Tomb raiding: Trying to become a little painter

On a shimmering lake, a simple driftwood boat drifts in the middle of the lake. Two people, one fat and one thin, sit on the boat. One of them holds a homemade fishing rod and watches the movement on the lake with longing eyes.

On the grass beside the lake, Zhang Qilin stared blankly at the lake, his thoughts wandering far away to some heavenly palace!

thump!

"Oh dear! Another little baby fish, it's so tiny! Why don't these little fish call their parents up to have a feast of earthworms with them?!"

Holding a slippery, sticky little crucian carp in his hand, Fatty Wang sighed as he looked at the fish on the boat, each one smaller than the last.

"Fatty, stop complaining. At least you can catch some fish. Look at me? I haven't caught a single one!"

Qin Henian sat on the boat, holding a simple fishing rod in his hand, his face full of indignation!

He doesn't like water! His first fishing trip ended in failure; he sat there for over an hour, and now Qin Henian gets a little annoyed just looking at the lake!

"Hahaha... Henian, saying that makes me feel much better. I don't know what kind of luck you have, you're so unlucky!"

Fatty Wang turned his head to the side and couldn't help but laugh when he saw the empty space next to Qin Henian.

"I'm incompatible with water!"

"We're natural enemies! Natural enemies! The water's bad enough, but not a single fish comes up! It's infuriating!"

Qin Henian stared fiercely at the lake, seemingly trying to see through the water to the fish swimming below...

Crash...

Just then, a small whirlpool suddenly appeared on the lake surface. The whirlpool expanded within seconds at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the boat began to spin uncontrollably, propelled by the current and waves.

"What...what's going on?!"

Fatty Wang was fishing when suddenly a suction force pulled his fishing rod away, causing him to sway unsteadily on the boat, and water began to flood the makeshift vessel...

"I.."

The other person on the boat, Qin Henian himself, grabbed Wang Pangzi by the back of the neck as soon as he noticed the strange current. However, the current was too fast, and a strong suction pulled Wang Pangzi's fishing rod, which he hadn't had time to throw away. The next second, the two of them plunged into the current with a "plop," and the current swirled around them at high speed, pulling them towards the bottom of the lake.

Zhang Qilin, who was jolted back to his senses by the sudden scene on the shore, suddenly narrowed his eyes and rushed into the lake. He originally wanted to swim over and grab the two of them, but under the strong pull of the lake water, he disappeared into the lake along with Qin Henian and Fatty Wang.

Wu Xie, who had just arrived in Beijing by train and had only rested for a day, immediately contacted the person Wang Meng had given him the message. He tentatively made contact with the person and found out that there was someone else behind the other party.

Thinking that he had no one to look after him in Beijing, he contacted his childhood friend and asked him to meet with him again. However, just as Wu Xie had arranged a meeting time with Xie Yuchen, a message suddenly came into his phone. It was a video showing a lake and familiar people and events on the lake. Wu Xie's heart started pounding. Worried about his brother, he could only buy a ticket to return to Banna first.

After Wu Xie arranged the flight back to Banna, Xie Yuchen received Wu Xie's text message. Looking at the text message and the attached video on his phone, he frowned.

How could this be? There's something wrong with that lake!

Who was the person who took the photos?

Xie Yuchen didn't dare to think too much. Holding his phone, he scrolled through his contacts, dialed a number, and called.

Beep beep...

"Hey? Flower Master, what brings you to call the Blind Man? Do you know he's coming to visit you?"

"Oh my! Our understanding is so good, even the blind man knows that Flower Master is thinking of me!"

As soon as the call connected, a familiar blind voice came from the other end, with a cheeky and smug tone.

"Blind man, something's happened to Henian and the others! Where are you now?"

Xie Yuchen wasn't making this call to listen to nonsense; he quickly got straight to the point!

"What did you say!"

...............

Regardless of the outside world's turmoil, at this very moment, beneath the lake at Yangjiao Mountain in Banna, the water carried three people out through a cave entrance.

pat!

With a few thuds, three people, soaking wet, landed unconscious in an underground cave.

After a long time, Zhang Qilin, who was lying on the ground, was the first to open his eyes. He got up and looked around at his surroundings, his eyes full of confusion. But he was not confused for long before he noticed that there were two other people lying on the ground.

Snapped!Snapped!

Two slaps landed on Fatty Wang's head, and he woke up groggily, choking on water. The moment he opened his eyes, he immediately sat up and started coughing.

Cough cough cough…

Cough cough cough…

"Oh my god, I choked to death!"

After recovering, Fatty Wang noticed his surroundings. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Zhang Qilin there. But he only breathed a sigh of relief for a short while before he saw Zhang Qilin wrap his arm around Qin Henian from the ground and gently pat him on the back!

"Little...little brother! He Nian hasn't woken up yet?"

Wang Pangzi, disregarding his own physical condition, hurriedly staggered over to Zhang Qilin's side to help check on Qin Henian's condition.

"What's going on? I've checked He Nian's throat, he hasn't choked on water or has any other problems, and I've patted him several times, why isn't he waking up???"

Wang Pangzi was puzzled. He stared wide-eyed at Qin Henian, who was being held by Zhang Qilin, and racked his brains.

Zhang Qilin, who was holding Qin Henian, inexplicably sensed that something was wrong with Qin Henian, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

He examined the person, even going so far as to hug them and touch every part of their body except for their vital areas, but he still couldn't find out what was wrong.

But why won't the person wake up?

"Why don't we wait a little longer? Maybe He Nian is still in a deep coma. He might wake up after he's been unconscious for a while!"

Fatty Wang had no choice; he wasn't a doctor, so he could only come up with this conclusion of "seven no's, eight no's, it's okay."

"Um"

Zhang Qilin nodded in response. He could tell that Fatty Wang was also worried about Qin Henian, so he could only give a comforting reply through his throat.

Time passed second by second, but Qin Henian still did not wake up. His fair face and long, thick eyelashes remained motionless. Zhang Qilin began to panic. His previously absent-minded gaze became focused as he stared intently at the person in his arms, observing him while turning him over to face him.

Qin Henian's upper body lay on Zhang Qilin's lap, his head was supported by Zhang Qilin's wrist, his buttocks and legs were on the ground, and he was leaning against Zhang Qilin without moving. His face and lips were normal, but for some reason he just couldn't wake up!