Chapter 85: Clan Leader Emerges, The Third Sky Lantern
Seeing that Zhang Qishan had also hung up a sky lantern, Zhang Qiling’s expression changed slightly.
Su Mo stood up, walked to Zhang Qiling’s side, and whispered a few words in his ear.
Zhang Qiling’s expression changed slightly again. After being silent for a moment, he stood up and walked out quietly.
He turned and walked to the door of Zhang Qishan’s room, hesitated for a moment, then knocked on the door.
“Please come in!”
A low, somewhat aged voice came from inside the room.
Zhang Qiling pushed the door open and walked in.
In the private room, Zhang Qishan sat upright in his chair. Although his hair was already snow-white and his face was full of wrinkles, his posture was still as straight as a spear shaft.
Zhang Rishan stood respectfully behind him with hands at his sides. Although he was now very old after many years, he still stood by Zhang Qishan’s side in the posture of an adjutant.
Seeing Zhang Qiling enter, Zhang Qishan’s eyes flickered, but he did not speak.
Zhang Qiling glanced at him and said:
“You should know my identity!”
Zhang Qishan still did not speak, just nodded silently.
“Although you have left the Zhang Family and your current status is very high, you are still a Zhang Family member, and I…”
At this point, a cold and indisputable expression appeared on Zhang Qiling’s face:
“Am the Zhang Family clan leader!”
Zhang Qishan and Zhang Rishan’s hearts both jumped suddenly.
In the information they had obtained, they knew Little Brother had lost his memory, but for some reason, Little Brother now seemed to know all the inside story and had come straight to them.
After a few seconds of silence, the two suddenly turned and knelt down in front of Zhang Qiling:
“Zhang Qishan（Zhang Rishan） pay respects to the clan leader!”
Zhang Qiling did not speak again, just nodded lightly, his eyes looking toward the sky lantern in the upper left corner of the private room.
Zhang Qishan followed his gaze, then suddenly let out a long sigh and said:
“You cannot bid on this ghost seal!”
“Why?”
“I released this ghost seal myself!”
Zhang Qiling’s face remained expressionless:
“Master Su has already guessed it!”
Hearing him mention Su Mo, Zhang Qishan paused for a few seconds, then said gravely:
“Is this Master Su really a Mountain Mover?”
Zhang Qiling nodded:
“His skills are otherworldly. Neither you nor I are his match. Since he lit the sky lantern to bid on this ghost seal, he naturally has confidence to deal with the person you want!”
Zhang Qishan’s expression changed, and he stood there without speaking.
He had released this ghost seal himself precisely to lure out the Wang Family.
The ghost seal was the key to opening the bronze gate. Of course Zhang Qishan knew the secrets involved, but the Wang Family’s release of the black flying bug in Shacheng before liberation, and the failures in Baren Ancient City, Four Girls Mountain, and the underwater tomb after the founding of the nation, made Zhang Qishan feel that someone was deliberately sabotaging things from behind the scenes.
So he released this ghost seal to draw the Wang Family out from the shadows.
The Wang Family and the Zhang Family were mortal enemies!
The Zhang Family’s goal was to guard the bronze gate and the ultimate secret, but since Wang Canghai, the Wang Family’s goal had shifted from seeking immortality and even seemed to want to influence Huaxia from the shadows.
Back then in the Zhang Family ancient building, Zhang Qishan had gathered the Old Nine Gates, originally hoping to obtain the secret of immortality, but the entire operation was sabotaged, leading to complete failure!
These years, although Zhang Qishan had been investigating in secret, the Wang Family hid extremely deeply and could not be traced.
Therefore, he released the ghost seal at the New Moon Hotel auction and sent out many invitations with great fanfare, all to use this key to the bronze gate to lure out the Wang Family.
But Su Mo’s sudden appearance had disrupted Zhang Qishan’s plan.
Therefore, Zhang Qishan had also hung up a sky lantern to lantern duel with Su Mo!
With his financial strength and power, he planned to force Su Mo to give up the ghost seal.
Zhang Qiling’s sudden appearance had put Zhang Qishan in a dilemma.
Little Brother was the clan leader. Although Zhang Qishan had left the Zhang Family and now held a high position, the clan leader’s bloodline suppression made him have to take it into account.
But the rules of the New Moon Hotel meant that once a sky lantern was hung, there was no taking it down!
Zhang Qiling glanced at Zhang Qishan and said:
“We must have the ghost seal. If you really just want to lure out those people, just bide your time!”
After speaking, Zhang Qiling turned and walked out of Zhang Qishan’s private room.
Watching his back as he left, Zhang Qishan and Zhang Rishan’s faces both turned somewhat pale.
“Buddha!”
Zhang Rishan sighed:
“Zhang Qiling seems to obey this Master Su completely, and he seems to have guessed our purpose. What exactly is he?”
Zhang Qishan shook his head, was silent for a moment, then suddenly sighed:
“After Zhe Gu Shao fled to the Beautiful Country, the Mountain Movers vanished without a trace in Huaxia. I never expected them to reappear suddenly, and it seems the tomb raiding and Xie Ling factions are all obeying him. I still can’t guess this Master Su’s purpose!”
“Perhaps…”
He thought for a moment, then shook his head and said:
“As Zhang Qiling said, we should just bide your time!”
Meanwhile, Zhang Qiling soon returned to Su Mo’s private room.
Su Mo glanced at him but did not speak.
Just now, Su Mo had told Zhang Qiling about Zhang Qishan’s identity and their relationship.
Zhang Qiling’s lost memories seemed to have been awakened, so he turned and went to Zhang Qishan’s private room, had that conversation with him, and warned him not to cause more trouble.
Now that Zhang Qiling was back, Su Mo knew he had said everything that needed to be said.
Hu Ba Yi, Wang Pang Zi, and the others looked at Zhang Qiling curiously, feeling that this silent gourd Little Brother’s actions seemed mysterious.
At this moment, Zhang Qiling suddenly walked to the window and beckoned to a New Moon Hotel attendant below.
The attendant was stunned, paused for a few seconds, then used a long pole to hook up another cyan small lantern.
The third sky lantern!
Everyone in the venue was instantly stunned.
The entire auction site instantly fell silent, so quiet that the drop of a pin could be heard.
After a brief silence, applause suddenly erupted from the crowd.
Many people excitedly clapped and cheered:
“Damn, he lit two sky lanterns at once!”
“This master is really domineering!”
“Two sky lanterns, what does that mean?”
“Two sky lanterns means double the bidding price. No matter what the final bidding price is, he pays double, so naturally he’s not afraid of the other side lantern dueling with him!”
“Holy shit… you can play like that!?”
“Truly an eye-opener. Coming to the New Moon Hotel today was worth it!”
Applause, cheers, and discussions instantly intertwined, and the entire site buzzed with noise.
Su Mo glanced at Zhang Qiling, a somewhat amused and helpless expression appearing on his face:
“Little Brother, you’re making me throw away double the money all at once!”
Zhang Qiling turned to look at Su Mo. Although his face was still expressionless, his eyes were extremely serious:
“We must get the ghost seal, no matter the cost!”
“As long as Master Su can help me obtain these two ghost seals, Zhang Qiling is willing to let you command him!”
