The Unorthodox Tomb Raider

"Chenjiazhuang is still far from here, and it will take half a day to get there. So I'm thinking of staying here for the night and setting off tomorrow morning. We should be able to reach Chenjiazhuang by evening."

"The tomb raiders have put in a lot of effort and worked hard on this trip to Ping Mountain. It's good for them to rest for a few days in my Chen Family Village."

"After Luo Shuai and I have sorted out those treasures, if you two brothers find anything you like, feel free to take it. Even if you don't like the artifacts, there are still quite a few medicinal treasures, pills, and rare pearl formulas!"

Fang Yun and Partridge Whistle agreed without much thought.

In this desolate wilderness, where else can we go but Chenjiazhuang? We're exhausted after a few days, we need to rest for a few days.

Moreover... there's no such thing as too many treasures. Fang Yun also wanted to pick out some collectibles that he liked and some useful medicinal herbs and pills. These rare and precious medicines aren't found in every tomb.

(I had a fight with my partner and almost gave up on writing the book, but I just started typing... Now I'm continuing to write, three more chapters to go.)

Chapter Twenty-Nine: A Temporary Rest at Chenjiazhuang

The next morning, the group set off in a grand procession towards Chenjiazhuang.

The group arrived at Chenjiazhuang before sunset.

Upon seeing the 'Chen Family Village' before him, Fang Yun was utterly shocked. This Chen Family Village was truly beyond his imagination.

The entire foothills were occupied by the Chen family, covering at least six or seven hundred acres, and were surrounded by city walls more than ten meters high.

Its high elevation makes it easy to defend and difficult to attack; calling it a fortress or city wouldn't be an exaggeration.

However, with a little thought, it becomes clear.

It goes without saying how lucrative tomb raiding is, and the Chen family has been the leader of the Unloading Ridge sect for three generations. With three generations of accumulated experience in tomb raiding, it's no exaggeration to say that they built a small town in this kind of world.

The bandits, thieves, and opium dealers in the area almost all relied on the Chen family for their livelihood, so their comings and goings naturally attracted attention.

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Since they were engaged in a business that couldn't be made public, they naturally couldn't build their stronghold near the ancient city of Xiangyin. So they chose to locate it in these mountains.

After entering Chen Family Village, Chen Yulou arranged a secluded courtyard for Fang Yun and his fellow disciples, Partridge Whistle, and then left.

This haul was significant, and he needed to report to his father before properly counting and distributing the gold and jade treasures.

Fang Yun had intended to tease the flower, but then Partridge Whistle approached him.

"Brother Fang, may I speak to you in private?"

Upon seeing this, Fang Yun was taken aback, then nodded.

After entering the house and sitting down, Partridge Whistle straightened his expression and said to Fang Yun:

"Brother Fang, you must know about the matter of moving mountains to find the pearl. This time, we came down from Ping Mountain to find the Muchen Pearl in order to save my people from danger."

"But things didn't go as planned, the Yuan Dynasty general never obtained the Muchen Pearl."

"I found a scroll of silk in the purple-gold coffin, which recorded his search for the Muchen Pearl and its whereabouts."

As he spoke, Partridge Whistle took out a silk scroll from his bosom and handed it to Fang Yun.

Fang Yun took it and saw that it had a lot of words written on it, half Mongolian and half Chinese, and also had a pattern of the Muchen Pearl drawn on it.

The story goes that after the Yuan dynasty destroyed the Western Xia, the Yuan people received news that the precious Muchen Pearl had been obtained by the Western Xia, so they sent Yuan generals to search for it.

However, the Yuan general turned the Western Xia royal tombs upside down, but still couldn't find the whereabouts of the Muchen Pearl.

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Later, the Yuan general discovered that all the state funerals of the Western Xia were hidden in a place called Dafosi Temple.

So he searched everywhere for the Great Buddha Temple, hoping to unearth the Western Xia state funeral and the Muchen Pearl.

However, the Great Buddha Temple could not be found anywhere. The place where the Great Buddha Temple once stood had long been buried by yellow sand, and those who knew about it were long dead.

Unable to find anything, the general was extremely unwilling to give up. Before he died, he recorded his experience and took it with him to his tomb.

To this day, the silk scroll has been acquired by Partridge Whistle.

After reading the contents of the silk scroll, Fang Yun also understood the meaning of Partridge Whistle.

The ancient site of the Western Xia Dynasty has long been covered by yellow sand. Finding an ancient underground temple in the endless desert is as difficult as climbing to heaven.

Unless... a tomb raider comes to the rescue.

Only by relying on the four-character formula of Yin and Yang of Heaven and Earth, and observing the hidden forces of celestial bodies, earth veins, mountains and rivers, is it possible to find the great treasure buried deep in the desert.

After putting down the silk scroll, Fang Yun pondered for a moment, then nodded to Partridge Whistle.

I have no missions to complete right now, so it doesn't matter which tomb I go to. I might as well go to the Great Buddha Temple to pick out some top-quality treasures; that's where the Western Xia royal family's little treasury is hidden.

Besides... it wouldn't do if the girl he's set his sights on only lived to be forty or fifty!

When Partridge Whistle saw Fang Yun nod, a hint of joy appeared on his face, and he hurriedly asked:

"Brother Fang, would you be willing to lend me a hand?"

However, this question did not receive an answer from Fang Yun.

Fang Yun looked shocked, then a smile bloomed on his face, seemingly with a hint of surprise.

Partridge Whistle was filled with doubt and a sense of urgency rose within him, so he asked again.

"Brother Fang?"

"what?"

Fang Yun came to his senses and smiled, nodding at Partridge Whistle.

"Oh, what I mean is, I'd like to accompany you on this trip to Blackwater City in Western Xia!"

"On behalf of my clan, I thank Brother Fang!"

Upon hearing Fang Yun's affirmative answer, Partridge Whistle was overjoyed. He stood up, clasped his hands in a fist salute to Fang Yun, and made a gesture as if to bow.

"No need for that, we're so familiar, don't stand on ceremony."

Fang Yun pulled up Partridge Whistle, waved his hand, and his mind had already drifted back to the system notification that had just sounded in his mind.

Upon hearing this, Partridge Whistle smiled thoughtfully.

Going down into a tomb is no small matter; it involves all sorts of dirty, tiring, and dangerous work.

Fang Yun was clearly not someone who lacked money.

She agreed to his request so readily... presumably for the sake of his junior sister, Hua.

The smile on Fang Yun's face earlier was clearly because he was happy to be able to walk with Hua.

What a perfect match!

Thinking of this, Partridge Whistle felt gratified, secretly sighing that Heaven had not completely abandoned the Zaglama clan.

He patted Fang Yun heavily on the shoulder, left a message, and then turned and left.

"Brother Fang, Hua is also in love with you, don't let her down!"

Although he didn't know why Partridge Whistle brought this up, Fang Yun replied seriously.

"Don't worry, I will treat her well."

After Partridge Whistle left the house, Fang Yun breathed a sigh of relief, closed the door, and sat on the bed with a grin on his face.

"System, oh system, have no conscience..."

(Requesting flowers, monthly tickets, and review votes.)

Chapter Thirty: The Mission Arrives, the Aggrieved Girl

When Partridge Whistle mentioned the Western Xia earlier, the system gave him five tasks at once!

Moreover, the five tasks are interconnected, just like completing the main quest in a game, one after another.

Of course, having more tasks is a good thing.

I was already doing tomb raiding work, and now I can get extra rewards from the system. This is great!

"Mission Requirements: Successfully enter the Tomb of King Xian within Zhelong Mountain. Mission Reward: Night Vision."

"Mission requirements: Obtain the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book from the Tomb of King Xian. Mission reward: One box of Type 86 hand grenades."

"Mission Requirements: Kill the Yulang worms inside the Tomb of King Xian. Mission Reward: Faqiu Finger."

"Task requirements: Obtain the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book from Li Chunfeng's tomb. Task reward: Great Xia Dragon Sparrow."

"Task requirements: Obtain the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book from the Great Buddha Temple of Western Xia. Task reward: Dragon Bone Dagger."

Fang Yun glanced at the task panel and nodded in satisfaction.

What he was most satisfied with were the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow and the Dragon Bone Dagger.

After a year of work, I'm finally able to get a decent cold weapon.

Besides these two weapons, the other rewards are also excellent.

Night vision devices that allow visibility at night, a mafia finger designed to destroy hidden compartments, and simple, brutal hand grenades.

Five tasks, five rewards, all of which are useful for future tomb raiding, and can even be considered essential.

perfect!

However, as Fang Yun thought about it, he felt that he had lost out.

The year before last, I worked alone, doing all sorts of small, miscellaneous tasks.