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The old Zhou family house, which is quaint and has a wide area, is built on the lake and occupying a quiet lake bay.

It is said that the Zhou family's ancestors produced the top scholar and the family has been full of books for generations. The entire ancient house is also full of the style and ingenuity of aristocratic families in the water towns of Jiangnan.

The environment inside the house is elegant, with garden and pavilions everywhere, with three scenery at one step, exquisite and stylish.

This old house was originally rated as a material cultural heritage, but Zhou Zhiyi brought back sufficient evidence and was willing to spend money, so he took the ancestral house back. After careful repair and operation, he had returned to his former style.

A young man in a thin sportswear fell from the sky like lightning, wearing a pair of sneakers and carrying his hands on the front door of the old house. He had a dignified face and broad eyebrows. Even if he was dressed very simply, he could not hide his sunny and heroic temperament.

This young man is naturally Wang Yan, the son of flame that is rumored to be widely rumored from the outside world. Now he is no longer an unknown person, but a world-renowned young master.

When Wang Yan visited the door, of course, he couldn't fly directly into the other person's house. Instead, he knocked on the copper ring on the big mahogany door according to his etiquette.

"Squeak~"

A butler in a robe opened the door and said respectfully: "Do you dare to ask if the person comes, Mr. Wang Yan?"

"Old man, I am Wang Yan." Wang Yan greeted politely, "I made an appointment with Teacher Zhou before to come and visit."

While speaking, Zhou Zhiyi, wearing an antique brocade robe, walked out of the inner hall like a meteor, and smiled heartily, "Xiao Yan, I was just about to come to the door to wait for you. But I didn't expect that you came faster than Secretary Tian." As he said that, he waved his hand to let the butler leave.

"Brother Zhou." Wang Yan bowed and greeted with a smile.

"Xiao Yan, please come in quickly. You and I just wait here for Secretary Xiatian. He is almost here." Zhou Zhiyi politely invited Wang Yan into the door and then started chatting with him. "Huh? Xiao Yan, you have just gone out for a while and your face is red and your energy is much more energetic? Could it be that you have encountered some happy event?"

Wang Yan touched his cheek, and Zhou Zhiyi could tell this even? It was just that the fragrance with Shen Mengting~Yanyi~ Ni, so it was impossible to tell Zhou Zhiyi. He smiled and replied, "It's not a happy event, it's just that I feel the thoughts and my cultivation has improved slightly."

The two of them said in a mess, and within a short while, an Audi with a government license plate stopped at an intersection not far away. Secretary Tian pushed the door down and walked over calmly. He was wearing a gray suit and had an extraordinary temperament.

"Secretary Tian." Zhou Zhiyi and Wang Yan both greeted each other and greeted him politely.

After a few greetings to each other, Zhou Zhiyi invited Secretary Wang Yan and Secretary Tian to enter the inner house together and walked to a welcoming pavilion. This welcoming pavilion is made of good solid wood, furniture screens, and old red rosewood.

Several copper animal-shaped warm stoves were burning with charcoal fire, which made the hall warm as spring, and the sandalwood was swaying, which made people feel refreshed when they smelled.

Through the attic windows, you can see a garden in full view. The ancient strange-shaped Taihu stone creates strange-shaped rockery, and the mountain stream cleverly leads to the tinkling spring water.

The garden is filled with autumn chrysanthemums and winter plums, which are beautiful and beautiful.

"Teacher Zhou is worthy of being an architecture school and a family of scholars. With this careful decoration, the entire semi-desolate ancient house was alive, making me feel like I have traveled to ancient times." Secretary Tian said with emotion, "Our China's economy and strength have taken off rapidly in recent years, but it has become more impetuous and less traditional and cultural accumulation."

"Secretary Tian praised it. Come and try this Biluochun. Although it is an old tea, it is well maintained." Zhou Zhiyi smiled and began to make tea with an iron pot.

The three of them started chatting in this pleasant, comfortable and quiet loft. From traditional culture, to modern economy, and even the world pattern.

Among these three, Wang Yan was the youngest. Although he was strong in his personal strength, he was still not as good as theirs in terms of extensive knowledge and consciousness. While drinking tea, he listened with relish, but he could learn a lot.

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at the same time.

Danghu Five-star Hotel.

Liu Lang sat on the sofa with a depressed face, drinking depressedly. He thought that he had worked hard and finally stole Chen Mengting out and sacrificed his natal spiritual corpse.

I always treat her as a treasure and I can't bear to touch her.

Now, this watery cabbage was urnated by Lao Wang's pig if he was not careful.

Chen Mengting opened her mouth lightly. Just when she was about to say something, her eyes suddenly stern, and she looked out the floor-to-ceiling window with a cold look, and said coldly: "No matter who it is, do you need me to invite you out?"

"hehe!"

A figure in a black robe slowly appeared outside the window. His black robe was fluttering in the wind, and his face was wearing a pale and weird mask.

Without seeing any action, he flashed into the suite and said with great demeanor: "Your spiritual corpse is expected by the Lord. It is even more powerful than the Lord's estimate."

"Who are you?" Liu Lang's face changed and he shouted, "Do you know who I am? I... well!"

Before Liu Lang could finish his words, the man in black robe waved a ball of black mist, which turned into a solid claw, grabbed his neck from afar and lifted him up.

Although Liu Lang is the young leader of the Xuanzi Sect and has abundant cultivation resources, he has only just entered the C level for a while. He is a few times worse when facing this mysterious man in black robe.

Chen Mengting frowned slightly, and saw that the person was extremely powerful, so she said coldly: "Who is your lord? Let him go, otherwise I will be polite."

"Ha." The man in black robe waved his hand and Liu Lang hit the wall and then flew to the ground. He said coldly with his hands behind his back, "It's okay to tell you who I am. The Masked Lord is affiliated with the United North American Dark Sect."

Chen Mengting lacks memory and doesn’t know what the Dark United Sect in North America is.

But Liu Lang is a member of the National Bureau of Affected Affairs and is qualified to access a lot of information. He immediately changed his face and said, "What? North American Dark United Sect? What are you doing in our mainland China?"

As for the Mask Lord, he has never heard of it.

Although this sect is not yet at the peak of the world's organization, it should not be underestimated. It originated during the American Civil War. At first, some dark superpowers who were unsuccessful in Europe, were excluded, or wanted to explore new territory.

Among them are werewolf, blood clan, dark magician, and even various strange species.

As a result, the Civil War broke out, and the dark superpowers united to fight against the strong men in the British army. After the final victory of the war, the organization stayed and continued to develop to this day.

This organization, on the surface, is the North American branch of the Global Dark Council. However, it is actually a powerful organization that operates independently, and its growth is accompanied by the establishment and growth of the entire United States.

Just from the perspective of long history, it is much longer than the Midi Super HexailDi, which was founded during World War I. This shows that its deep roots and overall strength are so strong.

"Haha, I naturally have the things I have to do with the Lord, so it's inconvenient to say." The Masked Lord walked towards Chen Mengting step by step with his hands on his back. "Chen Mengting, I have heard of you, and you have also studied and lived in North America. Now, I represent the Dark United Sect of North America and make a formal invitation to you."

"Invitation? Do you want me to join the Dark United Sect in North America?" Chen Mengting said in a cold voice.

"Yes, you are now a zombie body, and in theory, a dark creature. And your past things have also made it impossible for the non-bureau bureau of the China Kingdom to accommodate you." The Masked Lord persuaded, "As long as you are willing to join, you will be the middle and high-level position immediately. I believe that with your qualifications, you will sooner or later reach the S level, and you may even have a considerable chance of reaching the S level. Perhaps, in the future, you will become the leader of the Dark United Sect of North America."

The Mask Lord threw out baits.

"Wait, she is my natal spiritual corpse." Liu Lang was anxious and rushed up.

The Mask Lord waved casually, and a black mist knocked Liu Lang away, without even the pleasure of looking at him for a moment. He continued to say to him: "I know that this garbage has created a soul link with you through soul refining. Don't worry, the soul link between them is very weak, and I can easily cut off your link. In addition, we will help you get revenge and wipe out the person who killed you."

"Kill Wang Yan?" Chen Mengting raised her eyebrows slightly.

"Yes, there are not many organizations in the world that dare to attack Wang Yan." The Mask Lord said proudly, "But we dare."

...

"Brother Zhou, haven't you said anything important?" Secretary Tian said in a warm voice while drinking tea, "I'm also very curious. Does Brother Zhou have a big plan?"

A message reminder sounded.

Zhou Zhiyi checked the information on his mobile phone, then chuckled: "Yes, that's a big plan, and it's also a great plan. Xiao Yan, Secretary Tian, ​​come with me."

As he said that, he led Secretary Wang Yan and Tian, ​​and stood up and walked towards the depths of the old house.

After walking for more than five minutes, I arrived at the backyard surrounded by mountains and rivers.

Zhou Zhiyi fumbled and activated a switch.

Buzzing!

Several rockery actually moved their positions under the stirring of the mechanism, revealing a dark hole.

Slap!

As soon as Zhou Zhi pressed the switch, the lights suddenly lit up in the opening, illuminating the entire opening, allowing you to clearly see the first-stage ancient stone steps extending downwards.

"This is a refuge cave in our family's old house. Any old big family will probably have escape passages." Zhou Zhiyi explained, "I have repaired it and can serve as the base for my plan. Xiao Yan, Secretary Tian, ​​please!"

Secretary Tian and Wang Yan both carried their hands on their backs and did not move at all.

"You two, do you don't trust me, Zhou?" Zhou Zhi's mouth was slightly raised, and he seemed to be smiling.

"Haha, it's the first time I've seen such an ancient cave in the world." Secretary Tian said seriously and vigilantly between his eyebrows, "But Brother Zhou, what are your plans? You still need a hidden base? If you don't explain it clearly, I won't go down."

At the same time, Wang Yan's cell phone rang.

Wang Yan signaled to the two of them.

Zhou Zhiyi smiled and made a gesture of asking for help.

Wang Yan answered the phone and Liu Baomin's voice came from the opposite side: "Xiao Yan, something big happened. After listening to your suggestion, I searched the database of the public security system again with my relationship to check the common characteristics of the missing cases across the country in the past year. Unexpectedly, this investigation found a big problem. In recent years, there have been more than 30 young women in the missing people across the country. They are between the ages of 18 and 23, and are mostly beautiful. Most importantly, they have been to Danghu for tourism not long before they disappeared."

Wang Yan's heart was shocked. Sure enough, the other party seemed to want a young and beautiful woman, and the conditions were most likely to be a young and beautiful ****.

"Bastard, what are you going to do?" Liu Baomin suddenly roared angrily on the other end of the phone, "Please come out..." Before the last word was finished, the phone beeped and hung up.

Wang Yan cut off the phone expressionlessly and looked at Zhou Zhiyi coldly.

"Haha, Xiaoyan. You entrusted Liu Baomin to investigate the disappearance case. What's the result?" Zhou Zhiyi smiled elegantly, "What's the situation that I need my help?"

"Oh~" Wang Yan sighed heavily, "Teacher Zhou, I am a beautiful lady, why are you a thief?"

"Xiao Yan, what happened?" Secretary Tian's expression was in amazement and took a few steps back slightly.

"Haha." Zhou Zhiyi smiled easily with his hands on his back, "Xiao Yan, you are still young and don't understand many things. This world is a history written by success, defeat, and winners. Originally, you and I were intimate with each other, and I focused on friendship between gentlemen. I did not want to murder you. Unfortunately, luck makes people feel unpredictable. You and I were involved in it and became enemies."

"Zhou Zhiyi, what are you doing?" Secretary Tian shouted with a majestic momentum, "I don't care what conspiracy you are doing, stop immediately. If I am willing to surrender and confess, I can plead for you."

Wang Yan sided his body and stood in front of Secretary Tian, ​​signaling him not to say anything more. Since Zhou Zhiyi chose to reveal his true face now, it means he would definitely not want to and could not give up easily.

"Xiao Yan, I advise you not to act rashly." Zhou Zhiyi said calmly, "I know that you have extraordinary strength and are known as one of the top young masters in the world. Even many older generation masters are far from your opponent. However, with your intelligence and knowledge, of course, I know that if I don't have absolute certainty, I will not keep you. Haven't you felt something is wrong yet?"

"You!" Wang Yan's expression changed, and his face turned pale, "Have you touched the tea?"

"Haha, there is no problem with tea, but there is a problem with sandalwood in the house." Zhou Zhiyi chuckled, "That is our North American Dark Union Sect, which has accumulated knowledge from the dark forces for thousands of years, and then refined with modern technology, and carefully prepared the "Medusa Kiss" that was originally specially designed to deal with members of the Light Church. Even the holy flames that claim to be inferred today cannot deal with this "Medusa Kiss."
Chapter completed!