Tomb raiding: A mere 20 is nothing!

"Knock knock knock—"

As Shen Mingchao was deep in thought, a knock on the door suddenly broke her train of thought.

She was startled.

At this time, the people knocking on her door are either the cleaning lady or Xie Yuchen and his family.

She glanced at Zhang Haixia and Wang Can, her brows furrowing instantly. She had only one thought in her mind: she couldn't let these people meet.

Zhang Haixia understood immediately. Not wanting to cause trouble for Shen Mingchao, he said directly, "Mingchao, we'll be going now. We can talk about other things later."

Wang Can stood to the side, hesitated for a long time, and then whispered, "I don't have to fulfill my last wish, but you'll still call me out in the future, right?"

"..."

This is indeed a difficult question to answer.

Shen Mingchao waved his hand: "Never mind, I'll go ask who's outside first."

After saying that, she raised her voice and asked who was outside the door.

Soon a voice came from the other side of the door: "Sister, it's me, Qi Qiu."

Oh no, a player with their eyes open has arrived.

Shen Mingchao was genuinely afraid that this person could calculate through the door and discover that she was hiding two men in her room. In that case, she might not be able to explain herself even if she had eight mouths.

She mouthed to Zhang Haixia and Wang Can: You two go back first.

The two people nodded and then disappeared.

Shen Mingchao blinked, thinking that she would never have believed such a thing if she hadn't seen it with her own eyes.

Without time to think too much, Shen Mingchao quickly opened the door. Afraid that Qi Qiu would notice something, she only opened it a crack and then peeked out.

The boy standing outside the door had rosy cheeks and handsome features, a stark contrast to the man who had been possessed yesterday.

"You've recovered?" she asked in surprise.

"I'll be fine once I wake up in the early morning." Qi Qiu chuckled sheepishly, looking down. "I didn't scare you by how I looked yesterday, did I?"

Shen Mingchao shook his head like a rattle drum.

"Don't worry, I'm not that bad at handling things. I'm just glad you're alright."

Shen Mingchao knew that these people cared about their image, so he directly changed the subject.

"So, what brings you here?"

Qi Qiu truthfully said, "Hua Ye and I waited for you at the restaurant for a long time. We sent you messages but you didn't reply. I was just about to go back to my room to get something, and Hua Ye and the others were a little worried, so they asked me to come and see what was going on."

It turned out to be the case.

So much happened this morning that I forgot to turn my phone off silent.

Shen Mingchao looked apologetic and started making things up: "Sorry, I overslept. If you're not in a hurry, could you wait for me at the door for a bit? I'll be done cleaning up soon."

"It's okay, sister, I'm not in a hurry."

Shen Mingchao felt relieved and was about to close the door when Qi Qiu's voice came from outside again.

"elder sister."

"What's wrong?" she asked, peeking out again.

Qi Qiu's heart softened drastically at the sight.

The girl, with her fluffy hair, tilted her head and peered at him, her eyes round and bright.

His hand, which was tucked in his pocket, seemed ready to strike.

"Sister, call me Xiao Qiu."

The group had been busy with important matters, so he hadn't paid much attention to how Shen Mingchao addressed him. Now that things were settled, it sounded strangely jarring.

Fearing that Shen Mingchao might misunderstand, he added, "This is my Xiao Qiu, that's what my family calls me."

Hearing Qi Qiu say this, Shen Mingchao breathed a sigh of relief. When Qi Qiu called out to her earlier, she thought she had given herself away, or that the other party had discovered something. She was so frightened that she frantically racked her brains, thinking about how to make up a lie later.

harm.

It turns out it was just a change of address.

"Okay, Xiao Qiu." Shen Mingchao quickly responded, and then said something he had wanted to say for a long time, "By the way, you can also call me Mingchao. I'm not that much older than you, and I always feel like I'm taking advantage of you by calling me 'sister'."

"It's alright."

Qi Qiu smiled faintly: "I'm used to calling you that."

"Um... okay then."

If I'm willing, she doesn't really care.

Shen Mingchao closed the door, changed his clothes, and was combing his hair when he inadvertently glanced at a box of ointment on the table.

This is something she bought at the pharmacy last night. She had thought Qi Qiu might need it after Hei Ye set his bones. Now it seems she won't need the ointment.

Suddenly, a bruised and swollen face flashed through my mind.

Shen Mingchao finally sighed.

They called the two people out again and handed the ointment to Wang Can.

"Now that you're on my pirate ship, let's just wipe the slate clean."

"Wang Can, welcome to the team."

Hearing these words, Wang Can was clearly taken aback. He stared at the ointment in his hand and said ambiguously, "What is this? A slap followed by a sweet treat?"

"Forehead...."

Dude, you've killed the conversation.

Shen Mingchao was unsure what to say next and was about to withdraw the ointment when Wang Can raised an eyebrow, gave a sly laugh, and deliberately dragged out the last syllable.

"It's okay, I'll fall for that."

Hmm.....

This person is really quite ill.

Shen Mingchao silently took a step back and echoed with a forced smile, "Whatever makes you happy."

Wang Can has disappeared again.

There's only Zhang Haixia left.

Shen Mingchao looked at Zhang Haixia and asked with a smile, "Is it you guys?"

"What?"

"This one?" Shen Mingchao picked up an apple from the table, shook it, and said, "The apple in Ultimate, you guys gave it to me, right? I can't think of any other possibility."

Zhang Haixia chuckled: "Yes, it's us. But the place is so barren, we only have this."

Shen Mingchao pouted and said resentfully, "I'll plant fruit trees all over the bronze gate sooner or later, and then I'll sell fruit salad and fruit tea."

Zhang Haixia agreed: "You have some good ideas."

"By the way," Shen Mingchao walked over and pointed to Zhang Haixia's mouth, "Why is there blood on your face? Are you injured too? Strange, why do you guys always hit the face?"

"Well..." Zhang Haixia was a little embarrassed. The blood on the corner of his mouth was actually not Wang Can's fault. Apart from his face, they didn't kill him anywhere else.

Under Shen Mingchao's questioning gaze, he told the truth: "We cannot come out without your orders. If we do so on our own, we will suffer the consequences."

"Is that so?" Shen Mingchao exclaimed in surprise. "Then Wang Can also suffered a backlash?"

"Yes, but you don't need to worry too much, we're recovering quite quickly."

"Alright," Shen Mingchao warned sternly, "Don't do that again next time."

"it is good."

Zhang Haixia also disappeared.

After resolving the matter between the two men, Shen Mingchao quickly went to open the door.

On the way to the restaurant with Qi Qiu, Shen Mingchao handed her a spice box in a bag.

"Take a look, is this it?"

Qi Qiu took it without opening it, as if he had already confirmed that this was what he had lost. He casually put it in his pocket and then asked, "When does Sister want to perform the ritual?"

That hits the nail on the head.

It's definitely not advisable to stay in a foreign country, especially this one, where the energy isn't quite right. Anyway, Wu Xie and the others already know about Qi Qiu, so going back to China is safer.

Shen Mingchao thought for a moment and said, "Let's go back."