Feasibility of Mermaids Infiltrating Qilin

Jiumen left in a hurry, taking only the more important items from the camp.

The Zhang family took over the camp, and not long after, a young man named Zhang brought over a young man.

"Clan leader, this man says he is not a member of the Nine Gates."

The young man was being held down by Xiao Zhang and brought to Zhang Qiling and Su Xingze, revealing only his two thin, bony shoulders.

Su Xingze coldly commanded, "Raise your head and answer."

The man trembled upon hearing his voice, his voice shaking so much he was almost rapping: "Replying to Your Excellency, I am but a humble servant named Jin Jin Wantangtang. Please, Your Excellency, be clear that I was invited by the Nine Gates. I am truly not one of the Nine Gates."

He spoke haltingly, every strand of his hair telling a story of his fear of Su Xingze.

Jin Wantang was terrified of this strangely-looking boy.

He had been involved in the underworld and had heard of the Nine Gates more or less, and he knew the prestige of Buddha. Even such a big shot, whom he could only look up to, could not get along well with this white-haired youth. He was afraid that if he didn't say a good word, he would become a dead man under his knife.

Su Xingze glanced at him. Since Zhang Qiling had kept him around, Jin Wantang probably wasn't an important person. He gave Xiao Zhang a look.

"Find out its origin, and if there are no problems, give it to those people outside."

Jin Wantang was taken away, leaving only Su Xingze and Zhang Qiling.

There were quite a lot of miscellaneous things in the Nine Gates camp, and it would take some time for Xiao Zhang and the others to tidy up.

Su Xingze played with Zhang Qiling's palm. The small scars on his palm had disappeared after he reached the Nascent Soul stage. His two exceptionally long fingers did not look out of place; on the contrary, they made his fingers appear slender and strong.

"Do you think Zhang Qishan and his men can escape the encirclement?" He smiled faintly, but his eyes flashed with undisguised malice.

Zhang Qiling: "No one outside can hold him back."

Even though he had been expelled from the Zhang family, Zhang Qishan was still a qualified member of the Zhang family. For the Zhang family, it might be difficult to win against a human wave tactic, but there were many ways to escape.

Su Xingze was not disappointed by his answer; he simply puffed out his cheeks and clicked his tongue.

"I guess so."

Sure enough, not long after, they heard a lot of noise coming from the woods outside the camp, including gunshots. The noise gradually subsided, and Xiao Zhang returned after gathering information to report back.

“A group of people from the Nine Gates tried to break through the encirclement, but they were discovered by the army. A conflict broke out between the two sides. Two other groups took the opportunity to break out. Some of the people from the Nine Gates escaped, and some were captured.”

As for who had fled, Xiao Zhang wasn't quite sure, only knowing that Zhang Qishan and the people around him hadn't been caught yet.

"It's a real shame we weren't caught." Though he said it with regret, his smile only deepened.

Su Xingze deliberately let Zhang Qishan go. He was furious at Zhang Qishan's scheming against Zhang Qiling. But a single Heart-Eating Bone wouldn't be enough to vent his anger. He wanted to destroy what Zhang Qiling valued most in front of him.

The intelligence gathered by the Zhang family indicates that, besides his political status, Zhang Qishan's most valued asset is probably the Nine Gates.

Of course, whether he values ​​his brothers in the Nine Gates or the power of the Nine Gates, only he himself knows.

What Su Xingze is doing now is destroying the two things he values ​​most.

The people behind Zhang Qishan, his political status, and even the Nine Gates power behind him all vanished after he handed over the intelligence about him to the authorities.

After today, Zhang Dafoye, a notorious figure in Changsha, along with the other members of the Nine Gates, will all be officially listed in the government's records, regardless of whether they escaped from here.

Even if they manage to escape and aren't caught, they can only become wanted criminals.

He could already see the fate of the Nine Gates and Zhang Qishan. Only now had the terrible thought that had surged in Su Xingze's heart since he glimpsed the line of fate subsided.

The Zhang family cleaned up the entire camp. The books that the Nine Gates brought out of the tomb were packed and taken away. Everything else that could be taken from the camp was taken by the Zhang family, and the rest was buried on the spot.

Zhang Qiling left some members of the Zhang family behind to deal with the damaged mechanisms in the tomb and to upgrade the mechanisms and formations within the tomb.

There wasn't anything particularly important in the tomb at Mount Siguniang, but the "Thousand-Mile Lock" within it was connected to the Zhang Family Ancient Building, which was thousands of miles away, so they still needed to take some precautions.

Apart from those who stayed behind, the others would take the books and hand them over to the officials and their contacts.

These books are ancient texts left here by the Zhang family hundreds of years ago. They are all precious originals. Even after removing the ancient texts related to the Zhang family, there are still quite a few other ancient texts.

Among them are some long-lost classics, which, together with the ancient books collected in the Zhang family library, will surely please the authorities with this batch of gifts from the Zhang family.

It is important to know that the Qing army destroyed countless precious Chinese books and cultural relics when they entered the pass. However, the Zhang family library had backups of these books that had been destroyed in the open.

The Zhang family has a history spanning thousands of years and countless dynasties, with countless historical records and secrets kept within the clan.

It is no exaggeration to say that they are witnesses and recorders of history.

The officials were overjoyed to receive the first batch of ancient books from the Zhang family. They didn't even have time to change locations; they immediately found a university in Chengdu and quickly assembled a group of professors and scholars to study these ancient books.

Due to technical limitations, some ancient books were not well preserved, and the characters recorded in some of them were too ancient. They also borrowed two people from Zhang Qiling who were skilled in this area to help study these ancient books and artifacts.

This is just the beginning of Zhang Jiatong's official cooperation.

Su Xingze stayed in Chengdu for a month. The authorities assigned them an assistant, who was actually the liaison between the authorities and them.

Through this contact, Su Xingze learned about the current situation of the Nine Gates.

Several years ago, the Nine Gates had been reported once, and were severely weakened in that cleanup. After the Nine Gates recovered, the Xie and Huo families also began to transform and reduce their involvement in the land, while the Wu family went into hiding and moved far away.

Many of the things Su Xingze handed over now involve the crimes committed by the Nine Gates. After the Four Sisters Mountain, Half-Li was arrested, Black-Backed Old Six was shot dead for resisting too fiercely, and Chen Pi Asi escaped under the cover of his men after being shot.

Xie Jiu was adept at assessing the situation and knew he couldn't possibly outmaneuver the authorities. Given his large and powerful family, he ultimately surrendered the stolen artifacts and smuggling routes, spending almost all his wealth to ensure the Xie family's safety. Of course, he himself was imprisoned for his involvement in certain matters.

Wu Laogou escaped for a while, but was eventually caught. The last time I heard of him was that he was sent to a farm for reform. His wife and children were not affected much because they were not involved in these things.

Er Yuehong and Huo Xiangu were in similar situations to Jie Jiu. The New Moon Hotel was also shut down because the items it auctioned privately had questionable origins. Only Zhang Qishan, Qi Tiezui, and others remained at large and became wanted criminals by the authorities.

After that, if they didn't want to be caught, they either had to live under assumed names or smuggle themselves abroad. It would be almost impossible for them to appear openly and legitimately again.

Knowing that the Nine Gates were not doing well made Su Xingze feel better.