Chapter 706 Unchanged
After the medicine man left the woods, the warriors from the Zhou family also rushed over.
Zhou Zeyao looked at the scene before him, unable to react for a moment: "Is Chen Yang's strength this strong?"
Zhou Zeyao knew that alchemists were protected by very powerful medicine men.
There should have been some traces left after the exchange, but around the thatched hut, there was only a pile of black ash.
"What exactly happened!"
The peak master of the Zhou family's face turned ashen. The Zhou family had spent an immeasurable amount of effort and connections for this alchemist.
Now that the person had suddenly disappeared, how could he explain this?
"Wenyao, didn't you often interact with this fellow? Do you know what happened!"
Zhou Zeyao's face at this moment was uglier than crying: "Ancestor, I was always at the mine, and I haven't been here for several days!"
"This fellow has always treated me like a servant, and I couldn't find out what he was doing. The family head specifically told me not to disturb him, so I naturally wouldn't dare..."
Before he could finish, the peak master of the Zhou family interrupted Zhou Zeyao.
"What are you still standing around for? Hurry up and go find them!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Zeyao quickly cupped his hands and left.
The peak master of the Zhou family looked at the departing Zhou Zeyao, and killing intent appeared in his eyes.
What he didn't know was that Zhou Zeyao actually sensed this killing intent.
Zhou Zeyao was very puzzled. He didn't seem to have exposed himself, so why would the other party suddenly show killing intent towards him?
After Zhou Zeyao's figure disappeared, the peak master of the Zhou family immediately took out his phone and dialed the Zhou family's patriarch.
After reporting the disappearance of the Zhou family's alchemist, the Zhou family's patriarch also became furious: "Is it possible that Zhou Zeyao was behind it?"
"I don't know. This fellow has been at the mine and hasn't gone out." Although the peak master of the Zhou family had been watching Zhou Zeyao, the latter hadn't shown any slip-ups, so he couldn't be sure.
The Zhou family had actually known about Zhou Zeyao's strangeness for a long time.
In the Zhou family's ancestral hall, the spiritual power of all masters above the grandmaster level in the Zhou family was stored.
If any Zhou family grandmaster warrior was killed, their spiritual power would shatter.
Zhou Zeyao!
Just a few days ago, the person in charge of the Zhou family's mine, Zhou Zeyao, his spiritual power had shattered.
But just as the Zhou family was about to investigate Zhou Zeyao's death, they unexpectedly found him alive again at the mine.
Although there was no difference from before, only some changes in his attire.
But the peak master of the Zhou family vaguely felt that this matter was unusual. With his status as an ancestor, he didn't personally come to investigate, but he ultimately discussed it with the current patriarch of the Zhou family and led the team himself to investigate the southwestern mine.
This investigation was no small matter, and it did uncover some problems. The Zhou family had received news of Zhou Zeyao's injury at the first opportunity and asked if Zhou Zeyao needed to return for treatment.
A few days later, Zhou Zeyao's injuries had recovered significantly, and Zhou Zeyao attributed it to the alchemist.
Alchemists were extremely mysterious existences within the Zhou family. Not many people knew about them.
Alchemists were not people who were willing to communicate, so they didn't ask further questions.
But now that the alchemist had disappeared, Zhou Zeyao naturally became a suspect targeted by the Zhou family.
The next morning, Meng Qingxue opened her eyes and saw Zhuque beside her.
Meng Qingxue couldn't understand how she was in the woods one moment and in the Zhu family the next.
After washing up, Meng Qingxue asked Zhuque, "Zhuque, where is your Chen Yang?"
Zhuque was choked by Meng Qingxue's question: "Cough, cough, President Liu and President Su are coming to the southwest today, and President Chen went to pick them up."
"Liu Ran and Su Ya? Why are they coming here?" Meng Qingxue was a bit surprised. Why would these two business magnates come to a place like the southwest?
Although the business in the southwest had developed in recent years, the gap compared to Shanghai was not small.
Even if the two were investing in businesses, they shouldn't be coming to this place for inspection.
Although Liu Ran, Su Ya, and Chen Yang were all from Yangyangyang Company, Meng Qingxue knew very well that Chen Yang was more involved in dangerous missions.
For matters like investigating the Zhou family, Chen Yang would absolutely not let Liu Ran and Su Ya do it.
"It seems to be for investing in a poverty alleviation project. I'm not too clear about the specifics; I don't know much about this area."
At this moment, Chen Yang had already picked up Liu Ran and Su Ya. However, the three of them did not go to the Nanlong Zhu family, but directly contacted Zhu Sanqian and He Lingyu.
Before they parted last time, Chen Yang had specifically asked Zhu Sanqian to investigate matters related to He Lingyu and Old Zhao.
He Lingyu was as she said, without any issues, but there was something unusual about Old Zhao.
Although Chen Yang had no concrete evidence, he strongly suspected that Old Zhao had some connection with the He clan.
Chen Yang would naturally not let go of the蠱虫师 who cooperated with the Holy Moon God Venerable.
Although Old Zhao had some problems, the poverty alleviation project still needed to continue. More importantly, Chen Yang understood the difficulty He Lingyu faced in reintegrating into life.
With the help of the Zhu family, He Lingyu had reconfirmed her identity, but He Lingyu was a researcher who was devoted to experimental work.
To the people around her, her face was very distinctive, but now it had suddenly changed...
This immediately led to much gossip.
Everyone didn't think that this person was not He Lingyu; on the contrary, He Lingyu's personality was very obvious.
When talking about work, she was eloquent, and her interactions with people were also without issues.
But her small habits and personality in daily life immediately made everyone realize that this was indeed He Lingyu.
He Lingyu lied to everyone that she had undergone plastic surgery. This excuse was fine at first, but it gradually caused much discussion in the school.
After all, He Lingyu was a standard cute beauty before, and after her facial features changed, she became a major attraction in the entire Southwest Academy.
Many conclusions were drawn from the reasons for He Lingyu's plastic surgery.
Even some local media wrote several stories about He Lingyu's plastic surgery process.
These stories had good and bad aspects regarding He Lingyu, but without exception, they had no overlap with the true reason for He Lingyu's change in appearance.
With the media's embellishment, the name He Lingyu suddenly became a label.
Southwest Academy even approached He Lingyu under pressure.
Fortunately, many people had witnessed He Lingyu's efforts over the years, so Southwest Academy did not make any comments on the matter.
However, He Lingyu's life was destined to undergo drastic changes. Her laboratory was crowded with onlookers every day, and she eventually had to close it temporarily out of helplessness.