After resting in place for half an hour, the group continued deeper into the Qinling Mountains.

Meanwhile, several miles away from Xia Liang and his party, a number of figures appeared,

"Captain, the satellite signal is weakening. The area around where they are must be blocking the signal."

"Weakening?"

The squad captain frowned. If the signal were completely lost, they would also lose the location of Xia Liang and the others. The Qinling Mountains are vast, and not easy to search.

"Should we request aerial support? This might help us find them faster."

Zhou Chang shook his head after a few seconds of silence.

"No, if we call for aerial support, those Sakura Country people will definitely notice. Besides, the Guardian is with them, so there shouldn’t be any major issues.

We should speed up and catch up with them quickly. If the signal disappears, we’ll estimate their general location."

Zhou Chang said, pondering for a few more seconds.

"Also, have aerial support ready at all times."

"Yes!"

Watching his men make contact, the captain looked toward the depths of the Qinling Mountains.

Time passed little by little, and Xia Liang and the others continued onward. They encountered some wild beasts along the way, but Kawai Matsutake and the others quickly took care of them, ensuring the journey was relatively safe.

Soon, night fell, and the Qinling Mountains became even more terrifying. Wild beasts roamed at night, and even with their formidable strength, Kawai Matsutake and the others weren’t confident they could survive against these beasts.

However, their opponents were clearly well-prepared, setting up tents in a chosen spot and scattering some of the animal dung collected during the day around the campsite.

"Mr. Xia Liang, get some rest early. We need to continue our journey tomorrow, and we should reach our destination in half a day."

Inside the tent, Kawai Matsutake leaned against one side, smiling as he spoke. At this time, Xia Liang was already tied up, as they were afraid he might escape during the night.

"Mr. Kawai, don’t forget what you promised me. If we really discover some large tomb, you must give me a share."

"Naturally, as long as you don’t have other thoughts before then, there will be a share for you."

Kawai Matsutake spoke, but inwardly, he sneered. The Dragon Country people were indeed greedy for petty gains, and he just casually mentioned it, yet the other party really believed it.

But this was fine; as long as the other party complied, he would have to spend less effort.

Then, the tent fell into silence, and with a slight movement of his hand, Xia Liang made the ropes binding him fall off on their own.

He wondered if anyone had come yet. If not, he might have to take action on his own and take out everyone else if he wanted to leave; otherwise, he couldn’t take them out.

Stretching lazily and closing his eyes to rest, Xia Liang’s breathing soon evened out as he fell into sleep.

Outside the tent, seeing Xia Liang fall asleep, Kawai Matsutake had no intention of checking. As a ninja, it wasn’t a problem for him to go without sleep for two or three days.

Besides, in the dense Qinling Mountains, one must be even more careful at night.

They didn’t light a fire, mainly fearing that the firelight would attract the attention of the Dragon Country side. Although the possibility was small, they couldn’t let their guard down.

The following day arrived, and after waking up, Xia Liang regained his energy. As he looked at the rising sun outside, his eyes sparkled with light, knowing that today was destined to be anything but calm. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

"Mr. Xia Liang, come have some food. We’ll keep moving shortly."

Seeing Xia Liang awake and exiting the tent, Kawai Matsutake came forward to untie the ropes on Xia Liang.

Stretching his wrists, Xia Liang joined the others outside to eat. Half an hour later, they set off again.

In the early morning, the Qinling Mountains appeared especially quiet. The sounds of cicadas and birds could be heard clearly.

However, the air was permeated with a bloody scent, likely left from beasts coming out to hunt the night before.

After walking in the Qinling Mountains for a few more hours, they approached afternoon, and Kawai Matsutake and the others suddenly halted.

"The tomb is in this area."

Kawai Matsutake nodded towards everyone as he spoke, prompting them to disperse and begin searching for the entrance.

"We finally made it."

Nakamura Komachi, who had spoken little on the road, trembled as he stepped forward, a trace of excitement in his eyes.

Seeing this, Xia Liang secretly noted to himself that these people were definitely not just here to find a tomb.

The map in Kawai Matsutake’s hand only indicated an approximate location of the tomb. Although they’d surveyed the general terrain of the Qinling Mountains by climbing high spots in recent days, finding the tomb’s entrance in a short time was challenging.

After roughly an hour, Kurokawa Motoishi and the others returned.

"How’s the situation? Did you find the entrance?"

Nakamura Komachi looked at the group and asked. They all shook their heads, having searched everywhere without discovering any entrance.

"Impossible, this is impossible, that old fellow wouldn’t dare lie to me. Since he’s been here, there must be an entrance. Keep searching."

Nakamura Komachi’s face twisted with anger as he roared at the group.

Xia Liang rubbed his chin, considering whether to calculate and help this group find it, out of sheer curiosity.

As Xia Liang pondered, the others remained silent, ready to leave and continue the search. But then, Ozawa Ria came running back from afar, her face filled with excitement.

"I found it, I found the entrance!"

Hearing Ozawa Ria’s voice, everyone’s eyes brightened at the scene. The once-angry Nakamura Komachi now brimmed with excitement again,

"Mr. Nakamura, the entrance is over there, behind two large boulders. The dense vegetation around it nearly hid it from me."

Ozawa Ria told Nakamura Komachi.

"Good! Good! Good! Ozawa, you’ve done very well. I will definitely reward you generously when we return. Let’s go have a look now."

Nakamura Komachi spoke, with Ozawa Ria leading the way and everyone following behind.

Xia Liang was a bit surprised too. He hadn’t even calculated yet and didn’t expect it, but these guys had actually found it.

As he thought about this, he followed the group’s footsteps with great curiosity about whose tomb this actually was.

Soon, they arrived in front of the two large boulders. After clearing the surrounding weeds, a deep cave appeared before them.

"Mr. Nakamura, it should be here, and there are traces of explosives around."

A Sakura Country person inspected a section then turned to Nakamura Komachi to report.

"Hahaha, we finally found it, that old thing really didn’t lie to me."

"Everyone get ready, we’re going in soon."

Nakamura Komachi laughed heartily, and everyone began to prepare, while Kawai Matsutake approached Xia Liang,