When Su Jialiang saw that I had accepted the 10% share he offered, he patted my arm and said, "Kid, now that you've taken my hidden share, we're in the same boat. If possible, I hope you can keep an eye on the Qing family for me. If you need anything in the future, you can just ask me."

"No need to wait until later, I need your help with something right now."

I said quickly, "You need to find a way to keep the people from the other two departments detained for a while longer. We can't let them affect my plans."

"oh?"

Upon hearing this condition, Su Jialiang revealed a meaningful smile: "The reason why the Four Sects of Fengtian are so renowned in the martial arts world is precisely because of their unprecedented unity, where a single move can affect the whole situation! But from what you're saying, it seems that the Four Sects have now split into two factions, and have even broken off relations."

I blushed a little at what Su Jialiang said: "This is my private matter, so I won't trouble you, Mr. Liang. You just need to keep them occupied for me, and I guarantee that no one will leak their information."

Su Jialiang nodded: "Whatever you say, but you have to give me a specific time."

I replied, "You have to tell me Duan Jinyan's whereabouts first. If possible, I hope they won't interfere with me until I find Duan Jinyan, but just detain them, don't mistreat them."

Su Jialiang thought for a moment and did not accept my suggestion: "I'm afraid I can't comply with this request. As you said before, the Wei family's Changwei Group is not to be trifled with. Detaining their people for a long time would be too risky for me. I'm already in enough trouble with the Qing family. If I add the Wei family to the mix, I can't handle it."

I keenly caught the information in Su Jialiang's words: "Where exactly is Duan Jinyan?"

"Duan Jinyan is cunning and suspicious by nature, and has many enemies, so his whereabouts are unpredictable. Although we are business partners and can be considered half friends, he always takes the initiative to find me when we meet, but I can't find him. The last time I saw him was when he heard that I had a Gongxin Zun and took away a replica. However, I recently learned about his whereabouts by chance."

Su Jialiang asked in a low voice, "Do you know about the Jin Dynasty?"

"After unifying the Jurchen tribes, Emperor Taizu of Jin, Wanyan Aguda, rebelled against the Liao Dynasty. In 1115, he established the Jin Dynasty in Shangjing Huining Prefecture, adopting the reign title 'Shouguo'. In 1125, he destroyed the Liao Dynasty, and in 1127, he launched the Jingkang Incident, destroying the Northern Song Dynasty. In 1234, the Jin Dynasty was destroyed in Caizhou by the combined forces of the Southern Song and the Mongols. The dynasty had ten emperors and lasted for 119 years. It did not unify the country. Although the Southern Song Dynasty submitted to it, it only occupied half of the northern part of the country and never achieved unification before its demise."

I knew Su Jialiang's mention of this matter was not unfounded: "Master Liang, why did you suddenly bring up the Jin Dynasty? Is it because this matter is related to Duan Jinyan?"

Su Jialiang nodded: "Yes, as far as I know, Duan Jinyan has been searching for a Jin Dynasty tomb recently. He has been preparing for this for more than half a year, and there should be an imperial seal in that tomb, which is his target for this trip."

"When the Jin Dynasty existed, it coexisted with the Liao, Northern Song, and Western Xia dynasties, and it was not a major dynasty that unified the Central Plains. Although it had an imperial seal, there is no historical record of anyone being buried with the imperial seal."

I was skeptical of this claim: "Unless it was the last emperor of the Jin Dynasty, Emperor Zhaozong Wanyan Chenglin... No, Wanyan Chenglin only reigned for a few hours. It should be the ninth emperor, Emperor Aizong Wanyan Shouxu... But that doesn't make sense either. Wanyan Shouxu hanged himself after the fall of the country. He died such a miserable death. How could he have a grand funeral, and even specifically requested that the imperial seal be buried with him? Going back further, there was Emperor Xuanzong Wanyan Xun, but he spent his entire life in internal and external troubles... Considering the chaotic situation in the later period of the Jin Dynasty, it's unlikely that any emperor would be so power-hungry."

“I only deal in bronze ware and don’t know much about history outside of the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties. I don’t understand what you’re talking about at all.”

Su Jialiang shrugged and said, "As far as I know, Duan Jinyan isn't looking for an emperor's tomb, but for a general, something like Wang Ze or Wang Hu."

I reflexively blurted out a name: "King Ze, Hu Shahu! This man was fickle and rebellious. He murdered the deposed Emperor Wanyan Yongji and attempted to become emperor himself. However, fearing that his ascension would bring trouble upon him, he supported Wanyan Xun as emperor. For his meritorious service in supporting the ascension, he was granted the title of King Ze. In the end, he was killed by his general Shu Hu Gaoqi because of his rude treatment of his subordinates."

"Yes, that's the person!"

Su Jialiang suddenly realized: "I also learned about this by chance. It is said that Duan Jinyan has been investigating clues about Hu Shahu for the past six months, and has even gone abroad several times to Russia to investigate, probably because there are some relevant documents there."

I shook my head: "He's not going to investigate, he's going to observe. At the height of the Jin Dynasty, its territory extended from what is now the Russian Far East to the north of the Huai River and most of the area northeast of the Qinling Mountains. If nothing unexpected happens, he's going to the Far East."

Su Jialiang scratched his cheek: "I don't know about that. The only thing I can be sure of right now is that Duan Jinyan hasn't found the tomb yet, but he should be close, since A Bao has already gone abroad."

Upon hearing this unfamiliar name, I asked curiously, "Who is Ah Bao?"

"He's Duan Jinyan's deputy. Most of the time, it was A Bao who negotiated with me regarding our cooperation. This guy is a ruthless character and one of the few confidants that Duan Jinyan can trust."

Su Jialiang could tell that I still had many questions, so he stopped the conversation there: "As I said, Duan Jinyan is a man whose whereabouts are uncertain. I only heard about him searching for Hu Shahu by chance. If you really want to find him, you might have a chance to meet Duan Jinyan if you can find Hu Shahu's tomb before him."

"Bang!"

Just as I was about to ask something else, a gunshot suddenly rang out in the distance.

Immediately afterwards, the crowd that had been waiting outside the basement suddenly became chaotic.

Su Jialiang's expression changed drastically at this moment: "Those bastards from the Qing family, they tricked me!"

In the next few seconds, gunfire erupted from ahead like firecrackers.

Seeing this situation, I was a little dumbfounded. I didn't expect the Qing family to be so crazy. They suddenly chose to betray us after Su Jialiang agreed to negotiate and lowered his guard.

Su Jialiang, being a man who had seen many big scenes, saw the chaos ahead and pulled me towards a nearby shady spot: "Come with me!"

"Zzz!"

The moment we took a step, Su Jialiang's walkie-talkie crackled to life, followed by Su Jiaming's voice: "Everyone, be careful! Our opponents aren't from the Qing family. Join forces and stop them! Big brother, run back, I'll bring backup!"