369: Chapter 369 [The Thief Arrives] First Update!
369: Chapter 369 [The Thief Arrives] First Update!
The first update!
Gu Shaoqing arrived with a ferocious momentum that felt like a sandstorm filling the sky.
Just as Ye Chenfeng was about to make his move, someone suddenly appeared, blocking him.
The person wore a mask, making it impossible to see who it was.
“Bang!”
The newcomer forcefully intercepted Gu Shaoqing’s palm strike.
“Go!”
The person shouted.
Understanding the cue, Ye Chenfeng immediately hastened his steps and vanished from everyone’s sight in an instant.
“Halt!”
The mysterious person who had clashed with Gu Shaoqing suddenly struck out with a palm, momentarily slowing down Gu Shaoqing’s advance, and then quickly made his escape as well.
“Chase!”
Liang Hongjun and a few others were about to give chase when Gu Shaoqing stopped them, “You won’t catch up!”
“Are we going to let it go just like that?” Peng Yu was about to gear up for a fight when both men had already run off.
Anger flickered in Gu Shaoqing’s eyes, but he said calmly, “We pull back!”
At the Sky Pavilion, Ye Chenfeng arrived as expected.
“I knew you would pull it off!” Ouyang Qingcheng’s lips curved into a lazy smile.
Bai Jie also seemed relaxed, as if seeing Ye Chenfeng had let out a sigh of relief.
There was an uncontrollable excitement on Ye Chenfeng’s face, “Now that the nine keys are gathered, and I also know the location of the Ancient Tomb!
We can set off once we fix the time!”
Ouyang Qingcheng handed Ye Chenfeng a glass of red wine, “Pleasant cooperation!”
“Pleasant cooperation!”
Ye Chenfeng took the wine glass and downed it in one gulp, Ouyang Qingcheng did the same.
“Boyfriend, I remember you wanted the Reincarnation Mirror?
Why do you need that thing, to see through your future?” Ouyang Qingcheng couldn’t help but ask.
Ye Chenfeng replied lightly, “It’s said that the Reincarnation Mirror can reveal the past.
I want to know about someone’s past, or perhaps her whereabouts!”
“How so?
You want to know about our past?” Ouyang Qingcheng teased.
“We didn’t know each other before, there’s no past to speak of,” Ye Chenfeng answered helplessly.
Ouyang Qingcheng, seeing the frustrated Ye Chenfeng, couldn’t help but chuckle and then said, “Don’t worry, I have a tomb-robbing expert with me.
He will accompany us, and I will help you find the Reincarnation Mirror!”
“Okay!”
Afterward, Ye Chenfeng left the Sky Pavilion and headed somewhere else.
“Master, could the thief dispatched by the Sect Hierarch be the one?” Bai Jie curiously asked.
Ouyang Qingcheng nodded, “Yes, the legendary thief who can communicate with ghosts and goblins after signing a pact with fierce spirits!
According to our arrangement, he should have already arrived in Jiangnan!”
…
This was a cemetery garden, picturesque with flourishing greenery, where the land was so expensive you couldn’t even imagine.
You might afford a nice large house in the city, but not necessarily a plot of land here!
It was deep into the night, and the place was filled with graveyards, pitch black and heavy with a somber aura.
Not a soul was around, not even the cemetery workers dared to walk here alone.
Yet, amidst these grave plots, a white figure abruptly appeared, surrounded by seven or eight groups of ghost-like deep blue flames.
If anyone had seen this scene, they might have dropped dead of fright on the spot.
This white figure was not a specter, but a real person dressed somewhat like an ancient, in a white hooded robe with gold lace at the collar and cuffs, adorned with a strange pattern that looked somewhat like a dragon but not quite.
The person’s face was half-concealed by a white mask, revealing only the eyes and forehead.
In his hands, he held a black and white Compass engraved with a Bagua pattern, its mysterious symbols seemingly containing the secrets and changes of the heavens and earth.
The sounds of the Dao thundered, streaming with endless transformations.
In the center of the Compass, a brown spoon spun bizarrely, akin to a compass needle.
Suddenly, after a vibrating sound, the brown spoon stopped, pointing in a specific direction!
“Holy Maiden hopes you won’t disappoint the Sect Hierarch,”
the man said, his voice normal and not at all like the voice of an old monster one might imagine.
A slight smile played on his lips as he gradually vanished into the darkness.
Ye Chenfeng did not go elsewhere but headed straight to the Ten Years Bar.
“Boss, you’re here?” Li Yang seemed to have been waiting for Ye Chenfeng just like that.
Ye Chenfeng nodded, “Yes!” then asked, “You’re alright?
Gu Shaoqing is a tough nut to crack!”
Li Yang smiled and shook his head, “I’m fine, he is indeed strong, with four experts by his side.
I withdrew in time, otherwise, I’d still be trapped!”
After grabbing a bottle of liquor and taking a few gulps, Ye Chenfeng’s gaze turned icy as he looked at Li Yang and asked, “You know where I was tonight?”
Li Yang did not deny it but nodded, “Yes, I know!”
Ye Chenfeng didn’t respond and turned away, leaning on the bar.
Li Yang chuckled, “Boss, I know you haven’t forgotten the Queen, nor have you forgotten our brothers.
On the surface, it seems like you don’t care, but secretly, you’ve been looking for the key to enter the Ancient Tomb!
I knew it, boss, you’re a man of deep loyalty.
I am really looking forward to the moment when we don the Dragon Knight Forbidden Army masks!”
Seeing Li Yang’s excitement, Ye Chenfeng didn’t deny it.
After a while, he couldn’t help but say, “That’s right, I can’t forget them!
When I learned about the existence of the Reincarnation Mirror, I wanted to see for myself what exactly happened in the past!”
Li Yang grew even more excited, “So, boss, have you gathered all the keys to the Ancient Tomb by now?”
Ye Chenfeng nodded, “Yes, I’ve roughly confirmed the location of the Ancient Tomb, and I’ll be departing in a few days!” Ye Chenfeng was quite forthright, disclosing the reality to Li Yang.
Upon hearing this, Li Yang couldn’t help but say, “In that case, let me accompany you.
This way, we’ll have a much greater chance!”
Ye Chenfeng looked at him, “It seems you’ve improved a lot in these three years, especially your mental state—’as still as water’ is the best way to describe it!”
Li Yang grinned, “Indeed, I have improved!”
“Good, I’ll inform you of the details soon,” Ye Chenfeng said.
“Okay!”
Watching Ye Chenfeng’s receding figure, Li Yang’s eyes showed no ripples, just a slight curve at the corners of his lips.
…
“Sister, this matter is also partly your fault.
Didn’t you agree to date brother?
You don’t seem in love at all, no wonder brother hasn’t come home!” In the villa, Chu Qingxue and her sister were sitting on the sofa, while Chu Qingfei was scolding her elder sister, referring to Ye Chenfeng not as brother-in-law but as brother.
Chu Qingxue pursed her lips, listening silently.
Seeing this, Chu Qingfei said, “Sister, I’m not trying to criticize you, but I thought when brother didn’t come to pick me up last night, it was an exception because he was busy.
But it turns out he’s like this every day!
You probably know the reason why, don’t you?”