Chapter 492: Chapter 492
After putting the company's affairs in order, Ding Fan went back.
Recalling Ye Ningqing's desire to build a Small World, Ding Fan was ready to go back and give her a hand.
After leaving the company, Ding Fan took a car directly to the western suburbs.
The western suburbs had deep forests abundant with towering ancient trees and perilously large boulders.
Once deep in the mountains, Ding Fan commenced Sword Flight, and after flying a good ten or more kilometers, he finally brought the Flying Sword to a halt.
By then, Ding Fan had reached deep inside the mountains.
Ding Fan fully engaged his Divine Sense right away. The mountains were filled with excellent construction materials, far superior and more natural than what the decorating companies sold, untainted by pollution.
After employing his Divine Sense and conducting a thorough exploration, Ding Fan discovered a vein of granite.
This granite was indeed a top-tier material for decorating houses. To Ding Fan's great surprise, the granite he found was volcanic rock.
This so-called volcanic rock, having been forged by the volcanic activity after the granite formed, not only possessed a tough and practical quality but also the effect of being warm in winter and cool in summer.
Ding Fan was only aware of the extreme value of this vein of granite, but he was unaware that volcanic granite was a favored decorating material of the elite.
The wealthy often spared no expense, such as with furniture made of Purple Sandalwood, mere ordinary stones could cost millions or even tens of millions!
This volcanic granite was extremely precious; it was rare for anyone to be able to use some volcanic granite to decorate their living room.
Right there, Ding Fan took out several Spiritual Instrument Grade Longswords from his storage ring.
Ding Fan, having faced many foes, had no shortage of such weapons. He then used the Earth Escape Technique, diving directly underground.
Having reached the Eighth Level of Qi Practitioner, Ding Fan could now use Earth Escape Technique with ease.
Employing Earth Escape Technique, Ding Fan continuously harvested the granite along the vein.
The vein underground was very extensive; he destroyed two Spiritual Artifact Longswords and spent almost half a day before he had completely collected the granite.
Ding Fan then directly threw these granite stones into the Small World.
Ye Ningqing was overjoyed to see the granite.
Coming from a major family, her mouth fell open in shock at the sight of so much volcanic granite.
To know, when the Ye Family was at its peak, they had only gotten a few pieces of volcanic granite to make a bath.
Yet with Ding Fan's gesture, the granite he had brought was enough to build a house. Even someone as worldly as Ye Ningqing was left utterly astonished.
After throwing the granite into the Small World, Ding Fan searched the mountains again and found some other fine woods and stones.
Having prepared these, Ding Fan returned on his Flying Sword.
After leaving the mountains, Ding Fan returned to the hotel. Once back at the hotel, he immediately locked himself in his room.
When Ding Fan entered the Small World again, Ye Ningqing had already started to organize these materials with Duorou and the Beast King.
The Beast King, though it appeared but the size of a thumb, could easily lift several tons of granite.
Alongside, Duorou wasn't as powerful but could still move some woods to their designated spots.
One man and two beasts were busily at work.
When Ding Fan joined, he drew out a Spiritual Grade Longsword. The granite was very hard, so Ding Fan used the Longsword to cut the stones into tidy cubic shapes.
In the Cultivation World, once a Cultivator reached a certain level, they often sought seclusion. Thus, building a house was not a difficult task for Ding Fan.
With the help of the sturdy Beast King by his side, it took them less than one night to build a house.
The house was not big, but it was very elegant. From its appearance, the house not only carried an ancient style but also a cozy atmosphere.
Ye Ningqing was very satisfied with the house.
Being able to live in such a Small World with the person she loved, Ye Ningqing could not ask for more.
After a night's effort, the house was ready. Ding Fan planned to go to the street today to buy some simple furniture and household items.
After doing up the house and spending a moment being cozy with Ye Ningqing, Ding Fan hurriedly left the Small World.
Just as Ding Fan exited the Small World, his phone rang at once.
Without delay, he answered the phone. It was a call from Red Spider Zhunxing.
"Brother Fan, my people have investigated Xiaodao Trading, and the people from Xiaodao Trading seem to have connections with the ninja organization of Japan," Zhunxing said over the phone.
Ding Fan was taken aback. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝✶𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮✶𝓷𝓮𝓽
The Ninja organization now belonged to the Royal Family of Japan. Ninjas would not be deployed unless there was a significant task or operation.
And yet, Xiaodao Trading, just a small trading company, had a tremendous connection with them.
At this moment, Zhunxing continued on the phone, "We had people monitoring the Kojima Group, and in the past few days, the General Manager of Xiaodao Trading has been constantly protected by two Jonin."
Ding Fan was taken aback, knowing that Ninjas were generally divided into three ranks: first Genin, then Chunin, and finally Jonin.
Jonin was the highest rank among ninjas. Having two Jonin protect the head of a small trading company...
Ding Fan couldn't help but feel that this situation was certainly not as simple as it seemed.
"Is there anything else you've found?" Ding Fan asked.
"We discovered that recently Xiaodao has been very secretive in his movements, and only after pulling many strings did we learn that Xiaodao had recently visited the Prime Minister of Japan…" said Zhunxing over the phone.
Visited the Prime Minister?
Ding Fan's brows furrowed tightly.
Ding Fan truly felt there was something going on here.
Initially, Ding Fan thought that Xiaodao Trading targeted him and Jiangyuan Pharmaceutical Factory because the owner of Xiaodao Trading wanted to avenge his brother, Kojima Shirou.
However, up to now, Ding Fan no longer felt that way.
The actions of Xiaodao Trading surely weren't as simple as just seeking revenge.
First off, Xiaodao Trading went to great lengths to secure the position of distributor for Stabilizing Pills in Japan, then the Kojima Group contacted Oxi Company in Europe, joining them in opposition to Stabilizing Pills.
Moreover, Xiaodao Trading even got in touch with the World Health Organization, dragging this huge entity into the matter as well.
Now, with Xiaodao Saburou, the head of Xiaodao Trading, continuously meeting with high-level officers in Japan and still under Ninja protection, the situation likely wasn't that simple.
"There is another matter…" Zhunxing hesitated for a moment.
"What is it?" Ding Fan asked.
Ding Fan knew Zhunxing to be very steady in everything he did, always clear-cut in his actions.
But now, the situation was such that Zhunxing hesitated, indicating there must be some significant issue.
"Brother Fan, the person who investigated Xiaodao Trading was Mei Li. Ever since Mei Li found out that Xiaodao Saburou has contact with Ninjas and reported back, we have lost all contact with Mei Li," Zhunxing said.
Mei Li was Zhunxing's younger sister. Sending her to monitor Xiaodao Saburou, who was protected by formidable Jonin, and her lack of communication for such a long time definitely meant something dire had happened.
"When did you lose contact with Mei Li?" asked Ding Fan.
"It's been three hours," said Zhunxing. "We had agreed with Mei Li that no matter what, she had to contact us every hour, but now three hours have passed… Later, I sent another person to investigate the situation, but there's been no news from them either."
"Tell your people not to act rashly anymore, I'll come up with a way to handle Mei Li's situation," Ding Fan said.
"Understood, Brother Fan!" Zhunxing replied.
Zhunxing had not known Ding Fan for long, but to him, Ding Fan was akin to a godlike figure. Initially, when the head of the He Family from Hao Mountain, an Earth Level Martial Artist, was just over twenty years old, he was slain by Ding Fan. That shocking scene had never faded from Zhunxing's memory.
Zhunxing actually only knew about Ding Fan from that time. If he knew now that Ding Fan could already contend with a peak Earth Level Martial Artist, who knows what he would think.
After giving further instructions to Zhunxing, Ding Fan hung up the phone.
Ding Fan immediately left the hotel, promptly buying a world map.
Dancheng was located in the northeastern part of Huaxia, bordering the Bohai Sea; it wasn't too far from Japan.
With Mei Li in danger, Ding Fan naturally was anxious to get to Japan as quickly as possible.
And with time being of the essence, Ding Fan didn't have time to apply for a passport and then wait for a flight. The most effective method available was for him to travel by Sword Flight.
Based on the distance he calculated, it should take less than two hours to reach Japan by Sword Flight.
Although traveling by Sword Flight consumed a lot of True Qi, Ding Fan could no longer be concerned about that. He would just need to prepare more Foundation Building Pills and could rest at various places before reaching Japan if necessary.
Thereupon, Ding Fan took off with his Sword Flight, directing himself straight towards Japan.
Dancheng was coastal, so shortly after he flew out, Ding Fan was already over the sea.
The cold sea wind was biting. Ding Fan flew a great distance in one breath and then found a small island to rest on.
After checking the map, Ding Fan realized that he was still within the territory of Huaxia. Based on his calculations, it would take just over an hour to arrive in Japan if nothing went wrong...