After the incident at Yanran Tower, we, the group who caused the first death in Fengmen Village, not only escaped punishment but actually benefited from the misfortune, which greatly exceeded my expectations.

After not seeing each other for several months, everyone had so much to say, but they all avoided talking about what they had experienced in Fengmen Village.

After dinner, as agreed, Wang Qing provided me with several poison recipes, each accompanied by an antidote.

As I was looking at the prescription in my room, Monkey walked in with a smile: "Oh, so studious, still reading here so late at night?"

"Hmm, learn how to use poison from Wang Qing. When you try to show off to me again, I'll just poison you to death!"

I joked with the monkey and, noticing the calluses on his palms, asked with a laugh, "You've suffered a lot these past few months, haven't you?"

"Yes, I was so tired that I had the urge to commit suicide, but it's also a good thing, since I also learned something."

The monkey said proudly, "I wouldn't dare say I can compare to top experts like Qu Ruilin, but at least most tomb raiders on the market are no match for me!"

When I heard the monkey say that, I became quite curious: "What did these people teach you? Fengmen Village is full of stones, how can you practice tomb raiding?"

Upon hearing my question, the monkey grinned and said, "Young Master Duan, you know the rules of Fengmen Village. You'd better not ask about this kind of thing. I don't want to trick you!"

I rolled my eyes at the monkey: "Seriously? You can't say this to strangers, but you can't say it to me either?"

The monkey shrank back sheepishly: "You've had contact with the people from Fengmen Village before, so don't make things difficult for me!"

I was momentarily taken aback when I heard the monkey's answer.

We've been best buddies since childhood. To put it bluntly, even if Monkey goes out and messes things up, or gets some kind of venereal disease, he'll tell me everything without holding back.

But when I asked him about Fengmen Village, he remained completely silent.

What kind of magic does Fengmen Village possess? And how did those people manage to silence the monkey, making him afraid to even mention his training to me?

Even though I know that the snake woman trained the monkey to increase my strength, the monkey's current performance is still making me a little uneasy.

The serpentine's methods were so effective that she could create a rift between me and the monkey who had been with me for decades in such a short time. Does this also mean that if she wanted to divide my group, it would be a piece of cake for her?

Seeing the monkey's expression, I knew that this was something he found very difficult to talk about, so I didn't press him further.

The monkey seemed to realize that this was against our relationship, so he changed the subject: "Young Master Duan, you previously said that Fengmen Village would be holding a Heroes' Gathering and announcing the news of the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace. Now that Wei Shengnan and her group have left, what do you plan to do after receiving this news?"

“Share it with them.”

I had already made up my mind about this matter and shared my thoughts: "The purpose of Fengmen Village holding the Heroes' Gathering is to announce the news of the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace to the public. Once this kind of thing spreads in the martial arts world, it will be impossible to hide it even if you want to! Moreover, with the Wei family's power, it shouldn't be impossible for them to find out this news. In that case, I might as well do them a favor and tell them the news directly!"

Regardless, we formed a brief alliance with Wei Shengnan during the previous competition. She shared information with me that I had absolutely no chance of reaching her, and she also helped take care of Lin Que. We have to repay that favor, both morally and practically!

The monkey didn't seem particularly agitated, but he clearly felt uncomfortable: "What about Song Laosan? We trusted him so much back then, but he betrayed us. Now you're getting closer and closer to Wei Shengnan. Do you really think you can just let this score go like this?"

“You know very well the importance of the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace. This is our best opportunity to capture Duan Jinyan. I believe he will definitely make a move. Before we capture him, I must put aside all grudges!”

I patted the monkey's arm: "Why do I feel like the matter of Song Laosan is almost becoming an obsession in your mind?"

"Don't you feel that way? We all considered him our best friend back then!"

The monkey muttered something, then waved his hand, "Forget it, I hope everything goes smoothly on our trip to the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace! Once we catch Duan Jinyan, I'll definitely make Song Laosan give me an explanation!"

Seeing the monkey's gaze, I sighed helplessly.

I know him too well. It seems that what happened with Song Laosan really hit him hard and has become a lingering worry for him.

...

I had thought the Heroes' Gathering in Fengmen Village would be a large-scale event, but when I woke up, I found an envelope on the door with the time and place of the gathering written on it.

Around 11 a.m., our group arrived at the auction house and found the square already packed with people. Almost all the villagers from Fengmen Village were there.

According to legend, whenever Fengmen Village holds a heroes' gathering, it releases major news, which has created countless millionaires over the years.

Especially this year, Fengmen Village released news about the Miao Jiang Fairy Palace. How can holding a gathering of heroes at such a time not make people's imaginations run wild?

When we arrived at the scene, there was only half an hour left before the Heroes' Gathering. People were already slowly entering under the guidance of security. At the same time, someone at the entrance shouted loudly: "Everyone, please do not crowd and enter in an orderly manner! The Heroes' Gathering will start in half an hour. There is plenty of time for everyone to enter the venue! Anyone who disrupts the order will be disqualified from attending! I repeat, please do not crowd and enter in an orderly manner!"

Jiang Man and I heard the shouts from the front, and we entered the venue after joining the crowd.

Most of the people who came to the Heroes' Gathering today were wearing masks.

We took our seats in the hall in order, and my gaze swept around casually before I frowned.

The person sitting in the chair diagonally in front of me was none other than the guy with the pigtails who had won with us back then.

This guy is still alive!

At this moment, the man with the pigtail wasn't even wearing a mask, so I naturally recognized him at a glance.

If he had been in Fengmen Village all along, how come Wei Shengnan and the others hadn't been able to find him after investigating for so long?

Based on our previous analysis, one of the four teams that qualified must be a group of Duan Jinyan's people.

But now Wang Qing and Xiao Bianzi are both safe and sound. What does that mean?

Could it be that the beautiful snake had been keeping him around all along, deliberately keeping him until now, to pass on messages to Duan Jinyan?