Chapter 37: Begging Brother Zhang to Interpret the Secret Code!

"So this is the Heavenly Endowment."

Zhou Zeyis gaze trembled.

It seemed he had finally found what he was looking for.

Yet—

How could Zhang Xuan possibly know?

He shivered all over, a muscle-spramping chill creeping up his spine.

He jerked his head around, staring in horror at Zhou Chengs phone. "How do you know about the Heavenly Endowment?"

"And those four phrases just now... could they be the complete Yin-Yang Seal secret incantations?"

Zhou Cheng looked completely bewildered, his gaze slowly shifting to Zhang Xuan on the screen.

The faint smile that had been on Zhang Xuan's face suddenly froze. "Huh?"

"You didn't decipher it?"

After a moment, he said somewhat speechlessly, "I thought you had completely decoded all the Yin seal secret incantations on the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book!"

Zhou Cheng looked at Zhou Zeyis in shock. "Third Uncle..."

"What is the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book?"

Zhou Zeyis whole body trembled once more, terror filling his eyes. "The Dragon Bone Heavenly Book!"

"You know Han the Goldtooth?"

At these words, even Tali grew nervous, muttering under his breath, "No way..."

Zhang Xuan, on the screen, furrowed his brows slightly. "So the husband of that female friend of the stream is called Han the Goldtooth."

Zhou Zeyis: "Friend of the stream???"

Zhang Xuan's calm voice rang out, "Right, now that you mention it, not only do I know him, but all the brothers in the livestream room know him too."

Zhou Zeyish was startled once again, then instantly reacted. "Han the Goldtooth connected with you in a PK battle?"

Zhou-Cheng also looked at Zhang Xuan. "Brother Xuan, is that true?"

Zhang Xuan nodded naturally. "That's right."

"We connected right around the time I started the stream tonight."

"However, it wasn't the Han the Goldtooth you mentioned, but his wife."

"She asked me to take a look at whether a rubbing of the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book was genuine or fake."

"Heh."

"It's a small world after all."

"I never expected Third Master to have seen that Dragon Bone Heavenly Book rubbing as well."

Zhou Zeyis face turned pitch black. "..."

Tali also seemed to realize the gravity of the situation, and panic began to grip his entire being.

Although the tall, thin man remained completely silent, his shifting gaze betrayed a look of someone who understood everything.

Only Zhou Cheng still wore a blank expression.

After a moment of silence, Zhou Zeyis gritted his teeth, his gaze suddenly turning fierce, and then he dropped to his knees before the camera with a heavy thud!

Zhou Cheng's eyes widened in astonishment!

Tali rushed over to help Zhou Zeyis up. "Third Master!"

But he was stopped by Zhou Zeyis before he could even get close!

On the screen, Zhang Xuan also narrowed his eyes. "Third Master!"

"A real man has gold under his knees."

"You kneel to the heavens, the earth, and your parents—why are you casually kneeling to me?"

"Besides..."

"I personally despise moral kidnapping."

"If you have something to say, just spit it out. If it's something that can be told, naturally I'll tell you. If it's something that cannot be said, even if you run headfirst into a wall and kill yourself, it won't do any good."

Zhou Zeyis slowly raised his head. "No!"

"This kneeling is not moral kidnapping."

His eyes shone brightly. "Years ago, I accidentally fell into a ravine while entering the mountains and almost plunged to my death!"

"Later, I was unexpectedly saved by a Taoist priest living in the mountains."

"For half a year, the priest tended to my injuries, and during that time, he also taught me the Taoist arts and the Yin-Yang Seals."

"Come to think of it, that Taoist priest was essentially a master who gave me a second lease on life."

"He once told me that the Yin-Yang Seals are talismans that only great sages of the Taoist sect can master, and instructed me that if I ever encountered someone in the future who understood the Yin-Yang Seals, I must pay respects to them with the full courtesy of a disciple of the sect!"

With that, he actually performed another full prostration ritual towards the camera.

Only then did he slowly rise to his feet.

This scene left Zhang Xuan, inside the livestream room, utterly dumbfounded.

Only then did he reveal a relaxed smile. "Such bizarre things really happen?"

"I thought you were begging me to help you with something."

"Fine then, if you insist on bowing, go ahead and bow."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Zhou Zeyis voice came through: "Time is running out, I beg young brother Zhang to decipher those four secret phrases!"

Zhang Xuan tilted his head. "I knew you old sly fox were trying to trick me!"

In the quaint courtyard,

Han Sanjin and Jinlian were still sitting in the living room watching the livestream.

Their expressions, however, were extremely unsightly.

They never imagined that this Third Master had such a tenacious grip on life!

Clearly ensnared by the ghost infant and trapped behind the stone door, he had still managed to escape safe and sound!

This nearly gave Han Sanjin a cerebral infarction!

Even the usually calm Jinlian wore a livid expression.

If Third Master was fine, it meant they had no chance of acquiring the Heavenly Endowment!

The twenty-four purple-gold bells would vanish like a dream!

This outcome was simply unacceptable to the two of them!

Yet, as they continued to watch, the gloomy expressions on their faces softened slightly.

Jinlian narrowed her slightly alluring, enchanting eyes. "This Third Pockmark..."

"He doesn't seem to know what the Heavenly Endowment actually is!"

She kept watching.

A moment later, she gasped sharply again. "So Third Pockmark hasn't fully deciphered the four-character secret phrases either!"

Han Sanjin's eyes flickered. "Exactly!"

"Even though this old bastard's confederate has already obtained the Heavenly Endowment!"

"He's trapped inside the ancient tomb!"

"Once Zhang Xuan reveals the contents of the four secret phrases, we can find the location of Li Chunfeng's ancient tomb one step ahead of Third Pockmark!"

"Even without the Heavenly Endowment, who ultimately claims the prize remains to be seen!"

Jinlian took out pen and paper. "Right!"

In the duty room,

"Huh?"

"He's going to decipher the Yin-Yang Seal secret phrases?"

Lin Yue looked at Fang Youcai with a bizarre expression. "Didn't you say Director Yang's side had already decoded them?"

Fang Youcai seemed a bit dazed as well; he scratched his head. "That's right!"

"Director Yang told us those four secret phrases point to the location of the Warring States tomb."

"Perhaps Zhang Xuan and that bunch of grave robbers just don't know this information..."

Hearing this, Lin Yue nodded.

Yet she still asked with some curiosity, "Do you know how Director Yang decoded it?"

"Later on, let's compare it with what Zhang Xuan decodes to see if there are any discrepancies!"

Fang Youcai scratched his head. "It should be the same..."

"Director Yang has a whole group of Yanbei experts and museum professors backing him up..."

"Unless Zhang Xuan decoded it wrong, it's impossible for them to be different."

Lin Yue blinked, seemingly harboring different thoughts, but she kept silent.

In the Director's Office,

Professor Shen's voice over the phone was filled with excitement. "This Zhang Xuan really does understand the Yin-Yang Seals!"

"To understand so much rare, inherited culture at such a young age is simply mind-boggling!"

Yang Yuming stared at the screen, a furrow of unease knitting his brow. "Professor Shen, do you think Zhang Xuan can really decode it?"

Professor Shen replied, "He should be able to."

"That grave robber even knelt down to him."

"Besides, if he really manages to decode it later, it will be a massive contribution to our search efforts!"

Yang Yuming rubbed his chin. "I was just thinking..."

"Since this Third Master didn't completely decode the four-character secret phrases, how did he manage to locate the Warring States tomb so precisely?"

Professor Shen uttered an "Huh?"

Inside the livestream room,

The number of online viewers had now reached its peak for the night!

Five hundred thousand!

[Congratulations to the host for reaching five hundred thousand popularity for the first time!]

[The system rewards one easter egg lucky draw chance!]

Zhang Xuan was stunned. "An easter egg lucky draw?"

"Draw!"

Sure enough, an easter egg treasure chest appeared in his field of vision.

As he chose to open it—

The easter egg instantly burst forth with flying ribbons across the sky!

The golden characters "500,000 Cash" appeared amidst the ribbons!

[Congratulations to the host for winning the 500,000 cash reward, the reward has been credited!]

As the voice faded,

A notification confirming the balance update arrived right on cue.

Winning a 500,000 cash reward from 500,000 popularity!

It could be considered a pleasant little surprise.

Not bad at all!

In high spirits, he opened his eyes and looked back at the livestream display.

He saw the screen flooded with flying Huazi gifts!

The gift revenue numbers were also constantly ticking upward!

[Snow-White Long Legs sent ten Carnivals!]

"Ten more Huazi? Looks like they really want to know those four secret phrases!" he muttered to himself.

[Qingzhou City Police Department sent a Carnival!]

Zhang Xuan: "Qingzhou City Police Department?"

[Qingzhou City Museum sent a Carnival!]

Zhang Xuan: "Huh?"

[Longyun County Police Department sent a Carnival!]

Zhang Xuan was even more baffled. "Where is the Longyun County Police Department?"

[National Museum sent three Carnivals!]

Zhang Xuan: "Holy crap!"

"Just how many big fish are hiding in this livestream room?"