Wei Xiaoyu got up early and came out with her suitcase after opening the door. However, her eyes were red and swollen, and it was hard to tell whether she hadn't slept well or had cried too much.
When the two arrived at the hotel lobby downstairs, they found Fu Ying sitting and waiting there, not knowing how long she had been there.
Zhou Xuan was taken aback, not expecting Fu Ying to be there so early. He then saw An Guoqing and Yang Zhengyuan on the other sofa.
He seemed anxious, but others were actually even more anxious than him.
Upon seeing Zhou Xuan and Wei Xiaoyu come down, An Guoqing and Yang Huaiyuan quickly got up to greet them. Wei Xiaoyu, however, bit her lip and stared at Fu Ying. Both of them snorted and turned their faces away, exuding an air of irreconcilable hostility.
"Mr. Zhou, hello, hello. We are ready and will set off now." An Guoqing shook hands with Zhou Xuan and then walked out of the hotel together.
The moment Zhou Xuan shook hands with An Guoqing, he had a strange feeling. Because of his advanced Ice Qi, he unconsciously released Ice Qi from his body at any time. When he came into contact with An Guoqing, the Ice Qi detected that An Guoqing's body functions seemed to be older than those of the old man, or even the elderly people like Old Li who were over 100 or 30. His body molecules seemed very old. However, in the next turn of the Ice Qi, it seemed that his body functions were very young, as if he was only 30 years old. This made Zhou Xuan a little dizzy.
Zhou Xuan's ice energy was initially and primarily used to detect the age and authenticity of substances. However, it had never tested organic substances like those from animals. In the past, it had only been used to treat the old man and others, stimulating and improving their bodily functions, but it had never been used to detect cellular molecules. It's possible that the ice energy couldn't detect organic substances either, so he only had a vague sense of them.
Of course, this feeling was fleeting. As An Guoqing and Yang Zhengyuan walked out of the hotel, a row of extended Hummers was parked outside. The twelve-meter-long body attracted the attention of passersby and people driving other luxury cars.
Upon seeing them emerge, the two men in front of the Hummer quickly opened the car door, bowed, and said, "Boss, please get in."
Before getting into the car, Zhou Xuan said to An Guoqing, "Mr. An, I'm sorry, but I have something else to tell you. We have one more person with us, Miss Fu. There are three of us in total: me, Miss Wei, and Miss Fu. Is there any connection between us?"
An Guoqing said dismissively, "What does it matter? Get in the car."
An Guoqing's Hummer was decorated in an extremely luxurious manner. The leather seats were all handmade, and the eight seats were arranged in a very spacious manner. There was also a small folding table in the middle, as well as a car refrigerator, LCD TV, telephone, and everything else you could need.
An Guoqing, Yang Huaiyuan, Zhou Xuan, Fu Ying, and Wei Xiaoyu, a total of five people, sat in the car without feeling crowded at all. Two people sat in the front, one driving and the other in the passenger seat.
Yang Huaiyuan took a drink out of the refrigerator. Zhou Xuan took it, opened it, and took a sip. However, he was still a little puzzled. Was An Guoqing planning to drive this Hummer to Fengshan?
Driving such a car over a long distance is inconvenient and too conspicuous, not like you're going to do something secretive. Besides, such a car certainly won't go fast on such a long journey.
However, Zhou Xuan was in no hurry and did not intend to ask An Guoqing. In any case, he would decide everything before they got there.
An Guoqing also opened a can of drinks, picked it up thoughtfully and drank it all in one go without taking a sip.
Zhou Xuan narrowed his eyes. His ice energy had detected the aura that An Guoqing had unintentionally unleashed. It was very strong, not the same as his own ice energy, but rather the aura emitted by the internal energy practiced by Fu Ying and Wei Xiaoyu—an aura possessed only by martial artists.
Zhou Xuan had sensed something similar in Fu Ying and Wei Xiaoyu, but it wasn't nearly as powerful. This An Guoqing was not only mysterious in identity, but also a martial arts master who kept his identity a secret, far more powerful than Fu Ying and Wei Xiaoyu.
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Volume 1, Chapter 379: The Legend of Immortality
Chapter 379 The Legend of Immortality
Zhou Xuan was secretly astonished. This An Guoqing was unknown, yet possessed astonishing wealth and an extremely mysterious identity. Now, he had discovered that An Guoqing also had profound martial arts skills. If a fight were to break out, even with Fu Ying and Wei Xiaoyu on his side, he feared they wouldn't stand a chance of winning.
Of course, the most important thing is that his icy aura hasn't reached the point where he can transform and devour it. If he reaches that level, then naturally there's no need to worry about An Guoqing's martial prowess.
Just who exactly is this An Guoqing?
Zhou Xuan then had to carefully consider this problem.
About forty minutes later, An Guoqing's car arrived at the airport. In the airport hall, An Guoqing and Yang Huaiyuan led Zhou Xuan and the others through a small door on the other side instead of through the security checkpoint.
Zhou Xuan felt slightly puzzled, but not too surprised. People like An Guoqing were probably low-key tycoons with connections, since he didn't even need his ID card or ticket to get on the plane and just went straight in.
The minibus on the tarmac took the five of them to a small plane. Zhou Xuan looked at the plane and immediately understood that it was An Guoqing's private plane, a King Air 30. He had only rented the right to use the airport and paid an expensive rental fee.
This An Guoqing is indeed no ordinary person. In China, those who can afford to use private jets are definitely not ordinary wealthy people. However, Zhou Xuan was not too surprised. Private jets? When he was in the United States, Fu Ying's family had two, both of which were larger and more luxurious than this King Air 30.
The King Air 30 only has eleven seats, but An Guoqing's group consisted of only eight people: himself, Yang Huaiyuan, two men who looked like bodyguards, a girl in her early twenties who seemed to be An Guoqing's secretary or assistant, Zhou Xuan, Fu Ying, and Wei Xiaoyu, and two pilots. In total, there were ten people on the King Air.
The cabin was still very luxurious. An Guoqing's secretary was named An Jie. She was quite pretty and wore a black uniform, which gave her a unique allure. However, with Wei Xiaoyu and Fu Ying present, her beauty was not surprising.
After fastening their seatbelts, the pilot started the plane. Small planes take off faster than large planes, and the runway is much shorter. Once the plane reached an altitude of 3,000 meters, it came to a steady stop. Anjie unfastened her seatbelt and then served red wine to An Guoqing and the other four people.
An Guoqing raised his stemmed glass to Zhou Xuan and said with a smile, "Mr. Zhou, the journey has been quite long. Let's have a drink and chat to pass the time."
Zhou Xuan didn't stand on ceremony. He took a glass, gently swirled it, and then brought it to his lips, taking a small sip and savoring the taste of the red wine on his tongue. It was quite pleasant.
Although An Guoqing appeared nonchalant on the surface, he was actually secretly keeping an eye on Zhou Xuan, Fu Ying, and Wei Xiaoyu.
An Guoqing only knew Wei Xiaoyu's identity. Yang Zhengyuan had already informed him that Wei Xiaoyu was Wei Haihong's niece, and her noble status was self-evident.
However, what surprised An Guoqing was that Wei Xiaoyu was not surprised by his wealth, but Zhou Xuan and Fu Ying remained unmoved. They rode on his private jet and enjoyed expensive wines. None of this surprised or surprised them, nor did they envy them at all.
An Guoqing understood that their natural expressions and their calm acceptance of everything, neither humble nor arrogant, meant this was clearly not their first time. So what were the backgrounds of these two people? Were they of the same background as Wei Xiaoyu?
However, according to Yang Zhengyuan's detailed investigation, Zhou Xuan was indeed from the countryside and had previously worked as a lifeguard at the amusement park in Chongkou. It was just a bit strange how he got involved with Wei Xiaoyu; it seemed rather inexplicable.
Fu Ying is an American citizen of Chinese descent, so it's not easy to investigate her in China. But what An Guoqing can't understand is how these three people ended up together.
Logically speaking, neither of these two girls should have any connection with Zhou Xuan, but the fact is that the three of them are sitting together.
It seems that Zhou Xuan is not as ordinary as he appears. At least for now, Zhou Xuan is not at a loss because of An Guoqing's extravagant wealth and resources, as if all of this is no different from what he has himself.
Of course, although Zhou Xuan doesn't have much money now, he has the ability to use ice energy, so money is just a piece of cake for him. Even the richest people don't have any advantage over him. When it comes to making money, you can't find many people more capable than Zhou Xuan.
The flight didn't take long; we arrived at Nanning Wuxu Airport in just over an hour.
The advantage of being rich is that you can feel at home wherever you go. At Nanning Airport, there were four or five people picking him up, who were obviously An Guoqing's men.
An Guoqing waved his hand, and the people quickly took Zhou Xuan and the others' luggage. On the road outside the airport building, there were four Mercedes-Benz S00s. An Guoqing specially invited Zhou Xuan to sit in one of the cars. Fu Ying and Wei Xiaoyu sat in one car, An Jie and Yang Huaiyuan sat in another, and An Guoqing's two bodyguards sat in the third.
At this point, Zhou Xuan sat peacefully in the car, letting them drive wherever they wanted without asking any questions.
An Guoqing smiled and said, "Mr. Zhou, you may not be very old, but you are much more mature than other young people."