Movie variety show soul travels between two worlds to become a rich man

Chapter 616 The Mask Tears Away - Taking Control of the Rhythm
Wu Sansheng looked at the excited Xie Yuchen, opened his mouth, frowned slightly, and then said nothing more.

Instead, he looked intently at Gao Dongxu, and to be honest, he didn't believe that Gao Dongxu knew everything.

After all, only the two people involved knew about this plan that had been in place for over twenty years; no one else could possibly know it.

Unfortunately, to Gao Dongxu, who had a god-like perspective, the fact that Wu Sansheng and Xie Lianhuan were using the same alias, one in the open and one in the shadows, and their supposedly flawless secret, was nothing but a joke.

"Hehe, it seems that Master Wu can't offer a higher price. Well then, I'm sorry, I can only tell Patriarch Xie the truth." Gao Dongxu looked at Wu Sansheng, who was betting that he had no cards to play, and laughed.

Wu Sansheng remained silent.

"Except for Wu Xie, Wu Sansheng, and the head of the Xie family, everyone get out—" Gao Dongxu laughed and immediately began to shoo people away.

"Ah Ning, tell everyone to stay away from this tent and keep their distance. Keep an eye on Hei Xiazi, put headphones on him, and watch him listen to music. If he tries to escape, tell the snipers to shoot him in the head—"

"Cough cough... Young Master Gao, is it really necessary to be so ruthless? Don't worry, I definitely won't run away."

Upon hearing Gao Dongxu's order, Hei Xiazi shuddered and hurriedly looked at Gao Dongxu with a wry smile, admitting his inferiority.

"Hehe, you old codger, you have too many tricks up your sleeve, you're slippery as a leech, we have to be careful." Gao Dongxu looked at Hei Xiazi, chuckling as if he were joking, but his words carried a meaningful warning.

Hei Xiazi's heart sank. Although he still maintained a bitter smile, Gao Dongxu's words, "old codger," had already thrown him into disarray. He no longer only felt fear towards Gao Dongxu; he finally believed Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi's assessment of him.

"Hehe, you're really worried, so you tied my hands and feet..."

"Alright, I'll do as you say. Fugui, Erpang, tie his hands and feet up." Gao Dongxu chuckled and immediately granted Hei Xiazi's wish.

Seeing Erpang and Fugui walking towards him, Hei Xiazi said with a wry smile, "Are you serious?"

"Didn't you ask for it yourself?" Gao Dongxu sneered. "It's better to tie you up. That way you won't have any funny ideas, and even if you do, you can't escape, which will prevent you from getting your head blown off—"

"Cough cough..." Black Bear, who was now being held up by Fu Gui and Er Pang on either side, did not resist. He said with a wry smile, "Just kidding, you really don't need to tie me up. I promise I won't run away."

"Young Master Gao, I'm willing to protect him, so please don't make things difficult for him." Xie Yuchen spoke up to plead for Hei Xiazi. He had also realized that Gao Dongxu was just messing with Hei Xiazi, not trying to hurt him.

"Hehe, alright. Since Patriarch Xie is willing to vouch for you, then everything is fine. Your hands and feet don't need to be tied, but you must wear earphones. After all, what we're about to talk about is too shocking, and I believe you wouldn't want others to know," Gao Dongxu said with a smile.

Xie Yuchen's gaze sharpened, and he nodded, saying, "Okay—"

"Everyone, get out of here," Gao Dongxu said, looking at A Ning and the others.

No one hesitated and stepped out of the tent. Although they were also very curious, if they were not allowed to hear, it must be a secret they could not know.

After everyone left, only Wu Sansheng, Wu Xie, Xie Yuchen and Gao Dongxu remained in the tent. Gao Dongxu smiled and gestured for the three of them to sit down.

Wu Sansheng sat down leisurely, while Wu Xie frowned and looked at Gao Dongxu, asking, "Young Master Gao, why did you keep me here?"

"Of course, it's because we need your corroboration," Gao Dongxu said with a smile.

"Corroborating evidence? Corroborating what?" Wu Xie asked suspiciously.

"As evidence, did you gradually notice your third uncle's contradictory personality and his tendency to avoid the past after you grew up?" Gao Dongxu said with a smile.

"Huh?!" Wu Xie looked shocked and incredulous at Gao Dongxu, then glanced at Wu Sansheng, whose brows were furrowed, and didn't know what to say.

Xie Yuchen stared intently at Wu Sansheng with his bright eyes, his fists clenched tightly and trembling slightly.

"Hehe, Patriarch Xie, if I remember correctly, Wu Sansheng and your adoptive father Xie Lianhuan are cousins, right?" Gao Dongxu asked with a smile.

"Yes," Xie Yuchen replied, his voice trembling slightly.

“I guess they look alike.” As soon as Gao Dongxu said this, Wu Xie and Xie Yuchen stared intently at Wu Sansheng’s face, their expressions filled with shock, confusion, and disbelief.

"Do you think I'm right, Jie Lianhuan?" Gao Dongxu first leisurely took out a cigarette, lit one, and after exhaling the smoke, looked at Wu Sansheng with a smile.

"What?!" Wu Xie and Xie Yuchen stood up in shock at the same time, exclaiming in surprise. Although they had some guesses before, they still looked at Wu Sansheng in disbelief after the truth was revealed.

"Young Master Gao, you've taken this joke too far. I am Wu Sansheng, not Xie Lianhuan." Although he was already shocked and in shock, not understanding how Gao Dongxu knew the secret that only he and Wu Sansheng knew, he still tried to remain calm in case the other party was bluffing him, and firmly denied it.

Wu Xie and Xie Yuchen turned to look at Gao Dongxu, who had a mocking smile on his face, waiting for his answer.

"You must be thinking right now, how could he know? Impossible, he must be bluffing me." Gao Dongxu continued to tease Xie Lianhuan. Xie Lianhuan's lips twitched involuntarily, and he hurriedly shook his head and laughed, "Young Master Gao, you're overthinking it. I'm really not Xie Lianhuan. Xie Lianhuan died a long time ago, during that archaeological expedition in the Xisha Islands."

"Hehe, the scheme you two played was indeed very clever, enough to fool everyone, but unfortunately, it couldn't fool me. Do you know what your biggest mistake was?" Gao Dongxu said with a smile, raising an eyebrow at Xie Lianhuan.

Xie Lianhuan remained silent, as if to say whatever he wanted, since he was Wu Sansheng. Wu Xie and Xie Yuchen, on the other hand, stared at Wu Sansheng's face with suspicion, hoping to find some clues.

Seeing that Xie Lianhuan was still stubbornly refusing to admit it, Gao Dongxu once again put on his charlatan act and said with a smile, "You two made the biggest mistake by thinking that your swap was so seamless that no one would find out."

Indeed, the tacit understanding of sharing the same identity for over twenty years, along with the almost identical appearances and changes in physique between the two of you, makes it impossible to doubt that there are actually two Wu Sanshengs.

Unfortunately, it is precisely this confidence that has exposed your true colors. While your appearance and physique may not reveal anything, there is one thing that can be discerned: the destiny derived from your facial features!
"And your biggest mistake is that you've both met me, and I happen to know a little about physiognomy. It's absolutely impossible for one person to have two different destinies, so stop pretending and unravel the chain of events—"

The tent suddenly became so quiet you could hear a pin drop, with only Wu Xie and Xie Lianhuan's rapid breathing remaining.

"Is that you?"

Finally, Xie Yuchen broke the silence with a trembling voice, his eyes reddening as he stared intently at the expressionless Xie Lianhuan and asked.

Wu Xie remained silent, his eyes filled with complex, puzzled, and incomprehensible expressions as he looked at Xie Lianhuan.

Xie Lianhuan pursed his lips, revealing a bitter smile. Looking at Gao Dongxu, he breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt extremely annoyed and helpless. He really didn't expect Gao Dongxu to have such abilities. However, thinking of the extraordinary Taoist methods that Gao Dongxu had displayed, he felt relieved.

At the same time, he was relieved that his and Wu Sansheng's long-term plan had not been discovered.

"Hehe, I didn't expect it would be because of my facial features and destiny that I gave myself away..." Jie Lianhuan knew that if he didn't admit it today, he would definitely not get the better of him, so he smiled bitterly.

His admission was undoubtedly a mental blow to Xie Yuchen. He trembled, clenched his teeth, tears welled in his eyes, and stared intently at Xie Lianhuan.

Wu Xie was in no better shape, and asked in a trembling voice, "Where is my third uncle?"

Xie Lianhuan looked at Wu Xie with a complicated expression and said, "After he went to the underwater tomb in Xisha, he sent me a message and then I never heard from him again. In other words, he disappeared, and I don't know where he is."

"What?" Wu Xie looked astonished, staring incredulously at Xie Lianhuan's wry smile. His brows furrowed, and he asked in a panic, "How is this possible? How could you not know?"

"Why? Why did you do this?" At this moment, Xiao Hua looked at Jie Lianhuan, who was talking to Wu Xie, and chose to ignore his adoptive father. Finally, she couldn't help but ask in a hoarse voice with a sob in her voice.

"I have my reasons for doing this..." Xie Lianhuan said helplessly, looking at Xie Yuchen with a mixture of guilt and affection.

"After the news of your death came back, I was forced to shoulder the burden of the entire Xie family when I was only eight years old... Do you know how I've lived these past twenty-five years?!" Xie Yuchen roared, tears streaming down his face, all the grievances of the past twenty years surging into his heart at this moment.

"You did a great job, even better than me. I'm very pleased and proud," Xie Lianhuan said softly, looking at Xiaohua, who seemed like a child who had suffered countless grievances and was crying to her closest loved ones.

"...The Xie family, starting with Ninth Master, always leaves themselves a backup plan. But Xie Lianhuan died without a trace. I just want to know, since you chose to fake your death, what exactly was your backup plan!"

Towards the end, Xie Yuchen almost roared as he questioned Xie Lianhuan.

Xie Lianhuan closed his eyes and remained silent, letting Xie Yuchen vent the emotions that had been building up for twenty-five years.

“You are the backup plan—” Finally, Xie Lianhuan opened his eyes and looked at Xie Yuchen with a face full of apology and kindness.

Ignoring Xie Yuchen, who was lost in a bitter smile and silence, Xie Lianhuan looked at Gao Dongxu, who was smoking and had a mysterious smile on his face, and said with a helpless bitter smile, "Young Master Gao, you have achieved your goal. Can you let us go?"

"Hehe, Wu Xie and Fatty Wang are both friends who have been through life and death with me, so I naturally won't make things difficult for my friends. Xiao Hua is so supportive of my work, so she has naturally become my friend as well, and I won't make things difficult for her either."

However, you and Hei Xiazi are different. You colluded with the American Jude Kao to rob tombs and sell important national cultural relics. Hei Xiazi was probably hired by you, and he is also a wanted criminal.

"So, if you have anything to say, wait until you see the judge," Gao Dongxu said jokingly.

Xie Lianhuan's expression changed, and he hurriedly looked at Xie Yuchen and Wu Xie, only to see that both of them had lowered their heads and remained silent.

"Young Master Gao, I am willing to use the divine artifact to redeem myself—" Xie Lianhuan said with a bitter smile.

“Okay, one hundred million plus a divine artifact in exchange for your freedom. As for Pan Zi, forget it, we’re all acquaintances, he can exchange one divine artifact for him too. Black Bear, you have to exchange at least five.” Gao Dongxu said with a grin, making an outrageous demand.

"Ahem... Pan Zi and Hei Xiazi, I won't redeem them..." Xie Lianhuan said with a shameless cough.

(End of this chapter)