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

Chapter 168 Division of Labor

Upon hearing this, Zhang Qiling's gaze instinctively drifted towards Master Liang, but it was blocked by a bush not far from the hot fountain, so he couldn't see him clearly.

That man was nicknamed Master Liang, and he lived up to that title. He was able to decipher the He Mu Collection, which very few people could decipher, from Boss Li's fictitious story with great certainty and calmness. He was really out of place with Taishu and his gang of money-loving and ruthless outlaws.

Anyone with a hint of greed, like the deeply hidden emotions in the eyes of Taishu and the others after learning the origin and purpose of He Muji, was unusually calm. He showed neither the excitement of a scholar eager for knowledge nor the delusion of wanting to pocket it. It was as if he had expected it all along and looked down on it.

Of course, we can't rule out the possibility that Liang Shiye was forced to join the team, and that Yan Huai probably discovered other clues...

"Yan Huai."

"Ok?"

Yan Huai turned to look at Zhang Qiling, and Hei Yanjing and Xie Lianrui, who were standing three meters away, also turned around.

"What's wrong?" Her tone was gentle, completely unlike the gritted teeth she had shown towards Qi Yu just moments before.

“Those tentacles,” Zhang Qiling said, then pointed to his head.

Yan Huai felt a pang of pain in his heart for a moment. He looked down at their clasped hands and comforted them, "It has nothing to do with you. Those tentacles must have been fed by the Wang family using a secret technique. They're different."

is not what it means!

Zhang Qiling pursed his lips, not quite understanding Yan Huai's habit of treating him like a fragile piece of trash, but he couldn't bear to let this appreciation go to waste, so he could only add one more explanation: "Maybe we're from the same place."

Yan Huai blinked, and after realizing what he meant, a thoughtful look flashed in his eyes.

That's right! If we figure out where the Wang family got the tentacles, we might understand what those tentacles rooted in Zhang Qiling's consciousness are all about, and maybe we can even remove them...

Thinking of this, Yan Huai squatted down and searched around for a while. Soon he pulled a spider out from a pile of withered and rotten leaves. He condensed a wisp of light into the spider's body and made it crawl towards Yan Chen by the hot fountain.

"My brother will try to find out Boss Wang's identity as soon as possible. If we have to take action later, I will deal with Uncle Tai and Master Liang first. Brother, please help me meet up with the rest of the friends. If the blind man doesn't want to do anything, he can continue to protect Wu Xie from the shadows as agreed with Wu Sansheng. But I'll still trouble Lao Xie to help my brother out at any time."

Xie Lianrui was there to help, so he had no problem with it, but Black Glasses was not happy about it.

"What do you mean, 'Master Hei doesn't want to move'?! You all made your moves, how could Wu Xie, with her small frame, not get caught in the crossfire? How could Master Hei stay idle? Yan Xiaohuai, I've noticed you're getting better and better at stirring things up! You must be a reincarnation of an abacus bead! I'm being paid by Third Master, and I'm being forced to cooperate because of your actions. Don't I have any dignity...?"

"Alright!" Yan Huai raised his hand to his forehead, speechless. "I don't believe you didn't see that Lao Yang also has a problem. It's only a matter of time before Wu Xie gets into trouble. Maybe in the chaos, Lao Yang will take Wu Xie away and run away. By then, it will be too late for you to make a move."

"..."

As soon as Yan Huai finished speaking, Black Glasses took a deep breath. After trying to calm himself down for a while without success, he still couldn't help but turn around and say angrily, "You're such a jinx!"

Knowing that Black Glasses had been forced to compromise, Yan Huai chuckled inwardly, then looked at Zhang Qiling: "Those tentacles should have calmed down by now. My friends will be here soon, and they may be followed by a lot of Wang family members. You need to be careful."

The connection between the clansmen told Yan Huai that the Wang family members who controlled the tentacles had already been thoroughly tormented by Yan Lang and the others. With Zhang Qiling's skills and vigilance, dealing with him would be no problem at all. If they could also find out the origin of the tentacles from the Wang family members, that would be even better. Of course, if they still couldn't, then the real Wang family would also be exposed.

Both sides can continue, and all past grievances and blood feuds will be settled one by one. All of this is just waiting for a slip-up to be revealed, causing a shock to the whole situation.