462: Chapter 106 Someone Has Their Eyes on Feng Baobao

"Could it be that the person behind Ma Xianhong is also investigating the matter of the Thirty-Six Thieves back then?!"

Upon hearing Xu Si's words, Zhang Chulan hesitated for a moment before finally nodding in affirmation. "That's right."

Then, he recounted his and Feng Baobao's encounter after going to find Mei Jinfeng.

"After I parted ways with Sister Baoer and you, Fourth Brother, I went to Granny Jinfeng's place, just to give it a try. I originally only wanted to see if I could find any useful clues. I never expected that Granny Jinfeng had actually returned there, and she seemed completely fine."

"This greatly surprised me."

"After all, based on the previous situation, she should have been captured by the person behind Ma Xianhong."

"For the other party to go through all that trouble, using Ma Xianhong to have Chen Duo capture her, clearly indicates their ambitions are not small."

"Yet, Granny Jinfeng was released so quickly. That's truly a bit off."

"At the same time, Sister Baoer and I encountered Xia Liuqing, Balun, and Wang Zhenqiu there."

"Later, after some analysis, we all agreed that the person behind Ma Xianhong must have achieved their goal before letting her go. Then, using a small trick, we followed Granny Jinfeng to a place called the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Valley."

"According to Granny Jinfeng, Rootless Life had some collectibles stored there."

"After we arrived, we encountered a group of people. At first, I thought they were the people behind Ma Xianhong, going after Rootless Life's collectibles."

"So, we engaged them."

"But after we drove that group back and reached the bottom of the valley first, we discovered that Rootless Life's collectibles were already gone."

"This meant someone had beaten us to it. Most likely, it was the person behind Ma Xianhong."

"This made the people we fought against become suspicious."

"However, that's not the most important thing. The most important thing was during the later review, Sister Baoer said that among that group, there was a protected individual. After that person saw Sister Baoer, they immediately transformed from the protected target into a hunting predator, actively breaking away from the protection to attack her."

"At that time, after that person and Sister Baoer grappled, a blue light emerged from their mouth, making Sister Baoer feel something was wrong."

Hearing this, both Xu San and Xu Si's expressions darkened.

Someone had set their sights on Feng Baobao. This was the last thing they wanted to see.

"Any clues about the identities of those people?" Xu Si asked.

Zhang Chulan was silent for two seconds, then said, "Yes, but it's not certain."

Xu San said, "Let's hear it."

Zhang Chulan's eyes flickered slightly as he said quietly, "When I first encountered that group, I didn't know that Rootless Life's collectibles had been taken by someone else, nor did I know what those collectibles contained. So, I could only consider the worst-case scenario."

"I assumed those collectibles contained something detrimental to me and Sister Baoer, or perhaps information."

"To prevent those detrimental factors from being exposed, I managed to reach the place where Rootless Life stored his collectibles ahead of everyone else present at the time."

"Then, all I found there was this."

At this point, Zhang Chulan paused, took out his phone from his pocket, pulled up a photo, and handed it to Xu San and Xu Si.

Xu San and Xu Si looked and saw the photo was a mural. In the painting was a person who looked exactly like Feng Baobao, but dressed in attire from the Republican era.

"Is this Baobao?" Xu San asked with a mix of shock and doubt.

"It should be." Xu Si affirmed, then asked Zhang Chulan, "What about this painting?"

Zhang Chulan replied, "I destroyed it with Yang Five Thunders."

"I don't know what connection this painting has with Sister Baoer, but once others see it, they will inevitably become suspicious of her. Not to mention others, that excessively curious and ill-natured guy Wang Zhenqiu would definitely set his sights on Sister Baoer because of it."

"Heh, true, after all, he's the 'Southwest Tumor'." Xu Si sneered.

Xu San then said, "Is that why you got injured?"

Zhang Chulan nodded. "My Cultivation isn't sufficient. To quickly and completely destroy that painting, I had to overload myself using Yang Five Thunders."

Xu San nodded in understanding, then asked, "What does this have to do with the identities of that group?"

Zhang Chulan replied, "As I said earlier, before we arrived, Rootless Life's collectibles had already been taken. And this painting was in the place where Rootless Life stored his collectibles. Those people must have seen it."

"Yet, by the time I arrived later, the painting was still intact and undamaged."

"This situation only leaves two possibilities: First, that group didn't care about the painting. Second, they intentionally left the painting behind, wanting certain people to see it."

"Based on what we know, the second possibility is more likely."

"Moreover, if I'm not mistaken, they wanted Sister Baoer to see this painting."

"Combining this point with the fact that someone in the group we fought had set their sights on Sister Baoer..."

"I suspect this was a trap set by the person behind Ma Xianhong. The goal was to find an opportunity to target Sister Baoer."

"Perhaps to investigate, maybe to probe."

"But regardless, they should have their eyes on Sister Baoer."

"They might even have some understanding of Sister Baoer's situation and have been secretly watching her for a long time."

Hearing this, Xu San and Xu Si fell silent.

After a moment, Xu Si suddenly realized, "So this is the real reason you wanted to set a trap to lure out Ma Xianhong, kid."

Zhang Chulan smiled. "Fourth Brother's Wisdom Eye is sharp. But wanting to complete Chairman Zhao's task is also true."

Xu Si chuckled, then said, "In that case, I'll accompany you to see Uncle Zhao tomorrow."

"Alright." Zhang Chulan responded, then, as if remembering something, said, "Third Brother, Fourth Brother, about Brother Meng, can you tell me more about him?"

Xu San and Xu Si looked a bit surprised upon hearing this.

Immediately, Xu Si asked, puzzled, "Didn't we tell you before? Why ask again?"

Zhang Chulan said, "Because based on what I've seen and heard recently, Brother Meng's situation seems to differ somewhat from what you described."

"For one thing, according to what you said before, Fourth Brother, Brother Meng shouldn't have been very dedicated to Cultivation."

"But you witnessed that battle on the Xilin Gol Prairie yourself."

"Ding Shanan, one of the two magnates. In terms of one-on-one combat, his strength is guaranteed top three, contending for second in the entire circle of the gifted. If ranked together, he's solidly the second strongest in the world."

"Yet, after Brother Meng got serious, he knocked him down with a single slap."

"Don't you find that strange?"

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