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

Chapter 55 Plan Change

"I'm going to the Xie family this time, I don't have time to waste on you." Yan Huai left behind a heartless scumbag's back and walked straight towards the spacious deck at the front of the cruise ship.

Wang Xu pouted and followed closely behind Yan Huai: "People were worried you might be tired after just getting back last night, so they didn't want to disturb your rest. But you've been sleeping for most of the day, and you haven't even come to see them..."

Yan Huai: "......" Help!

"A-Jue~" Seeing that Yan Huai still didn't pay attention to him, Wang Xu took a few steps forward and hung on Yan Huai's back, her delicate fingers stroking down, "You really don't want it?"

Yan Huai quickly intercepted Wang Xu's hand. He turned his head and looked coldly into Wang Xu's eyes, which held no desire for Wang Xu, only a calm warning.

"Okay..." Under such a gaze, Wang Xu could only pitifully withdraw his hand. He then wrapped his arms around Yan Huai's neck as a second choice. He originally wanted to rub his face against Yan Huai's slightly cool ear, but the latter dodged it. "Hmph, you old bastard!"

Yan Huai ignored Wang Xu's complaints. With such a large accessory hanging on his back, although it didn't affect his walking, he still felt inexplicably uncomfortable: "Get off!"

"No!" Wang Xu said, then wrapped her legs around Yan Huai's waist and tightened her arms around him.

Yan Huai's body suddenly stiffened. He subconsciously clenched his fists, and a strange, intense bloodlust flashed in his dark pupils. He raised his hand and forcefully pulled on Wang Xu's arm, trying to tear him off.

"You little brat, Wang Jue, now you won't even let me touch you!" Wang Xu's wrist throbbed with pain, turning from pale to purplish-red at a visible speed. "Ouch, ouch, ouch! Wang Jue, let go, I won't bother you anymore, okay!"

A wisp of white mist quietly slipped out of the system space, wandering through Yan Huai's meridians and calming him down from the brink of rage.

As the white mist dissipated, Yan Huai's eyes cleared after suppressing his anger. He suddenly slapped the leg wrapped around his waist, his gaze even colder than before, but the meaning he expressed was very clear.

Seeing this, Wang Xu unconsciously shrank back, no longer daring to be presumptuous. He nimbly let go and jumped aside, but his lowered eyes flickered slightly, as if he were thinking about something...

The strange atmosphere continued, and Yan Huai felt annoyed. He continued walking forward, but just then, a thin young man ran towards him in the narrow passageway.

Yan Huai had seen this young man last night; he was one of the people who were there to meet him at sea, Wang Ming.

As Wang Ming approached, he glanced at Yan Huai, whose expression was not good, and then at Wang Xu behind him. He raised an eyebrow knowingly, then handed his phone forward, smiling as he bowed slightly to Yan Huai and said, "Sir, the head of the family is on the phone."

"Hmm." Yan Huai reached out and took the phone. Just as he brought it to his ear, Wang Quan's voice came from the other end.

"Xiao Jue..."

Yan Huai got goosebumps from the hesitant sound. He held back for a moment, then smiled and asked, "Please speak!"

"After much thought, I feel more at ease having you handle the Wu family's affairs. Let's put the Xie family on hold for now; it's not the right time to take action against them."

"...I understand." Yan Huai hadn't expected Wang Quan's sudden change of heart, but now that he thought about it carefully, he realized that the information Wang Quan had given him at the beginning—that Xie Lianhuan was still alive—was probably just a ruse to trick him.

That's right. According to Wang Jue's memory, he was not involved in the assassination of Xie Lianhuan twenty years ago at all; at most, he was just an insider.

Given Wang Quan's suspicious and calculating nature, it's impossible for him to send someone like Wang Jue, who only has a superficial understanding of the matter, to investigate and resolve it.

This is another test...

"By the way, after you've dealt with all the things Wu Sansheng brought out, take care of that confidant of his too! What's his name again?" Wang Quan seemed to be walking with a cane, and with this question, it was hard to tell whether he genuinely didn't remember or was just pretending!

"Are you talking about Da Pan?" In Wang Jue's memory, there was only one person who could be considered Wu Sansheng's true confidant.

"Yes, his name is Da Pan. Remember to clean it thoroughly..."

"Alright, what about Qiu Dekao?" Yan Huai thought to himself, marveling at Wang Quan's grand scheme this time, while also happily changing his own plans.

"Didn't you already have a plan? Just go for it."

"Alright!" Yan Huai curled his lips. The trouble was going to be caused, but what about the person Wang Quan wanted to kill? That person couldn't be killed!

Ten minutes before reaching Haian Port, Yan Huai indeed appeared in the cabin where A Ning was. However, he was followed by two other people. One was handsome and slender, but his demeanor seemed to have a touch of Yan Huai's wickedness. The other was alluring and delicate, and her pouting expression looked just like she was flirting with you.

They're all familiar faces...

Ah Ning leaned back in her chair and looked at Yan Huai: "Where's the antidote?"

Yan Huai didn't answer. He placed the bowl of water on the wooden table, then pulled out a dagger from his lower back and cut his fingertip again, drawing blood. However, this time he wasn't using his own bloodline, but the phoenix bloodline of the Wang family—the talent to burn away evil poison.

Yan Huai felt more at ease during the previous two times when no members of the Wang family were present. Even if he was suspected, he could use Wang Jue's high bloodline concentration to fool them. But this time it wouldn't work. Although the Azure Dragon and Phoenix have similar bloodline talents, the difference in their scents at close range is still very obvious.

That's right... Yan Huai will have to bleed a lot this time, otherwise the Corpse King's poison won't be completely cleared.

Looking at the evenly mixed and brightly colored blood, Yan Huai unconsciously swallowed. Although the Phoenix bloodline didn't have the same fragrance as Zhang Qiling's blood, it wasn't without its appeal.

"Drink it! I'll help you contact Qiu Dekao."

Ah Ning frowned deeply. This time it was so intense, was Yan Huai serious?

Yan Huai was surprised to hear A Ning's thoughts. He was stunned. What was going on?

"Host, you have exchanged for five minutes of silent communication. The remaining time will be automatically saved after use. Currently, there are three minutes and forty seconds left."

Yan Huai pursed his lips, suppressing the smile on his face, and said, "Don't worry, drink it. Even if it hurts, it won't kill you."

"What do you mean?" A Ning glanced at Yan Huai warily and moved her body back a little.

"You have nine minutes to waste with me." Yan Huai still held the bowl, but his posture was casual, as if to say, "Drink it or don't."

Ah Ning couldn't understand Yan Huai's meaning. Could this guy have some kind of split personality? He seemed to be helping her before, but now his face was full of expressions that said he wanted to kill her.

Yan Huai struggled to suppress his laughter. Oh well, there wasn't much time left. He brought the bowl closer to A Ning and said to her in his mind, "I was just kidding. Drink it! This blood is a little different from the previous one, but it can still cure the Corpse King's poison in your body. Hurry up."