Tomb raiders: You stole my little Qilin?

Class 1, Grade 6 of the Affiliated Primary School in Hangzhou.

Wu Wei sat in the first row, listening to the teacher on stage rambling on about summer vacation precautions, his mind blank.

He has been in this world for six years.

Initially, Wu's family couldn't find his non-existent parents, so they left him to recover from his injuries.

It seems that Wu Wei's usual efforts to gain favor had an effect. After recovering from his injury, Wu Erbai had someone examine his physical constitution, adopted him, and named him Wu Wei, just like in his previous life.

To be fair, the Wu family treated him quite well. Wu Erbai and Wu Sansheng were basically treated the same, and when they visited Wu Laogou during holidays, they were also very friendly to him.

The system has also analyzed their purpose, which is nothing more than to cultivate an assistant for Wu Xie.

Wu Wei accepted this well. Even though he knew the child was not his own, he was willing to raise him and let him study and learn skills. Wu Wei was very grateful for this kindness.

Even if there are other motives, it doesn't matter. The system's mission is to follow the plot and collect abnormal energy from the world. It must protect Wu Xie's safety.

"Ring ring ring ring..."

The school bell rang, and the last class for sixth graders came to an end.

Wu Wei has finally shed his elementary school student identity. Over the past few years, he has been pretending to be childish among elementary school students and almost became genuinely childish.

After greeting a few familiar kids and seeing their tearful eyes as they looked at him because of their elementary school graduation, Wu Wei turned and walked away coldly with his schoolbag on his back.

Hmph, childish.

Wu Erbai had been waiting at the school gate for quite a while. Hearing the school bell ring, he looked at Erjing, and the two exchanged a knowing smile.

Chong Wuwei, who dislikes going to school, will definitely be one of the first students to leave.

Sure enough, a figure rushed out of the teaching building first.

The boy had begun to grow taller, and his loose clothes made him appear somewhat thin.

His black hair flowed as he ran, his eyebrows were sharp and clean, his bone structure was handsome, but his peach blossom eyes were adorned with tenderness, suppressing his coldness.

Upon seeing Erjing, his eyes lit up, and he greeted him familiarly as "Uncle Erjing."

Erjing smiled and nodded, gesturing for him to look at the back seat.

Sure enough, they heard the boy's delighted voice: "Dad, you're back?"

Wu Erbai waved for him to come in, and Erjing started the car.

"Just got back."

In recent years, Wu Erbai has become increasingly busy.

From the moment Wu Sansheng and Xie Lianhuan switched identities, he raced against time to sever the Wu family's connections between the underworld and the legitimate world.

Wu Wei completely immersed himself in the role of a 12-year-old child and hugged Wu Erbai's arm.

He had to act completely like a dependent child. Wu Erbai was too shrewd; he couldn't let him notice anything amiss.

"Dad, I'm on summer vacation now. Can you take me with you next time you go out?"

Wu Erbai shook his head and began to explain the next steps.

"I'm leaving tomorrow. Your third uncle will take you and Xiao Xie with you this summer."

"Huh?" Wu Wei puffed out one cheek and shouted "Ah!" with great intonation.

"Slap!" A light slap landed on Wu Wei's arm as Wu Erbai unleashed a classic parental question.

"How did you do on the final exams? If you've slipped, you need to practice more!"

After several years of getting along, Wu Erbai no longer felt the estrangement he had initially felt towards Wu Wei; the two were more like a real father and son.

Wu Wei looked at Wu Erbai with resentment, but said to Erjing:

"Uncle Erjing, look at this! This isn't a pickup; it's clearly because they're worried I won't want to spend time with them during summer vacation and they want me to do extra practice!"

Erjing suppressed a laugh as he drove, not wanting to disturb the father and son behind him.

"Alright, since you've said that, then if you regress, you'll have to double your training." Wu Erbai didn't spoil the child at all.

"Uncle Erjing, Uncle Erjing, say something, Uncle Erjing!" Wu Wei wailed towards the driver's seat.

Erjing finally spoke up: "Second Master, if you make progress, how about giving the Second Master a reward?"

Wu Erbai glared at Wu Wei, "For the sake of your Uncle Erjing, if you improve, I'll take you to Changsha when I get back."

"Awoo!" Wu Wei cheered and took out his report card from his schoolbag.

Wu Erbai took it and glanced at it. "You've improved. Also, don't imitate your brother Xiaoman. What's all the commotion about?"

As they were talking, the car arrived at the Wu family's house.

Erjing went to park the car, and the father and son walked inside side by side.

"Go change your clothes. I'm going to talk to your third uncle about something. We'll have dinner at seven."

Wu Wei nodded. "Then I'll go to Dad."

As Wu Erbai watched his retreating figure, a smile flashed in his eyes. In the first year, this child was not close to anyone and was very guarded. But in the past few years, he has become more and more cheerful and likable.

Back in his room, Wu Wei threw his backpack down and sprawled out on the bed, mentally calling out to the system.

"Little Nine, is Master Xie Jiu dead?"

Today, after Wu Erbai said he would take him to Changsha, he felt something was off.

His only trip to Changsha was when Wu Laogou took him and Wu Xie to visit Er Yuehong, and they also encountered Xie Yuchen along the way.

Wu Xie, that little fangirl, insisted on calling someone "pretty little sister" just because she saw them in costume and makeup.

None of the adults corrected him, so Wu Wei remained silent.

Based on the plot triggered by the system, it should be that Master Xie Jiu passed away this year.

"Ding-dong, Master Xie is still alive."

"Wu Erbai has never taken me out to play."

"Could it be that you two have gotten along better, and he's just taking you out to play?" the system analyzed based on the data.

"Not sure, let's wait and see. There shouldn't be any danger."

Wu Wei was really wary; he was grateful to Wu Erbai, but also wary of him.

"The host has not used the first lottery draw opportunity given by the system. Do you wish to draw now?"

999 has never seen such a patient host before; he hasn't drawn a lottery ticket in six years.

"Let's wait and see. If nothing unexpected happens, my 'Third Uncle' will cause trouble soon."

Wu Wei guessed correctly; Wu Sansheng was currently discussing with Wu Erbai about taking him down into the tomb.

"Second Brother, don't worry, it's just a small tomb, there's no danger. It's just to show Xiaowei around," Wu Sansheng persuaded.

Wu Erbai hesitated for a moment, "Let's wait a few more years, he's too young now."

Wu Sansheng said anxiously, "Second Brother! Grandpa won't let Xiao Xie participate, and you won't let Xiao Wei participate either? What will happen to the Wu family in the future?"

He softened his tone, "Don't worry, Xiao Wei has been practicing martial arts for several years. My people will protect him. They will have to deal with these things eventually. Don't forget about the shadows..."

"Alright," Wu Erbai interrupted him, "Take Wu Wei with you and protect him."

"Don't worry, second brother. There are only two of them in this generation of the Wu family. I know what I'm doing."

Wu Sansheng was in a good mood after getting the answer he wanted. He checked the time and it was almost seven o'clock. He then went to the restaurant with Wu Erbai.

When they arrived, the two children were already whispering to each other in the restaurant. They stood up and greeted them.

"Dad, Third Uncle."

"Second Uncle, Third Uncle."

After everyone sat down, Wu Erbai gestured to the servants to serve the dishes.

The Wu family's dinner was not extravagant; it consisted of six dishes plus a sweet soup that the children loved.

Wu Wei reached out and served Wu Xie a bowl of yam and corn soup, and Wu Xie gave a sweet smile despite having a missing tooth.

"Thank you, brother."

Wu Xie is just nine years old this year. He has gone through a full cycle of losing his baby teeth, and now it's his turn to lose his front teeth.

"Cough, cough, it's okay, I'll help you pick up the vegetables you can't reach."

Wu Wei couldn't hold back any longer and turned away to chuckle.

Sure enough, I found it funny no matter how many times I watched it.

Wu Xie realized that Wu Wei was looking at his teeth and gave him a resentful glance.

Wu Wei then gave him another piece of spare rib as compensation, which finally coaxed him back.

Wu Xie continued to whisper to him:

"Brother, Xiaoman really has a girlfriend. I hid the bone I gave him last night, and this morning I saw him give the bone to the little white dog on another street."

Wu Xie is in third grade this year. His vacation started earlier than Wu Wei's. He's mischievous at home, which makes Xiao Man run around outside every day and never come home.

Wu Wei continued, "Tomorrow we'll follow him and see if Xiaobai has an owner. If not, we'll bring it home and raise it, so that these loving dogs can finally be together."

Wu Sansheng couldn't stand it anymore. What was all this nonsense?

"Who taught you to use idioms like that?"

Neither of them was afraid of their third uncle. They both knew that Wu Sansheng was a paper tiger, while Wu Erbai was the real fox.

Wu Xie continued to cuddle with Wu Wei.

"Brother, I'll sleep with you tonight, and tomorrow morning I'll take you to meet Xiaoman's girlfriend."

"Okay, let's eat and then go to bed early."