“It’s not me!” Ning Yan blurted anxiously. “It’s obviously pointing at something behind me! That’s got to be it!”2

Ning Yan quickly hurried over to Wu Jianwu’s side. However, as he did, the blood needle on the Captain’s geomantic compass swiveled to follow him.0

The Captain’s expression turned very serious as he stared deeply at Ning Yan.0

“Get over here!”4

Wu Jianwu’s expression flickered as he turned to look at Ning Yan and, without even thinking about it, said, “A barren tree blooms, making new generations; the glimmering light points to distant relations?”13

Trembling with terror, Ning Yan ignored Wu Jianwu. He looked confused, and at the same time, his heart was pounding so hard it could dry up rivers and drain seas. He really had thought that he was just standing in between the geomantic compass and the tomb raider. But now it was clear that the needle really was pointing at him. When he thought about what that signified given the circumstances, he started to get panicky.0

“Elder B-brother Erniu,” he stammered, “this doesn’t have anything to do with me, really. I... I don’t even know what’s going on!”0

Xu Qing looked on curiously, but didn’t say anything.0

Eyebrows dancing up and down, the Captain said, “Hurry up and give it to me.”0

“Give you what?” Ning Yan said, grimacing. “You and I definitely aren’t blood related!”0

The Captain frowned in disdain. “I know this has nothing to do with you. How could I possibly have a descendant like...12