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

Chapter 350 Someone Behind You
In the blink of an eye, the young man had vanished again.

The surrounding stone pillars seemed to move, automatically gathering around Zhang Wuxun and surrounding him.

But he knew in his heart that the so-called movement of the stone pillar was just an illusion, and that his position had remained unchanged ever since he realized that something was wrong.

"That's interesting," Zhang Wuxun murmured. "They've actually used an array here."

The moment he stepped in, the formation was activated, separating him from the young man.

Zhang Wuxun tentatively took two more steps forward, then looked back. The stone pillar beside him when he had stopped had changed.

He simply sat down cross-legged, and based on his memories of what he saw before entering the stone formation, he took out a marker and a notebook from his spatial storage, tore off a piece of paper, and then began to calculate according to the mental techniques of Qimen Bagua.

He glanced at it and noticed that the main structure of the stone chamber was circular. The formation not only used Qimen Dunjia formations, but also incorporated the Yin-Yang principle.

If I'm not mistaken, he's stepping into the yin side of Tai Chi, while the young man is stepping into the yang side.

Wuji gives birth to Taiji, Taiji gives birth to Liangyi, Liangyi gives birth to Sixiang, and Sixiang gives birth to Bagua.

These Tai Chi stone pillars form the Qimen Bagua. According to the calculation of the innate Bagua, he should have just entered the Du Gate of the Xun Palace in Qimen Dunjia, which belongs to the wood element. It is one of the two medium-level gates, meaning that there is no immediate danger and it is suitable to take refuge. Xun wood is strong and Kan water is strong. The Xun Palace is located in the southeast, and the Kan Palace is in the north. Kan is the Xiu Gate, which is the most auspicious of the three auspicious gates. The way out is in the north, so he has to go to the right.

However, to reach the Rest Gate, he must bypass the Zhen Wood and Gen Earth, reach the Kan Water, and then circle back northeast before he can reach the Life Gate.

Zhang Wuxun stared at the drawing on the paper for two seconds, folded it up and put it away. He stood up, dusted himself off, and was about to lift his foot when he suddenly stopped.

No, his side is the yin side of Tai Chi, so if he wants to break the formation, he should do it the opposite way, going to the left.

Based on the pattern, he circled around the stone pillars for more than half an hour, while noting the fluorescent patterns on the shady side of the pillars at each turning point, and finally reached the Xiu Gate.

He continued to mentally calculate the remaining route, then counted his steps to the right and circled around the stone pillars in the same way.

Upon arriving at the Gate of Life, he took out another piece of paper and reviewed the patterns he had just memorized. Sure enough, the Qilin pattern on it was carved in reverse.

Looking up again, he realized that the formation had not been broken and his location had changed.

After emerging from the Yin side of the Tai Chi symbol, he is now in the Yang side, specifically the Dui metal position. This mechanism is double-layered, and given his speed, he should have already reached the Yin side of the second layer.

The Dui metal is located in the west and is the Jingmen (惊门), which is considered inauspicious. The extremely unlucky Simen (死门) is right next to it. Jingmen brings misfortune, doubt, and confusion. If one is not careful, one will be misled into the Simen in the Kun position.

When he passed through the same injury gate earlier, nothing unusual happened, but Zhang Wuxun did not think he would be so lucky this time.

Since the Zhang family has arranged Qimen Dunjia here, it certainly isn't just a childish game of hide-and-seek to find friends.

What will happen next? To be honest, Zhang Wuxun is somewhat looking forward to it.

Metal and stone reside in a mountain, nourished by moisture. As soil accumulates to form a mountain, and a mountain inevitably produces stone; thus, soil gives rise to metal.

In Qimen Dunjia, only Kun Earth and Gen Earth belong to the Earth element, one being the Death Gate and the other the Life Gate.

Zhang Wuxun sighed. After going around in circles for so long, he had to go back again.

Although he was taking the public approach this time, he didn't dare to let his guard down.

Sure enough, as soon as Chu Yi took a step, a hazy mist suddenly surged into the gray-white scene before him, as if a ghost had blinded him, and all the stone pillars half an arm's length in front of him were hidden in the mist.

Zhang Wuxun cursed under his breath. His eyes were completely covered. How was he supposed to see the clues on the stone pillar? Even Hei Xiazi would be cursing in this situation.

If he had a compass, that would be fine, but since he didn't have one, he could only make do with a regular compass.

Fortunately, the people who built this place were not so heartless as to use magnets to affect the magnetic field. After checking the direction, Zhang Wuxun closed his eyes, groped his way forward along the stone pillar, and his figure was soon swallowed up by the thick fog.

This time, Zhang Wuxun moved much slower than before, taking a slow and leisurely hour. According to his memory, if he was not mistaken, his current location should be Qianjin in Xiaoji.

He stopped and silently sensed the surroundings. There were no hidden arrows or poison gas, which meant he had made the right choice by blindly groping his way.

Things went more smoothly after that, and Zhang Wuxun quickened his pace. Perhaps the way the young man was dispelling the formation affected this area, because although the thick fog was slightly thinner than before, it had not completely dissipated.

As he walked, Zhang Wuxun suddenly paused, hovering in mid-air for half a second before landing on the ground. He abruptly opened his eyes and looked around, drawing the short knife tucked into his waistband.

Someone is nearby!
His deliberate pause allowed him to catch the extremely light footsteps of the other person, who hadn't had time to stop due to inertia.

The man was a trained fighter; not only did the footsteps match his breathing rhythm.

The surroundings were eerily quiet, utterly silent.

The person clearly noticed it too and froze in place.

Who is this person? A guy with sloping shoulders? Or a member of the Wang family who sneaked in after finding a loophole? In any case, it's definitely not Xiao Ge.

Zhang Wuxun sneered inwardly. It was hard to believe that such a tiny place could hide three people.

Now that someone has sneaked in, are Huo Xiangu and Fatty outside being held up by the rest of the Wang family, or did this guy sneak in?

With a quick change of heart, Zhang Wuxun had an idea. He didn't plan to leave now; he wanted to use the current environment to trap the other party like a turtle in a jar.

"Want to follow me? Then come on." With these thoughts in mind, Zhang Wuxun turned and walked straight towards Jingmen.

The Jing Gate is associated with the Fire element and is located in the south. He intends to lure that guy into the gap between the Kun and Li trigrams, where there must be a powerful trap.

The footsteps behind followed without hesitation, clearly indicating a lack of understanding of formations. Perhaps they had inadvertently discovered Zhang Wuxun practicing the formation and thus lagged behind, intending to follow him out.

Having learned from his previous experience, Zhang Wuxun increased his speed rapidly. The guy behind him was clearly flustered, and although he tried his best to cover his movements, he couldn't escape Zhang Wuxun's ears. Metal generates water, fire generates earth, and earth generates metal. Just now, at the Dui metal position, he encountered a dense fog of condensed water vapor. Therefore, between the Li fire and Kun earth positions, he would inevitably encounter a combination of sharp and soft traps. If the guy behind him made a single wrong move, he would fall into the trap.

The faster Zhang Wuxun moved, the closer the guy behind him became. The guy behind him was panting louder and louder. He realized something was wrong, but he was completely helpless against the formation. Anyone who hadn't studied the formation systematically would just wander around like a headless fly once they entered such a place.

Just as the other party finally lost patience and was about to pounce on Zhang Wuxun, Zhang Wuxun's figure suddenly flashed and disappeared into the mist.

The person behind was completely dumbfounded. He quickly ran over, looked left and right, and found that the Zhang family members in front of him seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving no trace.

He crouched down, trying to find traces of the Zhang family's footprints, but strangely, it was as if they had suddenly teleported away; the already very faint footprints had all disappeared after he arrived here.

After a few moments of panicked breathing, he quickly calmed down, drew his weapon, and began searching above the stone pillar beside him.

He searched all the surrounding pillars, even risking revealing his position by shining a lamp up to look up, but he still couldn't find a trace of the Zhang family member, not even a single hair.

He couldn't help but curse inwardly, "Damn it, this is unbelievable!"

Now what to do? The person had no choice but to bite the bullet, turn on the light, and walk forward like a cat walking in high heels for the first time. He would extend one leg to test the path, and only after confirming there was no pit could he move the other foot over.

Meanwhile, Zhang Wuxun's pupils shrank in surprise when he saw the young man who suddenly appeared.

"Holy crap!" he quickly whispered, "Hey buddy, what brings you here?"

The young man withdrew the dagger that had blocked Zhang Wuxun's slashing short knife and said softly, "Looking for you."

Huh? Zhang Wuxun was genuinely stunned for a moment, then felt a bit dumbfounded. He quickly sheathed his knife, sweat beading on his forehead. Damn it, he almost got into a fight with the young man.

It's likely that the young man realized Zhang Wuxun hadn't come out after he went around to the other side, and worried that he only knew how to solve the puzzles but not how to perform divination, so he immediately went back to look for him.

Zhang Wuxun had originally planned to lure the guy a few more steps into the trap with him, but the guy, unaware of the gravity of the situation, recklessly rushed in and triggered the mechanism, falling into the trap. He was on the edge and could escape at any time.

Suddenly, a hand emerged from the mist, grabbed him, and pulled him away. With a turn of his feet, the two entered the Jing Gate, leaving the guy stuck in the Kun position, clutching the wall.

The reason the young man acted so quickly was because he knew that the gate ahead was a death trap, so he immediately stopped Zhang Wuxun.

Zhang Wuxun revealed his plan in detail: "That guy is probably mixed in with the Huo family who came in with Fatty. It's better to get rid of him in advance."

The young man pondered for a moment and nodded.

Suddenly, the ground beneath my feet trembled, accompanied by the crisp sound of metal clashing. A shrill scream rang out, and then the tremors stopped.

Zhang Wuxun and Xiao Ge exchanged a glance, then walked out of the Jing Gate one after the other, stopping at the edge of the Death Gate.

The once flat ground has become a mess, the original rock floor has shrunk away, and a sea of ​​sand has appeared in that area.

The arrows on the stone pillar had stopped firing, and the mechanism holes had retracted and hidden. Only a few short iron arrows remained at the base of the pillar, indicating what had happened.

The center of the sand sea was still sinking down, forming a huge quicksand pit. The guy who had been following Zhang Wuxun was now stuck in the quicksand.

He accidentally stepped on the trap while dodging the arrows. The fine sand had already submerged his waist. He was trying to steady himself as he sank, but the soft sand left him with nowhere to hold on, and his struggles were futile unless someone helped him.

Zhang Wuxun, in a good mood, squatted by the sandy beach, grabbed a handful of sand and threw it in his face, "Hello, need any help?"

The Wang family members in the quicksand, wearing the faces of the Huo family, glared at him fiercely without uttering a sound.

“Let’s make a deal.” Zhang Wuxun smiled like a cunning villain. “Tell me your real name, and your spies planted in the Huo family, and I’ll get you out of here. How about it? Isn’t that a good deal?”

The Wang family members showed disgust on their faces, spat, and cursed, "Hypocritical Zhang family, you're delusional."

Zhang Wuxun nodded, accepting the evaluation, and returned two of them, "Very good, arrogant and stupid members of the Wang family. Choose one: either I kill you, or I watch you die."

As the Wang family members spoke, they didn't forget to spread their arms flat on the sand to slow their descent.

Seemingly angered by Zhang Wuxun, he didn't respond.

Zhang Wuxun then began to patiently persuade him, saying earnestly, "You're about to die, why are you still insisting on your rules? Anyway, your companions are not going to come to save you, and even if you say something, they won't know. You don't have any parents, wife, or children to worry about. You're about to die, can't you just have a heart-to-heart talk with me for a little while?"

The Wang family sneered, "So you want to know my name?"

Zhang Wuxun clicked his tongue. "It doesn't matter whether you tell me your name or not. What I really want to do is get to know your friends."

"You have to think of it this way: you worked diligently for the Wang family your whole life, but in the end you died young. The Wang family won't appreciate your sacrifice and erect a monument to praise you. You might as well take a few more people down with you before you die, so you can keep each other company on the road to the underworld. You can even play a game of cards while waiting in line for soup."

The Wang family seemed shocked by Zhang Wuxun's shamelessness and were speechless for a long time. Oh, of course, the quicksand had already submerged his chest, and the pressure on his internal organs was extremely severe. Every time he exhaled, the sand would squeeze him in, so he didn't have time to speak.

As the lungs become increasingly constricted, coupled with the pressure on the heart, he eventually suffocates to death while in a coma. The moisture on his body is absorbed by the sand, turning him into a completely dried-up corpse.

"Really not going to consider it?" Zhang Wuxun feigned disappointment. "Look how uncomfortable you are right now, you can't even breathe properly. Hurry up and tell me, and I'll hurry up and give you a quick resolution. It's a win-win situation, buddy. What are you still hesitating for? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

The face of that member of the Wang family had turned from flushed red to bluish-purple, and his pupils were becoming somewhat blurry.

Zhang Wuxun sighed and looked at the young man, saying, "This is a suicide squad. They've been brainwashed by the Wang family beyond saving. Let's go and let him enjoy his sand bath here."

The young man stared at the Wang family members, whose collarbones were buried in sand, when suddenly he raised his hand and a short arrow flew out and pierced the man's throat.

Zhang Wuxun exclaimed "Hey!" before he could stop them.

Thank you so much to [Dali Chen], [Jinyu], [Bu Nian], [Nian Shao Shi Zui Shi Tian Zhen] and other generous donors! Sending you a huge heart!

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