At the entrance, four young Chinese men and women were also squeezed into the crowd. Looking at the sealed entrance, the originally happy group suddenly had their moods ruined.
The four youths and maidens, two males and two females, all looked very young and had the appearance of students. If Zhang Fan saw them, he might be very surprised.
Because among these four, one was his cousin Zhao Qingqing.
"Senior sister, what do we do now? We still haven't done our assignment for this trip to Cape Esebbi, and now it's sealed. We should have come to Cape Esebbi on the first day." a man in beach shorts said with a dejected face.
"What else can we do? We can only wait. If we can't go to Cape Esebbi, you won't be able to complete your final assignment this term."
"If we don't wait, are you prepared to fail?" a woman in a blue long dress beside him could only shake her head.
"But we have to return to China in two days. Looking at this situation, it's likely that the entrance closure will not be for just a day or two," the man in beach shorts added.
"I went to inquire just now. It is said that the entrance was sealed by an Italian underground organization, and they will be holding a global underground organization convention here. It is estimated to last for quite some time, and we may not be able to wait that long." A man in white casual pants also chimed in, his words filled with helplessness. 138 Reading Net.
Zhao Qingqing stood aside, listening to their conversation. Her pretty little face furrowed tighter and tighter. She had come with anticipation; would she only leave in disappointment?
"Let's go back to the hotel and wait. If it's still not open tomorrow, we'll fly back to China the day after tomorrow," the senior sister in the blue long dress said, having to make this decision in the face of the situation.
Everyone nodded. Although they were a little unwilling, they could only walk out of the crowd.
"Qingqing!"
As they walked out of the crowd, Zhao Qingqing seemed to hear someone call her name. However, feeling a bit down, she paid no attention. How could she possibly have acquaintances in this foreign land? She just thought she misheard.
"Qingqing!" someone called out again. Zhao Qingqing looked up in confusion, following the direction of the voice, and was immediately stunned.
"Zhang Fan, Yi Feicheng, Ye Jing, Guangtou Qiang, Lin Haotian..."
She never dreamed that on Elba Island, so far from China, she would see so many familiar faces.
"Brother Zhang Fan!" Her depressed mood vanished instantly. Zhao Qingqing dropped her companions and ran excitedly towards Zhang Fan and the others.
After greeting her acquaintances, Zhao Qingqing, with a look of joy on her delicate pretty face, asked, "Brother Zhang Fan, why did you all come to Elba Island..."
Halfway through her sentence, Zhao Qingqing suddenly remembered what her companions had said earlier. Seeing Guangtou Qiang and the others, she seemed to understand and said softly, "Did you come to attend that underground organization gathering?"
"The little girl is quite well-informed," Yi Feicheng said with a smile.
At this time, Zhao Qingqing's other companions also walked over.
"Qingqing, are they your friends?" the senior sister in the blue long dress asked after glancing at Zhang Fan and his group.
"Yes." Zhao Qingqing, holding Zhang Fan's arm, said happily, "This is my Brother Zhang Fan, and they are all Brother Zhang Fan's friends."
"This is our senior sister from the Fine Arts Academy, and the other two are my classmates."
Zhao Qingqing introduced them.
"Hello, my name is Li Qin. These two are my juniors, Yuan Qi and Yu Xiuyuan." Li Qin was not particularly beautiful, but her temperament was extremely outstanding. She was graceful and dignified, giving people a very comfortable feeling.
Li Qin introduced herself, but her gaze quickly swept over Zhang Fan's group, a hint of curiosity in her eyes.
There were only two women in this group of ten. One had a cool temperament and extremely delicate features, giving her an ethereal and refined aura.
The other, a Western woman, even amazed her, who was well-traveled. Even the most beautiful campus belle at their school could not compare to that Western woman.
As for the other eight men, several of them were also difficult for her to fathom. What made her even more puzzled was that Zhang Fan looked like a student, similar in age to her, and his temperament and appearance were not particularly outstanding.
Yet, it was such a young man who seemed to be the leader of this group.
"Mm." Zhang Fan nodded lightly, looked at Li Qin and the others, then withdrew his gaze and fell on Zhao Qingqing, who was hanging on his arm.
"Are you guys planning to head back?" Zhang Fan asked.
"We were originally going to Cape Esebbi to sketch and complete our final assignment. We even brought a lot of painting supplies, but the entrance was sealed."
"But it's great now that Brother Zhang Fan is here. It shouldn't be a problem for you to take us few in, right?" Zhao Qingqing winked at Zhang Fan.
"Yes, we were just planning to check it out. Let's go together then." Zhang Fan was also happy to see Zhao Qingqing.
After graduating from high school, Zhang Fan had been busy with his own affairs and rarely visited his aunt's family. Although Yan Qianghu and the others looked after them, Zhang Fan still felt a little ashamed.
Besides his parents, his aunt's family was the closest relatives Zhang Fan had. Even the Su family was far from comparable.
"Let's go. I've heard of Cape Esebbi before, but this is my first time. I wonder if the scenery is as legendary as they say." Zhang Fan patted Zhao Qingqing's little head and said.
"Mm." Zhao Qingqing responded cheerfully, then waved to Li Qin and the others before following Zhang Fan's steps towards the entrance.
Li Qin exchanged glances with her two juniors, their eyes full of suspicion. However, they were not familiar with Zhang Fan, so they naturally wouldn't say much and could only follow.
Even if they couldn't get in, it would just be a wasted trip. Having come such a long way, they wouldn't care about this small distance.
With the three henchmen brought by Yan Qianghu paving the way, they easily reached the entrance despite the crowded people.
Two Western men were guarding the entrance. They exuded powerful auras, and ordinary people could not approach them. Clearly, they were two transcendent beings.
"Hongmen is here to attend the convention!" Poyang walked ahead and presented an invitation.
"One invitation allows a maximum of ten people to enter." One of the tall, thin, blond middle-aged men looked at Zhang Fan's group and said.
The gang competition generally involved only three people actually participating. In addition, they would allow a respected elder to lead the team and bring some young prodigies to gain experience, so most participating gangs had around seven or eight people.
The quota restriction was also to prevent the venue from becoming too chaotic.
Zhang Fan's group was exactly ten people. However, with Zhao Qingqing and the others joining later, it was clearly exceeding the limit.
Li Qin and the others were startled when they heard this. They had not expected this group of people to be from the legendary Hongmen, no wonder they dared to boast about taking them in.
However, they felt a bit awkward because the number of people exceeded the limit, and they were precisely the extra ones.
Upon hearing the blond man's words, everyone did not take it to heart. Presenting an invitation was just to avoid trouble. If they wanted to enter, who could stop them?
Yi Feicheng's purpose for this trip was to show off his strength. Upon hearing the blond man's words, he was about to make a move and take him down.
At this moment, a voice came, causing him to freeze.
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