I am dying of old age, and I have awakened to the character of longevity.

Xie An didn't respond verbally, but he knew it was impossible in his heart.

Previously, Xie An had encountered the Chamber Pot Lad twice. The lad hadn't practiced martial arts and seemed to be a small servant from a wealthy family. He must have stolen some antique items from his master's house to sell, because he didn't recognize their value. That's how Xie An got a bargain.

However, Zhang Lin didn't recognize this Chamber Pot Lad, and with the distance between them, he couldn't sense the lad's aura. Also, the lad had been walking behind the bearded hunter, which led to the assumption that the lad was the Plum Blossom Fiend.

Xie An and Zhang Lin advanced along the dense forest, continuing to follow for another two or three miles. A fork in the road appeared ahead. The bearded hunter seemed to know he was being followed and deliberately stopped at the fork. When the masked Chamber Pot Lad approached, the bearded hunter glared fiercely at him, tightening his grip on the bow and arrow, appearing very wary.

After a moment of confrontation, the Chamber Pot Lad entered the left fork.

The bearded hunter then lowered his bow and arrow, turning to walk towards the right fork.

"They actually separated. What should we do?" Zhang Lin looked troubled.

Xie An glanced at the sky, "In half an hour, it will be dawn. I'll follow the lad. You follow the hunter."

Zhang Lin was taken aback, "Old Brother, this Chamber Pot Lad might really be a problem. It's dangerous for you to go…"

He wanted to say that he should follow the Chamber Pot Lad instead, but ultimately didn't voice it. After all, in his heart, he truly believed that the Chamber Pot Lad might be the Plum Blossom Fiend in disguise. Otherwise, he wouldn't have followed the bearded hunter this far.

Xie An glanced at Zhang Lin, heavily patting his shoulder, "Elder Tang and Master Wei entrusted me with an important task, to oversee the Blood Ridge Black Market. I should do my best. For the sake of the Black Market, a little danger is nothing."

Leaving those words behind, Xie An headed towards the left fork without looking back.

Zhang Lin watched the "Old Brother's" departing figure, suddenly feeling that his back was very tall and imposing, making him seem… very small in comparison.

With a strong sense of inferiority, Zhang Lin went to follow the bearded hunter.

However, he followed the bearded hunter for more than ten miles of mountain road, and finally arrived at Water Lantern Town, without discovering anything unusual.

In the end, he could only give up and return dejectedly. In his heart, he became increasingly certain that the Chamber Pot Lad must be disguised as the Plum Blossom Fiend, and immediately felt a cold sweat for Xie An.

When he returned to the Black Market residence, Zhang Lin saw that Lin Yun was also there, "Executive Lin, did you have any gains on your side?"

Lin Yun shook his head, "No."

Zhang Lin then told the story of how Xie An had voluntarily chosen to follow the Chamber Pot Lad, and finally said: "Old Brother doesn't care about personal gains or risks for the sake of our Blood Ridge Black Market. I, Zhang Lin, am far inferior to him."

Lin Yun was greatly shocked after hearing this, and highly affirmed Xie An, "As expected, he can be put to great use. When Master Wei returns, I will personally report this."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lin knew that "Old Brother" would probably be promoted next. And he would continue to stagnate in place, a strong sense of inferiority welling up in his heart.

But he also understood that he couldn't continue to hinder "Old Brother." That would be detrimental to himself.

Instead, he should befriend this Old Brother, that was the right solution.

…

Meanwhile, Xie An took advantage of the dusk to follow the Chamber Pot Lad all the way.

Of course, Xie An wouldn't tell Zhang Lin: following the Chamber Pot Lad was the safest course of action.

The reason Xie An did this was to seek stability.

In case he continued to follow the bearded hunter and really encountered the Plum Blossom Fiend… that would be dangerous.

Now, following the Chamber Pot Lad was much better, not only demonstrating his responsibility as an executive. If Zhang Lin was a friend worth making, he would tell Lin Yun about his decisions and words.

In this way, he could also impress Lin Yun and Master Wei. A promotion would be in sight.

Speaking of which, Zhang Lin's mistaken suspicion helped him a lot.

The Chamber Pot Lad proceeded cautiously, except for squatting down under an old locust tree to take a dump in the middle, there was nothing else unusual.

Swish, swish, swish.

The wind blowing through the forest caused the leaves to rustle.

When passing a mountain depression, the Chamber Pot Lad stopped, sitting by a stream to drink water, while vigilantly observing his surroundings.

Xie An hid behind a camphor tree, staring intently ahead.

Suddenly, Xie An's head went numb, vaguely feeling a strong murderous aura approaching.

Huh?

Why didn't he feel the murderous aura before?

Could it be because after entering the Qi Cultivation stage with the Five Animal Frolics, his perception of Qi has improved?

Xie An couldn't think too much, quickly suppressing this uncomfortable murderous aura, hiding his body, and sticking out half his head to look. Sure enough, he saw a masked man slowly walking out from in front of the stream.

Nearly six feet tall, with a broadsword slung across his back, a scarlet plum blossom pinned to his chest, and green eyes, as ferocious as a wolf.

I…

This is the Plum Blossom Fiend!?

Xie An suddenly felt horrified, thinking he had chosen the safest path. Unexpectedly, he could still encounter the Plum Blossom Fiend!

Just then, he heard the masked man speak:

"You are those small servants who resell the Chen Family's antiques, right? No wonder I couldn't find the Immortal Treasure during the last siege of the Chen Family. It turns out you small servants stole it!"

The Chamber Pot Lad was startled by the sudden voice, grabbed his bag and ran.

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"Stop running, thief!"

The masked man shouted loudly, catching up to the Chamber Pot Lad in a few strides, kicking the lad to the ground, stepping on his head and saying fiercely: "My Great Yin Mountain lost dozens of brothers in the siege of the Chen Family. We even had a big fight with White Feather Hall. How can we let you little thief profit from the Chen Family's Immortal Treasure? Hand over the Immortal Treasure."

The Chamber Pot Lad panicked, "I… I don't know what Immortal Treasure is. I just stole some unwanted antiques from the mansion to sell, I really don't know…"

"Bullshit!"

The masked man roared, "I searched the entire Chen Family mansion with my men but couldn't find the Immortal Treasure. But you servants inside the mansion often steal antiques to sell. If it's not you, then who else? Hand over the Immortal Treasure, and I might spare your life."

"Sir, I really don't know… The things are all here, look…" The Chamber Pot Lad struggled to hand over the bag in his hand.

The masked man didn't loosen his foot, bent down to pick up the bag, and shook out the items inside onto the ground. Mostly antique items, such as bronze mirrors, hairpins, chamber pots, lamps, and so on.

Besides that, there were no other special items.

The masked man immediately drew the broadsword on his back, holding it against the Chamber Pot Lad's neck, "Have you ever seen a red square box?"

"No, I swear to God! But I know that the Second Master of the mansion is also stealing antiques from the mansion to sell, and his scale is much larger than mine. He might know."

"Chen Er?"

"Yes, it's him. I've said everything I need to say, please spare me!"

"I hope you're not lying to me. Your Chen Family does nothing right, not to mention grave robbing for generations. This time, you even dug up the ancestral grave of my Corpse Refining Hall that we've been unable to find. None of you are good people, how can I let you go?" The masked man snorted coldly, then cut off the lad's head with a single slash.

Then, the masked man put the items back into the bag and left with it.

"Chen Er! You wait for me. Your Chen Family is finished, daring to dig up the ancestral grave of my Corpse Refining Hall, ah ah…"

Walking a long way, the masked man was still ferociously muttering Chen Er's name, presumably going to settle accounts with Chen Er.

After a long time, the sky brightened, and Xie An tiptoed out from behind the big tree.

"I really didn't expect that this Chamber Pot Lad was actually a small servant of the Chen Family. Previously, Wei Dian was seriously injured by the Plum Blossom Fiend for helping the Chen Family fight against the bandits of the Great Yin Mountain…"

"Who would have thought that the Chen Family had been grave robbing for generations. And they dug up the lost ancestral grave of the Corpse Refining Hall, digging out an Immortal Treasure?"

"In that case, the Plum Blossom Fiend's interception of the Black Market merchants is not to suppress the Black Market, but to find the Immortal Treasure…"

Xie An muttered, while touching the Chamber Pot Lad's corpse, and managed to find two taels of silver.

Better than nothing.

Just as he was about to leave, Xie An suddenly realized something, "Immortal Treasure… just now the Chamber Pot Lad took a dump on the road, could it be…"

Thinking of this, Xie An rushed towards the old locust tree where the Chamber Pot Lad had taken a dump.