HCB Chapter 954 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles 42
Chapter 954 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles 42
The fire has now been extinguished and everyone has been evacuated.
Having obtained no useful clues, Aning decided to leave the matter aside for the time being; the important thing now was to enter the desert tomorrow.
"You set the fire, didn't you?" Xie Yuchen found Gu Wusi, who was looking at the moon outside at night.
The timing of her going out during the day was too coincidental. Although I took a detour to come back, I still felt that it was related to her.
Moreover, she didn't try to hide it well.
Gu Wusi did not answer, his gaze still fixed on the moon in the sky.
"Are those people watching you?" Xie Yuchen continued.
"What do you think?"
She didn't refute him, so Xie Yuchen understood what was going on, but didn't ask directly.
After all, there are still people listening to them.
He looked towards the other side of the tree, where two people were standing.
When Black Bear saw him looking over, he waved his hand and said, "Grandpa Flower couldn't sleep either, so he came out to bask in the moonlight~"
Zhang Qiling stood next to him, leaning against a tree, also looking at the moon in the sky.
"Sunbathing under the moon?" Xie Yuchen repeated.
"Yeah, aren't they just basking in the moonlight?"
He smiled and pointed to Gu Wusi, who was sitting on a folding chair under the tree, and then to Zhang Qiling, who was standing motionless.
"You're disturbing my cultivation by absorbing the essence of the sun and moon. Be careful, or I'll eat you up for nourishment." Gu Wusi joked out of boredom.
Upon hearing this, Black Bear raised an eyebrow, a knowing smile playing on his lips: "Eat? Which one are you going to eat? Aren't you being a bit too greedy, wanting to eat three?"
"The kind where you don't spit out the bones, but you'll have to wash it thoroughly."
Her gaze swept directly over the three of them, without answering the question of whether they were greedy or not.
She amused all three of them, and even Zhang Qiling smiled. The laughter attracted the attention of others.
Aning listened to the commotion outside the tent but didn't go out; she was still leading the people to take stock of the supplies.
Wu Xie stepped forward and asked, "What are you laughing at?"
No one answered him, so Xie Yuchen asked him instead, "Weren't you helping A Ning? Why did you come out?"
"We were drawn out by your commotion."
With more people around, it got lively, and the group started chatting.
"You guys should go to sleep early too, I'm sleepy." Gu Wusi was getting drowsy.
She yawned, picked up a folding chair, and headed back to her tent.
But after taking only a few steps, he turned back to look at Zhang Qiling, his eyes showing some hesitation.
"What's wrong? You're about to sleep, why are you still watching the mute?" Hei Xiazi said jokingly.
But the smile was ambiguous, not quite a smile, and didn't reach the depths of the eyes.
He felt a little unhappy inside.
Gu Wusi hesitated for a moment, but decided to do it tonight: "Brother, come here for a second, I have something to tell you."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Qiling watched her turn around before walking over.
Seeing the two of them like this, Hei Xiazi was truly envious.
"Is there anything else you need to say in private that we can't hear? When did you two start having secrets behind my back?"
Xie Yuchen frowned slightly, but he had no right to say anything at the moment.
He could only observe Gu Wusi's expression, and only when he saw that she seemed to have something important to say did he breathe a sigh of relief.
Wu Xie was puzzled, but sensed that something was off.
Gu Wusi had things to do and didn't pay much attention to other people's reactions.
She and Zhang Qiling walked out of the crowd and went to a place where no one else could hear them talking.
Zhang Qiling looked at her, wondering what she wanted to say.
Gu Wusi took out the photo and handed it to him.
"Xiao Zhang, take a look at this."
Zhang Qiling took the photo, glanced at it a few times, then looked at her, waiting for her explanation.
"This baby is me. You must have sent me to the orphanage back then, and that's how the Gu family adopted me."
Gu Wusi explained what happened back then in a few words.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Qiling immediately recalled her actions when she was searching for her origins, and even tried to recall his own memories.
He stared at the photo for a long time, and finally covered his head in pain.
Gu Wusi pulled him back: "Don't think about it. It doesn't matter if you can't remember. As long as I know you are my benefactor, that's enough."
Zhang Qiling shook his head: "I think I vaguely remember."
"Anyway, I've found out about my past. Now I just want to repay you, my benefactor. You have to promise me you won't get hurt on this trip."
Upon hearing this, he looked at her quietly, his eyes filled with a focus he himself was unaware of: "No need to repay me."
"Whether I repay you or not is my business. Just promise me you won't get hurt this time, and I'll be watching over you," Gu Wusi said earnestly.
No one can stop her from completing her mission.
Zhang Qiling was silent for a moment: "I'll try my best."
Some injuries are uncontrollable, and he couldn't absolutely guarantee that she wouldn't get hurt, but he made a promise to her.
"Alright, I'm going back now. You should get some rest too." She didn't mention treating the amnesia yet; they'd take it one step at a time.
Seeing that he nodded, Gu Wusi smiled and left.
*
The next day, everyone got ready and set off into the desert.
Gu Wusi sat in the passenger seat of the lead car, while Lao Gao drove.
A moment later, the back door opened, and Xie Yuchen and Hei Xiazi got in.
Upon seeing these two people, Gu Wusi raised an eyebrow.
Where is Zhang Qiling?
"Why is it that we're all here, but you only remember the mute guy?" Black Bear's smile faltered.
"I wanted to ask if he was in the same car as Wu Xie?"
“Yes, they were in Aning’s car,” Xie Yuchen replied to her question.
But I also felt that she seemed to care a lot about that guy.
However, after last night, the two did not appear to be any closer.
Thinking about his own feelings, he felt he could find an opportunity to ask her what she thought of people.
Gu Wusi didn't ask any more questions after hearing that. Wu Xie was with Zhang Qiling, so he wouldn't get lost, which would save people the trouble of looking for him.
Hei Xiazi's gaze swept over the two of them; he was a very perceptive person.
Naturally, he could see Xie Yuchen's feelings for Gu Wusi, and he also knew clearly that he had the same feelings for her.
He was indeed interested in Gu Wusi, but due to many concerns, he did not take any action.
Whether it was the difference in their lifespans, the large number of enemies they had, or the problems with their eyes, these were all factors that caused their hesitation.
Moreover, she seemed to pay more attention to the mute.
There's also Xie Yuchen, who's the same age as her, and their family backgrounds are quite similar...
Thinking about it this way, I felt increasingly uneasy.
Hei Xiazi wanted to smoke, but he refrained from doing so because of the sandstorm outside.
Old Gao drove incredibly fast, and the faster he went, the more excited he seemed to get, which made the people sitting in the car feel extremely bumpy.
"Tsk~ Lao Gao, are you treating the desert like a racetrack? If you want to race, go back to the racetrack. We're going to fall behind."
Hei Xiazi was in a bad mood, and his fake smile carried a hint of sarcasm.
Old Gao remained unmoved, as if he couldn't understand: "Hahahaha, don't you guys think this is exciting?"
"If you want excitement, go for a rocket; driving a car isn't exciting enough."