Stealing the Pen: Kirin's Primordial Lotus

After Hua Yu and Zhang Qiling took a short rest, they began to use the unique geographical location of the Zhang family ancient building to absorb the rich spiritual energy around them to nourish and repair their exhausted bodies.

You know, the Zhang family has been a mysterious and powerful family since ancient times, possessing a large number of unknown secrets and magic formulas. Moreover, this family has long been hiding behind the dynasty, secretly controlling the development of many major events. Because of this, the Zhang family can easily find dragon veins.

What's even more amazing is that according to the historical records of the Zhang family, its existence is much older than the Shang Dynasty history that has been excavated today! Thinking back to the past, the spiritual energy between heaven and earth was overflowing, just like what is described in those fantasy novels - Yuanying cultivators can be seen everywhere, and Jindan masters are countless.

The Zhang Family Ancient Building in Banai is the most critical and core of all the Zhang Family buildings. Since its birth, it has been the first Zhang Family Ancient Building since the written records. Its uniqueness is naturally incomparable to other Zhang Family Ancient Buildings built later. Apart from other things, just looking at other Zhang Family Ancient Buildings, which have to be demolished and rebuilt every hundred years, but the Banai one just keeps adding new sophisticated mechanisms or carrying out necessary maintenance and repair work on the original foundation, we can clearly feel the significant difference between it and other ancient buildings.

Inside the mysterious and ancient building, Wu Xie and his companions were anxiously searching for the mechanism leading to the fourth floor. At this moment, they suddenly felt that something seemed to be slowly falling down from above their heads. At first, they did not pay much attention to it, and simply thought that it was because the Zhang family's ancient building had gone through years of vicissitudes, had been in disrepair for a long time, and was deeply hidden in the mountain, which led to a lot of dust accumulation.

However, as time went by, the coughing sound gradually increased and became more frequent. It was not until then that they realized that something was wrong. "Cough cough cough... What is going on? Cough cough cough... We are all wearing gas masks! Cough cough cough... Why can so much dust still invade our mouths and noses?" The person who started coughing violently first had his physical condition deteriorate sharply. At this moment, his body had reached its limit, and his legs were shaky as if they had lost their support, and he could no longer maintain a standing posture. He stretched out a trembling hand with all his strength and tightly grasped the cold and hard railing of the corridor, as if this railing was the last straw to save his life. And the other hand, like an iron clamp, grabbed his collar tightly, with such force that it seemed to tear it apart. His face was as pale as paper, his eyes were bloodshot, and every breath seemed so difficult, as if a heavy burden was pressing on his chest.

However, before Huo Xian Gu and the others noticed anything unusual, a shocking scene happened. The figure who was struggling to support himself by the railing suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. The blood bloomed in the air, like a sad red plum, and splashed directly onto the gas mask he was wearing. In an instant, the gas mask was stained scarlet, which was shocking. At this time, he could only make a low hoarse sound in his throat. He wanted to say something but was powerless. Then he collapsed to the ground without a sound.

At this moment, Huo Xian Gu suddenly had an idea, as if she realized something extremely dangerous was about to happen. She turned pale and shouted anxiously, "Everyone, hide in the surrounding rooms! Cover your mouth and nose immediately, and seal the doors and windows. Don't let even the slightest bit of dust get close to us!!!"

Hearing Huo Xian Gu's urgent cry, everyone was shocked and instantly realized the seriousness of the situation. As a result, everyone was in chaos, running around like a group of frightened headless flies, looking for a room to hide in. Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi reacted quickly, followed Huo Xian Gu without hesitation, and rushed into a small room not far away. After entering the room, Huo Xian Gu did not stop, she immediately directed the two to act. Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi swiftly tore off the curtains in the room, and then worked together to stuff the cloth into the gap at the door, tightly blocking every place where dust might invade.

After Wu Xie, Fatty Wang, Huo Xian Gu and others finished carefully checking the surrounding environment, their tense nerves finally relaxed a little, and then like a deflated ball, their legs went soft and they just collapsed to the ground.

Wu Xie gasped for air, trying to calm his rapid breathing. After a while, he finally felt a little better, then turned to look at Huo Xian Gu and asked, "Grandma Huo, do you know why that person died just now?"

Huo Xiangu was old now, and her physical condition was not as good as before. Although she was wearing a gas mask, the fine dust-like alkali powder still could not be completely blocked, and a lot of it still got into her mouth and nose. At this moment, she also began to cough lightly.

In fact, Huo Xian Gu knew very well that in her current state, it would be difficult for her to come out of this adventure alive. However, she could accept death, but not now. So, she took a deep breath, endured the discomfort brought by the cough, looked at Wu Xie firmly, and said slowly: "I am an old woman who has lived for so many years, and I have been competing with Zhang Family Ancient Building for so many years. I know some of the tricks here."

Hearing this, Wu Xie couldn't help but feel ecstatic. Originally, he was worried that Huo Xian Gu would not only refuse to tell him the truth, but might even ridicule him and humiliate his grandparents. But he never expected that Huo Xian Gu would be so willing to tell him the truth.

The Zhang Family Ancient Building is the ancestral tomb of the Zhang Family, and the one in front of us can be called the ancestral tomb among ancestral tombs! Only the direct descendants of the Zhang Family have the honor of being buried here. Moreover, according to the news handed down from within the Zhang Family, the long history of the Zhang Family can even be traced back to the distant Shang Dynasty.

At this time, Huo Xian Gu suddenly slowly recounted the origins of the Zhang family: "Once upon a time, the Nine Gates Organization planned and implemented a major operation of unprecedented scale. At that time, your grandfather was also involved, and your father and second uncle were already sensible at that time. As for your third uncle, he was still in his infancy and had just been born not long ago."

Wu Xie was very surprised as to why Huo Xian Gu mentioned his grandfather and the Nine Gates Operation so abruptly, but now he was much calmer than before, and he knew that it was not wise to interrupt others rashly, so he suppressed his doubts and listened quietly.

Huo Xian Gu cast his eyes towards Wu Xie, and seeing his appearance, he could not help but nod his head in praise. He thought, Lao Ba really had a good eye for talent this time, and the person he chose was indeed a good one. It was a pity that Wu Xie was unlucky and happened to meet a peerless evildoer like Xie Yuchen. Otherwise, maybe Wu Xie could really lead everyone to successfully escape the control of those people and regain their freedom.

Although Huo Xian Gu thought so in her heart, she knew very well that this was just a luxury. The current situation is completely out of control. Xie Yuchen successfully got rid of the control, and Wu Xie has no other capable helpers except Wang Pangzi. Faced with such a situation surrounded by powerful enemies, it is harder than climbing to the sky to escape from the palm of their hands. Instead of holding such unrealistic fantasies, it is better to hope that the people of Wan Chongshan can show mercy and let them go.

At this moment, Huo Xiangu seemed to suddenly recall something important. Her expression changed slightly, and her originally calm face instantly became a little distorted. However, this change only lasted for a short moment, and soon returned to normal.

"Do you know? The leader of that incident back then was Zhang Qiling!" Huo Xian Gu spoke slowly, his tone revealing an indescribable complex emotion.

Hearing this, Wu Xie's heart was moved, and some details that he had not noticed before flashed through his mind. So that's why Hua Yu treated Zhang Qiling so strangely when he and his uncle first met them. Now, after Huo Xiangu's reminder, everything became clear.

"So what happened next? What happened?" Wu Xie's eyes widened, his face full of anxiety, and he couldn't wait to ask. At this moment, he was like a hungry beast, eager for the answer that was about to come. His curiosity was like a blazing flame, and it was completely ignited in an instant, and he was eager to know the subsequent developments.

"Later..." Huo Xian Gu paused for a moment, as if recalling that distant and mysterious past. Her eyes gradually became deep, and she slowly said: "Later, the unconscious Zhang Qiling was secretly taken away by people sent by the higher-ups, and since then, there has been no news of him. When Master Hong Er and Master Xie Jiu heard the news, they were extremely anxious. They tried their best and spent all their property to inquire about and search for Zhang Qiling's whereabouts. However, it was a period of social unrest, with various forces intertwined and the situation was very sensitive. Therefore, although Master Hong Er and Master Xie Jiu were extremely anxious, they did not dare to launch a search operation too loudly due to the situation. After all, if they were not careful, they might bring themselves a fatal disaster."

At this point, Huo Xian Gu suddenly changed the subject, revealing an unpredictable evil smile on her face. She locked her eyes on Wu Xie and said softly, "Wu Xie, you know that the decision to hand Zhang Qiling over to the superiors was made by all of us together. It's just that Master Hong Er and Master Xie Jiu had too close a relationship with Zhang Qiling, so they were excluded from the decision-making circle from the beginning. Now that I think about it, maybe it's because of this that we are in this situation today." After saying that, she looked at Wu Xie meaningfully again.

Wu Xie was horrified by Huo Xiangu's weird smile, and a chill ran up his spine. He couldn't help but shudder, thinking to himself: Could it be that I will also suffer some unknown retribution like Huo Xiangu? Thinking of this, he felt his scalp tingling, and a layer of fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.