"Mr. Xia Liang, do you know what kind of place Qinling is?"

Kawai Matsutake looked at Xia Liang and replied.

"Qinling is naturally a place in our Dragon Country."

After speaking, Xia Liang showed a puzzled look at the fool.

Upon hearing Xia Liang's answer, Kawai Matsutake froze for a moment, clearly not expecting such a response, and nearly lost his temper looking at Xia Liang's expression.

He took a deep breath to calm himself, and a smile returned to his face.

"You're right, Qinling is indeed a place in your Dragon Country."

"But Qinling is also a place filled with endless treasures. In your Dragon Country, Qinling is referred to as your dragon vein, indicating its great importance.

Such a place is considered a Feng Shui treasure land for Dragon Country people, and Dragon Country people like to be buried in Feng Shui treasure lands after death, so there are quite a few tombs here."

At this point, Xia Liang basically understood that these guys were here to raid tombs.

Indeed, there are many tombs within Qinling, and many emperors were buried on this dragon vein of Qinling.

Moreover, there are more than a dozen known large tombs, mostly emperor tombs and general tombs.

If all these tombs were excavated, the value of the items inside would be unimaginable.

However, these discovered tombs have either been archaeologically explored or have been protected, and these guys must also know this, but they still came to Qinling, which indicates...

"Could it be that you've discovered something large?"

Xia Liang looked at Kawai Matsutake and asked.

"Mr. Xia Liang is indeed smart. You're right; we have discovered a large tomb."

Kawai Matsutake nodded, not hiding anything.

"When we were in Sakura Country, an elderly man who had participated in a war forty years ago gave us a map.

This map was reportedly obtained from a member of your Dragon Country's royal family, recording the location of a large tomb.

At that time, he even led people there himself, but although they found the tomb's location, they triggered mechanisms inside, resulting in only him surviving.

Afterwards, as the war ended, he returned to Sakura Country, and due to certain reasons, he handed us the map before he died. We've been hiking these days merely to verify the tomb's location on the map, as Qinling has changed somewhat over the years."

After listening to Kawai Matsutake's words, Xia Liang looked enlightened. It turns out these guys came to find tombs because they got a map.

"Does Mr. Kawai know whose tomb it is? If it's just some small tomb, there's no need to risk coming here, right?"

Xia Liang asked.

"I really don't know whose tomb it is, but since this tomb is so dangerous, the owner must be significant."

"In your Dragon Country, the more dangerous a tomb is, the more treasures it tends to have."

Xia Liang remained silent; what the other party said was correct— the tomb's scale often indicates the tomb owner's status and position in life.

The higher the scale, the higher the tomb owner's status in life, and the more items buried with them.

Since Kawai Matsutake and his group are headed to a very dangerous tomb, it is mostly likely a large tomb.

After that, Xia Liang couldn't help but glance at Nakamura Komachi, an old man. If they really were just looking for tombs, why bring such a burden?

Especially since he is the leader of this team, it's unnecessary for him to personally come to this dangerous place just for some antiques and relics.

No matter how important the antiques are, life is surely even more valuable?

He also couldn't believe someone who can afford to maintain a ninja squad would lack money; it seems strange no matter how you think about it.

Perhaps the real agenda of this group isn't the tomb's antiques and relics, and Kawai Matsutake might not have told the truth.

"Better to follow these guys for now."

After all, dealing with these so-called experts is as easy as child's play for Xia Liang, but as a Guardian of Dragon Country, Su Yu decided to report this tomb with them. Although capable of calculation, Su Yu did not plan to, as he hadn't encountered such a matter in a long time, and for now, he followed these people.

The deeper one goes into Qinling, the denser the vegetation becomes, and traces of animal activity gradually appear.

At this moment, Xia Liang was also unsure of his whereabouts, knowing only that he'd been walking for roughly five hours.

Along the way, the group had rested a few times, had some food, and drank some water.

In Qinling, food isn't lacking, but water resources are extremely important, as the water here can't be drunk directly; they must rely on the purified water they brought in.

During these five hours, Xia Liang often chatted with Kawai Matsutake, though the latter never lowered his guard against him,

"Mr. Kawai, how much longer must we walk? We aren't heading the wrong way, are we?"

Xia Liang appeared fatigued, sitting on a stone, constantly rubbing his legs.

"Mr. Xia Liang, based on our estimation, it will take at least another day to reach the vicinity."

Kawai Matsutake spoke while handing Xia Liang a piece of bread, upon which Xia Liang started eating without saying much.

"Mr. Xia Liang, aren't you afraid I'll poison you?"

"Given your strength, if you wanted me dead, you would act directly, no need to waste poison."

Xia Liang waved nonchalantly,

"Hahaha, Mr. Xia Liang, I'm growing more fond of you. If this expedition satisfies us, we may give you some items from the tomb, and you wouldn't have to work hard as a tour guide anymore."

"Thanks, Mr. Kawai."

They shared idle chatter, and Ueno Matsutake then turned away… heading toward a woman.

"How is the situation around us?"

He asked Ozawa Ria.

"Relax, everything's safe around here, and aerial surveillance is ongoing. If anything unusual happens, I'll detect it immediately."

Ozawa Ria held a modified tablet and said.

Kawai Matsutake nodded,

"Seems this Xia Liang is indeed just an ordinary person. This time our visit to Dragon Country hasn't alerted the Dragon Nation Army."

"Mr. Kawai, are you really going to let him go once this is over?"

Ozawa Ria questioned, glancing at Xia Liang who was eating bread.

"Dragon Country people covet small gains. I intentionally gave him some kindness just to make him more obedient.

This Xia Liang is indeed clever, but the more clever someone is, the more they deserve to die. If it weren't for needing him to lead the way to the tomb, I wouldn't leave him alive."

Kawai Matsutake sneered.

Ozawa Ria nodded, looking at Xia Liang with an icy gaze, as if she were looking at a dead man.