Tomb raiding: following the plot while tearing up the script

The appearance of this shadow signifies that they have officially entered the ancient city area of ​​the Queen Mother of the West Palace. From here on out, they will have to rely on the old man's signal smoke.

Back in the courtyard, after drifting on the small boat for most of the day, everyone felt a little uneasy when they suddenly found themselves on solid ground, as if the bluestone slabs beneath their feet were floating.

After everyone returned to their rooms to rest, Panzi looked at the barbecue grill still sitting in the corner and suddenly remembered Wu Sansheng's instructions.

After consulting with Su Li, he nervously suggested using the charcoal fire to send a signal to Wu Sansheng.

Pan Zi originally thought that Su Li would reject him, after all, Su Li's attitude towards Wu Sansheng was very unfriendly.

If Su Li refuses, he will have no choice but to wade back to the canyon area to gather some firewood.

Unexpectedly, Su Li agreed very readily and even pulled out a rather large brazier from a small corner of the kitchen. As for the charcoal... use it as you like.

He even stuffed a few tin boxes into Panzi's hand. When Panzi opened them, wow, they were filled with four large boxes of military signal cigarettes, each containing small balls in red, orange, yellow, and white.

Thinking of those things in my backpack...

It's a bit shabby...

"Use it freely, we're not short of money. Ask me for it when you're done." Su Li patted Pan Zi's shoulder, swung her ponytail, and skipped back home.

Hmm, Panzi's shoulders are a bit stiff, it hurts my hands. When I grow a little taller, I'll pat his head, hehehe~~~

Wu Xie watched Pan Zi carrying the brazier out of the courtyard gate and patted Su Li's head with amusement. Why does it seem like Su Li has been teasing Pan Zi a lot lately?

Although this silly guy is really fun to tease.

The drifting yellow and white smoke rose from the courtyard gate and floated straight into the sky, ensuring that it could be clearly seen from a great distance.

White smoke indicates no danger, yellow smoke indicates danger ahead and caution is advised, and the simultaneous rise of both yellow and white smoke indicates danger, but not a major problem. (Original interpretation)

Wu Xie and Su Li exchanged a glance.

The problem... isn't serious?

Looks like I'll have to drag Panzi to see a big movie tonight...

With so many supplies at hand, Panzi didn't skimp on them, adding more every hour or two. Finally, when Panzi went to add signal smoke to the brazier for the third time, he received a response.

Su Li looked at the orange smoke that seemed to be rising from the direction of the canyon and was a little confused.

"Huahua, shouldn't Old Deng be in front of us? And the color is wrong too."

Shouldn't that team have already gone deep into the area by now? And they're even using the red smoke to urge Wu Xie forward.

The simple-minded Wu Xie and Pan Zi, who were die-hard fans of Wu Sansheng, knew that the other party was in danger as soon as they saw the red signal smoke. Without thinking, they rushed in recklessly. It can be said that they had the two of them completely under their control.

But now the response signal is actually behind them, and the color is orange, which represents stopping.

Xie Yuchen gently curled his lips.

"Because Wu Sansheng is still in the capital right now."

In the book, Pan Ziming clearly states that Wu Sansheng's team entered after them, but they did not expect the other side to move so fast that they unknowingly moved ahead of them.

Xie Yuchen guessed that the person who was following behind them with Pan Zi was probably Wu Sansheng, and that Xie Lianhuan had already led his men into the area before them, which was why they were able to suddenly appear in front of Wu Xie and the others.

This time, without Wu Sansheng's support, Xie Lianhuan was still following behind them.

Is this signal smoke meant for them to stop and wait for him? Or is it meant to use this time to go around and run ahead?

Just after adding the signal smoke, he saw Wu Sansheng's response. He didn't think there was anything wrong with the location where his master sent the signal, but the signal actually meant that they should wait where they were.

Panzi didn't quite understand. When he came back, his brows were furrowed tightly, and he was absent-minded until dinner time.

It's okay if you're not paying attention; you'll be more alert by evening.

That night, bright lights illuminated the swamp in front of the courtyard, and eight long fishing rods extended from the courtyard wall, their hooks already submerged in the water.

Ah Ning fiddled with her fishing rod, wanting to tell these gentlemen that there weren't many decent fish in this kind of swamp...

They may not know if there are any decent fish, but they certainly have plenty of dishonest snakes.

The group of people sitting on the wall with their fishing rods set up looked incredibly relaxed.

Pan Zi was initially puzzled by the activity until the swamp, which grew increasingly dark under the night lights, began to stir.

The calm water surface gradually began to ripple, and a red light flashed by. At first, Panzi thought he was just sleepy and seeing things.

Unexpectedly, not long after, several more red figures flashed by, and then more and more appeared, becoming increasingly dense.

These red, striped figures flashed past the courtyard gate and then returned shortly afterward.

It's like a group of people rushing along, passing by an interesting scenic spot, only to realize they've run a distance before turning back to look at it.

As the red figures gathered in greater numbers and the spatial pressure increased significantly, some of them emerged from the water.

"hiss……"

"hiss……"

"Hey..."

After seeing clearly what was tangled together in front of them, Panzi and Aning gasped. Aning, who had almost lost her life to snakes earlier that day, instinctively touched her neck where she had felt the impact.

Su Li looked at the tangled, writhing, strip-like creature with utter disgust.

These pheasant necks intertwined actually look quite like vines tangled together; if they were a different color, he probably would find them pleasing to the eye.

But this thing was not only strangely red, it also had a huge, tumor-like comb, and its triangular head was frantically flicking its tongue as it rolled around in the mud...

The art style is... well, let's just say it's hard to describe.

"Beep beep, a bizarre creature has been detected—a crested snake (dumb version). It can be redeemed for 50 points. Do you want to redeem it?"

Zuli: ? ? ? ? ? ?

What did I hear?

A moronic version of a group of crested snakes?

"Beep beep, a strange creature has been detected—a crested snake (normal version), which can be redeemed for 100 points. Do you want to redeem it?"

"Beep beep, a strange creature has been detected—a crested snake (intelligent version). Its intelligence progress is 0.001%, which can be redeemed for 350 points. Do you want to redeem it?"

Wow, these pheasant necks are something else! This is the first time I've seen this kind of selling standard.

Suddenly, the fishing rod in her hand dipped downwards. Lost in thought, Su Li instinctively pulled it up and yanked a slender pheasant neck out from the dense swarm of snakes below.

The pheasant, suddenly pulled from its flock by the neck, struggled wildly, making a series of clucking sounds, and seemed to be in some pain.

The first unfortunate guy to be hung up: How could it not be in pain? That scoundrel hooked my comb with a fishhook! It hurts like hell!!!