Chen Fan's fingertips gently brushed over the map, and his eyes lit up as they fell upon the coordinates in the upper left corner—
He knew!
Meanwhile, guided by Zhou Lu's deductions, the two had already opened two small drawers.
These were indeed valuable items, but not what Chris was looking for.
Two consecutive failures had left both men drenched in sweat. The light in Chris's eyes began to dim little by little. Was there truly no turning back?
Zhou Lu took a deep breath, looked at the final sequence his deductions had yielded, and slowly placed his hand on the chance box. "Mr. Chris, this should be the closest to the correct result. Shall we try one last time?"
Before Chris could nod, Chen Fan, who had been silent, stopped him. "Take the one in the northeast corner."
What?!
Zhou Lu glanced in the direction Chen Fan indicated. It was the exact opposite of his own conclusion!
How was this possible!
"Nonsense! My deductions tell me that what Mr. Chris seeks is in the southwest!"
"Chen Fan, I know you have a prejudice against me, so you always want to oppose me. But this is the most critical opportunity. Are you going to let Mr. Chris bear the cost of your stubbornness?"
Chen Fan gave him a nonchalant glance. "What are you?"
The implication was clear: Was he even worth Chen Fan's effort to oppose?
Chen Fan ignored Zhou Lu's flushed face, his anger evident. He placed the dragon-patterned compass he had just taken out in front of Chris. "This item has the ability to survey dragon veins. Your grandfather's map is located in the green mountains outside."
"The place with the most abundant spiritual energy in the green mountains is in the northeast corner."
Zhou Lu let out a scoff. "Surveying dragon veins? Just a broken compass, what an exaggeration!"
"My Zhou family has dozens of these!"
Having said all he needed to, Chen Fan retrieved the dragon-patterned compass and looked at Chris. "I've said what I needed to say. The choice is yours to make."
One was the renowned descendant of the Zhou family, the other an extraordinary opponent from the Divine Hall.
Chris stood between the two, truly conflicted.
But...
Although Chen Fan's martial prowess was extraordinary, his understanding of feng shui was likely inferior to Zhou Lu's. If one person excelled in everything, wouldn't that be too monstrous?
Moreover, with Zhou Lu's successful unlocking before, Chris still leaned towards trusting him more—
He nodded apologetically at Chen Fan. "Perhaps we should let..."
"Mr. Chris."
Zhou Lu interrupted him. In that very instant, he had changed his mind.
Finding what Chris sought was indeed difficult. Even he didn't have absolute certainty.
Rather than letting Chris return empty-handed because of him in the end, it was better to shift the responsibility to Chen Fan!
He absolutely did not believe Chen Fan could succeed.
Once Chen Fan opened the drawer and Chris found nothing, he could leisurely make sarcastic remarks, a perfect scenario.
Zhou Lu nodded. "Mr. Chris, I've thought about it carefully. I've already caused you to miss two opportunities. How about we listen to Mr. Chen this time?"
Zhou Lu lowered his head with a hint of remorse. "I am truly ashamed of my father's teachings for being unable to help Mr. Chris today."
This...
Chris sighed. He hadn't expected the chance box to put so much pressure on Zhou Lu.
With things having reached this point, he couldn't force him to continue.
He could only nod in agreement. "In that case, please trouble Mr. Zhou to retrieve the item from the northeast corner for me."
This didn't even require Chris to speak, as Zhou Lu's hand was already reaching for the spot Chen Fan had indicated. As Chris's words fell, Zhou Lu eagerly pulled out the small drawer—
Ha!
Upon seeing the contents, Zhou Lu almost couldn't contain his triumphant smile!
Just a few pieces of paper?
They weren't even as valuable as the treasures he had found for Mr. Chris earlier!
Zhou Lu shook his head with feigned regret, handing the drawer to Chris. "It seems Mr. Chen also lacks the ability to unravel the mysteries of the chance box."
"Who would have thought that after Mr. Chen's resounding words, he would produce such worthless items!"
"If I had known earlier, I should have made the final selection myself. It would have been better than..."
Zhou Lu suddenly stopped speaking.
Because he saw the flicker of brilliance in Chris's eyes!
Chris hadn't shown such unbridled joy even when he had opened the locking mechanism earlier!
What was going on!
Could it be...
"Grandfather's letters."
Chris took a deep breath, wiping away the few glistening tears from his eyes. His hand trembled as he took out the few sheets of paper from the drawer.
"This is what I was looking for."
His voice was slightly shaky.
Chris slowly unfolded the letters, reading them word by word, afraid to miss any piece of information. As he read each sentence, the excitement in Chris's eyes gradually turned into fury!
Everything was true!
All of Chen Fan's speculations from last night were true!
The reason why no member of the Mas family had ever lived a long life was due to the assassinations by the Divine Hall!
Over the years, the direct descendants of the Mas family had met with bizarre deaths, not because of any curse. It was all a sinister plot by the Divine Hall!