Tomb raiding: Those who achieve immortality all have tattoos.

Just as Huo Xiangu was thinking, the main hall door slowly opened.

Huo San Niang's cheongsam was already stained with blood.

Huo San Niang saw the terrified looks in the eyes of everyone in the Huo family, Huo Xiangu's reddened eyes, and the fact that the fierce tiger remained completely unmoved.

She spoke with a firm and resounding voice: "Today, I, Huo Jinxi, hereby announce my abdication in favor of Huo Xiangu."

"I, Huo Jinxi, have caused the Huo family to lose many skilled fighters in the mine incident."

"The elders of the Huo family spoke rudely, and I failed to stop them in time."

"Now he's even personally murdering his elders."

"From this moment on, I, Huo Jinxi, am no longer worthy to be the head of the Huo family."

"From this day forward, the head of the Huo family will be taken over by Fairy Huo."

"The members of the Huo family shall naturally obey the orders of the Huo family head."

"I believe I cannot face the ancestors of the Huo family. I request to go to the ancestral hall and never leave again in this life. I will sincerely serve the ancestors in the ancestral hall to atone for my mistakes."

As soon as he finished speaking, all the members of the Huo family's collateral branches who had received the news and rushed to the front yard were stunned.

The tiger said nothing, only waved his hand: "Go check it out."

After saying that, he looked at Huo San Niang: "San Niang, please don't be offended. Brother Yan is waiting for news, and I need to confirm it."

Huo San Niang stepped aside, allowing the waiter to go in and check.

Two of the aunts refused to die, so Huo San Niang killed them with her own hands.

Whether they are dead or not.

She knows better than anyone.

Since things have already come to this, there's no need to make a fuss over nothing.

Let them investigate.

As long as the rest of the Huo family can be saved, Huo Sanniang felt that if Chen Yan insisted on killing her, she would be willing to die.

Chen Yan really didn't want Huo San Niang to die.

Because Huo Sanniang is more shrewd than Huo Xiangu.

There are just too many constraints.

The elders above her had been hindering the head of the family's power, causing Huo San Niang to be constrained and restricted.

now.

The gossipy women above us finally brought trouble upon themselves because of their arrogance.

Huo San Niang's face remained calm. Huo Xiangu took out a handkerchief from her side and came to Huo San Niang's side, trembling as she wiped the bloodstains from her face and body.

Her voice trembled slightly: "Auntie..."

Huo Sanniang smiled slightly at her: "Don't be afraid, your aunt is fine."

Gently patting Huo Xiangu's shoulder, Huo Sanniang said, "From now on, the Huo family is in your hands."

"I believe in you; you can lead the Huo family to a firm foothold."

Meeting Huo San Niang's loving gaze, Huo Xiangu felt as if a wad of cotton was stuck in her throat, rendering her speechless.

soon.

The waiter came out from the main hall, nodded to Meng Hu, and Meng Hu turned to look at Huo San Niang and said, "San Niang, Brother Yan said that if things are settled here, he would like to invite you and the new head of the Huo family to a gathering at Changchun Garden tomorrow."

"Wait for good news tomorrow at noon."

After Meng Hu finished speaking, Huo San Niang was a little surprised, but still said, "Alright, I will go to the appointment with the Huo family head tomorrow."

Goodbye.

The tiger turned and left, and his men followed him.

As for the chaos within the Huo family, that's not something Meng Hu needs to worry about.

At this moment, Chen Yan was sitting in the Xie family's study, opposite Xie Jiuye.

Looking at the chessboard in front of him, Jie Jiu couldn't figure out where to place the chess piece under his fingertips.

Watching the tense scene on the chessboard, Chen Yan slowly twirled the agarwood in his hand and said, "Ninth Master, you've been thinking about this move for over ten minutes now. Have you made up your mind?"

Looking at the chessboard, Xie Jiu finally sighed, put down the chess piece in his hand, cupped his hands and said, "Second Master Chen's chess skills are superb; I, Xie, am humbled and admit defeat."

Chen Yan smiled and said, "Ninth Master is indeed clever. He clearly saw the way to break the deadlock, but he insisted on weighing out a foolproof plan."

With a smile playing on his lips, Xie Jiu looked at Chen Yan and said meaningfully, "Sometimes, losing one piece can mean losing the whole game."

"Of course, my vision is not as broad as Master Chen's."

Xie Jiu glanced at Chen Yan with a slight movement in his eyes, and asked casually, "Second Master Chen grew up abroad, but I never expected that you would have such a high level of expertise in Go."

Chen Yan tilted his head slightly, picked up the coffee beside him, took a sip, and said slowly, "Ninth Master, your people are overreaching."

These words made Xie Jiu's heart skip a beat. He glanced at Chen Yan without showing any emotion before saying, "Second Master Chen, your arrival is sudden. I have lived in Changsha for a long time, and naturally I also want more of the people of Changsha to survive."

With that, Jie Jiu cupped his hands in greeting: "If this has offended Master Chen, I hope you will forgive me."

Chen Yan put down his cup, looked at Xie Jiu, and asked with a smile, "Ninth Master, you want to investigate my identity, and based on that identity, to find out who in the organization is on my side, and also, do you have any way to get past me and find out the background of those people secretly watching the Nine Gates?"

Jie Jiu: .....You're smart enough, but why did you have to say it out loud? How am I supposed to respond? Didn't we agree that smart people don't need to spell things out?

For a moment, Jie Jiu even had some doubts: was Chen Yan's stepfather really his godfather, given how fearless he was?

As his thoughts wandered, Xie Jiu lowered his head slightly and began to collect the chess pieces on the board. As he did so, he said, "I have observed that Master Chen's style of playing chess is quite novel."

"I've never seen this style of approach before."

No one in the Nine Gates has ever seen you flip the table like this, including me.

Chen Yan didn't care. He casually picked up a chess piece, rubbed it between his fingertips, and looked at Xie Jiu's face with a hint of amusement: "Ninth Master, extraordinary things require extraordinary methods."

"The methods of the older generation have been more than enough to compensate for by the tides of time."

This matter is extraordinary. I will have plenty of ways to make up for the methods used by the first generation of the Nine Gates in the future.

Xie Jiu's fingertips paused slightly, then he continued collecting the chess pieces without showing any sign of distress, saying as he spoke, "Second Master Chen, although... I am still quite young."

"certainly."

Chen Yan smiled at Jie Jiu: "Chen Pi is still young and has plenty of time. I just hope that Master Jiu won't mistreat him just because he's young."

Jie Jiu smiled slightly and casually put the chess piece back into the chess jar.

Looking up, Jie Jiu met Chen Yan's eyes. She saw only the depth in those eyes, and...

This is an emotion that Jie Jiu is very familiar with.

That emotion was one he often had.

cautious.

Extreme caution.

Jie Jiu understood that this person might really be the godfather of the Mafia, the perfect successor cultivated step by step according to the godfather's level.

He had just contacted overseas to gather information when Chen Yan arrived. Not only did he arrive, but he also made a series of deadly moves in the game.

There are remedial measures for each step.

Moreover, Chen Yan's every move was extremely fast, accurate, and ruthless, directly targeting his weakest point.

This kind of vision is not something that Chenpi can cultivate in the future.

Furthermore, although Chen Yan's moves seemed to be all aimed at killing, he did not end the game directly.

Instead, they gradually blocked all his avenues of survival.

Leave him only a bait.

That's why he didn't go down in the last step.

Because that was just a poisoned bait thrown out by Chen Yan.

Whether you eat or not, it all comes down to death.

It's simply a matter of whether one dies willingly or unwillingly.