Tomb raiding: Trying to become a little painter

Hearing the shouts, everyone moved in the same direction, except for Qin Henian, who remained standing in place.

Qin Henian stood there, his mind seemingly filled with two voices. One voice clamored that humans were no good, merely mud splatters created by Nuwa. Even if some of these mud splatters were stained with the blood of these divine beasts, humans were still humans, not of the same kind as him, and their hearts were bound to be different!

Another voice slowly expresses a different idea: people are indeed people, but those with the bloodline of divine beasts are ultimately connected to them by karma. If they have not been certified as divine beasts and become true divine beasts, then it is fine, they can only say that they have some blood relationship. But if they have been certified as divine beasts and will completely transform into beast bodies, then they are their kind. They are all divine beasts, so how can they discriminate against other divine beasts?

Two voices argued fiercely in Qin Henian's mind in a dialogue-like manner, generating constant noise. Qin Henian's emotions became somewhat unstable. These ancient divine beasts have always valued blood ties and kinship because it is extremely difficult for them to give birth to cubs. They are very tolerant of their cubs and those who have just been promoted to divine beasts.

Ugh! This is such a tough choice. Maybe we should just go all out!

The thought of killing flashed through his mind, and the ends of his black hair began to slowly turn pale white with a hint of blue. Seeing that the hair was about to change color, Qin Henian's pupils suddenly narrowed, and a raging killing intent flashed in his bright red eyes. But it was suppressed after a few seconds, and the ends of his hair also faded.

He returned to normal.

"Sigh! Beasts, you just can't think too much! They're already easily irritable and have personality problems, the more they think, the easier it is for them to get themselves into trouble!"

Qin Henian parted his thin lips slightly, murmured softly, and then his thoughts returned to normal. He made up his mind: from now on, he must treat the little ones as fairly and justly as possible! He would be a qualified elder beast!

"The soil here is different from other places! Let's dig it up and take a look!"

Just as he stepped behind the crowd, before he could even slip into their encirclement, Qin Henian, who was on the outer edge, heard this sentence. Judging from the voice, which sounded a bit hoarse and husky, it was definitely Wu Sanxing who spoke.

Wu Sanxing was standing next to the mop boy in the crowd. The boy had a round, flat, pointed face, sallow skin, focused eyes, and pointed to a loose hole in the ground that had been stepped on.

"Third Master, this loose soil pit! Just now, after searching quite a few places, I was about to go to relieve myself when my calf suddenly cramped up. The pain made me spread my legs, and I stepped on this spot..."

"I initially thought it was just a pit, but as I lifted my leg, the more I exerted force, the more I felt the soil below sink. Fortunately, the soil wasn't wet, and my foot came out as soon as I pulled my leg out. The soil was also dry and loose. As soon as I noticed, I called you, the boss, and a few other men to come and take a look."

Seeing that his boss and employer were both there, the underling kept talking and quickly explained what had happened before and the current situation.

It was after hearing the story from the hired helper that Wu Sanxing gave the order to dig a hole.

At the command, everyone sprang into action. Wang Pangzi was still tending to Wu Xie, and seeing that Wu Xie seemed about to wake up, Wu Sanxing didn't ask Wang Pangzi for help. Although he'd paid him, it wasn't a loss since Wang Pangzi was taking care of his nephew. As for Pan Zi and the others, Wu Sanxing kept a close eye on them.

Each of them had some fighting skills and excellent physical strength! Even Qin Henian was completely outmaneuvered by Wu Sanxing, standing in the team digging the tunnel with a plastic bag to collect and transport soil.

Everyone was working hard, and with many hands making light work, a hole more than a meter in size appeared in front of them in no time. However, when they bent down to look inside, it was still dark and they could hear the digging sounds of shovels inside, so it was estimated that they had not yet dug through.

"Ouch...it hurts!"

Just then, under a large tree not far behind him, Wu Xie's eyelashes trembled slightly, and his eyes, which were about to open, blinked a few times before finally opening.

Upon opening his eyes, a chubby face was right in front of him, a pair of large, double-lidded eyes staring intently at him. Wu Xie was startled for a moment, then his brows furrowed...

"You fatso, why are you standing so close to me?!"

"Don't you know that having such a huge face so close to you can be terrifying?!"

Wu Xie loudly rebuked Fatty Wang and expressed his dissatisfaction with him.

"Oh my, you little darling, you're finally awake! If you hadn't woken up soon, and if Third Master and the others had broken through the tunnel, I would have had no choice but to shove you in and kick you in!"

Wang Pangzi didn't have much to say about Wu Xie's accusations. He was a good brother to his friends and understood that Wu Xie was prone to rambling nonsense and uttering stupid things when he was sick.

"A tomb raider's tunnel? You mean Uncle Three and the others have found a way to enter the Queen Mother of the West's palace?"

Wu Xie looked on with surprise, while the dog stared at Fatty Wang.

"Eighty percent, that should be it."

At this moment, Qin Henian had silently walked up behind Fatty Wang, diagonally opposite Wu. He no longer had the bag of dirt in his hand, and his clothes were clean, as if they were brand new.

"He Nian! Is what you're saying true? Then we can enter the Queen Mother of the West's Palace right away!"

Wu's eyes gleamed with golden light as he quickly got up and, following Wang Pangzi's lead, excitedly walked towards the old man at the front of the crowd.

As for whether the other party's injuries hurt or not... that depends on Wu Xiaogou's hunched back as he walked, and every now and then he would use the strength of the hand that wasn't being supported by Wang Pangzi to turn it over and protect the back of his body.

Wu Xie and Fatty Wang left, and Qin Henian followed. They soon arrived at the entrance to the tomb. Zhang Qilin was now standing with Wu Xie and Fatty Wang, and Wu Sanxing had his own men. Hei Xiazi, who had just arrived, was nowhere to be seen, as if he were deliberately avoiding him. Qin Henian's mind was in turmoil.

boom!

"Third Master! Boss! Gentlemen! It's clear inside, and there's enough oxygen down there, we can go down directly!"

Suddenly a sound came from inside the cave, and soon after, several sounds came out from inside the cave.

With the safety instructions successfully conveyed, Wu Sanxing led his men into the cave. Almost everyone had left, leaving only one or two people to guard the entrance. The rest of the men went down, leaving Qin Henian looking around in confusion.

If he wasn't mistaken, Hei Xiazi didn't go in either.

"He Nian, come in quickly!"

Suddenly, a small head popped out of the cave entrance, drawing Qin Henian's attention back. He looked down at the cave entrance and saw Jie Yuchen looking up at him with a strange expression.

"coming!"

After passing through the tunnel and landing safely, Qin Henian looked around. It was pitch black. Even though Wu Sanxing and the others had used flashlights to observe the surroundings beforehand, it was still very dark where they were.

But Qin Henian's eyes were different; his pupils would swell in the dark, allowing him to see clearly even in darkness.

The tunnel they dug was directly overhead, and the landing point was in the middle of the tomb passage. On both sides were large stone caves built of piled-up stones. The caves varied in depth and size, but they were all quite flat. Apart from some caves containing mud cocoons of different sizes, the surrounding area could be considered very safe.