Zhang San, please behave yourself!
Chapter 49 - 49 49 If It Were Me I Could Tolerate It!

49: Chapter 49: If It Were Me, I Could Tolerate It!

49: Chapter 49: If It Were Me, I Could Tolerate It!

Pang Gezhuang, who had fallen to the ground, was not as shocked by the concussion in his head as he was by the fact that he had managed to push open the stone door with a single effort.

Just as he tried to stand up, he heard a whooshing sound above him.

A middle-aged martial artist from Gluttonous Mountain was the first to jump in.

The others also whizzed past over Pang Gezhuang’s body, heading straight for the chamber behind the stone door.

Everyone was there, after all, to obtain the plans for the Seven-Star Repeating Crossbow from the Dragon Serpent Gang!

Now that the theft-proof door had opened on its own, how could anyone feel secure?

Pang Gezhuang also wanted to stand up and see what was happening, but before he could get up, someone clumsily jumped over him, stepping smack on his face.

Fortunately, Deputy Gang Master Lv, ever loyal, stepped over Pang Gezhuang’s body and pulled him in.

This avoided a tragic disaster in the mortal world.

After everyone rushed in, they discovered that the chamber behind the stone door was quite large, containing only four huge stone pillars and a platform in the center, on which a luxuriously decorated brocade box was placed.

However, the ground around it was covered with arrows, flying nails, and various hidden weapons.

Although no corpses were seen, none of the people present dared to approach.

Hidden weapons were not simply instruments for clandestine harm.

As one of the Six Paths of this world, the Thousand Mechanisms Path endowed many crafted devices with the power to easily kill powerful martial artists.

Nevertheless, Pang Gezhuang headed straight for the platform in the center, which was evidently safe in this chamber.

Pang Gezhuang picked up the brocade box from the platform, weighed it for a moment, and then sighed in relief.

Seeing the expression on Pang Gezhuang’s face, although everyone was somewhat puzzled whether someone had stolen the plans, they became somewhat reassured.

Tian Yindi couldn’t help but shout, “Gang Leader Pang, don’t just weigh it!

Come on, check what’s inside it!”

Pang Gezhuang laughed and placed the brocade box back on the platform.

“Honestly, everyone, this brocade box is a fake.

It contains poison and hidden weapons, and if opened, even those in the Spiritual Platform Realm would die!”

Hearing the shocked discussions of those around him, Zhang San finally learned that the Spiritual Platform Realm was the next realm after the True Core Realm.

He also understood that upon reaching the Spiritual Platform Realm, one had truly transcended the level of martial artists and become a real cultivator!

Pang Gezhuang pointed to a wall on the right, “The real plans are there!”

Deputy Gang Master Lv immediately walked over and touched five specific spots on the seemingly indistinguishable wall with his Qi.

Click!

Click click click click…

With the sound of gears working, the bricks on the wall began to rotate automatically.

Right in the middle of the five spots activated by Deputy Gang Master Lv’s Qi, a book-sized compartment appeared.

From inside the compartment, Deputy Gang Master Lv took out a brocade box identical to the one on the platform and handed it to Gang Leader Pang Gezhuang.

Pang Gezhuang looked at the brocade box in his hands and finally felt truly relieved.

“Gentlemen, it was just a false alarm; no need to panic, no need to panic.”

“It must have been that the door was left unlocked when it was last closed.”

With that, Pang Gezhuang glanced at Zhang San.

“Since it was Taoist Friend Wang from the Heavenly Punishment Sect who first proposed to verify the authenticity of these plans, I do not know your methods, but there are many drawings inside this brocade box, and I can allow you to take one out to examine it first, how about it?”

“Of course, you can also read the contents of the drawing aloud.

After all, an item from our Dragon Serpent Gang should withstand scrutiny and can indeed be made public!”

Pang Gezhuang’s confidence and composure reassured everyone.

Many had been worried before, fearing that what the Dragon Serpent Gang had acquired was fake.

Now it seemed they had worried unnecessarily.

Zhang San did not hesitate to walk over with Wang Ziteng.

“You open the brocade box and pull out a plan for me.”

Zhang San wasn’t just putting on a show in front of everyone; considering that the floor was littered with traps and hidden weapons, it couldn’t possibly be because the door was left unlocked last time.

What if the two brocade boxes had been switched?

Therefore, it was safer to have Wang Ziteng open the box.

If it really contained the plans, I would lose nothing.

If the box contained something dangerous, I believed in Wang Ziteng’s ability to handle it.

Indeed, I, Zhang San, always trust my teammates without question!

Wang Ziteng thought Zhang San was just feeling embarrassed always using his own name, so he let him show his face this time.

At this moment, as he opened the brocade box, he was somewhat excited.

Fortunately, there was no danger when opening the brocade box.

Zhang San reached over and took out a piece of paper.

Then he glanced at the empty brocade box inside.

Weren’t there supposed to be many blueprints?

Pang Gezhuang, are you teasing me?

Zhang San helplessly unfolded the piece of paper and read the line written on it: “I’ll take the blueprints without hesitation.”

After Zhang San finished reading, he watched the expressions on everyone’s faces shift from anticipation to astonishment to anger, then showed the piece of paper to everyone.

Everyone noticed that in the lower right corner of this elegantly written line, there was also a red rouge lip print, and below the lip print, three words were written—”Third Miss Gan.”

“Who is Third Miss Gan!?”

“I’ve never heard of such a master thief appearing before!”

“Is that even a surname?”[Note 18]

“There is…right?”

While everyone was speculating about this female thief, whose name they had never heard before, suddenly someone in the crowd shouted.

“The Corpse Nether Sect caused trouble everywhere last night, could it be someone from the Corpse Nether Sect who stole it?”

Although no one knew who had spoken, at this moment, everyone immediately distanced themselves from the people of the Corpse Nether Sect and stayed alert.

“Nonsense!

My Corpse Nether Sect doesn’t even have a female disciple; how could a female thief suddenly appear from our ranks?”

Kong Wenzai finally found an opportunity and sneered towards Tian Yindi: “Your Corpse Nether Sect loves to engage in such thieving acts, in my opinion, it must have been your Corpse Nether Sect that stole the blueprints!”

“Less nonsense!

I only steal bodies like your father’s.

Is your father a chicken?”

Personal attacks had already become too much.

Now involving even parents, as Kong Wenzai drew his long sword, many disciples of the Pure Stream Sword Sect also drew their weapons.

Tian Yindi was also displeased.

It’s true we are from the Demon Path, but you can’t always target us like this!

Then, Tian Yindi raised his hand, and several disciples behind him immediately set down the Corpse Wrapping Cloth and coffins, releasing their own Iron Corpses.

“Hold your hands!”

Zhang San suddenly shouted, causing the two groups, who were brandishing weapons and worried about others playing dirty, to instantly tone down significantly.

“Out of respect for Taoist Friend Wang of the Heavenly Punishment Sect, I will spare your life, Kong!”

“If it weren’t for Taoist Friend Wang, your Corpse Nether Sect would be buried along with these Iron Corpses today!”

Zhang San interrupted their arguments and said, “Haven’t you considered that even if the Corpse Nether Sect did steal it, they wouldn’t be able to produce it?

And with the infamy of the Corpse Nether Sect, who would collaborate with them to forge the Seven-Star Repeating Crossbow?”

“The Mohism has allied with the Great Sui Dynasty, would the Corpse Nether Sect be able to ask for their help?”

“Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion indeed has the capability to forge, but would they collaborate with thieves?”

“Sword South Path’s Tang Sect could also forge it, but with the ruthlessness of Tang Sect, would the Corpse Nether Sect dare to approach them?”

“Therefore, only the Mysterious Soldiers Sect here understands the forging aspect, why not let the friend from the Mysterious Soldiers Sect analyze it?”

Upon hearing this, Zheng Yijian’s face changed dramatically.

“It wasn’t us, the Mysterious Soldiers Sect, who did it!

Last night, I was in my room, ahem…

exchanging learning with disciples of the Dragon Serpent Gang, and didn’t step out at all…”

Zheng Yijian wanted to curse at Zhang San, but due to the potency of the Heavenly Punishment Sect, he dared not.

Thus, he turned his head and shouted towards the people from Gluttonous Mountain: “Such a big event, and Gluttonous Mountain sends only two people, does that make sense?”

Although Gluttonous Mountain doesn’t have many successors in each generation, for such a major event, it’s indeed hard to believe that Gluttonous Mountain would send only two people.

The middle-aged martial artist and female disciple from Gluttonous Mountain were initially just onlookers.

They hadn’t expected to become the center of attention.

“If it’s war you want, then war it shall be!”

“Let’s fight then, who’s afraid of whom?”

In an instant, the forces from all sides clashed together in a chaotic battle.

With a wave of his hand, Zhang San had the people of the Heavenly Punishment Sect gather around him, watching the chaos unfold beside him.

Bai Yucheng furrowed his brow and asked Zhang San, “Inciting them to fight each other, do you have some plan?”

Zhang San smirked, “I didn’t incite anything, I just made a casual remark.

How was I to know their tempers were so bad?

If it were me, I could endure it!

Why can’t these people?”

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[Note 18]Explanation of the Surname

The surname Gan is truly existent.

Its origin has various theories.

One theory is that it originates from a place name, derived from Gan River, a tributary of Jiangxi’s Gan, a surname based on the name of a place of residence.

Another theory is that it’s an adopted surname, coming from a Golden family official in the Southern Song Dynasty, a surname adopted for refuge.

Another theory holds that the Gan surname is originally from the descendants of Chanyu’s son Jin Ri Di of the Xiongnu, where Jin was one of the entrusted ministers of Emperor Han Wu.

Cong and Gan were actually one family.

During the Southern Song dynasty, Jin Binlai, due to the name being easily confused with the Jin state causing inconvenience, was bestowed the surname Gan by Emperor Gaozong, and his descendants started adopting the surname Gan.

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