Chapter 3956 Even a Pheasant Can Become a Phoenix

The Yiguan Sect has been relatively quiet for a long time. The last time was when Liu Hao was involved and killed Master Yuankong.

However, that incident could not be considered an operation by Yiguandao; it was merely Liu Hao's act of revenge. He had joined forces with the Black Demon Cult in Malaysia to kill several of us.

This time it's different; it's clearly a major move by Yiguandao.

Moreover, their target was the Buddha's relics at Qixia Temple.

I know a bit about Qixia Temple. I've been to Jinling City more than once. The first big order I received was from Boss Tang of Jinling City, who is also Tang Cheng's brother. Yuan Kong is also from Jinling City.

Qixia Temple was first built in the second year of Yongming reign of the Southern Qi Dynasty. It is one of the four famous temples in China and the birthplace of the "Three Schools of Buddhism". It has produced many eminent monks.

The stupa enshrines the Buddha's relics, which are the supreme treasures of Buddhism.

This thing is extremely precious. A Buddha relic contains immense energy, and if it is misused, the consequences will be dire.

I feel that the reason why the people of Yiguandao took action to deal with the Buddha's relics this time might be to help Bai Maitreya restore his cultivation.

If that's truly their purpose, the special investigation team will definitely fight tooth and nail to intercept them.

However, after a second thought, I felt something was amiss and looked at Tang Shangning again: "Uncle Tang, since the people from Yiguandao want to steal the Buddha's relic, and we received advance notice, why don't we turn the tables on them, move the Buddha's relic away first, and then set up layers of ambushes to wipe out all those who came this time?"

Tang Shangning smiled at me: "Even you can think of that, do you think we can't? The Buddha's relic has been secretly moved. Now there's a fake Buddha's relic in the stupa. If anyone from the Guandao dares to make a move, we'll make sure they're all left here this time."

"Uncle Tang, is this news reliable? Could it be fake news?" I was a little worried.

"Even if it's fake news, we need to be vigilant, just in case. Get ready and set off quickly. Come with me. I've already arranged for Little Fatty to be taken to the airport. Oh, right... isn't this mission in Jinling City? It's very close to the Maoshan Sect. Call all your cronies. You guys are full of tricks and can often turn the tide of battle." Tang Shangning, that old fox, always manages to outmaneuver me.

"Uncle Tang, this mission is so dangerous. We're going to have to deal with a group of experts from the Dao. Those people are all my dearest friends and family, my sworn brothers." I grinned at Tang Shangning.

"What do you want?" Tang Shangning rolled her eyes at me.

"If you don't want anything, you'll have to pay more... no, more talismans," I said with a smile.

"You haven't even started working yet, and you're already asking me for things? Yuan Kong's master was killed by Liu Hao, don't you want revenge? With such a big operation, Liu Hao will definitely come. Even if I didn't ask you to go, you'd probably still go, right? I'm giving you a heads-up, kid, don't you want to show your appreciation?" Tang Shangning grinned mischievously and stretched out his hand towards me.

"Uncle Tang, I give up. I'll go with you, okay?" I was truly helpless.

These old foxes, no wonder they can become high-ranking officials. Ninety-eight percent of them are cunning and scheming. You can't outsmart them.

Tang Shangning had already finished packing when Xiao Wang knocked on the door and came in, taking Tang Shangning's briefcase. We then walked together towards the outside of the Special Investigation Team's headquarters compound.

When I arrived at the compound, I saw Li Wenlong, the director of the Special Investigation Team, who greeted me.

This time, Li Wenlong will also go along to be in charge of directing the on-site operations.

Under normal circumstances, Tang Shangning will not show up unless it is something particularly important, after all, his status is different now.

The fact that Tang Shangning also went there this time proves that the situation has become quite serious.

Tang Shangning and I got into his private car, and Xiao Wang drove us directly to the airport.

As soon as I got in the car, Tang Shangning started making phone calls and replying to messages, and was too busy to pay attention to me at all.

When she finally had a break, she looked at me sideways, as if she didn't like me at all.

"Uncle Tang, why are you looking at me like that? Is there something on my face? If Minister Tang doesn't like me, then I'll leave." I subconsciously moved away from him, afraid that he would beat me up.

"Have you forgotten something, kid?" Tang Shangning suddenly asked.

"Forgot what?" I asked, puzzled.

"I told you to contact your cronies and be prepared, but you ignored me completely?" Tang Shangning's face darkened.

"I thought it was something serious. The slovenly Taoist priest and his group are so close to Jinling City. I can call them after I get off the plane," I said with a smile.

“What about Zhang Qing’an? He has to come too,” Tang Shangning said irritably.

Sigh, that old fox, I really don't know what to say. So I took out my phone and called Zhang Qing'an, asking him to gather the brothers in Jinling City.

Zhang Qingan was very wary and asked me why we were gathering again when I had just returned from the Philippines, wondering if we were planning something big.

I can lie without batting an eye. I said I got a big job in Nanjing that I couldn't handle alone, so all my brothers had to come.

Upon hearing about the big business opportunity, Zhang Qing'an was extremely enthusiastic, patting his chest and saying he would take care of it.

If I were to say that I'm dealing with Yiguandao, Zhang Qing'an definitely wouldn't come; there's absolutely no profit in that job.

Putting everything else aside, getting everyone involved is the most important thing.

An hour later, we arrived at the airport and found that it was a small private plane, which we had never flown on before.

Following Minister Tang, I've learned a lot.

After we got off the plane, a special vehicle from the local special investigation team in Nanjing quickly picked us up and took us to the team's compound.

Upon arrival, they found the compound crowded with people, all hurrying about and looking quite tense.

Soon, I saw several people in white Zhongshan suits standing in the courtyard, with Jin Xingyuan standing next to them, seemingly chatting about something.

As soon as I got out of the car next to Tang Shangning, the group of people in white Zhongshan suits and Jin Xingyuan came over to greet Tang Shangning.

Tang Shangning exchanged a few pleasantries with the group in a very polite manner.

At this moment, Jin Xingyuan suddenly looked at me and said in a sarcastic tone, "Oh, isn't this Young Master Wu? He's got such a big attitude now, coming with Minister Tang. Even a chicken has turned into a phoenix."

"Not at all, I wouldn't dare compare myself to Elder Jin. You're a native chicken from Yanbei, and after all these years, you've almost lost all your feathers, yet you're still hopping around everywhere." I smiled at Jin Xingyuan.

I've never gotten along with him. As long as he doesn't provoke me, I can't be bothered with him. But if he tries to argue with me, he's no match for me. After being around Master Ba for so many years, I can't say I'm invincible, but I rarely meet a worthy opponent.