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Of course, Qin Fang wasn't just looking around to see the layout and feng shui of the house. He wouldn't be able to understand it even if he looked at it.
His real purpose was for something else. As long as he carefully observed the frequency and stride length of his footsteps, he would be able to vaguely discover something.
Just by walking through the courtyard, Qin Fang had already figured out the span of the front yard clearly in his heart. Although he couldn't be precise to a few decimal places, the difference wouldn't be more than half a meter.
Unlike Qin Fang who was looking around, Cai Qing was completely different. Her stride length was a little slow at first, but it gradually became firm. Although her steps were still heavy, when she walked into the inner hall with Qin Fang, she was much more relaxed than before.
In the inner hall, there were indeed some people sitting there waiting. Some were older, and some were younger. Qin Fang even saw a little loli who looked at most fifteen or sixteen years old with a childish face.
The old man sitting in the middle of the main seat was naturally the main character of this trip, Old Master Lei of the Lei Family!
"Junior Cai Qing greets Old Master Lei …"
Cai Qing recognized Old Master Lei. She immediately cupped her fists and bowed, taking the initiative to greet Old Master Lei as a junior. They were all from martial arts families, so they naturally followed the rules of the martial arts world.
At this time, Cai Qing's expression had gradually calmed down. Although she hadn't reached the stage where she was neither servile nor overbearing, she was obviously not as fearful as before.
"Junior Qin Fang greets Old Master Lei …"
Qin Fang only hesitated for a moment before he immediately reacted and greeted Old Master Lei as a junior.
Although it was Qin Fang's first time meeting Old Master Lei, and his master, Cai Pingyuan, had described Old Master Lei's image to Qin Fang beforehand, hearing about it and seeing it in person were two completely different concepts.
At least from Qin Fang's point of view, there was no way he could connect the withered old man in front of him with the Level-8 expert whose strength was comparable to the Ba Ji Grandmaster, Elder Niu.
It was also because of this that Qin Fang hesitated for a moment. After all, Old Master Lei's image was completely different from what Qin Fang had imagined.
There was no doubt about the strength of the old man in front of him. The Advanced Detection skill could detect the information of experts who were no more than three levels higher than himself. Qin Fang was now at Level 4, so he could detect experts below Level 7. However, the old man in front of him was a big question mark.
Qin Fang had only seen this kind of situation from the Bajiquan Grandmaster Elder Niu. He didn't expect to encounter another one now …
The reason why Qin Fang didn't think that Old Man Lei and Elder Niu were Level 8 and not Level 9 was mainly because their strength was similar. Elder Niu was only one step closer to the Wu Family's Level 7 peak Elder Wu.
There was no doubt about his strength, but this image was really out of Qin Fang's expectation … The Lei family practiced the Bear Fist, which was passed down in their family. It was a fist technique that imitated the posture of a bear.
Therefore, the experts of the Lei Family were mostly burly men with the backs of tigers and waists of bears. Qin Fang glanced around and saw that there were more than twenty people present. Half of them were very valiant and strong. Almost none of them were lower than Level 5. Among them, there were five or six Level 6 experts.
Other than Old Man Lei, Qin Fang also saw another Level 7 expert. This kind of lineup shocked Qin Fang quite a bit. Other than seeing it once at the martial arts convention, Qin Fang really didn't expect that a mere martial arts family could have such a strong lineup.
However, this wasn't strange. If they didn't have such strength, the Lei Family wouldn't have been able to stand tall in the capital for hundreds of years. There were almost no other martial arts families in the capital. They probably couldn't stand the pressure of the Lei Family's strong strength.
The Lei Family had more strong men, but the strongest, Old Man Lei, who had practiced the Lei Family's Bear Fist to an extremely high level, was such a skinny and shriveled old man. This was really too out of place.
If it wasn't for his strength, Qin Fang really didn't dare to believe that this was actually true …
"You are Elder Cai's last disciple?"
Old Man Lei also stretched out his hand to signal Qin Fang and Old Man Lei. However, before Old Man Lei could speak, someone beside him suddenly spoke up.
A burly young man with a sinister face walked out from the crowd. He was about twenty-six or twenty-seven years old. He was the one who had spoken just now. At this moment, he was looking at Qin Fang with a very disdainful gaze. In the end, he concluded, "I don't think much of him!"
The moment he opened his mouth, he spoke so rudely. This person really didn't come with good intentions … Qin Fang immediately used Detect on him. Soon, the results came back.
"Lei Peng, Level 5, Martial Arts Expert, Neutral Camp. Specialty: Bear Fist Level 5, Changbai Ice Palm Level 5, Xingyi Fist Level 4, Sky Basin Secret Technique …"
This result was within Qin Fang's expectations. In fact, when this young man appeared, Qin Fang had already guessed his identity. There was no doubt that he was Lei Peng.
Among the Seven Tigers of the Lei Clan, Lei Peng was the most arrogant and despotic. This caused the other six people to be quite wary of him. However, Tiger Lei didn't appear in today's meeting. It seemed that Lei Peng's other six brothers of the same generation weren't present. It was unknown if this was deliberately arranged or if there was some other reason.
Seeing this result, although Qin Fang had expected it, he couldn't help but be a little surprised when he looked at it carefully.
Lei Peng was indeed a genius martial artist who had mastered the secret techniques of both the Lei Clan and the Sky Basin Faction. It was expected that he had trained the Bear Fist to Level 5. However, he had also trained the Changbai Ice Palm to Level 5. This was quite impressive.
Among the many Level 5 experts that Qin Fang knew, most of them had only trained one martial art to the extreme. The rest were relatively sloppy and ordinary. The only exception was Qin Shou. He had trained the Vigorous Eagle Claw and the Thirteen Guardians' Golden Bell Shield to the pinnacle of Level 5.
Now, there was this Lei Peng … This person's ability could be imagined. He was probably another expert comparable to Qin Shou. In Qin Fang's heart, he immediately raised the threat of this person by a little.
It was only a slight threat. From the beginning, Qin Fang had never considered Lei Peng as a real opponent. To Qin Fang, who was almost invincible below the Master level, defeating Lei Peng would only take a little more time. It wasn't a big deal. The real threat was someone else.
"Oh, is that so?
It seems that Senior Lei's eyesight is quite good … "
A faint smile appeared on Qin Fang's face. However, it wasn't directed at Lei Peng. Qin Fang's gaze went over Lei Peng's shoulder and landed on the middle-aged man behind Lei Peng.
If Qin Fang's guess was correct, this middle-aged handsome man with a small mustache should be Lei Peng's uncle, Shangguan Tianling. He was a Level 6 Master from the Sky Basin Faction.
Qin Fang had seen Shangguan Hao before. The father and son were very similar. Although there was a twenty-year age gap between them, their handsome looks were of the same origin. Shangguan Hao was almost a replica of Shangguan Tianling when he was young. The only difference was that Shangguan Tianling was quite strong, while Shangguan Hao was a good-for-nothing.
Lei Peng was here for Qin Fang. At the same time, Qin Fang was here for Lei Peng. The battle between the two had been ignited since the beginning. It seemed like neither of them was willing to give an inch.
"What do you mean?"
Hearing Qin Fang's tone and seeing Qin Fang's erratic gaze, Lei Peng, who had always been a proud son of the heavens, couldn't stand it. He immediately flew into a rage and shouted.
"What do I mean?
Senior Lei, don't you understand human language?
I'm praising you … "
Qin Fang shook his head indifferently, as if he didn't understand … However, his words had insulted Lei Peng even more.
Of course, he had also insulted the Lei Family. Many people present couldn't help but feel angry. However, they didn't move. Instead, they glanced at Old Master Lei.
Lei Peng might be arrogant now, but that was because he had received Old Master Lei's permission. Otherwise, it would be useless even if Lei Peng had more guts and more people backing him up. One word from Old Master Lei was enough to make him lose everything … At the end of the day, Old Master Lei still had the final say in the Lei Family.
Unfortunately, they were quickly disappointed. Qin Fang had insulted the Lei Family, but Old Master Lei acted as if he hadn't heard anything. He narrowed his eyes as if he had fallen asleep, allowing Qin Fang and Lei Peng to fight each other.
In the past, Qin Fang had guessed that Old Master Lei didn't care about this matter because he had some difficulties. However, after meeting Old Master Lei, Qin Fang felt that he had guessed wrongly. This Old Master Lei obviously wanted Qin Fang and Lei Peng to fight, and he would help whoever won …
Even though Qin Fang felt that this possibility didn't make sense, it seemed to be the case based on the situation in front of him!
Of course, it could also be due to someone's status and powerful backing. This person was naturally the person Qin Fang was sizing up, Shangguan Tianling.
While Qin Fang was sizing up Shangguan Tianling, Shangguan Tianling was also observing Qin Fang. In just a few words, he could tell that Qin Fang didn't come with good intentions. Or rather, he came prepared.
Originally, in his opinion, with his strength, apart from Cai Pingyuan, the other members of the Cai Family were not worth mentioning at all. It was even very difficult to find a disciple who was comparable to Lei Peng. However, he did not expect that Qin Fang would attract his attention the moment he appeared, causing him to feel a trace of a threat that should not have existed, and absolutely could not have existed in his heart …
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