从老虎嘴里抢夺猎物.
顾名思义,它指的是从野兽的口中夺取宝藏——从别人的手中夺取利润.
从道德标准来看,这种行为无疑是不光彩的.
但魏一从来就不是那种坚持原则,遵守正义的人.
尤其目标是黑虎会——他的宿敌.
他认为没有理由表现出仁慈.
...
午夜.
荒野深处,阴暗的森林里——
夜里回荡着夜莺的啼叫和青蛙的嘎嘎声.
魏一和李汉伦两人穿着黑色睡衣,脸上蒙着黑布,做坏事,总得先掩盖身份.
两人尽量压抑着气息,排成一列,无声无息地在树林里穿梭.
他们的动作迅速而稳健,从一座山脊跳到另一座山脊,就像经验丰富的山中猎人.
整个跋涉过程中,没有惊动任何一只森林野兽.
"到了吗?"魏一擦了擦额头的汗,微微皱眉,低声问道.
"快到了——就在前面了."李汉伦低声说道,声音低沉,呼吸略显急促.经过这么长时间的奔波,他的体力也开始减弱,脸色明显有些苍白.
幸运的是,他们的目的地已经触手可及.
翻过最后一座山后,他们眼前的景象突然变成了一片荒芜,杂草丛生的墓地——一片散布着被遗忘的坟墓的荒凉田野.
"小心,有人看着呢."魏一低声说道,一把将李汉伦拉到自己身边.
李汉伦小心翼翼的抬起头.
果然,附近的高地上出现了几个身影,他们警惕地注视着周围.
虽然隔着一段距离,看不清他们的面容,但从他们的装束来看,却分明是霸宗的外门弟子.
"他们肯定是黑虎会的,"李汉伦笑着说,一点也不惊慌."看来我们来对地方了."
"你猜他们盗的是谁的坟墓?"魏一突然问道,目光盯着前方阴暗的坟墓.
的确-
黑虎会最近的暗中策划,目的就是盗墓.
当然,这座坟墓并不是某个平民的.
在魏一的判断下,这魂魄要么是隐世强者,要么是武林前辈,绝对不会是普通的魂魄.
"我怎么知道?大概只有赵元吉和他那几个亲信知道详情,其他人都蒙在鼓里.我也是偶然发现的,"李汉伦回答道,"不过看他们准备了这么久,又在深更半夜来到这里,这墓主人想必是个大人物."
"不管是谁.如果有宝藏,我们就拿走.如果有危险,我们就消失."他耸耸肩,满不在乎地补充道.
Wei Yi chuckled at that. "Fair enough. It's not like we're the ones defiling graves—we're merely here for the spoils."
As they whispered, the two men began inching closer to the burial site, their movements concealed beneath the cloak of night.
In daylight, they'd have been easily spotted. But under the veil of darkness, dressed in black and keeping to the shadows, they passed unnoticed.
After roughly the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, they stopped.
Hidden behind a leaning gravestone, they peered into the scene ahead.
Not far from them, a group of men was hard at work digging. Standing to the side were three figures, watching silently.
When Wei Yi caught sight of them, his pupils narrowed instinctively.
As expected.
One was Zhao Yuanji—the so-called "Black Tiger," head of the Black Tiger Society and one of the famed "Two Tigers" of the outer sect.
The other two were his top lieutenants: the grinning "Smiling Tiger" Xu Pingzheng and the sinister "Plague Tiger" Lei Yuan.
All three were top-tier fighters, and the true core of the Black Tiger Society's power.
Given the Society's usual temperament, Wei Yi's repeated humiliations should have been repaid long ago. Yet, half a month had passed with no retaliation—clearly, this grave-robbing scheme had consumed their attention.
If successful, the rewards could be immense—power, resources, even a much greater chance of entering the inner sect.
In comparison, dealing with Wei Yi could always come later.
"Still not done?" Zhao Yuanji growled, his voice low and ominous.
He was a towering figure, radiating strength. His eyes gleamed coldly, and his presence was oppressive.
"Almost there!"
Spurred by his voice, the grave-diggers redoubled their efforts.
"This is strange," Xu Pingzheng remarked, twisting his lips into a smirk. "That old man was once a figure of great renown. Why would he be buried in such a place?"
"Who knows—perhaps he feared his grave would be desecrated," Lei Yuan replied blandly.
"You mean, by us? Since that's exactly what we're doing…" Xu Pingzheng muttered, feigning innocence.
"You talk too much," Lei Yuan snapped, brows furrowed.
"I'm just bored."
"Then go help them dig."
"..."
While the two bantered, the coffin was finally uncovered and carefully hoisted out using thick ropes, then laid upon a cleared patch of earth.
A ripple of excitement passed through the Black Tiger disciples.
Even Zhao Yuanji's usual stoicism broke, a rare smirk curling his lips.
"Open it," he commanded curtly.
Four disciples stepped forward and began to pry open the heavy lid.
Everyone tensed—yet to their surprise, no traps or mechanisms triggered.
Zhao Yuanji glanced at Xu Pingzheng and gave a slight nod.
许平正没有丝毫犹豫,戴上了一副特制的手套,走上前去,开始翻找棺材里的东西.
整个团队都屏住了呼吸.
"找到东西了!"许平正眼里闪过一丝喜悦,"丹药,好几瓶,不知道还能不能用."
"武器——三件.它们肯定是灵铸的."
"虽然灵气有些消散了..."
"还有...秘籍.妈的,老大,挖到宝了,这可是老夫的招牌秘籍啊!"
看着封面上的大字,许平正的脸色狂喜起来,连呼吸都有些急促起来.
一堆堆文物在昏暗的灯光下闪闪发光.
黑虎会众人顿时哄笑起来.
收获远远超出了他们的预期.
但当他们为自己的幸运而欢欣鼓舞时——
阴影中,魏毅和李汉伦两人同样欣喜若狂.
宝藏.
那里真的有宝藏.
他们交换了一下眼神,眼神里闪烁着期待的光芒.他们之间轻轻地点了点头.
然后,他们齐齐缓缓地从俯卧的姿势中起身.他们原本紧绷的气息开始骚动,在黑暗中形成一股静谧的潮水.