Tomb raiding: Today is another day I don't want to go home.

Chapter 142 Childhood Friend Xie Ziyang

Zhang Qiling, dozens of kilometers away, seemed to sense something and looked towards the Qinling Mountains, but all he could see were numerous mountain ranges shrouded in white mist; the Qinling Mountains were nowhere to be seen...

Zhang Qiling touched his chest, and a strange sensation spread through his blood, warming his expression and calming his emotions.

Qi Yu looked at Zhang Qiling's emotional fluctuations reflected in the system data and knew that his master was comforting Zhang Qiling in his own way. His worries gradually subsided. He looked at the two figures on the first floor of the guesthouse and gently reminded them, "Be careful of Wu Xie's childhood friend. His aura is not right."

"Okay," Zhang Qiling replied, snapping out of her daze.

"That group of tomb raiders didn't appear according to the original plan. When do you plan to join Wu Xie and his group?"

Zhang Qiling knew that Qi Yu had already stopped using honorifics, and as Yan Huai's... uh, system, this was also a form of protection and recognition.

"Wait a little longer."

Zhang Qiling had a premonition that Wu Xie's appearance here was not a coincidence. If someone had deliberately arranged it, or tacitly approved of Wu Xie's arrival, then the upcoming trip to the Qinling Mountains might affect what Yan Huai was going to do. He couldn't bring any uncertainties with him, and if necessary, he would stop it.

"...Fine, but you can't go back on your word! You made a deal with me!"

"Well, no."

Zhang Qiling knew who he came to the Qinling Mountains for, so the others were irrelevant to him, and Qi Yu's worries were completely unnecessary.

Meanwhile, Wu Xie, who was still unaware of his own situation, was looking at his childhood friend Xie Ziyang on the first floor of the guesthouse with a puzzled expression.

"So, you and your cousin also stumbled upon that place by accident?"

"No, no, that's right!"

Sitting opposite Wu Xie was his childhood friend, Xie Ziyang, nicknamed Lao Yang. He was a rascal with a stutter, but he was very good at conning people. He had worked as a tomb raider and had been imprisoned for three years. He had just been released a month ago and had contacted Wu Xie through his third uncle's shop.

The two were kindred spirits. Wu Xie wanted to figure out why the bell on Lao Yang's ear was so similar in appearance to the one they encountered in the Corpse Cave in Dongyi. Of course, there was also the truth and reason behind his third uncle's sudden disappearance in the underwater tomb and his subsequent reappearance in Changsha.

Lao Yang was after one thing: money, and a lot of money, four million. Wu Xie had no idea what he wanted so much money for!

"That place is really weird. My cousin and I walked for days and nights without finding the way. In the end, we just followed the path and found an ancient road that suddenly appeared and we were able to get in."

"Since it's so hard to find, are you sure that mark you claimed could last at least thirty years is still there?"

Wu Xie sighed, realizing he couldn't trust anyone at all. He should have done his research before setting off, instead of blindly trusting this unreliable childhood friend now.

"Don't worry! If I say I'll find it, I definitely will!"

Lao Yang patted his chest confidently, his speech no longer stammering, and a somewhat meaningful expression appeared on his face. However, Wu Xie did not notice any of this. He secretly decided that before entering the Qinling Mountains tomorrow, he should first find a local to understand the situation, so that he could decide on the next step if Lao Yang could not find any markers.

Thinking about all these random thoughts, Wu Xie and Xie Ziyang finished their simple meal, returned to their room, washed up, and fell asleep peacefully.

However, some people are destined to be sleepless tonight.