Entering (, there's still one chapter today)

"Boom..."

A thunderous blast shook the earth and mountains.

On the hillside, a man with disheveled hair roared into his walkie-talkie: "Go check it out—my calculations this time were spot-on, there's definitely a tomb passage, hurry!"

Not far from the blast site, someone immediately rushed to inspect, then shouted back into the walkie-talkie: "Nothing, no tomb passage found! No tomb passage found!"

"What? You sure you didn't see wrong?" Wang Kaixuan froze, rubbing his chin and smacking his lips.

"How could there be nothing? My math was right." Wang Kaixuan muttered to himself, then gazed off at the distant Goddess Mountain, grinning: "Hu Bayi, you bastard, you didn't even show up. You might've forgotten Xiao Ding, but I sure haven't. Hmph, you heartless, fickle jerk!"

Ying Caihong sat quietly in the camp, waiting for Wang Kaixuan to find the tomb passage. Xiao Hen stood nearby, watching Wang Kaixuan bustle about with interest. This kind of tomb-hunting work really needed a pro, but when it came to the knack of finding a passage, Wang Kaixuan didn't have half the skill Hu Bayi had. Too bad Hu Bayi still hadn't shown up.

Rumble...

The ground shook again as a distant hillock blew open, sending up a plume of dust.

"Still not found?" Yoko's face turned cold, her patience clearly worn thin.

"Uh..." Big Gold Tooth heard that and immediately grinned ingratiatingly: "With Master Kai on the job, we'll definitely find the Goddess Tomb. Take it easy, take it easy!"

Big Gold Tooth grabbed the walkie-talkie and asked: "Master Kai, you got this or not? How come you still haven't found it? This is the ninth hole already! If we don't find the passage soon, we'll end up as big zongzi."

"Blame Hu Bayi for this. If that guy were here, we'd have found it ages ago—this used to be his gig. Today, it's all on me, Master Kai." Wang Kaixuan scanned the area, repeatedly studying the terrain of Goddess Mountain.

Xiao Hen turned his head slightly and heard Ying Caihong say softly to Yoko: "Don't let them waste any more of my time."

"Yes, Master." Yoko sneered, stood up, and walked over to Big Gold Tooth: "You've been blasting for days and haven't even seen a shadow of the tomb passage. Tell me honestly, are you Mojin Xiaowei a fraud or what?"

"Oh, my dear little sister, you're wronging me terribly! This Fenjin Dingxue is all about technique—it's a skilled craft that takes time. You see, 'Fenjin' means using a Luopan to pinpoint the location. A Luopan's circle is three hundred and sixty degrees, divided into twenty-four mountains..."

Big Gold Tooth rambled on and on with a mountain of nonsense. Not only could Yoko and the others barely stand it, even Xiao Hen, who'd been idly listening nearby, found it way too long-winded.

Xiao Hen stepped over to Ying Caihong: "Master, I've heard that Wang Kaixuan's team is a professional grave-robbing crew. They shouldn't be this useless. Their team should have three people total, but only he's here. It seems the one good at finding tombs is probably someone else in their group."

"Mm." Ying Caihong nodded. "Too bad we don't have time to wait any longer. We have to find the tomb passage today."

Xiao Hen looked up at Wang Kaixuan scratching his head in frustration on the hillside, shook his head, and walked aside to wait for the result.

'Going by the plot, they should blow open the real Goddess Tomb soon. Almost there, almost there.' Xiao Hen stared intently at the distant Goddess Mountain, its terrain shaped like a woman lying on the ground.

Big Gold Tooth was still droning on with his endless chatter when Yoko, fed up, punched him in the chest: "Gold Tooth, how about I take a look at that pretty gold tooth of yours?"

"Hehehe..." A nearby lackey clamped his gold tooth with big pliers while Yoko picked up the walkie-talkie and announced: "From now on, for every wrong hole you blast, I'll pull one of his teeth, until you find the tomb passage. If you don't find it by dark, we'll break the contract outright. Wang Kaixuan, it's your call."

Wang Kaixuan panicked: "What breach-of-contract terms?"

"One person, one hole—jump in yourself."

Wang Kaixuan's face went blank. He yelled: "Old Jin, is that really in the contract?"

Big Gold Tooth stammered a yes, the big iron pliers still clamped around his mouth.

Wang Kaixuan nearly threw his walkie-talkie in rage. "What kind of crap contract did we sign?!"

"Take it easy, take it easy—it's just finding a tomb door, right?" Wang Kaixuan paced around frantically, when suddenly a flicker of familiarity crossed his mind, recalling a scene from twenty years ago.

"Tomb passage, tomb passage... Xiao Ding..." Wang Kaixuan squinted, staring hard at one direction. "It's there, it's definitely there!"

Boom!!!

A deafening blast jolted Xiao Hen alert. He patted the dust off his pants and stood up. Looked like Wang Kaixuan had found the tomb entrance.

"Found it, found it!"

Cheers came through Yoko's walkie-talkie. She cracked a smile and walked over to Ying Caihong, who was sitting nearby: "Master, the tomb's been found."

"Oh?" Ying Caihong smiled faintly, suppressing the excitement in her eyes. "Not bad. Truly worthy of professional grave robbers. Everyone, get ready. Bring all the weapons. We're going down."

"Yes, Master!"

Xiao Hen reached the tomb entrance, crouched down, and peered into the darkness. The pitch-black, deep hole revealed nothing. Ying Caihong's men sprang into action, preparing supplies—weapons, torches, and everything else—while quickly setting up a rope ladder at the entrance.

Xiao Hen stood up, walked to a nearby vehicle, yanked open the back seat, and pulled out a large bag. Unzipping it, he found an assortment of weapons. To prevent accidental discharge, bullets and guns were stored separately. Xiao Hen quickly began assembling them, and within moments, two pistols, a short submachine gun, and a dagger were strapped onto him.

Then, gripping the submachine gun, he headed to the hole, ready to enter the tomb passage.

"Hahaha, I told you—with Master Kai on the job, how could the Goddess Tomb be impossible to find?" Big Gold Tooth laughed, starting to praise Wang Kaixuan. "The Mojin Xiaowei reputation is well-earned!"

After testing the air quality, Wang Kaixuan slowly climbed down the rope ladder, while Ying Caihong and her group descended via a lift set up by her men. Xiao Hen naturally took the lift too.

Xiao Hen glanced up. Big Gold Tooth stood at the entrance, still jabbering and reluctant to come down, until Yoko shoved him off. He crashed into Wang Kaixuan, barely catching the rope ladder in time—otherwise, he might have fallen to his death.

'If I'm timing this right, Hu Bayi and Shirley Yang should already be on the grasslands by now.' Xiao Hen's eyes flickered. He was patient. His target this time was the Flower of the Other Shore. Until he saw it, he wouldn't reveal his hand too much—just protect Ying Caihong for now.

Heh... Once the Flower of the Other Shore was in hand, Ying Caihong could rot for all he cared.

What am I asking for? You know the drill...