Urban Peerless Expert
Chapter 452 - 472: Han Xuecheng’s Repayment _1

Chapter 452: Chapter 472: Han Xuecheng’s Repayment _1

Invite me?

Lin Chen was pleasantly surprised but also filled with great doubts: "An official invitation?"

Han Xuecheng shook his head: "It’s an invitation from the Han Family."

Lin Chen asked in surprise: "Such a big event, and the authorities don’t know?"

"They know, but aren’t the higher-ups in the authorities from the major sects and families? At this time, which powerful sect or family would want to miss this kind of opportunity? Even if you stop them, won’t those people sneak in anyway? They all belong to wealthy families; who’s afraid of whom?"

Han Xuecheng said with a wry smile: "It has been discussed many times, but there’s no other way. In the end, the authorities had to compromise. In addition to dispatching a significant number of official search teams, they also allowed powerful sects who knew the information to organize their own five-person exploration teams to enter the underground city and search. The findings would belong to each individual."

Lin Chen asked curiously: "Is the Han Family one of them? Isn’t this something you can send your own people to search for? Why invite me?"

Han Xuecheng explained: "There are two reasons. First, you saved my life, and you are a cultivator. I heard about your previous conflict with the Wang Family, but it involved an Innate Grandmaster, so even though I wanted to help you, I was powerless to do so and felt extremely guilty. As a cultivator, strength is the foundation, so I hope to take this opportunity to help you enhance your strength."

"Secondly, no one knows what strange things this underground city contains. When an Innate Grandmaster enters, they will encounter a problem where they can’t condense Gang Qi. However, people with lower strength, like Grandmasters and below, won’t be affected. So, the exploration team will mainly consist of Grandmaster-level individuals."

"There may also be strange crises in the underground city, such as the Corpse Blood Worms I encountered before. And there may even be battles between exploration teams focused on plundering. There will be injuries, and your medical skills are excellent. So, I hope you can join the Han Family Team and ensure their safety."

"I invite you to join our Han Family Team partly out of personal gratitude and partly for the sake of the Han Family."

After hearing all this, Lin Chen’s eyes suddenly brightened: "Innate Grandmasters can’t participate?"

"Yes."

Lin Chen nodded: "I’ll join!"

How could Lin Chen refuse such a rare opportunity?

Without the participation of Innate Grandmasters, Lin Chen, as a Peak Grandmaster, would be the strongest in the search team and considered a top existence without a natural enemy.

Seeing Lin Chen’s agreement, Han Xuecheng smiled and said: "I’m glad you accepted. Time is a bit tight, so you can prepare."

"Okay!"

Lin Chen thought for a moment and asked: "How many sects and families are participating in the exploration this time?"

Han Xuecheng nodded: "There are seventeen teams. In that underground city, all communication devices will be unusable, and there are no rules for exploration. So you must be careful. Even if you don’t get anything, safety always comes first."

Lin Chen instantly understood the implications of the lack of rules: not only would there be exploration, but there would also be plundering!

Under the temptation of various mysteries in the Unknown Land, no rules can restrain people’s desires to explore longevity and pursue immortality!

Lin Chen spent a day preparing some medicines and tools he might need and carried a backpack to meet Han Xuecheng.

Half a day later, Han Xuecheng led Lin Chen to a wilderness, which, instead of being devoid of people, was bustling with excitement. A vast array of large tents were pitched in the open field, with green camouflage tents and helicopters in the distance.

Under Han Xuecheng’s guidance, Lin Chen entered the Han Family’s tent.

Han Ligao, the Innate Grandmaster of the Han family, was present, giving a final briefing to the Han Family’s exploration team.

Lin Chen’s arrival attracted everyone’s attention. Lin Chen noticed that the members of the Han Family were not very friendly to him, and some even looked at him with hostility.

Lin Chen was puzzled, as he had no conflicts with the Han Family. Why were they looking at him this way?

Did they not welcome him?

While Han Ligao was giving his speech, Lin Chen whispered: "Old sir, what’s going on? Are they unwilling to have me join the Han Family’s exploration team?"

Han Xuecheng whispered back: "I recommended you to join the search team, taking up one of the slots. Many people don’t understand and are unwilling. But that’s the Han Family’s business; you don’t need to worry about it."

Lin Chen suddenly understood and didn’t say anything more.

This was completely understandable. The Han Family search team had included an outsider, and it was natural for their members to be unwilling, because even if they looked at it in terms of numbers, having one less person meant one less share of income for the Han Family.

Lin Chen remained silent, as he would not give up this opportunity just because some people were dissatisfied with him.

He owed Han Xuecheng a favor, and that was all that mattered.

As for cooperation with the other four team members? They would take it one step at a time.

After a few hours of sitting in silence, it was finally time to set off. The five exploration team members gathered together and left the tent.

The exploration teams converged at the designated location, and finally, under the leadership of the team leader, arrived at the entrance of an ancient tomb’s underground cave.

"Let’s go!"