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Chapter 808 Very Hard

"Xiao Ye, did Shen Qiang only send people to this forest once back then, or did he send people multiple times?"

“I really don’t know. I was too inexperienced to access the core secrets at the time. It wasn’t until the fourth year, the year he sent people here, that I got the opportunity to participate.”

Therefore, this is the only record in Xiao Ye's diary. As for whether someone had been sent before, he truly did not know.

"Anyway, I only have a record of it once. He never sent anyone to this forest in the northwest again after that."

Wang Yang smiled knowingly. It seemed that after the incident with the wild beast, Shen Qiang had also developed a sense of fear and quickly ruled out this place.

For the next few days, they traversed the forest day and night, but to no avail. This forest seemed to have remained unchanged for thousands of years.

"Wang Yang, what should we do now? We can't just keep wasting time here, can we? What if Shen Qiang finds out?"

Wang Yang still firmly believes that the Peach Blossom Spring is right here, but he is troubled by not being able to find the entrance.

“I just received a call from a friend who is a flower expert. He said that this flower is extremely rare. He has never seen it in person, but only saw it recorded in an ancient book. He said it is a variety that only appeared hundreds of years ago.”

"Most importantly, he wanted to extract the flower seeds, but found that it was simply impossible."

Wang Yang seemed to be deep in thought. Since this species only appeared a few hundred years ago, why would it appear in this forest? This was truly puzzling.

"This forest is indeed strange, but unfortunately we can't find any clues."

Just then, Musk rushed over.

"If we can't find any more clues, we have to leave. I heard that Shen Qiang's men are heading in this direction."

Wang Yang frowned. He had expected Shen Qiang to come, but he hadn't expected him to arrive so quickly.

"Something's not right. Didn't they head south?"

“He did go. But over the years, Shen Qiang has traveled almost all over the country. Since he didn’t find anything in the south, he immediately turned around and headed straight for the northwest.”

Musk just received the news that Shen Qiang's team would arrive in two days at the earliest.

“Then let’s hurry back. There’s definitely something wrong with this forest, but we can’t find anything right now. Let’s go back and discuss this further, and we must leave this place immediately.”

Back at their lodgings, the group began packing. Wang Yang suddenly realized that Shen Qiang's men would definitely be asking the shop owner for information, and they needed to find a way to bribe him.

When he came downstairs, the shop owner was calculating the bill at the counter.

"Boss, we're leaving tonight. Thank you for your help during this time."

The shop owner was quite surprised. He had thought Wang Yang and his group would stay longer, since it was clear they hadn't found what they were looking for yet.

"Could it be that you've found what you're looking for?"

"It's just an unexpected situation, and I have to rush back. Before I leave, I'd like to ask you for a favor."

The shop owner smiled and looked at him: "Go ahead and say it. We've gotten to know each other better over the years, and we've even exchanged contact information. If you ever have the chance to visit Beicheng in the future, you'll have to treat me well."

"Of course. If your daughter wants to study in the north of the city in the future, I'll take care of it. A group of people will be staying here later, and they may ask you about us."

The shop owner understood immediately. As soon as this group arrived, Wang Yang and his men left, clearly indicating a hostile relationship between the two sides.

"I would like to ask you, if they ask about us, please say that you have never seen us before."

"Alright, don't worry. I won't reveal a single thing. No matter how much money they offer, I'll keep my mouth shut. You can leave with peace of mind, don't worry." After packing their belongings, the group set off in the afternoon. They had to leave before Shen Qiang arrived, while avoiding any encounters with his men.

“Shen Qiang discovered several of our informants and forced them to withdraw.”

"This was expected. With his shrewdness, his subordinates wouldn't be too incompetent. It was only a matter of time before our people were discovered, given how openly they were spying on us."

However, they still need to keep their informants around, otherwise Wang Yang will be completely unable to keep track of Shen Qiang's movements.

"Fortunately, we don't have any of their people here, otherwise our whereabouts would have been exposed."

"So where should we go now? Back to Haicheng or Beicheng?"

Wang Yang frowned slightly. Returning to Beicheng now was absolutely out of the question; a sudden return with so many men would surely arouse Xiao Lin's suspicion. But going to Haicheng, however, risked running into Shen Qiang's forces.

"If you ask me, Wang Yang, you should have an open and honest talk with Shen Qiang. Now that everything has come to light, there's no need for you two to keep testing each other."

Wang Yang is indeed considering whether he should confront Shen Qiang head-on. Their current actions are tantamount to a declaration of war, but the two sides have not yet clashed directly.

"I personally don't care, but I'm mainly worried about Shen Qing."

"Don't worry about me. I'm already prepared. Now that I know he's not my biological father, he's no different from a stranger in my heart."

Wang Yang nodded slightly. He understood that Shen Qing might not be truly prepared, but time was of the essence, and he had to confront Shen Qiang head-on; perhaps he could still glean clues from the confrontation.

"Then let's go back to Haicheng. I'll have Xiao Jiang arrange a villa; it'll be safer for everyone to live together."

“You should come back with us too, and don’t go back to that old home.”

Shen Qing smiled bitterly. That so-called home was never a real home. All these years, he had been living in a web of lies woven by Shen Qiang.

After several hours of flight, they finally arrived in Haicheng. Xiao Jiang had already arranged accommodations in advance. In fact, when they left, Xiao Jiang had already anticipated that they would not be able to live with Shen Qiang upon their return.

He had assumed that Wang Yang would take everyone back to Beicheng, since Haicheng was Shen Qiang's territory.

"I think it's safer to go back to Beicheng. Haicheng is Shen Qiang's sphere of influence. What if he wants to harm us?"

"Don't worry, he won't dare to make any rash moves before we find Peach Blossom Spring. I will negotiate with him."

After settling in, Wang Yang didn't take any action, simply telling everyone to relax and stay put. He knew that once they settled in, Shen Qiang would definitely find out and send someone over.

Wang Yang was just waiting for the other party to come to him. As long as Shen Qiang showed up, he could negotiate with him.

"You wouldn't want to cooperate with someone like Shen Qiang, would you? Cooperating with him is like asking a tiger for its skin."

"I do intend to cooperate with him, but rest assured, I know what I'm doing and will never get myself into trouble."

Wenming did believe that Wang Yang was a man of principle, but Shen Qiang was ruthless, and since they were now in Haicheng, they were completely under Shen Qiang's influence.

The situation is different in the northwest. The emperor is far away, and even if Shen Qiang knew something, he couldn't do anything about it.

The next morning, Shen Qiang's butler indeed arrived with his men.

"Wang Yang, it's been a long time. Our boss has been looking for you a lot lately. Please come back with us."

“No need. There’s no need for us to live together. I originally thought Uncle Shen would come in person. How about this, please tell him to come see me personally, I have a big business deal to discuss.”

(End of this chapter)