Tomb raiding: Trying to become a little painter

Chapter 42 Little Qilin Discusses Upholding Male Virtues

After cleaning up the dried snakes and insects on the ground, there were no more obstacles blocking the way in the forest.

The little Pixiu was rather lazy; after finishing its work, it rushed back into the Black Bear's body. The little Qilin, however, slowly swayed towards Zhang Qilin, standing in front of him as if it had no intention of entering Zhang Qilin's body.

"Hey bro, is that a Qilin? It looks a lot like the tattoo on your back!"

"It resembles a deer, has an ox's tail, horse hooves, and a single horn. Its belly is yellow, its fur red, and it stands on small flames—this is a Fire Scale!"

Wu Xie raised his hand and rubbed his two big eyes, pondering information about the Qilin in his mind: the male is called Lin, the female is called Qi, and their fur is as red as fire. He stared intently at the fire Qilin in front of Zhang Qilin for a long time, asking a question.

"Um"

Zhang Qilin nodded; he knew Wu Xie had always been very clever.

"Can I touch it?"

Wu Xie was very excited to see a real, live Qilin for the first time. He didn't know what to do with his hands and looked at Zhang Qilin.

"Can"

Little Qilin: No!

Zhang Qilin had just agreed to let Wu Xie touch him, but the next second, Xiao Qilin rejected his offer.

The little Qilin looked at its human form, Zhang Qilin, with dissatisfaction in its eyes.

Little Qilin: A Qilin has only one lover in his life. The first person to touch me, besides my parents, can only be my lover. I'm not like those mixed-blood types who will recognize someone as their master and be touched at will! I advise you the same way, even though times have changed, you are me and I am you. When your bloodline is truly pure, that will be the time for us to merge. During this period, you must uphold male virtues! I don't want my future wife to misunderstand!

After speaking, the little Qilin turned to Wu and rolled its eyes, letting him figure it out for himself. It could sense that the human had feelings for this person, but not romantic feelings, which was why it didn't want the other person to touch it.

After hearing what the little Qilin said, Zhang Qilin was momentarily at a loss, his eyes filled with confusion. But while Zhang Qilin was bewildered, the little Qilin beneath him didn't care about such things, and simply pounced into Zhang Qilin's body and disappeared.

"Ahem...Alright, alright, Little Innocent, stop being so curious about Brother's Qilin. Don't forget you still need to find your Third Uncle. It's already past mid-afternoon, let's find a place to camp. Fatty's exhausted today!"

Fatty Wang looked up at the sky. It was raining and there were pythons everywhere. Time was ticking away. It seemed he wouldn't be able to meet up with Third Master and the others today. He would have to find a new place to camp and rest, and conserve his energy so he could meet up with Third Master and the others tomorrow.

"Nothing's blocking the way anymore, let's keep going!"

Qin Henian agreed with Wang Pangzi's words. Although Wang Pangzi was fat, he was meticulous. According to his senses, there were three sets of thermal images of people in this deep, recessed jungle. One set was deep ahead, which should be Wu Xiesan's Uncle they were looking for. Another set was very close to them, seemingly just one person, and someone they knew. The last set was quite far away, having just entered the forest, but their movements were quite discreet, clearly belonging to the "dog family" that Xiao Tiandao had mentioned.

Although... Qin Henian has not yet had any contact with this dog family.

Perhaps it's because he's always carrying his sketchbook around ancient buildings, and the thought of helping Xiaotiandao with that stupid task of picking up things just hasn't crossed his mind yet...

After another hour or two, the group passed through a lot of jungle. About ten minutes earlier, they heard the sound of rushing water coming from the forest ahead. They quickly followed the sound and arrived at a stream.

The stream wasn't large, only about four or five meters wide, but it flowed into the forest. After the rain, the terrain became visible along the stream. The Queen Mother of the West's underground palace, which the group was looking for, was located in a low-lying area. They only needed to rest here for the night, and tomorrow they could probably follow the direction the stream extended.

Click, click, click!

Tear it apart!

The sounds of setting up tents and getting things filled the air. Qin Henian watched as the group started building a temporary campsite on their own initiative. Feeling embarrassed to just stand there doing nothing, he looked around and found a relatively flat spot to observe.

With a wave of his hand, a golden-red light flashed, white smoke curled up, and a few seconds later a magnificent modern tent appeared out of thin air.

"Damn! Comrade Henian! Why didn't you tell me you had such a great tent sooner! I only had my sleeping bag left in my bag. I thought I was going to have a close late-night chat with Mother Earth tonight, but I never expected you to have this trick up your sleeve!"

"You cow!"

Seeing the large tent that appeared out of nowhere, Fatty Wang was stunned for a moment. Before he could even unfold the sleeping bag in his hand, he suddenly let go and the sleeping bag fell to the ground with a "thud." Then he gave Qin Henian a thumbs-up and cast an envious and admiring look at him.

"Haha, I didn't take out the tent that Ah Ning brought before, since I had a tent to stay in."

Qin Henian also smiled and watched Wang Pangzi's behavior with a smile, his goodwill towards him had always been quite high.

"He~ Nian~ This tent is so big, won't you be lonely living alone? It gets cold in the woods at night, even if you're not lonely you'll definitely be cold. My body is full of heat, just enough to warm your bed~"

Hei Xiazi was still setting up the tent when he suddenly stopped when he saw Qin Henian conjure up a huge, modernly crafted tent. He stared at Qin Henian with an expression that said, "I'm a good person, I didn't lie to you."

"Crane~ Year~"

"Alright, alright, the tent is pretty big anyway, so we don't need to pitch any more tents. This one is enough for the few of us to stay in!"

Seeing the ever-smiling face on Hei Xiazi's face, Qin Henian's wariness suddenly jumped, and he quickly spoke up.

After packing up the original tent, Hei Xiazi and Zhang Qilin, seemingly out of some unknown tacit understanding, walked together to Qin Henian and began their educational work.

Of course, this education was very serious, mainly targeting Qin Henian's habit of conjuring things up at the drop of a hat, and explaining some precautions. Of course, only Hei Xiazi spoke, while Zhang Qilin was responsible for nodding and being serious.

Meanwhile, the four people who no longer needed to set up tents gathered together. All four of them had the same thought in their eyes. Regarding Qin Henian, they secretly suppressed the first thought in their hearts: the ability and martial prowess he had displayed.

"Alright, let's prepare some food first. After eating, get some rest so you can be well-rested and continue our journey tomorrow to meet up with Wu Sanxing as soon as possible."

"If we don't find the Queen Mother of the West's Palace in the next two days, then we really will have to wait a few more years, just like we heard before. So now, whether or not we meet up with Wu Sanxing, we all have the same goal. We will meet sooner or later, so we have to hurry."

Not having to set up tents saves a lot of trouble. Now everyone just needs to get some food, rest well, and recharge so we can speed up our journey tomorrow.

Xie Yuchen understands the principle that time is money. As long as it doesn't harm him, he won't dwell on things that will never end. He will directly address everyone's current needs.