I Am Your Natural Enemy

Wen Yan looked at the book and let out a helpless laugh.

This Scholar Tu really knows a lot; Wen Yan hadn’t even asked where the Burial Scripture was yet, but this guy had already told him.

From the looks of it, if you just follow Scholar Tu’s method to take the statue, then that’d be the end of it.

If the Tomb Master thinks it’s fitting and is satisfied with the process, he’ll hand the Burial Scripture to the visitor.

Wen Yan cupped his hands toward the tombstone.

”Thanks a lot. I’m taking the thing with me, so you can rest in peace.”

Good thing he brought some stuff as offerings when he arrived. Now, with only a plastic bag left, he could use it to carry away the Human Skin Book.

Wen Yan had already learned his lesson: for strange things like this, it’s best not to touch them directly.

Even if there’s no warning about what would happen, you never know what kind of weird stuff might occur.

He glanced at the prompt.

”Human Skin Book.

A book made from the back skin of former Tomb Raiders, crafted with their pain and resentment, preserving one version of the Burial Scripture perfectly, unchangeable.

Any Tomb Raider carrying this book will be cursed to die a violent death.

Helping people find a tomb and provide a peaceful burial brings blessings.”

Wen Yan put the Human Skin Book in the plastic bag and took it away.

Now he basically understood why Scholar Tu rob tombs and also helps people tend graves—makes everything clear and keeps things separate.

After Wen Yan left, the Tomb Master’s family continued lighting incense and burning paper, told the Tomb Master about their situation, and before leaving, let the kids at home eat some of the offerings.

The Tomb Master was very satisfied with the outcome this time. Honestly, he didn’t want to keep that book—which he had never even read. Now that he’s dead, he’s just afraid it’d bring trouble to his living family.

Wen Yan is meticulous in what he does, so the Tomb Master simply followed the agreement and handed over the book, fulfilling their promise.

When Wen Yan got back home, he got a call from Granny Fox, saying the Little Red Fox was about to arrive, but the person sending him didn’t dare get close to the Wenyan Family’s neighborhood and asked Wen Yan to go pick him up.

When Wen Yan got there, he saw a camper parked, and a chubby driver with heavy dark circles. As soon as he saw Wen Yan, he hurriedly got off the car, plastering on a smile.

”Bro, so it’s you!”

The fat driver hunched over, grinning from ear to ear, buttering him up as much as possible.

”I’ve been traveling by car, so I dropped the Little Fox off along the way. If I’d known you were here, Bro, I definitely would have brought more stuff...”

Wen Yan looked at this guy, thinking he was coming on a bit too strong, wasn’t he?

”And you are?”

”It’s me, Bro! Last time you saved me from Boss Tao!”

The fat driver shook his head, and for a split second, a chubby panda face flashed into view.

”Uh, so it’s you...”

Honestly, Wen Yan hadn’t really thought about following up on what happened after that, mainly because that period was such a mess—he went through it so many times that his brain was muddled. Afterwards, everything branched off in a thousand directions, so he wasn’t about to think about less important things like this.

”How’d you end up here?”

”The Scorching Sun Department set me up somewhere with plenty of food and drink, but staying in one place just made me feel off all over.

So, after signing the agreement, I didn’t ask for anything else—just wanted an RV.

Now I’m driving around on my own. As long as I’m moving, I feel much better.”

”Sounds pretty good...”

Wen Yan didn’t ask much else; since the Scorching Sun Department had already released him, given him an RV, and Granny Fox was fine with letting this guy bring the Little Fox, then there shouldn’t be any problems.

Wen Yan entered the RV and saw that there was a box inside covered with a cloth. Lifting the cloth, he found the Little Fox inside, looking pitifully at him, locked in the box.

The fat driver quickly clarified on the side,

”This wasn’t me, Granny Fox gave him to me like this.

She specifically told me, absolutely don’t let him out halfway.

Said this rascal never learns no matter how many times he gets punished. If she wasn’t afraid of bringing you trouble by breaking his legs again, she’d have done it before sending him over.

Granny Fox especially asked me to tell you: if he dares to sneak past the property line, just beat him as hard as you like.”

The Little Fox listened miserably from the side, not daring to say a word in protest.

This panda guy was really careful—not missing a single word in passing along the message.

Wen Yan looked at the Little Fox, a bit shocked.

”What’d you do this time? Got your legs broken again?”

”No... really, I didn’t do anything. I’ve been super good lately. My legs just healed—I swear, I didn’t do anything.” The Little Fox sounded a bit aggrieved; this time, he really hadn’t done anything wrong.

Last time his legs were broken in three places, he even had trouble playing on his phone, so now he’d really learned to be careful.

Yeah, after getting home, he got another leg broken—he didn’t even dare ask why.

Otherwise, this time when Granny sent him here, he didn’t ask a thing and obediently followed orders.

Wen Yan looked at the Little Fox, and remembering what Granny Fox said about Third Brother Hu, he pretty much understood why Granny Fox was so strict with the Little Fox.

Not just because she was afraid he’d go astray, but also afraid he’d get used by someone and lose his life.

What other families do isn’t really Wen Yan’s place to comment on.

He took the Little Fox home, opened the box, and let him out. Looking at the somewhat awkward-looking Little Fox, Wen Yan asked,

”Do you know why your grandma sent you here like this?”

”Probably because there’s some really big trouble and she’s scared I’ll get hurt...” The Little Fox replied honestly.

”So you figured it out too?”

”Yeah, my grandma would never take a car just for egg shopping...”

”As long as you get it. From now on, you’re not allowed to leave this house or go to the basement. When you finally figure out for yourself why your grandma asked me to look after you, I’ll let you go into the front and back yards.”