Tomb raiding: Trying to become a little painter

Chapter 34 Detour

"I don't think there's anything wrong! I've thrown so many stones, have you guys found any traps or hidden weapons over there?"

Fatty Wang quickly threw away the few stones he had just picked up from the ground, then turned to the others with a blank look on his face and asked.

"Neither Panzi nor I could find any mechanism."

Upon hearing Wang Pangzi's words, Xie Yuchen turned to look at him with a helpless expression.

"Since there are no traps, let's go inside. We'll find out if there are any traps inside once we're in."

Ah Ning spoke up at the opportune moment, not wanting to linger too long. The longer she stayed, the more inexplicably awkward she felt. However, she didn't have much say in the group, so she could only add a comment at this crucial moment.

"Go in? You make it sound so easy, why don't you go in yourself?"

As if on purpose, Hei Xiazi opened his mouth and immediately launched into a sarcastic remark at A Ning.

"Ah!"

"Fine, I'll go in, but... Black Bear... you haven't forgotten that I invited you, have you? Even if Wu Sanxing invited you too, I still paid for it!!!"

Ah Ning gets angry whenever she sees Hei Xiazi, and retaliates with a dark expression.

"Oh... Boss, you're right! You're absolutely right! Please go first!"

Hei Xiazi's expression changed instantly. He smiled and bowed to A Ning, raising his hand in a gesture of "please go first," full of "sincerity."

"Humph!"

Leaving aside the conversation between Hei Xiazi and A Ning, on the other side, Qin Henian, who had been idly taking it easy and starting to laze around, suddenly smiled, and a flash of crimson appeared in his eyes once again.

Yo yo yo! Swallows fly low and snakes cross the road, a heavy rain is coming...

Those dishes on the plate are coming too~ Happy jpg

Da da da...

The sound of footsteps echoed as A-Ning, carrying her backpack, walked down the seemingly unobstructed path. Hearing only her own footsteps, A-Ning suddenly turned around, a bright smile on her face.

"Aren't you all leaving? If I leave first, and I take everything from the Queen Mother of the West's palace, won't you feel bad?"

Ah Ning glanced at the group of guys standing together behind her. Their faces didn't show any obvious change, and she felt a little hesitant.

After all, some of them had done research, and she knew their strength very well.

"Miss Ning is courting death. What? Are you planning to take a few things with you as burial goods?"

Qin Henian shook his head almost imperceptibly, his expression playful. His phoenix eyes looked at A Ning, who hadn't gone far, and he couldn't help but feel a little excited.

He had seen many kinds of ancient sacrifices, including the one he saw today. If he was not mistaken, the road in front of him, which looked fine, was actually a deadly road to the underworld.

"What does this mean, Mr. Qin?"

Ah Ning was puzzled. She had walked quite a distance and hadn't noticed anything wrong, but she just didn't know why she always felt a tightness in her chest. She wondered if it was a lingering effect of being kicked last time.

"literal meaning."

Qin Henian shrugged, his wide robe billowing as he looked completely innocent.

What does it mean literally? Does she think she doesn't understand? Ah Ning felt a surge of irritation.

That's not the answer she wanted.

Da da da...

Her steps continued, the sound of her footsteps echoing through the woods, as Ah Ning continued walking towards the path lined with strange stone pillars on both sides.

The further she walked, the deeper she went, the more agitated Ah Ning felt. It was as if some kind of fire had suddenly surged within her, something she couldn't quite explain. Looking at the end of the road ahead, Ah Ning still thought it was just a short distance; she'd walked for so long and hadn't seen any mechanisms activated...

Da da da....

The footsteps were still echoing when suddenly Ah Ning felt a sharp pain in her head, a tightness in her chest, and her legs felt weak and powerless, as if she couldn't control them...

With a thud, Ah Ning collapsed to the ground, feeling completely drained and utterly powerless. At this point, she would be a fool not to realize that this path was impassable.

Meanwhile, the few people who had been standing at the entrance instead of going in like Ah Ning stared wide-eyed, their faces filled with disbelief. They had all been watching Ah Ning walk in the whole time, and there were no traps or anything like that along the way. How could she... suddenly collapse to the ground without even trying to get up?

"This road is interesting~ People just walk along it and then they fall down. Is this some kind of euthanasia that the Queen Mother of the West invented back then?"

When Hei Xiazi saw A Ning fall, he didn't seem to care at all, as if she were a boss who had paid him. He commented on her in a completely impolite tone.

There's definitely something wrong with this road, we just haven't found it yet.

Xie Yuchen wasn't as optimistic as Hei Xiazi, because he had already observed the surroundings and knew that if they didn't take this route, they would have to go around through the forest.

There are so many mosquitoes, rodents, and ants in the forest, and there may be other dangers as well.

"What should we do? Ah Ning is still lying there, we can't just stand by and watch her die!"

When Wu Xie saw A Ning fall down, he struggled to get off Zhang Qilin's back, but his legs were held tightly by Zhang Qilin, and his shoulder, which was not injured, was also held down by Fatty Wang so that he could not move. For a moment, he was a little confused about the situation.

"Oh, you naive girl, can you stop being so naive? Why do you care about that woman, Aning? Have you forgotten how she treated you before?"

"Save her? I'd be lucky if I didn't stomp on her head. I'm not some kind of saint if I saved someone like her."

While Wu Xie was speaking, Fatty Wang noticed that his brother had given him a subtle look. But who was he? Wang Yueban! He was very clever and quickly understood what his brother meant. He quietly went behind Zhang Qilin and pinned Wu Xie down.

"Fatty! How can you say that? That was a human life!"

Wu Xie was still struggling on the side. Qin Henian watched the little actions between the group and his impression of Wu Xie suddenly plummeted.

Ah... kindness is good, but being too kind is not good. To put it bluntly, it makes you prone to making foolish mistakes and not being able to see things clearly...

"Since this path is blocked, why don't we take a detour? After all, we should learn from past mistakes..."

Qin Henian addressed the group, saying he didn't want to delay any longer. If they continued on their current route, who knew when they'd reach their destination? He still needed to eat...

"Okay, let's go around that route then."

In the end, Xie Yuchen made the decision. He was not Wu Xie. His experiences from childhood to adulthood had made him both kind-hearted and ruthless.

To prevent Wu Xie from causing further trouble, Qin Henian unusually knocked him unconscious and led everyone away, ignoring A Ning. As for what would happen to A Ning in the end, judging from the almost vanished thread in the other party's story, there's only one ending: an early death is the best outcome. As for how she actually died... Qin Henian said: What does that have to do with me?