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

"However, it seems that Young Master has helped me pay off the favor I owe you~" Cheng Wei's eyes lingered on Cheng Ji's neck, with gossipy excitement in his eyes.

“………” Cheng Ji looked at the person in front of him. For some reason, he always had a sense of déjà vu, especially this look, which he felt he had seen somewhere.

Cheng Ji's doubts were answered not long after Zhang Qiling pulled him to sit on the sofa.

Cheng An pushed the door open, exhausted, and saw Cheng Ji and Zhang Qiling sitting next to him. Especially when he saw Cheng Ji, the light in his eyes reached its peak.

"........."

They really are not from the same family. They are indeed brothers. Even though they haven't seen each other for thousands of years, they can still be surprisingly consistent on some things.

Cheng An was also called over by Zhang Qiling.

Zhang Qiling knew that the young man would most likely go to the current residence of the Qingqiu Nine-Tailed Clan to take a look, but the situation is tense now, and no one can guarantee whether the location from a few years ago is still correct. He can only try his luck. If he can find it, it would be great, but if he can't, there is nothing he can do.

But with these two around, Cheng Ji would probably feel much better.

as predicted.

Cheng Ji finally got angry at the gossipy and enthusiastic looks of the two people.

"You two don't need your eyes. I can dig them out for you and donate them to people in need." Cheng Ji gritted his teeth and spoke to the two brothers Cheng An in front of him with a smile.

Cheng An was so busy staring at Cheng Ji's neck and laughing at his miserable fate that he didn't even notice the other person in the room.

Only after being reminded by Cheng Ji did the two people, who were overwhelmed by gossip, realize each other's existence.

Cheng An looked at the familiar face in front of him, and was stunned. He said in disbelief: "Xiao Wei?"

If we have to say who Cheng An feels most sorry for, it would most likely be his own brother.

Cheng Wei has liked to follow in the footsteps of his brother Cheng An since he was young, and Cheng An knows this.

Even when he was very young and playing house, Cheng Wei could say nonsense like "I will marry my brother when I grow up".

But later, because of the outstanding blood concentration and abilities, Cheng An became busier and busier, and saw Cheng Wei less and less often. This forced Cheng Wei, who originally liked to be lazy and not work hard on his homework and training, to pick up the things he didn't like and try to get closer to the brother he admired.

However, things went against their wishes. The changes that happened three thousand years ago were too sudden. They didn't even have time to think about anything, and they had to migrate south with their family. They were attacked on the way. In order to protect his people, Cheng An went alone to lure the enemy.

Before Cheng An left, Cheng Wei grabbed Cheng An and wanted to go with him. At that time, Cheng An knew that he might die, so he coaxed Cheng Wei and said that he would wait for him at the agreed place and he kept his word.

Cheng An didn’t know whether Cheng Wei waited for him in the end, but he thought he did.

But he broke his promise and did not show up.

The quiet atmosphere between the two was broken by Cheng Wei first. At this time, Cheng Wei had grown taller than Cheng An. Although he had a lot to say, he still smiled and said sensibly: "Brother, next time you must keep your word and don't be late."

Upon hearing this, Cheng An's eyes couldn't help but mist up. The young man in front of him was only blurry. He tried to open his mouth, his lips moved but for some reason his throat was so dry that he couldn't make any sound.

Cheng Wei walked over and hugged Cheng An, tilted his head to suppress the thoughts in his eyes, and then said: "Brother, let's talk about the past later. Patriarch Zhang must have something to say to us when he called us here."

Cheng An suppressed all his doubts and nodded. He sat opposite Cheng Ji and Zhang Qiling with Cheng Wei, nodded to the two people in front of him, and waited for the next words.

When Cheng Ji saw the two, he immediately understood what Zhang Qiling meant. He didn't delay and said directly: "We found the descendants of the clan in the village where we rescued Hei Xiazi, but... I failed to save them. Cheng Shuyu should have given some of the sketches and drawings I drew when I was researching the tricks and talismans to some people, hoping that they would practice them to achieve her desired goal."

"We went a little late. The resentment has already entered their hearts and lungs for a long time, and has eaten away most of their souls. I am really helpless. Before their consciousness fades, tell me that the remaining members of the Qingqiu Nine-Tailed Clan are now in Emei."

Cheng Wei had gone through a lot and had grown into a thoughtful and mature adult. His first reaction to what Cheng Ji said was not happiness, but frowning and analyzing: "I remember that when I got separated from the main group, the remaining people in the clan were led by Cheng Shuyu. According to her thoughts and methods, how could she leave anyone alive? Young Master, you should be careful of fraud."

Cheng Ji shook his head after hearing this, lowered his eyes, raised them up and explained softly: "The remnant soul was hanging by my resentment at the time, so he could say the following words. No soul can deceive me, so what he said should be true."

"Cheng Shuyu has a problem of arrogance. She has always looked down on the tribesmen with ordinary blood concentration. Many tribesmen escaped during the turmoil. She felt that they did not have the talismans to improve their blood. Even if the Nine-Tailed Bloodline itself would increase in concentration over time, the increase in concentration is ultimately limited. At best, they would not live more than 500 years. So she did not kill them all."

Cheng Ji paused, as if he had thought of something, and suddenly turned his head to look at Zhang Qiling and asked, "Brother, since you have rashly called them here, you must have some accurate information."

Cheng Ji has always known that Zhang Qiling has never been reckless when it comes to his affairs. Now that he saw that he was thinking of going to Emei, he called all the Cheng family members he knew. He must have noticed something.

Zhang Qiling looked at the young man's hand that had just been pulled away due to excitement, pursed his lips and pulled it back, holding it in his palm, nodded and said calmly: "According to the Zhang family records, there are immortals living in Mount Emei for a long time, but there is a strange formation to protect the mountain, and few people break through the formation to enter."

For the first time in his life, Cheng Ji felt that the Zhang family records were so beautiful and pleasant to the ear. He admitted that he had spoken too loudly before. Although the Zhang family records were a bit old-fashioned, they recorded even the most trivial matters.

But today he discovered the benefits of this record. Zhang Qiling memorized all the records of the Zhang family in his mind. It is like a walking encyclopedia!

Cheng Ji smiled and continued Zhang Qiling's words: "So you think this matter is most likely true, so you called them here."

"Ah."

Cheng An thought for a moment and raised another question: "Since they don't have your bloodline-enhancing talisman inheritance, marrying an ordinary person will greatly reduce their bloodline concentration. The conditions for the automatic bloodline enhancement you mentioned earlier are very harsh. Only when the bloodline concentration reaches one-fourth will this ability be achieved."

"But the highest number among those tribesmen is less than half. How can they maintain this number for three thousand years?"

Cheng Ji looked at the idiot sitting opposite him and reminded him with a smile: "Where were you before?"

Cheng An was stunned by Cheng Ji's question and replied subconsciously: "Zhang family secret room..."

Seeing that a certain idiot still didn't react, Cheng Ji said with a hint of disdain: "You really have been locked up and become stupid. The Zhang family's original bloodline was less than half, how did they pass it down?"

Hearing this, Cheng An barely reacted: "Are you saying that they chose to marry within the same clan as the Zhang family?"

Zhang Qiling said at the right time: "It's different. A few people with the nine-tail tattoo will be selected by the clan to serve as officials, and women will enter the palace as concubines to maintain the accuracy of the clan's information."

Cheng Ji was led by Zhang Qiling. He turned his hand over and gently pinched Zhang Qiling's finger. Hearing this, he raised his eyebrows slightly: "Is it still the Zhang family's record?"

"Ah."

Cheng Ji took a breath in surprise: "Hiss, isn't the third generation of the Zhang family a puppet of Cheng Shuyu? That's something that's already in the Zhang family records. Why did she look so unbelievable that day? It doesn't make sense."