Tomb raiding: Those who achieve immortality all have tattoos.

After a long silence, Chen Yan spoke, his voice low and cold: "Since that's the case, then we don't need to worry about it. I want to see what Wu Sansheng is up to."

Old Nine thoughtfully ran his fingers along the seam of his trousers and said, "Wu Sansheng, the Wu family, the Nine Gates..."

Suddenly, Lao Jiu looked up at Chen Yan and said, "Wu Sansheng will likely choose a position later to tell Wu Xie part of the truth."

"Oh?"

Chen Yan glanced at Lao Jiu, thought for a moment, and realized that what Lao Jiu was pondering was very likely.

Where do you think it would be?

Old Nine narrowed his eyes, his fox-like eyes squinting: "The Palace of the Queen Mother of the West."

Chen Yan casually tapped the table with his right index finger: "The Queen Mother of the West's Palace..."

"The Queen Mother of the West Palace is the only location not on the dragon vein, and it is also the last place where Chen Wenjing and his group disappeared back then."

Old Nine pushed up his glasses: "So Wu Sansheng chose that place because it's the safest. This way, he can ensure that Chen Wenjing can return to the meteorite and sleep within a limited time, and he can also ensure that Chen Wenjing can help him get rid of the distrustful people who went in this time."

"If I were Wu Sansheng, I would divide my forces into three groups."

Chen Yan looked up at Lao Jiu: "I understand what you mean, but there's a problem."

"What?"

Old Nine looked at Chen Yan with some doubt, and Chen Yan said, "We don't have enough people."

Chen Yan looked at Lao Jiu and asked, "Wu Sansheng is leading a group of people, and Chen Wenjing is in another group. Of course, Chen Wenjing probably won't dare to show up openly. She won't appear until everything is absolutely safe."

"Otherwise, the Wang family will target her."

"Where's the other team?"

Old Nine frowned: "Yes, in this situation, it's hard to guarantee that some won't slip through the net."

"He can't very well let Wu Erbai lead the last team, can he?"

Chen Yan shook his head: "Wu Erbai will not openly interfere in anything of the Nine Gates, including matters concerning the Wu family."

"The Eleventh Warehouse wasn't given to him to manage for nothing."

"If he dares to interfere in any of the Nine Gates' affairs, the heads of the other families in the Nine Gates will immediately demand that he, the manager of the Eleventh Warehouse, be replaced."

"After all, the Eleventh Warehouse contains a lot of things that the heads of the Nine Gates have entrusted to it, and Wu Erbai, the manager of the Eleventh Warehouse, is biased."

"The heads of the other families in the Nine Gates will not allow this."

Old Nine pondered: "Who else? Even if the Wu family has secretly cultivated a group of loyal Wu family employees over the years, they still need a leader. Pan Zi is just an employee; he definitely doesn't have the ability to lead the Wu family's employees as a third force."

Chen Yan's fingers, which were tapping on the table, suddenly paused, his eyes sharp: "Ninth Brother, send someone to investigate for me. I need to know whether Xie Lianhuan from the underwater tomb in Xisha is dead or not."

Old Nine was taken aback and looked at Chen Yan: "Brother Yan, do you suspect that Xie Lianhuan isn't dead?"

"Um."

"But if Xie Lianhuan isn't dead, how could the Wang family not have discovered him? Where is he hiding? He couldn't possibly be hiding in the Wu family's house, could he?"

and many more!

As soon as Lao Jiu finished speaking, he looked at Chen Yan incredulously: "Really? Wu Sansheng has this ability?"

Chen Yan sneered: "Wu Sansheng doesn't have the ability to hide Xie Lianhuan, but Wu Laogou does."

"Go check."

"Okay, I'll have someone investigate right away."

Just as Lao Jiu stood up, Chen Yan suddenly said, "Wait."

Old Nine stopped and turned to look at Chen Yan. Chen Yan said, "No, I'll go myself. Don't let the news leak out. You go and secretly investigate what Xie Lianhuan and Wu Sansheng look like, and whether the Xie family made a human skin mask for Wu Sansheng twenty years ago."

"Okay, but Brother Yan, are you going by yourself? Or should we have Meng Hu come with you?"

"No, Tiger will stay."

Chen Yan stood up, walked around the table, and said, "I'll go alone. Go quickly and come back quickly."

"All right."

The two had barely stepped outside when they encountered Chen Xi, who had come looking for them. Chen Xi looked at Chen Yan and said, "Patriarch, the old patriarch has something to discuss with you and requests your presence."

Chen Yan said with great interest, "Let's go take a look."

Lao Jiu went to secretly investigate what happened to the Xie family twenty years ago, while Chen Yan followed Chen Xi to Chen Pi's room.

After entering the room, Chen Xi went out and closed the door.

Chen Pi glanced at him and said, "Sit down."

Chen Yan sat down and looked at Chen Pi: "You wanted to see me? What is it?"

"I heard you went to see Xie Yuchen."

"Hmm, what's wrong?"

"Going to the theater?"

"yes."

Chen Pi glanced at Chen Yan's expression, rolled his eyes, and said, "Are you trying to find out if Jie Lianhuan is dead or not?"

Chen Yan raised an eyebrow at his adoptive father, thinking, "Wow, that's impressive."

Seeing the meaning in Chen Yan's eyes, Chen Pi said with a hint of smugness, "What? You underestimate me?"

Chen Yan shook his head and said, "Not to be underestimated, but still underestimated."

Chen Pi understood the meaning of those words, and touching the nine-clawed hook, he said, "Jie Lianhuan is not dead. The one who went to Changbai Mountain is Jie Lianhuan."

Chen Yan's eyes narrowed: "It seems that Fifth Master Dog really did make a move back then."

Chen Pi glanced at Chen Yan and nodded: "Old dog Wu hid Xie Lianhuan back then. The Xie family and the Wu family were related by marriage, so it's natural that they look alike."

Chen Yan said calmly, "So Wu Xie has only ever seen two people since he was a child. Their purpose in doing this was to make Wu Xie get used to the differences between Wu Sansheng and Xie Lianhuan. As long as Xie Lianhuan's act is convincing, over time, Wu Xie will never suspect anything is wrong."

Looking at Chen Pi, Chen Yan asked, "So Wu Sansheng's next destination is the Queen Mother of the West's Palace. What he wants to do is tell Wu Xie that Xie Lianhuan is not dead, right?"

Chen Pi asked with a playful tone, "You guessed it?"

"Shedding its skin like a cicada, a brilliant tactic."

Chen Yan did not answer Chen Pi's question, but instead said, "I understand."

Chen Yan got up to leave, and Chen Pi watched his retreating figure and said, "Wu Xie's major in university was architecture."

It wasn't explicitly stated, but Chen Yan took it to heart.

After leaving Chen Pi's room, Chen Yan immediately summoned Lao Jiu.

"Brother Yan."

Chen Yan looked at Lao Jiu and said, "No need to investigate anymore. Xie Lianhuan is still alive. The two of them share the same identity. Their purpose is to tell Wu Xie that Xie Lianhuan is still alive."

"?"

After a moment of confusion, Lao Jiu instantly understood their thoughts: "They want to tell Wu Xie that the enemy in the shadows is so powerful that they are even willing to sacrifice the identity of Xie Lianhuan of the Xie family to plot for twenty years."

"Um."

Chen Yan said with a displeased expression, "Since Xie Lianhuan is not dead, then arrange for our people to be here. I don't care whether the last group of men is Wu Sansheng or Xie Lianhuan, I want this person."

"clear."