Tomb raiding: following the plot while tearing up the script

Lao Yang stared wide-eyed at Su Li, then at Wu Xie. "He, he, he!!!! Lao Wu, you, you, you..."

Wu Xie sighed, feigning helplessness.

"Sigh, there's nothing I can do. My task lately is to take care of him. The kid is so stubborn. If I don't let him come with me, my second uncle will catch us and bring us back the moment we leave."

Lao Yang thought of Wu Xie's two uncles. Wu's third uncle was alright, after all, Lao Wu had told him about his experiences of being dragged down into two dungeons by his third uncle.

He was completely stunned by what he heard.

However, Wu's second uncle made it clear that Wu Xie was not allowed to come into contact with these things, and said that he would break the legs of anyone who led him astray.

(Su Li asks a soul-searching question: Why is Wu Laosan's leg still perfectly fine??? Why?!)

Lao Yang thought Wu Xie meant that if they didn't bring Su Li along, he would complain to Wu Erbai, so he agreed to take him along without any resistance.

Don't ask, the answer is he's a coward. Even though he's... well, he gets scared too...

……

After getting everything ready, Lao Yang wanted to take Wu Xie and Su Li on a bus ride, but Wu Xie refused without hesitation.

The memory of that extreme transfer journey that started with a bus is still vivid. Now that she has the means, Wuxie really doesn't want to take a bus again...

Don't ask, the dog just suddenly became rich and wants to make his journey more comfortable...

Especially considering his four other friends have already flown there on a private jet, making him struggle to get there by private bus... he'd be green with envy...

Lao Yang asked Wu Xie to look at the pile of contraband in front of him, asking if it was okay to take those on trains or planes.

Wu Xie grinned smugly, stretched out his hand in front of Lao Yang, and said, "Hey buddy, how about I show you a magic trick?"

???

Why did the topic suddenly veer towards magic? Old Yang is puzzled…

Wu Xie rubbed his hands together, his slender fingers deftly forming a hand seal... (Cleansing Technique 'Unlearned Version')

He began chanting a spell at an extremely fast pace... (Beast Taming Technique 'Ineffective Version with Head and Tail Removed')

He then reached out with difficulty to grab the equipment in front of him, and one of the equipment backpacks disappeared.

Lao Yang stared in disbelief, looking at Wu Xie with a completely unfamiliar expression. His own memories hadn't mentioned that his childhood friend, who had grown up wearing only the same pair of underwear, possessed such an incredible skill!

Wu Xie caught Lao Yang's gaze, pretended to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and raised an eyebrow at Lao Yang with a smug look.

"How about that? Pretty cool, right?"

"ox!!"

"Isn't it awesome?"

"Wow, amazing!!!"

Lao Yang's eyes lit up as he grabbed Wu Xie's right hand to examine it, so excited he could barely speak.

Su Li looked at Wu Xie's left hand, which was adorned with a ring...

Hmm... A storage ring with a built-in "ignore" buff, essential for home, travel, murder, and arson!!!

This time, Wu Xie really got tricked.

"Old Wu, how, how did you do it???"

"Hehe, buddy, I haven't been wasting my time these past few years. Just a couple of years ago, I met an old Taoist priest who insisted that I had a special connection with him and wanted to teach me a technique called 'Hidden Universe in the Sleeve.' Look, I've been practicing it for two years now!!!"

The old Taoist priest Su Yunqing, who insisted on teaching him: ...

A brat just like a brat...

Wu Xie clapped his hands proudly.

Lao Yang was completely fooled by him, watching him with an expression of admiration as he seemed to be struggling to collect the equipment.

Su Li, watching from the sidelines, found it outrageous. Little Tianzhen really knew how to pick her bragging targets; she was showing off with complete blatant shamelessness…

And then they went out of their way to buy them plane tickets.

After landing in Xi'an, Lao Yang easily arranged accommodation for them, then took the two of them around, including a stroll through the night market, and easily found a local food stall in the main camp.

This place looks so familiar, it's hard to believe I only visited three years ago. They seem more like locals than I am.

The three of them found a seat at the food stall, ordered their food, and Lao Yang, as always, grabbed two bottles of beer and a bottle of juice.

Wu Xie and Lao Yang chatted in their local dialect, which Su Li couldn't understand. She just kept her head down, eating and drinking juice.

To be honest, this place has really good cooking skills. While eating, Su Li was even thinking about whether she could pack some to store in her space when she got back.

"You two, are you interested in going to Ada to sell local products?"

Su Li was enjoying her meal when she suddenly heard an old man next to her speak.

Su Li looked up at Wu Xie and the other person in confusion. He felt like he was being forced out of the group chat just because they were speaking in dialect.

Suddenly, an old man appeared, speaking in a tone even stranger than Wu Xie and the other two. Forget about kicking him out of the group chat, he now felt like everyone in the world could speak a dialect except him.

'Little Foreigner' is depressed.jpd

Wu Xie and Lao Yang were also dumbfounded. Lao Yang originally thought that no one in this place could understand their dialect, so he spoke without restraint. He never expected that he would actually run into someone who could understand them at a random food stall.

He unconsciously let out an "Ah," and asked, "What place is Ah Da?"

The old man was taken aback when he saw that Wu Xie and the others looked completely bewildered and genuinely didn't understand. However, being cautious by nature, he switched to Mandarin and asked again.

How do you say this in Mandarin?

Su Li said that she could understand it, but it was difficult.

"I mean the two of you..." She glanced at Su Li hesitantly, then hesitated, but still asked the question.

"Are you three here to do business or to dig for local products?"

Wu Xie knew who the old man who had spoken to him was, but he didn't answer. He just kept his head down and ate his food, letting Lao Yang deal with it.

Lao Yang has a natural advantage in this regard: his honest and simple nature. Back when he worked at Wushanju, he used this honest and simple appearance to fool wave after wave of customers.

If I hadn't been completely spoiled, I could have easily fooled Wu Xie right now.

Now, facing an old man who was clearly testing him, Lao Yang immediately channeled his inner country bumpkin and started playing the role of a good older brother.

"We're here with my younger brother for tourism. No, we're not buying local specialties. Grandpa, are you selling local products here?"

The old man chuckled, glanced at Su Li, and thought that if he were traveling with her, he wouldn't bring such a child along. Reassured, he waved to Lao Yang and went back to his seat.

Lao Yang was puzzled and subconsciously paid attention to the movements at the next table. He then heard the old man speaking softly to his classmates in dialect.

"It's alright, it's alright. They're just a few greenhorns who don't know anything. Don't worry about them."

Upon hearing this, Lao Yang's expression changed, and he instinctively wanted to pay the bill and leave, but Wu Xie quickly stopped him and pointed to his phone.

Lao Yang obediently took out his phone, opened it, and saw an unread text message from Wu Xie.

"What?"

Lao Yang glanced furtively at the table next to him, instinctively wanting to speak, but then realized his mistake and shut up, replying via text message instead.

"Hurry, that old man has his eye on us!"

"What do you mean?"

"The old guy probably understands what we're saying and is testing us."

After Lao Yang finished speaking, he gestured to Wu Xie to look at the five people sitting at the same table as the old man.

"The other three are fine. That big guy probably has something on him. They're probably here to dredge sand too. Saying we're the Green Heads means we're not with them."

Wu Xie looked at him helplessly and continued sending text messages.

“You just finished listening to him and you’re already dragging us away. Isn’t that like telling them right in their faces that we’re in the same line of work as them? Maybe they’re just trying to scam you.”

I've never seen anything like this, a self-destruction...

Lao Yang really hadn't expected this. Wu Xie's touch had even made his back a little sweaty. What a close call!