Tomb raiding: Those who achieve immortality all have tattoos.

Black Bear shrugged: "Fine, I'll leave, okay? How stingy."

As he spoke, Hei Xiazi got up and walked to a spot to the side. Once Zhang Qiling was sure that Hei Xiazi was out of earshot, he turned around. Before he could speak, Chen Yan said, "Little mute, I don't like being lied to."

Chen Yan's eyes were deep, and he leaned forward slightly.

Zhang Qiling almost instantly smelled the faint scent of tobacco on Chen Yan.

Meeting Chen Yan's gaze, Zhang Qiling knew that if she didn't make things clear, Chen Yan would really cause trouble.

So he said softly, "Many years ago, the Zhang family seemed to know that something big was going to happen in the future."

"So archives have been established all over the country and even overseas."

"The reason is that the Zhang family believes that before a major event occurs, some unusual things will definitely happen first."

"So at that time, the Zhang family's archives were used to suppress all kinds of paranormal events across the country."

"The supernatural events here do not refer to ghosts or gods, but rather to unusual occurrences."

As Zhang Qiling finished speaking, she looked up and met Chen Yan's thoughtful gaze.

"Later, when something happened to our clan, I became the clan leader and have continued to fulfill this responsibility ever since."

"I've been to many places and dealt with a lot of these kinds of things."

"But before I became the clan leader and before the family was in trouble, something happened here."

"What is it?"

Chen Yan looked at Zhang Qiling, who slowly said, "The villagers here have discovered a 'Dragon God.'"

"And this 'Dragon God' is a snake with a small horn on its head, just like a dragon, but it looks like a crown."

"The villagers took it as their faith and began to build temples for it."

"But this 'Dragon God' was not satisfied with the villagers' offerings and began to wreak havoc on the people."

"Upon receiving the news, the Zhang family sent people to suppress the rebellion and destroyed those temples."

"The Dragon God was suppressed, but afterwards, none of the Zhang family members who came in went back."

Zhang Qiling stopped talking after saying that.

He seemed to be thinking about what would happen next.

Chen Yan continued, "So, the Zhang family began to take it very seriously, wanting to figure out the problem here, but just then, something happened to happen to the main family, and the matter was put on hold indefinitely."

"However, this place was designated as a restricted area by the Zhang family and was under close surveillance. The people monitoring it changed from the original Zhang family to the Zhang family in Hong Kong."

"Is it right?"

"Um."

"You've been here before."

"no."

Zhang Qiling shook his head: "Zhang Longban wouldn't let me come, saying it was dangerous."

Chen Yan asked, "According to you, this Dragon God and this clumsy fellow have nothing to do with each other."

"No."

Zhang Qiling looked up at him: "Those temples are just like a bunch of idiots."

"The archives say that, according to the villagers' testimonies, the dragon god regarded that club-like thing as a totem."

Chen Yan frowned: "A snake using a club as a totem?"

Rolling his eyes, Chen Yan said, "You can't expect to grow into a blockhead, can you?"

Zhang Qiling wanted to laugh, but he simply lowered his eyes slightly and didn't look at Chen Yan.

Chen Yan leaned back, a little annoyed, and said, "Blind man~"

Just as Black Bear was about to light a cigarette, he heard Chen Yan call him. He put the cigarette back and scurried back.

As soon as he sat down, before Chen Yan could even speak, he said, "Fourth Master, I want a smoke, but we're out of cigarettes."

Chen Yan: ...Do you think I didn't see you stuff the cigarette back and put it back in your pocket?

Chen Yan didn't say much, too lazy to argue with him about it.

He simply pulled a pack of cigarettes out of his pocket and threw it over.

Hei Xiazi happily lit a cigarette and casually tossed one to Zhang Qiling.

Satisfied, he stuffed the cigarette pack into his pocket before asking, "What does Young Master Si want to ask?"

"You idiot, did you think of that?"

Hei Xiazi took a drag of his cigarette and said, "Little Fourth Master, why don't you just ask the Witch Clan? Why bother asking me?"

"They definitely know more than I do."

Chen Yan rolled his eyes: "I asked, you don't need to tell me."

Hei Xiazi could only say, "Actually, I really did think about it, but I really couldn't think of anything related to a club."

"I couldn't even think of any myths or legends related to clubs."

"How about we think about it some more?"

Hei Xiazi said helplessly, "Fourth Master, you know my situation, how would I know... Are you referring to Eighth Master?"

Hei Xiazi realized what was happening halfway through his sentence.

Chen Yan wasn't asking about Qi Jia Shi at all, but rather whether Qi Tie Zui had ever said anything to him.

If you're asking Qi Tiezui, asking Wu Xian is indeed useless.

Black Bear bit his cigarette holder: "Let me think about it."

Chen Yan didn't urge him, just watched him. After a few more glances, he got bored and simply lowered his eyes and started fiddling with the buttons on his clothes.

Zhang Qiling, sitting opposite Chen Yan, watched his unusually childish behavior and a hint of a smile flashed in her eyes.

Hei Xiazi thought for a long time but couldn't recall Qi Tiezui having told him or hinted at anything related to the club and the Second Mausoleum of the World.

Black Bear had no choice but to give up: "Fourth Master, I've thought about it. Eighth Master didn't mention anything about this place."

"Neither here nor at that ancient god's place."

Chen Yan responded with an "oh," and Hei Xiazi hesitated for a moment before asking, "Um, how is Eighth Master now?"

Chen Yan calmly said, "He's dead."

"Qi Yu..."

"He's dead too."

Before Hei Xiazi could ask any more questions, Chen Yan said, "The fact that I let Qi Anmei, Qi Qiu, and Xia Wen go is already the most generous thing I can do."

Black Bear sighed and said, "I understand."

"So be it. The Qi family is destined to have only one son per generation. As long as Qi Qiu is alive, that's enough."

Chen Yan raised an eyebrow at Hei Xiazi: "What? Getting old, starting to feel nostalgic?"

Black Bear's lips twitched: "Fourth Master, can you not be so hurtful with your words?"

Chen Yan suppressed the urge to laugh and said, "When I found Qi Qiu, he said he had seen his own death."

Oh?

Hei Xiazi and Zhang Qiling became interested and looked at Chen Yan.

Chen Yan looked at Hei Xiazi meaningfully: "He saw several people, including you and Xie Yuchen."

"There's one more person, and you'll never guess."

"Who?"

Hei Xiazi thought for a moment: "Xia Wen?"

"Still the Eighth Prince?"

"Neither."

No?

Who else can Qi Qiu see?

Hei Xiazi stopped guessing and asked directly, "Then who else could it be? It can't be Wu Xie, can it?"

"It's Huo Xiuxiu."

who? ? ?

Hei Xiazi and Zhang Qiling exchanged a glance, both finding it unbelievable.

He looked at Chen Yan: "How could it be Huo Xiuxiu? This matter has less to do with Huo Xiuxiu than with Wu Xie, doesn't it?"

Chen Yan calmly said, "That's why I insisted that Sister Huo bring Huo Xiuxiu."

"There may be something about Huo Xiuxiu that I haven't figured out yet."

Black Bear clicked his tongue in amazement: "You didn't see through it? It seems that Patriarch Huo is hiding something else."

Chen Yan pondered, "What secrets is Huo Xiuxiu, Huo Xiangu, still hiding in her?"