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

Chapter 74 Appearance (Part 2)

Yan Huai wandered among the houses in the village, his mind reflecting on the two bloodline tattoos he had sensed. He was very familiar with the dark blue one, which was a blue dragon, while the other was very similar to Zhang Qiling's bloodline sensing lines, but there seemed to be some subtle differences.

"System, what bloodline totem is this?"

"It's Qiongqi."

"What is their relationship with Zhang Qiling?"

"Host, the Zhang family is divided into the main bloodline and the collateral bloodlines. The main bloodline is the Qilin, and the collateral bloodlines are the Chaos, Qiongqi, Taotie, and Taowu. As the head of the Zhang family, Zhang Qiling has the Qilin bloodline of the main bloodline, and his bloodline is the purest."

Since they were members of the Zhang family, there shouldn't be any major problems, Yan Huai thought naively. He walked towards the direction of the people who shared his bloodline, but while passing through the village, he inadvertently encountered a member of a collateral branch of the Zhang family.

The man smelled of earth, dampness, and the unpleasant stench of death, yet he pretended to be someone who had just returned from working in the fields.

Where had he been? Yan Huai sensed something was wrong. His gaze met the man's deep, probing eyes for a moment before slowly looking away. He continued walking forward, but suddenly felt a gaze upon his back. The man was watching him...

How many members of the Zhang family have the Qiongqi bloodline? Why are they here?

"Host, this concerns the Zhang Qiling family. To avoid changes in the subsequent plot, please do not interfere lightly."

The rest... means that Zhang Qiling will come here sooner or later.

Yan Huai felt that this village was not simple—it was a tomb, a Zhang family village, and now there were people with the same bloodline as him. Since it was related to the plot, these things could not be coincidences.

Filled with doubt, Yan Huai quickened his pace, thinking that perhaps the people ahead could tell him the answer. Even if they couldn't, it didn't matter. Anyway, he would follow Zhang Qiling after returning and would find out eventually.

Following the dark blue veins that appeared and disappeared in the distance, Yan Huai entered a forest where the light was blocked by large vegetation, and almost effortlessly shook off the Zhang family's collateral relatives behind him.

It was also for this reason that Yan Huai discovered some similarities between himself and the people in front of him—just as Yan Huai could sense them, they seemed to be able to sense Yan Huai as well, and even other bloodlines could sense him.

After all, Yan Huai swore that he really hadn't done anything about those Zhang family members who had been following him but had been shaken off, although he hadn't originally intended to do anything either, heh...

Meanwhile, the Yan family members who had deliberately lured Yan Huai into the forest, having discerned his true intentions, were somewhat exasperated. They hid in various parts of the forest, lamenting that their patriarch, having been in the world for less than a century, had already become wicked and lazy. They vowed to give him a good workout later.

"The tenth task is now issued: break through the encirclement of the Yan family. Success will reward you with: Wang Family Bloodline Technique, a chance to bind your soul together (only applies to the soul), a recovery pill, and a teleportation opportunity. Failure will result in the cancellation of all rewards."

Yan Huai stopped outside the encirclement of the Yan family members, his gaze somewhat deep. The Restoration Pill... wasn't it only usable by the host last time? Why this time... who is it going to be used on?

Roar--

The sudden dragon's roar shattered Yan Huai's thoughts. He turned his gaze and saw a phantom of a blue dragon appear in the sky above the encirclement set up by the Yan family members in front of him. The phantom was a lighter color, but it was much more beautiful than the original dragon whose scales were missing.

An invisible barrier enveloped the phantom, seemingly separating the inside from the outside of the encirclement. Yan Huai remained indifferent, but stepped inside.