Since the Flame Heart Lock was unlocked, the cat's power has been unrestricted. Usually, in crowded places, she will control it herself because humans cannot stand her aura.
But in this desolate desert, there's no need to be so cautious; her senses can easily cover the entire desert.
Meanwhile, people more than 100 kilometers away are heading in their direction.
Jiu Yebai believed the cat's words. He suddenly jumped off the rock and headed towards the tent, saying, "Then I'll go to sleep first."
The cat lay on the rock for a while longer.
Professor Gu sent someone to tell her to rest early, and only then did Maomao wander back to the tent.
Sure enough, two hours later, someone sneaked up on their supply truck while everyone was asleep.
"There's quite a lot of stuff."
"Don't waste time, pour out the water and take the gasoline away."
They were looking for gasoline inside, and had just found it. Before they could even take it out, they heard Jiu Yebai say from beside the car door:
"Where are you taking it?" Jiu Yebai yawned; the cat's prediction was incredibly accurate.
The two men reacted quickly and immediately reached for their guns!
Jiu Yebai, however, pointed a gun at the heads of the two men first.
"Get down," Jiu Yebai said coldly.
The two men dared not resist and got out of the car.
"Throw away the gun."
The two men did the same, raising their hands. Jiu Yebai was holding a large-caliber pistol; firing at such close range would surely blow their brains out.
Jiu Yebai kicked the gun away, and then kicked another person.
The other person, who had been on edge the whole time, suddenly attacked Jiu Ye Bai as well!
However, someone suddenly appeared behind him and knocked him unconscious with a single chop to the neck.
It's Bai Jiang.
Jiu Yebai glanced at Bai Jiang and said, "I can handle this. Why did you have to come, Maomao?"
Bai Jiang simply said, "I heard a noise, but it wasn't the sect leader who told me."
Jiu Yebai didn't care. He first tied up the unconscious person, and then tied up the person he was stepping on.
He crouched down and looked at the two of them. "Heh, old acquaintances, the mercenaries from Flying Scorpion."
He easily spotted the symbol on their sleeves: a black scorpion.
The white-clad general wrapped their mouths with black duct tape.
After that, they ignored the two of them and went back to sleep.
The next day, the first people to get up quickly spotted the two mercenaries, screamed in fright, and woke everyone up.
Professor Gu came over and took a look. He immediately felt relieved and said, "Don't panic. These must have been the ones who attacked last night. They've been tied up here by our people."
Jiu Yebai walked over and said, "That's right, Professor Gu, these two came to steal oil. Bai Jiang and I tied them up without alerting anyone."
The other staff members were somewhat frightened, after all, the two mercenaries looked very fierce.
The weather was nice today, with no wind. They didn't delay, had a quick breakfast, and set off immediately.
Jiu Yebai asked, "Professor Gu, what should we do with these two?"
Professor Gu: "The weapons were confiscated, but the people were just left there."
...
On the other side.
When Michelson woke up in the morning, he was furious to learn that the operation the previous night had failed.
Upon seeing the tall, curly-haired Pei Ning, Michelson angrily exclaimed, "This is your subordinate? So useless?!"
Pei Ning simply snorted coldly, "Uncle Mitchellson, I told you long ago that it was completely unnecessary for you to do this. They have many experts, but you wouldn't listen and insisted that I send people."
Mitchellson said, "In the end, it's still the Flying Scorpion that's no good."
Before Pei Ning could say anything, the mercenaries beside her were already furious.
Pei Ning pushed him away and said, "Uncle Mitchellson, I feel it's necessary for me to tell you that our contract is to protect your safety, and it doesn't include anything else. Last night's operation was already an exception."
Mitchellson snorted, calmed down slightly, and stopped arguing.
"They've already started moving forward, so keep up, we're starting too."
...
Jiu Yebai was in the same car as Professor Gu, and he couldn't help but ask, "Professor Gu, do you know who the people with us are?"
Professor Gu said, "If I'm not mistaken, it should be Mitchellson... He was a desert explorer in his early years, and he has been looking for the Great Xia Imperial Tombs. In fact, he has already found them."
"However, the Great Xia King has people under his command who are proficient in Qimen Dunjia, and the Great Xia King's Mausoleum is full of intricate mechanisms, which he should not be able to crack."
After a long night, it became clear that this explained why the other party only stole gasoline and did nothing else.
He still needs to keep people around to open the Great Xia Imperial Tombs.
Professor Gu said, "It's not easy to catch Mitchellson normally. Since we've run into him this time, Jiu Yebai, keep a close eye on him and don't let him get away in the end."
Jiu Yebai nodded.
In the afternoon, the desert sun blazed down.
The third brother stared at the bright sun for a long time, then told them with great certainty, "This is the place marked on your ancient map."
Everyone looked completely bewildered.
Because there's nothing special about this place; it's just sand.
The two gate towers marked on the old map are completely missing!
One student said, "After so much weathering and erosion, it's unlikely that any tower, no matter what kind it is, would still be standing here, right?"
Professor Chen said, "Not necessarily... The reason why the Great Xia Royal Mausoleum is mysterious is because it has always existed, yet it has always been protected by mysterious forces. Perhaps these two tower gates are some kind of mechanism that will only appear when certain conditions are met."
Just then, a male classmate noticed that the cat was squatting on the ground. He asked with some concern, "Cat, are you tired? Cheer up!"
His words successfully attracted the attention of others, and many people looked at the cat.
The cat also looked up at him.
The male student immediately felt embarrassed.
“I’m not tired,” the cat said. “I know where the Tower Gate is.”
The others were immediately surprised.
Professor Chen: "Where?!"
How did she suddenly say something so shocking without making a sound?
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