Tomb raiding: Those who achieve immortality all have tattoos.

"No, when I found Lao Ba, Chen Pi and the others had already left."

Master Xie thought for a moment and said, "Master, please don't worry. I've already sent someone to inquire. I'll meet with this Chen Yan first."

"it is good."

Zhang Qishan waited at Xie Jiu's place for a short while before Xie's servants arrived.

"Ninth Master, someone outside wants to see you. He says his name is Chen Yan and he's from the Chen family."

Jie Jiu was taken aback, glanced at Zhang Qishan, whose eyes flashed, and said, "It seems this one also doesn't want to wait."

Qi Tiezui, who was standing to the side, was calculating something. He had been doing so ever since Zhang Qishan and the others started talking about Chen Yan.

However, there were still no results, which made Qi Tiezui somewhat anxious, so he naturally lost the desire to speak.

Jie Jiu raised his eyes and said, "Please let them in."

"Yes."

Not long after the waiter turned and left, footsteps were heard at the door.

The moment the waiter pushed open the door, Zhang Qishan, Zhang Rishan, and Xie Jiu all looked towards the doorway.

Chen Yan carried Lao Jiu in his arms, with Meng Hu following behind him as they entered the study.

Chen Yan spotted Qi Tiezui calculating fortunes immediately. A smile played on his lips, and before Xie Jiu could speak, he asked directly, "Eighth Master Qi, have you figured it out yet?"

Qi Tiezui was taken aback. He looked up when he heard the voice and realized that there were several more people in the study.

He spotted Chen Yan immediately, along with the ninth child in his arms.

Qi Tiezui stood up incredulously, pointing at Chen Yan and Lao Jiu, saying, "You, you, you..."

As if remembering something, Qi Tiezui changed the words he was about to say to: "You're the people Buddha was talking about?"

He then withdrew his hand, cupped his hands in a respectful gesture, and lowered his eyes slightly to avoid Chen Yan's gaze, saying, "Hello everyone, I am Qi Tiezui."

Zhang Qishan frowned slightly; he felt something was amiss.

Zhang Rishan kept his hands on his waist, watching Chen Yan and the others warily.

Jie Jiu's gaze instantly fell on Qi Tiezui; something was off about this guy.

Their attitude towards the Eighth Prince was completely different from their attitude towards them.

After casually stuffing Lao Jiu into Meng Hu's arms, Chen Yan stepped forward, grabbed Qi Tiezui's wrist, and lowered his head slightly.

He said softly, "Eighth Master, you're too kind."

"No way..."

Before Qi Tiezui could finish speaking, Chen Yan uttered the next sentence.

"Eighth Master, you're so kind. I don't think I'll be able to sleep at night."

Qi Tiezui was startled and subconsciously looked up, only to meet Chen Yan's half-smiling gaze, staring intently at him.

With just one glance, Qi Tiezui knew that he had been exposed.

What does this person know? How much does he know?

Before Qi Tiezui could react, Chen Yan released his grip and casually asked, "Eighth Master, did you figure it out?"

Raising an eyebrow, he smiled at Qi Tiezui and said, "After all, in fortune-telling, one wrong step leads to another."

"Eighth Master has been a fortune teller his whole life. If he makes even one wrong move, it's like a single mistake that can ruin the whole game."

Qi Tiezui's hand trembled almost imperceptibly. The way this man was looking at him made him feel as if he had been stripped naked and was being seen through completely.

Neither Buddha nor Ninth Master had ever given him this feeling.

Before Qi Tiezui could offer any excuses, Chen Yan turned to Xie Jiu and said, "Master Xie Jiu, you're skilled at chess, you should understand what that means, right?"

Jie Jiu frowned slightly, glanced at Qi Tiezui who seemed to still be in a daze, and looked back at Chen Yan, saying, "Chen Yan, Mr. Chen, right?"

"Let's sit down and talk."

"Please sit down."

Jie Jiu calmly extended his hand, gesturing for Chen Yan to sit down first.

Chen Yan walked to the sofa and sat down. Meng Hu, holding Lao Jiu, stood behind Chen Yan.

They did not sit down.

This incident also made Zhang Qishan, Qi Tiezui, Xie Jiu, and Zhang Rishan, who were present, understand one thing.

The big guy that Chen Yan brought was his loyal follower.

The kind of person who would die for Chen Yan.

As for the child in her arms...

Zhang Qishan always felt that the way this person looked at him was not like that of a child at all.

For some reason, an idea popped into Zhang Qishan's head.

Very abrupt.

Rejuvenation.

This idea startled even Zhang Qishan himself.

After Chen Yan sat down, he crossed his legs, adopting an elegant posture, and turned his head slightly to look at Xie Jiu, saying, "I heard that Master Jiu has returned from studying abroad. I wonder if Master Jiu has anything here that I can drink that I like?"

Jie Jiu thought for a moment and said, "Someone, bring coffee."

As he spoke, he glanced at Chen Yan and, seeing that Chen Yan did not react, knew that he had guessed correctly.

Soon, the waiter brought over a cup of coffee and placed it in front of Chen Yan.

Chen Yan picked up the glass, took a sip, pressed his tongue against his canine teeth, and said, "If Ninth Master wants to know where I came from, why resort to such methods?"

"Why don't you just ask?"

Chen Yan put down his cup and looked at Xie Jiu.

Jie Jiu raised an eyebrow: "Then may I ask, Mr. Chen, which country did you study in?"

"No."

Chen Yan smiled slightly at Jie Jiu: "I was born and raised in Italy."

"Oh?"

Jie Jiu adjusted his glasses and asked calmly, "Then, Mr. Chen, what is your relationship with Fourth Master Chen Pi? And why have you come to Changsha at this time?"

Chen Yan lazily tapped his knee with his fingers, turned his head to look at Qi Tiezui, and smiled: "There's nothing I can do. Zhang Dafoye and Huo family head both know that Chen Pi is my father."

"But it seems that Master Qi doesn't know yet."

"I won't come. I'm afraid of my straightforward old man."

"We'll fall into someone else's trap."

Chen Yan's last sentence carried a hint of coldness.

It pointed directly at Qi Tiezui.

Qi Tiezui looked at Chen Yan with a blank expression: "Mr. Chen, what do you mean by tangerine peel? And why are you looking at me like that? I didn't do anything."

As he spoke, Qi Tiezui looked at Zhang Qishan, his face full of confusion and anxiety: "Buddha, this mine is not where I wanted to go, you forced me to go."

"I've been so wronged!"

Chen Yan suddenly laughed: "Interesting. No wonder you were able to fool the leaders of the Nine Gates your whole life."

What?

Zhang Qishan's eyes narrowed as he looked at Chen Yan. Because Chen Yan was looking for Master Xie Jiu, he hadn't spoken up before.

But now.

"Mr. Chen, what do you mean by that? Did Lao Ba inadvertently offend you in some way?"

"If so, please tell me, and I'll apologize on behalf of Lao Ba."

Chen Yan nodded: "Okay."

Chen Yan turned to look at Zhang Qishan and said, "Qi Tiezui cast a divination and set up a grand scheme to trap everyone in the Nine Gates."

"When my father was in his sixties, and my mother was pregnant with me, my mother was discovered by those people. Left with no other choice, my father had to send my mother away."

"Let's not even talk about the fact that I almost couldn't have been born."

"To tell you the truth, my mother was poisoned because of those people's pursuit."

"And this poison was transferred to my body through my mother."

"This led to me almost dying at birth, and countless top doctors predicted that I wouldn't live past twenty."

"If it weren't for my mother and stepfather trying everything they could, I would have died long ago."

"My stepfather even risked his life to find a way to save me."