Tomb raiding: Trying to become a little painter

Zhang Qilin once asked Qin Henian why he could see other people's karma. Qin Henian's explanation was: "Maybe this is the talent of your Qilin clan! Just like blind people, the talent of the Pixiu clan is stinginess!"

In the lush forest, as dusk settled, Zhang Qilin grasped the hilt of the sword on his back and slowly drew it out.

"What are you going to do! I'm telling you, drop all your weapons and kick them away right now, or I'll kill them right now!"

Pan Ma stared at Zhang Qilin without blinking, while also glancing at Qin Henian and Fatty Wang out of the corner of his eye. His face was cold, but a cold glint flashed in his eyes!

Zhang Qilin remained silent in the face of Pan Ma's clamor. He simply took his knife and lightly scraped his palm, instantly drawing blood...

In an instant, a ring of dark gold appeared in Zhang Qilin's pupils, and a warm current flowed from the cut on his palm, turning into a long cluster of bright red flames along with the blood. The flames leaped and danced without smoke, and as if possessed by a spirit, they pounced on the opponent Panma with lightning speed.

The moment the flames rushed towards him, Pan Ma was stunned. He had never seen anything like this before. The instant the flames approached, it felt as if countless familiar faces were rushing towards him like ghosts. His body froze until the flames burned his skin and pain shot through him.

At that very moment, Qin Hebi reacted swiftly and worked seamlessly with Zhang Qilin. A grayish-white feather deflected the scythe, and his slender hand grabbed Yun Cai's arm, pulling her out of danger. He then shoved her directly at Wang Pangzi, shoving her onto him, and that was it!

As the flames burned, the surrounding trees and flowers were unaffected. Instead, Panma was transformed into a human torch in a dozen seconds, and then turned to ashes in another dozen seconds, disappearing from the world.

"Let's go back and rest. It's so late, let's go back and get some rest. We'll go check out that base in a couple of days..."

..........

Two days later, Wu Xie boarded a train to Beijing alone, because he had received a phone call from Wang Meng while he was resting in bed the day before.

He said that he had completed the task assigned to him. Wu Xie had previously taken a picture of the Yangshi Lei he got from Xiaoman and sent it to Wang Meng. Now that he had received the news, it meant that he knew the information his third uncle had left for him. So he had to rush to the place Wang Meng had given him!

On the other side, Qin Henian, Wang Pangzi, and Zhang Qilin stayed in Banna because Yun Cai said that today and the day after tomorrow would be rare sunny days. The Yangjiao Mountain they were going to was quite far away, so they had to set off early this morning!

"Brother Fatty, Mr. Qin, Mr. Zhang, I've packed everything for the mountain trip. Let's go!"

Today, Yun Cai was wearing a black and pink casual outfit and carrying a hiking backpack. She stood downstairs and called out to people upstairs.

Because she had already seen someone coming down from upstairs, Yun Cai felt that something was missing from her surroundings these past two days, and she felt very uncomfortable. However, she was inexplicably happy, but when she thought about everything she had done in the past, the more she thought about her time with Fatty Wang and the others these past two days, the more she felt a kind of inexplicable sadness.

She hadn't seen that person for several days, but the villagers around her were still the same. She didn't know what had happened, but she knew clearly that she didn't want to harm the people who had come this time; she wasn't a bad person at heart.

"Alright, little cloud! Fatty brother is coming down now!"

Wang Pangzi's voice was the first to reply to Yun Cai, and he was the first to rush downstairs. The moment he saw Yun Cai, his heart seemed to pound wildly again, and he immediately showered her with concern and care.

Upstairs, Qin Henian opened the door and was met with a handsome, icy face.

"Hey! Little Qilin, Yun Cai said that the archaeological team used to camp by the lake at some Yangjiao Mountain. When we get to that lake later, you'd better use your brain to remember it as soon as possible!"

"Um"

Zhang Qilin nodded, indicating that he understood what Qin Henian meant.

........

Upon arriving at Yangjiao Mountain, the group discovered that there was nothing there except a lake and a meadow. On both sides were thickets and forests, and even in the direction they had come from, there were landslide-prone forests. Separating all of this was the lake on the opposite side, which was a mountain crevice, with continuous, layered slopes, indicating that this mountain was connected to other mountain ranges.

It's so empty here! I really don't understand what Little Innocent's "completely unrelated" relatives from the Nine Gates are doing here!

Looking at this scene, Fatty Wang couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

"This lake is quite big. It wasn't easy for us brothers to come up the mountain. Luckily, Fatty brought some cooking utensils. Let's catch some fish and have a meal while we're by the lake!"

Fatty Wang stared at the lake for a while, then his eyes started to wander towards Qin Henian and Zhang Qilin.

"Okay, but we're a bit late today. The sun is almost setting. It's not appropriate for Yun Cai, a girl, to stay here with the three of us men. Let's send Yun Cai back first, Fatty!"

"Besides, we still haven't found Panma today, just like yesterday. Let Yun Cai go back and report to their village!"

Qin Henian spoke up at the right moment. Panma had already died in front of Yun Cai. After he helped Xiao Qilin, he erased Yun Cai's memory of Panma and inserted a memory of them not finding Panma and being too tired, which is why she brought them to this lake to rest.

Qin Henian said this to Fatty Wang, but his eyes were fixed on Yun Cai.

"Great! Going down the mountain is much faster than going up. I brought a flashlight, and I'll also look for my Uncle Panma on the way!"

Yun Cai readily agreed. She could tell that the business owners around her probably had something to discuss, and were likely probing the situation in their village. She was tired from walking for so long, so going down the mountain now would be faster, and she estimated she would be home by sunrise tomorrow morning.

After Yun Cai left, Qin Henian finally relaxed. He found a flat spot and sat down on the grass. Wang Pangzi and Zhang Qilin also sat down next to him.

"He Nian, why did you send Yun Cai away?"

Wang Pangzi was a very sensitive person, and he remembered what Qin Henian had just said.

"Hey! Fatty, every single thing we've done has landed us in jail. You and Yun Cai are on good terms now. Wait until she goes back and stays in the village for a while longer, when no one is controlling them anymore, then go back and have a good talk with her!"

Qin Henian sighed and revealed his purpose. After all, the people in their village were strange, and they could all sense it.

"He Nian, you're right. I didn't think it through before. Well then, let's wait a bit longer. After all, it's hard for a man to pursue a woman!"

"The matter between Yun Cai and me is settled then. Let's get started on what I mentioned before about getting some fish!"

Fatty Wang stretched out his chubby paws and waved them in the air a few times, speaking with the boldness of drawing a bow.