The shadow of Shen Shuzhen's death had not yet lifted when Yan Shouyi heard that Weng Qianxiang and his group had brought back a woman, sparking his curiosity as he walked towards the off-road vehicle.
In recent years, the women he had "guarded his chastity like jade" amounted to only a handful; it was impossible to encounter old acquaintances everywhere he went!
Fortunately, his wife was not around, or it would have been truly difficult to explain.
Arriving outside the car, Yan Shouyi peered inside, but the interior was pitch black, and he could see nothing.
Just as he was about to knock on the glass, a stiff, ghastly face suddenly appeared behind the window, startling Yan Shouyi greatly.
A female ghost?!
Yan Shouyi was even more surprised. He barely knew any living women, so where did a dead one suddenly appear!
But the misunderstanding was quickly cleared up.
The "female ghost" inside the car lowered the window, removed the frightening ghost mask, and revealed her true face.
Her countenance was full of heroic spirit, with exquisite, three-dimensional features. Below her clean neck was a beautiful inverted triangle. Judging by her upper body alone, it was clear this woman had a superb figure!
Yan Shouyi's eyes widened in surprise, and he blurted out her name: "Ma Jinxuan?"
Ma Jinxuan was a tomb raider Yan Shouyi had encountered at the Tomb of King Jian when he returned to Chenjia Village.
At that time, in addition to Ma Jinxuan, her elder brother Ma Xingping was also present. To save their master, the siblings had no choice but to join the team of Zhou Laoban, the reincarnation of Jiang Wusheng, to excavate the Tomb of King Jian. Later, Yan Shouyi and they became friends from enemies, and together they rescued the soul of his grandmother, Wen Yuxian, from the Tomb of King Jian.
When they parted ways, Ma Jinxuan had given Yan Shouyi and Lin Zitong each a miniature grappling hook. The grappling hook was still hidden in Yan Shouyi's sleeve and had proven extremely useful on several occasions.
However, after they parted, Yan Shouyi had never heard any news of the Ma siblings again, and he never expected to meet Ma Jinxuan here.
If Ma Jinxuan was here, where was Ma Xingping?
Yan Shouyi was filled with questions.
Upon seeing Yan Shouyi, Ma Jinxuan seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, her burden feeling considerably lighter.
She said, "Yan Shouyi, it's so good to see you..."
Seeing Ma Jinxuan's relieved expression, Yan Shouyi could guess that she and her brother had encountered some trouble.
At this moment, Long Feicheng sidled over. Upon seeing that the person in the car was Ma Jinxuan, he was overjoyed.
"Miss Ma, what are you doing here? Is this fate's arrangement or destiny's play that brings us to meet and encounter each other time and again in this vast sea of people!"
Yan Shouyi was speechless. Just as he was about to remind Long Feicheng not to butt in, Han San ran over from behind, resting one hand on the car window and gazing sentimentally at Ma Jinxuan.
"Miss Ma, do you have a lighter?"
Ma Jinxuan shook her head, "I don't smoke."
"Oh? Then how did you ignite the fire in my heart?"
Ma Jinxuan: "..."
Wang Jiwan and Old Jin stood behind with helpless expressions. Wang Jiwan grumbled, "Han San really hasn't changed at all."
Weng Qianxiang nodded, "I'm not like those two simps."
Wang Jiwan: "Ah, yes, yes, yes."
One had to know that when Weng Qianxiang first met Ma Jinxuan, his fawning was even more aggressive than Han San's.
However, after being beaten up by Ma Jinxuan, Weng Qianxiang behaved himself, claiming he didn't like overly violent women, and thus rejected Ma Jinxuan.
Ma Jinxuan really wanted to discuss important matters with Yan Shouyi at this moment, but as soon as she opened her mouth, Han San immediately interrupted.
"Do you smell anything burnt?"
Ma Jinxuan thought something had caught fire and sniffed, shaking her head, "No."
"No? But my heart has already caught fire!"
Ma Jinxuan: "...Scram!"
Ma Jinxuan, unable to take it any longer, pushed open the car door, hitting Han San's knee.
Han San cried out in pain, hopping on one foot. When he reached Wang Jiwan, he still tried to extend his hand for Wang Jiwan to help him.
To his surprise, Wang Jiwan directly stepped aside and said, "Get out of the way, you're too cheesy for me."
Han San knelt on the ground, his heart filled with despair. "Heh, this is what you call brotherhood! You must be jealous that girls like me more than you, which is why you're treating me like this! ...This hurts, I want to cry."
Ignoring Han San, who was weeping tempestuously, Yan Shouyi directly led Ma Jinxuan to the side and called Wang Jiwan and Weng Qianxiang over.
"Tell me, what exactly happened?"
Ma Jinxuan's appearance here and her insistence on seeing him must have a significant reason.
"I'll go first, I'll go first!" Weng Qianxiang eagerly said, "We met on the way back. Miss Ma was being chased by a horde of evil spirits, and Old Wang came to her rescue. Originally, we were just chance acquaintances, but later when Miss Ma heard we knew you, she insisted on coming with us to find you."
"Chased by evil spirits?" Yan Shouyi asked in surprise.
The Ma siblings were tomb raiders. They were skilled at dealing with zombies and the various traps in tombs, and they also had expertise in geomancy, but dealing with evil spirits was truly not their forte.
Ma Jinxuan sighed and said slowly,
"I've been pursued by evil spirits for a long time. I was wearing the mask before to evade them."
Long Feicheng couldn't help but say, "What exactly is going on, Miss Ma? Just tell us. Brother Yan and I are here!"
Yan Shouyi rolled his eyes. "So all the work is mine, and all the glory is yours, right?"
When mentioning the reason, Ma Jinxuan's face darkened, as if recalling something terrifying.
She said in a low voice, "After returning from the Tomb of King Jian, we used the fleshy Ganoderma to save our master. Later, for some reason, we went to the northern foothills of Mount Li..."
Upon hearing the words "northern foothills of Mount Li," Yan Shouyi's eyelids twitched involuntarily.
Mount Li was precisely his destination, and Li Genmiao's father, Li Zhongxi, was also there.
"We..."
Ma Jinxuan lowered her head and said, "We plundered the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang!"
Yan Shouyi: "What?!"
Long Feicheng: "Nani!!"
Long Feicheng didn't know the significance of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang; his shock was merely to play along with Yan Shouyi.
But Yan Shouyi was genuinely shocked.
In the past, he didn't know much about the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, only its general outline, and that it had never been truly excavated to this day.
Later, he learned the reason for its unexcavated status through his conversation with Liu Ying.
And yet, the Ma siblings had the audacity to target the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang!
Wasn't this walking right into Li Zhongxi's sights!
Yan Shouyi quickly asked, "Did you get inside? Did you encounter any danger?"
Ma Jinxuan did not answer immediately. Her expression was very conflicted, as if she had something to say but hesitated.
Yan Shouyi frowned but did not press Ma Jinxuan, as everyone had their own secrets.
Soon, Ma Jinxuan seemed to have found the right words and said,
"We went inside, and by sheer chance, we brought something out from it."