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

Chapter 426 is about the Zhang family.
Upon hearing the fat man's description of the little monkey, Wu Xie immediately realized that such a small monkey would have difficulty climbing over such a high city wall on its own, so there must be a separate secret passage to enter the city.

"Catch it out, but be careful not to hurt it, otherwise it will be difficult to explain to that giant mountain demon," Wu Xie instructed.

The tent had already collapsed under the weight of the fat man, so they had no more scruples. They pulled out the nails, each guarding a corner, and slowly rolled up the tent fabric, moving it inside to surround the backpacks and the little monkey inside.

The little monkey squeaked anxiously, but Nie Xiaoba eventually held it down along with its backpack, then pulled the zipper shut, leaving only a gap for it to stick its head out.

Several people gathered around to look at the little monkey. The little monkey glared at them angrily. It had a white face and gray fur, and its face didn't have as many wrinkles as the old monkey. Its pair of dark, round eyes looked over, and its expression was very human-like.

The fat man gasped, muttering, "Damn, if it weren't for the few bald hairs on its face, I would have thought this thing was a human baby."

The little monkey was still wailing at the top of its lungs, its eyes darting around, trying to find a chance to escape; it was very clever.

Wu Xie opened a can of peaches, used the tip of his knife to hold it to its mouth, and asked, "Want some?"

The little monkey bared its teeth at him fiercely, knowing that Wu Xie's intentions were impure, and clearly wasn't fooled.

Wu Xie stuffed cotton into the cracks in the stone, adopting a combination of soft and hard tactics. The next moment, he immediately took the peach back, picked up a stone, and said, "You choose between the fruit and the stone. If you choose the fruit, you have to lead us into the city. If you choose the stone, I'll pry open your teeth right now and feed it to you."

The little monkey stared wide-eyed in disbelief, making loud noises, clearly cursing Wu Xie.

Wu Xie remained unmoved. He found himself becoming increasingly adept at using a smiling threat.

Hmm, I'll have to give some feedback later and make Hei Xiazi reflect on how he acted as a mentor.

Taking advantage of the monkey's squeal, Wu Xie quickly stuffed the small stone into the monkey's mouth. The monkey immediately spat it out in disgust and tightly closed its mouth.

At the opportune moment, the fat man made a fierce expression, spread his arms and flapped them twice, and howled like a wolf.

The little monkey was clearly frightened; its eyes trembled, its lips pursed, and it looked extremely aggrieved.

The fat man's heart skipped a beat, and he silently apologized, taking a step back.

Wu Xie handed the peach over again. This time, the little monkey learned its lesson and ate it right away. After finishing, it squeaked twice and tried to come out of the backpack hole.

Wu Xie asked Nie Xiaoba to release its arm, and then he used sign language to communicate with it. Sure enough, the little monkey also used fluent sign language to communicate with him.

After haggling for a while, they finally traded half a backpack full of canned food with the little monkey for the way to enter the city.

Nie Xiaoba loosened his backpack, and the little monkey crawled out and climbed up his shoulder without any hesitation, finally squatting on his head. The fluffy little thing was incredibly cute.

Nie Xiaoba looked at Wu Xie with a bewildered expression, "Third Master, this..."

Wu Xie smiled, patted his shoulder, and stood up. "The important task of taking care of the little monkey is now in your hands."

Nie Xiaoba had no choice but to swallow his words. The little monkey patted his head urging him on, and he had to pick up a peach and hold it up to feed it. Sweet juice dripped all over his forehead.

Ban Tou chuckled smugly to himself, then quickly slipped away before Nie Xiaoba could even look over.

As Wu Xie walked into his tent, he discussed what to do after dawn with Fatty. He had just lay down in his sleeping bag and hadn't even closed his eyes when he suddenly felt that something was wrong.

He sat up abruptly and looked at the fat man. "Have we forgotten something?" The fat man was taken aback. "What?"

"Luo Wenbing!" Wu Xie gritted his teeth and immediately crawled out of his sleeping bag and ran towards the third tent.

The fat man slapped his thigh and cursed under his breath, "How could I have forgotten about that kid?"

As expected, when they opened the tent, it was completely empty. There wasn't a trace of Luo Wenbing, not even a hair on the ground.

Wu Xie rubbed his forehead in frustration. As the leader of a team, he was still not experienced enough compared to his uncle, who was a seasoned veteran with a knack for planning and strategizing.

Since he inherited his third uncle's position, he has always been accompanied by experienced men. This time, he was accompanied by skilled men specially selected by Xiao Hua, so he didn't need to worry too much. But Luo Wenbing was different from them.

Luo Wenbing was just an ordinary citizen, so his physical condition was naturally not as good as theirs.

Luo Wenbing had been listless ever since he came out of the jungle. After dinner, he went into his tent to sleep. He hadn't come out to check on the noise when he was dealing with the pheasant necks, which was obviously very abnormal, but no one realized it at the time.

Wu Xie felt a deep sense of unease and guilt. He had dragged Luo Wenbing into this mess, and if something happened to him, he would be held responsible.

The fat man patted him on the shoulder, but was surprisingly calm. "Don't jump to conclusions, you naive man. Have you considered that Luo Wenbing might not be so simple?"

Wu Xie was taken aback. "You mean he secretly ran away while we were looking for him?"

The fat man sneered, "You haven't caught him yourself, so you don't know how incredibly soft-hearted he is."

Soft-boned? Wu Xie still didn't quite understand. Luo Wenbing was actually quite brave, flexible, and knew how to assess the situation. Saying he was soft-boned wasn't entirely wrong.

“I was referring to his bones and joints.” The fat man pinched his arm. “I noticed before that the man’s bones were very flexible, but there are ordinary people with such flexible joints, so I didn’t pay much attention to it.”

Wu Xie finally understood and was extremely surprised. "Fatty, you mean he's the Zhang family member who taught the mandrill sign language!"

"If your previous analysis was correct, then it should be it," the fat man said in a deep voice. "The things we've encountered along the way have been too coincidental. I'm only just realizing it now. We started looking for the Lotus Scorpion, and then Cai Lao Jiu just popped up and drew our attention to western Sichuan."

"Damn it!" Wu Xie cursed inwardly. Were the Zhang family members born with acting skills? Damn it, how come each one of them is better than the last?

He glanced at the stone that had mysteriously appeared in his pocket, then made up his mind and said to the fat man, "We don't know how long this white fog will last. It's very likely that Luo Wenbing doesn't have much time left for us. Let's not sleep tonight, let's go into the city immediately."

The group quickly packed up their equipment, and Nie Xiaoba, carrying the little monkey, led the way.

The closer they got to the base of the city wall, the thicker the fog became. They tied ropes around their waists and carefully felt their way forward along the wall.

After walking for half an hour, the sky gradually brightened.

Wu Xie discovered that walls had appeared on both sides of their bodies!

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