Jiang Yang looked at the entry for Hei Xiezhi.
Lost in thought.
In the original plot, Hei Xiezhi's identity was extremely mysterious.
He seemed to have a connection with the Qi family of the Nine Gates.
No one knew how long he had lived in this world.
Unexpectedly, the entry didn't reveal any of this.
Perhaps Hei Xiezhi wasn't truly immortal, or maybe his eyes were limiting him somehow.
But the golden entry, with its ultimate explanation, sparked his interest.
Resisting physical and mental attacks?
Could it be that after the Bronze Gate, when he faces the Ultimate?
Something else might exist?
Chen Wenjin once said.
The Ultimate is the ultimate of all things in the world.
Yet, Wan Nu Wang changed bodies after entering the Bronze Gate.
What lies beyond the Bronze Gate is definitely not that simple!
However, all of this was just speculation.
What exactly lies beyond the Bronze Gate? He'll know when he gets there.
He looked at the other entries.
A glimmer flashed in his eyes.
He had to admit.
Hei Xiezhi's entry, although messy,
held a lot of useful information.
He immediately chose to copy them.
“Entry copied, Ba Heng He Sha (Blue), Fen Qin Zhu He (Blue)!”
He nodded.
The effects of these two entries weren't bad at all.
The blue entry, Ba Heng He Sha, would be especially helpful in deciphering the mechanisms of the underwater tomb in Xisha.
Hei Xiezhi, in the courtyard, had exceptional hearing due to his eye condition.
He heard Jiang Yang's arrival.
Turning his head, he saw a handsome young man.
He raised an eyebrow.
He thought his employer would be a portly man.
He didn't expect him to be so young, not to mention,
quite handsome!
Remembering the high price Jiang Yang offered,
he happily stepped forward to greet him.
“Boss, you're back!”
Jiang Yang nodded.
“In a week, you'll follow me to the Xisha Islands.”
Hei Xiezhi was taken aback.
“Xisha?”
After being hired, he had inquired about his boss's background.
He only knew his surname was Jiang.
He had an antique shop and some real estate in Beijing.
He knew nothing else.
He guessed that his boss must be a tomb robber.
But Xisha…
His brow furrowed.
“Boss, the place you're going, it wouldn't be the underwater tomb, would it?”
The Xisha underwater tomb was quite famous in the underworld.
But few people had successfully entered it.
A few decades ago, Wu San Ye of the Wu family organized an archaeological team that went to Xisha.
But that archaeological team wasn't in good shape!
Mainly because underwater tombs were different from underground ones.
There were too many unknown factors in the sea.
Even him.
He wouldn't dare to venture into the Xisha underwater tomb.
This boss was too bold!
He dared to enter an underwater tomb!
Jiang Yang looked at Hei Xiezhi.
“More money.”
Hei Xiezhi's furrowed brows relaxed.
A smile spread across his face.
“Boss, you can rest assured, I'll safely bring you out of the underwater tomb!”
Jiang Yang didn't like to waste time on persuasion.
Taking advantage of people's weaknesses and using them to his advantage.
Was the best way.
Zhang Qiling was desperately searching for his memories.
He would use those memories as his bargaining chip!
Hei Xiezhi was greedy, so he would give him money!
As long as he could achieve his goals, that's all that mattered!
…
A few days later.
Hangzhou.
A man with a slender build and a glint in his eyes, held a black chess piece, staring at the checkered board of black and white stones.
Hearing footsteps, he said without looking up, “Close the door.”
Wu San Sheng paused.
He closed the door, then sat down.
“Second Brother, you wanted to see me?”
Wu Er Bai looked at Wu San Sheng sitting opposite him.
His gaze lingered on Wu San Sheng's face, slightly dazed.
He quickly masked it.
“You took Xiao Xie to the King of Lu's Palace Tomb.”
Wu San Sheng remained silent.
Of the entire Wu family, he feared Wu Er Bai the most!
This man was cunning and shrewd.
If he revealed anything,
Wu Er Bai would surely notice.
He could only say cautiously, “Xiao Xie wanted to go, so I took him to see it.”
Wu Er Bai said nothing.
After a while.
He continued, “You met Jiang Yang.”
Wu San Sheng's eyes widened in surprise.
“Second Brother, how did you know?”
Wu Er Bai placed a black stone on the board.
“Tell me about what happened in the tomb.”
The reason he knew about Jiang Yang
was that when Wu San Sheng took Xiao Xie into the tomb, he had investigated every member of the team!
After Wu Xie returned from the tomb.
He sent Wu Er Bai an email, mentioning some things about Jiang Yang.
He remembered Jiang Yang very clearly.
He could sense that Jiang Yang was not an ordinary person!
But in his email, Wu Xie didn't go into much detail.
That was why he summoned Wu San Sheng, to hear the story again.
Wu San Sheng felt a headache coming on upon hearing the name "Jiang Yang".
His previous plans were ruined by Jiang Yang.
He had been thinking about ways to make amends these past few days.
He was finally getting somewhere.
But he was interrupted by Wu Er Bai's summons.
He could only recount the events that happened in the tomb from beginning to end.
A look of shock appeared in Wu Er Bai's eyes.
His hand, gripping the chess piece, turned white with force, but he didn't notice.
“You mean, Jiang Yang killed the thousand-year-old female puppet and the blood corpse, and triggered a swarm of Corpse Insects?!”
Wu San Sheng nodded.
“I suspect that Jiang Yang is a member of the Zhang family, and he appeared in the team because he was looking for Zhang Qiling.”