Tomb raiding: Trying to become a little painter

Chapter 27 Little Snake Egg

"What treasure? Let me see!"

Seeing that Fatty Wang had suddenly perked up, Wu Xie followed him.

Then the group followed Ah Ning's mercenary and marched towards the pottery jar. Only Qin Henian silently slowed his pace and quickly raised his hands, pressing them together in prayer.

(Sorry guys, I ate a bit too much last night. Hopefully, two cans will be enough! Enough to help those guys whose lifespans are up to pass away peacefully.)

Qin Henian's subtle actions were caught by Xie Yuchen, who didn't have much of a concept of money and wasn't walking very fast.

Pfft!

Xie Yuchen looked at Qin Henian, who was clasping his hands together, with amusement. He couldn't understand why the other party was making such a sudden move, but it didn't stop it from being somewhat funny in this place and environment.

Pop, pop, pop.

"Holy crap! So many large earthenware jars are here, and they're all empty! Isn't this blatant fraud? I got all excited for nothing!"

Fatty Wang stared intently at the pottery jars he had opened in front of him, utterly frustrated. He had initially thought he might find some treasure, but after finally wiping his hands and forcefully twisting and prying them open, there was nothing there…

"Hey Fatty, don't be so heartbroken. These are just earthenware jars, who knows how many years they've been sitting here? The contents inside are probably already ashes! Do you really think you can just take them?"

Wu Xie looked at Fatty Wang, who seemed utterly hopeless, and didn't need to comfort him. Fatty had a good attitude and would recover in a moment.

"You, you, you...you! Wu Xie, you truly are Fatty's best friend! You really know me..."

Fatty Wang listened attentively and didn't object to what Wu Xie said.

Snapped!

A sharp crack suddenly rang out, startling everyone. Before they could turn around to find the source of the sound, they heard a buzzing sound in the air.

What's even more terrifying is that when the group turned around and saw what was making the sound, their faces turned deathly pale instantly.

"Ahhh! Help! Help! Something has crawled inside my clothes!"

"Oh~ shit! Please help me!!"

"Help! Help!"

A few screams mingled with foreign languages. The foreigners searching the terracotta pots furthest from the edge were now in various states of shock. Some were pale, clearly terrified; others had collapsed to the ground, their faces contorted in horror and despair; still others were no longer breathing. But they all shared one thing in common: one or more small red insects crawled all over their bodies, and veins bulged visibly wherever their skin was visible...

"Yes, it's the Corpse Beetle King! Run!"

Wu Xiegang noticed something was wrong as soon as he saw what was on those people's bodies; he recognized the several small insects that suddenly appeared.

It's the Corpse Beetle King! Touch it and you'll die!

"go!"

At this moment, Zhang Qilin, who had clearly discovered what these things were before Wu Xie, was the first to reach out and stop Wu Xie and ran away. As he turned around, he lightly kicked Fatty Wang. Seeing that the man had realized what was happening, he stopped paying attention to him.

As for Xie Yuchen, Hei Xiazi, and Qin Henian, their reactions were also quite quick. They, along with Pan Zi and A Ning, turned around and started running frantically, regardless of which direction they were running in. They were all running very fast one after another.

A few minutes later.

The group arrived at the edge of a cliff. Qin Henian turned his head and glanced at the sky. There was a small swarm of corpse beetles following them. As for A Ning's subordinates... after a couple of glances, Qin Henian knew without even thinking that they were basically gone.

"It's so high, they're not going to make us jump, are they? With my build, I'd be smashed to pieces if I jumped!"

Although Fatty Wang looked big, he was actually quite fast at running, and only a few steps behind the others, he caught up with them at the edge of the cliff.

"There's no other way, we have to jump!"

Qin Henian felt a little amused looking at Fatty Wang, who was still a bit out of breath after running over. With that physique, Qin Henian thought Fatty Wang was the kind of person who would have a hard time finding a wife; he was the kind of person who would only be chosen by others.

Despite his cheerful demeanor, Qin Henian outwardly feigned exhaustion as he responded to Fatty Wang's words.

"Alright, Fatty, everyone check your bags for rope and tie yourselves up quickly, otherwise when those Corpse Beetle Kings catch up, you'll all be done for!"

At this moment, Hei Xiazi, who had inadvertently changed positions and was standing next to Qin Henian, quickly spoke up to wake everyone up. He also took out a bundle of Ninong rope from his bag and tied it to a large rock that he had previously chosen.

After securing the rope, Hei Xiazi walked up to Qin Henian and extended his hand with a smile.

"He Nian, come here, take the blind man's hand, and let's jump together while he holds you~ Even if we die, we'll still be a loving couple!!"

With his eyebrows raised and a big smile, Hei Xiazi's face clearly showed his malicious intentions and ulterior motives. Qin Henian really couldn't decide whether he wanted to beat him up or treat him like a slave.

"I don't need you!"

Qin Henian rolled his eyes at the person. He had originally planned to be the last one to jump, hoping to catch the little bugs and have another feast. But this turned out to be... He might as well have just gone down to find the other delicacies left by A Yao!

No sooner said than done, just as Qin Henian turned around to look at the cliff face, a dark figure, even faster than him, had already jumped off the cliff, accompanied by the sound of wind and Wu Xie's scream.

Ignoring everything else, Qin Henian jumped off the cliff. What did it matter to him whether there was a rope or not? He wasn't without wings...

The wind howled, and as Qin Henian fell, his arms seemed to be half-hidden and half-revealed. If you looked closely, you could also see a pair of large black and white wings that were half-hidden and half-revealed as he fell, rapidly swooping down in the wind. At this moment, some white appeared on Qin Henian's black hair, and his beautiful phoenix eyes became more lively.

Huhu~

The wind howled, and a few seconds later, as they drew closer to the ground, Qin Henian's arm returned to its original shape, as did his hair, though some strands were a bit messy, which made Qin Henian's small face look even more handsome.

Click!

After landing, Qin Henian did not see Zhang Qilin and Wu Xie, because according to their speed, they should have landed about two seconds later than him. So when he heard the sound, Qin Henian simply looked down.

As soon as I looked down, I saw a white-gray bird egg about the size of mine that I had stepped on and crushed, with a viscous liquid splashing everywhere.

Tsk, that smell... I don't even need to guess, it's definitely snake eggs. It's a shame I crushed them; otherwise, I could have easily made delicious soup!

Boom!

With a thud, a larger black shadow landed not far from Qin Henian.

"Ugh! Dude, next time you have this urge to jump off a cliff, can you at least talk to me first? That almost made my soul leave my body... Ugh..."

As soon as he landed, Wu Xie's body went limp and he collapsed to the ground. Zhang Qilin didn't help him up but turned to look at Qin Henian, glanced at him, and then moved to another spot.

"......"

"Wu Xie, are you alright? Can you get up? I'm telling you, as a man, you can't be so weak!"

Qin Henian looked at Wu Xie lying on the ground, walked over and extended his fair and slender hand.