Fairy, you call this repaying a debt of gratitude?

The two entered the side room. Unlike other places, this was one of the few places without corpses, and it was clear that few people came and went here.

Shen Wei groped around in the side room for a while, his fingertips tracing the mottled wood grain on the wall, and soon touched a recessed hidden compartment.

With a light press of the fingertip, a slight thud came from underfoot, and a floorboard loosened slightly, revealing a barely noticeable crack.

Shen Wei followed the sound and slowly walked forward, bent down and grabbed the loose wooden board, lifting it up with a little effort.

A bottomless stone staircase leading downwards suddenly appeared before the two of them.

There was not a single light on either side of the stone steps; it was unusually dark and deep, and an old and worn atmosphere permeated the air.

Without the slightest hesitation, Shen Wei took the lead and walked down. Gu Lengyue remained silent behind him, but followed closely.

Reaching the middle of the stone steps, Shen Wei suddenly stopped and turned around to look at the girl behind him:

"Your evasive answer just now...is actually because you have no idea where Gu Hanfeng's savings are hidden, right?"

The girl, dressed in an ill-fitting black robe, slowly raised her eyes to look at him upon hearing this, a faint smile playing on her lips, her expression one of utter disdain:

"Are you a child? Why do you have to compete in everything?"

Being mocked for being childish by a girl younger than yourself is not a pleasant experience.

Shen Wei raised an eyebrow slightly, but didn't say anything more. He turned around and continued walking down the stone steps.

Before long, the two reached the end of the stone steps, where a pitch-black iron door, sealed by a heavy barrier, stood in their way.

The space in front of the iron gate was extremely narrow, and it was pitch black all around, so dark that you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

Shen Wei steadied himself, closed his eyes, and slowly spread his divine sense again, concentrating all his spiritual power on a place on the restriction where the spiritual energy fluctuations were unusually strange.

In the blink of an eye, a crisp "bang" was heard, and the restriction made of spiritual power was broken.

Shen Wei raised his hand and gently pushed open the heavy, dark iron door.

As the iron gate slowly opened, soft light spilled out from the gaps, illuminating the originally narrow and dark space.

But before the iron gate could be fully pushed open, Gu Lengyue beside him suddenly moved.

She moved as nimbly as a kitten, slipping silently under Shen Wei's arm through the gap and into the secret room first. Her movements were so fast that Shen Wei was momentarily stunned.

Is there something special in this secret room that makes her so anxious?

Shen Wei's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately pushed the door open hard, taking quick steps to catch up with the person.

This secret room appears to have been converted from a private study, with walls and furniture made of precious wood, exuding a rustic and elegant atmosphere.

There were no lights in the room, but the soft glow of the luminous pearl illuminated the entire room.

On the far left of the room was a large table with dozens of wooden boxes neatly arranged on it.

The box contained letters, official documents resembling memorials, and thick volumes, all neatly arranged, clearly having been carefully organized.

Gu Lengyue walked quickly to the table and immediately spotted one of the boxes. She reached out, opened it, and quickly pulled out a neatly folded letter.

Then he turned his back, looked down and examined it carefully, his fingertips tightened slightly, and even his breathing became lighter.

Shen Wei walked forward slowly. Upon hearing the footsteps, Gu Lengyue almost reflexively clenched the letter tightly in her hand, hid it behind her back, and looked up at him with wary eyes.

At this moment, Gu Lengyue is just like a kitten.

Like a startled kitten about to bare its teeth at someone, its whole body exudes resistance, even its back is slightly tense.

"What is that?"

Shen Wei stopped in front of him.

"My mother's belongings."

Gu Lengyue's voice tightened slightly.

"Is it a letter?"

"Hmm..." Gu Lengyue lowered her eyes and gave a muffled response.

Looking at the girl in front of him, Shen Wei felt that she was becoming more and more like an unsolvable mystery.

Even now, he still couldn't be completely sure whether her identity was truly as she claimed, that she was Gu Hanfeng's daughter.

"May I take a look?"

"No!"

Shen Wei met the girl's fierce gaze directly, and the two remained locked in a stalemate for a long time.

"..."

In the end, Shen Wei was the first to look away and gave up asking questions.

He could tell that the letter was very important to her, and he wouldn't force her to do something against her will.

He was confident that one day Gu Lengyue would speak up and tell him everything on her own initiative.

Thinking this, he ignored the girl who was protecting the letter and instead looked at the densely packed wooden boxes on the table, a sense of interest rising in his heart.

He walked slowly to the desk and began to carefully peruse the documents and files.

However, after reading through it for a long time, Shen Wei found that most of the contents were trivial and unimportant.

Half of the files contained accounts of Gu Hanfeng's transactions with various shops and businesses in the city, while the other half contained his correspondence with powerful figures and various forces in the city. The thick files also contained most of the major and minor cases and hidden stories that occurred in this city.

It seems that although Gu Hanfeng does not hold any official position in the city, he has already secretly made connections with various parties and is closely linked with all the forces in the city.

He controlled the city's underground network, remaining low-key yet wielding immense power.

Unfortunately, there wasn't a single clue he wanted about the massacre of his family back then.

Shen Wei put down the file in his hand, turned around, and glanced at the opposite side of the desk, while inadvertently glancing at Gu Lengyue.

The girl was now slumped on the cold floor, leaning against the wall, still clutching the letter tightly. Her eyes remained indifferent, but she no longer had the same nonchalant look as before.

Her brows furrowed slightly, and her eyes held a hint of confusion and heaviness, clearly deep in thought, completely absorbed in her own thoughts.

Shen Wei thought for a moment, then turned around slowly and walked to the wall opposite the desk, without disturbing her.

That place holds all the wealth that Gu Hanfeng had accumulated over half a lifetime of hard work.

Just like the one on the table, there were also rows of black wooden boxes on the wall, only several times larger than the boxes on the table.

The materials used are more luxurious, and the carvings are more exquisite. They are densely packed against the wall, almost forming an entire wall, creating an impressive sight.

He casually opened the outermost box, which was unlocked. Inside, a considerable number of high-grade spirit stones were neatly stacked, and a rich spiritual energy wafted out.

He then casually opened a box next to him, inside which were several complete scrolls of top-tier cultivation techniques, in perfect condition, enough to make countless rogue cultivators fight tooth and nail for them.

Then he opened another one, inside lay several dazzling magical treasures, clearly of extraordinary quality and far from being ordinary objects.