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

Chapter 184 The Parra Family

"That's quite a coincidence."

Yan Huai was worried that, given his physical condition, if he went to the water burial tomb with Zhang Qiling and then went to complete Mission Thirteen, would he encounter even more difficult dangers? He had already prepared to ask for outside help, but unexpectedly, they were all in the same place.

"What I'm going to do is related to this jellyfish. We'll meet up in Changsha after this is over."

The news that Yan Chen and several members of the Yan family were temporarily settled in the house given by Xie Yuchen will likely reach Wu Sansheng and Xie Yuchen's ears soon.

Although Changsha's power base is deeply entrenched, based on previous collaborations, Wu Sansheng's name still commands respect from many. As for Xie Yuchen, he is the head of the Xie family...

Similarly, this situation also makes it easier for Yanchen and his team to quickly familiarize themselves with and understand other aspects of the situation.

Yan Huai's idea was direct and comprehensive. As his brother, Yan Chen quickly understood its meaning, but the premise was that this idea could only be carried out after Yan Huai's period of weakness ended.

"Yanlang and I will handle the Changsha trip; the rest of you will stay in Qinling to provide backup." Yan Chen didn't care when Yan Huai was exposed or how he would explain it to Zhang Qiling. He only cared about Yan Huai's safety and whether he could handle any danger. He didn't care about anything else.

"Master Xie, are you leaving with us?" Yan Chen turned his gaze to Xie Lianrui, and the others also turned their attention to him.

Ever since Black Glasses went after Wu Xie and Lao Yang, he's been like a lonely, innocent little guy, jumping around wherever he's needed. In Yan Chen's opinion, both Yan Huai and Black Glasses should take the blame for this!

"Uh......"

Caught completely off guard, Xie Lianrui snapped the branch in his hand with a snap, and with everyone's benevolent gazes... even though he was quite old, he felt bewildered—it really wasn't that bad...

"Didn't Mr. Yan throw two tomb raiders out of the hot spring earlier? They've disappeared without a trace. They might have already gone to the Qinling Ancient Tomb. I'll go and look for them." Just in case someone is careless and falls victim to a sneak attack.

Xie Lianrui's mention reminded Yan Huai that before entering the illusion created by the world consciousness, he had casually thrown Taishu and Boss Li back to the shore. It was indeed possible that they were still harboring evil intentions and would continue to go deeper.

Moreover, he had only left a trace of his spiritual power on Wu Xie, and although there had been no unusual activity yet, it was still hard to guarantee that something wouldn't go wrong. More people meant more strength, and it would be best if Xie Lianrui could go.

"Since you're all alone, let Yanxing go with you!" Yan Huai didn't want anything to happen to anyone, so this arrangement was understandable, but...

"Yanli and Yanyang will meet me and Xiaoge outside the water burial tomb, while Yansui and Yanchu will guard the outer edge of the Qinling Mountains to prevent any more Wang family members from causing trouble. By this time tomorrow, no matter what the situation, we will meet at the foot of Snake Head Mountain and leave."

Yan Huai genuinely didn't want his clansmen to follow, not because he was afraid their time together would be disturbed, but because... after asking a few questions in different ways, he was certain from Qi Yu's hesitant and rambling speech that Zhang Qiling definitely knew about his period of weakness.

This guy appears calm and composed, but once we're in the water burial tomb, he might explode at any moment. It's best to keep him away from people. Close the door, and he can do whatever he wants!

Unaware of Yan Huai's ulterior motives, the others nodded in agreement and then got up to pack their equipment.

Only Yan Chen was still sitting not far away, poking at the fire. After listening to Yan Huai's arrangements, he didn't say anything more and seemed to be deep in thought.

"Brother? Is there anything else you want to tell us?" Ideally, I'd plead with Zhang Qiling to go easy on me when he beats me up...

"..." Yan Chen rolled his eyes, completely ignoring Yan Huai's expression. He looked at Zhang Qiling again and said carefully, "Regarding that water burial tomb, I remembered something else, but I don't know if it will be of any use to you."

"Go on," Zhang Qiling said, straightening her back slightly and turning her body towards Yan Chen, adopting a listening posture that, at least in Yan Huai's eyes, was incredibly obedient.

"Among the funeral procession was a priest whose identity seemed quite extraordinary. When the body was placed in the water burial, he produced a bell. I couldn't understand the patterns on it, but the carved characters looked like Tibetan. Something like this..."

As Yanchen spoke, he scratched the ground a few times with a stick.

As two crooked Tibetan characters appeared, Zhang Qiling's expression gradually became dazed, and he unconsciously murmured to himself.

"Pa, La..."