Bai Xi smiled faintly as she heard Han Mo's reply, "Then I'll call you that from now on."
Han Mo nodded, "Mm."
Xuan Feng watched the two of them, their gazes locked and seemingly oblivious to his presence, and felt like a burden. However, thinking of the still unconscious person behind him, he "bravely" spoke, "Dr. Han, weren't you going to check on Han Rui's condition?"
Bai Xi snapped back to attention, frowned slightly, and looked at Han Rui. "Yes, we should check what's happening with Han Rui first."
This time, they had accompanied him to participate in the trial. If something happened to him, they would have to return home.
If it were before, returning would have been fine.
But now that the Xue family from Hexi was involved, she needed to clarify whether this matter was connected to the so-called Han family treasure.
Although the head of the Han family claimed not to know what the trial was, Han Rui's previous speculations weren't entirely baseless. If that were the case, the item absolutely could not fall into Xue Yi's hands first.
Only then did Han Mo reluctantly avert his gaze and walk over to check Han Rui's condition.
Looking at Han Mo's expression, Bai Xi's heart inexplicably stirred. She couldn't quite place the feeling, but it felt... incredibly comforting, as if it were familiar.
Han Mo examined Han Rui and said lightly, "There's nothing serious. It's likely an old injury that hasn't healed, combined with mental distress, causing this. He's merely fallen asleep."
Xuan Feng frowned slightly, "But I called out to him just now, quite loudly, and he didn't wake up."
Han Mo didn't say anything more. He stepped forward and inserted a silver needle. Han Rui yelped and jumped up from Xuan Feng's back, shaking his hand and exclaiming, "It hurts, it hurts, it hurts!"
After a moment of shaking, the pain subsided, and he then realized what had happened. He quickly shuffled closer to Bai Xi, "Xi'er, I'm a patient after all. Can I parachute with you next time? Xuan Feng's parachuting style is too scary."
The moment he went down, he was half-scared to death. He forced himself to wait for Xuan Feng to open the parachute, but Xuan Feng never did. He was so scared he fainted.
Xuan Feng frowned slightly as he watched Han Rui fawning over Bai Xi.
Bai Xi said indifferently, "Since you don't like Xuan Feng carrying you, you can jump yourself next time."
Han Rui: "..."
There was no need for further discussion. Han Rui took out the ancestral sheepskin scroll. The mountain indicated by the scroll was still some distance away, and it was inconvenient for the helicopter to reach.
By the time they reached the location indicated by the sheepskin scroll, it was completely dark.
At the foot of the mountain, many bonfires were lit, clearly indicating that someone had camped there. In the firelight, Bai Xi once again saw a familiar face – Xue Yi.
Xue Yi's subordinates also spotted Bai Xi and her group. Xue Yi, accompanied by the bald man, walked over with a cordial smile, "We truly are fated. I didn't expect to meet again so soon."
He had already suspected that Bai Xi's purpose for coming here was the same as his own. Meeting her here now confirmed his suspicions.
Previously, he had considered Bai Xi to be from a humble background, unable to obtain significant resources and thus not a threat to him. That's why he had deliberately let her pass, to avoid revealing too much about his movements and the information he possessed.
Now, it seemed she knew quite a bit, and he had to take this young lady from a small three-star town seriously.
Bai Xi looked at Xue Yi, who had a smile on his face, and said calmly, "Unexpected, but within reason."
Indeed, their goals were the same. The Han family trial Han Rui mentioned was most likely a tomb left by the Han family.
Xue Yi's smile deepened upon hearing Bai Xi's words.
Undoubtedly, while he was trying to figure out this young lady, she was also trying to figure him out.
"Meeting is fated. To encounter each other twice in one day, we can be considered friends, right? Since our objectives are the same, why don't we journey together tomorrow?"
Bai Xi raised an eyebrow, "I recall you saying this morning, Mr. Xue, that you were unwilling to travel with me. Why are you willing now?"
It was clear that Xue Yi was already planning something regarding her.
Xue Yi's success in Hexi was partly due to his formidable skills in geomancy, and another reason was his cunning.
His sudden change of mind earlier was because he felt their strengths and information resources were unequal. Cooperation would be inferior to him acting alone. Now that he saw she had found him, it confirmed they knew a lot, which led him to propose traveling together again. After all, it was better to have "potential enemies" by his side than lurking in the shadows.
Coincidentally, her thoughts at this moment were aligned with Xue Yi's.
Xue Yi, in his arrogance, believed he could control them, like a leopard pinning down a panicked rabbit. He didn't realize who the leopard was and who the true rabbit was!
She tacitly agreed to this cooperation, but she couldn't agree too readily, lest Xue Yi become wary.
Xue Yi smiled broadly, "Before, I was worried your little boyfriend might get jealous. But since you're not here together, that's not an issue. We're here anyway, and we both know our objectives. Let's travel together; we'll have each other for support."
This young lady was indeed cautious.
Bai Xi said lightly, "Since Mr. Xue has said so, I have nothing to hide. You have more people. I want forty percent of the items inside. If you agree, we'll travel together. Otherwise, we'll go our separate ways and rely on our own abilities."
A glint flashed in Xue Yi's eyes upon hearing this. Before he could speak, the bald man beside him immediately flared up, "Little girl, aren't you being too greedy! Aren't you afraid of having the life to take it, but not the life to spend it..."
Bai Xi raised her eyebrows and turned to leave.
Xue Yi immediately called out, "It's a business deal! Price is always negotiable. Little girl, are you not giving me any chance to bargain?"
Bai Xi turned, paused for a moment, and then said quietly, "Alright, then thirty-seven. If not, I'm leaving now."
Xue Yi smiled, "Good. Given your decisiveness, I can agree. But perhaps you should show some sincerity and reveal the resources you possess?"
Bai Xi said calmly, "I know the exact entrance to the tomb. I can lead you all there tomorrow morning. As for other resources, once we get to know each other better, we can exchange them, how about that?"
Xue Yi's eyes narrowed slightly, and then he smiled again, "Good!"
He had been searching for the entrance to the tomb for a long time and couldn't be sure, only able to determine the general location.
He hadn't expected that even a small place like M City would have capable people. It seemed he had misjudged before.
"We didn't officially meet before, and now we've reached an agreement to travel together. Miss Bai Xi, won't you introduce your three friends?"
After speaking, he looked closely at Han Mo and the others around Bai Xi.