At that time, Gao Chenshu was already an illegal immigrant, living in a neighborhood where local police didn't intervene. One day, he was cornered by two high-as-a-kite dark-skinned men in the corner of an abandoned house.

One of the men held a small knife, the other a small gun, and they asked him for money to buy stuff. But he truly had no money on him, which made them angry, and they searched him, stripping him of his clothes and shoes…

The situation was dire, his life was at risk, luckily, a mysterious passerby saved him.

The person wore a mask, spoke fluent Eastern Country language, and swiftly took the lives of the two men, showcasing extraordinary abilities.

Gao Chenshu was stunned and immediately developed the desire to learn from this master.

The mysterious person seemed well-versed in United States policies and pointed him to a path, advising him to surrender at a local department, take advantage of a repatriation clause to be sent back home. Once back, the mysterious person would contact him again.

From this, Gao Chenshu decided to return to his homeland. After waiting for half a year, the mysterious person, Bitter Tea, finally visited him again.

Bitter Tea accepted him as a disciple to teach Secret Techniques, and gave him a task: to acquire a few hundred acres of mountainous land in the suburbs of Minzhou, his hometown area.

Shanmin Province is mountainous, coastal, riverine areas can still fish and conduct shipping, but inland areas have small poor lands, historically economically underdeveloped, only improved entering modern industrial society.

There is a hidden cave on that mountainous land; wide enough to allow a tractor to enter and exit, with clever camouflage making it appear spiraling and several dozen meters deep, widening as it goes further in.

At first glance it looks like a natural cave, but on closer inspection it shows signs of artificial excavation, and the rocky layers at the end suggest a mineral vein extending deep into the mountain, the shallow areas having already been mined.

This is a special mineral, seemingly very useful to Bitter Tea. Bitter Tea ordered him to build some houses here, conceal the cave entrance to prevent people from accidentally entering, and build simple roads for easy transport.

Bitter Tea has twice brought people here to collect minerals, always asking Gao Chenshu to avoid them. Gao Chenshu didn't know who they were or where things were transported?

Running a bed and breakfast, doing private group tour guide service, was just his daily cover; every year Bitter Tea would send him out on a few missions.

Aside from the two times he brought people to mine, Bitter Tea rarely visited the place, usually guiding on Secret Techniques, distributing cultivation resources, calling him to a secret base at Nanhua Suburbs.

Gao Chenshu's first task was a heinous theft and murder, stealing a batch of documents and making the scene look like suicide.

At that time, he had just started his cultivation, naturally wanting to continue receiving secret technique tutelage. Bitter Tea, however, said Secret Techniques can't be lightly passed on, reliability must be confirmed.

Reliability meant he couldn't divulge Bitter Tea's secrets, and had to obey Bitter Tea's orders unconditionally. Bitter Tea required him to complete tasks perfectly without exposing his identity, leaving the police without clues, thus considered the test passed.

Gao Chenshu understood, this was actually a pledge of allegiance… he did well.

Over half a year ago, Bitter Tea notified him to stay hidden and not expose, then vanished. Initially, Gao Chenshu was anxious, fearing Bitter Tea's troubles might implicate him too, but gradually realized he seemed okay.

Could it be something happened to Bitter Tea, no one cares about him anymore? This made Gao Chenshu overjoyed! Because in his view, if Bitter Tea doesn't care about him anymore, then no one could control him.

With his skills, as long as he was cautious not to slip up, he could do anything he wanted, he hadn't been investigated for previous crimes, this was proof.

Seems like he could now engage in the things he always wanted to do and no longer be constrained…

Just when Gao Chenshu had such thoughts, an unexpected visitor arrived. Ye Liangcheng found him, all the way to his secluded mountain lodge.

Gao Chenshu recognized him at a glance as Ye Wuniang, the guardian of the secret base. Despite considering himself superior, he didn't dare put on airs before Ye Wuniang, acting with extreme obsequiousness.

Because he knew Ye Wuniang was one of Bitter Tea's top experts, possessing superior secret technique cultivation, he was no match, and was secretly alarmed, not knowing how Ye Wuniang managed to find him?

Gao Chenshu ushered him into the living room, prepared tea, smiled warmly: "Senior Brother Ye, what brings you here from so far? There's been no news of Master Kucha for a long time, I've been worried, has there been any change?"

Ye Liangcheng: "Indeed, there has been some change, Bitter Tea had an accident, now an Elder Huo Qing has found the base, can continue guiding us in Secret Technique Cultivation, and has ordered me to gather former Bitter Tea disciples.

Everyone, including me, needs identity verification and confess past assignments executed under Bitter Tea…"

Gao Chenshu sighed inwardly, Bitter Tea encountered problems yet he couldn't escape, someone else had taken over the secret organization… so be it, thinking positively, meant he could continue to receive secret technique training.

Gao Chenshu did many things under Bitter Tea, some he couldn't bear to mention, initially he intended to vaguely gloss over them.

However, Ye Liangcheng pointed out a matter. Gao Chenshu once teamed up with Big Cannon Platform for a mission, a certain fire incident that even made the news. Ye Liangcheng not only knew of this incident but also details of the scene.

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