Chapter 415: 415. Chapter 415: Who are they?

415. Chapter 415: Who are they?

After Gu Zhangkong left, the atmosphere in the room became oppressive again.

"We can't pin all our hopes on Gu Zhangkong; if there's no news from his side, wouldn't we just be waiting for nothing?" said an elder.

"Good, we must also use all our strength to investigate and find out exactly where that brat went."

"Damn, I forgot to tell Gu Zhangkong to keep it secret; if other families find out the Calming Spirit Pearl was stolen, they'll also secretly search for that brat."

"Don't worry."

Gu Tianyuan said, "Zhangkong still knows what's important; there are things he can say and things he can't, and he knows them all. I can tell him later, and it'll still be in time."

"We should still notify them first."

Several elders glanced at Gu Zhanglin.

This one is even more reliable.

So what happened? Gu Tianyuan, helpless, could only send a message to Gu Zhangkong, urging him absolutely not to leak the news of the Calming Spirit Pearl's theft.

"How should we deal with him?"

Someone asked.

"I'm willing to redeem myself through service; I hope the elders will give me a chance," Gu Zhanglin pleaded.

He didn't want to be put under house arrest, and deep down he also wanted to find Jiang Cheng, seize the treasure, and then cut him into a thousand pieces!

"Redemption through service? You dare say that with a straight face?" an elder sneered, "If it weren't for you, would these things have happened?"

"Besides, you claim you'll redeem yourself, but who knows if you'll try to flee? And with the strength of those few, could you even take the treasure from them?"

Gu Zhanglin froze stiffly.

Yeah, if it were just Jiang Cheng, he could crush him with a finger, but what about those few?

To be honest, back when we were outside, if they had really wanted to kill him, his corpse would already be cold.

"Alright, from now on until we retrieve the treasure, you will stay honestly in the confinement room and are not allowed to go anywhere."

"This time you've caused the family a major loss; all your property, including your followers, will have nothing to do with you from now on, and I'll have people manage them."

"Yes, Father."

Gu Zhanglin felt his heart turn cold halfway.

Losing the money is secondary.

The key is that the influence he painstakingly built has all been confiscated; even if the pearl is found and he leaves confinement, can he still rebuild it in time?

But he has no choice; the theft of the Calming Spirit Pearl is too serious, and the only reason his life was spared is because he is the eldest son of the family head.

If he doesn't hand these over, the family members won't be satisfied.

Soon, Gu Zhanglin was led by a man into the confinement room, which contained only a bed and a toilet, with hardly anything else.

"Young Master Zhanglin, please remove everything you're carrying; I'll keep it safe and return it all to you when you come out," the attendant said respectfully.

"I understand."

Gu Zhanglin took a deep breath, his heart filled with hatred.

Jiang Cheng!

"If we ever meet again, I will definitely make him regret ever coming into this world!" And the Jiang Cheng he hated to the bone had just emerged from the tunnel entrance; the surroundings were four walls, walls, and ground overgrown with weeds.

Jiang Cheng pulled his family members out of the tunnel one by one, looked around, and felt a sense of familiarity.

"This looks like the Poor District?" "This is Baicao Street, though it's north of Dongfang City, a long way from Pingxi Street where you used to live," Qin Lao said with a smile.

Upon arriving here, he also let out a sigh of relief. "Like that."

Jiang Cheng nodded.

Not only him, but even Chen Sao and the others, upon suddenly returning to the Poor District, felt an indescribable emotion in their hearts.

"Having come here, we're basically safe; everyone around us is our own, any rustle of grass won't escape our eyes, and even the Gu family couldn't find us in such a short time, so there's no need to rush off—let's first find a place to settle, you and your family can rest tonight, and we can set out tomorrow without delay."

Chu Feng smiled at Jiang Cheng.

"Thank you, Chief."

Jiang Cheng quickly thanked him.

"If we keep marching, he'll be fine, but Grandma and the others will definitely struggle—just like this stretch of the Outer City District, he's been carrying Grandma all along, and though Chen Sao and the others are much younger, they're still ordinary people."

Chu Feng's doing this serves two purposes: letting them rest, and also letting him explain to the family what's going on and where they need to go.

"It's fine; once you join us, we're one family, and helping each other is natural." Chu Feng smiled and said, "Let's go."

Just as a few people stepped out of the house, someone outside had been waiting for a while.

Under their guidance, Jiang Cheng brought his family into a room; the conditions were vastly inferior to those of the Inner City District, let alone the Outer City District.

"You've had a rough night, Young Brother Jiang Cheng; after you finish talking with your family, you can come find me in the room on the left."

"Okay."

Jiang Cheng quickly agreed.

Chu Feng and his group left, and before departing, they thoughtfully closed the door.

Inside, three pairs of eyes all fell on Jiang Cheng.

"Xiao Cheng, who are they? I hear you calling him 'Chief' all the time," Chen Sao couldn't help but ask.

"They're not bad people, are they?" the Old Man also asked.

Although she thought their appearance was nice and they didn't look like villains.

"Jiang Cheng bro, are they the Rebel Army?" Lin Yue whispered.

After following Jiang Cheng into the Outer City District, she made progress in her cultivation and gained much more experience.

"Not bad, they're members of the Rebel Army."

Jiang Cheng nodded at Lin Yue.

The atmosphere inside the room suddenly fell silent.

Jiang Cheng continued speaking: "Gu Zhanglin seems to treat me well, but in reality he regards me as a tool for refining alchemy, wishing I would spend the whole day in the Lian Dan Shi refining alchemy for him, making him money. If that were all, it would be fine, but he also goes back on his word, even using some lowly methods..."

He also spoke about the matter of the Moonlight Pendant.

After hearing this, Chen Sao and the others were also filled with righteous indignation.

It's only worth two or three hundred million, yet they dare to pass it off as one hundred billion?

Although two or three hundred million already sounds astonishing to them, an unimaginable astronomical figure.

"I have also considered choosing another family in the Inner City District, but first, Gu Zhanglin would not let me go so easily; second, I also worry that other families are just like the Gu Family—someone from the Poor District like me, lacking strength, would only be at their mercy, becoming a tool for refining alchemy. Therefore, I chose the Rebel Army,

"Perhaps there is also some darkness within the Rebel Army, but since they were able to stand up at that time, certain spirit within them is something those families in the Inner City District do not possess."

Jiang Cheng took a deep breath and said.

(End of chapter)