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

Chapter 50 The Wang Family's Test

"You said they don't belong to the original storyline." Yan Huai's voice was somewhat cold.

"However, the number you have eliminated has far exceeded the limit to prevent a chain reaction," the system explained helplessly. "Host, you must immediately stop your actions in the book and no longer participate in the plot development of Zhang Qiling and the others."

"Really?" Yan Huai thought of the scenes of Zhang Qiling that the system had shown him before, and he wished he could piece that black python back together and tear it apart again. "Then tell me, why did those things outside the original plot appear?"

“Host…” The system sighed inwardly, feeling a headache coming on. These things were not happening at the right time for Yan Huai right now. Moreover, given Yan Huai’s special feelings for Zhang Qiling, if the truth were told to him, the world would probably really be in chaos.

"Host, the reason you are staying in this world is simply to restore your memories of this world without disrupting the original plot."

"You won't tell, huh?" Yan Huai's tone was extremely calm. He increased his speed in the water, and it seemed he was about to charge through in his dragon form.

"Host!" The system sensed the Branding Blade shaking violently in the space, and the data was running weakly. "There is no chance to start over in the original plot. If you interfere too much, your soul and Zhang Qiling's soul will both be exiled!"

Upon hearing this, Yan Huai suddenly stopped and asked hesitantly, "What did you just say?"

The system remained silent for a moment, then it conceded defeat; it had such a stubborn host...

"This is the Wang family testing you. They have begun to suspect your identity. The reason Zhang Qiling suddenly fainted just now is because his fate is closely linked to the ultimate secret of this world. Once those things that did not happen in the original plot occur, his destiny will be threatened."

They were only a few hundred meters away from Zhang Qiling and the others...

"If you continue to participate in these uncontrollable plots, Zhang Qiling will never wake up again, and you will also be directly attacked by the rules of the book, at best your soul will be exiled, at worst you will disappear completely."

The sounds of waves, rain, and gunfire a hundred meters away grew increasingly indistinct. Yan Huai felt a chill run through his body. The dragon shadow gradually returned to human form in the seawater. He gripped the Branding Blade tightly, his hands trembling slightly.

"But I can't just stand by and watch a bunch of things they shouldn't have encountered, and then swallow them like food, can I?"

“I will cooperate with Wu Sansheng’s plan, and I will also find a way to deal with the Wang family,” Yan Huai’s eyes flashed with a stubborn plea, and he looked blankly and helplessly into the void, “but Zhang Qiling cannot be harmed in any way, not even a little bit!”

The system looked into Yan Huai's bloodshot eyes. It had never seen a host like this before, not even when he hadn't lost his memory...

“Host, perhaps you can take Ah Ning off the ghost ship and leave this place.”

This is the best solution the system could think of. After all, Ah Ning is currently poisoned by the Corpse King, and her blood will be useful to the Wang family. As for what happens next, let's take it one step at a time...

"You want me to take her to the Wang family?"

Yan Huai frowned, his head down as he pondered the feasibility of the matter. But without a doubt, if he did it, A Ning would never return. It would be better to take this opportunity to replace her again.

Yan Huai took out a set of clothes from his spatial storage, put them on, and headed straight for the ghost ship. As for the rest... he wasn't sure when Zhang Qiling would wake up, but this trip to the underwater tomb probably wouldn't continue.

"Can you remind me of Zhang Qiling's actions at any time?"

"Okay, host! But you won't be able to participate in the main character's storyline for a while." The system had lost count of how many times it had sighed; it would just have to get used to it!

"I know……"

On the ghost ship, Wu Xie lay face up, eyes rolling back as he choked on water, almost suffocating. What evil had possessed Ah Ning?

After being slammed on the back of the head against the metal plate once more, Wu's vision blurred, and his struggling movements gradually weakened—was he going to die...?

Zheng——

Just before Wu Xie lost consciousness, he heard a piercing buzzing sound of sharp weapons colliding. Immediately afterward, he felt the suffocating force on his neck disappear instantly. He even mistook the fleeting familiar figure for a hallucination.

"Yan..."

Yan Huai seemed not to hear Wu Xie's voice. He cut his finger and dripped the blood into A Ning's eyes.

As a stream of scalding black blood flowed from her eyes, Ah Ning screamed shrilly and fainted.

"Host, the Wang family is waiting for you in the southwest."

Yan Huai stepped forward, picked up A Ning without saying a word, and disappeared on the ghost ship in a flash.

Just a few kilometers to the southwest, as the system indicated, a low-profile fishing boat was rocking precariously in the storm, with a sturdy waterproof telescope mounted on the deck at the bow.

A young man stood in front of the telescope, his eyes fixed on the misty rain in the distance, a half-smile playing on his lips: "Sir, welcome home."

Wang Ming withdrew his gaze, glancing to the left from under the brim of his raincoat. He looked at Yan Huai, who had suddenly appeared beside him, without any surprise. However, he seemed a little curious about A Ning, who was being carried on Yan Huai's shoulder: "What's this?"

Yan Huai threw A Ning directly onto Dou Yu's deck. He didn't answer, but walked past Wang Ming and A Ning on the ground and went straight into the cabin: "Return trip."

Wang Ming raised an eyebrow at Yan Huai's retreating figure. Why did he feel that the adult's temper was getting worse and worse?

Although he had some doubts in his heart, Wang Ming still respectfully nodded and replied, "Yes, sir."

Yan Huai casually placed the fake branding knife he had replaced earlier on the table. He then naturally flipped the water glass over, picked up the kettle with his right hand, and slowly poured the still-warm drinking water into the glass. It was a scene he had done a thousand times.

After bringing the rim of the cup close to his lips, Yan Huai tilted his head back slightly, but before he could drink the water, the cup was stopped by another slender hand.

"My lord, why are you like this? You know I'm here, but you only talk to Ah Ming and don't talk to me at all!"

Wang Xu took the water glass from Yan Huai's hand, sat down at the table, took a sip, and looked at Yan Huai with reproach and dissatisfaction.

Yan Huai glanced sideways at the person in front of him, not angry at his action of snatching the water glass, but said with a hint of meaning, "You lured the black python there."

“Yeah, yeah~” Wang Xu tilted her head with a smile, “I know you were unhappy when the patriarch asked you to replace Yan Huai a while ago, so I specially got you a little gadget to cheer you up. How about it? Am I good to you?”

Yan Huai lowered his eyes and curled his lips, his thumb unconsciously rubbing his index fingernail as he replied, "Nice gift, you had a lot of fun."

"I'm glad you like it. I'll catch you something even more fun next time!"

"Fine! Next time, you'd better do it yourself..." A murderous glint flashed in Yan Huai's eyes.

Although the system told him that there were no members of the Wang family monitoring the area at the time, and no one saw his dragon form, these things still served as a wake-up call for Yan Huai. It was because he had not been vigilant enough that he had implicated Zhang Qiling and the others in this operation.

Therefore, Yan Huai must obtain the information he wants when he goes to the Wang family this time.