Come On, Let's Dig Together (First Update)

The competition between Liu Chang'an and Gao Dewei piqued the interest of Bai Hui and Miao Yingying. Miao Yingying suggested competing with Bai Hui, clearly intending to rely on her greater skill. However, Bai Hui was not intimidated and firmly believed that Miao Yingying was only relying on her good teamwork with Gao Dewei, and that she herself was just slacking off.

Unlike Liu Chang'an and Gao Dewei, who had someone cheering them on as they entered the water, Liu Chang'an and Gao Dewei chatted on the shore while the two girls rowed enthusiastically, but at a very slow pace. They wandered around the dock for a long time before finally heading in the right direction.

Seeing that Bai Hui was not far away, Miao Yingying actually used her oar to poke Bai Hui's kayak away, but ended up accidentally turning herself upside down. The two of them started tripping each other up, and in the end, it was impossible to tell who reached the finish line first. After arguing endlessly, they decided to call it a draw.

"Fortunately, the future of the country rests on people like us," Gao Dewei remarked.

What Gao Dewei said is not wrong. Humans live in the natural world and cannot escape the laws of nature. At least before all humans become conscious beings, the differences between individuals are enormous, which is the so-called pyramid structure. Those who lead the development and progress of the times, the country and the civilization are always a minority. It is not to say that the bottom structure of the pyramid is not important, but that these people need to be led, mobilized and effectively managed and controlled in order to drive the whole forward.

There was someone who was very good at it.

Bai Hui and Miao Yingying weren't actually as clueless as Gao Dewei claimed. You could say there are plenty of slackers in top universities, but very few high school seniors in super prestigious schools are truly hopeless... well, that's another story after they go on to higher education.

After Bai Hui and Miao Yingying got ashore, they walked along the lakeside in their original groups, one on the left and one on the right, listening to Gao Dewei talk about various crops and local products. Liu Chang'an even asked Gao Dewei if he knew if there was a large snake cave nearby, which startled Bai Hui and Miao Yingying, because Liu Chang'an actually wanted to catch a snake.

Liu Chang'an wasn't entirely about wanting to eat snakes. Rather, snakes, especially old snakes with large burrows, often lead to the tomb. Sometimes they even crawl into coffins or burial objects. By carefully observing the compacted soil in their burrows, experienced people can even determine the age of the tomb connected by the snake burrow, the type of burial objects, and so on.

Li Hongfang is a descendant of Li Daoren, and she even set her sights on the legendary Living Coffin, which she actually verified and discovered. So she must have the ability to find the snake cave. If Liu Chang'an had made the judgment first, he could have waited for the snake to come to him.

Unfortunately, Gao Dewei didn't know either.

After wandering around for a while, Gao Dewei's mother cooked lunch herself. She took a large grass carp out of the water tank. After raising it for a few days, the muddy taste had been removed. She sliced it, stir-fried it, and then boiled it in water. It was incredibly tender. The spiciness that permeated the meat and the clean, thick fish soup were incomparable to braised or steamed dishes.

In the afternoon, we went to the orchard. In June, it was the season for picking bayberries, red crown peaches, gem red peaches, watermelons, and blueberries in South Hunan. In addition to the orchard staff, Gao Yuanshan also hired some people to help. After picking the fruit, they sold it online. There were also many delivery trucks parked outside the orchard to pick up the goods.

That evening, Liu Chang'an killed the chicken and cooked the dishes himself, without asking Bai Hui for help. The four of them ate heartily. The fresh ingredients, combined with Liu Chang'an's culinary skills, made Bai Hui, who had been hoping that Liu Chang'an would cook poorly, add too much salt, or forget to add seasoning, feel fortunate that her teammate was Liu Chang'an. If she had a different teammate and lost, she would not only have to cook, but the food would also be particularly bad, which would be too frustrating.

The two girls still caught many common plant miasma and mosquito bites in the orchard in the afternoon, causing skin damage. After eating, they took a bath and applied mosquito repellent. Girls who have hardly ever worked in the fields naturally have more delicate skin.

Gao Dewei wasn't staying at the farmhouse. He said he'd go back to take a shower and come over to play mahjong with Liu Chang'an that evening. Liu Chang'an also went back to his room to shower and then came out to sit in the courtyard to cool off.

Besides them, several other groups of people stayed at the farmhouse, cooking and chatting together in the courtyard. The lively atmosphere made it feel just like a traditional rural village.

The wooden trellis in front of me was covered with still-green grapes, pumpkin vines, and winter melon vines. Chives, scallions, and garlic grew in the corner of the courtyard. It has to be said that Gao Yuanshan's management is quite meticulous, allowing people who have lived in the city for a long time to enjoy the tranquility and naturalness of rural life, while remaining clean and convenient. You know, apart from some rural areas that are gradually being urbanized, most original rural areas look like the farmhouses in front of me from a distance, but the sanitary conditions are unbearable for many people.

Gao Dewei's home was quite far away, so it was natural for girls to take a long time to shower. Liu Chang'an was sitting and chatting with An Nuan when Li Hongfang finally came over.

She couldn't possibly ignore Liu Chang'an after all. It could be said that Liu Chang'an was the biggest unexpected factor in tonight's operation, and this unexpected event might cause their long-planned operation to fail at the last minute.

Standing next to Liu Chang'an, Li Hongfang hesitated for a moment before saying, "Brother Liu, what a coincidence."

Now that she knew the location of the coffin, Li Hongfang naturally inquired about some things in that neighborhood. Seeing that she was a pretty young girl asking questions, an old man who boasted about how good he was at mahjong and had even won Liu Chang'an's pants revealed all of Liu Chang'an's personal information.

"Skillful."

"You've come over to play?"

"Are you here to dig up graves?"

Li Hongfang quickly looked around, coughed lightly, and moved a small bamboo stool over to sit next to Liu Chang'an. "Brother Liu, we're just here to visit today."

"Just came to take a look, and five of you came in an imported modified pickup truck?" Liu Chang'an chuckled. "I have a suggestion for you: stay here for a few more days, and at night take a detour through the orchard into the mountains. There are no cameras on the road, and because there's a stream and dense forest at the foot of the mountain, it's naturally the best place to dig a tunnel. You could even mine there without anyone knowing."

Knowing that Liu Chang'an had seen through their plan, Li Hongfang cursed her bad luck and gritted her teeth, saying, "Brother Liu, join us. There's a large Eastern Han Dynasty tomb here. We've verified it for three years, and we're almost 100% certain."

After Li Hongfang finished speaking, she noticed that Liu Chang'an's gaze was somewhat strange.

Liu Chang'an shook his head inwardly; they really were of the same ilk.

"I'm not joining. Just tell me a few things, and you can dig however you want, just don't ruin the whole forest." Liu Chang'an was a reasonable person and wouldn't meddle in other people's business. If Li Hongfang and the others were digging up Gao Dewei's ancestral grave, he definitely wouldn't let them do it. But since it was an ancient tomb, he couldn't be bothered. He had even dug up his own grave, which had been excavated by tomb raiders, archaeological teams, and local governments.

"Okay, go ahead." Li Hongfang still had some trust in Liu Chang'an's character, because last time he said he would release someone and then did, and this young man really had a kind of gentle and refined temperament. It was hard to believe that such a person, who was like the moon in one's heart and a gentle breeze on one's body, was a treacherous person who went back on his word.

"I have read <The Chronicles of Artifacts>. Leaving aside Li Daoren's Treasure Map of the World, the Living Coffin is clearly an extremely evil and immoral instrument in Li Daoren's discourse. Touching it will lead to death, and one's life and fortune will be completely devoured by it. As his descendant, since we highly praise his <The Chronicles of Artifacts>, why would we actively target the Living Coffin?" Liu Chang'an looked at Li Hongfang calmly.

Li Hongfang hesitated for a moment, then, facing Liu Chang'an's eyes that seemed to be looking straight into her heart, she reached out and took Liu Chang'an's phone.

She typed a few words on Liu Chang'an's phone: Mrs. Karnstein.

I tried a burst attack today. I went home and activated Berserk mode for the first time.