Tomb raiding: Those who achieve immortality all have tattoos.

the other side.

Chen Yan lay on a large bed, lazily looking out the window, playing with something in his hand hidden under the covers.

Those who don't know him might think he's handling a piece of agarwood bracelets.

But actually.

Chen Yan turned around, lowered his eyes slightly, took his hand out from under the covers, and looked at the stone in his hand.

Chen Yan was not blessed by heaven; he was genuinely exhausted and fell asleep, not unconscious.

The reason he was trapped, including the reason his hands trembled when he came out of the meteorite, was because...

After Zhang Qiling left, he took a knife and pried at the stone figurine. He pried for a long time, breaking three daggers before finally managing to pry off such a small piece.

He didn't know what material that thing was made of, but it was definitely not stone. After all, he pried until his arms were exhausted before he managed to pry off such a small piece.

This is enough to show how sturdy that thing is.

Looking at the "stone" in his hand, whose material was indiscernible, Chen Yan seemed to be deep in thought. When he was prying it open, he felt a strange sensation for a moment.

It's like your soul sensed a strange fluctuation at a certain moment, and after a moment of confusion, you felt nothing anymore.

Even now, Chen Yan still doubts whether he was mistaken.

After all, it was a fleeting, instantaneous feeling, which made Chen Yan wonder if he had stayed up too long and his mind was clouded, causing him to misperceive the sensation.

However, Chen Yan felt that he was not mistaken; something must have gone wrong at the time.

His mind went blank for a moment, which is not a normal thing for someone like him.

Thinking about it this way, perhaps there's some truth to this.

Chen Yan thought of the Zhang family's divine gift, so what exactly is the Zhang family's divine gift?

What is controlling it?

What are the costs and requirements for control?

He has no interest in putting his life in someone else's hands, so this matter needs to be clarified.

Chen Yan's fingers flew, and the small stone swayed between his fingertips.

After thinking for a long time, Chen Yan found Min Gang and told him something.

A month later.

Min Gang looked at Chen Yan and said respectfully, "Brother Yan, the food is ready."

"Okay, put it down."

Min Gang stepped forward, placed a small tray on the table, and turned to leave.

After the door closed, Chen Yan's gaze shifted from the reports on the computer to the tray on the table.

The tray contains a talisman for tomb raiding.

Chen Yan picked up the Tomb Raider Talisman, carefully pried it open, took the stone out of his pocket, stuffed it into the talisman, and closed it again.

He casually raised his hand and hung the talisman around his neck.

Since I don't understand it, I'll just wear it for now.

This thing is very important and cannot be known to anyone. Otherwise, Chen Yan estimated that if the Zhang family found out that he had pried open the stone statue, they would probably come after him and kill him.

After all, this thing belongs to the Zhang family.

Chen Yan leaned back, picked up the wine glass beside him with his left hand, and took a sip.

His eyes were fixed on the reports on the computer screen, while his right hand scrolled the mouse.

For a moment, everything seemed peaceful and serene.

Four Nine Cities.

Old Nine looked at the tiger and said, "Zhang Qiling didn't lose his memory this time."

The tiger asked thoughtfully, "Could it be that the things inside can't be bestowed by heaven at all?"

But Lao Jiu suddenly said, "I prefer..."

Looking up into the tiger's eyes, he said, "Zhang Qiling is lying."

The tiger was taken aback: "Liar? He can't possibly have never had amnesia, but instead pretended to, right? Why would he?"

Old Nine's eyes were indifferent: "What else could it be? The first generation of the Nine Gates tricked Zhang Qiling back then. If Zhang Qiling hadn't pretended to have amnesia, would Wu Sansheng have dared to use him?"

"hiss."

The tiger took a breath and said nothing.

Meanwhile, Chen Yan from Myanmar, dressed in a smoky gray suit, walked through the underground fortifications and entered through a door.

Upon seeing Chen Yan, the staff all respectfully greeted him, "Boss."

"Hmm, how is it?"

The waiter's expression was indescribable: "Wu Sansheng and Xie Lianhuan are both stubborn and refuse to listen to reason. They keep insisting on seeing you."

Chen Yan nodded: "Then let's meet."

"Yes."

The waiter turned around and opened the door, and Chen Yan walked into the room.

Inside the room, there was a huge glass wall, a one-way glass, and in the next room, the guy was watching them every day.

Upon seeing Chen Yan enter, both Wu Sansheng and Xie Lianhuan looked up. They were not surprised to see that it was Chen Yan.

Having been detained here for a month, they had long since figured out who had arrested them.

Wu Sansheng's first words were: "It really was you."

Chen Yan casually walked over and sat down on a chair, looking at the two of them and saying, "You two really won't shed a tear until you see the coffin."

"What? Are you trying to pull that 'I'd rather die than surrender' act on me?"

Wu Sansheng's face was grim as he stared at Chen Yan, seemingly lost in thought. Xie Lianhuan, on the other hand, looked at Chen Yan and asked, "I just want to know, why did you arrest us? What exactly do you want?"

Chen Yan raised an eyebrow and said, "What can I do? I'm just curious about the Nine Gates, so I asked you two to come and ask. It's nothing serious."

Looking at Chen Yan, Wu Sansheng sneered: "The timing of your return was suspicious, and since you came back, you seem to know everything about the Nine Gates."

"It seems this was all part of Fourth Master's plan, wasn't it?"

Wu Sansheng and his group believed that Chen Yan was able to hide for so long because Chen Pi must have been behind it.

Furthermore, it was Chen Pi who secretly found Chen Yan and told him everything he knew about the Nine Gates.

Otherwise, Chen Yan wouldn't have been so familiar with the current situation within the Nine Gates, nor would he have been able to find a way in so quickly and capture the two of them.

Chen Yan slowly moved his fingers, turning the agarwood in his hand.

Wu Sansheng and Xie Lianhuan both saw the Qinan in Chen Yan's hand, and their eyes flashed with surprise and astonishment.

Chen Yan said calmly, "Do you know why I captured you?"

After exchanging a subtle glance, Wu Sansheng and Xie Lianhuan looked at Chen Yan.

Chen Yan smiled slightly: "Because you are too arrogant."

"You think you're invincible, that no one can escape your scheming and manipulation."

Chen Yan's lips curled up: "Back then, wasn't the Zhang family just as defeated? You're just walking a tightrope."

"It's just that they're relying on the fact that among the people in the Nine Gates, the first generation is old and there isn't a single smart second generation left."

"I just casually made a move, and you all lost."

Chen Yan looked at the two of them with a mocking expression: "So, you lost. Isn't that normal?"

Wu Sansheng looked at Chen Yan calmly: "What do you want to know?"