Traveling Through the Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Starting from Meeting You

On the four large trucks heading to the ancient city of Sizhou, Zhang Qiling tried his best to resist the drowsiness brought by the drugs and strive to maintain the last bit of consciousness.

The army green curtains hanging on the truck were blown up by the wind, and the completely unfamiliar scenery outside the car gave him a bad feeling.

"Han Yan..."

He propped up his weak body and leaned against the carriage, his eyes constantly searching for Zhang Hanyan's figure among the children crowded together in the carriage.

Zhang Qiling searched the carriage repeatedly and confirmed again and again until he was sure that Zhang Hanyan was not in the carriage he was in.

He didn't know whether she was in other carriages, so he went to look for her in other carriages, but he hoped that she was not in any of these carriages.

Zhang Qiling stared at the unfamiliar scenery outside the carriage, the flying yellow earth, and the feeling of uneasiness became stronger and stronger.

Hanyan, I wish you were not here.

"Hey!"

Zhang Mo woke up and looked at Zhang Qiling and called out softly. He didn't dare to speak too loudly for fear of being discovered by others.

Zhang Qiling shifted his gaze to him and waited quietly, because he knew Zhang Mo had something to say.

Sure enough, Zhang Mo tried his best to move his body and slowly approached Zhang Qiling.

"Were you looking for Han Yan just now? She shouldn't be here. Before I was caught, I saw her leaving with Xi Liu from the Great Elder's courtyard."

Creek willow?

Zhang Qiling knew this person. He had seen him several times in the Great Elder's courtyard before he was betrayed by Zhang Jin.

Every time, he was punished by the Great Elder and made to kneel on the bluestone slabs in the courtyard, with whip marks all over his body.

In the eyes of people outside the Council of Elders, Xi Liu is the confidant of the Great Elder, and they all treat him with respect.

Only those in the Council of Elders would know that Xiliu was just an outlet for the Great Elder to vent his anger.

Whenever the Great Elder was not pleased, he would beat and scold Xi Liu. On several occasions, Xi Liu was nearly beaten to death.

In the following days, except when sleeping, Zhang Mo kept muttering in Zhang Qiling's ear.

Without exception, no matter what Zhang Mo said, Zhang Qiling had no intention of paying the slightest attention to him. He just talked to himself.

But Zhang Mo didn't care. He was already satisfied to have someone listening to him and to pass the time.

The four large trucks kept speeding on the road except for stopping to rest for refueling and eating.

One day, the speeding convoy suddenly braked to a stop.

The Zhang family members who arrested them jumped out of the first car cursing. They opened the following carriages and dragged the children out by force.

"Get down! Everyone, get down! Stop crying! It's too noisy! Line up and walk forward! Anyone who dares to run will be beaten to death!"

All the children were tied together with hemp ropes. Zhang Qiling and Zhang Mo were at the end of the team, being pushed forward by a tall and strong member of the Zhang family.

They took all the children into a long, narrow and dark tunnel. At the exit of the tunnel was an empty tomb chamber with many tents set up.

The children were randomly placed in tents. Zhang Qiling and Zhang Mo walked into a tent in the corner and stayed with the other children.

It was dark in the tent and I could hardly see anything. I could only hear faint crying sounds.

"Hey, what do you think they brought us here for? I have a bad feeling about this. What's going on?"

Zhang Qiling ignored Zhang Mo. Zhang Mo was used to this and was not surprised.

On the second day after the Zhang family's convoy arrived at the ancient city of Sizhou, Zhang Yecheng, who was far away in Guangxi, received a letter from Qingsong, stating that Zhang Qiling had been captured and Zhang Hanyan was missing.

After receiving the letter, Zhang Yecheng immediately left Guangxi and rushed towards the ancient city of Sizhou that Qingsong mentioned.

[Host! Host! Wake up! If you don’t wake up, Zhang Qiling will die! Host! Wake up! ]

Amid the anxious calls from the system, Zhang Hanyan finally opened her eyes and woke up.

As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Xiliu walking towards her with a teacup in her hand. Xiliu's figure was hazy and could not be seen clearly.

[Host, don't drink that cup of tea. There's medicine in it. These days, you can't wake up because of the medicine in the tea.]

As Xiliu got closer, the system's voice became more and more urgent.

The system's words made Zhang Hanyan suddenly wake up. She stretched out her hand and knocked the teacup out of Xiliu's hand, then turned over and got away from Xiliu.

"Xi Liu! You and the Great Elder knocked me out and trapped me here. What exactly do you want to do?"

Facing her questioning, Xi Liu remained silent, his eyes filled with a look of resignation and dejection, and he looked lifeless.

[Host, they knocked you out because they wanted to take Zhang Qiling to the ancient city of Sizhou to bleed him and drive out the leeches. Go and save him quickly, or it will be too late!]

Why didn’t you tell me such an important thing earlier!

[Haven't you read the novel? I thought you remembered it.]

I don't remember shit! I only read the novel once, so I don't remember the exact timeline or anything like that!

The system knew that it had made a big mistake, and it fell into complete silence for the rest of the time.

Zhang Hanyan didn't dare to waste any more time. He kicked down Xi Liu who was blocking his way and ran out.

The moment she opened the door, the densely packed Zhang family members standing in the courtyard rushed towards her.

They were all armed with weapons and attacked her mercilessly.

The great elder in a black robe stood behind the crowd, looking at Zhang Hanyan with a dark look in his eyes.

Beside him stood several other elders, all of them had white hair and youthful faces, their wide robes blown by the wind, giving people a feeling that they were about to go home with the wind.

"Stop her! Don't let her leave this yard! Don't underestimate her, she's very powerful!"

The Great Elder roared, and the Zhang family members who were attacking Zhang Hanyan immediately began to fight with all their might, as if they wanted to kill her.

Zhang Hanyan looked at the Zhang family members who were pouring in like a tide and sneered disdainfully.

"Heh... Just you guys?"

She infused spiritual energy into the sword and swung it with all her might, unleashing a force that could sweep away thousands of enemies. The Zhang family members who attacked her fell to the ground and wailed.

She tapped her toes lightly, leaped forward, and pointed the tip of her sword directly at the great elder who was giving the orders.

Before the other elders could react, her sword was already across the neck of the great elder.

The sharp sword blade cut through the elder's skin, leaving a trace of bright red blood.

"Old man, you miscalculated this time!"

"and many more!"

Just as her sword was about to cut the Great Elder's blood vessels, she was stopped by the elder who had given Zhang Qi the spiritual Qilin tattoo.

“Child, don’t be impulsive. If you kill him, not only you, but also your master and the people you want to protect will die.

I know you have the ability to take them away, but can you escape for a while or for a lifetime?

As long as the Zhang family still exists, even if there is only one member of the Zhang family left, you will face an endless hunt to the death. Do you want to live like that with them for the rest of your lives?

As long as you release the Great Elder, I promise you that after you rescue him in Sizhou Ancient City, I will forgive you for all these things!"

[Host, you can't kill him. If he dies, you will face the Zhang family's pursuit, and the following plot line will not be able to proceed smoothly. As the instigator, you will be wiped out by the main system. ]