Tomb raiding: A mere 20 is nothing!

You're asking about her, right?

Zhang Haiyan said a lot, and it was clear that there was a hidden meaning in his words. I thought there was some explosive gossip, but it turned out that he was using the story to illustrate his point and then talking about himself.

They really know how to seize any opportunity.

Shen Mingchao was speechless. He glared at Zhang Haiyan and ended the conversation with a single sentence: "Alright, stop joking around."

With the situation so dire, who cares about the wife or the master?

Her expression turned serious.

Those around him, seeing this, tensed up, knowing it was time to get down to business.

The two people outside who had been circling around for a while were quite perceptive and stopped.

Zhang Qianjun was quite disappointed and put the talisman back into his pocket.

Qi Qiu also looked regretful, as his ruthless and vicious techniques had not yet been put to use.

Having learned a general idea of ​​their experiences, Shen Mingchao snorted lightly, his eyes full of self-mockery.

"Staying at home obediently, yet still attracting the attention of monsters from thousands of miles away. It's truly a case of 'sitting at home, disaster strikes from the sky.'"

Zhang Haike looked solemn and reassured him gently, "You don't need to worry too much about the Ming Dynasty."

"Although we don't know what the monster's purpose is, we will not sit idly by and wait to die. Killing the Zhang family members will come at a price."

"We've already sent extra men to set up camp near the Blind Tomb, and we should be able to find out what's going on inside soon. When the time is right, we'll settle all our old and new scores!"

These last words were powerful and resounding.

Shen Mingchao could tell that Zhang Haike was trying to reassure her.

To her surprise...

Their honesty.

A slight smile played on her lips, then she sighed, "I thought you would keep it from me."

"After all, the crisis has been resolved. Aren't you afraid that bringing up the fact that the monster used me to threaten you again will make me resentful?"

Zhang Haike shook his head: "In the Ming Dynasty, although we are not exactly virtuous people, we would never stoop to such lowly ways. There is absolutely no possibility of us exchanging you for the safety of our people."

"Moreover, this matter concerns your safety, and you should know the whole story."

Blindly concealing things will only push people further away.

Blindly protecting someone may seem to avoid risks, but who can guarantee that nothing will go wrong? If a mistake occurs, the person being protected will be caught off guard and become a lamb to the slaughter.

The consequences of information asymmetry can be fatal.

Moreover, she was not weak to begin with.

She will refuse, resist, and express anger and dissatisfaction.

Whether in terms of skill or temperament, she is not a defenseless, weak woman who needs constant protection.

Zhang Haike's tone was more sincere than before: "In the Ming Dynasty, we will not make the same mistake twice."

Shen Mingchao's lips curled into a smile. "That sounds much better."

As she finished speaking, a cold glint flashed in her eyes, not at Zhang Haike and the others, but at the monster.

That damned thing! It's got some nerve, daring to use her as a bargaining chip. If she doesn't get justice herself, all her awakened memories and abilities will have been for nothing.

Thinking of this, Shen Mingchao was about to ask Zhang Haike and the others about their further plans to see how he could help when a bell suddenly rang.

It's her phone.

The phone screen lit up instantly, and a pop-up message appeared with two words: Wu Xie.

She looked at the name and paused slightly.

Since their last meeting at the theater, everyone else has appeared more or less, but Wu Xie seems to be busy with something and has hardly had any direct contact with her.

She was curious, but didn't ask.

It's normal that the main character is nowhere to be seen; she may have recently triggered some plot point she's unaware of.

Therefore, this phone call was very suspicious.

Shen Mingchao's first thought was that Wu Xie had dialed the wrong number, but his phone kept ringing.

She had no choice but to press the answer button.

"Feed?"

A few seconds later, no one responded.

"Feed? Wu Xie?"

She asked again.

The call went unanswered; there was only deathly silence on the other end.

A nameless panic welled up inside her, and she unconsciously raised her voice: "Hey? Wu Xie? Can you hear me? Why aren't you saying anything? Is something wrong?"

This time, there was finally some response on the other end of the phone.

The sound that came through sent a chill down her spine.

【Heh—heh—heh—】

A series of chilling laughs, like an old, leaky bellows, exuded a sinister coldness.

She couldn't forget that extremely unpleasant sound; the nightmare from not long ago kept replaying in her mind.

What... what's going on?

Was she hallucinating?

Before she could think further, the voice on the phone continued to send chills down her spine.

[A chosen one of destiny?]

【Heh—heh—heh】

That's all there is to it.

After those few words came a series of eerie and piercing laughs, interspersed with another faint, fragmented sob.

"Let...let me go..."

Shen Mingchao's pupils contracted sharply, and he gripped his phone tightly.

That voice belongs to Wu Xie!

Recalling the tragic deaths of the two Zhang family members, a chill ran down his spine, his blood seemed to freeze, and his body trembled uncontrollably.

"Wu Xie! Can you hear me! Wu Xie!" she cried out in alarm, but before she could finish speaking, the call was abruptly cut off.

When she dialed again, a mechanical female voice answered: "[Sorry, the user you dialed is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later.]"

Then everything fell silent again.

Seeing her lose her composure, the crowd knew something was wrong and quickly got up to surround her.

"What happened?" Zhang Haixia asked first.

Zhang Haiyan chimed in, "Was that Wu Xie calling? What did he say that made you so flustered?"

Shen Mingchao forced himself to calm down and tried to explain briefly: "I just heard the monster from Blind Tomb's voice on the phone. Wu Xie is in danger!"

"What?" Zhang Haike was shocked and shook his head repeatedly. "Impossible. If there is any unusual activity in the Blind Tomb, Black Bear would definitely contact me."

After saying that, he and Zhang Qilin exchanged a glance, and he immediately took out his phone: "Don't worry, I'll contact Hei Xiazi right now."

A few minutes later, he returned with a livid face.

Shen Mingchao hurriedly asked, "Didn't you get in touch with them?"

"No." Zhang Haike frowned, this was what puzzled him: "We made contact, Hei Xiazi said everything is normal, he and Xie Yuchen are surveying the terrain, and they haven't found anything strange."

"I asked them if they had seen Wu Xie, and they said no. Wasn't Wu Xie always staying in Yuchun? They even asked me if something had happened, why I suddenly brought up Wu Xie."

Zhang Qianjun: "That's strange. Blind Tomb and Rain Village are so far apart, could that monster possibly fly?"

Just then, Zhang Qilan suddenly said, "Fatty."

A word to awaken the dreamer.

Yes! Yu Cun still has Fatty. If he can't contact Wu Xie, he can still contact Fatty.