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

Chapter 238 The Inheritance of Bone Shrinking
The sounds of snoring filled the air, but Wu Xiaoxie couldn't fall asleep no matter how hard he tried. He felt very sleepy, but his mind kept wandering uncontrollably.

Just then, Uncle San walked over. No one knew where he had been, but he was covered in mud and smelled of urine. He walked up to Wu Xiaoxie.

Wu Xiaoxie sat up from the stench, leaned back, covered his nose, and frowned, saying, "Third Uncle, where have you been? Why are you covered in this mess?"

Wu Sansheng lit a cigarette, glanced at him and saw that he had already put the computer away, so he asked him how it went and if he had found anything.

Wu Xiaoxie shook his head and said he had no clue, it was pitch black and he couldn't see anything.

Wu Sansheng had expected this, so he sighed and stopped worrying about it. He then beckoned Wu Xiaoxie to get up and follow him, saying, "Come with me. One of my buddies has found something interesting over there."

Wu Xiaoxie got up in confusion and followed him over to take a look. He found that it was a ditch that they had temporarily used to deal with their urgent needs.

Did Uncle San crawl inside? No wonder he smelled so strong.

Wu Sansheng kicked a few of his men awake and told them to prepare ropes.

Wu Xiaoxie shone his headlamp into the ditch and found that it was quite deep. Due to the collapse, a very narrow gap was exposed in the lower wall of the ditch. Even a person had to turn sideways to pass through, let alone the fact that Mop's men had used it as a urinal. The collapsed sand was full of pits made of yellow water. If you squeezed in, you would definitely get covered in it.

Black Bear stood to the side, covered his nose, and said with disgust, "Which kid did this? He's got a temper."

A fellow worker standing nearby grimaced and muttered, "After all this trouble, with our lives hanging by a thread, how can we not be angry?"

"Alright," Wu Sansheng said irritably, "Once you're in this line of work, stop talking nonsense. If money were so easy to make, would you be the one getting it?"

Turning his head, he saw Zhang Wuxun, who was already fully armed and wearing a gas mask, walking over. He choked for a moment, then added, "Unless you're really capable, people will have to call you 'ancestor' when they ask you for favors."

After saying that, he urged, "Quickly tie the rope up and hold it up there. The blind man and I will go down and take a look first."

Upon hearing this, Pan Zi immediately stopped Wu Sansheng and took the opportunity to remove the bandage from his arm. "There might be snakes in such narrow gaps. You can rest up here, Third Master. Hei Ye and I will go down and scout ahead."

Zhang Wuxun stepped forward and pressed down on his shoulder, "Come on, you're injured, don't mess around. Hei Xiazi and I will go down."

Pan Zi was about to decline when Hei Xiazi laughed, "Gentlemen, crawling into a latrine isn't a good job, and there's no gold or silver involved. Why are you all scrambling to do it?"

Looking at the dark, bottomless crevice, Wu Xiaoxie felt uneasy and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? Why don't we wait until it's light before going in?"

Wu Sansheng laughed and said, "You bookworm, you've really gone stupid from reading too much. There's no sunlight here, so you'll still need a flashlight when it gets light."

Wu Xiaoxie scratched his head and said dejectedly, "Didn't you hire people? Why didn't you let them go down? The three of you are old, injured, and have OCD. Why do you have to suffer for yourselves?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Sansheng smiled strangely, shook his head, and left everyone puzzled.

Seeing this, Pan Zi leaned close to Wu Xiaoxie's ear and whispered, "Third Master's business ran into a lot of trouble recently. These lamas are all new recruits hired temporarily. I can't really trust them. They all seem honest and law-abiding, but the leader is full of tricks. They say one thing to your face and another behind your back. The only reason they listen to Third Master now is because they haven't gotten the benefits they deserve. If they find something good first, it would be fine if they turned against us. The real problem is that they might be plotting something else." Wu Xiaoxie's eyes widened in surprise, and he subconsciously glanced at the group of people with mops behind him.

Zhang Wuxun took the rope from the shop assistant, fastened it around his waist with a safety buckle, patted Wu Xiaoxie on the shoulder, and said in a low voice, "There's a gun and bullets in the backpack I left with Fatty. You and Panzi assemble it, and be careful at all times."

The RPGs and guns they had used before were too heavy, so to reduce the burden, they had been left at the temple by Panzi and his crew when they went into the water.

Fortunately, Zhang Wuxun had conveniently put the skull knife and the captured Tang sword back into his spatial storage; otherwise, he would have had to go back to find them.

Zhang Wuxun continued to admonish, "Tianzhen, you can't be too soft-hearted in our line of work. There are plenty of people who wear human skin but eat people without spitting out the bones. You have to learn to distinguish them yourself."

Wu Xiaoxie's expression changed, and he nodded. "I'll remember. Be careful when you go down. If things don't look right, come back immediately."

Hei Xiazi had already changed into his bodysuit and gestured for him to come in through the gap, saying, "Brother Muyu, please come in first."

Zhang Wuxun could tell from the malicious smile on his face that this guy was waiting to see him make a fool of himself.

He waved his hand like he was shooing away flies, loosened his joints, then grabbed his right shoulder with his left hand. With a flick of his fingers, he heard a cracking sound from the bones, and his right shoulder instantly collapsed into a large section. He did the same to the other joints.

The mop gang watched in astonishment as Zhang Wuxun, who was over 1.8 meters tall, shrank to a short 1.6 meters in just a few breaths. They were all speechless with surprise.

"My goodness!" Mop's henchman grimaced and muttered under his breath, "No wonder he's called a master, he's a ruthless guy, he can even crush his own bones."

The mop slapped him on the forehead. "If you're ignorant, shut up. This is called 'shrinking bones'."

Zhang Wuxun rolled up the clothes that were too long on his arms and legs, adjusted the tightness of the safety buckle, raised an eyebrow at Hei Xiazi, and said provocatively, "How about our Hei Ye does one too?"

"No, no." Black Bear waved his hand, gave a thumbs up, and praised, "As expected of the Zhang family of the mute, your kung fu is passed down from generation to generation. For an old man like me, let alone shrinking my bones, I would have a hard time even bending over. I can't compare to you young people."

Zhang Wuxun curled his lip, too lazy to listen to his witty remarks. He stepped on the edge, jumped, and kicked the sand as he fell, raising a cloud of dust.

Once the dust settled, Zhang Wuxun had already darted into the crevice, reaching up with his arm to give an OK sign.

Black Bear also slid down, pulling on the rope.

Wu Xiaoxie gave Pan Zi a wink, then took two steps closer to his third uncle. Before he could speak, his third uncle waved his hand and said, "Go ahead, I'll watch over things here."

Wu Xiaoxie nodded. With his third uncle being such a seasoned veteran, it wouldn't be easy for ordinary people to get the better of him. With him guarding the place for the time being, he could rest assured.

(End of this chapter)