Tomb raiding: Intercepting Yin Xinyue and building a family of immortals

He was a little embarrassed to speak up at first, but Hua Ling spoke up first.

So Partridge Whistle went along with it and asked Su Chen what to do next.

"Chief Su, please, you must help us."

A tear rolled down the old man's cheek.

This was something that countless people in their mountain-moving lineage wanted to achieve.

Now it's just one step away from success.

"The breakthrough lies not here, but over there."

Su Chen gazed westward.

"Where is that over there?"

Partridge Whistle asked.

"Tibet, Kunlun Mountains!"

The Kunlun Mountains stand majestically, enduring through the ages.

Some call it the ancestral vein of all dragon veins in the world, with countless dragon veins extending from Kunlun Mountain, distributed on this land in varying sizes.

Mystery is the eternal symbol of the Kunlun Mountains.

For thousands of years, few people have set foot on that land.

The vast, uninhabited area holds unknown dangers.

If you're not careful, you might end up stuck in that land forever.

There, it's possible that the footprint you leave is the very first footprint ever left on this planet.

When do we set off?

Hua Ling said anxiously.

"Let's rest for another day, prepare supplies, and set off the day after tomorrow."

Su Chen said.

The journey to Tibet is long and arduous; the train only goes as far as the ancient city.

There is still a long way to go before you can get to the Kunlun Mountains.

Therefore, all supplies must be prepared.

……

After finishing the meal, everyone began preparations.

For the next day and a half, no one was idle.

All the supplies, big and small, were put into the box.

When they gathered at the village entrance, Su Chen noticed that neither Partridge Whistle, nor Hua Ling, nor Old Foreigner looked well.

Last night, all three of them had the same dream.

In an unfamiliar room, their bodies visibly shrank, and they finally collapsed to the ground, as if they had been drained of all their blood by a vampire.

This nightmare kept the three of them awake all night.

That's why I feel listless in the morning.

Let's set off!

Su Chen led the group to set off.

Our destination this time is Kunlun Shrine, located in the northwest.

Besides Partridge Whistle, Old Foreigner, and Flower Spirit, Yin Xinyue, Black-backed Old Six, and Red Girl were also in the queue.

Zhang Hulu did not follow the others.

He didn't really want to go into tombs, so Su Chen arranged for him to stay in Su Family Village and teach the villagers the basics of tomb raiding.

In addition, Su Chen also brought along four or five younger people, including Su Yitian.

Besides daily necessities, the majority of the supplies brought on this trip to Kunlun Shrine were firearms and ammunition.

Su Chen equipped each person with a submachine gun and two pistols.

Nearly ten thousand bullets were prepared.

To this end, Su Chen even asked someone to pull strings and get several certificates to prove that they were from a special department and needed to go to the Northwest to carry out a mission.

Otherwise, carrying so much weaponry along the way could easily lead to trouble.

About two days later, the group arrived in the ancient city by train.

Further west, there are no more trains, and very few big cities.

You can take a truck to Lanzhou.

There are still hundreds or thousands of kilometers to go before reaching Kolan.

The only option is a long journey.

After resting overnight in the ancient capital, the group continued their journey, only stopping after traveling in trucks for a full day and night.

Next, we rode in a horse-drawn carriage.

This trip requires traversing a significant portion of the map.

In Lan City, during a break from renovations, Su Chen instructed Su Yitian to go to the market to buy some ginger.

Kunlun Shrine is located in a glacier.

Climbing up there is extremely difficult and requires tools to carve it out.

But glaciers are too hard, and ordinary ice-breaking tools have difficulty leaving marks on them.

Only by coating the ice-splitting tools with ginger juice can the ice-splitting process be made much easier.

"Brother Chen!"

While Su Chen was resting at the inn, Su Yitian rushed over, saying, "All the ginger in the market has been bought up."

"what's the situation?"

Su Chen was surprised.

Ginger is a secondary ingredient used in cooking.

Normally there are always more than enough, so how could they all be sold out?

"I made some inquiries, and it turns out that all the ginger at the Lanzhou market was bought by the same person," Su Yitian said. "That's strange, why would that person buy so much ginger?"

"No rush. Spread the word that we also need a lot of ginger, and they'll come knocking on our door," Su Chen instructed.

While the enemy remained hidden, Su Chen and the others were in the open.

We can only hope they come to us on their own initiative and we can eventually reach an agreement.

Su Yitian then went out to the vegetable market to spread the word and even gave his address.

Around eight o'clock in the evening, when it was getting dark, a middle-aged man arrived at the inn.

The middle-aged man was wearing a hat and had a hunched back; it was difficult to discern his true appearance without careful observation.

"Please inform them that I wish to see the guest on the fourth floor."

The middle-aged man, leaning on a cane, sat down on a chair downstairs.

Before long, Su Chen brought the black-backed Lao Liu downstairs.

"May I ask if you are a customer who bought ginger at the market?"

The hunched-over middle-aged man asked slowly.

"I wonder who you are?"

Su Chen became curious about the person in front of him.

"You two will understand once you come with me."

A hunched-over middle-aged man led the way.

Black-backed Old Six shook his head at Su Chen, saying that since they didn't know the man's identity yet, it was best not to go rashly.

"It's alright, let's go take a look."

Su Chen was highly skilled and daring, and with Blackback Lao Liu by his side.

Ordinary people simply cannot get close to them.

Even if surrounded by a dozen or so people, Su Chen was confident he could break through their encirclement.

Driven by curiosity, Su Chen and Black-backed Old Six followed the hunched-over middle-aged man to a residence in Lan City.

Upon entering the courtyard, one finds it filled with antique objects, resembling an antique shop.

Blackback Six's attention was drawn to the antiques, while Su Chen's gaze was fixed on a golden cat on the altar.

This cat is a bit strange; its whiskers aren't symmetrical, but rather there are thirteen of them.

"The corpse carrier?"

Su Chen then discovered the other party's identity.

This cat is a thirteen-whiskered tabby cat worshipped by the corpse carriers.

Corpse carriers are also a faction in the tomb raiding industry. Before entering the tomb, they must offer incense to the thirteen-whiskered tabby cat they worship, and then bow three times and kowtow nine times. If the cat's whiskers break or fall off during the journey, they must not leave the tomb.

In addition, when they went down into the tomb, they would dig a pit, remove the side panel of the coffin, and climb into the coffin backwards, not facing down. They did all the work with their hands behind their backs.

Whatever you touch is what you find; you will never turn around to face the remains.

As for the specific reason why this happened, Su Chen wasn't quite sure.

Every profession has its own rules and customs; these are the secrets of the corpse carriers.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for coming into contact with the story character Ma Yu. Family level progress +16%."

The system's voice rang in Su Chen's mind.