Chapter 1327 — Dissenting Opinions: One Might Not Even Notice It Oneself, and When Wei Zhao Spoke, This Person Had Probably Not Yet Come This Close
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"What is it?" Chen Yuxuan asked coolly.
Seeing Chen Yuxuan emerge, the burly man was taken aback for a moment — he hadn't expected this companion of the Couple Bandits to be such a sharp hand, actually noticing him approach. Still, it didn't surprise him: which tomb raider didn't have capable men around them? Even at Old Hei's side sat a Xuan-tier expert holding down the fort!
These people all lived with their skulls hooked to their belts — one moment's carelessness and they would die inside an ancient tomb.
"Old Hei asks the two bandits to come to his tent. The guests have arrived; he wants to hold a meeting to discuss how to divide the spoils." The burly man made no attempt to beat around the bush and stated the matter straight.
"Good. Go on back first — we'll be right there!" Chen Yuxuan nodded to show he understood.
The burly man said nothing more. The Couple Bandits were simply that sort; he hadn't dealt with them much anyway. The message delivered, he turned and left.
Chen Yuxuan went back into the tent and relayed the burly man's message to Wei Zhao and Qiu Lingshan. In fact, the man had not been soft-spoken — Wei Zhao and Qiu Lingshan had heard every word from inside the tent.
The three of them made a few preparations, stepped out of the tent, and headed for Old Hei's.
Old Hei's tent sat at the outermost edge, where he handled the questioning and security for newcomers, while Wei Zhao's tent was tucked at the very innermost point. By the time Wei Zhao and his companions arrived at Old Hei's tent, everyone else had already gathered.
Given the Couple Bandits' customary manner, they would not have gone out of their way to greet anyone, so Wei Zhao and Qiu Lingshan simply found seats and sat down, while Chen Yuxuan stood behind them, acting the part of a personal guard.
Brother Keng was another tomb-raiding gang leader. "Brother Keng" was merely his nickname — as the name suggested, the man's face was covered in pits, seemingly the aftereffect of some illness; in any case, he was hideously ugly!
Master Hao, for his part, was a man in his fifties. According to the files, he was an old grandee of the tomb-raiding trade — venerable and rich in experience. This time, fearing he could not swallow this ancient tomb alone while the others harbored ulterior motives, Old Hei had specially brought in Master Hao to hold down the fort.
The last person was a foreigner called James — though one supposed "James" was only an alias; in this line of work, no one showed their real name.
Foreigners in the antique-smuggling racket were legion, but those who came directly to rob tombs were few — this James was clearly a capable man! Word had it that when the tomb was first discovered, he had been among them, as had Brother Keng; only Master Hao had joined later.
"All right, everyone's here. We're no strangers to each other, no need for introductions. I do want to present to you an outside hire — a name well known in the tomb-raiding world, an heir of the Flying Swallow Sect!" With that, Old Hei waved his hand, and Yu Xiaoke stepped into the tent.
Wei Zhao and Qiu Lingshan, watching Yu Xiaoke walk in, were stunned for a moment. What was she doing here too?
But when Wei Zhao heard Old Hei mention the Flying Swallow Sect, he suddenly recalled that the first time he had met Yu Xiaoke, the girl had declared herself to be some-odd-generation disciple of the Flying Swallow Sect and challenged him to a bout...
He had never expected Yu Xiaoke to be brought along for this tomb raid as well!
Wei Zhao and Qiu Lingshan exchanged an imperceptible glance. Both were somewhat taken aback, and somewhat on guard — their identities must not be discovered by Yu Xiaoke, or at the very least she must not be allowed to blurt them out in public, or the whole show would be ruined!