Gan Xiaotang listened and suddenly threw herself into Cheng Xiaofan's arms, giggling, "Brother Cheng, why don't you sleep in my room tonight!"
"Ah, this won't do, absolutely not!"
Cheng Xiaofan, startled, pushed her away and said righteously, "Gan Xiaotang, I have a wife at home. I absolutely cannot betray her!"
"Look at you, scared stiff! How can you be the same as Jiang Tian back then!" Gan Xiaotang said, her voice filled with impatience.
Jiang Tian?
Cheng Xiaofan was slightly taken aback by her words and asked, "Gan Xiaotang, who exactly is this Jiang Tian you're talking about?"
Gan Xiaotang replied, "There are few people in the capital who don't know Jiang Tian."
"He was the Star Lord's personal bodyguard, handsome and elegant, truly a dragon among men, unrivaled in his charm!"
Cheng Xiaofan asked, "Are you very familiar with him?"
Gan Xiaotang glanced at Cheng Xiaofan and said, "Would you believe me if I said I was his lover?"
Cheng Xiaofan shook his head, "Judging by your complexion, you're still pure and a standard virgin beauty. How could you possibly be Jiang Tian's lover!"
"And there's such a big age gap between you!"
Gan Xiaotang sighed.
Her beautiful, resentful eyes welled up with tears.
She said, "I was once Jiang Tian's disciple and learned martial arts from him for a few days. However, less than two months later, the Star Lord died unexpectedly, and Jiang Tian committed suicide!"
"I really liked Jiang Tian. He was a true man of spirit!"
"I wanted to pledge myself to him, but he said the same words you just did to me!"
Cheng Xiaofan asked, "Because of Jiang Tian, you've remained unmarried for over ten years?"
Gan Xiaotang wiped away the tears on her face and nodded, "Yes, it's precisely because of Jiang Tian that I've remained unmarried for over ten years."
"In my heart, no man in this world can compare to Jiang Tian!"
Hearing this, Cheng Xiaofan's mouth twitched several times.
He said, "But, why did you act like that towards me just now?"
Gan Xiaotang replied, "Because in you, I seemed to see a shadow of Jiang Tian, that kind of heroic spirit!"
"You don't mean to say I look like Jiang Tian, do you?" Cheng Xiaofan said jokingly.
Gan Xiaotang seemed reminded and studied Cheng Xiaofan for a moment.
After a while, she said, "You know, you two really do look alike!"
Boom!
Cheng Xiaofan's mind exploded.
Could that Jiang Tian be another him?
If so, how could another him have been killed by Wu Zikun?
Impossible!
He immediately realized he was being overly sensitive.
He had disguised himself!
Besides, after the disguise, his appearance shouldn't have coincidentally resembled Jiang Tian's.
Otherwise, Luo Shu would have mentioned it.
Clearly, Gan Xiaotang meant that his temperament was very similar to Jiang Tian's.
He had been thinking too much.
He couldn't help but laugh and say, "Gan Xiaotang, your joke is too much. How could I possibly look like Jiang Tian!"
As expected.
Gan Xiaotang then said, "I'm referring to the temperament you both possess."
Cheng Xiaofan, hearing this, finally breathed a long sigh of relief.
He nodded and said to her, "Gan Xiaotang, it's getting late. You should get some rest, and I need to return to my room!"
Who would have thought!
Gan Xiaotang rushed forward again, pleading, "Brother Cheng, sleep here with me. After losing Jiang Tian, I don't want to lose you too!"
"Please grant my wish!"
"..." Cheng Xiaofan was instantly dumbfounded.
Since she had put it this way.
Should he refuse or accept?
If he pushed her away again, how much would it hurt her self-esteem!
"Xiaotang, then let's sleep together!" Cheng Xiaofan said helplessly, embracing her.
...
"Star Lord, terrible news! Wu Chenglong, the police superintendent of the capital, has been murdered!"
Around nine o'clock the next day, in the Xiaoyao Pavilion of the Star Lord's Palace, Chen Xi was having morning tea with her father, Chen Tianxing, when a guard rushed in, knelt on one knee, and reported loudly.
Chen Xi was immediately shocked.
She asked, "What? Wu Chenglong practiced the Demonic Dragon Technique and was extremely powerful. How could he have been killed?"
"Is this news accurate?"
The guard replied, "Reporting to the Star Lord, everything I've said is true!"
Chen Xi asked again, "When did this happen?"
The guard said, "Reporting to the Star Lord, this happened yesterday afternoon!"
Chen Xi's eyebrows knitted, her face grim, and she said, "Something that happened yesterday afternoon is only being reported to me now. Isn't this a bit too slow?"
"Who exactly killed Wu Chenglong?"
The guard said, "Reporting to the Star Lord, it is said that the person who killed Wu Chengtian was someone who was with Jiang Tian back then. The specific details about this person have not yet been ascertained."
"News from Tengzhou indicates that Wu Tianlong's father, Wu Zikun, and his brother, Wu Chenghu, were also killed by this person!"
"Star Lord, this is a photo of the killer!"
The guard presented a photo of Cheng Xiaofan in his first disguise to Chen Xi.
Chen Xi's beautiful eyes fixed on the photo. After looking at it a few times, she threw it back to the guard and said, "Broadcast this photo on all major websites and offer a heavy reward for the capture of this killer!"
"Yes!" The guard took the photo and immediately withdrew.
After the guard left, Chen Xi turned her gaze to her father and asked, "Father, what are your thoughts on this matter?"
Chen Tianxing's old face was extremely somber.
He took a sip of his tea and said, "From my understanding, none of the people close to Jiang Tian were more formidable than Wu Zikun.
"If such a person truly existed, they wouldn't have waited over ten years to strike at Wu Zikun. They would have dealt with him years ago."
"What worries me is whether this person has uncovered the true cause of Jiang Tian's death, and is now eliminating the Wu family of three to make an example of them!"
Chen Xi sneered, "Even if they find out how Jiang Tian died, so what?"
"In this world today, I am the Star Lord. Am I afraid of those people rebelling?"
She asked her father, "Father, have you found any news about the Universe Yanhuang Sword I asked you to investigate?"
Chen Tianxing quickly replied, "Daughter, I have already sent people to search in many places, but there is still no news of the Universe Yanhuang Sword."
Chen Xi said, "No matter what the cost, we must find this Universe Yanhuang Sword!"
"With this Universe Yanhuang Sword, I can land on Chang'e Moon, drive away Chang'e, and from then on, all the rare treasures on it will belong to me, Chen Xi!"
Chen Tianxing heard this, clasped his hands together, bowed to Chen Xi, and said with a beaming smile, "Daughter, I believe your wish will surely come true, and you will surely achieve it!"