When Song Laosan heard that I told Wei Shengnan to find another place to rest, he smiled and said, "Xiao Duan, we come from a family of tomb raiders. Our ancestors have been digging up graves for generations. But what Xu Le said is even more bizarre than anything we've ever seen. Do you really believe it?"

Xu Le said that we can open the door when they come back on the hour. Since that's the case, let Wei Shengnan come over on the hour too, just to go through the motions.

"To be honest, I was also skeptical of what Xu Le said, but since we are helping them, we should still abide by their rules."

I waved my hand and said, "Even if Wei Shengnan really gets into this room safely, she will probably be unhappy if Xu Le comes back and sees her. At this critical juncture, let's not cause any unnecessary trouble."

"Alright, I'll do as you say."

Seeing that I insisted, Song Laosan didn't say anything more and picked up his phone to send a message to Wei Shengnan.

Soon, my phone rang. As soon as I answered, a member of the Wei family said, "Mr. Duan, we have received intelligence that the group of people we are looking for may have already entered Arxan City."

I pressed further, "Have those people's identities been confirmed?"

“We already have their identity information. There are seven of them in total, all of whom are from Northeast China. They are keeping a low profile and don’t seem to be tourists.”

The Wei family member paused for a moment: "They are all staying at the city hotel. Our people have been keeping an eye on them. I called to ask if you know any information about these people that could help us verify their identities?"

Hearing what the Wei family members said, I suddenly remembered that I had forgotten to ask for Xu Le's phone number when she left.

While complaining that I had been so busy these past few days, I replied, "I know nothing about these people's identities either. Keep an eye on them, and if you see any other suspicious people, remember to notify us immediately."

We waited, and before we knew it, it was 2:30 in the afternoon.

After receiving a phone call, Song Laosan said to me, "Wei Shengnan has entered the city and is heading this way. She booked a villa next door and will let us know when she arrives."

I nodded: "Where is Qu Ruilin?"

"I don't know. I haven't received any news yet. Wei Shengnan told me that Qu Ruilin was coming to Arxan. We don't have any contact in private."

Song Laosan smiled and said, "You know, Qu Ruilin has a terrible temper, and I don't really like talking to him."

I glanced at Song Laosan: "So, in other words, it was the Wei family's idea for you to betray us back then, right?"

Why did you bring this up again?

Song Laosan gave an awkward laugh: "When we were in the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace, Duan Jinyan treated you so badly. I thought you would stand with us and share the same hatred."

I glanced at Song Laosan and said, "Duan Jinyan's performance this time has indeed extinguished the last glimmer of hope in my heart, but he is him and you are you! Even if I really return to the Fourth Gate in the future, it doesn't mean that your betrayal of me will disappear."

"I never realized you were so vengeful. Actually, I've wanted to talk to you about the Ze King's tomb for a long time..."

Just as Song Laosan was talking to me, the room lights suddenly went out, and his voice rang out: "Damn it, who's crazy enough to turn off the lights?"

"It's not that the lights are off, it's that there's a power outage here."

Soon, the light from a cell phone flashlight came from the second floor, and Monkey followed closely behind as he came downstairs: "Our whole building is without power, and we don't know where the switch is. We need to call the resort staff and have them come and fix it."

"I'm speechless. What kind of quality is this resort?"

Old Song took the phone, turned on the flashlight, and said, "It's broad daylight, are we just bored and have nothing better to do than draw the curtains and turn on the lights! Does anyone know the resort's phone number?"

"I remember there was a sign near the TV cabinet with the resort's phone number on it."

I glanced at it in the light, then got up and walked towards the TV cabinet.

"Knock knock knock!"

Just as I got up, there was a sudden, urgent knocking at the entrance.

I heard a sound coming from the doorway, went to the door, and asked, "Who is it?"

A male voice quickly came from outside: "Hello, we're here to fix the electrical circuits. Could you please open the door? We're from the resort's logistics office, here to repair the circuits!"

"logistics?"

Upon hearing their response, I immediately frowned: "How did you know so quickly that we had a power outage here?"

"Here's the thing, we were originally fixing the electrical wiring for the villa next door, but due to an electrician's mistake, the wiring in your room was damaged. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you."

The man outside continued, "Could you please open the door so we can do some repairs?"

I asked warily, "Didn't you damage the wiring outside? You could have just reconnected it outside. Why did you have to come inside?"

The person outside explained, "It's like this: our circuits are specially designed so that they activate a protection mechanism in case of an emergency to prevent damage to electrical appliances. We need to go in and turn on the power."

I remained vigilant: "I can turn on your power switch myself, wherever it is."

"Our resort's electrical system is all in the basement. To prevent children brought by guests from getting electrocuted, the door to the basement transformer room is always locked! Guests, if you have female companions in your room and it's inconvenient for them, we also have female electricians."

The other person knocked on the door again: "Could you please open the door for me?"

I noticed the people outside were urging us to open the door. I took out my phone and checked the time, realizing it wasn't the hour. I replied, "We don't need to fix this circuit yet. You can go do other things."

"Sir, this is probably against the rules, after all, electricity is a potential hazard."

The person outside paused for a moment: "Don't you trust our identities? Don't worry, the security here is excellent, I'm not a bad person! And no bad people come here to cause trouble in broad daylight. If you're still worried, I'll stand at the window so you can see who I am, okay?"

When I heard their somewhat blatant explanation, and considering Xu Le's instructions that I couldn't open the door or the curtains, I felt like they were trying to lead me to break the rules.

At that moment, I gradually became uneasy, and I inexplicably felt that something I couldn't understand was silently approaching me.

This indescribable feeling made my hair stand on end, and I said without hesitation, "I told you, I don't need any repairs here! I'm a guest who paid to stay here, do I need you to teach me what to do?"