However, the thought of Zhang Bei beating them up so badly just now made them obey.
This place was once the scene of infighting within the Zhang family, and their weapons were scattered on the ground.
Although these weapons were not very good, Zhang Bei valued the material of these weapons.
He could take them back and re-smelt them, making the various weapons he wanted.
"Xiao Guan, tell them what happened," Zhang Bei said.
Xiao Guan nodded and said, "Besides Zhangjia Fort, this place also has another name: Sifang City!"
"What? Sifang City? The big event that happened in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties?"
Zhang Hai Xing picked up a knife and was astonished.
Xiao Guan nodded but did not continue, giving them some time to digest it.
Zhang Bei looked at their expressions, and it seemed like they knew what was going on.
Thinking back, Zhang Bei finally remembered.
There were some public secrets in the family, including the legend of Sishui City.
It was said that Sishui City was once one of the ancestral lands of the Zhang family.
Later, a very big internal rebellion occurred. Some people wanted to bring the Zhang family patriarch down from his pedestal.
Therefore, a civil war broke out. Later, the Tianzhang, which represented the power of the Zhang family, disappeared from the world.
It was said to have been lost in this Sifang City.
Over the years, after losing the Tianzhang, the entire Zhang family began to decline slowly.
Even though someone later became the patriarch, they still couldn't restore the Zhang family.
Gradually, the Zhang family began to have some differences.
However, countless members of the Zhang family have been trying to find the Tianzhang over the years.
The most tragic incident was ten years ago.
At that time, the old patriarch had just taken over the position of patriarch, and there were people who wanted to take advantage of this opportunity.
They wanted to find the former Tianzhang to challenge the patriarch's authority.
Naturally, the old patriarch would not let them have their way.
And this is why there are so many corpses around.
"Little ghost, how do you know about these things?"
Although they knew about Sifang City, they didn't know about the incident ten years ago.
"I was taken here when I was three years old and bled for two years!"
Xiao Guan said coldly, with no sadness or joy in his expression.
Hearing this, everyone was stunned. Who would have thought that Xiao Guan had such an experience in his childhood?
"It's okay! It's okay now."
Zhang Bei went over and patted Xiao Guan's shoulder.
Xiao Guan just nodded, indicating that he was fine.
"In those days, the old patriarch led people to attack this place, disrupting the plans of those Zhang family traitors.
To eliminate any future trouble, the old patriarch entered the depths of Sifang City and found the Tianzhang.
But he didn't take it out, instead, he set up a death trap and completely protected the Tianzhang underground."
Xiao Guan continued.
"So you came here back then?" Zhang Hai Xing asked.
Xiao Guan nodded and said, "You want weapons, there are also various secret manuals down there.
There are water floats here, which can protect you as you pass through this mud.
"What about you?" Zhang Bei asked suddenly.
Xiao Guan pointed to the pond and said, "I want to find the Tianzhang."
"What? You want to be the patriarch?"
Zhang Nian immediately got angry.
Zhang Bei looked at Xiao Guan in disbelief.
If Xiao Guan got the Tianzhang and became the patriarch of the Zhang family, wouldn't that mean that this guy in front of him was Xiao Ge?
When he was reborn, he was wondering why he hadn't seen Xiao Ge?
It turned out that Xiao Ge at this time hadn't grown up yet?
"Damn! I should have known! He was already so skilled at this age.
He was the strongest among the entire younger generation. You know, he was only thirteen years old!
He's also just as cold and quiet. Why didn't I think of it?"
Zhang Bei slapped his head, feeling that his brain wasn't working very well.
He had found his way to a great opportunity, the future patriarch of the Zhang family!
"You should come back once you get the weapons, or you will die."
Xiao Guan didn't even pay attention to Zhang Nian's words.
Zhang Nian was not happy and said, "No way. The Tianzhang represents the highest power of the Zhang family.
Becoming patriarch is not impossible if you have the Tianzhang. I will not give up!"
"Just you?" Zhang Bei said with disdain.
Hearing this, Zhang Nian was about to get angry, but when he saw Zhang Bei's cold gaze, he immediately wilted.
"Okay, little ghost, you don't need our help? Why are you telling us all this?"
Zhang Hai Ke was more mature and quickly figured out the key point.
If Xiao Guan hadn't told them about this place, they would never have come here.
"I'm too young, I need you to lead the way." Xiao Guan said honestly.
Zhang Bei's mouth twitched. Good heavens, he treated them like tour guides.
But thinking about it, Xiao Guan was only thirteen years old at this time.
To get from the northeast to here, it was a long journey, let alone in this chaotic world.
It would be very difficult to get here without anyone guiding him.
"I'll help you." Zhang Bei said.
Zhang Nian snorted coldly and said, "I think you want to be patriarch."
"Haha! You think everyone is as stupid as you?" Zhang Bei said disdainfully.
Zhang Bei had no intention of becoming the patriarch of the Zhang family, because the patriarch of the Zhang family had to bear too much.
"Who are you calling stupid?" Zhang Nian was furious.
Zhang Bei chuckled and said, "Stupid? Does your face hurt? Should I give you a punch on the other side of your face?"
Zhang Nian immediately cowered. Just now, the five of them combined were no match for Zhang Bei.
He was easily defeated. If Zhang Bei wanted to leave some marks on him.
Then it would be very easy to do so.
"Anyway, I don't care. Even if I can't get the Tianzhang, I'm going with you.
With this merit, I can enter the inner family and become a true core member of the Zhang family."
Zhang Nian's eyes were filled with a sense of madness.
At this time, it was not just Zhang Nian, but the others' eyes also had a hint of madness.
This was normal. There were many secrets that they didn't know about the true inner family.
Moreover, some secret manuals were not even available to them, the outer family, such as the Shrinking Bone Technique.
Not to mention the increase in status and social position once they joined the inner family.
"If you want to die, we won't stop you." Zhang Bei shrugged.
After speaking, Zhang Bei looked at Xiao Guan. Now that everything had been explained, and the dangers ahead were made clear.
If they continued to seek death, it was none of their business.
Xiao Guan nodded without hesitation and immediately jumped into the mud.
Zhang Bei followed closely behind. Seeing this, the other four also hurried to the edge of the mud.
"What do we do now?" Zhang Nian asked.
Zhang Hai Ke said, "The little ghost said earlier that they used to collect Qilin blood here.
That means this pond may be highly toxic. The two of them are inner family members with pure bloodlines.
Their blood has the ability to detoxify, but we don't have that ability."
"What do we do then? Do we just give up? I'm not willing to. I think you guys aren't either, right?" Zhang Nian said.
Zhang Jiu Ri said, "It's been so long, and they used to collect so much Qilin blood.
Maybe the poison here is already dead."
"Then let's chase after them. Even if we can't get it, we'll be considered contributors.
Maybe we can become core members based on this."
Zhang Nian's eyes still had a strong desire in them.
"Okay! Let's go." Zhang Hai Ke said in a deep voice.
Then the four of them also immediately jumped into the mud, forgetting Xiao Guan's warning.
The four of them actually went down without even taking the water floats.
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