Tomb Raiding: My Family's Last Clan Chief is Little Brother

Chapter 183 Wish you good luck
Zhang Wuxun glanced at the time and then dialed a number.

Good evening, Miss Aning.

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Back at the Haicheng branch office, a phone call pulled Aning back to reality from the tedious documents. She took out her phone from her pocket, saw that the caller ID was unknown, and was about to hang up when she suddenly remembered something and answered the call.

"Hello? Who is it?"

Good evening, Miss Aning.

A clear, gentle voice came from the other end of the phone, sounding slightly hoarse due to electromagnetic interference.

Ah Ning frowned. The voice seemed somewhat familiar. She could count the number of people who knew her private number on one hand, and she had just given her number to Wu Xiaoxie today, so this person must be…

"You are Zhang Wuxun."

Ah Ning's tone was very certain.

Zhang Wuxun chuckled softly, "Miss Aning is indeed clever."

Ah Ning succinctly asked, "Why are you calling me? Where is Boss Wu?"

"Hmm... that's a bit of a sudden question," Zhang Wuxun said lazily, leaning against the artificial hill. "But I've decided not to answer you."

Ah Ning rolled her eyes. "Get to the point. I'm busy and don't have time to listen to your nonsense."

“Alright, alright.” Zhang Wuxun’s tone became serious. “I want to make a deal with you.”

"Why?" Ah Ning asked, puzzled, her eyes darting around. "Tell me the details of the transaction first."

Zhang Wuxun looked up at the sky. He had just said that the moon was round when a cloud drifted in from somewhere and covered most of it. The cloud wasn't very thick, and the moonlight shone through the thin edges, like decoration, casting a large patch of hazy, misty yellow.

"Your life." Zhang Wuxun closed his eyes slightly, concealing the indifference within them.

What? Ah Ning could hardly believe her ears. She sneered, "Mr. Zhang, I don't think this joke is funny at all."

Zhang Wuxun sighed, "Are you already planning to send someone to the Golmud Sanatorium?"

"How did you know!" Ah Ning instantly became alert, a murderous intent brewing between her brows.

She was certain that she had just learned from the collected materials and the key she found in the videotapes that there might be clues about the Kingdom of the Queen Mother of the West in the Golmud Sanatorium, and the idea of ​​sending people to look for the clues had just arisen, and she had not mentioned it to anyone.

Zhang Wuxun avoided the topic, speaking in a calm tone, "I know more than you think, but I have no obligation to tell you. You only need to know that you will be killed on your way to find the Kingdom of the Queen Mother of the West. That's enough."

"You've probably noticed it yourself, haven't you? When you're completing tasks assigned by the company, sometimes you feel like you're being guided and pushed forward."

The guess that had vaguely appeared in my mind at some point suddenly became true. It seemed that a demon whose form could not be seen was hiding in the spacious office, and the air blown out by the air conditioner seemed to be the panting of that demon standing behind me.

Ah Ning clenched her fists, pondered for a long time, and then asked, "How do you plan to make the deal?"

Zhang Wuxun curled the corners of his mouth and said, "No rush. Let's talk about it after you survive. Otherwise, it will all be for nothing."

Goodbye, and best of luck.

After saying that, Zhang Wuxun hung up the phone.

[Host, it's been a long time]

The system, which had been dormant for a long time, finally popped up.

[haven't seen you for a long time.]
Even though he was quite annoyed by the system's continued secrecy, hearing its voice confirming it was safe and sound again eased his tension somewhat. [System Notification: Cloud Palace Mission Completed. Rewards will now be distributed.]

[Reward successfully issued]

[Congratulations, host, you have gained the Materialization Ability (Advanced). Bonus: Danger Perception Ability (Intermediate, Perception Range 200 meters)]

"How is your recovery going?" Zhang Wu asked.

[Not bad, thank you for your hard work, host.]

During the sacrifice at Qinling, the system absorbed a lot of energy from the divine tree. Its previous dormancy was partly to digest this energy and partly to protect Zhang Wuxun's life.

The thing behind the bronze door is very powerful. With the current strength of the system and Zhang Wuxun, they can only get beaten up.

It might even be swallowed up by it.

Even though the system went into hibernation and disappeared, the thing inside the bronze door still became suspicious of Zhang Wuxun because the crimson flame tattoo on his body suddenly went out of control, and attacked Zhang Wuxun the moment Xiao Ge used the Ghost Seal to open the door.

If Zhang Wuxun fails to wake up from the illusion and follows that thing, then his consciousness, including the system bound to his consciousness, will also disappear.

After hearing the system's explanation, Zhang Wuxun felt a lingering fear. Damn, he almost died.

[What should we do then? We can't stay passive like this forever.] Zhang Wuxun felt a little irritated. Anyone would feel uncomfortable if they had a time bomb hanging over their neck all the time.

I need something from that fake bronze door deep in the Himalayas in Motuo.

[What is it?]
The system's voice was unusually confused: "I don't know either."

Zhang Wuxun immediately wanted to give this unreliable system a dead fish eye.

Sensing its host's disdain, the system quickly added, "[But I can sense that the energy within that thing is incredibly powerful. The guy behind the bronze door wants it more than anyone else, but he's trapped inside. So he'll definitely use his consciousness to control the Wang family to retrieve it. We have to strike first.]"

With that item, combined with my own strength and the energy of the divine tree, I can temporarily restrain it.

[Okay, after we finish with Zhangjia Ancient Building, I'll take you to Motuo.]
The system obediently hummed in agreement. [Oh, by the way, host, please be careful when you go to the Queen Mother of the West's Palace this time. Although the cocoon in the meteorite jade is the molted body of a puppet related to that guy, it may have left a wisp of consciousness on it. If we are exposed, the host will face endless pursuit by its puppets.]

[Okay.] Zhang Wuxun nodded, turned around and walked back. [I'll be careful.]
Goodnight, host.

Zhang Wuxun smiled. [Goodnight. By the way, when are you going to tell me your real name?]
The system suddenly hesitated for a few seconds, then said, "Let's go to Motuo. Then I'll tell you everything you want to know."

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A dreamless night.

Wang Mengmeng drove the minivan back to Wushan Residence with Wu Xiaoxie and the other two.

Throughout the journey, Wu Xiaoxie kept glancing at Wang Mengmeng, occasionally frowning with a strange expression.

After several attempts, Wang Mengmeng finally couldn't take it anymore. With a pained expression, she pulled the car over to the side of the road, turned around, clasped her hands together, and begged for mercy: "Boss, can you please stop looking at me with such a scary look? If I've done anything wrong, just tell me, and I'll definitely change."

Wu Xiaoxie said irritably, "Drive your car." Then he turned his head to look out the window and rolled the window down a crack.

A gentle breeze carrying a light drizzle blew in, making me feel much more refreshed.

"Didn't sleep well? Are you having trouble sleeping in a new bed?" Zhang Wu asked.

"No." Wu Xiaoxie shook his head. "I'll tell you when we get to the store."

(End of this chapter)