[That makes some sense!]
[Speaking of which, what was that thing called that destroyed the underwater tomb before? Why is there no news of him now, and why wasn't he judged?]
[Don't know, there must be a hidden reason!]
[That person seems to be called Wu Tianzhen, and no one knows if he's dead or alive now.]
[They've robbed so many tombs, haven't they damaged any? There should be one later, right?]
The people in the audience below were discussing among themselves.
At this moment, the presiding judge stopped speaking. His single sentence had caused such a sensation, and it was being broadcast live across the entire internet.
He couldn't just say anything he wanted.
Chen Xi watched the screen intently. She wanted to see if Zhang Tian, who had gone to Beidong, had also encountered anything.
She wanted to see how exciting this world truly was.
The screen continued.
On the train, Hu Bayi lay on his side, flipping through the Yin Yang Secret Arts.
He still hadn't fully comprehended the knowledge within.
As for Fatty, he looked at Zhang Tian with a smile.
"Boss, this time we're going to Beidong, maybe we'll see Yingzi again! Yingzi is so beautiful."
"Second Brother, you don't know, back then, Yingzi even hugged Boss's arm!"
"And Yingzi was even more heroic, elegant, and extraordinary!"
Fatty chattered on, rarely uttering such words.
Zhang Tian: "???"
Zhang Qilin: "!!!"
Zhang Tian was stunned. Why was this fatty bringing this up now?
"Second Brother, give your opinion. Look, Big Brother might be taken away this time."
Seeing Zhang Qilin's lack of reaction, Fatty said excitedly, blinking frantically.
"Oh."
Zhang Qilin only uttered a single word. He still looked cold and emotionless.
As if without any feelings, but his gaze towards Zhang Tian held a hint of confusion.
Didn't Zhang Tian like boys? He didn't expect he'd have a way with girls too?
If Zhang Tian knew what Zhang Qilin was thinking about him, he might spit out three feet of blood.
What a joke, this young master Zhang is a pure man.
"Fatty, that's enough. Do you want your mouth sealed?"
Zhang Tian glared at Fatty, who immediately shut his mouth.
"Brother Zhang, have you been to Beidong before?"
At this moment, Xie Yuchen, who was on the upper bunk, spoke, his voice laced with surprise.
He had investigated Zhang Tian. Zhang Tian had always been working at an antique shop.
How was it that after a few days of not paying attention, he had already returned from Beidong?
"Yes, went down to the countryside to see the villagers and repair a road."
Zhang Tian nodded, not hiding anything about it.
"Thirty thousand yuan! Boss took out so much money to repair the road, the old village chief even shed tears of happiness."
Fatty said while eating.
Xie Yuchen glanced at Zhang Tian with surprise.
One must know that businessmen never look at human sentiment, but at profit.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Tian was the opposite.
This person is worth befriending.
"Young Master Zhang has a good character."
Xie Yuchen said, and Zhang Tian waved his hand, not saying much.
Only Zhang Qilin's gaze was fixed on Zhang Tian, as if he wanted to say something.
This time, Zhang Tian had also brought the little fox to Beidong.
Because Xie Yuchen was present, the little fox did not show herself, fearing she might scare Xie Yuchen. Moreover, that creature couldn't speak.
It would probably have to hold back for a while.
The train soon left Beili City. After a long wait, Zhang Tian unconsciously began to study the techniques of the former Ban Shan Daoists.
Hu Bayi, on the other hand, was learning his tomb-robbing skills, while Fatty was sleeping. As for Xie Yuchen, it was unclear what he was doing.
He had cultivation techniques, but he couldn't practice them in this situation at all.
Moreover, this was Xie Yuchen's first time tomb-robbing, and he felt inexplicably excited.
The carriage was a type with four beds. Hu Bayi took one bed, Fatty another, Xie Yuchen one, and Zhang Tian had to share with Brother Xiao Ge.
At night, Hu Bayi and the others were all asleep.
However, on Zhang Tian's bunk, he and Brother Xiao Ge were sitting cross-legged.
"You're not sleeping?"
Zhang Qilin looked at the bright moon outside the window and couldn't help but ask.
There was a hint of concern in his voice.
"No, I want to cultivate a bit more. That way, we'll have more security."
Zhang Tian said softly.
"Let's do it together."
Zhang Qilin said, and they didn't say anything more.
The night passed quickly.
The scene shifted, and it was already a day later.
In this era, there were no high-speed trains. These green-skinned trains burned coal, were noisy, and incredibly slow.
It was torture.
Zhang Tian and the others had traveled for almost a day and a night.
Seeing the familiar platform, Hu Bayi let out a sigh of relief.
White smoke puffed out from his mouth.
Looking at the train platform already covered in white snow, Zhang Tian and the others, carrying their large bags, walked towards the mountain village.
Since they were here, they would stay for a longer time, so they naturally had to find a place to stay.
"Fortunately, Boss had foresight and got us cotton-padded clothes. Fatty's chest feels warm."
Fatty clutched his thick cotton-padded jacket, his face beaming with a smile.
"I think it's not your body that's cold, but your yang energy that's weak."
Hu Bayi rolled his eyes at him.
"Old Hu, stop speaking the truth all the time!"
Fatty rolled his eyes at Hu Bayi, and then the group of them walked out with laughter.
Xie Yuchen looked at the surrounding scenery and couldn't help but ask.
"Young Master Zhang, what was it like when you came here before?"
"It was like this, except there was no snow back then."
Zhang Tian replied. He had come to Beidong a few months ago, and it was still a lush green grassland.
"Flower Lord, you don't know, Boss and Fatty were galloping horses on the green grassland back then. That scene was magnificent!"
Fatty said as they walked off the platform.
Outside, the ground was all dirt roads. There were a few rickshaw pullers on the muddy roads.
This was the main city of Beidong.
It was relatively prosperous, but due to the era, the roads were somewhat dilapidated and muddy.
Outside the train station, rickshaw pullers stood in the snow, waiting to welcome passengers.
Zhang Tian and the others hired a few rickshaw pullers and headed towards the countryside.
Xie Yuchen was clearly visiting such a place for the first time, his big eyes scanning the surroundings.
Perhaps due to his upbringing, Xie Yuchen did not show excessive surprise or excitement.
Instead, he was very calm and composed.
Soon, after several turns,
The group boarded an ox cart and headed towards the village.
"Boss, we're seeing Ox Heart Mountain again."
Hu Bayi's face was filled with a smile as he looked at the mountain before them. Ox Heart Mountain was now covered in a layer of white snow, making it look very mysterious.
Here, they had become more familiar with Zhang Tian, and their bond had deepened.
Zhang Tian nodded. Although it had only been a few months, there was still a sense of history.
"By the way, Boss, we didn't fully understand many things in the Prince's Tomb before. It's a pity."
Hu Bayi thought of the Prince's Tomb and felt a sense of regret.
Zhang Tian nodded and said nothing more. There were definitely many things they hadn't discovered in the Prince's Tomb.
But they wouldn't go back now.
Zhang Tian's gaze turned to the old man driving the ox cart.
"Old man, do you know Qingfeng Mountain?"
Zhang Tian's voice was not loud, and snowflakes drifted overhead.
The old man wore a straw hat and looked like a boatman.
His face was somewhat sallow, likely from years of pulling people in the ox cart, which had tanned him.
The old man looked at the vast expanse of white snow and then thought for a moment before replying.
"I seem to have heard of it. It's a no-man's-land there, very dangerous. They say there are bears and white wolves and other beasts, and even weasels at night."
The old man's voice was old and deep.
Zhang Tian's heart rejoiced. It seemed this old man knew something.