Twenty minutes later, the nine gate leaders sat together in a hall.
Zhang Qi Shan was very polite and directly gave the head seat to Zhang Yun Feng, while he sat in the first seat on the left.
After taking his seat, Zhang Yun Feng got straight to the point, saying:
"Everyone, I have important matters that I must attend to! So the following matters can only be resolved by yourselves. I will leave my brother behind to help you complete this."
Upon hearing this, everyone’s faces showed a look of surprise.
"This is a major matter for our Zhang family. I must go and complete it. You don’t have to try and persuade me." Zhang Yun Feng said with a piercing gaze.
"Then after you leave... will you ever come back?" Huo Xian Gu couldn’t help but ask.
"Maybe. Maybe never." Zhang Yun Feng gave an ambiguous answer.
Huo Xian Gu’s face immediately showed a look of reluctance, but in front of so many people, she couldn’t ask any more questions.
After all, she was a married woman, and even had a child who was about 10 years old. If word got out, it wouldn't be good for her reputation.
"Benefactor, no matter how long you leave, I will forever remember your great kindness. I will wait for you to return!" Chen Wu stood up and said.
"Hope to see you again!" Zhang Yun Feng smiled.
Zhang Qi Shan asked, "If you leave, it will surely become restless again. We must make arrangements for it in advance."
Zhang Yun Feng’s gaze fixed on everyone, his expression solemn as he said, "As far as I know, its leader is at the end of his days. Before he dies, he will surely make a very desperate struggle!"
"You must quickly find some clues about longevity and give it an explanation, otherwise, you will inevitably be affected!"
"After I leave, they may send some spies into your ranks to gather intelligence and create conflicts to make you fight each other. You must be wary of this..."
Hei Bei Lao Liu slammed his knife on the table and angrily said, "Damn it, I hate these insidious people the most! One comes, one dies. Let's see how many running dogs it has!"
"Lao Liu, don’t be hasty. Let the leader finish speaking." Zhang Da Fo Ye glared at him.
Hei Bei Lao Liu had to shut his mouth, sullenly drinking tea.
Zhang Yun Feng continued, "The nine gates know too many secrets about it. After this matter is over, you may face a reckoning...
Also... after their leader dies, they will inevitably kill to silence witnesses and forever seal the secret."
"Before the storm comes, you must be prepared. Flee as far as you can. Be sure to have a trump card!"
Zhang Yun Feng gave everyone a heads-up in advance.
Because he knew what was going to happen next.
And all of this, it wasn't something he could change with his personal power, or the power of the nine gates!
Because its energy... was truly terrifying!
The nine gate leaders listened carefully and took his words to heart.
It was precisely Zhang Yun Feng's reminder that allowed the nine gates to avoid a catastrophe, and they also obtained the trump card and the leader's body.
This gave them the ability to fight against it!
Having given these instructions, Zhang Yun Feng stood up and took a sip of tea.
"Everyone, I have said everything I needed to say. I hope you will take care of yourselves! - Farewell!"
Having said this, he stood up and left the meeting room.
Xiao Ge immediately followed him.
"Yun Guan, you are the person I trust the most, you must also take care of yourself! Wait for me to return..." Zhang Yun Feng patted his shoulder and said.
Xiao Ge nodded, then helped him lead a horse.
Zhang Yun Feng leaped onto the horse's back.
Just as he was about to ride away, Huo Xian Gu chased out of the meeting room, "Leader... take care of yourself!" She said affectionately.
"Farewell!" Zhang Yun Feng smiled back.
Then he patted the horse's back and galloped down the mountain.
The two stood there silently, watching his back.
Until that figure disappeared from sight.
...
After leaving Si Gu Niang Shan, Zhang Yun Feng took out the map to the Zhang family's ancient building and rode off.
After traveling for three days and three nights, he finally arrived at Gui Fu Ba Nai.
It was evening. He found a guesthouse run by a Miao person in the local Yao village and checked in.
The owner of this guesthouse was A Gui’s father. He was only 30 years old, and A Gui, who was 18 months old, was still learning to walk.
He didn't say what he was doing there.
He gave a small piece of gold as a month's rent.
Early the next morning, he went into the mountains alone, riding his horse.
He didn't look for any guides or porters to lead the way.
But on the night before he left, he found A Gui's father and went to the nearby chemical factory to get two bags of strong alkaline powder.
Then, following the route on the map, he searched for several days in the mountains before finding the entrance to the Zhang family's ancient building.
It was a rock wall that looked no different from any other mountainside. It looked almost exactly like a normal mountain face.
The difference was that the material of this rock wall was different. It was like jade, not as hard as rock.
He took the two bags of strong alkaline powder from the horse's back, opened one of them, put on his gloves, grabbed a handful of the strong alkaline powder and sprinkled it on the rock wall.
After the strong alkaline powder was sprinkled on the rock wall, it was quickly corroded, emitting white smoke, and in a short time, it revealed an entrance that was more than a meter wide.
After doing this, he moved a large rock from nearby.
Then, he untied the horse's rope and patted its back, saying, "You are free. Go down the mountain!"
"Whinny!"
The horse let out a loud, hoarse cry.
It didn't leave, but stood quietly beside him and ate grass. It was clear that it was going to wait for Zhang Yun Feng to return.
"Good horse!" Zhang Yun Feng patted it approvingly.
Then, he put the two bags of strong alkaline powder into his system bag, and moved the large stone to the entrance, sealing it up.
After doing all this, he continued forward.
It was a very narrow, irregular passage, only half a meter wide and half a meter high, so he had to crawl forward.
There were traces of artificial excavation on both sides of the passage, clearly dug by the previous Zhang family members.
The reason why this passage did not close up was because it was lined with strong alkaline powder, covered with paving stones.
After crawling forward for about 100 meters, the system prompt suddenly sounded!
"Detected a large number of Mi Luo Tuo. Killing them will give you rewards!"
Hearing the system prompt, Zhang Yun Feng's face lit up with joy.
These Mi Luo Tuo were embedded in the rock wall, slow-moving, and could only move slowly by using their body fluids to corrode the rock.
They also feared fire and strong alkaline powder.
With Zhang Yun Feng's strength, these things were just free achievement points!
Zhang Yun Feng actually wanted them to attack him.
"But the space here is too narrow, I can't use my strength, I have to find a wider place to deal with them!"
Taking this into account, Zhang Yun Feng accelerated his crawling speed. Soon, he reached the end of the passage and came to a cave.