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

Chapter 140 Mo Qilin

"Zhang Qiling, don't worry. Master won't leave for no reason. It must be that the memories he regained yesterday have affected him. Once he sorts things out, he will definitely come back to find you."

Two hours ago, Zhang Qiling woke up in the underground palace. He was earlier than Hei Yanjing and Xie Lianrui. The first thing he did after waking up was not to leave, but to run to check the hole that Yan Huai had dug. However, apart from a large amount of equipment that Yan Huai had thrown out of his space and a cane, there was nothing else inside.

The exit leading to the stone platform tomb chamber has been blocked by the rubble from the dome, and Yan Huai has disappeared without a trace...

Qi Yu's heart trembled as he watched Zhang Qiling silently begin packing his equipment, thoughtfully leaving some for Black Glasses and the others before leaving, and even marking it.

This is not an exaggeration. He was genuinely afraid that Zhang Qiling might impulsively go to the Qinling Mountains through his soul connection with Yan Huai and get injured again. If that happened, Yan Huai would definitely tear him apart when he returned!

“Zhang Qiling… I don’t know which part of the master’s memory he has recovered yet, but judging from his reaction, it is definitely not good.”

Moreover, the aura emanating from Master was somewhat abnormal when he regained his memories; it was somewhat like… a bead he refined before. So, it would be dangerous for you to go to Master now. Let's wait a bit longer, okay?”

Qi Yu lamented that being a system these days is tough. It pleaded pitifully, its tone inadvertently mirroring Yan Huai's at some point.

Zhang Qiling was slightly distracted, and his grip on the black gold ancient sword loosened.

"Qi Yu..."

"Hmm?" Qi Yu's soft body shifted slightly, and all the negotiation lines he had prepared in the system data were suddenly scattered.

"I choose the fifth one."

Huh? What? Choose the fifth one? Qi Yu was completely confused, but the message that the system displayed automatically gave it the answer.

"Task reward selection successful. Congratulations on obtaining the opportunity for a double bond of shared destiny. This will enhance your first bond of shared destiny with your loved one."

"!?!" Qi Yu was shocked and didn't know what to say for a moment.

"You, you won't choose the others..."

Qi Yu roughly knew Zhang Qiling's fate; regaining his memories was an obsession he couldn't let go of, something as important as life itself, but now...

The memories from entering the underwater tomb nineteen years ago, night vision, the improvement in bloodline purity, and the image of the master's true form—except for the last one that was a random addition—were all beneficial to Zhang Qiling. Yet, he didn't choose any of them, ultimately opting for an unknown future that was even more unreliable than regaining his memories.

No wonder they're a family that's only missing a formal title to be together! Their choices are always so... simple, straightforward, and perfectly natural!

Qi Yu sighed helplessly in his mind's eye and began to silently search for information and offer advice to Zhang Qiling.

As for the demonic pearl refined by Yan Xi, its influence seemed to be even stronger than its former owner, Gu Ling, had imagined. Therefore, the only option was to take this opportunity to completely destroy it in the Qinling Mountains...

“I know where Master will go in the Qinling Mountains, but that place is very dangerous and hidden. Even your connection will be interfered with. So let’s make a deal first. I will only give you directions if you agree to these three conditions!”

Qi Yu inserted her invisible little hand, her tone arrogant yet extremely serious.

Zhang Qiling thought for a moment, then nodded: "Okay!"

"First, you must not get injured, bleed, or meddle in other people's business!"

Second, you must not act impulsively and you must listen to me!

Third, whatever you see in the Qinling Mountains, don't believe it easily!

Have you remembered all of this?

"Ah."

Zhang Qiling's inner thoughts were all about Yan Huai's safety. After hearing the conditions, he agreed readily. Qi Yu knew that his reply was not a lie, so he breathed a sigh of relief and revealed some key plot points.

"With the tacit approval of the Wu family, Wu Xie will travel to the Qinling Mountains with one of his childhood friends. Tomorrow, they will be tested by a group of tomb raiders at a guesthouse in Xi'an, and there will be many entanglements thereafter."

You can choose to follow first, or join either side beforehand, but once you enter the Qinling Mountains, you can no longer act alone!

After carefully listening to Qi Yu's words, Zhang Qiling decided on his next course of action in just two minutes. He returned to his small courtyard house in Beijing, packed some more equipment, and boarded a bus to Xi'an...

Meanwhile, over a thousand kilometers away in the Qinling Mountains, it was nearly noon, and spring was about to arrive. Layer upon layer of broad-leaved forests, especially favored by the green ink and rain, covered the mountains.

The light and shadow sway gracefully among the rustling leaves, creating a mysterious painting by nature. However, because it is rarely visited, it lacks worshippers.

"So what if they bring you back? How many of your clansmen are left? Hahahaha... The Azure Dragon Clan no longer exists. Yan Zhe is dead, Gu Ling is dead, and you will die too! Hahaha, you will die too, Yan Huai!"

The similar noise in his head had been going on all the way, and Yan Huai was getting a headache and getting angry. But the bead seemed to ignore him and kept stabbing him in the heart.

If it weren't for the fact that he could glean some information from those nonsensical words, allowing his memories to resurface, Yan Huai would have been more than willing to stab it with a knife!

"The Southwest Formation is destroyed, completely destroyed!"

"So much blood! Haha... Burn him dry, burn him dry!"

"Wang Tong! You piece of trash, die! Hahaha..."

"Don't let him get away... Catch him! Hahaha... They're all dead! It's better that they're dead!"

"It's the Black Kirin... Yan Huai! Where did you hide the Black Kirin? Hand it over now!"

Yan Huai walked on the ground covered with withered leaves, the bloodshot in his eyes still lingering. He had some guesses about the origin of the bead in the space, but there were also more important things that needed to be verified.

The Qinling Mountains will be the place to uncover all the past and memories... This was a premonition that Yan Huai had after stepping into the Qinling Mountains, a premonition so strong that it left no room for doubt.

"Yanxi, the Ink Kirin has always been there, but you can't have it, and you never will. You don't deserve it, and the Wang family doesn't deserve it either!"

"Nonsense! You're just a brat who hasn't even grown his first hair yet, what do you know! The Black Qilin is mine, a gift from heaven to give me back the reins of power, it's mine! Hand it over, hand it over now!"

Upon hearing this, Yan Huai stopped and leaned against a tree to rest, looking somewhat tired. He raised his hand to rub his temples and chuckled.

"You are nothing but an inanimate object now. You couldn't get it more than 10,000 years ago, so don't even think about it now."

"Inanimate object? Hahaha... I'm not inanimate! As long as you live, I won't die, and even if you die, I still won't die! Once I eat the Black Qilin, I'll be free! Hahahaha..."

For some reason, Yan Huai instinctively thought of Zhang Qiling when he heard the name Mo Qilin, but not because of their bloodline, but because of something else...

Yan Huai couldn't quite put his finger on it, but it was like some indescribable connection, so let's just call it a kind of destiny!