Feasibility of Mermaids Infiltrating Qilin

Zhang Fukong didn't care about Zhang Shenglin's unfriendly attitude towards him. His purpose for this trip was only Su Xingze. He bypassed Zhang Shenglin, who was blocking Su Xingze's way, and his seemingly gentle but extremely penetrating gaze fell on Su Xingze.

Do you know what Zhang Heshan and his group have in common with Zhang Ruifeng?

Su Xingze already knew what he was going to say. He didn't react for a moment when he mentioned the Snow Qilin, but when he noticed the little Qilin's sudden alertness, and when Zhang Fukong mentioned Zhang Heshan and Zhang Ruifeng, the answer became obvious.

"It's an illusion; they've all been trapped in deceptively realistic hallucinations."

"If something like this happens to the Zhang family, and even Zhang Ruifeng, an old man who has experienced countless strange and bizarre events and is a veteran of many battles, ends up like this, then if we don't become more vigilant, the Zhang family will have wasted so many years of its heritage."

The incident occurred in the Zhang family's territory, and the two events happened very close together, only a year apart. For the long-lived Zhang family, this was no different from a month or two.

Both of them encountered strange and inexplicable events, which were merely hallucinations. The injuries they suffered in the hallucinations would also appear in reality, and they easily connected the two events.

The so-called ghost encounter by Zhang Heshan and his group was clearly just a slightly scary prank, but everything that happened to Zhang Ruifeng was filled with deep malice towards him, and the final consequences were extremely tragic.

“We have investigated many times and compared the two incidents. We finally found that both of them had some contact with you before and after the incidents.” It is not surprising that they had some contact, but what is more important is that Zhang Heshan and his group, as well as Zhang Ruifeng, had targeted, or even harmed, Zhang Shenglin.

Zhang Fukong looked at Su Xingze with joy in his eyes: "I searched through all the ancient books, and finally I set my sights on you."

"Your appearance is truly unique; perhaps it's because you possess the pure bloodline of the Snow Kirin."

Su Xingze pursed his lips, regretting that he didn't have any Snow Qilin bloodline, but he wouldn't be foolish enough to deny it.

"The Snow Kirin is skilled in illusions, and Zhang Ruifeng almost died in the ubiquitous and bizarre illusions. Before that, he used his identity to maliciously release thousands of snakes, insects, and poisonous ants into your tomb."

“You are retaliating against him for his malicious persecution of you, or rather, for Zhang Shenglin.”

Zhang Shenglin's calm eyes turned cold. Su Xingze pressed down on his hand, which was about to draw a weapon, and stepped out from behind him.

His cold, green eyes stared at Zhang Fukong, who was incredibly tall to him. Despite the huge height difference, he showed no weakness and remained remarkably composed from beginning to end.

"You're right, it was indeed the illusion I cast on them."

He underestimated the Zhang family, which had been passed down for thousands of years, and carelessly revealed some flaws, allowing others to follow the clues and come knocking on his door.

Even if his bad deeds were exposed, Su Xingze was not afraid. This was because he had the confidence that came from his own strength, and because he had already realized that Zhang Fukong had other purposes in approaching him.

It is highly likely related to the Warring States period tomb he just mentioned.

Gently squeezing the child's hand reassuringly, Su Xingze calmly asked, "Then what do you intend to do, sir? Hand me over to the clan?"

Zhang Fukong was truly beginning to appreciate Su Xingze. He was intelligent, bold, and had a strong mentality. Apart from his tendency to slack off during training, he was satisfied with him in every way.

"I need you to come with me down into the Warring States period tomb. We need your abilities to solve the traps and mechanisms inside."

He finally revealed the purpose of his trip.

"As long as you come down into the tomb with us, we will never mention your Snow Kirin bloodline or what you did to Zhang Ruifeng."

Su Xingze grasped the key phrase: "Us?"

Zhang Fukong nodded: "That's right, it's us."

A man entered the courtyard, and Su Xingze's eyes flickered; he realized he recognized the man.

He was the only member of the Zhang family to survive in the ancient city ruins, besides the little Qilin.

"Your abilities are currently known only to me and Fu Yi. Don't worry, as long as you agree, we will absolutely keep everything about you a secret."

It seems that Zhang Fukong and Zhang Fuyi had other motives, so they concealed their discovery from the clan, or perhaps they were planning something all along, and this matter had to be carried out away from the clan.

"By the way, Fuyi, didn't you need to talk to Zhang Shenglin? Since they're both here today, why don't you two go and have a chat?"

Zhang Shenglin didn't even glance at Zhang Fuyi; his gaze was entirely on Su Xingze, and he didn't react at all to Zhang Fukong's words.

Su Xingze realized he wanted to get rid of the little Qilin, but why should he let him have his way? So he pretended not to see Zhang Fukong's hint and said with a smile:

“Sir, if you ask me to go down into the tomb with you, what about my wild boar? And from what you've said, it seems you don't plan to take Ah Lin with you if I agree to go down into the tomb.”

Zhang Fuyi replied coldly, "He is not suitable to go there."

Su Xingze could sense that this was just an excuse; they didn't want Zhang Shenglin to go with them. Why was that?

"If Ah Lin isn't going, then I have no choice but to refuse."

Zhang Fuyi's imposing gaze fell on him. "You don't need to worry about the release. Once you enter this tomb, we will protect your safety. Then you can retrieve the items from the tomb independently, and this release will be completed."

When the children of the Zhang family turned 15, they were allowed to leave the family to search for ancient tombs on their own and build their own reputation. This practice was known as "letting the wild" within the Zhang family.

Because the process of releasing animals into the wild is very dangerous, and people die during the process every year, it is permitted for the Zhang family's boys to go in groups.

Logically speaking, the purpose of letting the young men go into the wild was to establish their own reputation, so the clan did not allow the young men to go into the wild to enter the tomb with the adult clan members.

Of course, there are exceptions. For example, if the clan discovers that the tomb is extremely dangerous, far beyond the capabilities of the free-roaming youth, the free-roaming youth can go into the tomb with the clan members after reporting it to the clan.

If the boy who was released into the wild manages to retrieve the items from the tomb independently, then the release will be considered complete.

The Zhang family places great importance on the tradition of letting children roam freely in the wild. Only children who have completed this practice are considered adults.

Therefore, all the clansmen who go down into the tomb together will be witnesses to the process of releasing the animals into the wild. Don't think that the adults will retrieve the items for you and let you complete the release process easily.

To be honest, Su Xingze really didn't want to get involved in Zhang Fukong and the other man's tomb raiding, but he could tell from their attitude that they were determined to achieve their goal.

Fearing that if he continued to refuse, they would harm the little Qilin and use it to threaten him, Su Xingze pretended to weigh the pros and cons and lowered his head to think.

In reality, he used the contract between himself and the little Qilin to secretly communicate with Zhang Shenglin.

【Ah Lin, I'll pretend to agree to them first. You head south alone. Once we separate, and the time is right, I'll shake them off and come find you.】

Zhang Shenglin's inner voice frowned: [Very dangerous.]

Su Xingze reassured him: "It's not dangerous. Have you forgotten? After I revert to my original form, they won't be able to see me unless I want to."

The frown on Zhang Shenglin's face eased slightly. Suppressing his reluctance, he replied somewhat sullenly, "Fine, I'll go south and wait for you."

After Su Xingze agreed, Zhang Fukong and the other left, leaving behind a message that they would pick him up the next morning and reminding him to pack his luggage in advance.