With Embroidery Shoe also brought into the fold.
The胖子 (Pangzi) and the tailor who came with Zhang Wei exchanged glances. The Pangzi immediately muttered,
“Now the Senluo Division truly belongs to Zhang Wei.”
The tailor also sighed. As one of the older high-ranking members of the Senluo Division, she knew its power best. She never imagined that the Senluo Division would one day become a den of undercover agents.
Unintentionally.
The tailor looked at the Pangzi.
“I remember you said you watched some anime where the villainous organizations were all undercover agents?”
“It’s not anime, it’s manga, you have to differentiate. That one is called Detective Conan. The villainous organization is the Black Organization. Haha, except for the boss and his most capable subordinate, Gin, everyone else is an undercover agent.”
The Pangzi paused as he explained, suddenly realizing the tailor’s thoughts. His expression turned peculiar.
“It seems… the current Senluo Division is also similar. Except for Senluo and the loyal Glasses, everyone else is… cough.”
“What are you two talking about?”
Zhang Wei walked over with Embroidery Shoe.
The Pangzi chuckled,
“We were discussing Detective Conan with the tailor, talking about what Gin’s final fate would be.”
Zhang Wei, who was approaching, was first stunned, then reacted in the next second, a smile spreading across his face.
“As for his fate, I’d like to know too, but I can probably guess it, after all, there’s a reference.”
“A reference, indeed.”
The Pangzi gave a knowing look.
Then.
Zhang Wei and the Pangzi burst into laughter.
“Tailor, what are they doing? Can you understand what they’re saying?”
Embroidery Shoe asked the tailor beside her. She hadn’t watched the anime and didn’t understand what Zhang Wei and the others were talking about.
“They’re talking about the future of the Senluo Division.”
The tailor replied slowly.
“The future of the Senluo Division? Does the Senluo Division even have a future?”
Embroidery Shoe was slightly surprised, then a bitter smile appeared.
Now she knew the situation of the Senluo Division. Except for Glasses and Senluo, all members were undercover. Even Yin Yang and Gardener were not part of the Senluo Division. Unintentionally, she understood why Zhang Wei and the Pangzi were laughing.
The tailor glanced over, smiling faintly.
“The Senluo Division definitely has a future, it’s just not the future we used to imagine when we were in the Senluo Division.”
…
The next day.
In a hotel near the ancestral home.
Having successfully brought the remaining high-ranking members of the Senluo Division under his wing, and with one day left until Senluo’s Suolong Well plan, Zhang Wei did not delay. He rushed back to the hotel, preparing to research the stone tablet discovered in the ancestral home with the Fengmen Zombie.
“Grandpa, can you understand these characters?”
Zhang Wei took out the stone tablet and handed it to the Fengmen Zombie.
The Fengmen Zombie patted his chest.
“No problem. Some of these characters are secret codes created by the Zhang family themselves. I can understand them. I’ll translate them for you.”
As he spoke.
The Fengmen Zombie could not hide his excitement. This was the only thing in the world that recorded the secrets of the Suolong Well.
Immediately.
The Fengmen Zombie slowly translated.
“I, a strategist under the Yellow Emperor, by the Yellow Emperor’s command, was entrusted with safeguarding an item. This is a supreme treasure that would make even the Yan and Huang Emperors and Chi You cast their eyes upon it and be moved. It was obtained by the Yellow Emperor when he toured the four directions and chanced upon the legendary beast Bai Ze, from whose mouth he learned of it.”
“The origin of this item is unknown. It is rumored to be something left behind on earth by a celestial emperor when he ascended to immortality. It was obtained by the legendary Bai Ze clan, enabling the Bai Ze clan to understand all things and know the affairs of ghosts and spirits, capable of warding off all evil in the world. No evil could invade or harm it, earning it the name of a benevolent beast.”
“As it is an item of a celestial emperor’s ascension, only those who possess ‘virtuous kingship’ can obtain it. The Bai Ze clan guarded it, and it was also because of this that the Bai Ze clan only appeared when there was a ‘virtuous king’.”
“In fact.”
“The reason the Bai Ze clan appears beside those who possess ‘imperial qualities’ and ‘combined virtue and beauty’ is due to this item, as it is the possession of a celestial emperor.”
“Therefore.”
“My lord, the Yellow Emperor, who was then a ruler possessing both imperial qualities and virtues, was greatly pleased by Bai Ze. Finally, an suitable recipient was found for the item, and it was presented to the Yellow Emperor. The Yellow Emperor was also informed of all the evil spirits the Bai Ze clan had encountered throughout the ages, and the ‘Bai Ze Tu’ was compiled.”
“Upon obtaining the item, the Yellow Emperor fought Chi You. His enemies could not harm the Yellow Emperor at all. The Yellow Emperor was greatly victorious, beheading Chi You at Zhuolu and proclaiming himself emperor.”
“The Yellow Emperor, deeply aware of the item’s power, feared that future wicked individuals might obtain it, potentially leading to great disaster for the world. He ordered me to hide the item to prevent widespread chaos. After years of contemplation, I traveled across the seas and the eight directions, gathering the techniques of all extraordinary individuals, and finally determined the method of hiding the item.”
“I dug a deep well, filled it with water, and hid the item within. The common people only knew to fetch water from the well, unaware of the item beneath. When the well dried up, the well was abandoned, and its hidden treasure unknown to anyone.”
“After fifty years of effort, I did not fail my mission. I cast the well, hid the item within, and set up the most dangerous defenses to resist all intruders.”
“To repay the Yellow Emperor’s grace.”
“I also made an eternal vow to heaven. I will guard it for generations!”
“My descendants, if you see this, continue to cast wells and deceive all ill-intentioned individuals in the world.”
After the translation.
The Fengmen Zombie’s face was filled with shock.
“The Yellow Emperor, the thing beneath the Suolong Well is the reason the Yellow Emperor became emperor! My heavens, that’s our ancestor of Great Xia! I finally understand why people want to obtain the items from the Suolong Well.”
“So the legend is true, the Yellow Emperor met Bai Ze while touring the East Sea. This is actually true.”
As he spoke.
A solemn expression appeared on the Fengmen Zombie’s face. Knowing the terrifying nature of the item in the Suolong Well, he said gravely,
“Zhang Wei, although we don’t know what this thing is specifically, it allowed the Yellow Emperor to defeat Chi You, and even made Chi You, who was known as the greatest god of war and killing in Great Xia, unable to harm the Yellow Emperor. Such a thing absolutely cannot fall into the hands of Senluo or anyone else.”
“Huh? Zhang Wei?”
The Fengmen Zombie looked at Zhang Wei and found him staring at the stone tablet, as if in a daze.
“Zhang Wei, are you listening to me?”
The Fengmen Zombie waved his hand, and Zhang Wei seemed to snap back to reality.
“Ah? Yes, Grandpa. You said this thing is very important and cannot be obtained by Senluo and the others, right? I think so too.”
“Zhang Wei, were you spacing out just now? What were you thinking? You can space out at a time like this.”
The Fengmen Zombie was amused and exasperated.
Zhang Wei chuckled.
“No, I was just shocked that the Suolong Well existed in the time of the Yellow Emperor, and it was actually the Yellow Emperor’s. And this thing is pretty awesome, nothing evil can harm it. Doesn’t that mean all ghosts and monsters can’t hurt him?”
“Yes, that should be the case. This is simply invincible.”
The Fengmen Zombie sighed, his gaze once again drawn to the stone tablet by Zhang Wei’s words. He didn’t notice that after answering Zhang Wei, Zhang Wei’s eyes flickered, and he murmured so softly that only he could hear.
“Nothing evil or monstrous can harm it…”
…