In middle age, one's comprehension becomes extraordinary.

Li Yuan actually has a bit of a need for S-grade nutritional blending solution.

My physique is strong enough to withstand the tempering of these nutritional blends.

With this S-grade nutritional blend as a guide, one's martial arts realm will definitely see a very significant improvement.

Li Yuan had a day to gather more information.

To understand just how complicated things are happening in Lanying City.

Before they had collected much, Li Yuan received a voice and video call from Xia Zhao that evening.

The two usually communicate via text.

She called me directly via video call today, so it must be something important.

Xia Zhao on the other end of the video looked very quiet and beautiful, with a more dignified air about her.

In fact, Xia Zhao did put on makeup before making the video call.

She wasn't very good at this, but her assistant certainly was.

The makeup look is called "scheming makeup".

It looks like she's wearing no makeup or light makeup, but in reality, the makeup is quite complex.

"You participated in the Orchid Eagle Trial, right?"

Xia Zhao spoke softly during the video call.

She spoke in a relaxed tone, trying to close the distance between them as much as possible.

"Yes, I spent some time in Lanying City this summer."

They also obtained a set of movement techniques from there.

Li Yuan didn't hide anything from Xia Zhao; there was nothing to hide.

"So, the Li Yuan they're talking about in Lanying City is you?"

Upon hearing Xia Zhao's question, Li Yuan roughly understood what it was about.

"So you're saying I'm irresponsible, unruly, and unwilling to clean up their mess, right?"

Li Yuan smiled.

Xia Zhao was naturally aware of the related rumors.

She brought this up herself, so she must have heard quite a bit about it.

"Actually, the Lanwu Trial has a deep connection with our family."

Most of the machines that need to be started this time are also owned by our family...

As Xia Zhao finished speaking, a pleading look flashed across her face.

"I heard you have a talent for operating machines and learn related operations very quickly."

Could you please help me? The machine is running idle every day, and we're constantly losing money...

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan realized that those businesses actually belonged to the Xia family.

No wonder Xia Zhao went to Lanying City to give lectures and guidance to the martial artists there.

With this relationship in place, everything becomes clear.

"Of course, that's no problem. In fact, I've already been considering it."

The previous liaison officer spoke to me about it.

I had thought that the people there were complicated, things would be easy to handle, and all sorts of dirty tricks would be annoying.

I heard that the command center in Lanying City is also in turmoil, with internal strife brewing.

At this point in Li Yuan's speech, Xia Zhao across from him nodded.

"One of my uncles is the commander-in-chief of the Lanying City Command Center."

Tang Wenlou and his group relied on him.

I hope you can come over so that I can use this opportunity to bring down my Uncle Jiu.

In recent years, he has gone increasingly outrageous in his actions.

He withheld all kinds of rewards and acted arbitrarily.

The family really wants to bring him down and completely eliminate this potential threat.

At this point, Xia Zhao suddenly remembered that there was something else she hadn't mentioned.

"The problem we need to solve this time may be even more difficult than practicing martial arts or participating in various martial arts competitions."

The rewards that are due will not be lacking in the slightest.

I mentioned to them this time that the S-grade nutritional supplement remaining in Lanying City would also be brought out.

It turns out that Xia Zhao was the one who suggested giving S-grade nutrient solution as a reward.

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan accepted the invitation without hesitation.

I'll be leaving next Friday.

These days are a good opportunity for Lanying City to make preparations.

Prioritize the preparation of various matters.

After finishing the business, Li Yuan noticed that Xia Zhao was still somewhat hesitant.

It seems she still has some questions to ask.

The two stared at each other on their phones, and fell silent for a moment.

After a long while, Xia Zhao finally voiced the question she wanted to ask.

"Have you met that liaison officer named Zhuang Meng before?"

"She was my ex-girlfriend; we broke up after graduating from university."

I do know her, but my participation in the Lanwu Trial had nothing to do with her.

I have no feelings for her, and I never intended to threaten her or force her to be with me.

Those rumors were so false, and I couldn't find a suitable way to clarify them.

Seeing Li Yuan's helpless expression, Xia Zhao's face showed more relief and understanding.

Some people genuinely feel inexplicably attached to their ex-girlfriends.

After achieving some success, he thought about rekindling his relationship with his ex-girlfriend.

Fortunately, Li Yuan didn't have such thoughts; he wasn't that foolish.

If you can't think of a suitable way to clarify, why not try my method?

I'll go with you, and I'll help you clear things up.

Xia Zhao spoke in a relaxed tone.

But in her heart, she was actually uneasy and even a little flustered.

She awaited Li Yuan's reply.

"It would be great if there were a way to clarify this, but these rumors are quite annoying."

But, wouldn't that be a waste of your time?

"It's okay, I've been pretty free lately anyway."

Let me calculate the time; we should arrive in Lanying City around the same day.

After saying this, the two stared at each other in silence for a while before hanging up the phone.

The matter has been settled, and Li Yuan will definitely go over there to resolve the troubles that have arisen.

Not only will there be a good enough reward, but Xia Zhao will also go there.

Shortly after hanging up the phone, Cheng Jing walked into the tent with her tablet in hand.

"Miss, you'll be very busy for a while."

I'll be traveling to about three cities, all for some important matters...

Before Cheng Jing could finish speaking, Xia Zhao waved to her.

"Cancel them all. I'm going to Lanying City next weekend. You can make the arrangements."

Postpone everything else; for things that can't be postponed, see if you can delay them.

Xia Zhao's instructions were very clear, and he didn't even bother to discuss them with her.

Cheng Jing didn't waste any more words. With such detailed arrangements already made, what else could she say?

After saying this, Xia Zhao looked at Cheng Jing again.

"I heard that Xia Yao has also found someone she likes. Have you found out who it is?"

If possible, it would be best if we could investigate further.

Cheng Jing was taken aback when she heard Xia Zhao's words.

There seems to be a "也" in this sentence.

What does that mean?

My young lady has found someone she likes too?

Xia Zhao also noticed this, but if she were to explain it again now, it would only seem stranger.

I decided to ignore it and pretend it wasn't a problem.

After a moment of stunned silence, Cheng Jing also began to talk about the matter.

"We can't find any useful information about Miss Xia Yao's crush here."

Even her closest friends couldn't reveal a single detail.

Hearing Cheng Jing's words, Xia Zhao didn't ask any more questions.

Xia Yao is growing up, after all; people grow up.

"By the way, could you help me look into that Zhuang Meng again? Why is she so confident?"

I want to see just how outstanding she is.

How come everything can be interpreted as coveting her?