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

In the early morning, the sky was covered with dark clouds. Lightning flashed through the dark clouds and thunder roared, as if the heaven and earth were shaking.

In just a moment, heavy rain poured down, and raindrops fell from the blue-gray eaves, like a crystal clear pearl curtain.

Zhang Hanyan sat under the eaves, watching the rain falling outside.

Ever since they came back from the back mountain three days ago, the rain has been falling intermittently for three days and three nights, and now, there is still no sign of stopping.

"When the rain stops, the mushrooms on the hill behind will probably grow. Then, shall we go up the hill together to pick mushrooms?"

The fat man held a stool in each hand and placed them casually under the eaves.

Yuncai came out of the kitchen holding a glass of water and sat down next to the fat man naturally.

Wu Xie lay in the rocking chair, listening to the sound of rain, closing his eyes and pretending to be asleep, with no intention of paying any attention to Fatty.

"Why aren't you talking? Where's the little brother? Is he sleeping upstairs?"

The fat man leaned forward to look for Zhang Qiling. He walked down the stairs and put the coat in his hand on Zhang Hanyan.

Zhang Hanyan turned around and looked at him, smiling sweetly.

"Hey bro, Fatty said we'll go pick mushrooms when the rain stops."

"it is good."

When the fat man saw that they agreed, he immediately smiled. He was a person who could not sit still. It had been raining these few days and everyone had to stay at home. He had long wanted to go out for a walk.

In the afternoon, the rain gradually subsided.

Amid the drizzle, three people holding umbrellas quietly appeared at the gate. The raindrops tapped on the umbrellas, making crisp and pleasant sounds.

Wu Xie walked through the corridor and saw three people standing in the courtyard. Their figures were looming in the rain.

"Xiaohua, Heiye, Xiuxiu, why are you all here? Come in and sit down!"

He smiled and waved to Xie Yuchen and the other three. They walked into the house as he said and placed their dripping umbrellas casually under the eaves.

Xie Yuchen sat down leisurely, looked around the clean and tidy living room, and chuckled.

"The house you found is pretty good. Beijing is too hot, so we wanted to come to your place to escape the heat."

"Of course you can. There are plenty of rooms here. You can stay in any one you want. They are all ready. You can choose any one you want."

Wu Xie was busy serving them tea and water, and he also found the specialty snacks that Fatty brought from Banai and put them on the table.

Hei Xia Zi looked around. From the moment they walked into the door, he saw only Wu Xie in this huge room.

"What about them? Are they still going out in the rain?"

"No, they are playing cards on the second-floor balcony. It's raining and there's nothing to do, so they can just kill time. Do you want to go and have a look?"

Xie Yuchen nodded, stood up and followed Wu Xie to the second floor.

Hei Xia Zi and Huo Xiu Xiu followed behind them, walking to the second-floor balcony one after the other.

Zhang Hanyan, Zhang Qiling, Fatty and Yuncai sat around a small square table, holding cards in their hands.

There were several white strips of paper stuck on Yuncai and the fat man's faces, while Zhang Qiling and Zhang Hanyan's faces were clean, with nothing on them.

"It seems that Fatty lost miserably..."

Xie Yuchen smiled and teased, then sat down in the empty chair next to him.

The fat man blew away the paper that was blocking his view and looked up at Xie Yuchen and the other three who had just arrived.

"Oh, distinguished guest, how come Master Huaer has the leisure to come to this remote place? Is the Xie family not busy now?"

"Not in a hurry. Ever since the fall of the Wang family and the removal of those nails, the Nine Gates have begun to slow down their pace, and everyone has become much more leisurely."

Xie Yuchen crossed his legs casually, clasped his hands across his chest, and looked at the cards thrown on the table with a smile on his face.

"Fatty, it looks like you're going to lose again."

He pointed to the only card left in Zhang Qiling's hand, and his words were full of gloating.

The fat man looked at the few cards in Zhang Qiling and Zhang Hanyan's hands, and angrily threw the cards in his hand onto the table.

"I don't want to play anymore, it's boring. Every time, Yuncai and I lose, and you win. It's really too boring.

I think this is really weird. Hey, didn’t you two say you’ve never played before? How come you’re so good at it? Are you kidding me?”

Zhang Qiling threw away the last card in his hand, glanced at the fat man casually, and a smile appeared on his lips.

"talent..."

After he finished speaking, not only Fatty, but also Xie Yuchen, Wu Xie, Hei Xiazi and others beside him stared at him in disbelief.

Zhang Hanyan chuckled and said nothing. She had known since she was a child that Zhang Qiling, despite his seemingly cold appearance, had a dark heart.

The fat man was so angry about the word "talent" that he didn't react for a long time.

After he reacted, he pulled Zhang Hanyan's arm hard and pointed at the corners of Zhang Qiling's lips, which were still smiling.

"Han Yan, you see, I told you that this little brother is really dark, he is not the little white rabbit you see on the surface at all."

"Cough cough..."

Zhang Hanyan coughed twice, broke free from the fat man's hand, pulled up the corners of her mouth and smiled, looking like she didn't care at all.

"I know, I knew it when I was a kid. When I was little, I often made my master angry without saying a word.

At that time, I was wondering why Master was so mad at him when he barely said a few words a day.

Later, I realized that, brother, you are naturally black...right, brother..."

Facing her smiling eyes, Zhang Qiling tried his best to maintain his composure. He shook his head slightly, and his voice suddenly softened.

"No."

Zhang Hanyan saw through his disguise, she just smiled and didn't say anything more.

"It's not what it means. I, Fatty, saw it in the Seven Star Lu Palace. You are a sinister person, aren't you? How dare you say that out loud?"

The fat man rolled his eyes, gathered the cards scattered on the table, and looked at Wu Xie who was standing.

"Tian Zhen, have you soaked the bacon I asked you to? It's hard to wash if you don't soak it first."

"It's done. Just as you said, the skin side of the meat should face down."

The fat man nodded with satisfaction. He glanced at the drizzle outside the balcony which had stopped, stretched and stood up.

"The rain has stopped. Fatty, I'm going to go do my kitchen work. Heiye, Huaerye, are you guys going to play with them?"

Hei Xia Zi curled his lips and smiled, then walked directly to sit down opposite Zhang Qiling. He looked at Jie Yuchen and waved at him.

"Hua'er, would you like to play a few rounds?"

"Okay."

Xie Yuchen sat opposite Zhang Hanyan, watching Hei Xia Zi shuffle and deal the cards skillfully.

Huo Xiuxiu and Wu Xie sat aside and watched the fight, while Fatty and Yuncai went downstairs hand in hand to prepare dinner for everyone.