When Cheng Xiaofan first saw Ouyang Hu, he sensed from the aura emanating from him that Ouyang Hu had hidden his gold in a small village in his hometown in the Northwest.
However!
The place where Ouyang Hu stored his gold was rather peculiar.
It was inside a large tomb outside the village.
The tombstone in front of the grave bore this inscription: Tomb of Ouyang Zhengze.
It was said that Ouyang Zhengze was Ouyang Hu's great-grandfather, who served as a military official during the Qing Dynasty and had distinguished himself in battle against the invading Eight-Nation Alliance.
This tomb was built by Ouyang Hu himself.
The entire village felt proud of the Ouyang family.
Especially Ouyang Hu, who was renowned in the capital as "Yā Bàn Chéng" (Suppresses Half the City), a testament to his formidable reputation.
Every year during the Spring Festival, Ouyang Hu would send people from the capital back to distribute red envelopes to every household in the village.
Though the amount was not substantial, everyone was grateful.
Precisely because of this, the villagers specifically raised funds to build a house next to Ouyang Zhengze's tomb and took turns assigning two people to guard it daily.
Little did anyone know that at the very bottom of this tomb lay a vast secret chamber, storing two truckloads of Chinese currency and nearly five tons of gold that Ouyang Hu had acquired through illicit means.
As Cheng Xiaofan leaped down from the Broken Sky Eagle and landed lightly on the ground, he activated his Dragon Eye vision and immediately spotted the secret underground chamber beneath the tomb.
This underground chamber was opulently constructed.
The moisture-proofing measures were exceptionally effective.
What shocked him was that at the place where the gold was stored, four stone sculptures of Guardian Beasts of Gold were placed.
These Guardian Beasts of Gold resembled giant rats in appearance but were as robust as hunting dogs, entirely black, with exposed fangs and ferocious expressions.
Although they were stone sculptures, intricate and sinister curse patterns were carved all over their bodies.
These evil curse patterns imbued the four Guardian Beasts of Gold with an aura of malevolence.
Should anyone attempt to move the gold within the chamber, these four Guardian Beasts of Gold would be activated, unleashing fierce and wicked power to devour the intruder.
With these four Guardian Beasts of Gold guarding the chamber, Cheng Xiaofan could not use his telekinetic abilities to retrieve the gold.
Cheng Xiaofan's only recourse now was to lure out the four Guardian Beasts of Gold and slay them with his Demonic Bone Blade.
Whoosh!
To avoid alerting the guards in the nearby house, Cheng Xiaofan gestured with his hand through the window, sending two bursts of energy into their acupoints for inducing sleep.
The two guards, who were laughing and playing cards under the lamp, were struck in their sleep acupoints by the energy. They immediately dropped their cards and collapsed onto the ground.
Subsequently, Cheng Xiaofan flicked his hand again, sending four bursts of energy through the thick layer of reinforced concrete beneath the tomb, hitting each of the Guardian Beasts of Gold.
The four Guardian Beasts of Gold were activated.
A thick black smoke rose from their bodies, piercing through the tomb, then solidifying into corporeal forms, crouching atop the burial mound.
"Roar—"
They emitted piercing, earth-shattering roars directed at Cheng Xiaofan.
Villagers in the countryside generally slept late. Hearing these terrifying roars emanating from Ouyang Zhengze's tomb, they rushed out of their homes.
"Oh no, it seems something has happened at Ouyang Zhengze's tomb."
"Quick, everyone grab your tools and go see!"
"Hurry, all the men, women, and children in the village must go!"
"If something happens to Ouyang Zhengze's tomb, we will have failed Yā Bàn Chéng!"
The villagers, armed with sticks, shovels, and hoes, surged towards the tomb, shouting loudly.
Cheng Xiaofan did not wish to harm any innocent bystanders. Seeing the villagers approaching, he waved his hands, and a fierce whirlwind immediately swept towards them.
Boom!
The villagers were instantly knocked to the ground, unconscious.
When Cheng Xiaofan's gaze fell back upon the four Guardian Beasts of Gold, his pupils constricted, and he was no longer at ease.
He discovered that the four Guardian Beasts of Gold had absorbed the villagers' vital energy. If he were to destroy them, each of those villagers would be left an imbecile.
From then on, the village would be renamed "Idiot Village"!
Damn it!
How could this be?
"Hahaha!"
Suddenly, a burst of laughter echoed.
At that moment, an old Taoist with white hair and beard, clad in a gray Taoist robe, emerged slowly from a dense patch of woods nearby, laughing heartily at Cheng Xiaofan.
As the four Guardian Beasts of Gold were about to pounce on Cheng Xiaofan, they immediately withdrew upon hearing the laughter and leaped back onto the burial mound.
"Kid, you have quite the audacity!"
The old Taoist stood with his hands behind his back and said, "You dare to steal from the tomb built by the renowned Yā Bàn Chéng of the capital? Are you intent on seeking death?"
Cheng Xiaofan smiled slightly and replied, "It is precisely because it was built by Yā Bàn Chéng that I knew there was something valuable inside. If he hadn't built it, I wouldn't have come!"
"Are you not afraid that Yā Bàn Chéng will find out and have you slowly sliced to death?" The old Taoist's gaze turned cold.
Cheng Xiaofan chuckled and said, "Old Taoist, you don't know yet, but Yā Bàn Chéng and his son, the Little Tyrant of the Capital, have both been apprehended."
Upon hearing this, the old Taoist exclaimed loudly, "This is impossible, absolutely impossible!"
He took out his phone and immediately made a call.
A moment later, the old Taoist's face turned ashen, and he hung up the phone.
Cheng Xiaofan smiled and said, "Old Taoist, have you received the bad news about your master? Are you feeling disappointed and disheartened?"
The old Taoist said fiercely, "Kid, do you know what is hidden beneath the tomb?"
Cheng Xiaofan smiled and said, "Beneath the tomb, there are two trucks of Chinese currency and several tons of gold. I came for this gold."
The old Taoist trembled slightly!
He asked, "How did you learn of such a secret matter?"
Cheng Xiaofan chuckled, "Yā Bàn Chéng told me."
The old Taoist roared in anger, "This is impossible! How could he tell you such a thing?"
Cheng Xiaofan smiled faintly and said, "He certainly wouldn't tell me, but I can beat him to the ground until he wishes he were dead, and then he'll naturally tell me!"
The old Taoist burst into laughter, "Kid, you are so arrogant. You probably can't even get close to him, yet you boast of beating him?"
"Old Taoist, then please tell me, how did Yā Bàn Chéng and his son end up in prison?" Cheng Xiaofan countered with a cold smile.
Hearing this, the old Taoist shivered all over and said, "You mean, you sent Yā Bàn Chéng and his son to jail?"
Cheng Xiaofan nodded and said, "Old Taoist, you are correct!"
The old Taoist said, "The reason you sent them to prison was to come here and take away the gold he stored here!"
Cheng Xiaofan gave him a thumbs-up and said, "Old Taoist, you are too clever, simply a divine calculator!"
The old Taoist sneered, "Kid, with me here, do you think you can take away what is stored in the..."