As Chu Ge said, such arrays, even layered within one another, can only blockade ordinary people.
If those Ancient Martial Artists, especially the experts among them, were to come here, these arrays wouldn’t trap them for long.
The villa that appears to be only three stories high actually has three more levels underground.
And the Earth Ganoderma was placed by Shen Congwen on the third level below ground.
He opened the villa, pushed the door, and entered.
As soon as he entered the living room, he saw it was a complete mess.
Shen Congwen was shocked, and a bad premonition immediately flashed in his mind.
"Someone has infiltrated!" Shen Congwen dropped this sentence and quickly ran towards the third underground level.
But he had only run a few steps when he heard a clatter of noise from upstairs.
At this moment, the people upstairs seemed to have heard the commotion below, so they sent someone down to investigate; a young man in a Tang costume stood at the stair landing, looking calm and self-assured. He met Shen Congwen’s gaze, and the corners of his mouth curled into a smile, "Yo, isn’t this Mr. Shen? What brings you to Snow Mountain today?"
The way he spoke, it was as if he was the owner of the villa.
Shen Congwen’s face turned ashen. He glared furiously at the man in front of him, "It’s you! You led them here, didn’t you?"
"So what if it was me? Your crappy villa, what valuable things could it possibly contain!" the young man said with disdain, "Shen Congwen, the four of you combined are no match for us, so I would advise you to hand over the First-level Earth Ganoderma obediently, or else..."
"Or else what?" Shen Congwen gritted his teeth and said, "Shen Xing, I’ve always been curious how the Tang Sect would take in a servant expelled by the Shen Family. It turns out, you brought the news of the First-level Earth Ganoderma with you!"
The man named Shen Xing shouted upstairs, "Brother Tang, Young Master Shen is here, we needn’t trouble ourselves searching anymore!"
Just ask Shen Congwen for it directly!
"Hahaha, you are right." Shen Xing strutted down the stairs, talking as he walked: "Ah, this place hasn’t changed a bit, eh? Did you think those shabby arrays could stop an Ancient Martial Artist? Young Master Shen, you’re still so fanciful!"
Shen Congwen clenched the hand by his side tightly. He now truly regretted, regretted not having killed Shen Xing directly back then!
"Now you must really hate me, don’t you? Hate that you didn’t kill me back then." Shen Xing clicked his tongue, "Blame it on your gullibility, Mr. Shen. A few words and a little sob story in front of you, and you were coaxed into soft-heartedness. But it’s precisely because you didn’t kill me right away that I am what I am today. Now I am the Deputy Captain of Tang Sect’s third squad, hahaha."
Shen Xing laughed arrogantly, and at that moment, six people came down from upstairs.
Leading them was a middle-aged man in a blue Tang costume, with a robust physique, a bearded face, and two Liu Li beads in his hands.
Huo Tianqian instantly recognized the man; it was this person who had cut off his arm.
Even if this man turned to ashes, he would recognize him!
"Tang Sect’s third squad captain, Tang Batian."
Huo Tianqian muttered through clenched teeth.
"Oh? Isn’t this our Master Huo?" As soon as Tang Batian came downstairs, he saw Huo Tianqian. He hadn’t believed it when he heard from his team that Huo Tianqian appeared unscathed in Su City, but now that he saw his intact arm, he was greatly shocked.
He had personally severed that arm, so how had it grown back? Could it be a prosthetic?
"Huo Tianqian, how does it feel to become a cripple?"
Tang Batian laughed twice, "They say you, Huo Tianqian, can charm the dead and speak with ghosts. But it seems that’s not the case. You lost both arms in Su City, and now you dare to venture into Su City again, it seems like you don’t want to keep your legs anymore."
Chu Ge had been standing aside, hands in his pockets, watching this man named Tang Batian impassively.
Although he appeared somewhat sleazy, his strength was the strongest he had ever seen in the Tang Sect; this man was probably at the Late Innate stage, about to break through to become an Innate Grandmaster.
But wasn’t Huo Tianqian injured by an Innate Grandmaster before? How did it become this man?
Huo Tianqian glared furiously at Tang Batian, "Tang Batian, let’s have a one-on-one duel!"
If it hadn’t been for being injured by Tang Batian’s so-called master, exhausting his strength, he would never have fallen victim to a sneak attack by Tang Batian, losing both arms!
Seeing Tang Batian now, he could not wait to take his vengeance!
"Who wants a one-on-one with you? I’m here for something much more important!" Tang Batian had not forgotten his real purpose for coming here. He shifted his gaze to Shen Congwen, "Mr. Shen, allow me to introduce myself. I’m the captain of Tang Sect’s third squad, Tang Batian. I’ve heard from Shen Xing that you have high-quality Earth Ganoderma here, so I came to take a look."
He said he came to look, but it was clearly outright robbery!
Shen Congwen couldn’t swallow his pride, "Tang Batian! What you’re doing is blatantly breaking into a residence! It’s illegal!"
He had just glanced at the iron door leading to the underground; it was still intact. Fortunately, he had hidden it well, and the lock had not been broken, which meant they hadn’t found the Earth Ganoderma yet.
As long as the Earth Ganoderma was still there, there was still hope!
"Law?" Tang Batian laughed as if he’d heard a grand joke, "Did Mr. Shen not read the contract thoroughly when purchasing the land? This Snow Mountain area is situated within the Three Worlds, a lawless territory. Besides, there are no residents around, so who would be idly troubling themselves to care?"
"..." Shen Congwen pursed his lips tightly, Tang Batian was right, this indeed was a lawless territory, and that was precisely why he had bought it, looking to exploit a legal loophole.
But who knew that he would fall into the pit he dug himself.
"Shen Congwen, I advise you to hand over the Earth Ganoderma obediently, otherwise, none of you four will leave here!"
"Four?" Tang Batian scratched his beard. "Master Huo, you’ve really walked into the line of fire this time, even if you hand over the Earth Ganoderma, we will not let you go."
Previously, the second squad had bet with them, swearing to capture Huo Tianqian and his associates and bring them back, but now Huo Tianqian has appeared before them unharmed, which meant the second squad had failed their mission.
If Huo Tianqian and his followers were captured by Tang Batian, he’d like to see if the second squad would still dare to boast in his presence!
Tang Batian swept his gaze over the four of them.
Shen Congwen wore a face full of anger, and Huo Tianqian’s expression was hardly better.
The other two, however, seemed very calm.