Tomb raiding: Today is another day I don't want to go home.

Chapter 130 Pseudo Shura Field

"Stop struggling. This rope was specially prepared for your Wang family. It won't burn or break free. Zhang Qiling just used it to slide over the compressed gas cylinder. Say 'good' when you're done!"

Yan Huai leaned back against the wall of the passageway with a smile, his gaze turning to Wang Xu, who had been writhing wildly since waking up on the ground. Don't ask, I just wanted to infuriate him!

Zhang Qiling, standing to the side, glanced at Yan Huai with a wistful look upon hearing this, but ultimately did not deny it.

The black gold ancient sword was drawn, and the blade was placed against Wang Xu's neck—now that he was awake, it was time to get down to business.

"Xisha, what have you done?"

“Zhang Qiling…” Wang Xu followed the blade upwards and, upon seeing Zhang Qiling clearly, sneered. However, there was a conspicuous bruise on his right cheekbone, which made his mocking gaze seem out of place and also proved that Yan Huai had been ruthless just now. “What, is the Zhang family patriarch standing up for someone?”

The heavy, sharp blade pressed against his neck, forcing Wang Xu to tilt his head back. He glanced at Yan Huai, who remained silent on the other side, and his hand, which was bound behind his back, twitched.

"I merely lured a sea serpent over there. Given Wang Jue's skills, dealing with it would be a simple matter, so it's not surprising that this person could do it."

"Don't act like you know me so well, I'm not familiar with you at all." Yan Huai was afraid that Zhang Qiling would misunderstand, so he bluntly and frankly distanced himself from the relationship, while unconsciously recalling the situation on the sea at that time.

He was nearby when the black python appeared, so as soon as it surfaced, he pulled it back into the water and lured it elsewhere. Luckily, it was done in the water. Wang Ming, who was in charge of the backup, had even set up binoculars on the small, dilapidated boat and was almost seen...

"Yeah, they just turned their backs on me, we're not really that close."

"Tsk..." Yan Huai clenched his fists. If he didn't still have something to ask Wang Xu, he would have really wanted to tear that mouth off.

Gritting his teeth in resentment, Yan Huai turned to look at Zhang Qiling, his expression tinged with grievance: "Zhang Qiling, don't believe him... I was thinking about how to smash his brains out!"

Zhang Qiling nodded, while Wang Xu's expression became somewhat amused.

"Continue." The knife pressed against his neck, leaving a bloody mark on his skin, but Zhang Qiling remained expressionless, staring intently at Wang Xu, seemingly unaffected.

"The original intention was to use the sea serpent to send a signal to Wang Jue... to return to his family home after the mission, but unexpectedly, he came back before even entering the underwater tomb." Wang Xu tilted his head and looked at Yan Huai, grinning, "What happened?"

Yan Huai also laughed, but it was a forced smile that sent chills down one's spine.

Wang Xu felt a blur before his eyes, and the knife at his neck transformed into Yan Huai's tightening hand: "What happened is something that even if your entire Wang family were to be buried alive, it wouldn't be enough to repay. And then what? Continue."

Zhang Qiling was too kind. He only held a knife to Zhang Qiling's throat. As long as Zhang Qiling wasn't dead and could still talk, that was enough. He couldn't be merciful. Especially when he thought that Zhang Qiling had almost lost his life because of these things, Yan Huai wished he could destroy Zhang Qiling's entire body.

Wang Xu's face had turned bright red and then purple from the sudden lack of oxygen and suffocation, but his hands were still bound and he couldn't move them, so he could only manage to say, "The plan to build the underwater tomb has been abandoned... Not only has Zhang Qiling not regained his memories, but Wang Quan's test of you has also turned into a trip to the ancient Khmer Kingdom..."

Wang Xu did not address Wang Quan as the head of the family. Yan Huai narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "What role are you playing?"

Wang Xu glanced sideways at Yan Huai and sneered, "Ever since you rejected me on the cruise ship, all your actions have been labeled as not being Wang Jue... I don't know if Wang Quan believes you or not, but I certainly don't. So guess what role I play..."

Yan Huai's face darkened completely: "Don't confuse the issue. You should be a true member of the Wang family. Wang Quan is wary of you and unwilling to give you important positions, which is why he sent you to restrain Wang Jue, who is a threat to his position. But you didn't tell Wang Quan about your suspicions about me because this Wang family has no reason to exist in the first place..."

His voice suddenly stopped, and Yan Huai's expression seemed to be filled with self-doubt: "Its value... is just to bring me here?"

"Cough cough cough..."

Wang Xu felt the restraint on his neck loosen slightly, and hurriedly broke free, hunching over and coughing violently. After recovering, he saw Yan Huai's angry gaze, and his smile changed from barely suppressing a smile to an unrestrained laugh, laughing until tears came out.

"Hahahaha... Wang Quan is narrow-minded and has trapped himself. You're no better, Yan Huai. How does it feel to be schemed against by someone you can't see?"

"Being used as a pawn, you're not much better off," Yan Huai retorted, though he wasn't really angry. Zhang Qiling, on the other hand, was clenching his fists so tightly they cracked.

What else is inside the underwater tomb?

Yan Huai remembered that Qi Yu had told him that Zhang Qiling had entered in a hurry last time and had gone through the shortcut of the tomb raider's tunnel with Hei Yanjing to find him and Wu Sansheng. So even if they encountered some familiar things on the way, it shouldn't be enough to make Zhang Qiling remember anything. After all, the underwater tomb had been handled by Wu Sansheng and was almost an empty tomb.

Upon hearing this, Wang Xu turned to look at Zhang Qiling, his expression somewhat subtle. Since he was going to die anyway, he might as well stir up some trouble before he died!

“Zhang Qiling, follow Wu Xie and you will know everything. But I advise you that not everyone is trustworthy. After all, some people are full of lies and fall in love with every woman they meet.”

When she said the last sentence, Wang Xu looked meaningfully at Yan Huai, who immediately exploded.

"I love your mom my ass!"

Unable to bear it any longer, Yan Huai directly gave Wang Xu a symmetrical bruise on his face, making it look like two new big eyes.

It would be fine if Zhang Qiling went with Wu Xie, he could just go too, but, God the hell, he falls in love with every girl he sees! Who the hell am I supposed to love?!

Seeing that Wang Xu had fainted again shortly after waking up, Zhang Qiling sighed and turned his face away.

彦淮生气的点还挺奇怪和可爱的，被算计都没揍人，说他见一个爱一个就立马翻脸了……算了，反正也没什么要问的了，记忆的事，就顺其自然吧！

“任务十一完成度50％，您已从汪栩处得知了西沙的大概情况，可从以下的奖励中仍选其一：1恢复1984年的记忆；2夜视能力；3血脉精纯度提升至83％；4彦淮本体映像；5休戚与共二重绑定机会。请问是否现在做出选择？”

Qi Yu's system electronic voice suddenly rang in Zhang Qiling's mind. He paused, not expecting that the mission he had given up could be completed in this way... half of it. So this was what Qi Yu meant when he asked him and Yan Huai to spare Wang Xu's life.

"Zhang Qiling?" Yan Huai's voice interrupted Zhang Qiling's thoughts. He told Qi Yu to wait a moment, and then looked at Yan Huai.

"Ok?"

Seeing Yan Huai's pitiful and anxious eyes, Zhang Qiling subconsciously curled her lips into a smile, but she didn't expect that Yan Huai seemed... even more flustered.

"I've never liked anyone else. Don't listen to his nonsense. He's just trying to sow discord. You can't believe him! You have to believe me!"

“…I know.” Zhang Qiling didn’t expect Yan Huai to react so strongly. She thought helplessly, “Is his smile that scary?”

"Pfft... Haha!" Qi Yu rarely saw Yan Huai in such a sorry state, and it was somewhat gloating. However, since he was its master, it still needed to gather enough energy to return to his sea of ​​consciousness!

"Master interprets your laughter as disbelief, but Master really didn't lie~ From birth until now, Master has never been in a relationship and has very little knowledge about relationships."

Most of the time, Yan Huai's thoughts instinctively tend towards right and wrong, reason and conspiracy. If he hadn't received Wang Jue's memories before, which allowed him to barely understand some of the complexities of human emotions, he might still be a blank slate and wouldn't be able to recognize his feelings for Zhang Qiling at all.

Zhang Qiling's feelings were also complicated at this moment. Looking at Yan Huai's anxious explanation, it would be a lie to say that he was unhappy. Back then, Hei Yanjing accidentally confirmed that Yan Huai did not know the concept of marriage, so from then on he knew that Yan Huai's naivety was real, and his cunning was also real.

"I believe you," Zhang Qiling explained, then turned to look at Wang Xu on the ground, about to ask something, such as how to deal with Wang Xu, or what Yan Huai had rejected about Wang Xu before...

However, the rustling sound of chains grinding together coming from deep within the passage made Yan Huai frown; he disliked the sound.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Qiling swallowed her question and followed Yan Huai's gaze into the depths of the passage.

The next moment, pairs of crimson beast eyes fell into the eyes of the two.

And it was already dark...