The inner hall.
Xie Xiaoshan was like a little chick, thrown out by Chu Fan.
*Crack…*
The dragon-shaped jade pendant landed on the rosewood table.
"Speak, all information about this thing!"
"Sir, this… this… I don't know anything about this thing!"
Xie Xiaoshan still held onto a sliver of hope, completely unaware that this action was pure self-destruction.
"Bang…"
Chu Fan's palm suddenly slammed onto the rosewood table.
*Crack…*
A crisp sound followed. The tabletop, made of premium rosewood, split into two halves by a crack.
Looking at the crack on the table, Xie Xiaoshan felt not heartache, but shock and fear.
This rosewood table, even if struck with an axe, would not be easily broken.
Under Chu Fan's hand, it appeared extremely fragile and weak.
"Old man, are you refusing a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit?"
"If it weren't for the need to figure out the origin of this thing, your previous actions would have sent you to report to King Yama long ago."
"My patience is limited!"
"Who knows, next time it might not be the table, but your head!"
*Thump!*
The icy deterrence made Xie Xiaoshan unable to stand. He knelt down on both knees.
"Sir, I'll tell you, I'll tell you, but I really don't know much. I only know a little."
"Tell me as much as you know!"
Regarding the dragon-shaped jade pendant, Chu Fan was also crossing the river by feeling the stones, collecting information bit by bit before exploring.
"Yes, yes, yes, I'll say as much as I know!"
Xie Xiaoshan nodded like a pecking chick, then organized his thoughts.
"This thing, over ten years ago, perhaps close to twenty years ago, someone came to find me looking for it."
"He told me at the time that this jade pendant was in Shanhai City and to pay close attention!"
"No matter when, as soon as I found it, I was to contact him, and he would give me a billion as a reward!"
"I was very curious about what was so special about this jade pendant that it was worth a billion to find, so I secretly investigated!"
"After my investigation, I learned that this jade pendant concerns an extremely ancient family."
"Just as I was about to continue investigating the specific information of that ancient family, everyone involved in the investigation died overnight!"
"I knew that someone didn't want the ancient family to be investigated, so to save my life, I had to stop the investigation."
"After searching for this jade pendant for two to three years without finding it, I gave up!"
The dragon-shaped jade pendant concerns an extremely ancient family?
This result surprised Chu Fan.
In his memory and investigations, his mother was very ordinary, from a mountain village, and her parents died early.
She and her aunt struggled together, left the mountains, and slowly established themselves in the city.
If his mother were truly connected to this so-called ancient family, she wouldn't have been looked down upon and schemed against by the Chu family due to her background when she became pregnant with him.
Lost in thought, Chu Fan considered another possibility: the dragon-shaped jade pendant was obtained by his mother by chance.
But this thought was quickly dismissed.
If his mother had really obtained the dragon-shaped jade pendant by chance, how would she have known someone was looking for it and hidden it in advance?
Deepening his thought, a suspicion suddenly arose in his mind.
Did his mother, who had vanished without a trace, go to an ancient family hidden somewhere unknown?
Otherwise, as long as she was active in the outside world, the powerful investigation force of the Eternal Hall would not have been unable to find her.
The more he thought, the stronger this possibility became in Chu Fan's mind.
Taking a deep breath to suppress the impatience in his heart, he said, "Compile all the information you investigated about the ancient family."
"Also, how to contact the person who asked you to find the jade pendant back then."
This was a matter of life and death.
Xie Xiaoshan dared not be vague and immediately complied with Chu Fan's instructions.
Before long, the information was compiled.
The person who had sought the jade pendant instructed Xie Xiaoshan to send it to the Jiugong Hall in Kyoto once found, and the money would be transferred to his account. There was no additional information.
As for the ancient family, it was only known that it had existed for several hundred years and was hidden within the territory of the Dragon God Country, but its exact location was unknown.
Although the information obtained was not much, it was not nothing.
The worst thing in an investigation is having no clue, like a headless fly bumping around, and after all the effort, it might still be in vain.
With direction, there is hope to dig up more information.
Chu Fan immediately took out his phone and sent the information about the Jiugong Hall in Kyoto and the ancient family to Ji Ningyue, asking her to focus on investigating the ancient family.
At the entrance of the Xie family.
As Chu Fan was about to leave, he suddenly turned and stared at Xie Xiaoshan.
*Thump.*
Thinking Chu Fan was still looking for trouble, Xie Xiaoshan's knees buckled, and he knelt down again.
"Sir, I've said everything I can. I really don't know anything else."
"I swear, if there's any falsehood, may Xie Xiaoshan die a terrible death!"
This scene made all the Xie family servants look as if they had seen a ghost, their eyes bulging as if they would pop out.
Everyone was also very curious about Chu Fan's background!
With just a glance, he made the old master kneel.
"The events that happened earlier, I don't want more people to know. You should know what to do, right?"
Xie Xiaoshan and Nan Xiuming were not on bad terms.
If he didn't warn him, he might turn around and ask Nan Xiuming, causing the Nan family to hide their ugly nature.
"I know, I know!"
"This matter will absolutely not spread!"
Watching Chu Fan walk away, Xie Xiaoshan dared to get up and immediately ordered a meeting of all the Xie family members to plan, warning everyone not to speak of today's events, or else they would be killed.
On the road outside, Chu Fan didn't see the car that had brought him and Nan Baixuan earlier. He knew it must have been the little girl's deliberate act to make him wait, forcing him to walk back.
As he was contemplating how to return, Guan Hongyun ran out from the Xie family.
"Sir, where are you going? I'll give you a ride!"
Guan Hongyun's eyes were full of anticipation.
People with some experience have good judgment and knew that Chu Fan didn't have a car to leave.
"Alright!"
The primary purpose of his visit was to improve his relationship with Chu Fan. Guan Hongyun immediately had his driver bring the luxury car.
After getting into the car, Guan Hongyun said humbly, "Sir, I apologize for my previous reckless actions."
"Do you have time, sir? I would like to take you somewhere and humbly request your presence."
"Where?"
"Shanhai Pavilion!"
Shanhai Pavilion, a landmark building in Shanhai City.
Built over three hundred years ago, it had weathered three centuries of wind and rain, becoming an antique structure.
Guan Hongyun had made many arrangements in his early years, turning it into private property.
Now, to see Shanhai Pavilion, one could only stand outside the fence.
Shanhai Pavilion was shaped like a palace, very magnificent, located on the highest mountain in the eastern part of Shanhai City. Early on, when Chu Fan arrived in Shanhai City by connecting flight from overseas, he had noticed it as soon as he entered the Shanhai City area.
At that time, with just a casual glance from the plane, he saw that Shanhai Pavilion had very good feng shui, being the convergence point of the entire Shanhai City's energy. Simply put, it was a place where dragon veins coiled.
The power of the dragon veins, fused with the power of the five elements, was better than the solitary wood element power beneath Wanshu Mountain, and it was very suitable for suppressing the strange poison within his body.
Standing in front of Shanhai Pavilion, feeling the dragon vein energy surging from beneath the ground, Chu Fan nodded in satisfaction.
"Sir, as a token of my apology, I intend to gift Shanhai Pavilion to you. I humbly request your acceptance."
To befriend Chu Fan, Guan Hongyun was truly going to great lengths.
The value of Shanhai Pavilion was comparable to the total collection on the first floor of the Treasure Pavilion.
Fearing that Chu Fan would not accept, his expression was tense.
To offer a gift to this extent could only be described with the word "helpless."