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

Ah Ning glanced around before slowly speaking, "Why did Wang Zanghai build his tomb in the Xisha Islands? I don't know the answer, but I know where the answer lies!"

Wu Xie had long been curious about Wang Zanghai's tomb in the Xisha Islands. Why was his third uncle, Wu Sansheng, looking for Wang Zanghai's tomb? What secrets did this tomb hold? Therefore, Wu Xie had been researching extensively, including Wang Zanghai's life story, the history of the Ming Dynasty, and so on…

Upon hearing A Ning's words, a flash of inspiration struck Wu Xie, and he almost instinctively replied, "The Tomb of the King of Ten Thousand Slaves?"

Ah Ning nodded and explained in a deep voice, "According to the information I investigated, Wang Zanghai was missing for a period of time."

Upon hearing this, Wu Xie's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously said, "After Wang Zanghai oversaw the construction of the Forbidden City, he disappeared for a few years."

A Ning nodded and said, "That's right. It was during these past few years that he was captured and taken to the Eastern Xia Kingdom. The then-ruler of the Eastern Xia Kingdom, King Wan Nu, forced him to cultivate a Heavenly Palace on a Cloud Peak deep within the Changbai Mountains!"

"It was this experience that caused Wang Zanghai's personality to change drastically, suddenly making him mysterious. He not only built an underwater tomb in the Xisha Islands, but also left behind many mysteries. These mysteries all point to the secret of immortality..."

Upon hearing this, Wu Xie and Fatty Wang exchanged a glance, realizing that what A Ning was researching was similar to what Zhang Hailou was doing. Numerous clues also pointed to one thing: Wang Zanghai must have seen or heard something at the Heavenly Palace on the Cloud Top, which later motivated his tireless pursuit of the secret of immortality.

In addition...

Wu Xie remembered something else!

At the Lu King's Palace, they found a jade figurine inside the bronze coffin. Li Changsheng had casually mentioned that the jade figurine could grant imperfect immortality, but it required shedding the skin nine times, each time taking nearly five hundred years. If one emerged from the jade figurine prematurely without enough time, they would become a blood corpse!

Could it be that the Wan Nu King of Dongxia Kingdom, who claimed to be immortal, actually achieved immortality through the jade figurine?

After pondering for a moment, Wu Xie still felt it didn't quite make sense. After all, there were many restrictions on the jade terracotta warriors to achieve immortality, while the Wan Nu King of Dongxia Kingdom seemed to be able to move freely and was not restricted by the jade terracotta warriors.

"Or perhaps, the King of Wannu achieved immortality through another method. It was precisely because Wang Zanghai saw the truth behind the King of Wannu's immortality that he became so desperate to unravel this secret."

Immortality has always been a power that countless people dream of, and some are even willing to pay any price for it. It's not hard to understand why Wang Zanghai would be so obsessed with it.

After a moment's thought, Wu Xie turned his gaze to A Ning and asked softly, "So, your company's target this time is the Heavenly Palace on the Clouds?"

Ah Ning nodded, but her gaze fell on Li Changsheng.

"Mr. Li, how about we collaborate again? Same old terms, one million for consulting fees. All we need is for you to provide assistance; we'll handle the actual searching for clues ourselves."

Li Changsheng thought for a moment and then shook his head.

Seeing this, Aning was somewhat surprised!

Because Li Changsheng is usually easy to talk to, he will accept most of the tasks.

Thinking about this, Ah Ning asked with some confusion, "Does Boss Li have any concerns?"

"Not really, it's just that you're probably going to be disappointed this time. Jude Kao needs my customers, and since our goals conflict, we can't cooperate."

Upon hearing this, Ah Ning's eyes narrowed sharply!

The inability to cooperate is a minor issue; the key problem is the conflict of objectives!

Ah Ning could tell that Li Changsheng's trip was likely for the sake of the King of Ten Thousand Slaves. If the King of Ten Thousand Slaves were still alive, he would most likely be a corpse immortal, like Feng Shigu of the Earth Immortal Village.

In other words, Li Changsheng was to be responsible for the funeral of the King of Ten Thousand Slaves...

Thinking of this, Ah Ning couldn't help but sigh, and then said somewhat helplessly, "Well, it seems we came here for nothing."

A Ning never imagined that she would snatch the King of Ten Thousand Slaves from Li Changsheng.

Because she knew it was simply impossible.

Let alone her, even if she and her mercenaries joined forces, they wouldn't be a match for Li Changsheng, and they wouldn't even be able to touch a single finger of him.

Rather than humiliating yourself, it's better to be sensible and give up the idea sooner rather than later.

However, Ah Ning wasn't completely discouraged and quickly asked, "Then can we go and see for ourselves? There must be many secrets inside the Heavenly Palace in the Clouds. We can take some photos to explain to my boss."

"No problem, I can agree to it for the sake of our old acquaintance."

Li Changsheng readily gave an OK sign and agreed.

The main reason is that although Aning's subordinates are not particularly strong, they are well-equipped and numerous. They are good for doing manual labor, saving Li Changsheng from having to do the work himself every time.

Li Changsheng is too lazy to do it himself now; he'll delegate the trivial matters to others whenever possible.

Hearing Li Changsheng's assurance, A Ning finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He believed that if Li Changsheng was unwilling, they wouldn't be able to stay in Changbai Mountain, let alone take photos at the Heavenly Palace on the Clouds.

After hearing that both sides had finally reached an agreement, Zhang Hailou picked at his ear and asked listlessly, "Are you done talking? When do we set off?"

"Tomorrow, I'll go into the mountains during the day. There might be heavy fog at night, so it's too dangerous to go into the mountains now."

Zhang Hailou neither agreed nor disagreed, but simply shrugged and lazily asked for a separate tent to rest in.

Silent all night.

Just as Aning had predicted, a thick fog blanketed the area the following morning.

The snow-capped mountains were almost entirely shrouded in thick fog, making even their outlines invisible.

After everyone had finished packing, Aning announced the departure.

"The fog in the mountains is too thick, so don't stray too far from each other. If you find yourself separated, immediately blow your whistle to warn each other."

On this trip into the mountains, Aning didn't bring too many people, only five capable subordinates, plus six people from Li Changsheng's side, making a total of twelve people in the team.

After Aning finished speaking, she had Mike give everyone a whistle.

The whistle could be clearly heard at least two hundred meters away.

The group took the whistle and then headed deeper into the snow-capped mountains.

During the journey, Aning recounted to everyone their experiences of searching for the Heavenly Palace on the Cloud Top in the Hengshan Mountains over the past half month.

"The Hengshan mountain range is too large, stretching for at least a hundred miles, with seven or eight snow-capped peaks and hundreds of mountain peaks."

"Finding the Heavenly Palace in such a large area is like finding a needle in a haystack."

At this point, Aning turned her head and looked at Li Changsheng.

"Boss Li, do you have any ideas?"

Li Changsheng shrugged: "I don't know the way either, but they do!"

As he spoke, Li Changsheng pointed to Zhang Hailou and Director Cui Dahai.

Cui Dahai smiled shyly and nodded, saying, "Mr. Zhang gave me the map last night."