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Chapter 65 Thirty-Year-Old Ginseng, Ghostly Shadows and Mysteries

"Young master, we have a guest."

Just then, the voice of a servant came from outside the quiet room. Zhang Hong composed himself and said to Li Mo, "Li Mo, you can go ahead and do what you need to do."

Li Mo nodded. During this period, not only Zhang Hong and others were busy, but he was as well.

Following the servant out of the courtyard, he immediately saw Su Chen sitting in the main hall drinking tea. Su Chen also saw Li Mo, stood up and smiled.

The two greeted each other, and Su Chen took out the gift and handed it to Li Mo. Li Mo readily accepted the gift, patted Su Chen on the shoulder, and laughed, "I thought you had forgotten about this."

All the other fellow disciples had already sent their congratulatory gifts, except for Su Chen. He wasn't worried that Su Chen would forget to send a gift, but rather that Su Chen would forget about his wedding.

Su Chen chuckled dryly upon hearing this: "How could I possibly forget about my senior brother's marriage?"

"Haha!" Li Mo laughed out loud upon hearing this, and then chatted with Su Chen for a while.

"By the way, senior brother, I just saw a lot of guards patrolling in the courtyard. Why is that?" Su Chen suddenly asked, expressing his confusion as they chatted.

As soon as he entered the Zhang residence, he sensed that something was amiss. It didn't feel like a wedding was about to take place; instead, it felt heavily guarded.

Upon hearing this, Li Mo did not hide anything and told Su Chen about the Flying Thief: "...That's how it is. My father-in-law's family is having a headache because of the Flying Thief. But if that guy dares to come, I will definitely make him regret it."

A perfectly good wedding was ruined by a letter from the other party, which made Li Mo resentful whenever he mentioned them. He also made up his mind to teach the Flying Thief a lesson tomorrow night.

"Do you need my help?" Su Chen paused for a moment after hearing this, and then asked.

"This is a trivial matter, why would I need to help you, Junior Brother?" Li Mo waved his hand and chuckled. "I just don't believe that this Flying Thief is so legendary. Does he really have the ability to deceive everyone? I've already asked my father-in-law to hide the ginseng. Even if this guy has extraordinary abilities, we won't know where it is."

"Senior brother, is this flying thief very powerful?" Su Chen asked upon hearing this.

Li Mo shook his head and recounted the information he had previously obtained from Zhang Hong. However, according to Zhang Hong, these should all be rumors. No matter how skilled the Flying Thief was, how could he possibly steal someone else's treasure without anyone noticing?

Afterwards, Su Chen asked a few more questions about the Flying Thief, which Li Mo answered one by one.

Seeing Su Chen's curiosity about the Flying Thief, Li Mo chuckled and said, "Junior Brother, if you're so interested in this person, why don't you come and take a look tomorrow night? You might even see how your senior brother catches him!"

Upon hearing this, Su Chen pondered for a moment and then nodded, saying, "Then let's do as Senior Brother says."

Seeing Su Chen's solemn expression, Li Mo smiled but didn't mind. After chatting with Su Chen for a while, he had to leave because he had something to do.

Su Chen rose to bid farewell to Li Mo, declined Li Mo's offer to see him off, and left the Zhang residence.

The next evening, Su Chen arrived as promised, and the Zhang residence was under extra security.

"Father-in-law, this is my junior brother, Su Chen." Upon seeing Su Chen, Li Mo introduced him to Zhang Hong.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Hong forced a smile: "So you're Mo'er's junior brother. I've heard Mo'er mention Young Master Su before. Thank you very much, Young Master Su."

"You're too kind, Mr. Zhang," Su Chen replied with a smile.

After greeting Su Chen, Zhang Hong took Li Mo to get busy.

Su Chen was left in the lobby and sat quietly. There were other people in the lobby, but Su Chen didn't recognize most of them.

According to Li Mo, these people were all martial artists invited by Zhang Hong. With their help, they had some assurance tonight.

After watching for a while, he stopped paying attention and turned his gaze to the courtyard.

In the front yard, Zhang Hong was instructing the guards on their duties, while in the back yard, Li Mo was giving instructions.

Not long after, Zhang Hong and Li Mo entered the hall, and as they entered, everyone stood up. "Thank you all for your help this time. As long as you can help me protect the ginseng, the reward will certainly not disappoint you."

After arranging everything, Zhang Hong felt a little relieved and bowed to the people in the hall.

Everyone responded with smiles upon hearing this.

After exchanging pleasantries, the atmosphere became harmonious both outside the courtyard and inside the main hall.

Su Chen noticed that, faced with the provocation of the Flying Thief, Zhang Hong did not hide the ginseng, but instead placed it openly in the main hall for everyone to guard.

Li Mo approached Su Chen and, seeing Su Chen's gaze fixed on the box containing ginseng, chuckled and whispered in Su Chen's ear, "Junior brother, don't worry. We're just trying to lure the Flying Thief into making a move so we can capture him."

"Aren't you afraid of something going wrong if you're so blatant?" Su Chen asked back.

Li Mo shook his head: "With so many eyes watching, how could anything go wrong?"

Upon hearing this, a thought popped into Su Chen's mind: If nothing unexpected happens, something unexpected is likely to happen!
“But junior brother, I’m afraid I’ll have to make you sit here all night for nothing. If you have something to do, why don’t you go back first?” Li Mo said at this moment.

Su Chen shook his head: "It's alright. Since we're already here, wouldn't it be a pity not to see the so-called Flying Thief?"

Seeing this, Li Mo smiled and didn't try to persuade him further, a warm feeling washing over him.

Time passed slowly, and there was no movement in either the courtyard or the main hall.

The Flying Thief only said he would come to the Zhang residence tonight, but did not give a specific time. Zhang Hong had no choice but to keep everyone waiting.

However, he didn't just wait idly; he had his maid bring over some fruits and desserts and invited everyone to enjoy them.

Hu Hu Hu.

Just then, a strong wind suddenly blew in through the doorway, entering the hall and causing the candlelight to flicker.

Everyone immediately became alert, their eyes darting around. After a while, seeing that nothing had happened, they relaxed.

"Ok?"

Suddenly, Su Chen frowned, sensing something was amiss.

Before he could even speak, several whooshing sounds rang out.

shhhhhh!
"not good!"

The candles in the lobby were extinguished instantly, plunging the entire lobby into darkness.

call!
A figure flashed by, causing a faint sound in the air, which Su Chen caught.

He leaped forward, reached out, and grabbed with a ripping sound; a piece of rag appeared in Su Chen's hand.

The other party was very fast and disappeared in the blink of an eye. Even Su Chen could only hear the sound but did not see the other party's figure.

"Help! Don't let him get away!"

Zhang Hong was completely panicked and shouted, and immediately a bunch of guards rushed in from outside the door.

A moment later, the candle was relit, and a sliver of candlelight illuminated Zhang Hong's tense face. He looked at where the treasure box was kept and murmured, "The ginseng is gone!"

(End of this chapter)