After leaving the Four Girls Mountain, these people each found a safe place to hide and dared not show themselves.
In the end, only February Red and Old Six with Black Back remained, vowing to follow Zhang Qi Shan to the death.
After dismissing everyone, Zhang Qi Shan found Little Brother.
“Yun Guan, you should escape too. Their people will be here soon!” Zhang Qi Shan said helplessly.
“What happened?” Little Brother asked in confusion.
“They want to cleanse the Nine Gates to prevent the secrets here from leaking out.” Zhang Da Fo Ye explained.
After hearing this, Little Brother didn't say anything more. He immediately returned to his residence to pack his things and left on horseback that night.
He went directly to Ba Nai in Guangxi province to find Zhang Yun Feng.
He just wanted to know if his only brother, whom he trusted and followed, was still alive or had already died.
Overnight, the vast Nine Gates camp became empty, leaving only Zhang Da Fo Ye's people.
It is worth mentioning that Jin Wan Tang and several other translators also left with the people of the Nine Gates.
Even Zhang Da Fo Ye's wife, Yin Xin Yue, was sent back to Xiang Sha City by him under the cover of night.
The next morning, a large force of over 1,000 soldiers entered the entrance of the Four Girls Mountain, directly surrounding the entrance.
These people were fully armed, and even had tanks, planes, and cannons. They were much better equipped than Zhang Qi Shan's forces.
Zhang Qi Shan had anticipated their arrival and was waiting at the entrance. There was no conflict when the two sides met.
Leading the other side was a middle-aged man in his 40s.
He had two bars and four stars on his shoulder, the same rank as Zhang Qi Shan.
After getting off the car, the man kicked Zhang Qi Shan, sending him crashing to the ground. He was extremely fierce!
But strangely, Zhang Qi Shan did not resist. Otherwise, with his skills, he could have easily dodged that kick.
“Damn it, I’ll fight you all!” Old Six with Black Back quickly drew his knife, ready to fight them.
February Red also reached into his pocket, grabbing a few throwing darts, preparing to take action.
Zhang Qi Shan's soldiers also raised their guns.
The other side's soldiers also raised their guns, ready to fire!
The atmosphere became tense, and a battle was imminent.
“Old Six, put down the knife!” Zhang Qi Shan shouted loudly.
Old Six with Black Back was reluctant, but he still threw his knife to the ground, his face turning red with anger.
The middle-aged man sneered and suddenly pulled a pistol out of his pocket, pointing it at Zhang Qi Shan's head.
“Zhang Qi Shan, you’re so bold. You dare to openly disobey orders. I can shoot you right here!” The middle-aged man laughed sinisterly.
But Zhang Qi Shan was not afraid at all. Instead, he sarcastically said, “Really? Try shooting me. I’ll see how you explain this to the higher-ups.”
It turned out that this middle-aged man was the one sent by it to cleanse the Nine Gates. His orders were to kill anyone except members of the Zhang family!
This so-called Zhang family, apart from Zhang Qi Shan, naturally also included Little Brother and Zhang Yun Feng.
From this, it can be seen that it was still somewhat wary of the Zhang family, because they held too many secrets.
When encountering members of the Zhang family, it usually tried to capture them alive.
The purpose, of course, was to obtain the secrets of the Zhang family.
The middle-aged man kicked him again, then looked at the camp, his face gloomy. “You let everyone go?”
“What else? Wait for you to slaughter them?” Zhang Qi Shan smiled.
“You’re being smart. You’ll pay for this later!”
The middle-aged man motioned to the few fully armed soldiers beside him, “Take him away!”
“Yes, sir!”
Those people quickly stepped forward, grabbed Zhang Qi Shan, and were about to escort him to the jeep nearby.
Zhang Qi Shan was quite compliant and did not resist. He was escorted by the two men onto the jeep.
After getting on the car, he looked at February Red and the others with a sense of sadness, “I’m sorry, brothers. I’m not able to protect you…”
“Let him go!” Old Six with Black Back shouted anxiously.
After taking Zhang Qi Shan away, the middle-aged man ordered in a cold voice, “Execute all the remaining rebels on the spot!”
“Understood!”
“Received!”
As soon as the words were spoken, those soldiers immediately pulled the trigger, shooting Zhang Da Fo Ye's men to death!
The battle broke out, and Zhang Da Fo Ye's people did not sit back and wait for death. They immediately fired back at the opposite side.
February Red was quick and agile. He quickly took out a few throwing darts from his pocket and threw them at the people in the front.
“Whoosh whoosh whoosh…”
Before those people could react, they were hit in the forehead by the darts!
The other side was immediately in a state of panic.
Taking this opportunity, February Red pulled Old Six with Black Back and ran towards the back of the mountain. They disappeared quickly.
Zhang Qi Shan watched them go, smiling sadly, “Run. Run as far as you can…”
The battle lasted only 20 minutes before it abruptly ended.
The Warring States silk scrolls and ancient books brought from the ancient cultivator's cave were all taken away.
Thus, this so-called largest tomb robbery in history came to an end. The Old Nine Gates suffered heavy losses!
Those who escaped in advance were also hunted down.
…
Ten days later, Little Brother also arrived at the Yao village in Ba Nai.
He found the Zhang family members stationed there and inquired about Zhang Yun Feng's whereabouts. From the villagers, he learned that Zhang Yun Feng had entered the mountains.
It is said that when Zhang Yun Feng arrived here, he did not directly contact the Zhang family members in the area because he didn’t want to reveal his whereabouts.
But unfortunately, this Yao village was so small that the Zhang family members still discovered him and followed him into the mountains.
However, after entering the mountains, they dared not follow him anymore.
Because Zhang Yun Feng had already discovered them and left a mark, telling them not to follow him anymore.
The next day, under the guidance of the villagers, Little Brother came to the place where Zhang Yun Feng left the mark, a place called Goat Horn Mountain.
“The patriarch told us not to follow him anymore after he arrived here. We don’t know where he went in the end…”
“We only found the horse he was riding inside the mountain.”
An elderly member of the Zhang family's collateral branch said.
“You can go back. I’ll go the rest of the way myself.”
After saying this, Little Brother entered the mountain alone, looking for Zhang Yun Feng’s whereabouts.
But after searching the mountain for several days, he still couldn't find any trace of Zhang Yun Feng. He had to go down the mountain.
He found the villager who had discovered the horse and asked him to take him to that place. He then discovered the footprints left by Zhang Yun Feng.
Little Brother examined the footprints on the ground and finally found that the footprints were actually leading towards a cliff face.
He wanted to go up and have a look, but he was stopped by the villager, “This is our family’s forbidden area. It’s dangerous. You shouldn't go…”