Stealing the Pen: Kirin's Primordial Lotus

Zhang Qiling left Peking not long after staying there. After all, although Wan Chongshan donated most of his money to support national construction, someone still had to eat first.

That day, I happened to pass by Shacheng to take a rest, and ran into Er Yuehong and Hong Xingjun who were out shopping.

The two adults and one child walked together for a while and then went back to their respective homes.

Zhang Qiling, who had originally planned to leave Sand City the next day, saw Zhang Qishan and Zhang Xishan who came to visit him in the evening.

"Good evening, Patriarch!"

"You are no longer members of the Zhang family. You don't have to call me clan leader."

"Although we left the Zhang family, my life was saved by the clan leader and given by the Zhang family, so it is most appropriate for me to call you clan leader."

Zhang Qiling didn't want to argue with Zhang Qishan. Zhang Xishan, who was standing behind Zhang Qishan, also had a guilty look on his face.

"What are you here for this time?"

"Chief, this is the case. We would like to ask you to do us nine sects a favor."

Zhang Qishan lowered his eyes, with a crazy look in them, but spoke with an apologetic look on his face.

Zhang Qiling stared at Zhang Qishan silently, his eyes as clear as deep pools revealing a thoughtful look.

"I'm afraid I can't help you."

Zhang Qiling directly rejected Zhang Qishan's request for help.

Zhang Qishan suddenly knelt down in front of Zhang Qiling, and Zhang Xishan followed suit and knelt down in front of Zhang Qiling.

Zhang Qishan crawled forward a few steps, holding onto Zhang Qiling's feet with tears in his eyes, and said in a sobbing voice, "Patriarch, please, save the thousands of people from the Nine Gates!"

"Without your help, the thousands of us from the Nine Sects would have no chance of survival!"

"Chief, you also know what we nine sects do. We are antique dealers in name only, but in reality we are just a bunch of thieves. If the people above find out, we will all be dead!"

"The second brother has a close relationship with you, and he was one of the first to leave. There are also many people in the Hong family who participated in the war of resistance. The higher-ups won't do anything to them."

"Laojiu is a businessman. He brought a large amount of funds back from the United States a few years ago to build Longguo. He is a red-top businessman, and the people above him just turned a blind eye to them."

"The Huo family of the Seventh Elder is married to the officers above. For the sake of those people, since they are a group of women, they will not do anything to them."

"Although I am an official, I also have enemies. They want me to leave as soon as possible. Once I leave the center, there will be no one to protect the other gates!"

"Clan leader!"

Zhang Qiling tried to pull his feet free, but Zhang Qishan held them tightly.

"What kind of favor is it that's worth a person like you being so panicked?"

"The highest one somehow found out about the Zhang family's immortality. Before you came back, he pulled me aside for a secret talk, hoping that we could help him find the secret of the Zhang family's immortality. If we refuse, we will be charged with grave robbery and go to jail."

"The Zhang family does not have the secret of immortality."

Zhang Qishan's face twisted when he heard the latter part, but he recovered immediately.

"That's what I said, Patriarch. But that person didn't think so when he saw Lushan. Lushan and I are the same age. He is still young, but I am already..." Zhang Qishan stroked his wrinkled face with a bit of loneliness.

"Chief, I know that digging graves for gold is not good, but who can guarantee that they are completely innocent in this chaotic world? Being alive is their lifelong luck. There are many people who don't even have the chance to grow up and see the world. Some are just a little bit away from seeing a new country, Chief!"

What Zhang Qishan said was indeed true, and Zhang Qiling knew it all. He had also experienced the cruelty of war, but he had Hua Yu by his side who cared for him and kept all dangers away from him.

"I'll give you an answer tomorrow."

"Thank you, patriarch!"

When Zhang Qishan knelt down and kowtowed, he knew that his plan had succeeded and he would soon get what he wanted.