"Mr. Xie, if we capture the target Zhao Chenglong but don't find any treasure on him, does the task still count as complete?"

Li Hua was the first to voice his doubt to Mr. Xie.

This question wasn't just a concern for Li Hua alone. Among the three of them, even Mr. Xie was intrigued when they heard the word "treasure."

Li Hua's question wasn't merely about the task's completion conditions; it was about the punishment for hoarding the treasure.

If the treasure were of immense value, beneficial to each of them, then even at the cost of losing points, Li Hua and the others, including Mr. Xie, might choose to keep it for themselves.

At this moment, Mr. Xie spoke lightly to Li Hua, "Of course, it still counts, but the points reward won't be doubled. Moreover, if one of us hoards the treasure and gets caught, even the force behind you won't be able to protect you."

Mr. Xie's words were three parts true, seven parts false.

The Zhao Family, a hundred years ago, was considered a relatively powerful Hidden World Family. It's said that the Zhao Family was terrifically formidable in the past, producing countless geniuses, particularly in the realm of Divine Sense, unparalleled and masterful.

However, the current Zhao Family has long declined, with only a few Zhiwei Realm experts remaining. The old and the crippled, now even need the base's power to chase a Vajra Realm peak expert.

Thus it's evident to what extent the Zhao Family has weakened.

Yet the Zhao Family also played it cautiously, not revealing what the treasure actually was, thus obfuscating matters. From this, Mr. Xie could discern the Zhao Family's lack of confidence.

Of course, Mr. Xie wouldn't disclose this to Li Hua and the others.

If there's indeed an invaluable treasure on Zhao Chenglong, how could Li Hua and the others get their hands on it? Especially since Mr. Xie had a premonition that this treasure might be related to Divine Sense!

After all, what the Zhao Family was most proud of back then was their extraordinary mastery of Divine Sense.

In other words, this treasure might be useful to Elder Mu! Therefore, Mr. Xie was determined to obtain this treasure!

A glint flashed in the eyes of Li Hua and the other two. At this point, they didn't ask Mr. Xie any more questions but quietly sat down. Yet, when they exchanged glances, a greedy light flickered in their eyes.

Mr. Xie knew the Zhao Family's current situation; how would Li Hua and the others not know? It's just that the three didn't know as much detail as Mr. Xie did.

At this moment, three circles instantly formed inside the helicopter, each viewing the others as rivals.

Even for the Zhao Family's upcoming pursuit force, Li Hua and the others, including Mr. Xie, regarded them as competitors.

Only Xu Fan sat quietly in his seat, looking calm and composed.

Xu Fan, having just come into contact with this level of Hidden World Families, naturally couldn't be as knowledgeable about the Zhao Family as Mr. Xie. Moreover, Xu Fan's current situation was almost akin to being surrounded by lurking dangers, leaving no time to worry about treasures.

What kind of treasure could allow Xu Fan, a month later, at the Vajra Realm early stage, to defeat four seasoned Zhiwei Realm experts?

Clearly, that was impossible.

While everyone was preoccupied with their own thoughts, soon, the helicopter arrived at the destination, where a middle-aged man was already waiting on the ground.

This middle-aged man looked weathered and had a few traces of fatigue in his eyes, with slightly disheveled clothes suggesting he'd been on the move.

At this moment, the middle-aged man spoke to Xu Fan and the others, "I am Zhao Tiancheng, responsible for receiving everyone at the base. Welcome to West City."

As Zhao Tiancheng spoke, his momentum abruptly heightened, staring intently at Mr. Xie coming off the helicopter, speaking with high alert, "Didn't we have a requirement before? Tasks were only open to those below the Zhiwei Realm. Who are you?"

Zhao Tiancheng's words were filled with vigilance and even anger. Clearly, he misinterpreted Mr. Xie's arrival as the base attempting to forcibly seize the Zhao Family's treasure, an unsightly move.

The Zhao Family, despite being weak, would never allow themselves to be humiliated like this.

Mr. Xie looked at Zhao Tiancheng indifferently and didn't put on any airs of a Zhiwei Realm expert, explaining, "With the base's major competition approaching, these four are instructors from the four major teams, so we can't afford any mishaps."

"I am here just to ensure the safety of these four youngsters, and the task target has nothing to do with me."

Hearing Mr. Xie's explanation, Zhao Tiancheng didn't relax his vigilance against Mr. Xie and spoke coldly, "The Zhao Family will dispatch people to secretly ensure the four's safety. You must come with us, otherwise, the task will be canceled."

Xu Fan, Li Hua, and the others felt a slight ripple in their hearts upon hearing this from Zhao Tiancheng.

Mr. Xie's expression turned somewhat grim, and after some hesitation, he surprisingly agreed.

"Now, let me introduce the plan for this task."

As Zhao Tiancheng spoke, he took a map from his pocket, spread it out, and pointed at it continually to explain to Xu Fan and the others, "The target is Zhao Chenglong, with strength at the Vajra Realm peak. He is cunning, ruthless, and has rich combat experience. When you encounter the target, you must first signal us before proceeding to apprehend!"

"After escaping from the Zhao Family, we've been pursuing him all the way and have now confined the target within West City. The Zhao Family's experts have laid an inescapable net around West City, and the target has been hiding inside West City. Your task is to find the target, signal us, and then engage and delay him!"

"You are from the base, and how you act is up to you, but the Zhao Family has expended too much effort setting up this Heavenly Net, so we can't provide much assistance."

After introducing the task, Zhao Tiancheng hurriedly and warily rushed off with Mr. Xie.

In his previous words, he's said what needed to be said and issued all necessary warnings. How these few from the base choose is beyond Zhao Tiancheng's control now.

Of course, since the Zhao Family has issued this task, they naturally have countermeasures. No matter how the base members choose, the Zhao Family is confident they can retrieve the treasure for their family!

At this moment, with Zhao Tiancheng and Mr. Xie's departure, Li Hua and the others exchanged glances, subtly surrounding Xu Fan, making the situation suddenly become delicate.

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