Under One Person: Please Call Me Golden Flash

Chapter 410 Seeing Xu Xin Again

Chapter 410 Seeing Xu Xin Again
An invisible pressure permeated the area in front of the door, as if countless eyes were staring at the newcomer from the shadows.

Yang Lie walked to the door, but did not push it open. Instead, he raised his hand and quickly tapped several extremely hidden spots on the stone wall next to the door with a complex and precise technique.

With a low, rumbling sound of machinery turning, the heavy stone door slowly slid open, creating a gap just wide enough for one person to pass through.

Behind the door was not the mountain of coffins or memorial tablets one might imagine, but a relatively wide passageway.

Yang Lie kept his eyes straight ahead and walked straight ahead.

At the end of the passageway was a slightly larger stone chamber.

It was much "cleaner" here than outside, with several brighter oil lamps hanging on the walls, and even a stone bed, a stone table, and several stone stools.

A figure dressed in faded, patched old Tang Clan clothes sat hunched over on a stone bench with his back to the entrance, facing a dim oil lamp, seemingly fiddling with some small object in his hand.

Upon hearing footsteps, the hunched figure paused for a moment, then turned around very slowly.

What came into Zhao Zhen's view was a familiar face that looked slightly aged.

Wrinkles are deeply etched into the skin as if carved by a knife or axe, and the skin has a grayish color from long periods of lack of sunlight.

Only his eyes, though cloudy but not entirely devoid of spirit, were fixed on Zhao Zhen with an intense weariness, vigilance, and a complex, indescribable emotion.

He was Xu Xin, one of the Thirty-Six Bandits and a survivor of the Jia Shen Rebellion.

"Junior Brother Xu, we have a guest visiting."

Yang Lie broke the suffocating silence in the stone chamber, his voice echoing between the stone walls.

Xu Xin's gaze lingered briefly on Yang Lie and Lu Huizhong before finally settling firmly on Zhao Zhen's face.

His lips moved silently a few times, as if recognizing or chewing on a long-forgotten name.

After several breaths, a hoarse, dry voice, like sandpaper scraping, finally managed to squeeze out of his throat:

"Zhao... Zhen?"

His voice was filled with immense uncertainty and disbelief.

"It's me, Brother Xu. It's been decades since we last met. The world has changed so much. It's amazing that you can still recognize me at a glance."

Zhao Zhen nodded, a gentle smile appearing on his face.

"Your aura has changed a lot over the years, but I still recognize it, and... I will never forget it."

Xu Xin chuckled self-deprecatingly, then turned his gaze to Yang Lie standing to the side.

"Young Master Yang, now that he's here, does that mean my life is coming to an end?"

In Xu Xin's mind, Zhao Zhen represented the company Na Du Tong.

Although he had been confined to the Tang Tomb for years without seeing the light of day, his fellow disciples, such as Tang Miaoxing and Zhang Wang, would visit him every now and then and tell him about some major events happening in the outside world.

Therefore, Xu Xin has a general idea of the current state of the world of supernatural beings.

He knew very well that the world of supernatural beings had long since "changed dynasties".

Now that Zhao Zhen has appeared in front of him, doesn't that mean the company already knows that he, one of the "Thirty-Six Thieves," is still alive?

So, does his appearance here today with Young Master Yang mean that the company has reached an agreement with the Tang Clan to "deal with" him, a "remnant of the Jia Shen era"?
Thinking of this, a sense of relief flashed in Xu Xin's eyes.

Come to think of it, I should have died with Brother Dong back then.

Although I have survived to this day, I am merely following the orders of Elder Tang Bingwen and living as a "container" for the Tang Clan's Dan Shi (a type of alchemy technique).

Now that the Tang Sect no longer needs him as a "container," he has no reason to continue living.

Just as Xu Xin was lost in thought, Yang Lie spoke up somewhat helplessly:

"Junior Brother Xu, don't worry, Brother Zhao is not here on behalf of the company."

"Not representing the company?"

Upon hearing this, a look of surprise flashed in Xu Xin's eyes.

"That's right. I have already stepped down as chairman of Nadutong, so naturally I will no longer interfere in the company's affairs."

I'm here today simply to visit you as an old friend and comrade-in-arms.

Comrades-in-arms... Upon hearing these two words, a hint of nostalgia flashed in Xu Xin's eyes.

The memory of Zhao Zhen fighting alongside his Tang Clan disciples to wipe out the Bihe Mountain ninja during the Battle of Tianming Mountain is still vivid in my mind.

Without a doubt, that was the most exhilarating battle in Xu Xin's life!
Hearing the word "comrade-in-arms" again made Xu Xin, who was like a frightened bird, gradually lower his guard.

“I, Xu Xin, am nothing but a sinner, unworthy of the title ‘comrade-in-arms’ from Brother Zhao.”

“A sinner? I don’t think so. In the end, the Jia Shen Rebellion was nothing more than a man-made disaster caused by human nature and greed.”

While you thirty-six people may have made mistakes, your crimes do not warrant death.

If the Jia Shen Rebellion were to break out again today, I believe the tragedy of that year would certainly not be repeated.

After hearing Zhao Zhen's words, a look of emotion flashed in Xu Xin's eyes.

For years, he had been living under the guise of being a "thief." Apart from his fellow disciples, Zhao Zhen was the first outsider to exonerate the "Thirty-Six Thieves."

"Brother Zhao, you're still as shrewd and charming as ever..."

Xu Xin sighed, then asked:

"Tell me, what is the purpose of your visit to me?"

"I've come to you to ask you a few questions."

"It must be related to the Jia Shen Rebellion, right?"

"Ah."

Zhao Zhen nodded.

"really……"

A bitter smile appeared on Xu Xin's lips.

"Speak, what do you want to ask?"

"Brother Xu, ever since you faked your death and hid in the Tang Tomb, have any of your brothers come looking for you?"

"No."