When Wang Lide saw Xu Qingqing and the others coming, he walked over to greet them actively. "You're here."
"Yeah, Mr. Wang, you guys came so early." Xu Qingqing yawned.
"Lu Chuanbai came with me. He was worried about my safety and wanted to accompany me."
"Many hands make light work." Wang Lide didn't mind at all.
She had thought that she and Lu Chuanbai had come early enough, but unexpectedly, the others were already there.
"I was so excited last night that I couldn't fall asleep."
Wang Lide said happily.
"Before, some other archaeologists and I had speculated about the specific location of Tianyang Mansion. But unfortunately, there are too many mountain ranges in Dongchuan Province, and we couldn't conduct a detailed investigation, so we had to give up."
"I didn't expect it to be on the Beishan Mountain Range, which we thought was the least likely place."
After hearing Wang Lide's words, Xu Qingqing fell into deep thought. She always felt that the progress of this matter was too smooth.
This wasn't something honorable. Why did her stepmother tell her about it separately?
She didn't believe that her stepmother was that kind - hearted and wanted to take her to make money.
Xu Qingqing kept a wary eye and asked Lu Chuanbai to send a message to Liu Shicheng right away to try to find out the specific location of Tianyang Mansion again.
Lu Chuanbai sent a message to Liu Shicheng: [Where are you going tomb - robbing? Can you take me with you? I want to choose by myself.]
Liu Shicheng and his gang were at the foot of the Dongshan Mountain Range, getting ready to climb the mountain. They were checking their phone messages at the last moment because there would be no signal once they entered the mountain.
Liu Shicheng saw the customer's question and replied: [No way. This big tomb is on the mountain. Non - professionals can't climb up at all.]
Lu Chuanbai: [You're not going to just find a small tomb on the mountain, dig out something and deceive me, are you? I don't even know your background. How can I trust you?]
Liu Shicheng was worried that this business would fall through. Moreover, he thought the plan was foolproof and was feeling so proud that he wanted to show off.
Liu Shicheng: [Have you heard of Tianyang Mansion? It's buried in the Dongshan Mountain Range in Dongchuan Province. The treasures inside were all bestowed by the former emperors. It will definitely not disappoint you.]
Xu Qingqing craned her neck to look at the message on Lu Chuanbai's phone. Her delicate face quickly darkened.
Sure enough, her stepmother had ill intentions. She deliberately said that Tianyang Mansion was in the Beishan Mountain Range to mislead them.
The Dongshan and Beishan Mountain Ranges were in two different locations in Dongchuan Province, with the whole Dongchuan City in between.
If she hadn't been cautious and confirmed the location again, they would have been searching desperately in the Beishan Mountain Range while those tomb - robbers were having a good time in the Dongshan Mountain Range.
How insidious!
Xu Qingqing immediately told Wang Lide the newly obtained information. When Wang Lide saw that the ruins of Tianyang Mansion were in the Dongshan Mountain Range, his face showed a mixture of anger and excitement.
He was angry because of the cunning of those tomb - robbers, and excited because it was the same location as he had speculated.
"Qingqing, luckily you're smart. Otherwise, we would have been deceived."
Wang Lide gave Xu Qingqing a thumbs - up and then called to change the destination of the car from the Beishan Mountain Range to the Dongshan Mountain Range.
"Those tomb - robbers must never have thought that we've got them figured out. We'll go straight there and arrest them all at once!"
Gu Yuan rubbed his hands eagerly, wishing he could rush up immediately and arrest those tomb - robbers.
The boarding announcement came from the system broadcast. The group went through the security check.
It would take a five - hour flight to reach Dongchuan Province. As soon as Xu Qingqing got on the plane, she leaned her head on Lu Chuanbai's shoulder and fell into a deep sleep to conserve her energy.
There was still a tough battle to fight next.
It was time to make a complete break.
When there were still ten minutes before the plane landed, Lu Chuanbai gently woke Xu Qingqing up.
"Xu Qingqing, wake up. The plane is about to land."
"Okay..." Xu Qingqing rubbed her eyes sleepily, sat up straight, and opened the plane window to look outside.
The leaves of the forest surrounding Dongchuan City were dazzlingly yellow. From a distance, the continuous mountains were overlapping, stretching as far as the eye could see.
After Xu Qingqing and the others got out of the airport, the people who came to pick them up were from the local Cultural Relic Protection Association.
The person who came to pick them up was a young college student wearing square - framed glasses. He looked shy and excited. The sign he was holding up was actually a photo of Xu Qingqing.
This photo was a screenshot from Xu Qingqing's speech on the podium in front of the bird - headed human - bodied statue last time. In the photo, Xu Qingqing was smiling brightly and generously, holding a microphone, shining with confidence.
It stood out among the other pick - up signs and was easy to spot at a glance.
Some people who didn't know Xu Qingqing thought that a little star was about to get off the plane. They walked up to the college student and struck up a conversation.
"Little brother, who is the woman in the photo? Is she a star? Are you here to pick her up?"
"Yes. If there really is a star coming, it would be nice to get a group photo."
The college student blushed when faced with everyone's questions. He smiled and put the sign down, his eyes shining. "She's not a star. She's a very good appraiser in the archaeological field."
Hearing that Xu Qingqing wasn't a star, those who had come to inquire all shook their heads, lost interest, and turned away.
Xu Qingqing and the others dragged their luggage and just happened to see this scene. Xiao He on one side felt indignant for Xu Qingqing.
"These people are so superficial. It's not only stars who can have fans."
"Come on, don't mind them."
Xu Qingqing smiled and comforted Xiao He. Seeing the college student raise the photo of her again, she felt very embarrassed.
Lu Chuanbai's handsome face was gloomy. He wanted to rush up and grab the sign.
This guy was really strange. He could use any kind of pick - up sign, but he had to hold up a photo of Xu Qingqing.
Gu Yuan felt Lu Chuanbai's low - pressure aura and quickly walked around to the other side. He didn't forget to tease Xu Qingqing. "Xu Qingqing, if there were popular stars in the archaeological field, you would definitely be the top one."
"Gu Yuan, don't talk nonsense."
Xu Qingqing was embarrassed.
"Otherwise, why didn't he use the photos of so many of us, but only yours?"
Gu Yuan pulled his suitcase and ran over to talk to the college student with a big smile.
"Are you Zhang Xiaodong? I'm Gu Yuan, a member of the Special Cultural Relic Action Team."
Zhang Xiaodong shyly pushed his glasses up, put down the sign in his hand, and actively reached out his hand. "Hello. Welcome to Dongchuan Province."
"Hello." Gu Yuan didn't shake hands with Zhang Xiaodong conventionally but gave him a high - five instead. Then he casually put his arm around Zhang Xiaodong's shoulder.
Gu Yuan pointed at Xu Qingqing in the photo and asked with a smile. "Is the person in this photo your goddess?"
Zhang Xiaodong nervously pushed his glasses up again. His body was bent under Gu Yuan's arm.
"She's a senior in the archaeological field that I want to learn from."
Xu Qingqing was very satisfied with Zhang Xiaodong's words. She was happier than if he had said she was a goddess.
Compared to her appearance, she wanted others to recognize her talent more.
Xu Qingqing stepped forward and pulled Gu Yuan away from Zhang Xiaodong. "Did you hear that? I'm a role model. Don't bully him just because he's young."