Gao Wu: A centenarian old man, many children and good fortune! Chapter 070

After dealing with the backlog of military affairs at the camp and making detailed deployments for the brigade’s training and alert duties, Xiao Yan granted himself two days of leave and returned to the manor.

On one hand, he needed to relax after the great battle and enjoy a moment of family warmth; on the other hand, it was time to continue his “guidance” plan. After all, the “progress” of his wives and concubines was directly related to the improvement of his own strength.

He used these two days, like the most dedicated mentor, to call each of his seven wives, including Li Xiuying, into the exclusive training room for patient “guidance.”

For Li Xiuying, he focused on consolidating her hard-earned quasi-warrior foundation, guiding her on how to circulate her true essence more smoothly, temper her qi and blood, and at the same time, taught her some simple and practical military combat techniques to enhance her self-preservation ability. Looking at his wife, who was sweating profusely but whose eyes were shining, Xiao Yan’s heart was filled with gratification.

For Chen Yuyao, he began to explain some deeper cultivation concepts, helping her understand the key to the coordination between true essence and the body, and corrected several discontinuous flaws in her swordplay. Chen Yuyao listened as diligently as ever, humbly seeking advice, and the exchange between them was more like a discussion between a master and a disciple, with a harmonious atmosphere.

As for the five women of the Lin family, Xiao Yan truly “taught according to their aptitude.”

For Lin Xueqing and Wang Ruolan, who had the best foundations and showed faint signs of breakthroughs, he increased the intensity of his guidance. Not only did he give more profound pointers on the circulation of their cultivation techniques, but he even began to teach some basic force exertion techniques from a simplified version of “Nine Tremors of Thunderous Waves,” allowing them to experience the mysteries of higher-level combat methods. Seeing the surprise light bursting forth from Lin Xueqing’s eyes, Xiao Yan’s heart stirred slightly.

For Su Wan’er, who was timid but obedient and diligent, he continued to patiently refine her foundation, teaching her how to incorporate stronger resilience and endurance into her agile movements, and imparted some small, clever self-defense techniques suitable for women. Su Wan’er learned exceptionally diligently, and the look in her eyes towards Xiao Yan was filled with adoration and dependence.

For the diligent and steady Zhang Jingyao, Xiao Yan continued to consolidate her boxing foundation and began to guide her in attempting to release her true essence externally, practicing some simple defensive qi energies. Although Zhang Jingyao’s progress was slow, every bit of improvement made her overjoyed.

For Liu Feiyan, who was lively, active, and talented in speed, Xiao Yan increased the intensity of “actual combat” sparring, forcing her to make more precise judgments and more lethal attacks during high-speed movements, allowing her to grow rapidly under pressure. Although Liu Feiyan grimaced from exhaustion, the fighting spirit in her eyes became even more defiant.

After two days of “guidance,” all seven wives felt greatly benefited, and at the same time, they were all quite tired.

What satisfied Xiao Yan was that on the night before he was about to return to the camp, the system notification sound rang again.

This time, it was Lin Xueqing and Su Wan’er.

“Ding! Wife [Lin Xueqing] has successfully conceived! Offspring potential being evaluated… This conception will continuously provide basic energy feedback.”

“Ding! Wife [Su Wan’er] has successfully conceived! Offspring potential being evaluated… This conception will continuously provide basic energy feedback.”

(New round of pregnancies 3/7)

Two more energy feedback sources! Xiao Yan could clearly feel that the power within him had become even more profound and solid. Although he was still some distance from breaking through to the mid-Eighth Grade, this feeling of steady improvement made him feel incredibly secure.

…

During his rest at home, Xiao Yan did not completely let down his guard. The increasing number of missing person cases in the city recently continued to linger in his mind.

He used his elevated authority to log into the military’s internal encrypted network and accessed the detailed case files on these disappearances from the Security Department. He didn’t know until he looked, and once he did, Xiao Yan’s brows furrowed even tighter.

The case files showed that the scope of the missing persons was indeed no longer limited to vagrants in the fringe areas. In the past half month, there had been three cases of low-level martial arts apprentices (Second to Fourth Grade warriors) mysteriously disappearing on their way home or while cultivating alone!

Moreover, although the disappearances still mostly occurred in the city’s outskirts or older neighborhoods with weaker surveillance, after carefully analyzing the map, Xiao Yan keenly noticed that these disappearance locations showed an extremely slow, but indeed existing… trend of moving closer to the inner city areas!

This was absolutely no coincidence!

What made Xiao Yan even more uneasy was that the case files mentioned that the Security Department’s investigation always seemed to be a step behind. Every time they located a suspicious place or person based on clues, they arrived at the scene only to find it deserted, with all traces that could point to the mastermind wiped clean, as if an invisible hand was secretly manipulating everything, precisely avoiding their pursuit.

Behind this, there was definitely a premeditated plan! An organization!

Xiao Yan immediately contacted Zhao Meng, and the two held a private meeting in the virtual space.

“Old Zhao, any new information on those missing person cases in the city?” Xiao Yan asked directly.

Zhao Meng’s expression was also somewhat grave: “Old Xiao, to be honest, this matter is truly strange! The Security Department has invested a lot of manpower, but progress is minimal. As you said, they’re always a step behind, and clues break off as soon as they emerge. My subordinates have also investigated in secret, but the other party’s anti-reconnaissance ability is extremely strong, very professional, and we haven’t found anything useful.”

He paused, lowering his voice: “And, I always feel… that this isn’t as simple as an ordinary evil organization. That clean and precise method, that understanding of the city’s surveillance and the Security Department’s operational patterns… it’s a bit like… an insider’s work, or at least with internal accomplices!”

Insider?!

Xiao Yan’s heart sank! If that were true, the seriousness of the matter would far exceed imagination!

“Old Zhao, this matter is no small thing.” Xiao Yan’s tone became incredibly serious. “You continue to keep an eye out. Notify me immediately if there’s any disturbance. I suspect this might just be the tip of the iceberg, and the other party must be plotting a bigger conspiracy!”

“I understand!” Zhao Meng also realized the gravity of the problem. “Don’t worry, I’ll keep a close watch. You also need to be careful, especially the wives and children; they are all pregnant now, so there can be no mistakes!”

“Mhm.” Xiao Yan responded and hung up the communication.

His sense of vigilance had been raised to the highest level!

Upon returning to the manor, he immediately summoned the head of the manor’s security—an experienced veteran soldier who had reached the peak of the Ninth Grade.

“From today onwards, the manor’s security level will be raised to the highest! All personnel entering and exiting, regardless of identity, must undergo double verification! Increase the frequency and personnel of night patrols, and activate all defense and surveillance equipment! Especially the activity areas of the ladies and children, there must be absolutely no oversight!” Xiao Yan’s voice was cold, carrying an unquestionable command. “Once any suspicious person or abnormal situation is discovered, without asking for instructions, immediately issue the highest alert, and you are authorized… to kill on sight!”

“Yes! Guaranteed to complete the mission!” The security captain felt the gravity and killing intent in Xiao Yan’s tone and immediately stood at attention, his heart solemn.

Xiao Yan knew that mere passive defense was not a foolproof plan, but all he could do now was to protect his family to the greatest extent possible.

A sense of impending storm began to quietly shroud this seemingly peaceful city. Xiao Yan understood that his days of peaceful cultivation… would probably soon come to an end.