“What has happened to the Tang family?”
Ye Chen waved his hand and beckoned her to stand up while he furrowed his brows. “The Tang family has ruled Hong Kong for over a hundred years. Apart from Shen Tiannan and Lei Feihu, no one else can threaten the Tang family, right?”
However, Shen Tiannan and Lei Feihu had already died at his hands. It could be said that the Tang family was undoubtedly the number one family in Hong Kong. Nevertheless, at this moment, they had come to him for help.
Tang Ning smiled bitterly and said, “Master, you may not know this, but after you killed Shen Tiannan and Lei Feihu, someone took over their original power. One was Master Yinshi from Taibang and the other was Sage Xuanfeng from Macau.”
“Are these two very strong?” Ye Chen knitted his brows.
Back when he had killed Shen Tiannan and Lei Feihu, he did not go to Hong Kong to find out about their remaining influence. After all, Shen Tiannan and Lei Feihu were not threats to him, let alone the so-called “shrimp soldiers and crab generals[1]”.
Who would have thought these shrimp soldiers and crab generals would have a new master?
“Very strong!” Tang Ning took a deep breath. “These two people are both Spell Sages. The one in Taibang is called Basong Yinshi. It is said that he’s an unrivaled spiritual master in Taibang. He is also an exorcist. He once killed a master fighter of Taibang, a boxing champion, and even a grandmaster of Muay Thai. 30 years ago, he was defeated by Shen Tiannan in a single move.”
“Since he was defeated by Shen Tiannan, where did he get the guts to touch my people?” Ye Chen laughed in disdain.
Tang Ning shook her head. “After being defeated by Shen Tiannan, he went into seclusion for 30 years. It’s said that he had gone through vast improvements, and his strength has increased by leaps and bounds. He has been threatening to return to Hong Kong to seek revenge on Shen Tiannan. After learning of Shen Tiannan’s death, he tried to conquer entire Hong Kong.”
At this point, she paused for a moment before continuing, “Most importantly, Fang Tianhua, the leader of the northern faction of Hong Kong’s spell world, was severely injured by a single palm strike. On the other hand, Fang Tianhua’s strength is only slightly weaker than Shen Tiannan’s.”
“Fang Tianhu’s got talent. No wonder he has so much confidence.” Ye Chen nodded his head slightly and asked, “What about the second person?”
Just as Tang Ning was about to explain, Qi Qingfeng interrupted, “Master Ye, Sage Xuanfeng has some connections to me. To be honest, he’s my senior!”
“Senior?” Ye Chen frowned.
As if sensing his impatience, Qi Qingfeng immediately felt a huge increase in pressure. He wiped his cold sweat and said, “Sage Xuanfeng and I once came from the same sect. In fact, we were both disciples of the late Master Guigu from Macau. Because he harbored evil intentions, our master kicked Senior Xuanfeng out of the sect.”
“Master, Master Guigu is very famous in Macau. It’s not an exaggeration to describe him as a leader. He is as famous as Master Xiao Buyi from Hong Kong. After Master Xiao’s death, the spell world of Hong Kong was divided into north and south,” Tang Ning explained.
Qi Qingfeng nodded his head. “That’s right. Both my master and Master Xiao have attained Origin Energy. However, my senior brother disappeared after he was expelled from the sect. I can’t believe he actually escaped to Hong Kong.”
“My senior brother was one of the best in the sect back then. My master once told us in private that he was extremely shrewd and good at hiding his weaknesses. If they were to fight, even my master might not be a match for him.”
Origin Energy?
Ye Chen nodded his head as he looked at Tang Ning. “Since the Tang family has acknowledged me as their master, I’ll head to Hong Kong to suppress them.”
“Wait!” Tang Ning suddenly said, “Master, this isn’t the most urgent matter. The most urgent matter is that something has happened to the Tang family’s ancestral grave.”
As she spoke, she looked at Qi Qingfeng and hesitated for a moment before continuing, “There’s black smoke coming out from the Tang family’s ancestral grave…”
“Black smoke?” Ye Chen’s interest was piqued.
Tang Ning’s face turned pale as she replied, “Yes, it is emitting black smoke. In fact, the grave has split open and countless black smoke has enveloped the entire 1,000-meter radius around the ancestral grave. After the incident happened, my grandfather wanted to investigate further, but because he inhaled a mouthful of black smoke, he ended up unconscious and is on the verge of death.”
Only a small number of people in the Tang family knew about this incident. She did not dare spread the news because she was afraid it would affect the Tang family’s business and create more bad news. So, on the surface, she was here to seek business cooperation with Tiannan, but, in reality, she was here to seek Ye Chen’s help.
As soon as she said this, Qi Qingfeng’s expression changed. “I’ve only heard of ‘green smoke coming from the ancestral grave[2]’. This is the first time I’ve heard of black smoke literally coming out from the ancestral grave.”
Halfway through his sentence, he suddenly remembered something and exclaimed, “Could it be…”
corpse qi!
This thought flashed through Ye Chen’s and Qi Qingfeng’s minds. Apart from the murderous aura, only the corpse qi was black. In addition, the fact that it came from a grave meant it was most likely the corpse qi.
Ye Chen looked at Tang Ning and asked, “If I remember correctly, isn’t the Tang family’s ancestral grave in mainland China? It was also repaired by a Feng Shui master. Later on, I killed the person inside the grave who had turned into a zombie.”
That day, when Ye Chen went to Ba County to look for Kong Ming, who was refining a storage ring, he had encountered a zombie inside the Tang family’s ancestral grave. Afterward, Ye Chen had chopped the zombie into two.
“Master, you don’t know this,” Tang Ning shook her head as she said, “but the Tang family has a total of two ancestral graves. One is on the mainland and one is on Hong Kong Island. The one on the mainland is only a burial site for one of the Tang family’s ancestors. It’s a pretense. The real Tang family ancestral home is on Hong Kong Island. Only Grandfather and I know about this because we don’t want outsiders to learn about it. At that time, Grandfather even invited Master Xiao to look for a dragon point hole.”
In reality, this kind of thing was not a secret in upper-class society. It was the same even back in ancient times. After Cao Cao’s death, he had also set up many suspicious graves to confuse the world. He was afraid that someone would dig up his bones and whip his corpse.
“Miss Tang!”
Upon hearing her mention Master Xiao’s name, Qi Qingfeng looked at her with respect. “Master Xiao is the best at finding the dragon point hole. Logically speaking, the Feng Shui treasure point that he personally chose shouldn’t be wrong. So, why would the Tang family’s ancestral grave emit black smoke?”
“I don’t know either.” Tang Ning bit her red lips. “The ancestral grave has a history of more than 30 years. Over the past 30 years, there haven’t been any problems. Plus, the Tang family’s business is booming and we haven’t changed any Feng Shui. So, logically speaking, there shouldn’t be any problem.”
“That’s weird!” Qi Qingfeng clicked his tongue.
Ye Chen furrowed his brows as he suddenly looked at Tang Ning to ask, “By the way, where was Shen Xingye buried?”
“I heard he was buried at Tai Mo Shan.” Tang Ning thought for a moment before she replied, “After Shen Xingye died, he was at home for a full three days before he was buried by Shen Tiannan at Tai Mo Shan. The funeral was quite grand. Everyone from the upper class of Hong Kong attended it…”
Before she could finish her sentence, Ye Chen interrupted her, “I don’t think so!”
He narrowed his eyes as a mocking smile appeared on his face. “Shen Tiannan sure used a good trick to confuse the world!”
He already knew that while Shen Tiannan went to the Longmen Convention to take revenge on him, the latter had also buried Shen Xingye at the burial ground. He even wanted to capture Su Yuhan and marry her off to Shen Xingye in the underworld.
Such a thing could not be seen in public, so how could he let outsiders know where Shen Xingye was buried?
This meant that the grave in Tai Mo Shan was fake!
[1] “Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals” is one of the Chinese Four-Character Sayings which in this case means: ineffective or numerous underlings.
[2] It refers to having a great good thing or being a great official, but it is also a sarcastic and abusive phrase.