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

[Ding Dong - Congratulations to the host for triggering a new mission, stabilizing the original plot line, participating in the release with Zhang Haike, and completing the mission to earn fifty points. ]

Zhang Hanyan looked at Zhang Haike, who was written first, and recalled the original plot, with a slight smile on her lips.

"I have finished reading it, Zhang Mo. I will return the scroll to you. Take it back and give it to the Third Elder!"

Zhang Mo nodded, took the scroll, and quickly rolled it up.

"Okay, I'll go back first. Now I wish you success in releasing the wild animals and hope you can get the most valuable treasure and become the first one."

Zhang Hanyan thought about what Zhang Qiling found in the wild in the original plot.

The young man found a bronze bell left behind by the previous clan leader in the ancient city of Sizhou. The bronze bell, which represents the clan leader's token, is naturally better than any priceless treasure.

Not only that, by finding the bronze bell, he will become the last patriarch of this big family that is about to fall apart.

Zhang Qiling looked at Zhang Hanyan who was in an inexplicable daze, and reached out to gently push her.

"Hanyan, we should go back."

"Oh, okay, Zhang Mo, we'll go back first, bye!"

Zhang Mo smiled and waved at them, "Goodbye! Be sure to come back safely!"

Zhang Hanyan and Zhang Qiling left side by side and returned to the courtyard to pack the luggage they would need for the journey.

Although Zhang Hanyan had the space, she didn't dare to use it openly in front of Zhang Qiling, so she had to pack a bag to use as a cover.

Tongzi, when can my brother and I leave so that we can meet Zhang Haike and the others?

[Tomorrow morning, Zhang Haike and his friends will appear at the Zhang family's front door.]

"Han Yan...when are we leaving?"

Zhang Qiling stood at the door, looking at Zhang Hanyan who was spreading the bundle.

"Tomorrow morning, go early and come back early after you find the things."

"Okay, I'll go back and pack my things first."

He left as soon as he finished speaking, and before Zhang Hanyan could ask what she wanted to ask, he had disappeared.

[Host, what did you want to ask just now? ]

It’s nothing, I just want to know why the guy wants to go to the ancient city of Sizhou to find the bronze bell belonging to the clan leader.

He doesn't do something for no reason, there must be a reason for it, and I want to know what that reason is?

The system fell into a long silence. He didn't know why Zhang Qiling did this, and he didn't find it in the original plot line.

It was a quiet night. Everything around the courtyard was silent and dark. Only a faint candlelight was flickering in Zhang Qiling's room.

Zhang Qiling put his packed bag on the table and was about to bend over to blow out the half-burning candle.

Before he could blow out the candle, a black shadow flew into the room through the window that had not been closed at an extremely fast speed.

The moment the black shadow stopped, a cold light flashed in Zhang Qiling's eyes. He turned around quickly, looked at the motionless black shadow defensively, and made a posture as if preparing to attack.

The two of them faced each other in silence, and neither of them intended to speak first.

After the sound of birds singing and insects chirping, the black shadow standing by the window moved slightly. The movement was not big, and if you didn't look carefully, you might think it was the shadow of bamboo outside the window shaking.

"I'm Qingsong. You're leaving the Zhang family tomorrow to go into the wild. This time, you must go to the ancient city of Sizhou and bring back the bronze bell that the former clan leader left behind."

This was the first time Qingsong appeared in front of Zhang Qiling. In the past, they had communicated through letters. He stood in the dark and could not see his appearance at all.

Qingsong's voice was extremely hoarse, and no emotion could be heard in it.

Zhang Qiling frowned slightly. He tried to take a few steps forward to see Qingsong's appearance more clearly.

After all, although he and Zhang Hanyan would go to Qingsong every time for Zhang Yecheng's affairs, they had never heard him speak, let alone seen what he looked like.

The black shadow in front of me said that he was Qingsong. Does that mean he must be Qingsong?

When Qingsong saw him coming, he flicked his sleeves and knocked down the vase by the window, causing it to break into pieces with a crisp sound.

"As long as you bring back the bronze bell, you will naturally see what I look like. I just hope you won't regret it after you see it."

He paused, turned around, faced away from Zhang Qiling, and said while looking at the dark night outside the window.

"I know you are doubting that I am not Qingsong. The only evidence I have to prove that I am Qingsong is these letters you and Hanyan wrote to ask about Zhang Yecheng."

As he spoke, he took out a thick stack of neatly folded letter paper from his arms and placed it on the long table by the window.

“Qi Ling, the name you bear is destined. Anyone in the Zhang family can ignore the affairs of the Zhang family, but you cannot.

Go to the ancient city of Sizhou, find the bronze bell that belongs to the clan leader, return to the Zhang family, and officially become the clan leader of the Zhang family, Zhang Qiling!"

Zhang Qiling's eyes darkened, and his heart wavered, not knowing whether he should agree to this or not.

Qingsong sensed his hesitation, and having already tried every trick he could, he had no choice but to use his last trump card, which was to force him to go to the ancient city of Sizhou.

"How about this, as long as you help the Zhang family find the bronze bell that belongs to the clan leader, I promise that from now on, you and Han Yan can come and go freely in the Zhang family, and you don't have to return to the Zhang family in the future."

Zhang Qiling stared at Qingsong's back. It was undeniable that the conditions he offered were very tempting.

He knew how difficult it was to gain freedom in the Zhang family, which had strict rules.

Qingsong waited patiently. He was not in a hurry because he knew that Zhang Qiling would definitely agree.

Zhang Qiling has been trapped in the huge cage of the Zhang family, but Qingsong knows that he wants to leave here, he wants to break free from here, and he yearns for the wider world outside.

He hesitated for a while, but finally nodded in the silence of the room and spoke softly.

"Okay, I promise, I will find the bronze bell for you."

A smug smile appeared on Qingsong's lips. He did not repeat his promises to Zhang Qiling. He just straightened his slightly hunched back and jumped out of the window and left.

From beginning to end, Zhang Qiling never saw Qingsong's true face.

Qingsong is very mysterious. He lives in a weed-covered courtyard all year round. Except for Zhang Yecheng, no one knows his true origins.

In the Zhang family, he is like an invisible man. Unless he wants you to know his existence, you will never know.

Even Zhang Qiling and Zhang Hanyan, who had been with him for many years, had only seen his handwriting but had never heard his voice or seen what he looked like.

Tonight, it was the first time that Zhang Qiling heard Qingsong speak.