Tomb raiders: You stole my little Qilin?

"Hey bro, when are you getting there? Uncle has already organized the team, we're just waiting for you."

Wu Xie's voice came through the phone, and the young man smiled.

Her originally aloof demeanor softened as her peach blossom eyes lit up with a smile.

"At the airport, I estimate I'll arrive in Shanghai tomorrow morning."

Wu Wei was in Switzerland at that time.

After Wu Sansheng led him into a tomb for the first time and they encountered danger, Wu Erbai never let him go into a tomb again.

I lived a normal, uneventful student life. To make it easier for me to go tomb raiding later, I studied classical Chinese literature and used the system as a cheat code, eventually earning a doctorate.

When he had free time, he would travel around and wander about. With the help of the abnormal energy guide, he actually collected several instances of unusual energy from the tomb.

"Okay, then I'll tell my third uncle that I'll pick you up in Shanghai tomorrow."

Wu Xie is still just as dependent on him as he was when he was a child.

"No need, Uncle Erjing will pick me up tomorrow."

"Boarding now, hanging up."

Wu Wei pushed his small suitcase and boarded the plane from Switzerland to Shanghai.

Upon landing, I immediately spotted Erjing waiting at the airport.

"Uncle Erjing".

Wu waved and greeted him from afar.

Erjing walked over with a smile, intending to take the suitcase from his hands.

Wu Wei didn't give up. "I'm a grown man now. I can do this myself."

Erjing pinched his strong arm muscles, "You've really grown up, you're even taller than me now."

Wu Wei sat in the passenger seat and asked Erjing, who was driving:

"Is my dad back?"

Erjing shook his head. "Second Master is still in Beijing. This time, Third Master took you and Xiaoxie down into the tomb, and Second Master told me to come back and keep watch."

Wu Wei nodded in understanding. Wu Yiqiong, the eldest son of the Wu family, was like a transparent person and had never appeared in the Wu family.

Wu Sansheng is like a mud monkey who has become a spirit, all he wants to do is run to the tomb all day long, so Wu Erbai has to take care of the family business.

The father and son had a good relationship. Before going to Switzerland, they even met up and stayed with Wu Erbai in Beijing for a few days.

Erjing suddenly remembered something, took a card out of his pocket with one hand, and handed it to Wu Wei.

"The second master instructed me to give you this credit card under his name."

"Uncle Erjing, I really have money. Why does Dad always think I'm poor?"

Wu Wei is really quite wealthy.

Not to mention that he has a doctorate in classical Chinese literature, he is often asked to translate materials, and the remuneration is generous.

Just take his college years as an example. He used his memory to have 999 recreate several popular novels from his previous life. He updated a few chapters every day, and unsurprisingly, they became an instant hit.

Right now, let alone copyright fees, the royalties alone are enough to keep him from spending his money.

"You silly boy, how can you complain about having too much money?" Erjing also didn't understand the father and son.

One keeps sending money, while the other just doesn't spend any.

Wu Wei sighed and accepted it. It turned out that Wu Erbai always transferred money to his account. This year, with credit cards becoming widely available, he simply sent him a card.

"Uncle Erjing, I'm going to take a nap. Call me if you need anything."

Erjing responded, and Wu Wei closed his eyes with relief. He hadn't slept well on the plane and was now quite sleepy.

They drove all the way to the Wu family's old residence in Hangzhou before Erjing woke up Wu Wei.

It was already dark when Wu Wei rubbed his eyes and stepped into the living room.

"Brother!!" came an excited and surprised voice. Wu Xie and Wu Sansheng were waiting for him in the living room.

"Third Uncle, Xiao Xie." Wu Wei put down his hand that was rubbing his eyes and opened his arms.

Wu Xie pounced on him and gave him a tight hug.

"You're such a grown man, yet you're still so immature." Wu Sansheng was sarcastic, but he was also happy to see Wu Wei again after not seeing him for so long.

After handing the luggage to the maid, Wu Wei took a shower and changed his clothes before returning to the living room to chat with the two of them.

Wu Sansheng took out the fragment of the Warring States silk manuscript that Da Jinya had brought and placed it on the table.

He said to Wu Wei, "This is the tomb we are going to descend into this time, the Lu King's Palace."

"The King of Lu Shang buried in the tomb possesses, according to legend, a ghost seal that allows him to borrow passage from ghost soldiers."

Wu Wei's eyes lit up when he heard the name Lu Wang Palace. He remembered that this was the first tomb that the main characters in the Tomb Raider Chronicles had entered.

We've finally reached the main quest.

"99, we've finally made it!"

"Oh." After so many years of waiting, 999 has become a system that just lies flat.

Wu Sansheng instructed, "I've hired two experts to protect you this time when we go down into the tomb. Um... their tempers are a bit strange, so be prepared."

two?

Wu Wei learned from the system's plot that this was Zhang Qiling and Wu Xie's first encounter, and one of them must be Zhang Qiling.

I wonder who the other one is. Could it be Hei Xiazi?

Wu Xie didn't care; he felt quite safe with his third uncle and eldest brother.

As mealtime approached, he complained to Wu Sansheng:

"Third Uncle, stop nagging! My brother hasn't eaten on his way back!"

"Oh, I forgot. Let's go eat first."

The servants had already set out several cold dishes on the table, and when they saw the Wu family uncle and nephew arrive, they quickly served several hot dishes as well.

Wu Sansheng instructed the servants: "Bring a bottle of good wine and call Pan Zi and Erjing over as well."

The two arrived in less than ten minutes.

"Third Master," they said in unison.

Wu Sansheng pointed to the seat next to him: "There aren't many people at home, let's sit down and eat together."

Both men were Wu Erbai and Wu Sansheng's confidants and often ate together. Without refusing, they nodded and sat down.

Wu Xie sat down next to Wu Wei, looking at the table with more than a dozen dishes, and couldn't help but sigh.

"I really should stay at home. I can't eat this well at Wushanju."

Wu Wei turned to look at him, his eyes gentle.

"I brought you a gift, and I asked Uncle Li to put it in your room."

Wu Xie, still like a child, looked at him with bright eyes, "Thank you, brother!"

Wu Sansheng seemed unusually sentimental today.

"Xiao Xie, don't always stay cooped up in Wu Shan Residence. Go out more often and practice your skills with Xiao Wei."

"And Xiaowei, when you have time, go home and spend time with your family. Don't run around all over the country."

Wu Wei knew that Wu Sansheng's words were a veiled farewell.

According to the original plot, after returning from the Seven Star Lu Palace, he was to plan his own 'disappearance'.

"Okay, Uncle."

Wu Xie thought it was just a normal nagging, so he casually agreed.

Wu Wei raised his glass and solemnly toasted the elders. "I will, Third Uncle."

After a satisfying meal, I returned to my room and quickly tidied up the things I needed.

Wu Wei suddenly asked 999 in his mind:

"99, what kind of person do you think Zhang Qiling is?"

"A lonely person." 999 hits the nail on the head.

Can a one-time Peak Healing Card remove the divine mandate?

"Yes, please remember, host: everything sold by the system is guaranteed to be of the highest quality."

After so many years of companionship, 999 would like to offer a reminder:

The Peak Healing Card is very difficult to obtain.

Wu Wei chuckled lightly, for his own selfish reasons regarding 999.

"I know, I know what I'm doing."