Tomb raiding: Those who achieve immortality all have tattoos.

"But why, out of so many second-generation members in the Nine Gates, did your third uncle only transfer these two?"

Wu Xie glanced at the back of Lao Jiu's head, his tone carrying a hint of obscurity: "I'm afraid it's because Chen Wenjing is my third uncle's girlfriend."

"What about Huo Ling? What did Huo Ling say?"

Wu Xie pursed his lips and said, "Huo Ling is probably because Huo Ling is the only daughter of the Huo family. My third uncle thought that as long as the other second-generation members of the Nine Gates were dealt with, Huo Ling alone wouldn't be able to cause any trouble."

But after saying that, Wu Xie said on his own initiative, "But that doesn't make sense. If my third uncle wanted to wipe out all the second-generation members of the Nine Gates, why would he let Huo Ling go? Even if Huo Ling can't cause any trouble, there's still Huo Xiangu."

The ninth brother spoke again: "Because your third uncle learned from your grandfather that many women in the Huo family suffer from illnesses."

"Your third uncle thought this was a breakthrough point to coerce Huo Xiangu into cooperating, so he wanted to keep Huo Ling. All the other second-generation members are dead. For Huo Ling's sake, Huo Xiangu had no choice but to help your third uncle's plan."

"But Huo Ling still became a forbidden woman..."

Wu Xie suddenly stopped, his tone becoming sharp: "Because they can no longer use Huo Ling as an excuse to cooperate, Huo Xiangu has started receiving design kits from the Zhang Family Ancient Building every year!!!"

Wang Yueban's eyes widened: "Holy crap, your third uncle did this?"

"Oh, no, that's not it."

Just as the two breathed a sigh of relief, they heard Lao Jiu say calmly, "But these blueprints of Yangshi Lei were all sent to the Wang family by your third uncle through various means, so that the Wang family could send them to the Huo family to threaten Huo Xiangu."

"........."

Wu Xie: What's the difference between that and what my third uncle did?

Lao Jiu: Yes, there is an extra set of procedures.

Wu Xie: I ******

After a moment of silence, Wang Yueban couldn't help but ask, "Um, Jiu, has Brother Yan ever said you're heartless?"

Lao Jiu pushed up his glasses: "No, Brother Yan would never say that about me."

Wang Yue laughed in exasperation, and Wu Xie said helplessly, "Because you two are the same."

Wu Xie looked at the letter in his hand, his fingers tracing the paper as he pondered something. Suddenly, he asked, "What would have happened if my third uncle hadn't boarded the ship back then?"

Hearing Wu Xie's words, Wang Yueban fell silent. Lao Jiu thought for a moment and said, "Although Master Xie Jiu died a little early, he gave Xie Lianhuan a solution before he died."

"If your third uncle hadn't boarded the ship back then, Xie Lianhuan would have drugged everyone else according to Xie Jiuye's original plan. Zhang Qishan's men would have secretly sent Li Sidi, Qi Yu, and Huo Ling from the Nine Gates away, and Xie Lianhuan would have stayed by Zhang Qishan's side under a different identity."

"After infiltrating the ranks, under Zhang Qishan's cover, they began to secretly investigate among the people above to find out who were actually members of the Wang family."

"Once the search for immortality stops, Zhang Qishan will naturally have the opportunity and time to gradually expose the Wang family members who have been infiltrated within the Nine Gates and let them die in various inconspicuous ways."

"It's a pity we don't understand Ninth Master's good intentions."

Wu Xie suddenly asked, "Ninth Brother, Chen Yan didn't know about these things at first, did he?"

"Or rather, you're the one who knows such detailed information, aren't you?"

"right."

Old Nine calmly admitted it, and Wang Yueban excitedly asked, "Wow, Nine, how do you know so much? You wouldn't happen to be hidden in Zhang Qishan's hands, would you?"

Old Nine chuckled softly, turning back to look at Wu Xie with a half-smile: "Third Master, do you still remember me?"

What?

Wang Yueban and Wu Xie were both stunned when they heard the voice coming from Lao Jiu's mouth.

Wang Yueban subconsciously turned to look at Wu Xie: "Naive? What do you mean by that?"

Wu Xie ignored him, his mind racing, wondering where he had heard that voice before.

After a long while, Wu Xie's expression changed drastically, and he looked at Lao Jiu in disbelief: "You, you, you, you are one of my second uncle's men, the one who helps my second uncle watch over Warehouse Eleven?"

Lao Jiu smiled without saying a word, turned around, rolled down the car window, and a gentle breeze blew into the car.

Lao Jiu's voice, carried by the wind, reached Wu Xie and Wang Yueban's ears: "Don't overthink it. I just went to the Eleventh Warehouse to see Zhang Qishan; I didn't stay long."

"It was just a coincidence; I just happened to see you once."

Wu Xie clutched his chest, closed his eyes, and looked as if he couldn't go on living and couldn't take it anymore.

Wang Yueban, standing beside him, looked at Lao Jiu with a complicated expression: "No, you guys, this..."

Wang Yueban tried for a long time, but still didn't know how to speak.

But then Lao Jiu suddenly changed his voice and said, "Young Master San, are you looking for Master San? Master San is in the private room upstairs."

Wang Yue stared at Wu Xie in disbelief. Wu Xie suddenly opened his eyes and exclaimed, "You're also one of my third uncle's henchmen!"

This voice was even more familiar than the previous one. Wu Xie had been to Wu Sansheng's gambling den several times. Wasn't this voice one of his third uncle's henchmen?

The Ninth Master, however, remained unfazed and said, "Third Master, then guess who I am?"

"You can even mimic a woman's voice?"

Wang Yueban was truly numb. Wu Xie covered his face and let out a long breath: "One of Sister Ya's female assistants... or was it you?"

After having his fill of fun, Lao Jiu regained his original voice and said, "I thought you should have known earlier that the Wu family was the key. If we're going to cause trouble, we certainly won't leave the Wu family out of the picture."

Wu Xie looked at Lao Jiu with a tearful expression: "I never imagined that your methods would be so..."

Wang Yueban, sitting in the back seat, swallowed hard. "What's the point of playing this game? We might as well just lie down and surrender."

Wu Xie wanted to say the same thing, but Lao Jiu said, "Of course, the main reason I don't like your third uncle is that you'd be better off pretending to be the mute sister."

"........."

Wu Xie felt a chill run down his spine when he thought of his third uncle carrying Lao Jiu onto the bed, and then Lao Jiu lifting the human skin mask and asking, "Am I beautiful?"

"Stop!"

Wu Xie gritted his teeth and forced out, "Thank you so much!"

Old Nine nodded: "You're welcome. Look at this, it's all experience. When you become the head of the family, you'd better watch out for people like me."

"What if your wife gets replaced by someone else and you don't even know it? And if the person replacing your wife is also a man, then you won't know who sleeps with whom."