"That's the truth, but if you show weakness in your joints, isn't that embarrassing?" Hu Bayi could also think of this, but he still got up and pulled the two guys next to him back.
Chen Ziyan didn't stop him this time. He still valued Hu Bayi's feelings. Since he felt that this was not good, he should do what he thought.
This is just a trivial matter, there is no need to argue about this output.
Wang Kaixuan and Da Jinya were both old and new, but when they saw Hu Ba acting serious, they sat down obediently, acting like obedient boys.
Within a few minutes, a sound of footsteps sounded outside the door. Chen Ziyan and others knew that this might be the arrival of the protagonist, so they all looked in the direction of the door.
As the footsteps approached, a charming woman who looked to be in her forties appeared. Although this woman was already old, she could vaguely see the grace of her youth, while the cold woman before was Follow respectfully.
Chen Ziyan had already stood up when the other party entered the door.
Although her appearance does not match her age, this woman must be Huo Xiangu. For her young face, it can only be said that she has taken good care of herself.
But it is reasonable to think about it. The Huo family has been in this business for many years and has a unique inheritance in the family. There must be ways to delay aging.
Huo Xiangu's eyes swept across several people in the room, and finally landed on Chen Ziyan: "This should be Mr. Chen, right?"
Chen Ziyan responded with a wry smile: "I'm honored by the immortal lady, just call me Xiao Chen."
This title is somewhat flattering. Not to mention Huo Xiangu's status in the world, her age alone makes it impossible to call Chen Ziyan like this.
There is no conflict between them. Chen Ziyan will not put on airs in front of his seniors.
"Xiao Chen is not a good name. I'd better call you Boss Chen." Faced with Chen Ziyan's politeness and humility, Huo Xiangu showed a smile, and then said: "You're welcome, let's sit down and chat."
After everyone sat down again, after a few polite remarks, Huo Xiangu looked at Chen Ziyan and said, "Boss Chen, are you curious, old lady, why am I so anxious to invite you here."
"Some." Chen Ziyan nodded lightly.
At the same time, he glanced at Huo Xiangu vaguely.
The fact that the other party asked so straightforwardly meant that the matter was probably more serious than he expected.
After receiving Chen Ziyan's reply, Huo Xiangu did not continue, but glanced at Hu Bayi and others next to her.
Although she didn't say it explicitly, Chen Ziyan understood what she meant, and she was asking herself whether these people were trustworthy.
Chen Ziyan did not hesitate and nodded again.
These people around him are his team members, so they are naturally trustworthy.
After receiving this response, Huo Xiangu continued: "I can answer Boss Chen's doubts, but before that, I hope Boss Chen can answer my question truthfully."
Chen Ziyan knew that this should be Huo Xiangu's purpose, so he asked, "What's the problem?"
He also wanted to know what Huo Xiangu wanted to know from him.
Huo Xiangu stared into Chen Ziyan's eyes and asked slowly: "I would like to ask Boss Chen if he noticed anything wrong when he went to the fields in Qinling Mountains?"
Um?
Do you want to ask about the bronze door?
Chen Ziyan narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Huo Xiangu with some scrutiny.
Apart from that, he really couldn't think of other possibilities for a while.
What Chen Ziyan couldn't figure out was how did Huo Xiangu know there was a bronze door there?
To know this matter, only a few of them knew it, there was no reason for it to be leaked, and it was still in such a short period of time.
With doubts in mind, Chen Ziyan probed: "What's wrong? I hope Fairy Girl will make it clear!"
He didn't need Huo Xiangu to point him out, he only needed to give a general direction, and he would know whether his guess was correct.
"For example, when you went to Gulan County, there were those who followed you secretly." Huo Xiangu did not try to be mysterious and directly gave Chen Ziyan what he wanted.
But the clues she gave left Chen Ziyan confused.
Because this seems to be a little different from what he thought!
He thought Huo Xiangu was in such a hurry to find him because she got news about the Bronze Gate. Why was her focus now on Gulan County and those who followed secretly?
And no matter how you look at it, the two don't seem to be connected.
Perhaps seeing Chen Ziyan's confusion, Huo Xiangu said again: "What I want to know is, when you came into contact with those who followed, did you find anything unusual, such as some unreasonable behavior."
In fact, she was also testing to see if Chen Ziyan knew the inside story.
After all, this matter was of great importance. If she was not careful, the entire Nine Sects would be overturned. She had no choice but to be careless.
Chen Ziyan's frown deepened. He began to recall all the details of his trip to the Qinling Mountains, trying to find out what Huo Xiangu said.
He could also hear the urgency in Huo Xiangu's tone, and knew that she didn't let her go for nothing.
Not only Chen Ziyan frowned in memory, but Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan beside him were also caught in memories.
Although they were confused, they could still tell that the key to the problem lay with those who followed secretly.
The first thing Chen Ziyan thought of was Shen Rong and Ma Laoer, especially the only remaining Shen Rong people, but he soon gave up this idea because Shen Rong behaved normally along the way and there was nothing wrong with him.
At this moment, Wang Kaixuan seemed to have thought of something. He raised his head and wanted to tell Chen Ziyan and the others what he had discovered. However, after seeing Huo Xiangu, he swallowed back the words that were on his lips and deliberately made He was scratching his head and trying to cover up his subconscious reaction just now.
Although Wang Kaixuan didn't know if what he was thinking was right, he had been an individual trader and knew the importance of information, so he wanted to tell Chen Ziyan and the others quietly later.
"Reincarnation Paradise"
But what kind of person is Huo Xiangu? She has experienced more things than Wang Kaixuan has ever seen, and she immediately noticed something was wrong.
So he directly asked Wang Kaixuan: "It seems that this little brother has thought of something. Why don't you tell me and let everyone listen."
Huo Xiangu's words suddenly broke the thoughts of others. Chen Ziyan and Hu Bayi both looked at Wang Kaixuan with questioning eyes.
Wang Kaixuan did not respond to Huo Xiangu, but looked at Chen Ziyan and Hu Bayi. The meaning in his eyes was obvious, asking them whether he should say it or not.
After Chen Ziyan and Hu Bayi received his release signal, they first looked at each other, and then Chen Ziyan nodded gently to Wang Kaixuan, indicating that he could directly tell him what he had discovered.
Although it is said that mastering important information can take the initiative, they don't even know what is going on at the moment, so it seems a bit early to consider this.
After receiving Chen Ziyan's signal, Wang Kaixuan said what he was thinking of: "Do you still remember the footprints we found once when we were underground?"
Hearing his words, Chen Ziyan immediately knew what he meant. This was really something wrong. However, the owners of these footprints did not appear, as if they had disappeared out of thin air, so they did not pay attention.
But now that I think about it, it's really weird, as if those people weren't running towards them at all.
It's not that Chen Ziyan is narcissistic, but according to the information he knows, that group of people should be targeting them, and such a thing shouldn't happen.
I had no time to care about it at the time, and I didn't have the time to think too much about it, but now that I think about it, I realize that this incident was full of weirdness.
According to Shen Rong, they immediately lost a lot of people after entering the underground passage. During the process of collecting the black cockroaches, they not only noticed that someone was watching in secret, but also discovered the footprints left by the other party. All of this Although there seems to be no connection, there is a thread connecting them, secretly connecting them.
Seeing Chen Ziyan and Hu Bayi nodding, Wang Kaixuan continued: "Do you think there is something fishy about this?"
The fat man didn't think as much as Chen Ziyan thought, but after he thought about it, he instinctively decided that this would be a breakthrough point.
Huo Xiangu had been listening carefully. When she heard this, she couldn't help but ask: "Footprints? Can you tell me in detail?"
Unlike Chen Ziyan and others, she knew nothing about the ins and outs of the matter, so she couldn't know what it was with just a little reminder.
Wang Kaixuan had already received authorization, so he did not hide anything and simply told what happened at that time.
When she heard Wang Kaixuan's story, Huo Xiangu whispered to herself: "You did go there!"
"Sister Fairy, we have told you everything we know. Do we have to reciprocate as courtesy?" Wang Kaixuan said.
He has never made a loss-making business, and now that he has taken out the chips, he wants to get his reward back.
It happened that he heard Huo Xiangu whispering to herself at this time, so he wanted to ask clearly what was going on.
"Knowing too much about this matter may not be a good thing. Do you really want to know?" Huo Xiangu looked at Chen Ziyan and asked.
She knew that this person was the one who really called the shots, so he was the one who asked.
Just like what she said, there is an earth-shattering secret hidden here, and if you want to know it, you have to be mentally prepared to bear it.
Chen Ziyan and others all have special skills. Huo Xiangu doesn't want to make enemies if it's not necessary, so she has this "kind reminder".
Chen Ziyan didn't hesitate at all and replied directly: "Please ask Fairy Girl to clear up my doubts."
Not necessarily a good thing, but not necessarily a bad thing either.
Chen Ziyan knew very well how deep the water in this world was, so he wanted to know what was going on.
For this reason, it doesn't hurt to carry even a little bit of stuff on your back.
Seeing Chen Ziyan's firm gaze, Huo Xiangu said nothing more.
She did not answer the question directly, but asked first: "I wonder if Boss Chen knows which of the nine gates there are?"
"The military master, the actor, the fairy with a walking stick, the prodigal son of Yama, the smiling Buddha, and the beauty, the chess player, can reach the sky. I wonder if what I say is right?" Chen Ziyan said without thinking.
He might have to think about something else, but this question just came out of his mouth.
Huo Xiangu nodded lightly, and then said: "It's useless to talk about the past things. Let's just talk about what happened this time. The main reason is that you are the chess master in Guankou, which is the work of the Jiumen Jie family."
Hearing what Huo Xiangu said, a light suddenly flashed in Chen Ziyan's mind, and he suddenly thought of something, an extremely important thing.
That was what happened when Jie Jiuye replaced that person's body, went through a series of difficult escapes, and finally hid it in Hangzhou.
And this can also be said to be the beginning of Jiumen's official counterattack against it.
And this special and dangerous game did not gradually subside until more than 20 years later.
But what followed was a new suspicion, that it didn't seem to have much to do with them.
After all, the starting point of the matter is Banai and the end point is Hangzhou, which has nothing to do with Longling.
However, Chen Ziyan also knew that Huo Xiangu would not say more. After all, this matter was too big. If it really happened, the Huo family could not afford the consequences.
Not to mention taking it on, if this kind of thing is even slightly turbulent, it will cause violent shocks in the circle.
Chen Ziyan wanted to try to make some innuendo, so he asked, "But I've never seen this person before. They have nothing to do with Qinling."
"Relationship..." Huo Xiangu hesitated and said: "They really shouldn't have anything to do with Qinling, but under the circumstances they were in at that time, they were already trapped in a circle. There was something deep in Qinling that could help them escape. .”
The first thing Chen Ziyan thought of was the giant bronze tree deep in the Qinling Mountains. If he could really use that thing properly, he could recreate a series of clones in minutes.
Thinking of this, Chen Ziyan summarized the clues he knew and came up with a reasonable answer that he could reluctantly accept.
It seemed that Master Jie Jiu was in a state of panic at this time and ran away to Gulan County for some reason. He happened to meet those who were chasing Chen Ziyan.
I don’t know what method they used, but in short, they successfully completed the replacement and successfully slipped into the underground.
With the help of underground passages extending in all directions, Jie Jiu and the others would probably return to the ground from a certain mountain after reaching the end of the underground passage, and then get ready and go to the place where the ancient bronze tree is.
After all, their current situation can no longer be described as bad, so traveling through the mountains and forests is far safer than roads or anything like that.
As for the purpose of their group, Chen Ziyan guessed that he wanted to use the special ability of the Bronze Tree to copy his group, so as to confuse the audience.
The situation they are facing now is not an exaggeration to say that it is an ambush from all sides. Such a solution can only be said to be a desperate move.
Considering that Master Xie Jiu died a few years later, Chen Ziyan guessed that even if he won this time, he would have paid a heavy price.
Looking up at Huo Xiangu, Chen Ziyan now really understood why Huo Xiangu was so eager to see him.
It's okay to say that this matter is a matter of life and death for the nine sects.
