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

Chapter 7 Familiar Faces in the Canyon
Zhang Wuxun burst out laughing, clearly noticing that Wu Xiaoxie's lips were also curling up. If the timing hadn't been inappropriate, he would have been laughing his head off.

Having made a fool of himself in front of outsiders, Master Wu was so embarrassed that he scratched the ground with his toes.

"Panzi, go get it."

Damn it, if he ever takes that good-for-nothing Da Kui to the fields again, he'll deserve to be eaten alive by a rice dumpling.

"Nephew, watch closely, your third uncle is going to show you his skills today." Third Master Wu took the black donkey hoof and struck a pose.

Although Wu Xiaoxie trusted his third uncle, he was still very panicked inside.

"I come."

Without saying a word, the young man drew his black gold ancient sword and slashed the back of his hand, causing blood to gush out instantly.

As soon as a drop of water entered, the corpse beetles fled in a frenzy, as if they had seen their natural enemy, forming a huge, spectacular swarm.

Zhang Wuxun watched as the young man continued to bleed, and clicked his tongue in distress. No wonder his face was so pale, like he was malnourished. He was so bold in bleeding; it would be strange if he wasn't anemic.

The young man pointed his blood-stained hand at the white-clad female ghost, and as expected, she knelt down before him.

Everyone looked bewildered.

Zhang Wuxun nudged Wu Sanye, who was still holding up the black donkey hoof, with his elbow and lowered his voice, "What are you daydreaming about? Hurry up and run."

Only then did Master Wu realize what was happening. He glanced at the young man with a complicated expression, kicked the boatman's body into the water, called Panzi, and the two of them rowed the boat frantically.

The young man withdrew his hand and warned, "Don't look back."

Zhang Wuxun had been keeping an eye on Wu Xiaoxie for a long time. He knew that Wu Xiaoxie's evil physique was the most dangerous and that he was also the most curious.

Seeing that he was about to lower his head, Zhang Wuxun quickly reached out and held his chin in place, preventing him from looking into the water.

"?" Wu Xiaoxie asked him with her eyes what he was doing.

Zhang Wuxun ignored it, thinking that he might as well just knock her unconscious, which would save him trouble.

But thinking about it, I decided against it. If I really knocked him unconscious, wouldn't Master Wu go crazy and chop off his head with his sword? Then there would be another round of wrangling. Tsk, troublesome.

The two remained in this strange posture until the boat emerged from the tunnel, at which point Zhang Wuxun withdrew his hand and shook his wrist to loosen it up.

At that moment, the young man standing at the bow of the boat suddenly swayed and was about to fall into the water.

Zhang Wuxun took two steps forward, grabbed him around the waist, and led him into the cabin.

The young man raised his eyelids, saw the person's face clearly, then closed his eyes and completely fainted.

Zhang Wuxun's usually warm and gentle expression turned unusually gloomy at this moment.

Master Wu glanced at Zhang Wuxun, somewhat surprised and uncertain by his reaction. Seeing that the young man's face was pale, he quickly asked, "What's wrong, young man?"

"Excessive blood loss."

Zhang Wuxun laid Xiao Ge flat and had Wu Xiaoxie place his hand under Xiao Ge's head as a pillow. Then, with a stern face, he took out a first-aid kit from his backpack and disinfected and bandaged Xiao Ge's hand.

Wu Xiaoxie glanced at Zhang Wuxun's gloomy face, his hands were numb from pressing down, but he didn't dare to say a word.

After applying the medicine, Zhang Wuxun found a glucose bottle, broke off the top with his bare hands, and carefully fed it to the young man.

After collecting all the used waste into a bag, Zhang Wuxun gently lifted Xiao Ge's head and whispered to Wu Xiaoxie, "I'll watch over it. You go and rest for a while."

Wu Xiaoxie nodded, moved next to Da Kui, straightened Da Kui's awkward sleeping posture, leaned against his backpack, and quickly fell asleep.

The journey was full of surprises and frights, which really gave the inexperienced Xiao Tianzhen a hard time.

After driving for an unknown amount of time, a few lights began to appear in the distance.

Wu Sanye and the others also showed joy on their faces.

When they reached the ferry, Uncle Wu woke up his eldest nephew and Da Kui. Afraid of disturbing his younger brother, he didn't dare to yell, but only gave Da Kui a few subtle glares and said in a low voice, "I'll settle the score with you later."

Wu Xiaoxie laughed gleefully, but didn't stop even after being glared at by his third uncle.

Then he ran up to Zhang Wuxun and helped him lift the young man onto his back. After they got ashore, Panzi drove the oxcart, asked a passerby for directions, and found a simple inn for temporary lodging.

After settling into their rooms and washing up, everyone went to the lobby on the first floor for dinner.

The young man also woke up, but he didn't seem to be in very good spirits.

Zhang Wuxun went back to his room and soon brought down a cup of brown sugar water, placing it in front of the young man. "Drink this."

Master Wu also ordered a plate of spinach stir-fried with pork liver for the young man.

The young man looked up at Zhang Wuxun, seemingly puzzled. Seeing Zhang Wuxun staring at him expressionlessly, he lowered his eyelids to look at the cup again. After thinking for a moment, he picked up the cup and drank it all.

When Wu Xiaoxie saw Zhang Qiling get the short end of the stick, he accidentally laughed out loud, and thus received a death stare from Zhang Wuxun.

The young man's body was always pale due to years of bloodletting, and his hands and feet were always cold. He also had poor hemostasis and would feel weak for a while after each bloodletting session.

The key issue is that this person doesn't know how to take care of himself and doesn't know how much bloodletting is allowed.

Just like today, something that could have been solved by simply pricking your finger, you had to make such a big cut, like you're treating yourself like a blood pump.

Thinking about this made Zhang Wuxun feel stifled, but in the end he could only sigh helplessly.

After a quick meal, Zhang Wuxun sat downstairs for a while, peeled a few melon seeds, and waited until Xiao Ge went upstairs to rest before saying goodbye to Wu Xiaoxie and going back upstairs to his room.

Wu Sanye and his companions ordered beer and peanuts and chatted with the proprietress, but he didn't find out what they talked about in detail.

Silent all night.

The next day, the landlady called over a little boy to lead the way.

The group followed the child until they reached a canyon formed by a mudslide.

Uncle Wu paid the child a hundred yuan to send him away, and then they climbed up the landslide together.

When they set off, Zhang Wuxun naturally followed. Pan Zi glanced at him and was about to say something about parting ways when he received a look from Master Wu.

"Let him come along."

Pan Zi didn't say anything more, but simply walked a step behind Wu Xiaoxie and Zhang Wuxun, who were chatting.

They quickly climbed over the collapsed slope and continued along the canyon, only to unexpectedly run into an acquaintance.

Wu Xiaoxie was first surprised, then furious. "Isn't this the old man who tricked us yesterday?"

Panzi shouted and chased after them.

The old man was drawing water when he suddenly saw several people. He panicked and stumbled into the stream. He got up and ran, and surprisingly, he ran quite fast.

Just as Pan Zi was about to draw his weapon, he saw the old man suddenly kneel down on the ground, which startled him.

The old man was clearly bewildered as well. He struggled to run away, but for some reason, he couldn't muster any strength in his left leg.

Pan Zi laughed and cursed, then chased after the man and grabbed him. There was a cracking sound, probably indicating that one of his arms had dislocated.

Master Wu smiled at Zhang Wuxun. He had seen it clearly just now: the boy simply bent down, picked up a pebble, and casually tossed it over. The next second, the old man knelt down.

Wu Sanye was puzzled. Was this kid really one of "it's" people? It didn't seem like "it's" habit to be so openly displaying his abilities.

What exactly is his purpose in approaching Xiao Xie, or is he really just interested in the treasures in the tomb and wants a share of the spoils?

But judging from how worried he was about the young man, and considering he also shares the surname Zhang, could it be...?

Even Master Wu was a bit unsure at this point, so he decided to observe further, figuring things could work out if necessary...

Zhang Wuxun was wiping his hands with a piece of paper when he noticed Wu Sanye's probing gaze and shrugged nonchalantly.

With his skills, he could fool others, but it wouldn't be easy to deceive this old fox. He didn't even think about pretending to be naive and innocent, because that would be too restrictive and would easily expose him.

There's no need to play dumb to fool others; it's better to be straightforward.

(End of this chapter)