Chapter 571 Strange Brown Paper
Ye Tiance asked: "Isn't your Zhuge family one of the strongest families in Tianbei Province? What kind of difficulties could it be?"
Zhuge Ruizhi sighed.
"Brother Ye, you don't know that our Zhuge family is one of the strongest families in Tianbei Province.
But the best resources within a province are limited, and even big families have to compete hard.
Competition requires strength as a trump card, but considering that direct conflict would result in mutual losses if one is not careful, many years ago, these top families in Tianbei Province made an agreement that everyone could accept.
That is, every three years, an internal competition between families will be held, called the Outstanding Martial Arts Competition. The content is that each family selects a person with outstanding talents from the younger generation to participate in a martial arts competition.
The party that ultimately wins will get concessions in resource allocation, and the losing party will naturally lose a lot of benefits.
That's right, this outstanding martial arts competition is something that several major families in Tianbei Province attach great importance to.
However, since its establishment, our Zhuge family has lost nine consecutive times, and ranked last every time.
If we lose again, not only will our Zhuge family be disgraced, but we will also be seen by everyone as a young generation without talent and potential. By then, our influence in Tianbei Province will surely decline significantly, and we will fall from the first-tier family!"
Ye Tiance analyzed, "So, this time your brother Zhuge Xuefeng wants to obtain the Advanced Pill and break through to become a War God. This way, he can get a good ranking at the Outstanding Martial Arts Competition and help the Zhuge family save face. That's why he values it so much?"
Zhuge Ruizhi nodded repeatedly.
"That's right! Today, my brother is the most talented of the younger generation in our Zhuge family, and the family's hopes are pinned on him.
If he can really break through to the God of War realm, he will definitely get a good ranking in the elite martial arts competition, and even have a chance to win the championship!
By then, the position of the future heir of our Zhuge family will naturally belong to him! That is why he attaches great importance to this Xuanmen Conference and is very cautious, fearing any accidents. "
"Then have you ever thought that your brother will not cause trouble for you when he becomes the head of the Zhuge family in the future?"
Zhuge Ruizhi shook his head and said, "That shouldn't be the case. With my talent and influence, I am far inferior to my brother in the Zhuge family. After he becomes the head of the family, I will pose no threat to him. He has no reason to cause trouble to me!"
"Heh-I hope!"
Ye Tiance chuckled.
He didn't elaborate on some things.
That is, based on the brief contact with Zhuge Xuefeng just now, he made a basic judgment about this person based on his aspect.
This person has long and narrow eyes with slightly upturned corners. Whenever he looks at someone, he seems to be scrutinizing and looking down on them, which shows that he is arrogant and conceited.
At the same time, his lips were thin and tightly pursed, the corners of his mouth drooped slightly, and his chin was sharp and protruding, like a sharp dagger, as if ready to stab others at any time.
Such characteristics show that the person has a cruel mind and will stop at nothing to achieve his goals, even potentially harming his own blood relatives!
He had seen this kind of facial expression on many cruel criminals in the Fallen City!
Of course, it was not convenient for him to say these words out loud, so as not to make people think that he was trying to sow discord between the two brothers.
Zhuge Ruizhi said: "Brother Ye, you can rest in the room first. I will ask the cook to prepare some food. We will go downstairs to have a good meal and drink. We will go up the mountain together to attend the meeting tomorrow!"
"Okay, thank you for your hard work!"
Zhuge Ruizhi left the room.
Ye Tiance sat on the bed and opened the metal box he had just bought for 500 yuan.
He gently stroked the patterns on the surface of the box. Although the box looked old, it was not an antique treasure. It was just a little old and there was nothing special about it!
He could sense the faint aura of spiritual energy emanating from inside the box.
There was a small lock on the metal box, which had long since rusted.
Ye Tiance circulated the energy in his body and exerted a little force.
Click--
The small padlock was broken by the shock.
Ye Tiance opened the lid of the box carefully.
There was only a piece of folded brown paper neatly placed inside the box.
You can tell at a glance that this kraft paper is very old, but the strange thing is that there is not the slightest smell of mold, let alone rot!
Ye Tiance took out the kraft paper, spread it flat on the table, and his brows gradually furrowed.
There are dense lines engraved on the kraft paper. These lines are not simple interlaced lines, but present a complex and strange pattern.
Some lines are winding like swimming snakes; some lines are intertwined to form mysterious symbols!
"Strange, what exactly are these patterns? Is it some kind of ancient writing? Or a rune I've never seen before? Wait... This seems to be..."
As Ye Tiance observed carefully, he suddenly found that the lines on the kraft paper were connected, and it seemed to be a map!
It’s just that the text symbols and lines used in this map are very old and should be in the style of ancient maps, so they are difficult to detect.
Not only that.
Ye Tiance also noticed that the edges of this piece of kraft paper, which was only 20 centimeters long and wide, had obvious signs of being neatly cut, so that many of the lines were interrupted at the edges.
"Obviously, this map is just a segmented part. There should be several similar ancient maps!"
Ye Tiance held his chin and analyzed: "Ancient maps are extremely rare, and they also have a faint spiritual aura, which shows that they are not ordinary things. Could it be that this map is a treasure map?
Haha, if that's the case, then I really got lucky this time; anyway, I'll pack it up and put it away to see if I can find other maps in the future."
Ye Tiance put the brown paper map back into the metal box and sealed it.
Then he sat cross-legged on the bed and began to meditate...
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at the same time.
Ao Yixian also brought his injured subordinates back to his residence, but he was still angry.
"Damn it, we let that kid get away with it!"
Ao Yixian slammed the table hard.
The attendant beside him said, "If it weren't for the appearance of Saint Yuxi, that little thief would have been killed by you, Young Valley Master!"
Ao Yixian snorted coldly, "That Luo Yuxi just relies on the fact that she has the support of Lingyu Pavilion and she is beautiful, and likes to meddle in other people's business.
When I win the Xuanmen Conference this time, I will ask the Valley Master to go to Lingyu Pavilion to propose marriage. I will marry her then and see how this little girl can still pretend to be holy in front of me!"
"Young Master, you are extremely talented and will definitely win the tournament!"
"The young generation of the Xuanjie in Tiannan Province, the young master of the valley is the first person with undocumented controversy!"
"After you capture Saint Yuxi, she will only be fit for you to lick her!"
"..."
Ao Yixian felt happy listening to all the flattery from his followers.
He narrowed his eyes and said, "But we must not let that bastard who mocked our Yuanyang Valley go, and we must also take back the metal box that he got by chance..."
