Tomb raiding: Those who achieve immortality all have tattoos.

Huo Xiangu looked in the direction where Chen Yan had disappeared, her eyes dark and unfathomable.

I don't know what she's thinking.

Huo Xiuxiu looked at Huo Xiangu: "Grandma? Shall we go back?"

After regaining her senses, Huo Xiangu said, "Let's go back."

The car started moving and left the street corner.

the other side.

The ninth brother said, "It seems that Fairy Huo has figured it out."

Chen Yan shook his head and said, "Not necessarily. They just want to test the waters and place their bets on both sides."

Suddenly, Lao Jiu remembered something and asked, "Brother Yan, what kind of girl do you like?"

Ok?

Chen Yan glanced at Lao Jiu in surprise: "Why are you suddenly asking this?"

"I overheard Fourth Master and Chen Xi talking yesterday, saying that it's about time you found a girlfriend."

Chen Yan scoffed, "I'm only twenty-one, what do I need a girlfriend for? Let the old man have some peace and quiet."

Just as Lao Jiu was about to say something, a figure walked over from not far away and stood in front of the two of them.

Looking at Chen Yan, the newcomer calmly said, "Patriarch Chen, the guild master invites you."

Chen Yan narrowed his eyes, then smiled and asked, "Since Chairman Zhang invites you, let's go."

The waiter turned and led the way. Chen Yan and Lao Jiu got into the car with the waiter and headed towards the Crescent Hotel.

They soon arrived at the entrance of the Crescent Hotel. After getting out of the car, Lao Jiu opened the car door for Chen Yan.

Chen Yan took a long stride and climbed out of the car, looking at the magnificent entrance with four large, gold-plated characters: Crescent Moon Hotel.

He couldn't help but say, "No wonder it's a century-old brand, the calligraphy is excellent."

The waiter stepped forward and said, "Master Chen, please follow me."

Chen Yan led Lao Jiu into the New Moon Hotel. Upon entering, there was a spacious corridor with calligraphy and paintings by famous people hanging on the walls on both sides.

After glancing around casually, Chen Yan walked inside without paying any attention. The waiter led Chen Yan to the right-hand corridor on the third floor: "Master Chen, this way please."

As Lao Jiu walked, he looked around at the layout of the Crescent Hotel. His eyes seemed to be looking at nothing for long, but in fact, he had already taken in the entire layout of the hotel.

After passing through the corridor, the waiter stopped at the door of a private room. Pushing open the door, he saw a huge screen. Chen Yan paused slightly, looking at the screen: "Good stuff, no wonder it's the Crescent Moon Hotel."

Old Jiu, standing nearby, whispered, "This kind of craft is almost lost to the elderly these days."

"Tsk."

Chen Yan lifted his foot and walked away, not looking at the screen again. He walked around the screen, and on his left was a small artificial hill.

Chen Yan glanced at the flowing water and said, "As the saying goes, 'High mountains and flowing water meet a kindred spirit,' but I wonder what Chairman Zhang plans to talk to me about today."

Turning around, I saw a man sitting on a sofa not far away, wearing a Zhongshan suit with the buttons fastened all the way up.

He appears abstinent and refined.

He had a calm expression and was good-looking.

This was Chen Yan's first impression of Zhang Rishan.

Zhang Rishan's first impression of Chen Yan was not so good.

Because Chen Yan was wearing a black haute couture suit, the collar was not buttoned up, leaving it open and revealing a section of his collarbone.

The combination of red rope and black suit creates an indescribable sense of absurdity.

dissolute.

Even more dissolute than dried tangerine peel.

Zhang Rishan slowly began, "Patriarch Chen has been making quite a splash lately. In the entire capital, no one doesn't want to meet the man who can make Chen Pi A Si step down and yield his position."

Chen Yan casually walked towards Zhang Rishan, his fingers inadvertently tracing the surface of the sofa. Instead of sitting down, Chen Yan slowly and mysteriously walked behind Zhang Rishan.

Standing.

Chen Yan bent down, tilted his head to look at Zhang Rishan, and said with a hint of coldness in his voice, "Chairman Zhang, I heard that you and my old man didn't get along very well when you were young?"

"You tell me, if I broke your leg today, my old man wouldn't break mine, would he?"

Zhang Rishan remained unmoved, his expression still calm as he said, "No, Chen Pi will only praise you for doing a good job."

Chen Yan chuckled softly: "Indeed, the person who understands you best is not necessarily your friend, but more likely your rival."

Chen Yan straightened up, turned around and walked back to the sofa opposite Zhang Rishan. He sat down, put his leg up on the armrest, swung his shoe, and asked lazily, "What brings Chairman Zhang to see me today?"

Looking up at Chen Yan, I saw a face that looked exactly like Chen Pi when he was young—no, it should be said that it was even more striking than Chen Pi's when he was young, as well as Chen Yan's current posture.

Zhang Rishan was momentarily dazed.

It was as if he had traveled through the river of time and seen Chenpi in his youth.

Chen Yan noticed Zhang Rishan's pupils dilate for a moment, so he raised an eyebrow and asked teasingly, "Chairman Zhang, is it possible that your unrequited love for my grandfather has turned into hatred?"

These words brought Zhang Rishan back to his senses for a moment. He lowered his eyes slightly and said, "You're overthinking it."

"Oh? Chairman Zhang's momentary confusion just now, and the way he looked at my old man through me, doesn't make me think I'm overthinking things."

Looking at the flippant Chen Yan, Zhang Rishan subconsciously frowned and looked up at him: "Sit properly."

"Am I not sitting properly somewhere?"

Looking at Chen Yan's crooked sitting posture, and how his collar slipped down even further on the left side due to his twisted posture, Zhang Rishan felt that Chen Yan truly deserved to be Chen Pi's child.

The father and son are exactly alike in their lack of manners.

Zhang Rishan looked at Chen Yan: "Chen Pi may not have told you the rules of the Nine Gates, but he should have at least told you the rules of being a person, right?"

Chen Yan raised his right hand, looked at his fingernails, and said lazily, "Sorry, Chairman Zhang, my old man said he doesn't know what the rules of the Nine Gates are."

He turned his head and looked at Zhang Rishan with a hearty smile: "So naturally I don't understand what rules the Nine Gates have."

Zhang Rishan frowned even deeper. Just as he was about to say something to Chen Yan, Chen Yan spoke up: "Oh, but I still studied the rules of the Nine Gates."

Chen Yan suddenly sat up straight, looking at Zhang Rishan with a mocking gaze: "The rules of the Nine Gates are not based on status, but on seniority."

"In other words, Chairman Zhang, you should be looking for my grandfather right now."

"Should I leave?"

Zhang Rishan's eyes darkened; this Chen Yan was not easy to deal with.

Immediately, Zhang Rishan stopped arguing with him about these things and said directly, "I don't care what you and Chen Pi are up to. I'm only seeing you today to tell you that the various families of the Nine Gates may appear harmonious on the surface, but they are actually on good terms. So when you do things..."

"Isn't your face in harmony with your heart?"