Although Old Man Xu frowned, he couldn't help but ponder the truth of the matter.
After a while, Old Man Xu looked up and fixed his gaze on Ye Fan, "I'll believe you for now, but you'd better not have lied to me, otherwise, I will make you wish you were dead, but couldn't die."
Old Man Xu said fiercely, then motioned for Hu Zi to lower his gun.
But just then, a gunshot rang out.
The incident happened so suddenly, Old Man Xu immediately became furious, "Who told you to shoot? You bastard."
He thought it was Hu Zi who had fired.
But as soon as the words left his mouth, he saw Hu Zi slowly fall, a bloody hole in his forehead continuously bleeding.
Seeing this, Old Man Xu abruptly turned his head, only to see Ye Fan suddenly roll forward, pick up the gun, and aim it at Old Man Xu.
"Village Chief Xu, you lost."
The reinforcements had finally arrived, and Ye Fan sighed in relief.
Fortunately, these guys came in time, otherwise, once he was taken away, it would be as difficult as ascending to heaven to find him and Shen Bao again.
Moreover, if they were discovered by Old Man Xu and his men, it would inevitably arouse their vigilance.
"So, you had everything arranged long ago. You were just stalling for time just now."
Looking at Ye Fan, Old Man Xu said coldly.
Ye Fan did not refute, but coldly said, "Make your final arrangements. You must die."
Old Man Xu had done many evil deeds, and he was a deeply cunning person. Ye Fan would never let such a person live.
Seeing the coldness in Ye Fan's eyes, Old Man Xu knew he was doomed. He sighed and said, "I only ask that you avenge my son. If you do, I will repay you even in the underworld."
Then, he took a round, blood-red stone from his pocket and handed it to Ye Fan.
"This is the Chicken Blood Stone."
Ye Fan took the stone and examined it, then nodded indifferently.
The words of a dying person are sorrowful; perhaps this was the best interpretation of Old Man Xu.
Ye Fan nodded, "Don't worry, I won't let either Kong Weiren or Dong Dabiao escape."
Saying that, he nodded to Shen Bao.
Shen Bao immediately called his subordinates over.
"Take everyone away except for these leaders. As for these leaders, execute them on the spot. Remember to do it cleanly and dispose of the bodies."
The law enforcement officers brought out this time were all Shen Bao's confidants, so no matter what orders Shen Bao gave, they would execute them unconditionally.
Ye Fan and Shen Bao left first. After the law enforcement officers completed their mission, they continued to head to South Village according to Shen Bao's orders.
That was where their main battlefield was.
After being ambushed by Hu Zi this time, Ye Fan's mindset finally underwent some changes.
Kindness only brought endless trouble to himself and those around him, so some things had to be done more ruthlessly.
Therefore, Kong Weiren and Dong Dabiao must not be allowed to live.
Whether for personal reasons or because he had promised Old Man Xu, he had to strike them down.
...
Returning to the Xu family courtyard, Shen Tianyin sighed as she saw Shen Bao injured again.
Although worried, she was also a bit confused.
Why was it always her second brother who got hurt every time they went out? And Ye Fan was completely unharmed?
Looking at the two with suspicion, Shen Tianyin wrinkled her little nose.
"Second brother, is the gap in your strength with Ye Fan that big?"
These words almost made Shen Bao spit out old blood. What did she mean by a big gap in strength? It was clearly a lot of bad luck!
Originally, it was an easy task for him to capture Old Man Xu, but who would have thought that the old immortal would find so many helpers?
In that situation, if it were Ye Fan, he probably wouldn't have fared any better, right?
Ye Fan chuckled secretly, genuinely praising Shen Tianyin's straightforwardness.
"Sister, in your eyes, is Ye Fan the most perfect man in this world?"
Shen Bao looked at his sister, whom he had doted on since childhood, with a hint of jealousy.
"Who, who said that? Second brother, you're bullying me. I'll definitely tell Grandpa."
Two red clouds immediately rose on her cheeks, Shen Tianyin said indignantly.
These words made Shen Bao surrender. It had taken the old man a lot of effort to accept him, and now he doted on Shen Tianyin. If she were to complain about him now, the old man would probably skin him alive.
"Sister, you're right. Ye Fan is indeed more outstanding than second brother. Sister has excellent judgment. Second brother admires you."
He couldn't afford to offend her, so he could only beg for mercy.
Seeing Shen Bao like this, Shen Tianyin finally smiled with satisfaction.
Everyone had a bit of playful banter, and then Ye Fan took out the Chicken Blood Stone.
"It should be this stone."
Old Man Xu took it out when he was dying, so it shouldn't be wrong.
Elder Lei and Elder Ji both came over and examined it carefully.
"I can't see anything special about it, but I always feel that this stone seems a bit strange, yet I can't pinpoint what's wrong with it. It's truly odd."
Elder Lei stroked his beard and sighed. After being in the antique circle for so long, he never expected to encounter something he couldn't understand.
Elder Ji frowned even more. His attainments in antiques were far inferior to Elder Lei's.
Qiao Ping was puzzled, "I only heard about it from their father and son, but I've never actually seen it. However, there seems to be some energy in this Chicken Blood Stone. Perhaps it's by using this energy that we can find the tomb."
After all, as a tomb keeper, she was very sensitive to power.
Ye Fan looked at Qiao Ping with admiration and nodded.
"Sister Qiao is right. There is indeed a power in this Chicken Blood Stone. This power is none other than 'death energy'."
Death energy?
Everyone except Qiao Ping looked at Ye Fan with confusion, not understanding.
Ye Fan smiled, "That's right, it's death energy. After a person dies, there is a breath within their body that cannot be exhaled. This breath is called death energy. It's also the only witness to their presence in this world. When burial objects with spiritual properties come into prolonged contact with the tomb owner, they will gradually absorb the death energy from the tomb owner. For example, jade cicadas that absorb death energy will gradually turn gray, or even black. This is the origin of Yin-born items."
"After absorbing this death energy, the item acquires some special abilities. For example, this Chicken Blood Stone, as long as blood is dripped onto it, it will stimulate the death energy within. Because there is a karmic relationship between the death energy and the tomb owner, under the influence of the magnetic field, it will gradually move in the direction of the tomb owner's location. I think the Chicken Blood Stone uses this principle to find tombs."
Hearing Ye Fan's explanation, everyone finally understood.
"This is profound and extensive knowledge. If it weren't for Brother Ye's explanation, I probably wouldn't have known such strange and rare things in my lifetime."
Elder Ji sighed, his admiration for Ye Fan increasing even further.
Elder Lei also nodded, looking at Ye Fan with a meaningful gaze.
Such profound theories could only be known by an idol. How could an outsider possibly know?
His reverence for Ye Fan grew even more.
"If that's the case, as long as we hold this stone, we can find the tomb. Doesn't that mean we can start treasure hunting soon?"
Shen Tianyin clapped her hands excitedly. The ultimate goal was to find treasure, and now that the treasure was right in front of them, how could she not be excited?