Chapter 739 has one more level.
Unfortunately, no matter how great the deterrent, it will only have a limited effect if it doesn't hurt you personally.
Once this time limit has passed, it will be gradually forgotten.
Especially when driven by huge profits, this deterrent effect ultimately cannot withstand the greed and ambition of some people.
Xiao Jihui was well aware that these people were so confident in letting him go to Feng Tianyu to ask for something, and that they were coveting the fan.
Besides, this was also a test for them, a test of Fengtianyu's bottom line and his confidence.
If he backs down this time, he will face even more unreasonable demands and a bigger appetite from the other party next time.
Xiao Jihui sighed, looking troubled, and said, "Alright, I will pass on your message to them."
After saying that, he couldn't help but ask out of curiosity, "What if... I mean, if they still have the nerve to cause trouble for you and Miss Ye after hearing this..."
Feng Tianyu chuckled lightly: "Then bring it on."
Xiao Jihui's lips twitched slightly. After holding it in for a long time, he finally managed to say, "...Don't cause any deaths."
"That depends on them."
Feng Tianyu didn't consider himself a pushover. Although he disliked trouble and rarely initiated conflicts with others, he would never let it go easily if someone dared to provoke him.
Xiao Jihui felt even more troubled upon hearing this, hoping that some people would have some self-awareness and not easily take action against others, especially not with excessive force.
Otherwise, even a divine being probably couldn't save them.
However, Feng Tianyu's attitude in this matter made Xiao Jihui more curious about the fan that he had taken away.
"Mr. Feng, I have no intention of coveting your treasure. I am just purely curious about what kind of treasure that fan you took away is."
Xiao Jihui didn't think Feng Tianyu was an impulsive person, but Feng Tianyu was indeed somewhat impulsive in the matter of the fan.
Feng Tianyu remained silent for a moment, then whispered, "All you need to know is that this is returning something to its rightful owner."
"Returning it to its rightful owner?" Xiao Jihui was slightly taken aback. "You mean, that fan was originally yours?"
"Um."
To be precise, this fan belongs to the junior sister; it was a birthday gift from her master when she turned thirteen.
It is the junior sister's favorite and most handy magic weapon.
This fan disappeared into the Heaven-Slaying Formation along with their junior sister, and they haven't seen it since.
Now, this thing has appeared in such a remote tomb.
Rather than a coincidence, Feng Tianyu felt this was a provocation, a provocation deliberately intended to provoke them.
As it turned out, the other party did achieve their goal, and Feng Tianyu completely destroyed the dilapidated tomb.
Xiao Jihui didn't think Feng Tianyu had any reason to lie. He frowned, didn't ask any more questions, and instead steered the conversation to the boxes that Captain Liu and the others had brought back.
"I heard from Lao Liu that you warned them back then, saying that if they took these things, they would die. Is that true?"
Feng Tianyu knew what he wanted to ask, and didn't beat around the bush.
"You should know better than anyone what happened to those who got their hands on antique treasures before."
Xiao Jihui was startled. He had followed the case from beginning to end, and he knew better than anyone the fate of those who were accidentally chosen and took the evil items home.
"You mean, these things are like those evil artifacts that victims bring home..."
"How could there be exceptions among those who came from the same tomb?"
"Then..." Cold sweat instantly poured down Xiao Jihui's forehead. Captain Liu and the others thought they had brought back a treasure, but it turned out that what they brought back was a time bomb!
During the previous investigation, some of those harmful individuals, after being discovered, resorted to annihilation, resulting in the arrest of several people.
There were still some problems that couldn't be solved, so we asked Abbot Qin and Master Liaoran for help, and then there were Ye Wanxi and her companion. Now, these several large boxes...
Feng Tianyu seemed to know what he wanted to say and said calmly, "That's a different price."
Xiao Jihui: "..." I suspect you're settling a personal score, but I have no proof!
While Feng Tianyu was on his way, he didn't forget to rip off Xiao Jihui. Meanwhile, Ye Wanxi hung up the phone and immediately got out of the car with Jiang Lin.
"Is this the place?"
"The initial location is indeed correct."
Zou Yiluan got out of another car, looking bewildered. "This place is completely empty, just a shell of a building that's been burned down. Most of the walls have collapsed. It's a dangerous building anywhere. How could it possibly be hiding criminals? Miss Ye, Mr. Jiang, could it be... you've come to the wrong place?"
Ye Wanxi knew her fourth senior brother's personality; if he had something to say, he had it, and if he didn't, he didn't. He would never make things up.
"Perhaps this is their purpose, to prevent us from seeing anything amiss here. But in reality, we are being blinded by a leaf right before our eyes."
Zou Yiluan thought there was some truth to it and nodded, saying, "Then this entrance, which is like being blinded by a leaf..."
Ye Wanxi didn't answer immediately. She glanced around and then at the empty building in front of her: "Let's go inside and take a look."
Because they didn't know if there was any real danger inside, or how many people were hiding in the so-called entrance behind them.
Zou Yiluan divided the people he brought into two teams. One team went in with them, while the other team stayed outside to keep watch and maintain contact at all times.
In case of any unforeseen circumstances, we can promptly contact other personnel for support.
The building that Ye Wanxi and the others entered was four stories high. Except for the first and second floors, which were relatively intact, the third and fourth floors had been burned down to the ground, and the walls were in ruins. It was so dangerous to even step on them.
Ye Wanxi and her companions went up to the third floor, but still found nothing.
Zou Yiluan was the first to walk to the stairwell connecting the third and fourth floors. He looked up and said, "The fourth floor is mostly burned. Do we still need to go up? With so many of us going up, I'm afraid the building won't hold up."
"There's no need for too many people to go up together, just my senior brother and I will be fine."
Zou Yiluan dared not let them act alone, and immediately said, "I'll go with you too."
Zou Yiluan wanted to go, and so did the people around him. After discussing it, they decided to bring two strong young men in addition to the three of them.
The five of them went upstairs together, but just as they were about to step onto the fourth floor, Ye Wanxi called out to them, "Wait."
Zou Yiluan and the others immediately became like startled birds, stiffening as they asked, "Wh...what happened? What did Miss Ye discover?"
"The steps are wrong."
Zou Yiluan and the others subconsciously looked down at their feet: "What steps?"
“The number of steps is wrong.” Ye Wanxi stared intently at the last step, which was right in front of her, her eyes narrowing slightly. “There were only twelve steps on the first and second floors. But here… there is one more.”
(End of this chapter)
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