Tomb raiding: Those who achieve immortality all have tattoos.

Wang Yue nodded: "I saw Fatty too, but it was a bit far and too dark, so I can't be sure."

Wu Xie frowned upon hearing this, glanced in the direction the three had left, and said, "Let's go, let's get out of here first."

The three of them hadn't gone far when they saw Lao Jiu tending a fire, Meng Hu holding four human-faced birds waiting to be roasted, and Chen Yan sitting to the side drinking water.

Sitting down next to them, Wu Xie cautiously asked, "You guys aren't really going to eat this, are you? Is it even edible?"

Looking at the strange bird with a human face, Wu Xie felt no appetite whatsoever.

To everyone's surprise, Chen Yan said, "This is for the old man. If you want to eat it, go and get it yourselves."

Old man?

Wu Xie's lips twitched. "No, brother, you're really filial! You brought your dad roasted bird from the tomb?!"

Such filial piety left Wu Xie and the other two speechless, exchanging glances and not knowing what to say.

But Chen Yan asked with a look of doubt in his eyes, "Isn't this a rule of the Nine Gates?"

"Huh? The rules of the Nine Gates? What rules?"

Wu Xie was dumbfounded. He looked at Chen Yan, who pointed at the human-faced bird and said, "Isn't the rule of the Nine Gates that the first thing a new patriarch has to do is bring something back from the tomb for the old patriarch?"

"It would be even better if it were a baby."

Chen Yan looked at Wu Xie with a puzzled expression: "Isn't that how it is?"

Wu Xie looked at Pan Zi in disbelief: "If I became the head of the family, would I still need to do this?"

"Bring...roasted...animals from the grave for my third uncle?"

As Wu Xie spoke, he pointed at the human-faced bird. Pan Zi's expression changed. He glared at Chen Yan and said to Wu Xie, "Third Master, don't..." listen to his nonsense.

But before he could finish speaking, Chen Yan said, "Hey, blind man, do you want some barbecue?"

blind?

What blind man?

Wu Xie's attention was immediately diverted to Chen Yan, who was looking in one direction. Wu Xie followed his gaze and saw a person walking out of the darkness.

Seeing that he could no longer hide, Hei Xiazi had no choice but to come out.

But as for barbecue, Hei Xiazi thought he should forget about it.

"Young Master, I'm full."

Chen Yan nodded, saying with a hint of regret, "That's a pity."

Wu Xie looked at Hei Xiazi suspiciously: "And who are you?"

Why didn't we see Chen Yan with this guy at the beginning?

Pan Zi immediately said, "Young Master, this man is the famous 'Southern Blind Man' in the underworld, nicknamed 'Black Blind Man'."

Wang Yueban also said, "Tianzhen, I heard he's very capable."

Wu Xie glanced at Hei Xiazi in surprise, scrutinized him for a long time, but still couldn't figure out what was so special about this person.

Hei Xiazi walked over and sat down next to Chen Yan, asking with a chuckle, "Little Fourth Master, you wouldn't really be planning to take him back to Fourth Master, would you?"

Chen Yan glanced at the human-faced bird that Lao Jiu had prepared and was ready to roast, and asked, "Is there a problem?"

Is there a problem?

How could you ask that?

It wasn't just Hei Xiazi who thought this way; Wu Xie, Wang Yueban, and Pan Zi all wanted to ask Chen Yan what he thought.

Chen Yan smiled and said, "My old man said so, so I'll just bring some back for him. It's not much trouble anyway."

Wu Xie asked cautiously, "Um, are you really sure Fourth Master will like this?"

Chen Yan looked at Wu Xie and said, "Kid, didn't your third uncle teach you any manners?"

what?

What's wrong now?

Pan Zi tugged at Wu Xie and whispered, "Third Master, you have to call him Fourth Grandfather."

Wu Xie pointed at Hei Xiazi, unconvinced, and asked, "Then why can he call me Fourth Master directly?"

Black Bear raised an eyebrow: "Third Master, if you have any objections, you can work as Fourth Master's apprentice for a few years."

As a waiter?

Wu Xie then asked, "Are you... Fourth Grandfather's employee?"

"It was before."

Hei Xiazi stopped there, offering no further explanation.

While they were resting, Wu Xie and the others were watching Lao Jiu roast the bird when A Ning arrived.

Chen Yan looked towards the area behind Wu Xie. Wu Xie heard footsteps and turned around to hear A Ning calling him, "Wu Xie?"

Before I could even answer, I suddenly saw Ah Ning helping Xie Lianhuan over.

Wu Xie's expression changed, and Pan Zi immediately stood up: "Third Master!"

The two men quickly helped Wu Sansheng up and helped Xie Lianhuan sit down. Pan Zi looked at the wound on Xie Lianhuan's abdomen and asked, "What happened?"

Ah Ning sat down and calmly said, "It's not my fault. I'm the one who saved this person."

Wu Xie looked at Xie Lianhuan and asked anxiously, "Third Uncle, Third Uncle, how are you?"

Jie Lianhuan was pale and covered in cold sweat; it was clear he was in pain.

Unbeknownst to Wu Xie, who was worried about Xie Lianhuan, Xie Lianhuan's narrowed eyes were filled with surprise, uncertainty, and suspicion when he saw Chen Yan and the others with Hei Xiazi.

According to the plan, the blind man shouldn't have met Xiao Xie here.

And these three men are the Chen family members that Panzi mentioned before?

Jie Lianhuan's gaze finally swept past Meng Hu and Lao Jiu, settling on Chen Yan.

For no other reason than his face alone, one can conclude that this man is Chen Pi's child.

Chen Yan glanced at Xie Lianhuan, lowered his eyes slightly, and a hint of mockery flashed in his eyes.

What a clever ruse!

Rumor has it that Wu Sansheng entered the industry at the age of thirteen, and in 86 he was able to single-handedly venture into the Blood Corpse Tomb.

So they ended up getting caught by centipedes?

Nobody would believe that.

However, Chen Yan didn't care what Wu Sansheng and the Nine Gates were up to.

Whether it was a stand-in or intentional, it has nothing to do with him.

Pan Zi took out gauze and helped Jie Lianhuan treat his wounds, while Wu Xie sat beside him watching.

After Pan Zi finished treating his wounds, Wu Xie asked, "Third Uncle, why did you come here? What are you doing?"

"besides....."

"You brat, can't you see your third uncle is injured?"

Jie Lianhuan said weakly, "Don't make a sound, let me rest for a while."

After saying that, he closed his eyes. Wu Xie was so angry when he saw Xie Lianhuan like this that he gritted his teeth.

Fine, you win. I don't believe I won't get the answer when we get back.

But the next second, Chen Yan suddenly asked, "Is this the current head of the Wu family?"

Just as Jie Lianhuan was wondering how to find out about Chen Yan, Chen Yan delivered himself to his doorstep. He slightly opened his eyes and looked at Chen Yan: "Who are you?"

Before Wu Xie could explain, Chen Yan looked at Xie Lianhuan with a smile: "Third Master Wu, hello, I am Chen Pi's son, Chen Yan, and also the newly appointed young master of the Chen family."