Tomb raiders: You stole my little Qilin?

The next day, Wu Wei slept until noon.

I got back too late yesterday, so I took a shower and went to bed without eating anything.

At this moment, my stomach started to protest, making an uncontrollable rumbling sound.

Wu Xie was still sleeping soundly on the other half of the bed, showing no signs of waking up.

Wu Wei quietly put on his clothes and went to find food.

It was lunchtime, and there were quite a few people eating.

Wu asked the boss to make him a simple bowl of noodles, hoping to get the meal done quickly.

The phone rang while I was waiting.

Wu Wei picked it up. The caller ID read: Dad.

He peeled a piece of chocolate, put it in his mouth, and answered the phone with a slurred voice.

"Hey, Dad."

Hearing his muffled voice, Wu Erbai asked, "Eating?"

"Waiting for food, let me have a piece of chocolate to tide me over."

Wu Wei also loves chocolate, and even said that Wu Xie's bad habits were learned from him.

However, since he never had cavities, Wu Erbai didn't forbid it.

"Is your injury any better?"

"It was just a minor scratch, it's healed a long time ago."

Wu Erbai was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "Your third uncle told me something."

Wu Wei sat up straight immediately.

That big mouth of an uncle, I should give him a heads-up beforehand!

"You knew?"

Wu Erbai's voice was very restrained, "What are you thinking?"

Wu Wei, unable to discern Wu Erbai's emotions, deliberately said, "What can we do then? Go back to the Zhang family, after all, we have Zhang family blood in our veins..."

"Bullshit!" Wu Erbai interrupted before he could finish, his lifelong cunning completely ruined.

"So what if you bleed the Zhang family blood? I raised you from a baby."

"All these years of friendship can't compare to the people of your tribe you just met?"

Wu Erbai transformed into a raging dragon and spewed fire at Wu Wei.

Wu Wei held his phone further away, as the vibration was making his ears hurt.

His dad, who's usually as cunning as a fox, was so angry today that he started swearing.

"He's broken down." 999 silently added insult to injury.

"Who could stay calm in this situation? The fact that my dad isn't cursing the Zhang family for losing their child shows how much self-control he has."

Wu Wei understood this quite well.

Wu Erbai continued to break down in his defenses: "I haven't looked for you for so many years. I finally raised you, and now they're coming knocking on our door?"

Wu Wei couldn't help but speak up for the Zhang family, "My third uncle told you, right? I should be a descendant of the Zhang family members who have gone into seclusion, and they don't even know that."

As soon as Wu Wei finished speaking, Wu Erbai got even angrier, his voice so loud it seemed to pierce the microphone.

"You still speak up for them? You actually dare to speak up for them? You, you..."

Wu Wei quickly grabbed his phone and went outside to avoid becoming a laughingstock.

Hearing Wu Erbai's heavy breathing on the other end, he immediately admitted his mistake.

"I'm just kidding, Dad. Where could I go? I'd definitely stay by your side."

Wu Erbai sneered, "You change your tune so quickly. You were just saying you wanted to go back to the Zhang family."

"Wasn't it you who tested me first?" Wu Wei said, sounding a little aggrieved.

"How can I say what I think? You should just say: I raised you, so you're my son. If you have any other thoughts, I'll break your legs!"

Wu Erbai fell silent, and Wu Wei countered with a question:

"Aren't you going to let me go home?"

Wu Erbai snorted coldly, "Who can stop you? You've almost turned Erjingdu to your side."

Wu Wei replied matter-of-factly, "That's right, the title of 'Second Master' isn't given lightly."

Wu Wei's sense of entitlement probably gave Wu Erbai a greater sense of security.

"Stop talking nonsense. Go home as soon as you're done. What kind of person are you, sleeping in the open like this?"

"Okay, I'll visit you in Beijing this time." Wu Wei behaved very obediently, always trying to coax his father.

"I'll come back with Erjing then." Wu Erbai hadn't seen Wu Wei for a while.

Wu Wei readily agreed and then coaxed Wu Erbai with a few more words.

He didn't hang up the phone until the taste of chocolate had completely disappeared from his mouth.

"Comrade, your noodles are ready!" the boss called out to Wu Wei from afar.

"Here it is." Wu Wei picked up the noodles, soothing his hungry stomach.

Another hour later, Wu Xie woke up and went downstairs to eat something.

Wu Sansheng then gathered everyone together and prepared to return.

The fat man mentioned that he came from another direction over the mountain, which was a longer route, but safer.

Wu Sansheng suggested they follow the fat man's path, and no one objected.

No one wanted to go through the Corpse Cave again, not even Wu Wei, who knew there was no more abnormal energy inside.

Following the mountain path that the fat man had taken, the journey took more than two hours longer than the journey to the Corpse Cave.

But the journey was smooth, and we didn't encounter anything strange.

In the afternoon, they returned to the small restaurant where they had met.

Wu Sansheng's men, whom he had arranged in advance, had already arrived. Several of them drove three SUVs and parked in front of the restaurant.

Hei Xiazi and Zhang Qiling's own car was also there; they had left it there before setting off.

Everyone stuffed their backpacks into the trunk, and it was time to say goodbye.

Wu Sansheng, along with Wu Wei, Wu Xie, and Pan Zi, was saying goodbye to Hei Xiazi, Zhang Qiling, and the others.

"Brother, Boss Hei, you've had a tough journey."

"The price will be as we agreed. I'll have Panzi transfer it to you when we get back."

Black Bear remained as carefree as ever, acting as Zhang Qiling's "spokesperson": "Boss Wu is a straightforward guy, come find us again next time you need work."

Wu Sansheng waved to them, beckoning Wu Wei and Wu Xie to walk towards his car.

"Let's go, get in the car, get in the car."

He couldn't wait to take Wu Wei away so that Wu Wei and Zhang Qiling wouldn't develop feelings for each other.

As soon as the car door opened, Zhang Qiling suddenly reached out and grabbed Wu Wei's arm.

"Come with me." The tone was calm, as if it were a matter of course.

Wu Xie reacted quickly, grabbing Wu Wei's other arm almost simultaneously.

"My brother went back to the Wu family."

Zhang Qiling glanced at Wu Xie but ignored him.

But then he turned his gaze back to Wu Wei, calm yet persistent.

"Oh dear, this is kidnapping someone."

Wang Pangzi and Pan Zi, who were naturally friendly, spent the night together and became much closer.

He leaned close to Panzi and whispered, "Brother Pan, what's going on?"

Pan Zi watched with concern as the young master was being pulled to one side by someone, and had no mind to explain things to him in detail.

He waved his hand dismissively, saying, "It's just a family matter."

Wu Sansheng stood quietly next to Wu Xie.

He chimed in, "Let's go, your dad told me to take you home as soon as possible."

Hei Xiazi was displeased upon hearing this, and stood next to Zhang Qiling with his arms crossed:

"Boss Wu, that's not a very fair way to put it."

"We mute folks finally met someone from our tribe, but we barely exchanged a few words before they took him away?"

Wu Sansheng glanced at him. "That's because he doesn't talk much!"

"Uh..." Hei Xiazi choked for a moment, unable to refute this.

A subtle silence filled the air; neither side was willing to back down even a step.

Wu Wei stood in the middle, with Zhang Qiling on his left and Wu Xie on his right.

Both of them wouldn't let go of him, and finally, exasperated, he couldn't help but speak up: "Can I say something first?"