Global Exploration: Starting from Decrypting Chernobyl

198: Ancient nine gates! Gathered in Changsha!Half an hour later... In this quaint little shop, a man dressed in black clothes with a black hood walked in discreetly through the back door.

The man slowly walked through the backyard, and then, behind a screen, he saw Master Xie the Fourth, who had been waiting for him for a long time.

”You’re here.”

Master Xie the Fourth was brewing tea.

He said this to the latter without turning his head, as if greeting him.

”Mm.”

The man in the black robe nodded, sat down opposite Master Xie the Fourth without ceremony, reached for the teacup in front of him, and took a small sip.

He chuckled hoarsely.

”Heh heh...”

”Excellent!”

”A sixty-year-old Tieguanyin!”

”Fourth Brother...”

”Such high hospitality, are you looking for me for something important?”

”This tea...”

”Can I not drink it?”

”...”

”Hey!”

Master Xie the Fourth smiled slightly when he heard the man in black robe speak like that, then reached out to refill the latter’s cup and said with a smile.

”Third Brother, what are you talking about?”

”Aren’t we all family?”

”What’s wrong with me serving you the best tea?”

”Even if I only have less than half an ounce of this tea left, what does it matter?”

”You are my good Third Brother!”

Master Xie the Fourth said righteously.

”Even if there’s nothing, can’t I just talk and chat with my good Third Brother?”

”Look at you!”

”You still have a prejudice against me. We brothers should cast aside our prejudices and live in harmony!”

”...”

”Oh?”

Upon hearing this, Third Master’s expression under the black robe showed some emotion.

He then asked,

”Live in harmony?”

”How do we live in harmony?”

”...”

”Heh heh...”

”That would be...”

Master Xie the Fourth chuckled, took a sip of tea, and looked at Third Master under the black robe opposite him, saying,

”Mutual help!”

”How about this, Third Brother!”

”You go first, you help your little brother out this time, and I’ll help you next time!”

”What do you think?”

”...”

”You’re still just looking for my help, aren’t you?”

”And you talk about casting aside prejudices?”

”Cast aside your mother’s leg!”

”...”

Master Xie the Fourth’s smile did not fade.

Adhering to the principle that if he wasn’t embarrassed, then the other person would be, he continued to smile and said to Third Master.

”Third Brother, what you said is wrong!”

”Your mother is also my mother!”

”If you scold me, you’re scolding yourself!”

”No need, no need, heh heh...”

”...”

Looking at his unruly Fourth Brother sitting opposite him, Third Master felt a wave of despair, then asked the latter in a hoarse voice,

”Alright, alright!”

”You’re disgusting me enough, hurry up!”

”Speak!”

”What is it?”

”...”

”Heh heh...”

”It’s like this!”

”Previously, a junior from the Qi Family accidentally killed three soldiers while competing for a treasure map. Now, the soldiers’ superior has come knocking. Some important figures from the Qi Family happened to be holding a meeting at their suburban manor.”

”He single-handedly, with a helicopter, wiped them all out!”

”You and I have both heard of this person; his name is Wu Tian!”

”...”

”Wu Tian?”

Third Master’s body under the black robe paused slightly.

”Which Wu Tian are you talking about?”

”The Host Wu Tian who explores the world?”

”Yes!”

Master Xie the Fourth nodded.

”It’s him!”

”...”

”That’s not right!”

Third Master’s hand under the black robe slowly rubbed, and he looked strangely at Master Xie the Fourth sitting opposite him.

”Isn’t this Wu Tian an exploration Host from our Dragon Kingdom?”

”How come...”

”How come he also has soldiers under him?”

”...”

”Sigh!”

Master Xie the Fourth sighed!

”That’s where the Qi Family’s bad luck lies!”

”Do you still remember Master Wu and the young man by his side?”

”...”

”What does this have to do with Master Wu?”

Third Master was startled.

He asked Master Xie the Fourth.

”It has a lot to do with it!”

”That treasure map was in Master Wu’s hands at the time. Master Wu analyzed it and realized it was a genuine treasure map, so he eagerly took his subordinate and headed towards Soul-Bewitching Cave in Hongya!”

”Who would have thought...”

”It’s unclear if it was the map’s problem or their problem!”

”The young man by Master Wu’s side was directly bitten by a dirty thing. Just as he was about to turn into a dirty thing...”

”This kid was handed over by Master Wu to a large local hospital.”

”Then the large hospital couldn’t cure this strange illness, and it was reported layer by layer until it was finally taken away by the National Research Institute!”

”I guess...”

Master Xie the Fourth’s eyes gleamed with wisdom.

He said softly,

”Wu Tian must have learned about this news at the institute when he was stripped of his position. Now he wants to get the treasure map, so he sent three soldiers to find Master Wu!”

”But Master Wu had already been killed by the Qi Family!”

”Not only that...”

Master Xie the Fourth said coldly.

”The three soldiers who went to the Qi Family for a friendly discussion were also killed by the young people of the Qi Family!”

”And then this current situation arose!”

”Wu Tian...”

”He went for revenge!”

”...”

”Mm.”

Third Master nodded.

”In other words, the treasure map in Master Wu’s hands is real!”

”Otherwise, it wouldn’t have attracted so many people’s covetousness!”

”However...”

Third Master raised his head, a pair of sharp eagle eyes emerging from his black robe, and looked at the latter menacingly, asking,

”What does this have to do with our Xie Family, Third Brother...”

”What do you mean by asking me to come here?”

”...”

”Very simple!”

”We will gather the remaining Nine Gates members and go together to the Qi Family’s mansion in the suburbs to discuss with Wu Tian...”

”To search for the tomb in Soul-Bewitching Cave together!”

Master Xie the Fourth said in a low voice.

”...”

”Hahahahaha...”

Suddenly!

Upon hearing Master Xie the Fourth’s words, Third Master, who was sitting opposite him, immediately threw his head back and burst into laughter.

”Fourth Brother...”

”Are you getting senile?”

”Wu Tian?”

”He might have some skill in exploration and his unique insights, but when it comes to geomancy and finding large tombs, this kid doesn’t have any redeeming qualities, does he?”

”If you ask me...”

Third Master chuckled hoarsely.

”The Qi Family did indeed do something wrong, and if they do something wrong, they deserve a beating!”

”What’s more, they killed soldiers who protect our motherland. The Qi Family...”

”Deserves this calamity!”

”We don’t need to interfere; let things take their natural course!”

”However...”

Third Master grinned.

”That’s not to say we won’t participate in the great tomb in Soul-Bewitching Cave. I heard that the tomb owners of the two tombs in Soul-Bewitching Cave are not only of noble status, but there are also secrets of the Zhang Family’s ultimate and immortality hidden within?”

”Heh heh...”

”For such a good thing, our Xie Family still needs to get involved!”

”Then...”

Master Xie the Fourth looked at Third Master in front of him, somewhat bewildered, and tentatively asked the latter,

”If that’s the case, why don’t we actively strive for it?”

”...”

”Actively?”

Third Master smiled coldly.

Then the black robe on his head slowly swayed, and he said with cunning in his voice,

”Fourth Brother!”

”Everything in this world can be pursued actively, but when the initiative is in someone else’s hands, the more we must not be active, the more we must be calm!”

”We must wait for the right moment!”

”...”

”But there’s no opportunity now!”

”Wu Tian is about to leave Changsha with the treasure map. Where else will we get an opportunity?”

Master Xie the Fourth said anxiously.

”Now is our best opportunity!”

”If we miss this village, we won’t find this shop again!”

”No!”

Third Master slowly shook his head.

”You still didn’t understand what I said!”

”Even if we miss this village...”

”There will be even better villages!”

”Even cities!”

”...”

Master Xie the Fourth was startled.

Looking at Third Master, who was always calm and resourceful, sitting opposite him.

For some reason... his heart slowly calmed down.

He asked the latter,

”Third Brother, what do you mean by that?”

”...”

”Heh heh...”

”Simple!”

Third Master chuckled.

His eyes under the black robe narrowed slightly, and he said to Master Xie the Fourth,

”I’ve already said it, this Wu Tian’s exploration skills are decent, he has some tricks up his sleeve, but when it comes to geomancy and locating tombs, he’s truly an amateur!”

”Our Nine Gates have been around for so many years!”

”Are we just living in vain, wasting our time?”

”Just wait!”

”When this kid can’t find his way, that’s when we make our appearance!”

”By then...”

”Our value will reach its maximum!”

”Do you understand?”

”...”

”This...”

”I understand!”

Master Xie the Fourth immediately gave Third Master a thumbs-up, praising him with an admiring look.

”Truly!”

”Third Brother, others say you are resourceful because they don’t understand you, but if you ask me!”

”You are almost demonically intelligent!”

”Brother!”

”I’m convinced!”

”Come, drink tea!”

”Heh heh...”

Master Xie the Fourth smiled slightly.

”This matter...”

”We won’t participate. We will be the fishermen, waiting for things to unfold!”

”Hahahaha...”

Clang!

The two exchanged smiles and lightly clinked their teacups as if toasting with wine.

Everything was understood without words!

...”Ah!”

”Kill me!”

”Kill me!”

”General, Big Brother...”

”Please!”

”Please!”

”I was wrong, I was really wrong, I don’t want to live anymore, I just beg you...”

”I just beg you to kill me!”

”Ah!”

”...”

Qi Fang, the fourth son of the Qi Family, who was being bitten by thousands of snakes in the middle of the Black Nether Snake Den, had bloodshot eyes at this moment. His entire body was entwined with slow-acting venomous snakes. People bitten by these snakes would become delirious, and although the venom wouldn’t kill them immediately.

The feeling was like tens of thousands of ants gnawing inside the body!

He couldn’t die!

But... he also couldn’t faint!

He would be tortured like this... until he died!

According to historical records of the Qi Family, a martial arts master with an extremely strong physique was once thrown into this Black Nether Snake Den. He was bitten by the Black Nether Snakes for three days and three nights before slowly dying amidst wails and pleas for mercy!

This kind of pain!

It was truly unbearable for ordinary people!

”...”

”Oh?”

Wu Tian and his two companions, who were pondering the treasure map, raised their eyebrows, then shifted their gaze from the treasure map to Qi Fang, who was struggling incessantly in the Black Nether Snake Den.

Wu Tian smiled slightly.

He said playfully to the Fatty beside him,

”Fatty...”

”Did you hear that?”

”This kid is begging for mercy. What do you say... Should I give him a quick death, or not?”

”...”

”Heh heh...”

”A quick death?”

The Fatty smiled slightly, sneeringly saying,

”Giving him a quick death would be too easy for him, wouldn’t it?”

”If you ask me!”

”However happy he was when he killed our three soldiers, we should make him equally broken now!”

”Wants to die?”

”That’s harder than ascending to heaven!”

”...”

”You’re right!”

Wu Tian nodded slightly.

After glancing at Qi Fang struggling in the snake den, he smiled slightly and once again turned his attention to the treasure map in his hand.

”Let’s...”

”Let’s continue studying this treasure map!”

”This kid...”

”He’s worthless!”

”Let him fend for himself!”

”...”

”Alright!”

The Fatty nodded, smiled slightly, and after a cruel glance at Qi Fang, who sought death in vain, he once again turned his attention to the map in front of Zhang Meng, which was gradually being completed step by step.

He began to study it.

And the entire crypt... was still filled with Qi Fang’s continuous screams... ”Alright!”

About ten minutes later, Zhang Meng let out a long sigh of relief, reaching out to push the completely restored treasure map in front of Wu Tian.

She said with a smile,

”All the places Brother Tian discovered have been filled in by me based on satellite maps!”

”Now, looking at it again, there should be more discoveries.”

”...”

”Mm.”

Wu Tian nodded, then sat beside Zhang Meng, looking at the map in front of him.

Waves of masculine scent wafted subtly from beside her.

Zhang Meng’s face instantly flushed.

She couldn’t help but grumble in her heart,

”Damn it, how did Wu Tian’s heart and mind grow?”

”This beautiful, healthy, and untouched maiden has already prepared all sorts of poses, yet this guy is completely unmoved?”

”Damn, could it be that he’s impotent?”

”No!”

”Tonight, I must find an opportunity to seduce him. Whatever a woman wants, she must get it, no matter the means!”

”...”

”No!”

Suddenly... just as Zhang Meng was still lost in thought.

Wu Tian, beside her, slowly shook his head, uttering two words.

”What?”

Zhang Meng suddenly snapped back to reality, her expression changing.

She looked at Wu Tian beside her.

There was disbelief in her tone.

”We’ve clearly completed this map, so why is it still not enough?”

”...”

”Perhaps...”

Wu Tian frowned.

”It’s just as we initially guessed. This complete treasure map can only reveal its secrets when two or even more treasure maps are overlaid!”

”Simply restoring it like this probably won’t work.”

”To know the secret on this treasure map...”

”We probably need to gather all the treasure maps!”

”However...”

Wu Tian suddenly smiled slightly, saying with a relaxed and carefree expression,

”This isn’t necessarily a bad thing!”

”Our vacation isn’t over yet!”

”This problem...”

”Let’s leave it to the country. I don’t want to do anything that requires thinking during my vacation!”

”Let’s go!”

”The matter is settled, let’s head back!”

”Continue our vacation!”

”...”

Creak!

Suddenly!

Just as Wu Tian’s voice fell, the secret door of the Black Serpent Cave was opened from the outside, and a voice as melodious as an oriole spoke to Wu Tian and the other two inside through the crack in the door.

”General Wu is right!”

”This kind of treasure map, designed with intricate mechanisms, is not as simple as it looks on the surface.”

”To get the complete picture, all the treasure maps must be found. Only then will there be full confidence to enter Soul-Bewitching Cave and try!”

”That being said!”

”But...”

”General Wu!”

The voice gradually approached, and a woman dressed in black, with a style slightly reminiscent of the Republic of China or ancient times, slowly walked in from the secret door.

Behind her followed a group of women, all in uniform.

Judging by their aura... each of these women was more skilled than Qi Fang.

These women... are not simple!

”Are you really willing to let this treasure mountain slip away before your eyes?”

”Are you truly not going to research it yourself and enter this Soul-Bewitching Cave?”

”...”

”Oh?”

”Who are you?”

Wu Tian turned his head and calmly looked at the group of women slowly entering from the secret door a few dozen meters away, asking in a dignified tone.

”My surname is Huo!”

”General Wu, you can call me Miss Nanfeng!”

”...”

”Mm.”

Wu Tian nodded faintly at the latter, then asked,

”Miss Huo Nanfeng.”

”How did you know I was here, and how did you enter this Black Serpent Cave?”

”Your purpose in coming...”

”Is it to avenge the Qi Family?”

”...”

The Fatty and Zhang Meng beside him instantly drew their pistols from their waists, aiming them at everyone on Huo Nanfeng’s side.

”What are you doing?”

”What do you want to do?”

”Are you bullying us because we don’t have guns?”

”Don’t move!”

”Put down your guns!”

”That Fatty...”

”I’m talking to you!”

”Put down the gun!”

”...”

Just as Zhang Meng and the Fatty behind Wu Tian raised their guns, the women behind Huo Nanfeng also drew their weapons, looking at Wu Tian warily.

”...”

”Wait!”

As the two groups faced off.

Huo Nanfeng, standing at the very front, frowned and let out a clear shout, then lowered her voice to the women accompanying her behind her.

”Put down all your weapons!”

”We are not here to clash with General Wu this time; we are here to discuss cooperation!”

”...”

Upon hearing this.

The people behind Huo Nanfeng then reluctantly put down their weapons.

Zhang Meng and the Fatty saw this.

They also put down their guns.

”You just said...”

”You’re looking for us to discuss cooperation?”

Wu Tian narrowed his eyes.

He asked, looking at Huo Nanfeng not far away.

”Yes!”

Huo Nanfeng nodded.

She said to Wu Tian with a serious expression,

”General Wu, the reason I know you are here is because this is Changsha. Our intelligence in Changsha, while not impenetrable, is still good enough to know when such a large helicopter arrives. As for the cooperation I mentioned...”

Huo Nanfeng smiled slightly.

”Don’t you have a treasure map in your possession?”

”If I’m not mistaken, the treasure map you have is the main treasure map, and coincidentally...”

”We also have a sub-treasure map!”

”And I have it with me right now!”

”General Wu...”

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”How about it, shall we cooperate?”

”...”

”Cooperation?”

”Just with that so-called sub-treasure map of yours, whose authenticity is unknown?”

Zhang Meng’s expression was calm.

She asked Huo Nanfeng.

”Hehe...”

”When we Nine Gates people say one, it is one; we never fake anything!”

”If I say this treasure map in my hand is real, then it is real!”

”There is absolutely no possibility of deception!”

”...”

”Mm.”

Wu Tian looked at Huo Nanfeng and slowly nodded, then asked,

”Even if everything you say is true.”

”You have a sub-map.”

”What’s the use of that?”

”Do you know how many sub-maps there are for this treasure map?”

”If I cooperate with you, will what I gain be more than what I put in?”

”...”

”Of course!”

Huo Nanfeng’s smile did not fade as she continued to speak to Wu Tian.

”This main map was brought out by Master Wu by chance when he discovered an underwater tomb!”

”Its authenticity is not a problem!”

”And the sub-maps in our hands have also been passed down together for decades, left by my ancestor, Huo Xiangu. I don’t need to say more about their authenticity, do I?”

”...”

”Huo Xiangu?”

Wu Tian raised an eyebrow.

Then he nodded.

”If the map in your hands was indeed left by Huo Xiangu, then it’s almost certainly real!”

”But I still say the same thing.”

Wu Tian said indifferently,

”Besides the sub-map you have, how many other sub-maps are there?”

”...”

”This...”

Huo Nanfeng chuckled.

”Since this sub-map in our hands was passed down by our old clan leader, Huo Xiangu.”

”As for the other maps...”

”Naturally, they are in the hands of other families!”

”Which means there are a total of nine copies!”

”...”

”Oh.”

Wu Tian nodded, then waved to Zhang Meng and the Fatty.

”If that’s the case...”

”Then we’ll be leaving first!”

”When Miss Huo has collected all nine maps from your Nine Gates, then come find me for cooperation!”

”For now!”

”No deal!”

With that... Wu Tian, along with Zhang Meng, the Fatty, and five soldiers behind him, stepped directly towards the secret door through which Huo Nanfeng and the others had entered, preparing to leave.

Huo Nanfeng frowned.

Just as she was about to speak again to persuade him... heavy footsteps came from outside the secret door.

Huo Nanfeng’s eyes darted, then she closed her mouth.

She chose to wait and see!

”Hahahahaha...”

”So the head of the Huo Family is here too!”

”And the young and promising General Wu Tian!”

”What?”

”What wind is blowing today?”

”Why have you all come to this suburban estate of the Huo Family?”

”What is it all for?”

”...”

Outside the secret door, Wu Tian had just turned around when he saw a man wearing a mink coat in the middle of summer, followed by a dozen bodyguards, slowly walking into the door.

The man leading, wearing mink, was burly, with five rings on the five fingers of one hand.

Each one was pure gold, sparkling even in the dim environment.

”Hehe...”

Wu Tian glanced at the latter, then sneered.

He brushed past him, walking by his side.

And Zhang Meng and the Fatty behind Wu Tian, as well as the five soldiers, didn’t even spare a glance at this person, following behind Wu Tian and walking towards the Qi Family Courtyard.

”...”

”Hey, hey, hey...”

Suddenly!

A subordinate standing behind the man in mink slowly turned around, haughtily shouting at Wu Tian and the others who were passing by them.

”Wait!”

”Young General Wu Tian.”

”Didn’t you hear our family head calling you?”

”There are still things to discuss, why are you in such a hurry to leave?”

”Stay and talk a bit more.”

”...”

Wu Tian and the others continued to walk, ignoring them.

In the young man’s eyes, the attitude of Wu Tian and the others made him feel deeply insulted.

It was as if... these people had treated him like a fart and let him go!

How could this be tolerated?

”Hey!”

”Wu Tian!”

”I’m f*cking talking to you!”

”Why don’t you answer?”

”Who are you looking down on?”

”Son of a b*tch!”

”Turn around and answer me!”

”...”

Thump!

When the young man spoke, Huo Nanfeng and the man in mink were already too late to stop him. Both of them instantly widened their eyes and sharply shouted at the young man who had just spoken.

”Shut up!”

”You f*cking shut up!”

”...”

However... it was too late!

Bang!

A loud bang!

The Fatty quickly turned around expressionlessly, pulled out the pistol from his waist, and fired a shot at the dumbfounded young man who hadn’t even reacted!

Pfft!

The bullet flashed and disappeared in the air!

Looking closely again!

There was already a bloody hole in the center of the young man’s forehead.

At this moment, fresh blood was gurgling from this bloody hole.

Red and white matter mixed together and flowed out from within.

”Gurgle...”

The young man’s throat made two strange sounds, then his body went limp, and he directly fell to the ground.

Blood permeated the air.

Crimson and dazzling!

”...”

This sudden scene instantly stunned everyone present, whether it was Huo Nanfeng or the man in mink!

If the corpses strewn outside were a sight they often saw during tomb raiding... this sudden shot, without any warning of action.

It made them feel a slight chill.

”...”

”Click!”

The Fatty coldly glanced at everyone, then put his gun back into the holster at his waist, and said indifferently to the two stunned families,

”Insulting a general!”

”A capital offense!”

”...”

The entire scene fell into a deathly silence as the Fatty’s words dropped.

Then... the man in mink was the first to react.

He looked at Wu Tian with a somewhat grim expression and asked,

”General Wu...”

”What do you mean by this, simply killing my men like that?”

”It’s not against the law?”

”...”

”It’s against the law?”

Wu Tian sneered.

”Do I need to be * * with you guys?”

”Which family are you from?”

”...”

The man in the mink coat was stunned. One moment, Wu Tian was mocking that he didn’t need to be * * with his people, and the next, he was asking which family he belonged to.

The man in the mink coat subconsciously replied.

”My ancestors were ranked fourth!”

”...”

”Oh?”

”Your master’s master is Chen Pi A’si?”

”...”

”Uh... Yes!”

Whether it was out of fear or being too hot in his mink coat, the young man in the mink coat chuckled.

He eagerly answered Wu Tian’s question.

”Chen Pi A’si...”

”I don’t know if it’s a problem with his disciples, or if it’s a problem with the disciples his disciples took!”

”By this generation...”

”How did it turn out to be someone like you?”

”Not good-looking...”

Wu Tian shook his head disdainfully.

”And not useful!”

”...”

”You!”

The man in the mink coat’s face instantly changed, and the fear he felt for Wu Tian was forcibly suppressed.

He looked at Wu Tian and said in an unfriendly tone.

”General Wu, you can insult me, but insulting my master, insulting my master’s master...”

”That’s not allowed!”

”Our Fourth Family has always lived on the edge of a knife.”

”Let’s draw a line!”

”General Wu!”

”No matter what, today I will challenge you to see if you have the right to insult my master!”

”...”

”Alright!”

Wu Tian directly nodded and agreed without hesitation!

”But when I compete with others, I like to have a little wager!”

”How about this!”

Wu Tian chuckled.

”If you lose, you give me the sub-map of the treasure map in your hand!”

”If I lose!”

Wu Tian reached into hisHuai and pulled out the main treasure map, waving it at the man in the mink coat.

”This thing is yours!”

”How about it?”

”Small stakes for big returns!”

”Fair and square!”

”...”

”Don’t ans...”

”Good!”

”I agree!”

Just as Huo Nanfeng, who was standing by, widened his eyes and was about to stop the man in the mink coat from agreeing to Wu Tian’s request, the latter’s eyes bulged, and he stared at Wu Tian, nodding vigorously.

”We’ll bet on this!”

”How do we fight?”

”...”

”Do I even need to say how we fight?”

”With weapons, without weapons, or with guns...”

”You can choose whatever you want!”

”Hehe...”

Wu Tian smiled slightly.

He waved his hand at the latter.

”Don’t be polite, I’m fine with anything!”

”...”

”Good!”

The man in the mink coat’s face hardened, and then he said to Wu Tian.

”Without weapons, it’s not exciting enough!”

”If we use guns, you’re definitely more familiar with them than I am!”

”Let’s use weapons!”

”I have some with me!”

”Do you?”

”Do you have any?”

”...”

”Alright!”

Wu Tian nodded, accepting the young man in the mink coat’s request, then smiled slightly at the latter.

”Of course I have weapons.”

Wu Tian reached down and pulled a finely crafted short dagger from his thigh.

He held the short dagger horizontally in front of him.

He adopted a defensive stance towards the young man in the mink coat opposite him, smiling slightly at the latter.

”What about yours?”

”Take it out?”

”...”

”Hehe...”

The man in the mink coat smiled ferociously.

He roared.

He pulled out a huge metal claw from a large cloth pouch hidden by his mink coat, holding the chain attached to the iron claw in one hand and the iron claw itself in the other, and said to Wu Tian.

”I’ll scare you to death when I take it out!”

”How about it?”

”Never seen it before, have you!”

”Hehe...”

”General Wu, if you’re talking about hand-to-hand combat and firearms, I, Chen, naturally admit defeat, but if you’re talking about cold weapons, I, Chen, have never been afraid of anyone in these Nine Gates!”

”You!”

”Be prepared to lose!”

”...”

”Never afraid of anyone?”

Wu Tian was startled, then looked at the latter with a strange expression, and asked softly.

”Are you not afraid of that person from the Zhang Family either?”

”Can you withstand the Black Gold Ancient Blade in his hand?”

”...”

”You...”

”Hmph!”

The man in the mink coat’s face changed, and after a few seconds of awkwardness, he said to Wu Tian with a cold face.

”Strictly speaking, that person is not one of us from the Nine Gates.”

”I’m talking about within the Nine Gates...”

”He doesn’t count!”

”...”

”Oh!”

Wu Tian nodded lightly.

”Alright then.”

”It seems I remembered wrong, so go ahead, finish it quickly, get the map quickly!”

”I’m in a hurry!”

”...”

”You dare to look down on me?”

”Ah!”

Chen Jie smiled coldly, veins bulging on his hands and forehead, and with the huge metal claw in his hand, he grabbed the chain with one hand and, with immense force, directly smashed it towards Wu Tian’s face!

Whoosh!

The wind whistled.

The sharp claw, gleaming with a cold light, flashed through the air and directly stabbed towards Wu Tian!

Swish!

Wu Tian didn’t even blink, he extended his hand and blocked with the short dagger in front of him.

He firmly wedged it into the gap of the metal claw!

Clang!

A crisp sound, sparks flew!

The short dagger in Wu Tian’s hand not only blocked the man’s attack but also, with the momentum, forcefully pulled the wedged claw towards himself!

Screech... The long chain was pulled by Wu Tian’s great strength, sliding in the latter’s hand.

Then the huge end of the chain directly wedged into Chen Jie’s hand, and the blunt end of the chain, carrying great force, dug into the flesh of Chen Jie’s palm.

”Ah!”

Chen Jie let out a low cry.

Then... he used all his strength, grasping the iron chain firmly with both hands, and pulled it towards himself!

”Give me...”

”Come back!”

”Crack!”

However... Chen Jie’s momentum was like a thousand tons, and his supreme, usually irresistible strength was firmly blocked by the short dagger Wu Tian held in one arm!

No matter how much strength Chen Jie exerted, Wu Tian’s arm, held in mid-air, remained motionless.

And Wu Tian’s face... was even filled with a calm expression.

”Hehe...”

”Young man, put some effort into it, didn’t you eat lunch?”

”Indeed!”

”You, young man, are not good-looking and not useful!”

”You look like you’re very powerful and intimidating, but in reality, you’re strong on the outside but weak on the inside!”

”Quick!”

”Do you have any other methods? If not, I’m going to end the competition!”

”Hurry up!”

Wu Tian smiled slightly.

”I’ll give you three seconds!”

”...”

”You!”

”You’re going too far!”

Chen Jie’s cheeks instantly flushed red, the muscles on his thick arms bulged, and the pulsating blood vessels instantly protruded from his skin. Every part of his body was exerting force, trying to snatch the metal claw back from Wu Tian’s hand!

However... facing the force exerted by Wu Tian with just one hand, no matter how much Chen Jie struggled!

It was all in vain.

Wu Tian’s feet remained motionless.

He even yawned out of boredom.

”Alright!”

A few seconds later, Wu Tian looked at the latter with disdain and smiled coldly.

”You don’t need to struggle anymore!”

”Come on!”

”I’ll give you dignity!”

Thud!

As Wu Tian’s words fell, the short dagger that had been wedged in the iron claw was instantly twisted by his immense force!

Crack!

Two consecutive soft clicks!

Two cold, gleaming blades on the metal claw, made of an unknown material, were instantly shattered by Wu Tian!

Then Wu Tian scooped it up with the momentum!

The side of the metal claw without the blades was firmly held in Wu Tian’s hand.

He chuckled at the horrified Chen Jie.

Wu Tian slowly wrapped the chain twice around his arm.

Then... Wu Tian grinned.

His arm muscles bulged, veins protruded, and with a burst of force!

Whoosh!

Chen Jie, who just moments ago seemed to be evenly matched with Wu Tian and in a standoff, was instantly yanked flying by the immense force in Wu Tian’s hand, landing in a graceful swan dive at Wu Tian’s feet.

He got a mouthful and nose full of dirt!

”Cough cough...”

”Cough cough cough!”

He was carried by an immense force for more than four meters, then slammed heavily onto the ground.

Chen Jie’s blood and qi surged.

After several coughs, he finally suppressed the surging blood and qi.

Then he struggled to his feet.

Chen Jie, still holding the iron chain, cupped his fists at Wu Tian and bowed.

”I acknowledge defeat!”

”I, Chen Jie, have fallen into your hands today!”

”The sub-map of the treasure map...”

”It’s yours!”

”...”

”Hey, you, come here!”

As he spoke, Chen Jie waved to his subordinates behind him and said expressionlessly to the young man closest to him.

”Bring out the sub-map of the treasure map that I told you to keep in yourHuai!”

”...”

”Yes!”

The subordinate nodded immediately, reached into his pocket, pulled out a yellowed parchment scroll, and handed it to Wu Tian.

Then he bowed his head and retreated.

”Good!”

Wu Tian reached out and took the sub-map of the treasure map, then smiled slightly.

”As expected of Chen Pi A’si’s disciples and grand-disciples, when it comes to being reasonable and keeping their word, there’s really no one else like them!”

”Not bad!”

”On this point, I think highly of you!”

”...”

”Alright then!”

Wu Tian reinserted the short dagger into the thick sheath on his thigh, then handed the newly acquired sub-map of the treasure map to Zhang Meng beside him, and then smiled slightly at everyone.

He turned his gaze to Huo Nanfeng’s face.

He said with a smile.

”Miss Huo!”

”Now, besides my own copy, I also have a sub-map of the treasure map.”

”I’m leaving first!”

”As for our cooperation, I don’t think it’s that urgent right now, let’s not rush!”

”Everyone go home, everyone find their mom!”

”Goodbye!”

”...”

”Wait!”

Just as Huo Nanfeng was racking her brains, not knowing how to stop Wu Tian from leaving, another strong voice came from the first secret door not far from the secret room.

Wu Tian frowned.

Huo Nanfeng also frowned.

Chen Jie’s eyes even flashed with disgust.

”Hehe...”

Chen Jie sneered.

”Isn’t this someone from the Li Family?”

”What?”

”Does your family also want a piece of the pie?”

”...”

”Li Family!”

Huo Nanfeng smiled coldly.

”We don’t welcome you here!”

”...”

Just as the two of them were expressing strong hostility towards the newcomer with disgusted expressions... a figure slowly walked out from the darkness of the corner.

”Hehe...”

”Why are the two of you so agitated?”

”Doing business, it’s all about making money in harmony!”

”Making money in harmony!”

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