Before a cup of wine was finished, Mi Tianfu entered with a middle-aged man in his early fifties.
The middle-aged man was followed by four bodyguards and a spirited elder with graying hair.
"Long Xiao, someone's looking for you," Mi Tianfu said, pointing to the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man scanned everyone eating in the room. When he saw Luo Yan, his face lit up with joy.
Long Xiao stood up and asked, "Do you need something from me?"
The middle-aged man nodded, glanced at Luo Yan, and said, "Let's talk outside so as not to disturb others' meal."
Long Xiao followed the middle-aged man into the courtyard. The middle-aged man asked, "Mr. Long, I'd like to ask if the girl inside is surnamed Luo."
"You mean Luo Yan, right? Yes, she is surnamed Luo."
"Luo Yan, isn't her name Luo Yurou?" the middle-aged man asked nervously.
"She says her name is Luo Yan, but she has memory problems and can't remember anything related to her past."
"She looks so alike. I came here after seeing the advertisement for 'Scar Healer'."
The middle-aged man told Long Xiao that his name was Luo Bao, the head of the Luo family in the capital. His daughter, Luo Yurou, had gone missing five years ago, and he had been searching for her ever since with no news.
A few days ago, he saw the advertisement for 'Scar Healer' and decided to come.
"They look so alike, but Yurou didn't have a scar on her face," Luo Bao said, looking into the room.
Long Xiao had always wanted to help Luo Yan find her family and inquire about the lotus power within her.
The lotus power inside Luo Yan was extremely potent and dangerous. Although it had been suppressed by Long Xiao's five-element qi, it had the potential to grow at any moment.
"She's been missing for five years. The scar might have appeared after she went missing," Long Xiao said.
The elder who had been following behind spoke in a low voice, "Young Master, to ascertain if that girl is Yurou, we can do a paternity test."
Long Xiao nodded and said, "Yes, we can do a paternity test."
Long Xiao found a room for Luo Bao and his entourage to rest and explained to Luo Bao in detail how he had met Luo Yan.
After Luo Yan finished her meal, Long Xiao introduced her to Luo Bao.
Luo Yan didn't recognize Luo Bao at all. She still couldn't remember anything about herself or her family.
When Long Xiao proposed a paternity test, Luo Yan readily agreed. She also wanted to find her family as soon as possible.
Long Xiao asked Xue Meiqin to draw blood from Luo Yan and Luo Bao, and then handed the two blood samples to Tong Hui, asking him to find a testing institution and expedite the process.
After Tong Hui left, Long Xiao was about to ask Chen Meijia to arrange a hotel for Luo Bao and his group, but Luo Bao refused.
Luo Bao told Long Xiao that they had already booked a hotel. As they were leaving Xinglin Grass Hall, Luo Bao gave Long Xiao the hotel's address and phone number, asking him to notify him as soon as the results were out.
While it was good to help Luo Yan find her parents, Long Xiao was most worried about the lotus inside her.
In the afternoon, when Xinglin Grass Hall reopened, Long Xiao checked on Luo Yan again.
The lotus inside Luo Yan remained dormant, but a faint leakage of qi was detected. Long Xiao had to infuse her with five-element qi again.
To improve his strength, Long Xiao had been cultivating diligently lately, converting the newly acquired pure yang qi into five-element qi, all of which he had given to Luo Yan.
At this rate of cultivation, it would be difficult for Long Xiao to significantly increase his strength.
Sitting by the stone table, Long Xiao gloomily sipped his tea, contemplating how to rapidly enhance his power.
"Boss, are you missing your wife?" Xiao Ming ran in from outside and sat opposite Long Xiao, asking.
"Scram, go away, I'm bothered."
"Boss, tell me your troubles, and a meal of delicacies will surely relieve them."
Long Xiao glared at Xiao Ming and said, "You only think about eating. If eating could solve all troubles, there would be no troubles in the world."
"Alas..." Xiao Ming sighed deeply and said, "Why can't you understand? Food is paramount to the people. All human actions are related to eating and can be resolved by eating."
Long Xiao looked at Xiao Ming thoughtfully, feeling that what Xiao Ming said made a lot of sense. Xiao Ming's own strength had come from his dedication to food.
"How many precious medicinal herbs did you consume to gain your current strength? I don't have a place to find them."
Xiao Ming put on a look of disappointment, sighing again, "What are you thinking? I eat precious medicinal herbs, but you can't eat other things."
"Eating people can rapidly increase one's strength. I'd become a devil then."
Long Xiao's most effortless method to increase his strength was 'Dragon Swallowing the Seas,' but he was unwilling to devour the life force of countless creatures. Building his own power on the demise of many living beings was too immoral.
Besides devouring the life force of many creatures himself, he could only rely on the pure yang qi from the 'Crimson Flame Worm.' If a large amount of pure yang qi could be converted into five-element qi, it would also speed up his progress.
"Boss, we won't eat people, but is it not okay to eat other things?" Xiao Ming asked.
Long Xiao stood up, took out his phone, and said, "Of course, it's okay. Find out where there's Yin Sha Qi."
Long Xiao called Yuan Nandou, asking him to inquire if there was anyone who needed help with dispelling evil spirits and Yin Qi.
"Long Xiao, are you short of money? How much do you need? We can all pool some money for you."
Yuan Nandou didn't understand why Long Xiao was doing this and thought he was trying to make money through Xuan Shu.
Unable to tell Yuan Nandou the truth, Long Xiao had to admit he was short of money. However, he stated that he only wanted to use money he earned himself and didn't want to owe any favors.
"Alright, I'll inquire for you. Making money through Xuan Shu isn't difficult. With your ability, you should be able to earn several hundred million a month."
To appear like a master, Long Xiao took Xiao Ming shopping. They bought a set of high-end suits for each of them, and incidentally, two compasses, as well as yellow talismans paper, cinnabar, and brushes for drawing talismans.
With everything prepared, before it got dark, he received a call from Yuan Nandou.
Yuan Nandou informed Long Xiao that several villas in Xipingshan Villa District had encountered problems. Several skilled masters had gone there, but not only had they failed to resolve the issues, but two of them had also been injured.
After giving Long Xiao the specific address and contact number, Yuan Nandou cautioned him to be extremely careful and to call him if he needed anything.
Long Xiao hadn't expected to get a job so quickly and immediately drove to Xipingshan Villa District with Xiao Ming.
Xipingshan Villa District was scenic, and the streets were meticulously clean.
Long Xiao parked the car in front of a villa and said, "We're here. It should be this one."
Xiao Ming got out of the car and took out his compass, pretending to examine it. Unexpectedly, as soon as he leveled the compass, it began to spin wildly.
A compass needle is a magnetic needle. The compass spinning wildly indicated that the magnetic field here was changing too rapidly for the needle to point in a definite direction.
"The magnetic field is chaotic. Boss, there's a big one here," Xiao Ming shouted excitedly.