Old Li was a seasoned old dog.
Although he didn't hear much, he knew the danger was great.
Those Xielei bandits numbered over a hundred thousand.
While some of it was exaggerated, their size was indeed incomparable to ordinary tomb robbers and grave robbers.
Especially the leader of Xielei, Chen Yulou, the head honcho.
He was a renowned eccentric in the Green Forest.
He was one of the four major tomb robbing sects in the North.
His skills and eye for detail were extraordinary.
In order to feed the Xielei bandits, ordinary small tombs could only bring in a little bit of money, which was a drop in the bucket in his eyes.
Therefore, the tombs he chose were all ancient and mysterious, spanning throughout history.
Throughout this long river of history, spanning thousands of years, those easy to steal.
Those that were easy to rob, were all robbed over the last few thousand years.
What remained were only those located in dangerous places, where few people tread.
These places were often very dangerous.
Old Li had lived most of his life, though he never became a grave robber.
He did, however, understand some of the ways.
“Uncle Li, don't worry, since I promised, I naturally have my considerations. There are some things in the tomb that I need!”
Zhang Chen said.
“Is it related to your practice?”
Old Li was incredibly shrewd, and immediately guessed.
“Yes!”
Zhang Chen nodded.
Old Li puffed on his dry pipe several times.
Finally, he nodded.
He admonished, “Although I don't know what kind of skill you practice, it doesn't seem ordinary. That being the case, be extremely careful. Life is the most important thing, don't risk your life for those precious objects. Before you do anything, think twice!”
“Understood, Uncle Li!”
Zhang Chen nodded.
“Alright, let's eat first. Now that we have some money, life is good. Let's have a couple of drinks, you and I!”
Old Li laughed.
Zhang Chen also nodded.
His training was frequent, and his stomach was getting hungry fast.
Fortunately, the food was good these past two days.
They set the food on the table.
They each moved a chair and ate and drank in the courtyard.
A mouthful of strong liquor went down.
Old Li squinted his eyes, and said with emotion, “In my later years, the luckiest thing was meeting you. When I first saw you, you were just a silly boy. But I never imagined that your skills would progress so much in such a short amount of time.”
“Uncle Li, if it weren't for you, I don't know where I would be begging for food right now. I should be thanking you!”
Zhang Chen was sincere.
He was truly grateful.
In this chaotic world, where human life was cheaper than grass.
It was difficult to support a boy with a big appetite.
“Hey, what can I say, we're destined to be together. Come, let's have one!”
Old Li was in high spirits, and he clinked his cup with Zhang Chen.
They ate and chatted, until they were slightly drunk.
Old Li then said, “We made quite a bit these past two days, but we can't just eat our savings. Do you remember Old Ma, the paper figurine maker?”
“Remember, Uncle Ma!”
Zhang Chen smiled, “What's up? Is he short-handed again?”
Old Li nodded, “There have been a lot of deaths recently. The paper figurine shop's business is surprisingly good. He doesn't have enough people. You helped out last time, Old Ma was very happy with your skill. Go help out for two days, two hundred copper coins!”
“The same as before!”
Zhang Chen said.
Old Li nodded, smiling, “Now that you have money, do you look down on it?”
“Not really, it's just that, tomb robbing is much quicker to make money!”
Zhang Chen laughed.
“What can I say, those grave robbers and tomb robbers have money!”
Old Li laughed, “But you don't have to envy them, those things from underground, there's also the problem of sales channels. Without some means, even good things won't sell for much. This is something that the Nine Gates in Changsha have a lot of connections for!”
Zhang Chen nodded.
The Nine Gates.
They specialized in this sort of thing.
Not just tomb raiding.
Turning the stuff from underground into cash was also important.
This was a business, and it was very deep.
“I might as well find a way to get acquainted with them!”
Zhang Chen thought to himself.
More channels, more roads.
He couldn't fully trust the Xielei.
Chen Yulou, as the leader of the Xielei, was an old hand, not so easy to fool.
It was only when the silver and money was in his own hands, that he would feel at ease.
“When should I go?”
Zhang Chen asked.
“Tomorrow morning, just be on time!”
Old Li said.
“Alright!”
Zhang Chen agreed.
“You stay home, I'll go take a walk!”
After cleaning up the bowls and chopsticks.
Old Li told Zhang Chen, and then took his dry pipe and strolled away.
…
Behind the house.
Two hundred meters away.
Suddenly, a black shadow darted out of the woods.
Then, two "Woof, woof" barks, and it barked towards the front.
But after barking twice, it stopped, just spinning in place.
After a while, a half-grown boy emerged from the woods.
He glanced at the house with the candlelight, knelt down and stroked the dog's head, and whispered, “Little Black, you're good!”
Then he squinted, stared at the house, and whispered, “Finally found it!”
The half-grown boy's nickname was San Ya Zi.
His real name was unknown.
He was the only boy from the Wu family who escaped.
They had stolen the Blood Corpse tomb a few days ago.
His second brother, his father, and his uncle all died there.
He was reminded by his second brother, and escaped with his life.
He also used those three unidentified people to block the Blood Corpse.
That's how he escaped with his life.
However, he didn't run away that day.
He only escaped two miles before he turned back, because when he was escaping, the woman among those three had intercepted the thing that his second brother threw to him.
So, after escaping two miles, he was unwilling to give up, so he turned back.
But by then, he saw the Blood Corpse already killed.
The man and woman were talking over there.
They also held a roll of silk painting.
Although it was dark and he couldn't see clearly.
But in this tomb, paintings and scrolls were the most valuable.
This Blood Corpse tomb was obtained with great effort by their Wu family.
They lost three family members, and only managed to steal a roll of silk painting.
Now, it was intercepted by the other party, how could he be happy?
However, he was also quite extraordinary.
They were able to kill the Blood Corpse, so the skills of these two people must be extraordinary.
Also…
Looking at the clothes of that woman, she wasn't an ordinary grave robber.
So, he hid in the shadows, secretly observing.
Sure enough.
After the man left, seven or eight people arrived with torches in hand, in front of the woman.
Judging from their clothes and appearance, they looked like bandits.
Thinking about it for a moment, he guessed that they must be related to Chang Sheng Mountain.
They were also tomb robbers, grave robbers.
The power of Chang Sheng Mountain was no small matter.
Although their Wu family was one of the Nine Gates.
But now they only had a name.
Especially their Wu family.
There were originally four of them, each with their own skills.
Now, only he remained.
Therefore, even though his things were stolen, he was full of resentment.
But he didn't dare to make a move.
He couldn't afford to mess with the people from Chang Sheng Mountain.
He decided to follow the other person.
Unfortunately, the other person was too fast.
He considered himself to be very fast, and he was also young.
But he didn't go far before he lost track of the other person.
Now, with Little Black's help, he finally found them.