire, I, Zhou Yanchen, will never utter a word of refusal."