Tomb raiding: Trying to become a little painter

The glaring light was a bit harsh on the bear's eyes, which hadn't been exposed for a long time. It closed its eyes a few times as a physiological reaction before slowly adjusting to the daylight.

what's up?

The two children were curious.

Two pairs of naked eyes stared at him. Qin Henian struggled to get up from the recliner, pried open the hands that were wrapped around his waist, stood up firmly, and gestured for Zhang Qilin and Hei Xiazi to get up.

"Go to the basement and interrogate that stubborn guy."

After Qin Henian finished speaking, the two people who stood up behind him exchanged glances, both remembering the man who had been brought back from Banna.

basement.

Because of the short construction time, the basement is now just a simple cement pit filled with cement. There is a set of steps leading up and down the cement pit, and the top is sealed with a heavy iron mechanism made by Zhang Qilin himself.

pat!

The mechanism opened, and as one descended the concrete stairs, in the dark concrete pit lay Zhang Qilin, the man previously brought back from Banna, bound hand and foot. Zhang Qilin's face was covered in several bruises, and several empty lunchboxes lay before him...

These past few days, Hei Xiazi has been personally taking care of the other party's meals. Now that someone has entered the basement, "Zhang Qilin" looks up, squinting at the person who came in, with an expression on his face that says, "If you can't kill me, I'll die for you."

Da da da...

With a swift movement, Qin Henian and his two companions appeared before the imposter Zhang Qilin.

"Little Qilin, the basement built under Wu Xie Wu Shan Ju is both dangerous and safe. I want to take this stinky Qiongqi in. What do you think?"

"Anyway, he's surnamed Zhang. If you let him help you complete your mission, you'll be free, right?"

Qin Henian brought the person back to put him in the Bronze Gate to guard it for Zhang Qilin. Since Xiaotiandao's strength is currently too weak, he needs someone to help guard the gate. The Zhang family has a long-standing tradition of this duty, so why bother using their own son when they've already benefited from it?

To prevent the imposter Zhang Qilin from shouting, Qin Henian had given him a mute drug with an antidote as soon as he pulled him out of the space, making him quiet. Now, the imposter couldn't utter a sound and could only stare back and forth at the three of them with his big, bulging eyes.

"May I?"

Zhang Qilin hadn't expected Qin Henian to bring him back for this reason, but he still felt a sweet warmth in his heart. If he didn't have to guard the gate, he would have plenty of time to spend with Henian.

"Huh? Why not?"

"Mute Zhang, you say you've regained your memories, can't you open your mind and think? Do you think He Nian can fool you?"

"Anyway, besides you, I haven't seen many good people in your Zhang family... The capable should do more work. This guy has been guarding Banna for so many years, wouldn't it be the same if he guarded another place..."

Before Qin Henian could speak, Hei Xiazi chimed in.

“…”

Zhang Qilin remained silent, his gaze shifting downwards to the concrete ground. He pondered the prospect of sparring with the blind man later, but then he thought of the advantages of having someone guard the gate, and his heart stirred with desire.

"Nonsense! Let's have a friendly spar!"

Damn it! I've said too much…

Upon hearing Zhang Qilin's cold voice, Hei Xiazi felt a sudden chill run down his spine after hearing the details. He knew he was in trouble!

"Alright, you two stop bickering. This guy knows a lot. I've probed his memories before. You two have grown so much stronger, so let's use him as practice!"

"I don't expect you two to be able to search the whole thing in one go. Even just seeing some fragments would be an achievement for you two."

Qin Henian pointed at the bound man, then spoke to Hei Xiazi and Zhang Qilin, gesturing towards them.

"Using someone as practice? That's not appropriate."

Black Bear's smile gradually turned sly. While saying no, he walked forward and stood in front of the imposter, his magical power surging wildly within him, and a burning sensation in his chest.

Raising his fingertips, he gathered a faint golden light, which slowly formed a small golden talisman with a radius of 2.5 centimeters. A lifelike Pixiu head was engraved around the talisman, its eyes fixed on the man's forehead, then suddenly opened. At the same moment the Pixiu's eyes opened, the blind man, who had been gathering the talisman, closed his own eyelids beneath his sunglasses.

The piercing white light and images kept flashing through his mind. Despite the pain, Black Bear's forehead was covered with beads of sweat the size of soybeans, glistening against his skin.

"Woooo..."

The imposter "Zhang Qilin" instinctively closed his eyes the instant the golden light flashed. The next second, a sharp, warm current shot from the top of his head straight to his brain and temples. An extreme pain made him clench his teeth and whimper.

Watching this scene unfold, Qin Henian turned to his other son, Zhang Qilin, and pinched the back of Zhang Qilin's jacket, gesturing to the imposter to let Zhang Qilin go up and try it out too...

About twenty minutes later, three people collapsed in the basement: one imposter, bound in a pretzel and breathing heavily; and two weaklings who were aching and numb after attacking the imposter.

Qin Henian was standing alone in front of the three people, watching the scene. Then he waved his hand, and a cut appeared on his right palm. Then a blood-red light flashed, and a breeze like smoke passed by, taking the immobile imposter lying on the ground into his body. He looked up at the two kids who were still on the ground, staring at him expectantly.

"You two should lie down for a while and come back up to rest after you've recovered!"

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On the other side, in the second floor of the underground maze of the villa, at the corner of the red wall, in front of an ancient and exquisite wooden door, Ah Ning followed behind two tall men dressed in Qin-style gold and black robes, wearing different gold beast-face masks, and with their hair tied up in crowns. Her heart was pounding in her chest as she looked at the tightly closed wooden door.

For some reason, Ah Ning always felt that ever since she met Zara Rossi, and later when she was blindfolded and led into a dark passage, and then led by the hand through a maze of twists and turns until she finally took off her blindfold and saw the two people in front of her... she always felt like her brain had connected with the other person.

But now she's all alone, on someone else's turf, and if they don't speak up, she can only follow suit and remain silent.

Creak...

The wooden door opened, and bright light from inside shone on it, casting a shadow that revealed a figure half a head taller than the door frame.

"That's her, right?"

The person inside wore a yellow jade fox mask. His eyes swept over the three people at the door, his thin lips were pursed into a single line, and his voice, gentle yet authoritative, rang out from inside the door.

"Yes, Rossi, following His Highness's orders, took the person to a subsidiary in Hangzhou, where they brought people over for us to take over. The entire transfer was conducted secretly. There were no skin masks on their faces, and no viruses or other genes in their blood. What are your next orders, Brother Langming?"

One of the people who brought A Ning was wearing a bronze sheep half-face mask. After knocking on the door and seeing the person inside, he tensed up and became serious. When asked a question, he quickly poured out all the information about A Ning's current situation and asked for the next instructions.

"His Highness sent a message saying that she carries the scent of a dragon snake and that she should be taken to the Ma family headquarters for a blood test!"

"We'll bring him back and make arrangements after confirming his identity!"

Qin Langming raised his long, slender fingers from under his sleeve and pressed them against his temples. Without blinking, he gave the instructions without asking A Ning's opinion. After saying his piece, he retreated back into the room, and then with a "bang," the wooden door slammed shut again.