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Not to mention, in a place like Ninghai where various forces, dragon and serpent alike, are intermixed, even his boss doesn't have the capacity to search the entire city...

Moreover, due to the exposure of a certain incident, some powers had already set their eyes on their boss; preoccupied with their own problems, they hadn't the time to search for a needle in the haystack.

The one hiding behind the scenes and issuing commands was none other than Hyena, who had been frantically searching for the Millennium Ancient Corpse over the past few days, yet without any leads...

And to add to his troubles, nothing was going smoothly... The initial plan was for Sinan to take the fall, but Sinan ended up killed; he got his hands on the Millennium Ancient Corpse only to have it vanish into thin air; now there were rumors that the Millennium Ancient Corpse was in his possession, and some Mercenary Groups had their sights set on him, if he didn't find a hiding place soon, he feared he would be dismembered.

Now look where he was, the only small clue they found—the one from the Assassin—was completely cut off with the departure of that family!

He could continue the investigation, but the truth was he lacked the energy to carry on; survival was the most pressing matter at hand.

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Hyena wasn't the only one in a sour mood; there was another person who was shocked, scared, and extremely angry—Zhao Si.

Zhao Si was now over fifty but had studied martial arts at Shaolin Temple in his youth and had cultivated a decent proficiency in external martial arts. His body remained strong, and despite years of comfortable living and his lack of restraint with women, which had weakened him somewhat, he still retained his former prowess.

However, Zhao Si had lost the air of the underground magnate in Yangcheng today; he was now looking at a man in his thirties with a fearful and pitiful expression, as if afraid the man would fly into a rage any moment.

"Brother Wuben, the situation is generally as I described..."

The failure of Liu Kun's plan and the missed opportunity to indict him as the mastermind had already reached the ears of Fourth Master Zhao Si. After making detailed inquiries and learning the whole story, he flew into a rage and immediately ordered the capture of Liu Kun.

Capturing Liu Kun was more about venting his own anger, but he still had to face the fury of the young man before him... because he had failed to deliver on the promise he had made with confidence.

This man, although a secular disciple of Shaolin Temple, usually had a dharma name within the Inner Temple, and this generation's disciples had "Wu" in their names; his dharma name was Wuben...

Of course, to distinguish them from the ordained disciples in the Inner Temple, these secular disciples were allowed to retain their surnames. For instance, this man's surname was Shen, so he was called Shen Wuben.

"Are you saying the person uncovered your plan and the object might end up in their hands?"

This Brother Wuben was quite a bit younger than Master Zhao Si but was in no way modest about the address of 'Brother.'

Despite his calm tone, which didn't seem urgent, it caused Zhao Si to feel incredibly uneasy.

Zhao Si's achievements, though partly due to his own daring and exceptional tactics, also depended on the support from Shaolin Temple. Without it, he would have been done in long ago...

While not a disciple of the Inner Temple, from the moment he made a name for himself in the underworld, he had repeatedly received the Inner Temple's support.

He wasn't a fool; he knew full well that if the Inner Temple could support him in rising to power, they could just as easily cast him down.

His position might seem illustrious, but he was acutely aware of the many who coveted his seat; given the chance, they wouldn't hesitate to dethrone him.

Thus, to continue his glory, he had to maintain the Inner Temple's support. Although typically, he wasn't needed for anything, now that this matter had come to the fore, he had every reason to handle it meticulously.

For this reason, he had arranged for many people to investigate carefully and even infiltrated Mother Su's household to search. But all was in vain—the tin box dumped in a corner of the junk room had sat undisturbed for over a decade. It would have been a miracle to find it.

He then devised a ruse in the hope of obtaining the precious item!

But unexpectedly...

In the midst of it all, a hiccup occurred; the treasure remained elusive, and his scheme was exposed.

"That's about the size of it!"

Facing a man almost two decades his junior, Zhao Si couldn't dare show any negligence and spoke very cautiously.

From the information he'd received, Mother Su's family had left their home. As for where they had gone, no one knew. Like Hyena, the only intel he had was that their vehicle had a Ninghai license plate, and they were very likely headed towards Ninghai.

"Good! I understand..."

After listening to Zhao Si, Shen Wuben didn't show any displeasure on his face, merely nodding slightly with a seemingly indifferent manner.

Zhao Si, upon hearing this, felt a bit more at ease, thinking he had finally gotten past this hurdle.

Slap~~

However, his relief was premature.

Just as he was letting out a breath of relief, a large and slightly rough hand appeared above his head and quickly struck down, slapping Zhao Si solidly on the head.

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