After fifteen minutes, the two arrived at Zhang Da Fo Ye’s official residence.
Fo Ye’s official residence was incredibly luxurious. It was a large, independent villa, covering an area of at least 2,000 square meters.
The most eye-catching feature wasn’t the luxurious interior, but a huge Buddha head in the courtyard!
This Buddha statue, they say, was moved from outside the city to his home in a single night by Zhang Qi Shan using the Five Ghost Transport Technique, which is why he is nicknamed Fo Ye.
Only the Buddha’s head is exposed, the rest appears to be buried underground, but this is merely an illusion.
The Buddha head was brought home by Zhang Da Fo Ye after he had it disassembled, and then had a portion of the shoulders built.
At first glance, it appears that the entire Buddha statue has been moved back, but in reality, there is only the head.
There were several soldiers standing guard at the gate. They did not recognize Zhang Yun Feng and the other, so they approached them cautiously and inquired.
“Who are you? Don’t linger here!”
“We are friends of Commander Zhang. We’re here to visit him. Please inform him for us. Thank you!” Zhang Yun Feng said politely.
“Really? You look unfamiliar. Do you have an invitation from Fo Ye? If not, please leave!” one of the soldiers said.
As he spoke, he was about to come over and drive them away.
Fortunately, at this moment, Zhang Ri Shan walked over from a distance and yelled from afar, “Don’t be rude, they are the Commander’s distinguished guests. Let them in!”
The soldier was startled by Zhang Ri Shan’s words and quickly forced a smile that was uglier than crying. “I’m sorry, sir, please come in…”
The other soldiers immediately opened the gate and invited them inside.
Zhang Yun Feng didn’t bother arguing with them.
After all, Zhang Da Fo Ye’s official residence was a relatively important place. It was understandable for it to be heavily guarded.
As soon as the two entered the gate, they heard a series of footsteps behind them. Looking back, they saw two men.
The one in the lead was a middle-aged man in a suit, his hair combed meticulously, his skin very fair, and his features handsome.
But his face looked a little gloomy and unhappy.
This man was none other than the Old Nine Gates—Er Yue Hong.
The reason he was so gloomy was that his beloved wife had died just last year. This incident dealt a heavy blow to him.
Following behind Er Yue Hong was a man, also in a suit, wearing glasses, who looked gentle and refined.
This man was the Nine Gates—Jie Jiu Ye.
The guards at the gate clearly recognized them and respectfully said, “Er Ye, Jiu Ye, please come in!”
Zhang Ri Shan stepped forward and gestured to everyone. “Please go to the living room. The Commander will be here shortly.”
Then, Zhang Ri Shan led everyone to a living room to take a seat, and personally served them tea and water.
The moment everyone sat down, several more people came in from outside.
It was the rest of the leaders from the Nine Gates, a total of six people.
“Where’s the boss? Why isn’t he here yet?” a big man with a thick beard said impatiently.
He was Hei Bei Lao Liu, a man with a proud nature, blunt and direct. He earned his fame with his fierce knife skills.
“Lao Liu, you’re getting old. Can you have some patience?” a young woman said to him.
This young woman was stunningly beautiful, with skin as smooth as jade, a curvy figure, and an alluring aura all over her.
She was the head of the Huo family—Huo Xian Gu.
“Mind your own business! Get this done quickly. I have to go find a woman later!” Hei Bei Lao Liu said nonchalantly.
One of the middle-aged men, leading a wolf dog, had been staring at Zhang Yun Feng and Xiao Ge since they arrived.
He was Wu Lao Gou from the Wu family.
“Zhang Ri Shan, who are these two?” Wu Lao Gou asked.
“They are the Commander’s distinguished guests.” Zhang Ri Shan gave a mysterious smile.
“Even if they are distinguished guests, they’re not qualified to interfere in our Old Nine Gates’ matters, are they?” Chen Pi A Si said expressionlessly.
Er Yue Hong glared at him and said in a cold tone, “Whether they’re qualified or not isn’t for you to decide, but for the boss to decide.”
Strangely, Chen Pi A Si didn’t retort. He simply kept his face grim and sipped his tea.
The atmosphere immediately became heavy, and everyone stopped talking.
After a while, Zhang Da Fo Ye’s arrival broke the silence.
“Everyone’s here?”
Everyone nodded, giving him face.
Zhang Da Fo Ye took his seat at the head of the table.
He pointed at Zhang Yun Feng and Xiao Ge and introduced them. “Let me introduce you to these two. They are the helpers I brought from the Zhang family.”
“This is—Zhang Qi Ling, the current head of the Zhang family!”
Zhang Yun Feng nodded to everyone at the sound of that.
Upon hearing this, everyone’s eyes fell on Zhang Yun Feng because they all knew what Zhang Qi Ling represented.
“Boss, why did you bring the Zhang family here? It seems you’re planning a big move?” Huo Xian Gu asked with confusion.
“I went through great lengths to bring them here, naturally for a major matter. The reason I brought you all here today is for this matter,” Zhang Da Fo Ye said solemnly.
“Boss, what exactly is it?” Qi Tie Zui asked.
At this time, Zhang Ri Shan had already sent all the servants in the house outside and closed all the windows and doors of the living room.
Seeing this, everyone immediately became alert.
Zhang Da Fo Ye then said, “Over the years, we’ve become disunited and suspicious of one another in the Nine Gates. We’ve become a loose coalition.”
“When I first brought you all together to create the Old Nine Gates, my intention was to unite you all to resist foreign forces and support one another.”
“But now, everything has changed. Ultimately, it’s because of their infiltration!”
“As long as we don’t eradicate the ghosts lurking among us, we will never find peace and will eventually disintegrate.”
“I invited them here to clean house for the Nine Gates, to wipe out those ghosts hiding amongst us, and restore the glory of the Nine Gates!”
“Boss, cleaning house is an internal matter for the Nine Gates. It’s not necessary for outsiders to intervene, is it?” Ban Jie Li said.
“Humph, I don’t recommend letting outsiders interfere with internal matters. We can solve it ourselves!” Chen Pi A Si snorted.
“I don’t agree either. It’s our own business in the Nine Gates. We don’t need outsiders to intervene!” Huo Xian Gu agreed.
“Don’t rush, everyone. Let’s hear what the boss has to say!” Er Yue Hong waved his hand to the group.
Everyone could only shut their mouths and look at Zhang Da Fo Ye.
Zhang Da Fo Ye continued, “A month ago, I received an order from above, asking me to lead the Nine Gates to the Four Maiden Mountain in Sichuan to find something.”
“I believe you’re all aware of the danger there. They’re using the lives of us in the Nine Gates to accomplish something for them.”
“Instead of waiting for our doom, why not take this opportunity… ”