Tomb raiding: Trying to become a little painter

After about seven or eight minutes of mental preparation, Wu Xie loosened his grip on the black-haired snake's seven-inch spot. Soon, a rustling sound rang out, and the black-haired snake's head nimbly and slipperily darted out of Wu Xie's palm. It opened its mouth, raised its head, arched its back, and launched a swift attack, biting directly at the soft tiger's mouth on Wu Xie's hand.

squeak!

"Ah...ah...uh...mmm..."

His teeth clenched, intermittent whimpers escaped Wu Xie's lips, veins bulging on his forehead and arms. Curled up on the bed, Wu Xie's mind was a blur. The pain in his body was amplified infinitely the moment he was bitten, a strange chill coursing through his body, causing every bone and nerve in Wu Xie's body to experience the torment and agony of being invaded...

It was this pain that greatly suppressed Wu Xie's nerves, preventing him from fainting. As a result, some blurry images appeared hazily in Wu Xie's mind, indistinct and unclear. The images mainly consisted of several colors and various strangely shaped objects...

Time passed... As the mental transmission and physical torment intensified, Wu Xie finally saw some images, but he couldn't see faces or hear any sounds. Until the physical pain became unbearable, he seemed to hear the fat man calling his name, and then everything went black...

"Wu Xie! How can you be so stubborn! I'm so unlucky to have run into a nemesis like you!!"

Outside the dungeon, Fatty Wang, witnessing this scene, was heartbroken. His face wore a mask of sorrow. He wanted to push open the door, but when his gaze fell upon the several layers of iron chains wrapped around the cell door, he unconsciously raised his fist and pounded on the iron gate blocking his way...

The thuds of banging echoed through the dungeon, a testament to Wang Pangzi's extremely bad mood. His displeasure only intensified after seeing the key to the iron lock lying nearby beside the person in the dungeon.

"Sister Lei! Quick, find a hacksaw! I'm going to break this iron gate down today!!!"

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Inside the villa on the other side.

There were four dishes on the table: stir-fried tender and juicy chicken and wood ear mushrooms, stir-fried pork and green peppers, a plate of fried small fish and vegetable soup. The four dishes were served on a square table, and three people sat around the table.

"My little crane~ Come and try the dishes the blind man cooked today!"

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Hei Xiazi distributed a bowl of white rice to each person. Looking at his masterpiece on the table, he picked up his chopsticks and started picking up his favorite green pepper and shredded pork, then put it into Qin Henian's bowl across from him, all the while watching with a grin.

"Hmm... even you, blind man, eat!"

"Even the little Qilin eats!"

Qin Henian was hungry as soon as he woke up. He sat down in the chair, picked up the bowl, and stuffed rice into his mouth. He had just finished one bite when there was more food in the bowl. He looked up at the grinning guy and could only invite the two of them to eat together.

Don't be shy! If you're not enthusiastic about eating, there's something wrong with your thinking.

After struggling at the dining table for half an hour, Hei Xiazi put down his bowl, raised his elbow and nudged Zhang, the mute next to him, nodding and tilting his head to indicate that he should go to the kitchen to wash the dishes.

Once only Qin Henian and Zhang Qilin remained in the living room, that uneasy feeling returned and spread around them.

One side is watching the other.

"Since we returned and showed up yesterday, there have been more and more people watching us outside!"

Qin Henian started a conversation.

"Um"

Zhang Qilin nodded in agreement, but did not respond with anything else, and the atmosphere in the air gradually grew cold again.

"Hmm! All you ever say is 'oh,' 'um,' 'okay'... and stuff like that. Little Qilin, can't you open your precious golden mouth a little more often? It's so hard to communicate with someone who doesn't talk much..."

Qin Henian felt that Zhang Qilin's reticence was a bad habit, and since the boy was right in front of him, he figured he should teach him a lesson, so he quickly started lecturing him...

"I...don't know what to say..."

Zhang Qilin sat to one side, his expression shifting. He couldn't quite accept the thought of becoming a chatterbox by talking at length.

But now he didn't want to spoil He Nian's mood, so after thinking about it, he finally gave this answer.

what?

Qin Henian raised an eyebrow, glancing at Zhang Qilin, whose expression remained unchanged yet who offered his own insights. He was somewhat curious about what Zhang Qilin would be like if he possessed the eloquence of Hei Xiazi...

But despite his thoughts, Qin Henian did not want the Qilin cub to change itself. Each beast was independent, just as no two leaves in the world are the same. He did not force the other to make too many changes, as long as daily communication was not a problem.

Boom!Boom!Boom!

Just then, a knocking sound came from the direction of the kitchen. The two turned around and saw Hei Xiazi with a cigarette in his mouth, wearing sunglasses, facing them, his hand clenched into a fist and knocking on the door frame.

"I mean... if you two are free, could you come and help with the dishes? Don't you know the rule that the person who cooks doesn't wash the dishes?"

"Hey you two, Blackie's washing up this time is 20% off, only 250! Remember to transfer half to my account, one of you at a time!"

Black Bear leaned against the wall by the kitchen door frame, having already watched the awkward interaction between the two in the living room for a while.

Originally, he was washing dishes to give Zhang the mute a chance. He had already given him that chance back in the tomb, but he didn't expect the atmosphere between the two to be so strange. It had been a whole night since they came back, and Zhang hadn't said anything about taking any action. Now the situation was so tense. There was no other way; he, as the person in charge, had to make all the decisions!

Sigh! It's all because I'm too handsome, have high emotional intelligence, and am incredibly strong. This family! How could we live without him! Tsk tsk...

"You're so greedy! You charge for washing dishes, and I haven't even included your accommodation fee..."

Qin Henian wanted to retort when he heard the sleazy words coming out of Hei Xiazi's mouth.

Ring ring ring!

Ring ring ring!

Just as Qin Henian was about to complain, his phone on the table suddenly rang. He picked it up and answered, and soon a loud, boisterous voice came through the phone…

"Your Highness!"

"According to our satellite and observation data, a lot of strange people have come to Changsha in the past two weeks. Some of them are constantly following you and some people who are related to the Nine Gates' operations in Changsha. Before, there were few people coming to Changsha, so we thought it was nothing serious, but in the last two weeks, the number has exceeded one hundred. Please give us your instructions!"

Upon hearing the news over the phone, Qin Henian's eyes darkened. He thought of the Wang family members who were following Wu Xie, but he couldn't touch them now. He still needed to rely on these Wang family members to investigate who was behind the scenes targeting Lishan...