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

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Seeing that everyone had arrived, A-Ning picked up the mahogany box beside her, opened it, carefully took out a blue-and-white porcelain plate with a small piece missing, placed it on a white cloth on the low table in the middle, bowed respectfully, and asked, "Grandma, look, is this the plate you saw back then?"

Dingzhu Zhuoma is old and her eyesight is not good, so she asked her grandson Zaxi to bring the item closer.

Zaxi took out a handkerchief from his pocket, placed it in his hand, picked up the plate, and presented it to his grandmother.

Dingzhu Zhuoma glanced at it once, and her old, withered hands trembled with excitement as she quickly uttered a sentence in Tibetan.

Upon hearing this, Aning also became excited. She spoke a few more words with Dingzhu Zhuoma, took back the plate, bowed again, and then the middle-aged Tibetan woman helped Dingzhu Zhuoma out.

The bearded foreigner was the first to speak, asking, "Team leader, what did she say?"

Ah Ning couldn't hide her smile, and her voice was filled with excitement. "She said that this was the plate Chen Wenjin showed her back then. She also said that with this plate, she could lead us to the mountain pass from back then."

Upon hearing this, the bearded foreigner and Wu Laosi cheered.

Black Bear asked contentedly, "When do we set off?"

"Everyone, set off at noon today." Ah Ning said, standing up to lead everyone out of the tent.

Hei Xiazi pointed at Wu Xiaoxie again and asked, "Then what about him?"

Wu Xiaoxie hadn't recovered from the confusing Tibetan conversation when she heard this sentence, and immediately became uneasy.

Ah Ning paused for a moment, looked at Wu Xiaoxie, and then remembered that there was another unimportant person here.

After thinking for a moment, he pointed to the young man and Zhang Wuxun and said, "Let them handle the people they brought."

After saying that, he lifted the curtain and walked out, his figure very elegant.

Hei Xiazi glanced at Wu Xiaoxie from head to toe, assessed his combat strength, and, finding it to be negligible, chuckled and leaned lazily against the felt behind him. "You two are just asking for trouble. You could have just prevented him from getting on the car."

Wu Xiaoxie was both shocked and furious, thinking to himself, "Damn it, how could this person be like this? We were having a great time chatting in the car before, how come he turned his back on me in the blink of an eye!"
The young man raised his eyelids, his expression indifferent. He glanced at Zhang Wuxun, then at Wu Xiaoxie, a hint of helplessness in his eyes. After thinking for less than a second, he said to Wu Xiaoxie, "Go back. This is none of your business. Don't go back into that sanatorium. The things inside are too dangerous."

Wu Xiaoxie was so angry he wanted to slam his fist on the table.

Zhang Wuxun patted his shoulder to comfort him, looked up at the young man, and said, "He has to come with us; he'll be useful."

Seeing his good brother Muyu's strong support, Wu Xiaoxie raised his chin, his expression as proud as a rooster that had just learned to crow, thinking to himself, "See? I'm quite useful too."

The young man frowned slightly, said nothing, and just looked at Zhang Wuxun, seemingly a little puzzled.

Zhang Wuxun's gaze remained unwavering as he calmly stated, "There is one thing that is very important to our trip to Tamutuo."

The young man nodded, said nothing more, got up, lifted the curtain, and went out.

Hei Xiazi crossed his arms, examined Wu Xiaoxie closely, and asked curiously, "What is that?"

Wu Xiaoxie now found him extremely displeasing and said irritably, "What's it to you?" Hei Xiazi shrugged, glanced at Zhang Wuxun, and teased, "Such a temper?"

Zhang Wuxun gave a fake smile and remained silent.

Hei Xiazi stood up, stretched, and his bones cracked and popped, making Wu Xiaoxie grimac.

"Since we're going together, let's pack our gear. Time waits for no one."

After saying that, he left the tent.

The tent fell silent for a moment. Wu Xiaoxie, who had always stood tall and proud in front of others, finally wilted and said somewhat dejectedly, "Actually, it was the best choice for me not to go. Judging from the scale of the operation that Aning Company has mobilized this time, this mission will definitely be very difficult. Chen Wenjin's notes also mentioned that there are many snakes in the swamps of the Western Queen Mother's Kingdom. My blood, which is only sometimes effective, probably won't be of much use. In the end, you'll have to be distracted and take care of me."

Zhang Wuxun slapped him on the head. "Are you out of your mind? This dejected look is not like the energetic Wu Xiaogou I know. What's there to be afraid of with snakes? I have a snake-repelling device. Besides, even if there is any danger that I can't handle, there's still Xiao Ge. He's lived for so many years, he's definitely more experienced than me. He's as kind as an angel, he definitely won't abandon you. Just follow along without worry."

Hearing Zhang Wuxun's words, Wu Xiaoxie felt much better, but he still had to complain, "What kind of ridiculous analogy is that? How is Xiao Ge like an angel? He's clearly a cold-faced demon. I still remember how he crushed the Iron-Faced Man in the jade terracotta warrior with one hand, as easily as crushing an ant. The look in his eyes back then, oh, I'm still a little scared when I think about it now."

Zhang Wuxun laughed and walked out, "You'll see later, little brother, you know, actually..."

Wu Xiaoxie chased after him, "Actually what?"

“Actually…” Zhang Wu glanced at the young man by the campfire in the distance, “Go ask him yourself, I believe in you.” After saying that, she gave him an encouraging look, and then ran off in a flash.

"Hey!" Wu Xiaoxie was so angry he almost laughed. He stood there for a few seconds. "Damn it, I almost forgot I had to tell A Ning."

As I entered the camp, I looked around and saw Aning counting her compressed biscuits in front of a tent. I walked over and said, "Do you have any extra equipment? I want to join you too. I want to go to Tamutuo as well."

A Ning didn't even lift her eyelids, and casually said, "Add my head, don't be ridiculous. There's a rural bus two kilometers ahead, it'll take three hours to get to the city. Have a safe trip, and don't bother seeing me off."

Wu Xiaoxie knew she would react this way, so he said directly, "Brother Muyu and the others have agreed, and I can help you. Think about when we were at the Heavenly Palace on the Clouds."

Ah Ning then looked at him properly, making sure he wasn't joking, before saying, "Okay, then you're on the list. The equipment is over there, take whatever you want. We'll leave at 12 o'clock sharp, or we won't wait for you."

Wu Xiaoxie walked over to see what everyone around him was carrying, guessed what equipment he could use, and stuffed it all into his backpack. He tried to lift it with one hand but couldn't. "Damn, how come it's so heavy!"

He lifted the backpack with both hands and swung it back with all his might, carrying it like a sack of potatoes. His back bent under the weight. After catching his breath, he found that carrying it like this was not too difficult, so he walked over to the silver-gray lynx.

Zhang Wuxun was on the phone when he saw Wu Xiaoxie carrying a large backpack full of things. He told the person on the other end of the phone and hung up. He quickly helped him take it off and put it on the ground. "What did you pack in there?"

"I packed everything I could use." Wu Xiaoxie freed his hands and glanced into the open trunk, surprised to find it already packed with equipment. "You packed this for me too! I've just taken it for nothing."

In response to XiXiQi's question, that perspective is from Wu Xie's point of view. He was asleep, and when he woke up, they had already arrived at their destination, so MuYu got off halfway and drove the car. However, since you brought it up, I'll add a sentence to the main text to clarify.

Thank you for your suggestion.

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