Tomb raiding: Trying to become a little painter

When Wu Xie finally held the exquisite little golden sparrow in his hand, he suddenly realized... he really... he was so rich he could cry his eyes out...

"Your Highness, would you like something else to eat? I, Xiao Xiezi, will definitely make sure you're well taken care of today!"

Wu Xie quickly put away the little golden sparrow he had just obtained, a smile spreading across his face, ready to continue his efforts.

But the next second, a big fat hand suddenly shoved him, and Wu Xie staggered back two steps. When he looked again, the spot where he had just been was now occupied by a fat figure.

"Your Highness! Your Highness! The little prince is also willing to serve you. Please feel free to give any orders!"

Wu Xie stared at the guy standing in his spot, talking in a crazy, high-pitched voice, and his forehead was covered in black lines.

"Pfft! The Little Prince, my foot! Why don't you just call yourself Little Fatty... Tsk tsk... The world is going to the dogs, people's hearts are no longer pure. I, a blind man, am ashamed to be associated with you!!!... Your Highness, I've arrived~"

Hei Xiazi was already close to his wife, and he had witnessed everything that had just happened. He'd be a fool not to make money off her! Even if he was making money off his own wife, it was because he was capable!

What followed was a scene at the dinner table where three people were fighting over one person, leaving only Zhang, who was silently shoveling rice into his own bowl, his head bowed and his eyes full of smiles.

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When Qin Henian regained consciousness, he opened his eyes to find himself lying in the bedroom of the Xie family's residence. Only when he felt his body getting very hot did he realize that there were people on both sides of him, sandwiched between the two sides of the bed like a sandwich filling.

It would be strange if it weren't hot.

"Wake up! Wake up! Stop pretending to be asleep! It's so hot. Can you two sleep inside and I'll sleep on the outside? It's so hot in the middle!"

Qin Henian shook his small body, fiddled with the blankets, and realized that the people on both sides had woken up when he woke up, so he quickly spoke.

"Sigh~ Dumb girl, look... Waaah... You don't love it anymore once you've got it, just making a fool of yourself~"

Hei Xiazi lay to Qin Henian's left. After rescuing the drunken man in the afternoon, he and Zhang Qilin had been sleeping and resting together on either side of him.

The moment he woke up, he became clear-headed. As soon as his mind came back to normal, he heard the other person's demand that he leave, so he immediately pretended to be aggrieved.

If his wife kicks him out, will he still have any face left?

"What the hell? When did I ever say I didn't want you anymore? I'm not a jerk... Pfft, pfft, pfft..."

Qin Henian's face immediately turned red upon hearing Hei Xiazi's words. Normally, he might have retorted, but the place and the timing were both wrong...

"Ugh…"

Seeing this, Zhang Qilin, who was leaning against the pillow on the right watching the show, suddenly sighed. His expressionless face looked aggrieved upon closer inspection, but his eyes told you that he was doing it on purpose.

Qin Henian glanced to the left, then turned to the right, inwardly cursing the national treasures... Good heavens! They're all such amazing actors, it's a real shame they're not in the entertainment industry! They're all Oscar-worthy!

Ring ring ring…

Ring ring ring…

Ring ring ring…

Just then, the phone that was charging on the right bedside table suddenly rang, drawing the three of them's attention away.

Zhang Qilin pulled his hand out from under the covers and reached for his phone to see who was calling...

Zara Rossi... handed his phone to his wife...

"Hey?"

"Hello... Your Highness, someone from the northern foothills reported seeing several private planes in a deep mountain ravine in that area. Our radar monitors can't detect them, and the satellite signal station says the satellite signal source seems to be interfered with. My family says it might be another member of the Qin family, and they asked me to report to you and await your instructions."

On the other end of the phone, Zararossi, who had been monitoring His Highness's movements daily from the Beijing base, was sitting in the base's office, holding a phone in one hand and typing on a huge computer with the other. If you looked closely, you could see that the computer screen displayed a radar map of the northern foothills.

"What? They're going crazy? I thought they'd wait a bit longer. They've lost so many men. It seems they're going all out this time. Go contact a few clan elders and make sure that none of the young clan leaders from the Hundred Families are absent. They all need to head to Xi'an immediately."

"Two other helicopters are ready here in Beijing. They'll arrive shortly and depart immediately."

While talking on the phone, Qin Henian crawled out of bed, stepped over the person next to him, and onto the ground. With a wave of his hand, several robes appeared on the bed. He found a black and gold robe with black bead trim, paired it with a dark gray undergarment, and put it on. After thinking for a moment, he conjured a silver-gray robe with silver wave patterns and handed it to Hei Xiazi, and a blue and red embroidered koi robe and handed it to Xiao Qilin.

"You two change quickly, we're leaving for the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum at Lishan in two hours!"

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On the other side of Panjiayuan Back Street, Wu Xie, having drunk too much, slept at Wang Pangzi's house. Hei Xiazi and the other man didn't call anyone to come with them when they left, which meant that when Qin Henian hung up the phone and notified Wu Xie, Wang Pangzi also found out, saving Qin Henian the cost of making an extra call.

"Pants, pants! Sigh~ Naive, I don't want that outfit. The one you chose is too ugly and not practical at all. We're going to Xi'an this time. I heard there are many beautiful women in Xi'an. I might be able to complete the task your second uncle gave me and help you find a partner so that your Wu family can have an heir."

After being notified of their arrival, Wang Pangzi and his companion learned that they had to depart in two hours. Considering the time needed to get there, time was of the essence, and they couldn't afford to dawdle.

They were prepared to pack a change of clothes and put on another set before setting off; they weren't worried about supplies or equipment at the moment.

"A mission! Another mission. How much did you charge my second uncle this time, Fatty?"

Wu Xie stood in front of Wang Pangzi's bedroom wardrobe, watching the man pick and choose clothes. Veins bulged on his forehead. He randomly picked a piece of clothing, threw it to the man, and then slammed the wardrobe door shut and locked it tightly.

"Hey, don't be like that, you naive guy. Earning money isn't easy for me either..."

Seeing Wu Xie's expression, Fatty Wang knew he had said the wrong thing and quickly tried to change the subject, but to his dismay, Wu Xie simply pulled off a pair of pants, put them on Fatty Wang's hand, and dragged him outside...

"Hey hey hey... I was wrong, I was wrong... Wait... Wait, Fatty, put your pants on... At least we still have some dignity... Even if Fatty has no shame, if I go out with you like this, aren't you afraid people will think we're perverts...?"