Tomb Raider: What the hell is this strange commission?

"everything?"

Chi Yu repeated the word without answering quickly.

In his opinion, Zhang Qiling has never been a person who is willing to share. He is more like a person who carries a lot of things alone and keeps all the secrets locked in his heart.

Therefore, instead of actively confessing, Chi Yu would rather regard the other party's behavior as a request for information exchange. As for whether to agree or not, the choice is entirely in his hands.

Chi Yu thought for a moment and asked Zhang Qiling, "If I say I don't want to know, will you shut up?"

Zhang Qiling turned his head back, and there was another silence. After a while, he finally spoke: "If you don't want to hear it, I won't tell you."

Zhang Qiling's tone has always been relatively flat, making it difficult for people to guess his emotions. However, no matter how difficult he is to understand for ordinary people, it is difficult for him to hide his emotions in front of Chi Yu.

Hearing this angry answer, Chi Yu, who felt that half of the problem that had been bothering him had been solved, was in a good mood. The corners of his mouth slightly raised, and his tail swayed left and right behind him.

"Really?" Chi Yu chuckled.

Zhang Qiling glanced at him but said nothing, as if he had made up his mind not to communicate with him anymore until Chi Yu agreed.

So Chi Yu quickly put away the smile on his face. He looked at Zhang Qiling's silent profile and lowered his eyes in thought.

The effect of the potion is continuing to take effect, and the fragrance that I could smell from Zhang Qiling when I was with him has faded unnoticed.

His desire for flesh and blood also began to gradually fade away, so that when he faced Zhang Qiling, he no longer had to spend extra energy on the conflict between instinct and reason.

Even if he excluded the uncontrollable factors, he couldn't say that he hated the smell and Zhang Qiling himself...

After all, the other party's style of doing things was in sync with his, so there was nothing unpleasant about the cooperation; it was quite natural instead.

It's a pity that the resonance from the bloodline cannot be eliminated at the same time, Chi Yu thought.

That natural feeling of closeness was as if Zhang Qiling was born with some of his weaknesses.

As a result, Chi Yu was unable to treat the other party calmly while being wary of whether he was being controlled by his emotions, let alone exchanging secrets and being honest with each other.

Even though Zhang Qiling himself was not at fault in this, and even after realizing the situation, he chose to be the one who was tolerant and yielding, showing that his existence posed no harm to him, it was still difficult for Chi Yu not to resist.

But the fact is that prejudice and restraint can only bring negative effects, and they can indeed exchange some information now.

For example, what is the use of those meteorite fragments, and what motivated the Zhang family to build a "door" here.

The core demands of countless tomb robbers seem to be nothing more than wealth and immortality, but from the information obtained by Chi Yu, the Zhang family has existed in this world for thousands of years, and the wealth they have accumulated is incalculable.

Although the blood from the Qilin does not make them immortal, longevity is undoubtedly guaranteed.

So, why did the Zhang family, who had everything, still train their own people to rob tombs?

What secrets exist in those places that they cannot completely erase and still have to keep, so much so that they even kill other people who are pursuing immortality?

The words of accusation that the stone-faced man had once used flashed through his mind. He angrily denounced the Zhang family for hunting down those who sought immortality, and his words were full of jealousy towards those who were born to live long lives.

Chi Yu collected his wandering thoughts and looked up at Zhang Qiling.

He did have doubts about this, but someone happened to come with the answers he needed.

"We have plenty of time now, enough for you to finish your story. What kind of environment do you like to tell your story in? I don't mind if you choose a place you like."

Zhang Qiling withdrew his gaze from the snowy plain.

Compared to Chi Yu's comfort in the cold wind, when conditions permit, he, like ordinary people, prefers a warm environment.

Zhang Qiling pointed to the stone house behind them and said, "Let's go back to the house and talk."

So the two of them shut the wind and snow out of the door, and they gathered around the burning charcoal stove, sharing the secret that held the entire world together.

"This story involves many aspects. I don't know how much you know about the Zhang family, so I will start from this place."

Zhang Qiling spoke slowly, saying that everything started when he got a mission to go to Motuo to investigate why a person disappeared.

Chi Yu listened quietly.

As early as in the dream, Chi Yu learned the origin of Kangba tribe. They were a tribe that existed to guard the "gate" built by the Zhang family.

But from the perspective of the Moyu map, behind the door made of bronze meteorite, there were only deadly monsters and traps. Chi Yu didn't understand why they would spend manpower to guard such a thing.

"It has to do with a secret."

Zhang Qiling said: "A long time ago, the Zhang family obtained a very critical piece of information from a dragon-patterned box. It is too important, so important that once it is known, it will lead to an irreversible fate, so we have to start looking for a way to close it and try our best to eliminate those influences."

"The bronze door here is to cover up the existence of that secret. We spent a lot of time walking in the ancient tomb, changing the directional information so that even if those people follow the instructions, they will only come here in the end."

Chi Yu raised his eyebrows in understanding: "So what you mean is that the bronze door that the Zhang family spent so much effort to build here was actually just a fake to make it easier for them to catch everyone in one fell swoop?"

Zhang Qiling nodded.

Wow, that Zhang family member is really idle, and those tomb robbers are really unlucky.

But it’s all what they deserve, haha.

As Chi Yu thought about this, he sneered without any sympathy at all the victims of the Zhang family who had been deceived throughout history.

But his biggest concern obviously did not belong to either of these two parties: "Since this door is a replica of you, then where is the real door?"

Hearing this, Zhang Qiling hesitated for a moment on the issue that Chi Yu was most concerned about. He did not answer immediately and seemed to be in some strange state.

The air was so quiet that the only sound that could be heard was the crackling of the charcoal fire in the stove and the sound of their breathing.

Chi Yu placed his hands on the table. He looked at Zhang Qiling's dazed look and blinked, but did not let him think for too long. His fingers moved rhythmically and tapped lightly on the table.

"Does my question involve something you can't answer?"

Zhang Qiling instantly came out of that state. He raised his head, looked at Chi Yu, pursed his lips, and replied, "No."

"The existence of that place is not an absolute secret, but few people can connect these two places and the secret behind it at the same time."

Zhang Qiling said, without waiting for Chi Yu to ask again, he quickly told him the answer:

"The real bronze door is in Changbai Mountain."