The Strongest Mad Son-in-law

Chapter 1654 1657: Sealed Off?

"Perhaps it has been snatched away by someone."

Xu Hao stood up and said, "There's no rush for the sparring with Juhua Bao man Shan, let's go check out the treasure first. It shouldn't take too long, and if we don't go now, someone else might beat us to it."

Hearing Xu Hao's words, the women nodded in agreement. Since Xu Hao mentioned that a faction has already gone over there, they naturally needed to hurry too.

Xu Hao glanced at them and said, "You all stay in Huadu, Evelyn will go with me."

They had no objections, as venturing out wasn't entertaining but accompanied by danger. Their strength wasn't high, and with Bing Wanxin presiding in Huadu, along with a formidable formation in place, they were naturally well protected.

However, Anna curiously asked, "Brother, why are you taking Evelyn with you? Could it be...tsk tsk tsk..."

She tsk-tsked in wonder, seemingly contemplating something very naughty.

Xu Hao went over and flicked her forehead, saying, "Behave yourself, stop letting your imagination run wild. She knows the Illusion Technique, and I plan to ask her about it on the way, maybe I can learn from it and set up a powerful Illusion Array."

"Oh, if you say so," Anna said skeptically, while the other women watched the scene unfold, none of them stepping in to support Xu Hao.

Xu Hao felt quite frustrated, saying, "If that's what you think, there's nothing I can do. Let's go, we need to check out what skills Juhua Bao man Shan has when we return."

The Moon Goddess Successor naturally followed Xu Hao out. She came and went as she pleased, and Xu Hao was too lazy to care.

Evelyn followed behind Xu Hao, feeling very excited.

Being taken along on a mission, especially one to search for treasure, indicated Xu Hao's acceptance of her.

She didn't have any other thoughts now; she just hoped Xu Hao would generously bestow upon her Supreme Yang Qi on time.

Supreme Yang Qi was like poison, binding her tightly to Xu Hao.

...

Jiangnan Province, Weiping Town.

When Xu Hao arrived with Evelyn and the Moon Goddess Successor, they immediately sensed something different in the atmosphere here.

It seemed that a powerful individual had passed through, creating a tense atmosphere.

Weiping Town had a population of tens of thousands, so there should be many people around, but now, almost no one walked the streets, as if it were a ghost town.

The Moon Goddess Successor frowned slightly and said, "What's going on here? Did those people kill everyone?"

"No way, it's not that severe. It must be that the Shi Family sealed the town before coming here, otherwise, people wouldn't dare stay indoors," Xu Hao said as he walked.

"Shi Family? Are you saying the Shi Family is here this time?" the Moon Goddess Successor asked immediately.

"Yes, not only is the Shi Family here, but so are people from Xuanmen. No idea what those women are doing here; is Zhou Shuran just idle?" Xu Hao said, feeling a bit speechless.

Xuanmen isn't an organization that lacks money either, why are they here looking for treasure?

The Moon Goddess Successor teased, "What's wrong? You're about to meet your old flame, knowing she wants the treasure, so thinking of giving it up?"

Xu Hao glanced at her, saying, "If she's your old flame, she won't be mine. I have better taste, let's go see what she's up to. While this treasure is still under the radar, let's claim it quickly, or things will get complicated as more people arrive."

"Hmph! Is there anything Xu Hao fears?" The Moon Goddess Successor pursed her lips, showing disdain.

"Better safe than sorry, experienced swimmers are usually the ones who drown," Xu Hao replied casually, and moved with heightened caution towards Dongyuan Village.

...

Dongyuan Village.

The villagers had long been driven away by Young Master Shi, Shi Changdong, who led his people here. To them, mere civilians were like ants, if not for today's society, hastily killing them would cause great trouble, they might have done so.

Over in the Lü Family's area, Lü Yuanbin was aware of the situation, since it was their Jiangnan Province territory, but he dared not act rashly and could only pass the information to Xu Hao.

Young Master Shi, Shi Changdong, arrived here with his men, driving the villagers out, and after some Shi Family members took strict guard, they proceeded directly to the hill said to house the treasure—Mount Yin Jia.

The treasure is said to be hidden beneath Mount Yin Jia.

But surprisingly, Zhou Shuran had already arrived here with some disciples from Xuanmen.

The Shi Family and Xuanmen didn't have much in common, but now their shared goal—the treasure—meant inevitable conflict between the two factions.

They stood apart on opposite sides, watching each other warily, neither daring to make a move.