“Alright, tell me what happened.”

Having given Xiao Luoli and Geng Chen their operations, Zhou Ze took a shower, and while drying his hair with a towel, he walked out.

Lawyer An and the little boy sat on the sofa in a proper and respectful manner, like students who had made mistakes waiting to be criticized by their teacher.

Hmm,

this posture,

was a bit strange.

Zhou Ze sat down on his专属 (zhuān shǔ, exclusive) sofa, and Yingying came over to take the towel. At the same time, she handed him coffee.

Lawyer An's super-sized cup was even stronger, because Lawyer An had accumulated too much stock in the past few days.

Although expired coffee is said to get better with age,

the warehouse just didn't have enough space.

During this process, Lawyer An began to quickly enter a state;

First, his shoulders trembled at a slow rhythm, then his eyes turned red, his lips slightly parted, his nose tingled, and tears began to well up in his eyes.

“Bo… boss… I thought, I thought, I would never see you again.”

“Speak human.”

Zhou Ze didn't cooperate with Lawyer An in playing the emotional card here; he himself was still troubled by the Xuanyuan Sword.

Lawyer An nodded, wiped his tears, picked up the super-sized cup on the coffee table, and began to "glug glug glug..."

Zhou Ze remembered that Lawyer An had previously scheduled kidney stone surgery, but it was delayed because of the trip to Xuzhou, so he couldn't help but ask:

"When are you having your kidney stone surgery?"

"Ah, after being out for a few days, I don't know why, but it doesn't hurt anymore. I guess it's almost healed. Thank you for your concern, Boss."

After speaking,

Lawyer An started "glug glug glug..." again.

Zhou Ze nodded.

Putting down the super-sized cup, Lawyer An took a deep breath,

and began to narrate formally:

"It's like this, Boss. We initially received a call for help from Geng Chen, but when we arrived in Xuzhou, we immediately lost the clue to Geng Chen's specific location.

However, the local Tu Di (earth deity) over in Xuzhou was very accommodating. After saying a few nice words and giving them some offerings, they were willing to give us clues.

So ah, you were right, Boss, to have us integrate the local demons and monsters in Tong City in advance. Otherwise, our Tong City would have been as leaky as a sieve, just like other places.

Actually, Xuzhou can be considered an ancient city."

What Lawyer An meant by "ancient city" wasn't that Xuzhou had many well-preserved historical sites. After all, the benefits of relying on the Terracotta Army for a living, like in Xi'an, were truly rare for people in other places.

But in fact, not only Xuzhou, but also the nearby cities of Huai'an and Yangzhou, had been famous cities since ancient times, equivalent to the Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou of ancient times.

It's just that in modern times, they have declined for various reasons. They are still economically well-developed areas in the country, but in Su province, they rank in the lower half.

But in these places, it wouldn't be surprising to discover ancient tombs or relics buried in the ground.

"That Tu Di (earth deity) said that a strange black aura had appeared seventy or eighty *li* (Chinese mile) north of Xuzhou city a few days ago.

We went there to check it out and searched for a long time. Sure enough, we found traces left by Geng Chen.

This guy likes to use materials around him to make puppets when he has nothing to do. I used to stay with him, so I discovered the location where he had stayed. After searching nearby, we saw a tomb robber's hole.

The tomb robber's hole wasn't big, and the tomb chamber inside wasn't big either, but it was very deep.

We didn't dare to go down in a hurry. We wanted to see more of the situation, so we waited there for a whole night. We didn't cautiously go down to take a look until the sun was high in the sky the next day.

The tomb chamber wasn't really big, just a main tomb and two side chambers, which in today's terms would be the size of a small two-bedroom apartment.

Moreover, the burial objects inside were also very strange. We didn't see any gold, silver, or jewels, or even ceramic jars.

The two side chambers, which were originally used to hold burial objects, were actually full of coffins. At first, I thought they were bronze coffins based on the color, but after touching them, they felt a little soft.

It should be a material similar to resin, like this, Boss, take a look..."

Lawyer An took out a small cloth bag, opened it, and revealed a cyan material.

Zhou Ze reached out and pinched it.

It wasn't very hard, and it could be deformed with a little force.

This feeling,

was a bit like expired jelly.

"At first, we didn't dare to touch these coffins, fearing trouble. If it were normal times, I would have carried all these coffins back for you, Boss, without saying a word.

Even though there weren't any other burial objects, just selling the ancient corpses inside would be enough for our bookstore to continue losing money for hundreds of years."

In fact, corpses are also a kind of cultural relic, and their value is sometimes higher than so-called burial objects. For example, the remains of the pharaohs of Egypt;

In the border areas of the country, inspiring stories are still circulating about how someone made a fortune by selling ancient Loulan corpses.

Lawyer An knew his boss's character. If it weren't for Geng Chen's accident, he would have really been willing to pack all those coffins and corpses back; the boss would definitely be happy.

"However, there was no coffin in the main tomb chamber, only a large pool, like a bathtub. We found Geng Chen in there."

"And then?"

Zhou Ze knew that something unexpected must have happened, otherwise Xiao Luoli couldn't have ended up like this.

"It was my fault." The little boy spoke at this time, "At first, we dragged Geng Chen out, but I don't know why, I suddenly lost my mind to that pool. It felt like there was something in the pool calling me, making me walk into it unconsciously."

Zhou Ze gave the little boy a meaningful look.

The little boy was a jiangshi (僵尸, Chinese zombie),

To some extent,

something that could have an effect on him might have the same effect on himself.

"We couldn't just bring one back and throw another one back in, could we?" Lawyer An said at this moment, "We wanted to wake him up, but who knew he was as stubborn as a mule and insisted on going back into the pool.

I can't beat this guy, so I had to rely on Lin Ke to wake him up with the power of love.

Boss, I know you don't like listening to cheesy love stories, so I won't go into detail. Anyway, it's no different from those romance dramas."

"Mm."

Zhou Ze nodded; this could be imagined.

The power of love influenced the possessed male lead, a cliché that had been used to death.

"And then you came back?"

Zhou Ze narrowed his eyes.

"Mm, came back."

"Then what happened to Lin Ke?"

"She... she went into the pool to pull him out. She should have been contaminated by the pool. Geng Chen was soaking in the pool before and was also contaminated."

"In other words, only the two of you are okay?"

Zhou Ze pointed to Lawyer An and the little boy and said.

The little boy nodded, "I went into the pool and was okay. Lin Ke went down to pull me, and she was contaminated."

"What about you?"

Zhou Ze looked at Lawyer An.

Lawyer An decisively eliminated the option, making things clearer.

"I... I didn't go into the pool."

So, only a jiangshi (僵尸, Chinese zombie) could go down into that pool without the risk of contamination; everyone else would be contaminated.

"And after that, you came back?"

"Mm, came back, worried that something might happen to the two of them, so we quickly drove back."

Lawyer An knew that things that were ineffective against jiangshi (僵尸, Chinese zombie) but could infect other people could probably only be solved by his boss, so he didn't dare to delay and brought the two injured back directly.

"What about that place?"

"The tomb robber's hole has been sealed by me, and I've also set up a simple formation. It can't compare to Lao Xu's, but at least it can add a little insurance."

"Why did Geng Chen go there?"

"That guy hasn't woken up yet. When we went, he was already floating up and down in the pool. We don't know why he went there or how he found that place."

"They just had surgery, so there shouldn't be any major problems," Zhou Ze said.

"Mm, Boss is amazing, a famous doctor in two lifetimes..."

"Just let Lin Ke rest well," Zhou Ze said.

"Thank you, Boss," the little boy said immediately.

"I understand, Boss."

Lawyer An got up directly and walked out of the bookstore.

Zhou Ze leaned back slightly,

and beckoned for Yingying to come over.

"Boss, what's wrong?"

"Pack some things; we might have to go to Xuzhou this afternoon."

"Okay, Boss."

"Boss, is it that urgent?"

The little boy said with some surprise.

Zhou Ze didn't answer,

but picked up the piece of green material that Lawyer An had left on the coffee table earlier,

held it to his nose and sniffed it lightly.

Actually,

it didn't really have any smell,

but in the dark,

it gave Zhou Ze a very familiar feeling.

Waiting for the Xuanyuan Sword to come down is one day, lying down is also one day. Anyway, they are all spent counting the days. It wouldn't be too much to struggle a little and turn over, right?

"Lao Dao."

"Eh, what's the matter, Boss?"

Lao Dao, who had been sitting behind the bar combing the little monkey's fur, raised his head and looked over here.

"You also pack some things; come out with me later."

"Okay, Boss."

Lao Dao was quite excited,

because,

the boss hadn't taken him out to do any missions in a long time.

Actually,

the reason why everyone had tacitly agreed not to take Lao Dao out before,

firstly, was because they valued Lao Dao's ability to guard the house.

With Lao Dao in the bookstore, whoever came to the door would first be treated to a day trip around Tong City. While being treated, the person would probably end up lying in the pharmacy to generate revenue.

Secondly, it was because there had been too many bloody lessons in the past. Taking Lao Dao out, he could stir up trouble even if there was none.

Although life needs excitement, the heart can't take it if it's too exciting.

However, this time Zhou Ze did it on purpose. The Xuanyuan Sword had been shaking above his head, and he really needed to find an opportunity to communicate with the last era.

Without the direct contact information of the last era,

he could only take Lao Dao out for a stroll,

what if he stumbled upon something?

At this moment,

Lawyer An pushed open the door and stood at the entrance of the bookstore and said to Zhou Ze:

"Boss, Geng Chen is awake and eagerly wants to express his gratitude for saving his life."