Tomb raiding: Carrying a coffin during a funeral procession, rewarded with the Dragon Elephant Prajn

Wu Xie scratched his head. Seeing that Li Changsheng had no intention of continuing, he had no choice but to find out information himself and Fatty Wang.

Li Changsheng, carrying the black coffin, decided to stroll through the morning market in Erdaobaihe with the Queen of Jingjue.

Besides various snacks, the most common item on the main street of the town is ginseng.

The ginseng here is of very good quality, but it's generally not very old!

That makes sense!

Ginseng has always been a rare commodity. Over hundreds and thousands of years, countless ginseng harvesters have been frantically searching for various century-old ginseng. Basically, all the ginseng that are a few years old has been dug up, so how many century-old ginseng are left?

The market in the town center isn't very big; you can walk through it in about an hour.

Just as Li Changsheng and the Queen of Jingjue finished their visit, Wu Xie and Fatty Wang returned after gathering their information.

"Boss, I've found out. Cui Dahai is a well-known Korean tour guide in the area. It's said that he was a ginseng harvester more than ten years ago, but he couldn't harvest any more ginseng. Plus, the Changbai Mountain Tianchi scenic area was built, so he simply switched careers, got a tour guide license, and started working as a tour guide."

Fatty Wang added, "Cui Dahai is unmarried and has always been a bachelor. He lives alone on the west side of the town, near the foot of the mountain."

Li Changsheng nodded, and the group returned to the car and drove west of the town to search for Cui Dahai.

About ten minutes later, the group left Erdaobaihe Town and drove a few kilometers before stopping in front of a gravel road.

There aren't many residents here, only about ten households in total.

Cui Dahai's house is located at the far west end; it's a small bungalow with a large courtyard.

Fatty Wang got out of the car and quickly went up to knock on the iron gate of the yard.

Is anyone home?

After knocking for a while without any response, Fatty Wang was about to give up when he heard a series of rattling sounds.

The crowd looked in the direction of the sound and saw an old-fashioned tractor carrying coal driving over.

The tractor driver was a middle-aged man in his forties, almost fifty.

He had dark skin, was of average height, and had an ordinary appearance—the kind of person you'd easily lose in a crowd.

Seeing a group of people gathered in front of his house, the middle-aged man asked with some confusion, "Who are you looking for?"

"Brother, we're looking for Cui Dahai."

"That's me. You need something from me?"

Upon hearing this, Fatty Wang's eyes lit up, and he quickly pulled Wu Xie over to introduce him: "You must be Cui Dahai? This is my brother Wu Xie; he needs to speak with you!"

Upon hearing the name Wu Xie, Cui Dahai suddenly realized who it was.

A simple, honest smile spread across his face as he waved his hand and said, "Hey, you should have said so earlier, Brother Wu Xie. Come in and sit down. I was just saying you should have arrived a couple of days ago..."

Seeing Cui Dahai's enthusiasm, Wu Xie felt a little uncomfortable and could only smile awkwardly.

"Thank you, Brother Cui, but could you tell me what happened? My third uncle... did someone named Wu Sansheng come here looking for you?"

Cui Dahai nodded, but still insisted on welcoming them into the house and poured hot tea for everyone.

Once everyone was seated, he revealed a look of reminiscence and slowly began to speak: "So Wu Sansheng is your third uncle... Come to think of it, it's been over a decade since I last met Wu Sansheng..."

"More than a decade ago?!"

Wu Xie was slightly startled upon hearing this. He had originally thought that his third uncle had come here a few months ago and left the clues on purpose.

But who knew it was more than a decade ago!

But that doesn't make sense! If it were more than ten years ago, how could Uncle Three have foreseen this day?

Before Wu Xie could figure it out, Cui Dahai continued.

"Mr. Wu Sansheng saved my life in the mountains. Before he left, he told me that if anyone mentioned Wu Sansheng's name in the future, I should help him out."

"Not long ago, a young man came to me and mentioned Wu Sansheng's name. He said Mr. Wu's nephew would be coming soon and asked me to wait for him here!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Xie suddenly realized...

He eagerly pressed on, "What was that person's name? What did they look like?"

Cui Dahai shook his head.

"He didn't say. He was wearing a hood, so I couldn't see his face. But he left an address; it's on the southern slope of Changbai Mountain. If you want to go, I'll take you there."

Cui Dahai's words made Wu Xie and Fatty Wang's hearts skip a beat, and they both felt that something was wrong.

Fatty Wang couldn't help but whisper, "Tianzhen, do you think it could be Little Brother?"

"It's unlikely. Zhang Qiling said he was going to Guangxi and wouldn't be back so soon. Besides, if he were coming back, there's no need to be so secretive."

"Who else could it be but the young man?"

Wang Pangzi wasn't stupid either. Wu Sansheng knew that Wu Xie was not the same as before, but he still sent bodyguards over!

This indicates that the Eastern Xia Royal Mausoleum is very dangerous, and Wu Xie's strength may not be enough to handle it.

Since Wu Xie can't handle it, then at least a master would have to be able to.

He might not be on par with the young master, but he's certainly better than the average tomb raider.

But even after thinking through all the experts he knew in the underworld, Fatty Wang still couldn't think of anyone who could do the job.

"Alright, there's no point in thinking about it anymore. Since he wants us to see him, let's go. Let's see what he's up to."

At this point, Wu Xie turned to look at Cui Dahai, the Korean guide.

"Brother Cui, thank you for your help. Could you take us there now?"

"Now? Not now! The southern foot of Changbai Mountain is over 100 kilometers away by mountain road. You can't drive in the mountains, you can only hike. It will take at least three days to get there. And Changbai Mountain is not like other places, it's very dangerous. We need to be prepared and buy the necessary equipment before we can go in."

Wu Xie felt that with Li Changsheng around, no danger was a problem.

However, seeing Cui Dahai's serious expression, Wu Xie couldn't argue. He could only ask what equipment was needed and planned to go to town to buy it later.

"Other equipment is fine; there are spares at the hunter's lodge in the mountains if all else fails. But there are bears and Siberian tigers in these mountains, so it's best to get a couple of hunting rifles for self-defense. I know some hunters in town who have some; I'll go borrow them. We can meet here at this time tomorrow!"

If this were twenty years from now, hunting rifles wouldn't even be a possibility.

However, it was only 2003, and the regulations weren't that strict yet. Especially near the mountains, many families still kept hunting rifles.

Wu Xie nodded quickly and said with a smile, "Brother Cui, thank you for your trouble!"

Cui Dahai quickly waved his hand, "Don't mention it, we're all family! If it weren't for your third uncle giving me a hand back then, I would have been swallowed up by Old Lin long ago!"

"Old Linzi?"

Fatty Wang was clearly interested in the word and asked a question on his own.

Cui Dahai explained, "Changbai Mountain is different from other places. The terrain is complex, with many old forests that are rarely visited by people. You never know what might be in those forests—wild animals, wild men, even foxes, weasels, stags, and other strange creatures. But don't worry, this trip to the southern slope doesn't involve passing through any old forests, so the safety is quite high."