Tomb raiders: You stole my little Qilin?

Wu Wei felt Hei Xiazi's gaze and looked away.

He recounted his experience in the tomb in a normal tone, and concluded by saying:

"We ran into someone from the Wang family in the side hall."

"The Wang family?" Hei Xiazi and Zhang Qiling spoke almost simultaneously.

"He was a middle-aged man with a phoenix tattoo. He rushed out of the side hall and attacked me with a knife without saying a word. Xiaohua and I worked together to defeat him."

"Are you injured?" Black Bear's voice turned cold, and he tapped his fingers lightly twice on the stone table.

"No," Wu Wei shook his head.

Zhang Qiling's gaze swept over Wu Wei twice, confirming that he wasn't lying, before she looked away.

"There's one more thing."

After thinking for a moment, Wu Wei decided to also mention the young man he had encountered in the tomb.

"Besides the Wang family, I also met a person surnamed Zhang."

This time, both Hei Xiazi and Wu Wei's gazes fell on Zhang Qiling.

Zhang Qiling frowned slightly: "What did he say to you?"

"They didn't say much. They just seemed to recognize my lineage, asked my name, and then left."

Recalling the young man's actions, Wu Wei added:

"Before leaving, he said he would come to see me in a while. He said something like, 'They will be very happy.'"

Black Bear crossed his arms and spoke in a sarcastic tone:

"Maybe they're here to kidnap him. The Zhang family finally found a little Qilin that had been lost and wandering outside; how could they not be tempted?"

Zhang Qiling slammed his palm on the stone table, which trembled with a dull sound.

Zhang Qiling's eyes were a little cold, it was hard to tell whether it was anger or worry.

He knew better than anyone that once the Zhang family bloodline was scattered outside, there would always be clansmen who wanted to find them and bring them back to their ancestral home.

But he didn't want Wu Wei to go back.

The Zhang family has too many rules, and he didn't want Wu Wei to be burdened with responsibilities and shackles.

He didn't want Wu Wei to leave his side.

Wu Wei said he would always be with him, always.

Wu Wei was startled by his palm strike; he rarely saw Zhang Qiling so emotionally expressive.

Wu Wei quickly raised three fingers, his expression utterly sincere: "I won't leave, I promise."

Zhang Qiling looked at Wu Wei, the turmoil in his eyes gradually subsided, and he returned to calm.

Hei Xiazi watched this scene from the side, a smile curving his lips.

His tone was tinged with sarcasm: "Heh, you made that promise to the mute pretty quickly."

"Then I'll promise you too?" Wu Wei turned his head and smiled at Hei Xiazi.

Black Bear turned his head away, picked up his water glass to hide the slight, uncontrollable smile on his face:

"No need. Go wherever you want, the blind man doesn't care."

"Really?" Wu Wei leaned closer and tilted his head to look at him.

Black Bear gently pushed his face away: "Have you finished drinking water and rested enough? If you've rested enough, get to work. We'll clean the house today."

Zhang Qiling and Hei Xiazi had just returned yesterday. The house had been uninhabited for so long that it was covered in a layer of dust.

Wu Wei was pushed backward and obediently stood up to grab the broom.

Hei Xiazi clenched his hands, feeling the touch on Wu Wei's face, and lowered his eyelashes.

He wondered if being Wu Wei's friend and elder would be the only way to maintain a lasting relationship.

"Come quick!"

Wu Wei called out to the two people sitting on the stone bench, waving his broom quickly, sending dust flying through the air.

Black Bear suppressed his inner turmoil and watched the dust fill the air.

"Wu Wei! You're sweeping, not practicing martial arts, slow down!"

Zhang Qiling filled a basin with water and gently wiped the photo frames of the three of them.

After wiping, I poured the water out directly.

Like a ghost appearing behind Hei Xiazi, he said, "Dumb guy, can't you wipe the other things too?"

Zhang Qiling looked around and said, "Oh."

They went out to fetch water again.

Black Bear looked at the two of them with a headache, wondering if they were reliable or not.

"I'm going out to buy groceries."

The two people who were busy doing nothing inside nodded.

Black Bear's worried instructions:

"You two sweep the yard, mop the floor inside the house, and wipe the dust off the countertops."

Wu said, "Okay!"

Zhang Qiling: "Oh."

The two of them busied themselves for a while, and although the process wasn't perfect, they managed to clean it up eventually.

When Hei Xiazi returned, he looked at the fairly tidy yard and nodded in approval.

It was still quite hot at midday in early autumn. After the three of them finished eating, Wu Wei went to the alley entrance and bought three ice creams.

The three of them leaned back on the sofa, took a bite, and the cool, refreshing sensation made them all let out a long sigh of relief.

A comedy was playing on TV. Wu Wei, who has a low threshold for laughter, was laughing so hard he was almost falling over.

Zhang Qiling moved closer to Wu Wei so that he could lean on his shoulder.

Wu Wei leaned against him, shifting to a more comfortable position.

Suddenly remembering the bear next to him, he patted the spot beside him and called out, "Blind, come quick!"

"What?" Black Bear asked, approaching with a puzzled look.

After Hei Xiazi sat down, Wu Wei put his arm around his shoulder and let him lean on his shoulder.

Wu Wei then leaned on Zhang Qiling's shoulder, and the three of them lined up like a signal, from tallest to shortest.

"Are you comfortable?" Wu asked Hei Xiazi.

"……good."

Hei Xiazi is a little taller than Wu Wei, so this posture is actually a bit awkward.

But Wu Wei put his arm around his shoulder, letting him lean against him.

The body heat emanated through the thin fabric, making Hei Xiazi unable to resist touching it and unwilling to leave.

Zhang Qiling, weighed down by the combined weight of the two people: "..."

After the movie ended, Zhang Qiling's shoulders were numb, so he got up and shrugged.

He glanced at the two of them, then stopped watching TV and went back to his room on his own.

Wu Wei and Hei Xiazi exchanged a glance, "Hahahaha..."

After dinner, Wu Wei returned to his room.

The phone rang; it was Wu Xie.

"Little Evil?"

"Brother," Wu Xie's voice was hoarse.

"What's wrong?" Wu Wei asked lazily.

Wu Xie took a deep breath and said, "I miss you so much."

"Haha, it's like we've been apart for ages."

Wu Xie, on the other end, didn't know why his hand had involuntarily made a phone call to Wu Wei.

He wanted to say something, but he didn't dare.

All I can do is repeat, over and over again, I miss you so much.

Wu Wei, thinking Wu Xie had encountered some trouble, asked anxiously:

"What happened? What went wrong?"

"No, there's nothing at all." Wu Xie calmed himself down.

"I had a nightmare."

Wu Wei breathed a sigh of relief. "You scared me half to death."

"Want me to come over?"

"Okay." Wu Xie called hurriedly and then hung up just as quickly.

She feared that Wu Wei was unaware of her longing, yet she also feared that Wu Wei would understand her longing.

Wu Wei was a little worried about Wu Xie, so he called Wu Erbai again.

He mentioned Wu Xie's unusual behavior today and asked Wu Erbai to keep an eye on it.

Wu Erbai was silent for a moment, then said, "I understand."

She then told Wu Wei, "He's all grown up now, he can take care of himself, you don't need to pay so much attention to him."

After saying that, he hung up.

Wu Wei was speechless. Why did one or two of them hang up on him today?