novelraw Chapter 581: Powering Up the Third Ring—Yan Feifan Suspects Zhan Tingzhou Is a Reborn
Chapter 581: Powering Up the Third Ring—Yan Feifan Suspects Zhan Tingzhou Is a Reborn
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Under such excruciating pain, Zhan Tingzhou gritted his teeth and stubbornly refused to make a single sound.
Hundreds of years had indeed not been lived in vain.
While Zhan Tingzhou was still engaging in self-torture over there,
on the other side, the first thing Lu Ding did upon returning to White Ridge 749 was to order someone to find Zhan Tingzhou's records.
He flipped through them page by page in detail.
From beginning to end, reading every single word without omission, he surprisingly couldn't detect any issues at all.
There were no missing or blank records, no changes that defied common sense.
There was nothing.
It was as normal as any ordinary Qi Refiner.From childhood to adulthood, what age he awakened, what age he reached the Zhaoxuan realm, what major events occurred during his school years.
Such normal records left Lu Ding somewhat puzzled.
"If only Feifan were here, with his imagination that transcends the three realms, he might actually come up with something absurd yet reasonable."
Grand Duke Lu was indeed clever, but in matters like this, Brother Feifan was truly the version god—even the Lu Ding Chronicles came from his mouth.
As Lu Ding spoke, his eyes suddenly lit up.
He recalled Secretary Qiu's previous words.
Things that are not allowed in principle—call Elder Shui.
Things that are allowed in principle—call him.
"If I want to contact Feifan, would that be allowed or not allowed in principle......"
Lu Ding felt it should be allowed in principle, just somewhat difficult to handle.
After all, he wasn't trying to return to the Third Circle.
Thinking a thousand times is not as good as doing it once.
Lu Ding pulled out his phone, sat in his office, and called Secretary Qiu.
Shortly after, the call connected.
Things that are not allowed in principle—call Elder Shui.
Things that are allowed in principle—call him.
After quite a long silence on the other end,
"If I want to contact Feifan, would that be allowed or not allowed in principle......"
Lu Ding felt it should be allowed in principle, just somewhat difficult to handle.
Lu Ding smiled.
Professional matters should indeed be handled by professional people.
Thinking a thousand times is not as good as doing it once.
"Elder Shui, can you chat with Lu Ding for a bit while I go check?"
The phone was put down.
Elder Shui picked up the call: "Lu Ding, use my dedicated line. Write down the password and account."
Elder Shui recited them effortlessly.
For Lu Ding to contact the Third Circle, while allowed in principle, he had to use public lines.
But if he used Elder Shui's dedicated line, that was different—the confidentiality was unquestionable.
Although this was not allowed in principle, Elder Shui's philosophy was: youth follows principles, middle age understands principles, old age establishes principles, twilight years disregard principles, and before death he could even become the principle itself.
Lu Ding smiled, opened the internal APP, found the video conference, and entered the password and account.
After just a few rings, it connected to the Third Circle Great Han 749 Headquarters, then routed through headquarters to Yunhai, and from Yunhai finally connected to Yan Feifan's personal APP.
The entire process took less than two minutes.
Lu Ding saw Yan Feifan's face appear on his phone screen.
It was late night on the other side.
Yan Feifan looked surprised seeing Lu Ding: "Eh!!!!? Brother Lu???"
While he was speaking,
Bai Hemen's voice could be heard nearby.
"I told you, told you, told you, told you not to provoke me."
Lu Ding sounded confused: "What's Xiao Bai doing?"
Yan Feifan turned the camera to show Bai Hemen under a large tree, expressionlessly holding Huangfu Lingyun—who was tied up like a caterpillar worm with only his head exposed—upside down, using his head to hoe the ground.
"Brother Lu, we just completed a joint mission. Huangfu Lingyun and Xiao Bai can both defeat anyone with one move."
"After finishing, Huangfu Lingyun thought he was hot stuff again and provoked Xiao Bai, so he got taught a lesson."
While he was speaking, Bai Hemen's ears perked up, his figure flashed and disappeared from the spot, directly arriving in front of the phone.
He pressed against the rear camera, peering at it—not just looking, but peering from a very tricky angle.
For Lu Ding to contact the Third Circle, while allowed in principle, he had to use public lines.
Yan Feifan: .......
But if he used Elder Shui's dedicated line, that was different—the confidentiality was unquestionable.
Lu Ding sighed helplessly: "Sigh...."
Although this was not allowed in principle, Elder Shui's philosophy was: youth follows principles, middle age understands principles, old age establishes principles, twilight years disregard principles, and before death he could even become the principle itself.
"Look at the screen, I'm in front, you're in back so only I can see you."
Bai Hemen had a sudden realization.
Oh right.
He moved to the front.
Yan Feifan whispered: "Xiao Bai's mind has been completely occupied by cultivation and missions recently. His CPU can't run that many programs, Brother Lu, please understand."
Bai Hemen's voice followed immediately: "Lu Ding."
Just called his name, then nothing.
Under the large tree, Huangfu Lingyun, still resembling a caterpillar worm, wriggled toward them: "Lu Ding? Where's Lu Ding? Lu Ding, what realm have you reached? Wait for me! I'll be up soon, very soon!"
"When the time comes, I'll definitely challenge you! I can already fight evenly with Bai Hemen!"
Hearing this, Bai Hemen slowly furrowed his brows and rolled up his sleeves: "I told you not to provoke me, and you dare to belittle me?"
"You guys chat."
Then Huangfu Lingyun's voice could be heard: "Don't come over here!!!"
Lu Ding laughed: "These two really are something."
"Oh right, Feifan, I have something—can you give me your thoughts?"
Lu Ding got straight to the point.
The smile vanished from Yan Feifan's face as he immediately entered work mode: "Go ahead, Brother Lu."
"So here's the situation—today I met someone named Zhan Tingzhou, he......."
Lu Ding explained everything that happened today in detail.
Yan Feifan listened quietly.
After Lu Ding finished speaking, Yan Feifan's eyes shifted downward as he entered thinking mode, his mind going into overdrive. Then he looked up: "Brother Lu, I think there's something wrong with this person."
Lu Ding: "I think so too, but I can't figure out what's wrong with him right now. It's just very strange."
After running through his thoughts, Yan Feifan spoke his judgment:
He pressed against the rear camera, peering at it—not just looking, but peering from a very tricky angle.
This idea was indeed absurd—exactly the kind of thing Yan Feifan would come up with.
"What about the second one?"
Yan Feifan continued: "The second one... this Zhan Tingzhou is very likely a reincarnator."
"Just like in novels, and I think this possibility is higher than the first one."
"Think about it, Brother Lu. First, let's establish the premise: Zhan Tingzhou is a native Qi Refiner from the Second Circle, while you, Brother Lu, came up from the Third Circle and haven't been here long. So, under natural circumstances, he couldn't possibly know you."
"Even if he'd heard of your fearsome reputation, since it is your fearsome reputation, how dare he call you by your full name directly?"
"Therefore, I think Zhan Tingzhou must be a reincarnator. With your talent and strength, Brother Lu, it's inevitable that you'll become famous in the future, so he knows you."
"Furthermore, based on your methods of handling things, Brother Lu, if he knows you and still calls your name in that tone..."
"And judging by his subsequent reaction to your pressure, if he truly has reincarnated, then he definitely wouldn't be your enemy."
"Nor would he be a stranger. The greater possibility is that you'll become friends in the future, and your relationship won't be bad!!"