Chapter 24: The Trap

  The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was off. Zhang Shan pushed his chair back and stood up: "Where's Fourth Master Sutu?"

  "Fourth Master usually cultivates in his room for two hours at this time every day, he has instructed that if nothing is wrong, do not disturb him. Does Young Master need me to go and invite him over?" Zhang Cheng reported back.

  "Is that so? Then let's not disturb him for now, I'll go find Lei Meng and see if he has any troubles. After Fourth Master finishes his cultivation, you can tell him again." Zhang Shan said after some thought.

  After leaving his home, Zhang Shan hurried towards Lei Meng's house in quick strides.

  Two quarters of an hour later, Zhang Shan had just turned into the small street where Lei Meng's family lived when he heard someone calling him from behind.

  Turning back, I saw my classmate Kano from the school rushing up from behind.

  Kanaya's face turned pale as he ran to Zhang Shan's front, his voice laced with anxiety as he exclaimed: "I've finally found you! Earlier I went to your house and the people at the mansion said you came to find Lei Meng, so I chased after you."

  Zhang Shan asked doubtfully: "What does Brother Guan want with me?"

  "Lei Meng and Gao Peng are in trouble, they were blocked by a group of people in a small alley on Yuèzhī Street. I just happened to be coming out of the Four Seas Casino and saw it." Guan Ye said quickly.

  "What's going on? Who wants to deal with them?" Zhang Shan was shocked in his heart and hastily asked.

  Kanaya shook his head and said, "I'm not sure about the specific situation. From a distance, I saw that there were four or five people on the other side, all wearing the attire of the Four Seas Casino. Among them was even someone at the first level of the Lingwu boundary. I thought to myself that they weren't an opponent for me, so I came over to find you."

  "After some thought, he continued: "I met them at the casino earlier and it seemed like they won a lot of money. After that, we went our separate ways. When I left the casino and walked through that alley, I saw them being blocked in. Could it be that they got into some kind of trouble at the casino and were being watched?"

  "Go, take me over right away." Zhang Shan said decisively.

  Kanaya unfolded his figure and led the way in front of him. The two of them rushed towards Rouge Street with a gust of wind.

  "If anything happens to them, I'll make sure to destroy Four Seas Casino." Zhang Shan's eyes gleamed with a cold light.

  "The casino is open for business, seeking wealth but not life. If there's any conflict, it shouldn't be fatal, though some flesh wounds are unavoidable." Kano comforted him.

  Yanziji Street is one of the most prosperous streets in Qingyang City, and it's also a concentrated area for brothels. In addition to that, there are numerous gambling dens and wine houses on the street, which is always crowded with people day and night.

  The Four Seas Casino is located on Rouge Street and is the largest casino on this street.

  The alleyway Sekiya mentioned is just beside the Four Seas Casino.

  When the two of them rushed to the alley, there was no one in the alley.

  Zhang Shan's eyes flashed and swept towards the alley. He sensed that there seemed to be signs of a fight at the end of the alley.

  Looking at the bloodstains on the ground, Zhang Shan's heart sank. Gao Peng and Lei Meng were only at the Qi Wu realm, while their opponent was a martial artist at the Ling Wu realm. It was obvious that they had no room for resistance.

  "Are you going to be caught in a gambling den?" Kano approached him from behind.

  "Be careful, host!" The voice of the stele spirit suddenly echoed in his mind.

  Zhang Shan was suddenly startled and reflexively dodged to the side.

  A sudden "hiss" sound, a sharp pain in the ribs, feeling as if scratched by something sharp.

  In his haste, he let out an angry shout and slapped out with a backhand slap.

  "Boom!" With a loud noise, he felt his palm and a fist collide. He retreated four or five steps, turned his head to look back, and saw Kanaya holding a dagger retreating backwards, with bloodstains still on the blade.

  Just then, dozens of martial artists emerged from the top of the alley wall, holding various weapons and jumping down to surround him.

  Zhang Shan's pupils contracted, and a thought flashed through his mind like lightning, "This is a trap."

  "Guanyu, we had no grudges in the past, nor did we have any enemies recently. Why are you doing this?" Zhangshan coldly shouted at Guanyu.

  Kanaya's face was gloomy, and he couldn't help but feel frustrated that his sneak attack had not been successful. He grunted and said, "A man dies for wealth, a bird dies for food. Someone has offered me a price I couldn't refuse to do this job. It can't be helped, so I'll just have to apologize."

  At this moment, an old man walked in from the alley, smiling and looking at Zhang Shan as if he was looking at a trapped beast that had fallen into a pit.

  This man, Zhang Shan had an impression, was exactly the one who often followed behind Shen Tusheng.

  "Haha, Young Master Zhang, it's indeed a small world, we meet again! I'm Sun Shoucai, the steward of the Shentu household. I suppose you still remember me?"

  Zhang Shan took a deep breath: "So, this time it's Shen Tu's family who set the trap. Where are Gao Peng and Lei Meng?"

  Sun Shoucai sighed and said: "Originally wanted to capture them as hostages, but unexpectedly let them escape."

  Zhang Shan noticed that when he said this, Guan Ye's face turned red, and after a moment of thought, he understood that it was probably Guan Ye who messed things up.

  Receiving this news, Zhang Shan couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. As long as Gao Lei and the others didn't fall into their hands, he wouldn't have to throw himself into danger.

  "But fortunately, they didn't notify you in time, and you still came. It's really true that man cannot rival heaven."

  "So you're saying that if you can't catch my brother, then let Guan Ye come and deceive me?" Zhang Shan asked while thinking of a way to escape.

  "Not bad, good that you're concerned and haven't found any flaws, after all, you've still fallen into the trap." Sun Shoucai had a cat-and-mouse expression.

  "So, you've lured me here, wanting to get rid of me?" Zhang Shan asked coldly.

  "This isn't necessarily the case, if Zhang Shao is willing to go to my house as a guest, after the gate selection competition ends, it's up to Zhang Shao whether he wants to stay or leave, what do you think?" Sun Shoucai asked tentatively.

  "What if I don't agree?"

  "Well, there's nothing we can do about it now. We'll just have to see Zhang Shao off on his way." Sun Shoucai slowly shook his head and said.

  "A paper bag can't hold a fire, even if you kill me, it won't be hard to find out afterwards." Zhang Shan said in a low voice.

  "What's the big deal, even if you're the head of the Tian Xue Academy? People are dead, who would come to bother me, Shen Tu's family, for a dead person? When my young master joins the Tian Xue Sect later, it won't be a problem at all."

  He took a step forward and said: "You'd better surrender quietly, that way you still have a glimmer of hope."

  Zhang Shan sneered: "This kind of talk is just to deceive ignorant children, I'm afraid that after I surrender, my head will fall to the ground immediately."

  "Sometimes being too clever isn't a good thing, obediently accepting death can avoid physical suffering, what's the point of this?"

  Zhang Shan's true yuan suddenly surged, his aura instantly rising to the limit. He shouted loudly: "Bring the horse over, even if I die, I can still drag a few people down with me."

  Sun Shoucai straightened his waist, and the triple aura of Lingwu Realm suddenly burst out: "Then let me see how you can pull people to pad your back in front of me!"

  As he spoke, his body flashed and suddenly appeared in front of Zhang Shan, with a palm slapping down on his head.

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