Tomb raiding: Trying to become a little painter

Suddenly, a stone wall detached itself, and the Queen Mother of the West on the stone steps turned to face a yellow-green jade cave revealed by the detached stone wall.

"What it is?"

Wu Xie looked on with curiosity and bewilderment as he observed the newly emerged jade cave.

"This material doesn't look like the jade found on the market. It's more like... the same material as a piece of jade made from meteorite that was auctioned off before."

Jie Yuchen smiled and answered.

"Meteorite? This is meteorite? Such a big hole is full of meteorite? Is it valuable?"

Wang Pangzi knew that the Queen Mother of the West was a fake, and since there was nothing to gain from her, she looked listless. Then, he heard about the meteorite jade again, and immediately raised his fat head and turned around, staring at the meteorite jade cave entrance with the excitement of seeing a young lady getting married.

Even if it's valuable, you can't take it with you!

Wu rolled his eyes, incisively exposing Fatty Wang's daydreams.

You can't take it with you! That's pointless!

Fatty Wang instantly suppressed his greed.

Qin Henian had already secured the best spot, with a black tail following him. Both of their gazes were fixed on the silent Zhang Qilin.

At that moment, Zhang Qilin stared intently at the cave entrance, his body tense, his lips pursed as he tried to relax. Because just now... the instant he saw the meteorite jade, a thought had flashed through Zhang Qilin's mind—a thought of entering the meteorite jade.

This thought was very strong, and Zhang Qilin turned to look at Wu Xie and the others.

"wait for me."

The words, spoken by Zhang Qilin, were cold and aloof yet carried a strange gentleness and a sense of reporting.

"Where are you going again, buddy? What are you waiting for? Explain yourself!"

Wu Xie was puzzled and didn't quite understand what Zhang Qilin meant, but Zhang Qilin quickly gave him the answer.

As soon as Zhang Qilin finished speaking, he quickly stepped back, raised his leg, and leaped into the Meteorite Cave, leaving Wu Xie, who was a little dumbfounded, behind.

Qin Henian's eyes lit up as he watched Zhang Qilin run into the meteorite jade. He had wanted to go in for a long time. Xiao Tiandao had said he would help him find the meteorite jade, and now that he had found it, he had to go in and take a look.

Lost in thought, Qin Henian's feet unconsciously began to walk towards the entrance of the Meteorite Cave. Just as his robe was about to fly upwards, a force pulled him back, stopping him from entering the cave. Helpless, Qin Henian sighed and turned around to meet a pair of big, smiling faces wearing black sunglasses.

"Hehehe... He Nian! What are you trying to do? There's nothing good in there, you shouldn't go in~"

Hei Xiazi grabbed Qin Henian's robe from behind with one hand, and looked at him as he turned around and said with a grin.

"Why can't I come in?"

Before Qin Henian could speak, Wu Xie, who was also curious and wanted to follow Zhang Qilin into the meteorite jade, spoke up.

"No entry means no entry!"

Hei Xiazi rolled his eyes at Wu behind his sunglasses.

"Is it true that you can't go in? But I need to know why you can't go in, right?"

Wu Xie kept asking questions, his mind filled with doubt and unease.

Nothing was found in the Queen Mother of the West's palace. The only clue was the Meteorite Cave, which Wu Xie had learned about when researching. According to some historical records, the Queen Mother of the West ate her own concocted elixir of immortality and then entered the Meteorite Cave, where she gained eternal life.

Now that the meteorite jade was right in front of him, Wu Xie didn't want to let it go.

"reason?"

Qin Henian raised his hand and flicked his sleeve to reveal his small white hand. He placed it on the hand behind him that was holding his long sleeve in place, and tried to pry it off for a while but couldn't. He could only purse his lips at Hei Xiazi and secretly pinch the flesh of the other's finger.

"The meteorite contains radioactive energy that can turn people into monsters. If you want to transform from a human into another creature, you can certainly go inside!"

Qin Henian looked at Wu Xie and said with a serious expression.

"Turn into a monster?"

"From people?"

"Isn't this...this...too outrageous?"

Wu Xie spoke loudly in surprise, and even Fatty Wang next to him stared wide-eyed, seemingly stunned by the news.

"Then let's not go in. The guy next to you isn't an ordinary person."

"Since he's making you wait, then you should wait."

Xie Yuchen made the decision and, after hearing Qin Henian's warning, spoke to Wu Xie.

The group on this side had reached a consensus, while Qin Henian was still trying to reason with Hei Xiazi.

"He Nian~ The blind man already said we can't go in there, so don't follow the mute and join in the fun, okay?"

"You blind fool! I'll be fine. There's something I need inside, and..."

Qin Henian retorted confidently, but halfway through his sentence, he suddenly leaned close to Hei Xiazi's ear.

"Besides... we're not human, what good would it do us even if we went in?"

Geek!

Blackie's eyelids twitched beneath his sunglasses, and his heart skipped a beat as he realized something was wrong. How could he have forgotten that he wasn't human anymore? If Dumb Zhang and Qin Henian could go in, why couldn't he? If they were going to go in, why couldn't they go in together?

Ah...right!

Snapped!

Hei Xiazi raised his hand and slapped the back of his head, silently cursing himself for spending too much time with Wu Xie and wondering if he was starting to lose his intelligence!

While Hei Xiazi was thinking, Qin Henian grabbed him by the back of his hand and pulled him forcefully. The white crane tattoo on his back, which was covered by his clothes, spread its wings and took off. In the blink of an eye, he led the man into the meteorite, leaving the rest of them to rot at the cave entrance.

Upon entering the meteorite jade, the jade layers inside are green with a hint of yellow, and the fluorescent light illuminates the cave clearly, with the long passageway stretching as far as the eye can see.

On the other side, Zhang Qilin, who was running in the passageway, turned many corners and took several detours when a woman dressed in white suddenly appeared in front of him.

The woman had long, flowing hair, wore all white, had wrinkled skin, and bloodshot eyes. Her pupils were fixed on the black-clad man who had suddenly appeared opposite her, and the corners of her mouth were turned up.

"Ho!"

"Long...time...away!"

The woman spoke as if her throat was constricted by a broken bellows, each word spitting out one by one, her face carrying a strange excitement.

"Follow...follow...follow...me!"

The woman turned into the passageway and quickly walked deeper into it. Zhang Qilin followed her.

A dozen minutes later, Qin Henian and Hei Xiazi arrived along the way in the passageway, which had been quiet for a short while.

Smelling the delicious aroma of meat, Qin Henian licked his lips, his pupils narrowed, and a scarlet halo appeared in his eyes.

"He Nian, I don't know why, but the blind man always has a bad feeling."

After entering the meteorite, Hei Xiazi's good mood was instantly replaced by seriousness, because he found that this time it was different from the last time he entered.

The fork in the road that should have appeared not far after entering the meteorite was gone, replaced by a tunnel. And this tunnel gave him his first unpleasant feeling as a beast.

"Your feeling is right. That old woman, Ayao, tricked the little Qilin away. If I'm not mistaken, she probably noticed something was wrong with the little Qilin."

Qin Henian stared intently into the passageway, as if he could see the situation inside even through the meteorite jade.

"Then let's go!"