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Chapter 167 - 113 I Want to Choose You as a Gift_2

Chapter 167: Chapter 113 I Want to Choose You as a Gift_2

"The commoner only knows of this one room," said Hu, his tone laced with a hint of provocation and intimidation, "If Master Jiang thinks there are other secret chambers, feel free to look around. If you find any, you are welcome to take whatever treasures you like from within."

Jiang Shouzhong smiled and walked up to the door of the secret chamber, closing the door that had been opened.

Hu’s eyelids twitched sharply.

Lu Renjia, puzzled, asked, "Jiang, why are you locking us in the secret chamber?"

Jiang Shouzhong walked to a Luminous Pearl embedded in the wall next to the door and pressed it hard. With a rumbling sound, the recently closed door slowly sank down, revealing another Mo Family mechanical door.

The way everyone looked at Jiang Shouzhong changed.

It felt as if this guy had returned to his own home, familiar beyond doubt.

Hu’s fists trembled slightly.

There was an insider!

There definitely was an insider at Xichu Pavilion!

"I’ll do it, I’ll do it."

Seeing the mechanical door, Jia’s eyes lit up, and he removed a strand of his hair to start fiddling with the door.

Click!

The door opened again.

Watching Jia open a door that even he struggled to unlock with a key, Hu felt like cursing.

Where did all these freaks come from?

"The person who crafted this door was truly amazing; the design is quite complex," Jia said with genuine admiration.

Everyone was speechless.

Were they being mocked or was this just showing off?

"Bai Shentong, who is he to you?" Ge Yulong, the head of the Liushan Division, who had been silent in the crowd, suddenly asked.

Hearing that name, Ran Qingchen and Yuan Anjiang’s faces changed color.

Bai Shentong, hailed as the world’s number one master thief thirty years ago, was said to have burgled the Emperor’s bedroom three times without being caught and boasted, "If I wish, even the stars in the sky can be stolen."

But afterwards, this person disappeared without a trace.

Jia was taken aback, "What Bai Shentong?"

Seeing Lu Renjia’s genuinely confused expression, Ge Yulong laughed and said, "Never mind, just a casual question."

Lu Renjia scratched his head, looking completely clueless.

At that moment, he suddenly remembered the old beggar he met when he was a young boy escaping famine, but hesitated. Remembering the old beggar’s dying words who taught him his skills, he chose not to speak.

Jiang Shouzhong pushed open the mechanical door, revealing a straight tunnel extending deep into the darkness.

He looked at Hu, "Can I go in?"

Though he asked, his steps had already moved forward.

Hu’s gaze was like a deep pool as he said slowly, "Master Jiang, it’s a bit cold ahead, why not step back? I could give you a fur coat that will keep you warm, ensuring you won’t catch a chill in the future."

Hu finally conceded.

He implied to Jiang Shouzhong that if he was willing to take a step back, Xichu Pavilion would offer a gift in recompense and ensure there would be no retaliation.

Jiang Shouzhong smiled slightly, "Too late."

He Lianlan tiptoed and pointed to a Luminous Pearl on the wall, "Big brother, press it twice."

Jiang Shouzhong pressed the Luminous Pearl twice.

Another door appeared next to it, but this time it wasn’t a mechanical door, just a very ordinary one.

Just as Jiang Shouzhong was about to enter, He Lianlan suddenly blocked him, "Big brother, don’t go in yet, wait at the door. I remember that pretty sister stood here for a bit before entering when she brought me here."

That pretty sister must be Qin Shier.

Jiang Shouzhong stood in front of the door without moving.

After a short moment and a faint click, He Lianlan said it was fine, and Jiang Shouzhong then stepped in.

Hu closed his eyes upon witnessing this.

It was over.

Everything was over.

This youngster even knew about the traps hidden at the entrance.

Who leaked the information to him? Could it be Qin Shier? No, that woman didn’t have the courage.

But then, who else could it be?

Could it be the Demon Energy within He Lianlan?

That’s impossible too; not to mention that the Demon Energy had become a mere remnant soul and lost its autonomous consciousness, it hadn’t even been to this place, used as it was for experiments.

Hu couldn’t figure it out.

But at that moment, he indeed regretted it.

Not that he regretted provoking Jiang Mo but that he regretted not having decisively killed the youngster when he had the chance.

Now, it was impossible for him to take action.

This time, Xichu Pavilion was facing an unprecedented crisis, and the Luo Family would surely suffer a major setback. As the official face of the pavilion, he would bear the brunt of the family head’s wrath.

After all, everything was the result of his arrogance.

The dense smell of blood in the secret chamber was suffocating, with spattered bloodstains on the walls forming dark red lumps, and there was a small altar next to them, seemingly for a ritual.

As the inside compartments were opened, box after box of privately hoarded Demon Energy was revealed before everyone.

All were stunned.

Although they had anticipated that the other party would hoard the Demon Energy, they didn’t expect there to be so much. Altogether, there must be at least ten thousand bottles.

"Check it!"

Ge Yulong was the first to snap out of it and immediately told his subordinates to do so.

The officials from Liushan Division who had followed began moving the boxes to the ground for counting and inspecting.

Yuan Anjiang, having seen countless major scenes, couldn’t help but tremble at the sight.

First, he looked at Jiang Shouzhong with a complex gaze, then glanced at Hu, who was stiff in a corner, lost in thought. Yuan Anjiang tugged at the corner of his mouth, signaling one of his confidants with a look.

That confidant nodded and ran out of the secret passageway to notify several high-ranking officials who were drinking tea across from Xichu Pavilion. Although the tunnel was complex when entering, after several layers of mechanisms were activated, the exit was much simpler.

During this time, Jiang Shouzhong followed He Lianlan and found the place where the young girls were imprisoned.