Top-tier Unruly Master

"Benefactor? It really is you; I thought my eyes were deceiving me!"

Ding Fan looked towards the voice, the speaker was none other than Elder Chi Jianjun, whom he had rescued on the train.

However, at this moment, Chi Jianjun was no longer in military uniform; he was dressed in simple civilian clothes. At his side, there were three other people.

The three people were a young couple with a child around seven or eight years old.

"Chi Lei, come quickly and meet your benefactor. If it weren't for this gentleman's intervention, I'm afraid I wouldn't have survived the train incident," Elder Chi Jianjun hurriedly said to the young man behind him.

The young man, who bore a strong resemblance to Chi Jianjun, was evidently Chi Lei, the son Chi Jianjun had come to Yungang to find.

The young man, called Chi Lei, looked Ding Fan and Cheng Bufan up and down, then slightly frowned.

"Dad... there aren't that many benefactors, nor that many life-saving graces... We live in a society governed by law now," Chi Lei said unhappily to Chi Jianjun.

"What? Do you suspect that I'm making up lies to deceive you all?" Chi Jianjun furrowed his brows tightly, visibly upset.

"Dad, I'm not saying you're deceiving us, but in today's society, there are all kinds of people. Some might have ulterior motives in befriending you, perhaps even to make use of Chi Lei," the woman next to Chi Lei said. "Chi Lei is now the chief of the Tax Bureau Enforcement Division; many people want to ingratiate themselves with him..."

After the woman spoke, she looked at Ding Fan and Cheng Bufan and said no more.

Although the woman didn't finish her sentence, everyone could clearly understand that she was implying Ding Fan and Cheng Bufan had intentions of approaching Chi Lei.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Chi Jianjun grew angry, raising his voice. "My benefactor saved my life, and you can't even show the slightest respect for the man who saved your father?"

"Dad, I'm a division chief now. Do you think it's appropriate for me to be seen with these strange people on the street?" Chi Lei said, frowning deeply at Chi Jianjun.

Ding Fan could see that Chi Jianjun wanted to get closer, but Chi Lei was very disdainful.

However, Ding Fan didn't really mind; the opinion of an ordinary person was of no concern to him.

"I have some matters to attend to now, Elder Chi, I won't disturb you further." Ding Fan nodded at Chi Jianjun, then turned and left with Cheng Bufan.

"My benefactor..." Chi Jianjun watched Ding Fan walk away, his expression turning extremely ugly.

Chi Jianjun then turned and coldly looked at Chi Lei and his wife. "So this is how you treat my benefactor..."

"Dad, I'm a division chief now, please stop doing this... Do you realize, this makes me very embarrassed?"

After saying this, Chi Lei no longer spoke to Chi Jianjun, taking his wife and child, he quickly walked in the opposite direction.

Chi Jianjun stood there, shaking with anger.

"Damnable... How damnable..."

...

Ding Fan and Cheng Bufan finally found a hotel.

The standards of the hotel were not bad, exquisitely decorated, and very upscale both inside and out.

Ding Fan and Cheng Bufan chose this place not for its decor but mainly because it was conveniently close to the bus station, making traveling to various places easier.

Ding Fan and Cheng Bufan took out their IDs and booked two separate rooms.

Ding Fan and Cheng Bufan needed to practice their respective cultivations at night. Having two rooms was merely to avoid disturbing each other.

However, when Ding Fan and Cheng Bufan handed their IDs to the front desk clerk, she repeatedly compared Ding Fan's ID card several times.

Ding Fan had stayed in hotels before, and this was a rare occurrence.

Yet Ding Fan did not confront her about it; after she confirmed the ID card, Ding Fan then took back his documents.

"What is it, Junior Brother?" Cheng Bufan saw that Ding Fan looked unusual, and he asked.

Ding Fan shook his head slightly, "It's nothing."

Both of them then headed upstairs according to their room numbers.

Although Ding Fan had already headed upstairs, his Divine Sense did not leave the receptionist in the lobby. He wanted to know what the clerk was up to.

It was not until Ding Fan and Cheng Bufan had both gone up that the female clerk at the front desk picked up the phone and dialed out.

"Hello, is this the Municipal Committee? The person from Yanjing that you briefed us about has checked into our hotel… What? Those two are senior officials?… Alright, I'll make sure to treat them with the highest standards… Absolutely, there won't be any problems indeed."

After making the call, the busy receptionist hung up the phone and then called the hotel manager.

"Boss, a senior official from Yanjing has checked into our hotel, and the Municipal Committee has instructed us to treat this official well…"

Upon hearing this, Ding Fan roughly understood the situation.

The people of the Municipal Committee must have learned that the Group 3567 officials had come to stay here, so they took the matter seriously.

Thinking about how his identity was revealed was actually simple.

Ding Fan had used his Group 3567 senior official identity on the train. After getting off at Yungang, these government insiders, who all have networks, surely used their connections to find his information.

Eventually, the Municipal Committee sent this information to various hotels, and as soon as they arrived, the receptionist quickly confirmed his identity.

Realizing all this, Ding Fan headed back to his room without looking back.

Since there was no malice on their part, that was fine.

Back in his room, Ding Fan directly took out the Ancient Cauldron, summoned Zizi, and then started the refinement of the Pill together with Zizi.

Unknowingly, a night passed in the time spent in alchemy with Zizi. As the sun rose, Ding Fan had just finished refining a batch of Pills.

This batch of Pills was of decent grade level, with the highest even achieving a Fifth Grade Pill.

As dawn broke, Ding Fan started to pack up the Pills he had refined the night before. Once everything was in order, there was a knock at Ding Fan's door. His Divine Sense reached out and recognized that it was indeed Cheng Bufan.

Ding Fan then opened the door.

"Let's go have breakfast," Cheng Bufan said.

Ding Fan nodded, and the two of them walked downstairs together.

"The girl is quite charming. How about providing some special service, honey? Brother has money… As long as you are willing, money is no object!" At this moment, a young man at the front desk, sporting a slicked-back hairdo and a frivolous manner, said to a pretty female clerk behind the counter.