Tomb raiding: Trying to become a little painter

Chapter 23 Successful Reunion

"Oh my! Master Hua is so clever. No wonder he is the leader of the Xie family of the Nine Gates. He is truly remarkable!"

Hei Xiazi didn't refute Xie Yuchen's words, but instead smiled and praised him, making light of the situation.

Watching the two praise each other, Qin Henian looked down at the sand on the ground that was trying to get on his robe. He gently patted his outer robe with his hand, and instantly an invisible aura covered the entire robe, preventing any sand from getting close.

"Tie them up!"

A cool, deep voice came from the side. Qin Henian raised an eyebrow and looked at Zhang Qilin, who had spoken. He saw that Zhang Qilin was not looking at him, but was looking down at the hem of his robe.

"Cough cough...No need, no need, it won't get dirty."

Upon hearing the reply, Zhang Qilin's eyes revealed some confusion. He continued to stare at Qin Henian's robe, and slowly he noticed a problem: it seemed that the sand and dust did not drift onto Qin Henian's body, let alone stick to it and get dirty.

After waiting for about half an hour in the darkness, two beams of light shone from A Ning's camp into the Devil City. They grew brighter and brighter until they formed a cone shape and slowly shrank. Soon after, two figures, one tall and one fat, walked towards them.

"It seems Wu Sanxing is quite well prepared this time. With the three of you in A Ning's team, and others following behind, isn't he worried about not having any subordinates to rely on?"

Upon recognizing the newcomer, Xie Yuchen narrowed his eyes, unable to help but sigh at the cunning and scheming of the older generation...

"Hey! Look at all those people up ahead, who are they? I feel like something's missing, Fatty?"

Approaching them from the darkness was a huge man with a bright smile like a chrysanthemum. He had a large face that made him look like a smiling tiger, with two parts resembling a Maitreya Buddha and eight parts resembling a laughing tiger. As soon as the fat man opened his mouth, he started babbling at them.

Next to the fat man was a tall, muscular man with a muscular physique who looked like a brave and strong guy. He also walked closer to the fat man side by side.

After approaching and scanning the group, both of them had some doubts in their eyes. Since there were many people in A Ning's group, they didn't dare to get too close, so they were still not quite sure why someone was missing from the group.

"Hey buddy, where did Tianzhen go? Aren't you two hanging out together?"

Before Wang Pangzi came over, he was still thinking about how to explain to Wu Xie that he had come to do this big job. Wu Sanye had made clear arrangements for him. But as soon as they met up, he immediately realized that his little innocent friend was not in the group at all.

"She went with A-Ning."

Zhang Qilin's previously unfocused and absent-minded gaze was immediately pulled back, and he hesitated for a moment before answering Fatty Wang's question.

what?

"Dude! Are you kidding me? How could Tianzhen be walking with that bitch Aning? Wait... no way... little Tianzhen has been bewitched by that bitch Aning again!"

Fatty Wang looked indignant and frustrated. He couldn't understand why Wu Xie would go with someone when he clearly knew what kind of woman A Ning was.

“…”

No one responded. Knowing his brother's temper, Fatty Wang could only shut up awkwardly and then turn to the other side.

"Hey, is this Flower Master? And Black Master too! And who's this over there?"

Fatty Wang's gaze fell on Qin Henian, his eyes scrutinizing him, and Pan Zi beside him also looked on with a strange expression.

Both of them might have had some doubts in their hearts, but looking at the people around them, who were basically their own people, they figured that people their own people could bring along must be trustworthy.

Mainly, Fatty Wang trusted his brother wouldn't harm Wu Xie, so he was less wary. Besides, Wu Xie was good-looking, with a high level of attractiveness! And in that ancient costume, he looked absolutely stunning! As for Pan Zi, he simply thought the person opposite him looked rather "delicate," so even if it was one of those people, he could easily handle them.

In his mind, Fatty Wang had already labeled Qin Henian as a handsome and delicate young master.

"This guy...aren't you going to introduce him to Fatty?! Dude, that's not fair of you!"

"When did you come to know such a handsome, dashing, and noble young master in ancient costume?"

Fatty Wang blinked repeatedly, gesturing for people to introduce him, while simultaneously asking questions and praising others—a two-pronged approach.

"Hey fatso, why do you keep talking like you can't keep your mouth shut? Don't you know what kind of person Zhang the mute is? Asking him is pointless, you might as well just ask me, the blind man!"

Hei Xiazi chuckled and teased Wang Pangzi, casually putting his hand on Qin Henian's shoulder as he spoke, subtly offering his services.

Tsk tsk... Qin Henian listened to the back-and-forth conversation while turning his head to look at the large hand resting on his right shoulder. It was warm and strange. Qin Henian wondered to himself... Could this blind guy be suffering from internal heat? His palms are burning. Maybe I should get him some medicine to cool down when we get back.

"Hey, you might as well just ask him directly, Mr. Black, please don't bother me!"

After saying that, Fatty Wang walked over to where Qin Henian was standing and stood in front of him with a bright smile on his face.

"Hey buddy, your outfit is pretty unique!"

Qin Henian frowned slightly upon hearing this, his eyes revealing his dissatisfaction.

You've got the seniority wrong! I'm the little princess here!!!

"Humph!"

Qin Henian grumbled and turned his head away from the chubby boy in front of him, clearly showing that he didn't want to talk to him.

"Hey, hey, hey? What kind of attitude is that, young man! I, Fatty, have come here to greet you sincerely!"

Fatty Wang didn't like to fawn over people who treated him badly, and he looked somewhat angry.

"You don't want to look for Wu Xie anymore? If you don't want to, then keep dawdling. I'm leaving now."

Qin Henian didn't want to pay any attention to this rude chubby boy. He lifted his leg and walked into the night, where he could see more clearly without a flashlight.

Snap! Snap! Snap…

The footsteps faded into the distance, and the group behind them looked at each other in bewilderment. Even Zhang Qilin, who was usually lost in thought, had a look of confusion and bewilderment in his eyes before he immediately followed.

"Let's go! He Nian, wait for me, the blind man!"

Meanwhile, Wu Xie's situation was a bit tricky. His group had all boarded the ancient ship that was wedged in the mountain crevice. The wooden deck of the ancient ship had long since rotted away, and people could not step on it at all. They all shone their flashlights and crawled in one by one through the broken holes in the ship's hull.

Click! boom!

"Ouch!"

Suddenly, Wu Xie stepped on a piece of rotten wood, slipped and fell, instantly creating a hole in the deck, where Wu Xie's thigh got stuck.

"Ah Ning, help me up!"

Upon hearing Wu Xie's voice, A Ning looked utterly dejected. She bent down, reached out, and grabbed Wu Xie's arm, lifting him up with a quick, swift motion.

"Are you alright? This boat is old, so you need to be careful when stepping on it!"

"I'm not just telling Wu Xie to remember this, everyone should be careful."

After this incident, Ah Ning reminded everyone.