Tomb raiding: Those who achieve immortality all have tattoos.

Chen Yan raised an eyebrow at Wu Erbai without saying a word. The pastry he had taken a bite out of didn't go back into his mouth. He kept his fingertips slightly pinching the pastry, pinching it once and then letting go, then pinching it again.

The ninth brother next to him didn't say anything, silently drinking his tea.

No one responded to Wu Erbai's words, and the conversation remained unresolved.

A hint of annoyance flashed across Wu Erbai's eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

Looking at Chen Yan, Wu Erbai raised an eyebrow and asked, "What? Patriarch Chen, are you dissatisfied?"

Chen Yan looked up into Wu Erbai's eyes without saying a word, just staring straight at him. Wu Erbai naturally didn't react.

But amidst the strange atmosphere, Wu Erbai looked into Chen Yan's eyes, and the more he looked, the more alarmed he became.

Chen Yan's gaze was growing colder inch by inch. The playfulness and amusement in his eyes disappeared, replaced by indifference and murderous intent.

Wu Erbai asked himself, "In all these years, I've killed countless people. What kind of people haven't I seen?"

However, Chen Yan's gaze gave him a chilling and terrified feeling.

That's how people are. When your psychological defenses are broken, you'll subconsciously want to do something to shift the pressure the other person is putting on you.

So Wu Erbai said, "Patriarch Chen, we Wu family are very grateful to you for saving Xiao Xie. We will have to rely on you to take good care of Xiao Xie in the future."

Chen Yan lowered his eyes coolly, still remaining silent.

The ninth brother put down his teacup, looked up, adjusted his glasses, and said to Wu Erbai, "Second Master Wu, you're too kind. It was just a small favor. Although Third Master Wu said thank you..."

"But I think Second Master Wu should also understand that a thank you can't buy a life."

"So, what does Second Master Wu think the life of the Wu family's only son is worth?"

Wu Erbai's face twitched, not from speechlessness, but from anger.

Wu Erbai glanced at Lao Jiu, but before he could speak, Lao Jiu smiled and said, "Oh, Second Master Wu doesn't recognize me yet? Just call me Lao Jiu. I'm the brother of Patriarch Chen."

In one sentence, Wu Erbai's excuse for retaliation vanished.

What? I'm talking to the Chen family head, why are you interrupting, waiter?

Wu Erbai was certainly aware of the relationship between Lao Jiu and Chen Yan, but as long as they didn't directly say they weren't colleagues, he could naturally treat Lao Jiu as just a colleague.

However, Lao Jiu had anticipated that Wu Erbai would bring up his identity, so he directly blocked him.

You, Wu Erbai, are merely the second master of the Wu family, not the head of the family.

According to your status, you are not even worthy to speak to Brother Yan. Your Wu family has a second master to receive the head of the Chen family, so I, as the brother of the head of the Chen family, naturally have the status to speak to you, the second master of the Wu family.

Wu Erbai had no excuse to cause trouble. Otherwise, Chen Yan would have simply said: "Let the head of your Wu family come and talk to me."

This escalated the situation.

This shows that Chen Yan is not going to mince words and is going to start handling things officially.

This means that the superficial harmony between the Wu and Chen families could no longer be maintained.

The Wu family wants Wu Xie to become the head of the Nine Gates, but they definitely don't want to provoke the Chen family, the most troublesome of the Nine Gates, at this stage.

So, as Wu Erbai's mind raced, he actually smiled slightly at Chen Yan and said, "Since Patriarch Chen is a guest, as the host, I naturally have to treat him well."

"If Master Chen would do me the honor, I can treat him to some local Hangzhou specialties tonight."

Chen Yan loosened his grip, and the pastry fell back onto the plate. He casually grabbed a tissue from the side and wiped his fingertips. Chen Yan's tone was calm and unperturbed: "No need. I've heard that the Wu family patriarch has quite a collection. He must be quite wealthy."

Looking up at Wu Erbai, Chen Yan said, "Five hundred million."

Chen Yan tossed aside the tissue, got up, and left, with Lao Jiu following closely behind.

"Before I arrive in Banna, I hope that the second master of the Wu family will not be too slow."

Wu Erbai's face turned gloomy and terrifying after Chen Yan got up and left, staring intently at the pastry that Chen Yan had taken a bite of.

He gritted his teeth.

Chen Yan! You've gone too far!

The last sentence was Chen Yan's warning to him to obediently hand over the money and not to think about anything else or try to build a relationship. Since the Wu family was planning to turn against him, then the Chen family would turn against him first.

If he slows down, and Chen Yan takes his men to Banna and Zhangjia Ancient Building, they won't be able to get down there.

Xiao Xie will be asked by Huo Xiangu to go to Mount Siguniang. Once Chen Yan has taken control of Banna, all the passwords that Xiao Xie and the others painstakingly found will end up in Chen Yan's hands.

After taking a few deep breaths, Wu Erbai opened his eyes, got up, and left.

The money must be transferred to Chen Yan's card.

Otherwise, given the Chen family's style and Chen Yan's behavior after his return, he would have dared to send Xiao Xie and Xiao Hua to find the password while his own people blocked everyone else, and then he would lead his men down.

No, Xiao Xie must go into the Zhang Family Ancient Building!

Only in this way could he become curious about the Zhang family.

The more Wu Erbai thought about it, the faster he walked.

Chen Yan and Lao Jiu went directly to the airport. Lao Jiu said while sitting on the plane, "Don't look anymore. It's only been an hour. It will only be three or four hours after the plane lands. The Wu family can't be that quick about 500 million."

"That's not necessarily true."

Chen Yan didn't speak, but held up his phone for Lao Jiu to see. Lao Jiu was surprised for a moment: "This Wu Erbai, he has this ability?"

"Those who are still alive in the Nine Gates now, which one of them doesn't have some skills? It's just that some of them are in the open, while others are hiding in the shadows."

Chen Yan put away his phone, turned his head to look out the window, and said calmly, "Surely no one really thinks that Li Quzhao, the Third Master of the Nine Gates, can maintain the Li family's position as the third gate in the turbulent Nine Gates just by being cowardly, right?"

Old Nine thought for a moment and said, "We haven't found anything wrong with him yet, but I need to meet him to investigate whether he has any health problems."

"Don't worry, there will be opportunities."

After Chen Yan finished speaking, he looked away, closed his eyes, and said, "The plane is about to take off. Let's rest for a while."

As the plane was about to land, Chen Yan opened his eyes, tilted his head slightly to look at the head on his shoulder. Lao Jiu had his eyes closed, his glasses slightly slid down and hung on the bridge of his nose.

Those beautiful fox-like eyes were closed, and only their thick, curled eyelashes could be seen; the charm in their eyes was no longer visible.

However, Chen Yan's gaze fell on Lao Jiu's face.

This face, paired with these eyes, does indeed look a bit bland.

Chen Yan turned his gaze to the window. Back then, Lao Jiu's face was no less striking than his own.

But Lao Jiu's identity was a problem, so he changed his face. When he changed his face, he spent a long time choosing and finally chose a very handsome and delicate face.