Tomb Raiding: My Family's Last Clan Chief is Little Brother

Chapter 56 The Lies Exposed
Wu Xiaoxie cursed with lingering fear, "Damn it, how could there be two taimen in such a tiny place? Do they even want people to live?"

Zhang Wuxun comforted him, "It's okay, maybe we can find another way when we come out of the tomb. If all else fails, we can just fight our way out. Lao Yang has a gun, right? We can use this dead taimen as bait to lure it out and then shoot it dead."

Besides the fatal wound inflicted by Zhang Wuxun, the dead taimen on the ground also had several small bullet holes on its side, which looked like they were caused by iron shot. It seems that this big guy was already injured before attacking them, which gave them an advantage.

The three of them lit a fire, took off their wet clothes, set up a wooden frame to dry them, and then put them back on to dry. Otherwise, it would be uncomfortable to have them sticking to their bodies wet.

Zhang Wuxun's backpack was high-performance and super waterproof, so the food inside remained intact.

The three of them ate fried dough sticks with two cans of meat to fill their stomachs, rested for a while, and then set off again.

Lao Yang led the way with a flashlight, holding a "paddle stick" in his hand as a precaution.

That homemade gun had eight bullets in it, four blue and four red. Judging from how Lao Yang treasured it, it was probably still usable.

Zhang Wuxun nudged Wu Xiaoxie with his elbow and whispered a reminder in his ear, telling him to be careful so he wouldn't get tricked.

Wu Xiaoxie patted the miniature gun in his pocket through his clothes and gave an OK sign, "Don't worry."

He's not stupid. He knew Lao Yang had a problem, yet he still went and clung to him. Only a fool would do something so stupid.

Thinking of this, Wu Xiaoxie couldn't help but feel fortunate that he had invited Zhang Wuxun along on this trip.

With this strong backing, Wu Xiaoxie was no longer flustered.

The three of them lined up in a row, with Zhang Wuxun following behind, and then they crawled into the largest mine hole on the stone wall one by one.

The mine was pitch black.

Of course, this is in the context of ordinary people; Zhang Wuxun stated that he is not an ordinary person.

Zhang Wuxun kept a portion of his attention on Lao Yang's movements at the front.

Perhaps feeling that the cave was dark and the area illuminated by the flashlight was too limited, he was too lazy to pretend to waste time and quickly walked towards his destination.

After walking for a long time, Lao Yang's flashlight beam flickered, then went completely dark with a snap.

Lao Yang tapped his palm. "Looks like it's out of power. Lao Wu, do you have any batteries?"

"Yes." Wu Xiaoxie pulled out a row of batteries wrapped in plastic bags from the side pocket of his backpack, broke off two of them and tossed them to Lao Yang, telling him to replace them.

"Where are we?" Wu Xiaoxie asked. "Have you been here before?"

Lao Yang shook his head, seemingly unintentionally taking a step back, his heel making a "clang" sound as he kicked something.

Shining a light on it revealed a rusty, thick iron chain with a large iron ring at the end, which was connected to a trapdoor below.

Lao Yang knocked on the stone slab trapdoor and asked in confusion, "That's strange. We don't know what's down there. Should we go down and take a look?"

Wu Xiaoxie saw his actions, took a step back to stand next to Zhang Wuxun, and sneered, "Lao Yang, at a time like this, stop pretending." Lao Yang looked bewildered, "What are you talking about? What am I pretending for?"

Wu Xiaoxie pointed to the slightly bulging area in his chest and said coldly, "Don't think I don't know you put the stick you dug out last night in your chest. Stop pretending, you've been here before. Tell me, what do you want from me that you tricked me into coming here?"

Old Yang made a last-ditch effort, "What stick? You must be mistaken... Was it that wooden fish guy next to you who said that? He's definitely lying to you, he's just jealous of how close we are..."

Zhang Wuxun chuckled and rolled his eyes.

Wu Xiaoxie's expression was filled with anger and disappointment. He said in a heavy tone, "Lao Yang, we've known each other for so many years, and I've always thought I've treated you well and never lied to you. I never expected that even now, you'd still be lying. Last night, Mu Yu and I saw you dig a stick out of the ground with our own eyes. And don't you think everything that's happened along the way is too much of a coincidence?"

"And another thing," Wu Xiaoxie added, "Muyu is my brother who would risk his life for me. If you want to sow discord, at least find a suitable target, okay?"

In Wu Xiaoxie's heart, Zhang Wuxun was someone he could trust completely, someone he could entrust his back to with peace of mind at any time.

"That's right," Zhang Wuxun nodded in agreement, quite pleased.

Wu Xiaoxie issued an ultimatum: "If you don't tell the truth today, from this moment on, our friendship of more than 20 years is completely over."

He had said some harsh words, but he was still feeling terrible. From the Seven Star Lu Palace to the underwater tomb in Xisha, and now to here, every step he took had been planned and calculated, and he had been pushed along. The feeling of being used was really unpleasant. Lao Yang's behavior was undoubtedly adding insult to injury and cutting him in the heart.

Upon hearing Wu Xiaoxie's question, Lao Yang's face flashed with embarrassment and panic, but he quickly calmed down and said in a deep voice, "Alright, since you've already found out, I'll tell you the truth. I did lie to you before."

Then, Lao Yang told the story of the treacherous person again, but this time, the protagonist was himself instead of his cousin.

It turns out that the "ghost person" he was talking about was himself all along.

Back then, that distant cousin didn't go into the mountains with Lao Yang at all. Lao Yang had no choice but to find a few Liaobian guys he met on the spot. There were more than twenty people in the group. Unexpectedly, the road was too dangerous. Many people died before they even reached their destination. The rest were almost all killed by falling rocks. Lao Yang himself was buried under a pile of rocks.

Just as the stone was about to hit his head, the ground beneath him suddenly collapsed, and he fell in, thus saving his life.

Wu Xiaoxie carefully observed his expression and asked with some doubt, "You say you are a Yin person, what evidence do you have?"

“The evidence is myself.” Lao Yang said solemnly, “I can sense some things that are hard to describe. They seem not to exist, but I can definitely feel their presence…”

Lao Yang rambled on and on, and Wu Xiaoxie's face grew colder and colder as he listened.

He knew this guy wasn't telling the truth; even now, he was still lying to him.

As for ghosts and spirits, he wouldn't believe a single word about them.

He had completely lost hope in Lao Yang.

"Alright." Wu Xiaoxie waved his hand, impatient to listen to his nonsense anymore. "I don't want to know these rubbish, tongue-twisting stories you're telling me. I just want to know what your purpose is in tricking me into coming to this godforsaken place."

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