Tomb Raider: The Fox's Ways to Seducing the Kirin

With Cheng Ji's space in hand, the two of them set out again with light equipment. It was not as difficult for two human-shaped bugs to come to this Snake Swamp Ghost Town as it was for them in later generations.

Cheng Ji led Zhang Qiling in circles, perfectly avoiding all the traps and snakes, and directly found the main entrance to the Queen Mother of the West Palace.

There is no heavy rain yet, so the hidden drainage passage of the Queen Mother of the West Palace is not suitable for walking. It is almost completely occupied by pheasant necks, and there is not even a place to step.

What's more, the snake mother left behind by the Queen Mother of the West is still hiding in that cave. It's better to have less trouble than more. It's better to do the business first and then consider whether to touch that bad luck.

Zhang Qiling was silent along the way, especially when he reached the entrance of the Queen Mother of the West Palace, the coldness and sadness in Zhang Qiling's eyes became even more intense.

Cheng Ji didn't ask any more questions, but just gently clasped the god's hand and held it tightly in his palm.

The two stood at the door for a long time before Zhang Qiling said, "There's something wrong with the story you told me about my parents."

Cheng Ji turned his head and looked over. When he saw the sadness and grief in Zhang Qiling's eyes, he was slightly startled and asked, "What's wrong?"

Zhang Qiling looked at the entrance of the Queen Mother of the West Palace, and after a long while, he replied: "The part about my father is not right."

Most of the information Cheng Ji had about Zhang Qiling's parents came from the original novel of that life. He repeated what was said in the book to his gods.

But now that Zhang Qiling has spoken, he must know something. The young man turned around and put his arms around Zhang Qiling's slender waist, quietly waiting for Zhang Qiling's next words.

"Last time, I was granted the gift of heaven, and the memories I recovered were not just those few years, but also all my memories in the Zhang family."

Zhang Qiling's eyes were filled with sadness, but they were so dry that not a single tear could fall. He continued, "My father was not executed by family rules."

"It was the Zhang family who crippled his hands and feet, bled him to make way, and tortured him to death."

“His body is inside. None of the Zhang family members who were traveling with him survived.”

After hearing this, Cheng Ji was silent for a long time before he asked the same question again: "So, brother, do you hate it?"

He hated this cold-blooded and corrupt family, hated this family that caused him to lose his father and almost lose his mother, and hated the misfortune this family brought him.

Zhang Qiling, just like he did back then, shook his head and said, "No hatred."

Cheng Ji had expected this answer and was not surprised, but he still asked the reason.

Zhang Qiling reached out and rubbed the boy's head, then opened his lips and replied with the same words he had answered to the boy before: "Mission."

It is not necessary to have the common people in mind, and this mission is not just a family mission, it is more of a mission to carry the secret of immortality and to guard the only balance left in the world.

For relatives and friends, for family, and for the people I swore to protect.

He hated the Zhang family's torture system and their cold-bloodedness.

But only in this way can the Zhang family continue its bloodline for thousands of years in order to protect this secret.

Cheng Ji hugged Zhang Qiling's arms tightly and said softly, "I'll accompany you."

Zhang Qiling looked at the young man deeply and nodded in agreement.

Now that this has been mentioned, Cheng Ji couldn't just sit there and watch. The fact that Cheng Ji was held in Zhang Qiling's arms did not hinder his movements.

Cheng Ji's eyes narrowed slightly and he stomped his right foot lightly. The Qimen Bagua diagram instantly covered the entire front hall of the Queen Mother of the West Palace.

———Fenghou Qimen!

The young man knew every blade of grass and every tree in this space.

Suddenly, the boy seemed to see something and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

It's quite interesting. I didn't expect that the blind cat would meet a dead mouse and he would meet an unexpected person.

Zhang Qiling noticed Cheng Ji's strangeness and asked, "What's wrong?"

The young man shook his head without explaining, and gently held the god's hand, and negotiated: "Brother, let's go to a place first, and then wait until this matter is settled, how about I give you a surprise?"

After receiving Zhang Qiling's nod, Cheng Ji took Zhang Qiling by the hand and stepped directly into the Palace of the Queen Mother of the West. After winding their way, they arrived in front of a stone gate.

The entire stone door was not like the stone doors in other tombs that were carved with dragons and phoenixes or fancy carvings. It was just a bare stone surface without even a hole for a mechanism.

This made Cheng Ji a little troubled, as he was not suitable for the job.

You know, the Zhang family has been professional tomb robbers for thousands of years. They are proficient in various mechanisms unique to each dynasty and have been roaming in various large tombs all year round.

But he is not like that. When he was born, there were no such advanced tombs for him to dig. The people who knew the most about researching mechanisms were none other than the Queen Mother of the West and King Mu of Zhou.

But the problem is that these two were not dead when he fell asleep, so he had no place to study their tombs, right?

After thinking for a long time, just when Cheng Ji was about to use the talisman to blast him to pieces, Zhang Qiling couldn't bear it anymore and took action.

Zhang Qiling raised his hand and placed it on a position on the stone gate that seemed no different from the surrounding area. He pushed it lightly, and a pattern resembling snake patterns suddenly appeared without warning and was pressed down by Zhang Qiling.

When Cheng Ji got closer, he discovered that the stone door was not as bare as it looked, but was inlaid with an entire totem. If you didn't look carefully, you wouldn't be able to discover the mystery hidden in it.

Seeing Zhang Qiling's gaze, Cheng Ji leaned over and kissed the corner of Zhang Qiling's mouth, and praised him without any shame: "Oh, my little brother is really amazing. He can tell where the mechanism is at a glance~"

Zhang Qiling lowered his eyes and glanced at the young man who was hanging on him like a boneless person. There was no other expression on his face, but his hands subconsciously held the young man's waist. Although he knew that with the young man's skills, he would never fall, he still couldn't help but want to protect him.

After two seconds of silence, a faint response came from above Cheng Ji's head: "Yeah."

Cheng Ji raised his eyes and looked at the man named Zhang who made the sound with a smile.

By the way, do those people in this world who spend their days licking the screen and praising their men know about Zhang Qiling’s attribute?

Tsk, he's becoming more and more stuffy.

As they talked and laughed, the stone door was completely opened, revealing the scene behind it.

It is a room where the remnants of the failed elixir of immortality that the Queen Mother of the West once placed are placed.

The room was not big, and the corpse oil lamps on the walls were lit, making the entire tomb appear exceptionally bright.

The elixir that was originally placed on the stone platform in the middle of the tomb, and the notes of Queen Mother of the West Yang Wanjin on the corpse-eating elixir were also missing.

Cheng Ji looked at the empty room and was not in a hurry. He pretended to be surprised and said to Zhang Qiling: "Alas, I am late. Someone got there first. What a pity."