Tomb raiders: You stole my little Qilin?

The next morning, Wu Sansheng set off with his two nephews.

After a long journey to Shandong, we arrived at the small restaurant we had arranged to meet.

As soon as he entered, a slightly flippant voice came from inside: "Boss Wu, you've finally arrived! The mute and I have been waiting for you for a long time."

Wu Sansheng smiled familiarly, "I'm so sorry, Mr. Blackie, for keeping you waiting."

He stepped aside, revealing Wu Wei and Wu Xie behind him. "Xiao Wei, Xiao Xie, these two are the famous 'Southern Blind and Northern Mute' in the underworld."

Pointing to the man wearing sunglasses, he introduced, "This is Hei Xiazi, also known as Master Hei."

Pointing to the man still sitting on the stool wearing a dark blue hoodie, she introduced him, "This is Zhang the Mute, also known as Little Brother."

Wu Wei greeted them with a bit of excitement.

These two are much more attractive than they appear in the TV series.

Hei Xiazi has strong facial features, a high nose bridge, and thin lips that often carry a slightly mischievous smile. Even with sunglasses on, he is clearly a handsome man.

Zhang Qiling, on the other hand, is like a silent, perfect sculpture.

He looked to be in his early twenties, with a handsome face and a touch of dashing charm. His aloof demeanor carried a hint of barely perceptible compassion.

He was in a fairly good mood when the two men tactfully called him "Master Hei".

"Don't worry, young masters. With me and the mute here, we'll make sure you come back safely."

Wu Wei shuddered and disagreed. If Wu Sansheng didn't know, how could he not know?

Black Bear's motto is: "Better to die for your fellow Daoists than for yourselves."

Before danger strikes, you're the benefactor; when danger comes, you're just like the gecko's severed tail.

"Wu Xie, are you cold?" Hei Xiazi immediately demonstrated what it means to do something for money.

He tossed Wu Wei a piece of clothing and told him to put it on.

Wu Wei took the clothes. "Brother Hei, I'm Wu Wei."

He then grabbed the person next to him, saying, "This is my younger brother, Wu Xie."

"Oh, you look quite young," Black Bear said.

Zhang Qiling also turned his gaze to them, and Wu Wei clearly saw the approval in his eyes!

After grabbing a quick bite, the group set off again.

Upon reaching the cave and pool, we boarded a small boat and found a local old man to be our guide.

Wu Wei sat in the middle of the boat, watching the old man suddenly jump off the boat halfway through. His heart tightened; what was bound to happen had finally happened.

"Brother, that old man jumped down." Wu Xie grabbed Wu Wei's arm and said in disbelief.

"Be careful, there's something strange in the water." Wu Sansheng's words reminded everyone to look at the deep water.

A dark shadow loomed over the water, as if something was swimming beneath the boat.

"Ring ring ring..."

The sound of bells rang in their ears, and everyone was momentarily dazed, even Black Bear seemed a little slow to react.

Wu Sansheng was about to fall off the boat.

"Third Uncle!" Wu Wei quickly grabbed him.

Zhang Qiling glanced at him, as if wondering why he wasn't affected.

Then he reached into the water with his right hand, picked up a dark worm, and threw it onto the deck.

"Water beetles? They're huge." Wu Xie leaned over and took a look.

When Wu Sansheng came to his senses and looked at the scene, his expression changed drastically.

"They're corpse beetles!"

Wu Xie looked at Wu Sansheng with a confused expression.

"These insects eat carrion, and they're so big, there must be a forest of corpses upstream!"

"Ah!" Wu Sansheng's words startled Da Kui so much that he sat down on the deck, crushing the insect to death.

So frightened, he scrambled to the side.

"Da Kui, you..." Pan Zi shouted sternly, wanting to teach him a lesson.

Wu Sansheng's expression was also unpleasant, but he still spoke up, "This is the last time."

The small boat continued forward, the dull sound of the bells still ringing intermittently.

Another shadow gathered in the water, and I intended to bypass it as I had done before.

Wu Xie, ever the curious child, observes the water's surface.

Suddenly, she grabbed Wu Wei's arm, "Brother, look there!"

Looking in the direction Wu Xie pointed, there was the boatman!

Half of its body remained stranded by the water cave, attracting a swarm of corpse beetles.

Black Bear sneered, "Looks like they wanted to harm us. They probably ran into something and lost their lives."

"Splash!" A huge corpse beetle pounced on it, as big as a human head.

They headed straight for Wu Xie!

"Boom!"

It was Hei Xiazi who fired the shot, shattering the corpse beetle's head with a single blow.

Another corpse beetle crawled up, and Wu Wei, who was blocking Wu Xie's way, kicked it onto the deck.

Zhang Qiling reacted quickly, inserting two fingers into the insect's body and pulling out a thin white thread.

The insect immediately stopped moving.

"The saying 'Blind in the South, Mute in the North' is truly well-deserved!" Pan Zi exclaimed.

On the rear end of the corpse beetle, there was a hexagonal copper wind chime about the size of a fist.

Wu Xie touched it slightly, making a tinkling sound that was bewitching and unsettling to those around him.

"It seems the sound is coming from here." This was also the first time Wu Sansheng had ever seen this kind of creature.

When bronze artifacts are combined with animals, the animals are still alive.

"If it's dead, don't leave it on the boat." Da Kui was timid and wanted to kick the corpse beetle into the water.

Wu Wei quickly stopped him, "Don't touch it, it's not dead yet."

Zhang Qiling looked coldly at Da Kui, "It eats rotten flesh and has the aura of corpses. We'll need it to get out."

Da Kui shrank his neck, picked up the pole, and watched Wu Sansheng hang the huge carrion beetle on the bow of the boat.

Panzi and Da Kui rowed the boat with all their might.

Without the sound of bells, only the quiet murmur of flowing water remained in the cave.

Suddenly, Hei Xiazi said, "We've arrived at the Corpse Forest."

In the dark, a bear's eyesight is far superior to that of an ordinary person.

Looking ahead, everyone saw faint green lights, like will-o'-the-wisps.

As the boat passed through this spot, it went through a small cave and then suddenly opened up into a bright and spacious area.

"Mother!" Da Kui was so frightened that his legs went weak and he collapsed onto the boat.

The abnormal guide above Wu Wei's head also lit up.

In front of them was a large cave, where the water flow became more than twice as wide.

The shallow waters on both sides were covered with lush, green, decaying corpses.

Several carrion beetles occasionally peeked out from within, feasting heartily.

"There's a coffin over there." Black Bear saw it from a great distance.

After carefully paddling for a while longer, Wu Wei finally saw the coffin in Hei Xiazi's mouth.

The crystal coffin was lush green, and there seemed to be a white-clad corpse in the middle.

"99, how else can we collect them besides touching them?" Wu Wei really didn't want to touch these things.

"Following the last upgrade, it can now use blood as a catalyst to absorb energy."

!

That would be even worse. With so many people, including Zhang Qiling and Hei Xiazi, the presence of the Qilin bloodline would definitely be exposed.

The Zhang family can protect the little Qilin, but the Wu family may not.

If word gets out, the Wang family will also be watching him.

As the boat passed by the coffin, Wu Wei reached out and touched it.

"Absorbed."

Fortunately, this level shouldn't be too high, so you don't need to touch it for a long time.

Turning his head, Zhang Qiling stared at him, her gaze disapproving.

Wu Wei quickly withdrew his hand and gave Zhang Qiling an awkward smile.

Panzi suddenly pointed to the other side and shouted:

"They have them over there too!"

Sure enough, following the direction Pan Zi pointed, there was another crystal coffin.

The coffin door was wide open, and it was empty!

"The body inside is gone!" Wu Sansheng gasped.