Tomb raiding: Trying to become a little painter

As night deepened, becoming pitch black, Wu Xie, who was searching for someone, followed behind A Ning. Suddenly, the walkie-talkie on his waist began to crackle and emit static...

"Ah Ning! Walkie-talkie!"

Wu Xie was a little excited and quickly walked towards A Ning to take out a walkie-talkie.

Sizzle... Pop!

"Can you hear me? Wu Xie! Wu Xie, can you hear me?"

After a button press to connect, Black Bear's roguish voice came through the walkie-talkie.

"I can hear you! I can hear you!"

Wu Xie picked up the walkie-talkie, feeling a little excited, and responded with a smile.

"Are you still looking? It's too late now, you should head out, the desert nights are very cold!"

"We know, we know, we wanted to come back anyway..."

Wu glanced around at the people Ah Ning had brought; they were all exhausted after searching for several hours.

"Hey! Look! What's that? What's stuck on that rock over there?"

At this moment, one of the mercenaries who was walking ahead looking for his teammates was surprised to see a huge, ship-shaped black shadow when he turned his head. However, because it was a bit dark, he couldn't see it very clearly and was not sure if it was a ship or not.

Sizzle...

As soon as Wu Xie heard this, he turned his head and the walkie-talkie started crackling again. No matter how Wu Xie called out, there was no response from the other end.

"What's going on? Bro, what did you see?"

Unable to get a constant static on the walkie-talkie, Wu Xie could only look at the person speaking.

"There...there's something over there!"

The mercenary who first spotted them in the darkness circled around to A Ning and Wu Xie's side, pointed in a direction, and spoke to the two of them.

"What's all the fuss about? Let's go take a look!"

Ah Ning glanced at the subordinates she had brought this time, somewhat speechless.

Sizzle... sizzle...

“Ah Ning, something’s not right! There might be someone in there. I’ve turned the volume on my walkie-talkie all the way up. If there’s signal interference, I can just cut off the conversation on the walkie-talkie.”

The closer they got to the dark shadow nestled among the mountains, the louder the static crackled from the walkie-talkie in Wu Xie's hand. Wu Xie frowned and looked at A Ning.

“Since there’s a sound, let’s go check it out. If it’s really like you said, there’s someone over there, then we can go over.”

Ah Ning's clear voice decisively gave the order, and the group, flashlights in hand, quickened their pace and headed towards the large, dark figure.

The closer they got, the clearer they could see. They saw a large, dilapidated wooden boat wedged between two mountains in front of them. The wood on the boat was rotten and broken, and a faint, indescribable smell could be detected as they got closer.

"Wait, wait, wait! The legend of the wicked child is true! There really is a boat here! Let's go!"

Just then, a panicked voice rang out among the group. The young guide, Zaxi, who had been coerced into coming in by A Ning, was now staring in terror at the log stuck in the crevice in the mountain. His body was trembling uncontrollably, and he was instinctively backing away. It was only thanks to A Ning's quick reflexes that he was pulled back, preventing him from running away in fright.

"Zaxi, don't be afraid. There are so many of us here. What are you afraid of? It's just a broken boat. It's just a scary story. Actually, many legends about bad children are false. Don't believe them!"

Aning pulled Zaxi along, looking at the wooden boat as she comforted him, explaining her reasoning clearly.

"It's true! It's true! The ship has appeared, all the legends are true, we can't go any further!"

Seeing the people in the group stop, Tashi, looking fearful, kept explaining...

Wu Xie and A Ning discovered an ancient ship. Inside the tent outside the Devil City, Qin Henian seemed to sense something, and the corners of his mouth turned up, making him look very happy.

"He Nian? What's wrong?"

Sitting inside the tent, the first person to notice that Qin Henian was in a good mood was Xie Yuchen, who was sitting opposite him. He had been pondering some questions after listening to Qin Henian's story about the Queen Mother of the West seeking immortality, and he noticed the person opposite him who seemed to be in a better mood when he looked up unintentionally.

"Blind man, Little Qilin! Quickly signal your employer, we're heading into the Devil City to find Wu Xie! Let's take advantage of the dark night..." and have a big meal!

Qin Henian didn't say the last four words aloud because different races eat different foods, and he, like many others, prefers to eat things that are good for him.

"what?"

Hei Xiazi looked bewildered. Didn't they just say that Wu Xie's side was fine? How come they're preparing to set off in the blink of an eye?

Are young men's minds really this hard to understand these days?

Zhang Qilin, who was listening, didn't say anything, but showed his support by immediately getting up and preparing to walk out of the tent.

"I'll come too, after all, I'm Wu Xie's childhood friend."

Xie Yuchen didn't dawdle. He immediately got up and followed Zhang Qilin out of the tent, leaving behind someone who was still reluctant to leave.

"He Nian, how come you always order me around like that, even though I'm blind?"

A soft, somewhat melancholic voice came from behind Qin Henian, accompanied by a hand resting on his shoulder and a few strokes of his long black hair.

Qin Henian tilted his head, looked at the black bear next to him, and sighed deeply.

I've never heard of Pixiu babies being very clingy before...

"You're probably the better option!"

With a casual reply, Qin Henian raised his hand to remove the hand on his shoulder, but unexpectedly, the person next to him suddenly moved closer and half-wrapped his shoulder.

"Did you take the wrong medicine? Aren't you going to get your equipment and set off? We're going to be separated from Ah Ning's group later."

Upon hearing Qin Henian's words, Hei Xiazi feigned a sorrowful expression, shifting some of his weight onto the person next to him. Because he was taller than the other person, he kept his head low, and even caught a faint whiff of sandalwood.

"Sigh! I'm so sad! He Nian doesn't even care about me, a blind man. I have to do so much work every day, it's so tiring..."

Tsk... Qin Henian silently rolled his eyes. This guy is obviously faster at making money than anyone else.

"Alright, stop fooling around. It's completely dark. Aren't you afraid that Wu Xie, whom your employer asked you to protect, will die?"

cough cough...

"Let's go! Immediately!"

Without any further movement, Hei Xiazi instantly adjusted his posture, stood up straight, and walked away.

Qin Henian was left watching the person's back, silently covering his slightly upturned lips, his phoenix eyes also curving.

boom!

As soon as they stepped out of the tent, the four of them met up. While everyone in A Ning's camp was resting at night, the four of them carried their supplies and walked for more than ten minutes. When they saw that the entrance to the Devil City was quite far behind them, Hei Xiazi took out a signal flare from his backpack and launched it into the sky. He also took out an old-fashioned mobile phone and typed some message to send.

"Are we sending signals here because Wu Sanxing has sent people to follow us, or are they waiting for us?"

Looking at the pinkish light in the sky, Xie Yuchen already understood seven or eight parts of the situation, and turned to speak to Hei Xiazi.