606: Chapter 602: Heaven’s Gate?
606: Chapter 602: Heaven’s Gate?
Xue Yunfu was growing desperate!
“Mr.
Deng, considering that I’ve already betrayed my country for you, could you speak favorably on my behalf to the higher-ups?
Although this Peach Wood Sword may be nothing special, as long as it gets me through the door, I will definitely use my own abilities to search for treasures for everyone!”
For Xue Yunfu, stealing from himself and giving the precious artifacts from the Jiangcheng ancient tomb to Mr.
Deng would put him in an irreversible predicament.
Without Mr.
Deng’s reference, if the incident were exposed, he would have nowhere to turn!
“Xue Yunfu, don’t overestimate your own status.
For ‘Tianmen’, you’re nothing but a dog.
People like you, no matter how much you grovel, we don’t want you!
You aren’t of the slightest use to us.
As for that Peach Wood Sword, you might as well keep it for your own burial!”
Having said this, Mr.
Deng was about to stand up and leave.
Xue Yunfu quickly knelt down and clutched onto Mr.
Deng’s pant legs.
“Mr.
Deng, please be merciful!
Joining Tianmen has been my lifelong wish.
If I cannot join, what is the point in living?
Please, I beg you!
If the Peach Wood Sword I’ve provided isn’t a ‘Life Weapon’, could you tell me what is?
I will definitely make an effort to find it for you!”
Moved by Xue Yunfu’s earnest pleas, Mr.
Deng softened a bit.
“Xue Yunfu, you have been begging me for decades.
Since you met me at the age of eighteen, you’ve forsaken the quest for fame and wealth, with only one goal in mind: to join our ranks.
You’ve not only given up your family business, but you even chose archeology as your university major, all to make contributions to our order and to one day join our ranks!”
Mr.
Deng’s words made Xue Yunfu nod repeatedly.
He was now over forty, without a wife or children.
He had no interest in managing the family legacy left behind by the previous generation; his only thought was to join Tianmen.
If given even the slightest hint of hope, Xue Yunfu would surely serve with all his heart and effort!
“Xue Yunfu, seeing the sincerity in your heart, I will tell you then!
The Peach Wood Sword in your hands, while somewhat resembling a Life Weapon, is not one.
That’s because this Peach Wood Sword is only a few thousand years old, not ten thousand; it is far from meeting the formation conditions of a Life Weapon!”
“Ten…
ten thousand years…”
Xue Yunfu’s mouth gaped open as he found himself unable to speak.
Being a student of archeology, he knew all too well what ten thousand years meant!
In a certain sense, ten thousand years was practically akin to immortality!
In the world of antiquities, it’s considered lucky for artifacts of a few hundred years to be in good condition.
If an artifact could survive several thousand years and still be preserved, that would be nothing short of miraculous…
But what did ten thousand years mean?
That’s longer than the entire span of Chinese civilization.
Even to an archaeologist’s eyes, the concept of Life Weapons that take ten thousand years to form was bewildering!
“Do not doubt it!
Ten thousand years!
That is precisely the realm of being!”
Mr.
Deng declared loudly, his words clearly heard by Ye Tian.
“In this world, there are many things beyond the imagination of you mortals.
The vast history is but fleeting smoke to Tianmen, and true eternity doesn’t exist before Tianmen!
Ten years to grow a tree, a hundred years to cultivate a person, a thousand years to nurture a deity, ten thousand years to form a core — without ten thousand years of accumulation and sedimentation, it’s merely a grain of sand in the history!”
Not only did Xue Yunfu feel a chill listening to Mr.
Deng’s words, but even Ye Tian drew a sharp breath.
What exactly had he heard?
Why were there so many unknown concepts in this man’s words?
“Mr.
Deng, rest assured!
This time, even at the risk of my life, I will help Tianmen obtain the Life Weapon.
As long as I can join Tianmen, I will serve with all my heart and soul!”
Xue Yunfu kept kowtowing in front of Mr.
Deng, who couldn’t be bothered to pay him any more attention.
“Since that’s the case, go and do it!
If you can’t bring back the Life Weapon within a month, you can forget about joining Tianmen for the rest of your life!”
After leaving those words behind, Mr.
Deng walked out of Xue Yunfu’s villa.
The Peach Wood Sword was carelessly discarded on the coffee table as if it were a worn-out shoe by Mr.
Deng.
“…”
Ye Tian remained hidden behind the curtains, never revealing himself.
His mind was still processing what Mr.
Deng had said earlier…
Tianmen…
What kind of power was that exactly?
As the King of the Night, Ye Tian was privy to knowledge about various powers in the world, but he had never heard of this Tianmen.
When was it established?
What was its scale?
How many experts were there, and how powerful were they?
Of course, what puzzled Ye Tian more than the Tianmen power itself was what Mr.
Deng had just talked about regarding the Life Weapon.
Ten years to grow a tree, a hundred years to cultivate a person, a thousand years to nurture a deity, ten thousand years to form a core…
What did that phrase mean?
The name ‘Life Weapon’ itself came from Tian Shisan, and although Ye Tian had defeated Tian Shi, he still did not comprehend what a Life Weapon truly was.
The Life Weapon apparently far exceeded the power of other weapons.
It was solely with the Life Weapon that he could defeat the Rakshasa Queen and Tian Shi…
Yet, having used the Life Weapon, Ye Tian was unfamiliar with the very concept of it!
After Mr.
Deng had left, Xue Yunfu carefully stored the Peach Wood Sword on his person and then left the study.
This double-dealing archaeologist possessed no martial skills, so Ye Tian could easily take the Peach Wood Sword from him.
But now, Ye Tian had other plans!
“Play the long game, catch the big fish!”
The Peach Wood Sword unearthed from the Jiangcheng ancient tomb had initially resonated with the wooden sword he carried, but from Mr.
Deng’s words, it was clear that this Peach Wood Sword was nothing more than a mere trifle, of not much actual value.
Therefore, Ye Tian also temporarily gave up on trying to take the Peach Wood Sword.
As long as he kept a close eye on Xue Yunfu and that Mr.
Deng, he would definitely be able to obtain more useful information!
Ye Tian left Xue Yunfu’s villa soundlessly, but as soon as he walked out, he saw someone sneaking around suspiciously outside the villa.
Unlike himself, this person didn’t know how to conceal their presence but was merely peeking surreptitiously…
“Hehe!”
Ye Tian quietly moved his feet and quickly arrived behind the person, who was also someone Ye Tian recognized…
“Arou, what are you doing here?”
Ye Tian called out, and naturally, the person was Zhu Rou, a journalist from Jiangcheng Newspaper.
“Ah!”
Caught off guard by Ye Tian’s silent approach to her back, Zhu Rou let out a startled yelp, and Ye Tian quickly covered her mouth.
After all, they were outside Xue Yunfu’s villa, and shouting could alert the enemy to their presence.
“Let’s go!”
Ye Tian said, and led Zhu Rou away from the residential area.
They reached the highway and took the original road back!
“Arou, what are you hiding here for?
You don’t look like a reporter at all but rather like a thief stealing stuff!”
Ye Tian teased her, and Zhu Rou pursed her lips, discontentedly saying, “How do I look like a thief?
I came here for news leads!”
As a journalist, Zhu Rou had integrity, and she fervently expressed her dissatisfaction to Ye Tian!
“So, what brings you to Xue Yunfu’s villa?”
Ye Tian asked again, and Zhu Rou glanced at him.
She didn’t see any reason to hide the truth from Ye Tian.
“That guy Xue Yunfu, he’s a bad person!”
“A bad person?”
Ye Tian was taken aback, not expecting Zhu Rou’s nose for news to be so sensitive as to suspect Xue Yunfu as well.
“Hehe, is that so?”
Ye Tian smiled.
Zhu Rou, thinking Ye Tian didn’t believe her, continued to explain, “Ye Tian, I’m not lying!
Xue Yunfu presents himself as upright and honest in front of the media, but I’ve suspected him for a long time!
He is the Clan Leader of the excavation team in Jiangcheng’s ancient tomb.
Nobody knows the tomb’s security better than him.
Therefore, if the tomb was robbed, it must have been due to him leaking information!”
Zhu Rou spoke earnestly, and Ye Tian knew she had likely gathered some intelligence and also became somewhat interested.
After all, Xue Yunfu was hiding secrets that interested him behind his back, so cooperating with Zhu Rou might also yield some information.
“But Arou, without hard evidence, you can’t just wrongfully accuse someone, right?”
Ye Tian pretended to be skeptical, but Zhu Rou responded with a determined look.
“How could I not have hard evidence?
Look, what is this?”
As she spoke, Zhu Rou took out a few papers from her bag with a triumphant expression.
“What are these?”
Ye Tian asked in surprise, but Zhu Rou did not show Ye Tian the papers and carefully put them back into her bag instead.
“This Xue Yunfu, over forty years old, has no wife and no children.
He tells everyone that he has dedicated his life to the field of archaeology!
But I’ve investigated thoroughly, and this guy has channeled most of his money into all sorts of messy research!
These pieces of evidence can prove his financial movements.
In fact, his money has gone into an illegal life science research group.
The research they conduct is inhumane!”
“I see…”
Ye Tian nodded, finding Zhu Rou’s investigation somewhat impressive.
Anyone willing to finance such sinister research clearly had a significant moral issue, so Xue Yunfu couldn’t possibly be a good person!
“But Arou, even if someone is obsessed with inhumane research, that doesn’t necessarily prove the person is a villain, right?
Besides, you haven’t secured direct evidence linking Xue Yunfu to the tomb robbery, have you?”
Ye Tian posed a challenge, and Zhu Rou immediately snorted.
“It’s precisely because I haven’t found direct evidence that I need to keep watch here!”
Zhu Rou was dissatisfied with Ye Tian’s opinion, clenching her little fists.
“This time, I’m determined to rid the people of this scourge!”
As Zhu Rou resolved to make a bold move, a person riding a motorcycle sped past them.
In the next moment, Zhu Rou suddenly let out a scream!