#627 - Your last name is Chen, right?

The next day.

Li Shan was training with a group of disciples.

After training, they went to the cafeteria together to eat.

Mealtime in the cafeteria was also the time when the most gossip circulated in the sect.

Usually, everyone didn't have time to chat during cultivation, but at this moment, everyone sat together and chatted casually, and they could learn a lot of things.

Li Shan also had several disciples here who he got along with relatively well.

He also sat with a few people.

"Have you heard? Recently, the Holy Maiden and the Fourteenth Elder have been getting very close. Do you think there will be any development between them?"

"It's not just recently, they've been getting close for a long time, okay? If there's any development between them, it's really possible. Think about it, although the Fourteenth Elder is a sect elder, his age is still there. He's young, and so outstanding, so anything is possible."

"What's the key? The Haotian Sect kept the Fourteenth Elder with such good treatment. If they are truly in love, if you were the Sect Master, would you be willing to marry your daughter to him? If they are truly in love, there would definitely be no problem, and it would also allow such an outstanding person to become a member of your family."

"The Holy Maiden and the Fourteenth Elder are getting so close, there must be something going on."

"I heard, of course, I just heard, that the reason the Holy Maiden was able to suppress all of Chen Fan's methods and find countermeasures was because the Holy Maiden learned from Elder Xu."

"What? Is there such a thing?"

"Think about it, Chen Fan's methods must all be trump cards, right? Trump cards mean that no one knows about them, but how could it be such a coincidence that the Holy Maiden could just happen to deal with Chen Fan's trump cards? There must be an expert behind this, and Elder Xu is that expert."

"What you said makes sense, but how did Elder Xu know about Chen Fan's methods? That doesn't make sense, does it?"

"Hahaha, it seems you still don't know the most crucial point."

"Oh?"

Their eyes turned to the disciple who spoke.

Li Shan also stared at him intently.

"Who knows Chen Fan best?" He posed a question.

"Who knows him best? His family?"

"Fool, Chen Ling'er."

Everyone suddenly understood.

Right!

Chen Ling'er.

"So what?" Li Shan asked.

"Chen Ling'er and Chen Fan are childhood sweethearts, but how can childhood sweetheart feelings be so strong? Moreover, Chen Ling'er is not a member of the Chen family at all. It's been so many years since they last saw each other, Chen Ling'er has also grown up, and a person changes. Is it reasonable for her to gradually forget her former childhood sweetheart and gradually lose feelings for him?"

"Damn, I deeply understand what you're saying. I also have a childhood sweetheart who once promised to become my partner. When we met again a few years later, neither of us mentioned it, and even the relationship of friendship became estranged."

"Are you saying that Chen Ling'er betrayed Chen Fan and told Fang Qinchu about Chen Fan's trump cards?" Li Shan asked.

"That's right, it's possible. The Haotian Sect bought off Chen Ling'er, obtained information about Chen Fan from Chen Ling'er, and helped Fang Qinchu deal with Chen Fan. After all, from the sect's perspective, the individual's perspective, and any perspective, this battle cannot afford to have the risk of losing, right?"

Li Shan frowned.

Is there such a saying?

But to be honest, it actually feels quite reasonable, right?

"Your rumor is outdated. I heard that Chen Ling'er and Elder Xu actually have a close relationship."

"Ah?"

"It's like this, Elder Xu is indeed outstanding, but the reason the sect gave him the position of elder is mainly due to the Sect Master's personal decision. I don't think this is a secret, right? The Sect Master personally decided on Elder Xu's status as the Fourteenth Elder, and then went to find the elders, and the elders of the Elder Council pleaded guilty with thorns on their backs."

"So?"

"It's like this, Fang Qinchu is the daughter of the Sect Master, and when she learned that Elder Xu could help Fang Qinchu win the five-year agreement, she agreed to Elder Xu. If he could do it, then she would give Elder Xu the position of Fourteenth Elder."

"And Chen Ling'er and Chen Fan have had a close relationship with Elder Xu in the years they haven't seen each other. Think about it, Elder Xu's age, temperament, and appearance are all much stronger than Chen Fan, right? Is it completely reasonable for Chen Ling'er to be moved by Elder Xu?"

"Elder Xu also learned about Chen Fan's methods with the help of Chen Ling'er, and then taught them to Fang Qinchu. That's the truth."

"Damn! This seems to make sense!"

"If that's the case, it feels like everything makes sense! Whether it's the five-year agreement, or the Holy Maiden and the Fourteenth Elder getting close, or Elder Xu becoming an elder of our sect, plus the Sect Master making a decision in advance and asking other elders to plead guilty with thorns on their backs, it all makes sense, it's all connected."

Li Shan also suddenly understood.

"Where did you hear this from?"

Li Shan asked.

"There is no smoke without fire in this world. The sect is so big, there are so many people, and some things can't be hidden."

"I've already heard about these things from other places. Okay, let's not talk nonsense, be careful not to get burned."

"Yes! Let's just be clear in our own minds. Whether it's true or false, don't admit it if others ask, and just pretend you don't know about it."

"Okay."

Li Shan's eyes turned, as if he had thought of something.

… …

Chen Fan also left his courtyard to continue to see if he could find any clues.

And Xu Fengqiu was already prepared.

He, Chen Fan, couldn't find anything.

But Xu Fengqiu could let him find something.

However, everything couldn't be too fake.

"Ahem, Brother Fan Chen."

A voice suddenly came from behind Chen Fan.

Chen Fan looked over.

"It's you."

Chen Fan certainly recognized Li Shan in front of him.

Chen Fan didn't have any good feelings for this Li Shan.

However, thinking about his situation, some of his practices were completely understandable.

Chen Fan also knew that for this Li Shan, wanting to climb up was completely human nature.

"What's the matter?"

Chen Fan asked.

Li Shan coughed dryly, and then said: "If I guessed correctly, Brother Fan Chen should be surnamed Chen, right?"

Hearing Li Shan's question, Chen Fan frowned.

Li Shan had been paying attention to Chen Fan's expression.

Seeing the expression revealed by Chen Fan, he basically confirmed it.

Before Chen Fan could finish speaking, Li Shan said: "Actually, it's easy to guess, it just depends on whether you have the intention. Chen Fan, Fan Chen, plus I think, if you were faced with the inexplicable failure of the five-year agreement, you would definitely feel very strange, feel unwilling, and definitely want to find out what happened. If I were Chen Fan, I would definitely plan to use a pseudonym and disguise myself to come to the Haotian Sect to investigate what happened."