Tomb Raiding: I'm Just a Lowly Member of the Zhang Family

Name: Tomb Raiding: I'm Just a Lowly Member of the Zhang Family
Author: Fuyu

盗墓：我只是一个小小张家人

by Fuyu (扶鱼)

Status: Completed
Length: 227k Words
Genre: Two Male Leads
Updated: 2y ago
English: Request a translation

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Synopsis

[Wu Xie CP + deliberately awkward antics + from tomb raiding to Sand Sea + sunny and cheerful protagonist at first, turns dark later + angst in Sand Sea]

Shi Xu was bound to a System that sent him to the tomb-raiding world to complete all sorts of bizarre missions.

[Get the dog that chased you a few days ago to run away.]

[Look deeply into Wu Xie's eyes for thirty seconds without laughing.]

[Maintain eye contact with Zhang Qiling for ten seconds.]

[Give Zhang Qiling ten compliments, and start every sentence by calling him “big brother.”]

[Buy a pair of sunglasses from Black Glasses, then return them immediately.]

[Catch a corpse beetle to keep as a pet.]

Shi Xu: For my paycheck, I'll do it!

But little by little, he noticed that Wu Xie was looking at him differently.

Wu Xie even asked him, “Do you like men?”

After Zhang Qiling entered the Bronze Gate,

Wu Xie put away his former innocence and began plotting against the Wang family.

That included avenging Shi Xu.

People in the underworld knew that Third Master had once had a very good friend named Li Shixu.

Moreover, the Xie family head, Black Glasses, Wang Pangzi, and Mute Zhang had all been close to that friend.

But then, one day, the friend vanished without a trace.

Until one day,

someone said they'd seen a man in a place in the north who looked exactly like Li Shixu...

And that man, they said, had the surname Wang.

P.S. 1. For the first sixteen chapters, Shi Xu has lost his memory and becomes a child of the Zhang family, growing up alongside Xiao Ge.

2. To keep the story moving in the main text (forgive the author's burning desire to finish it), Shi Xu's descent into darkness may not get much description. I'll make up for it in the extras.

Stats

133Chapters

2.2kReads · 30 days

132.2kReads · all time

253Shelf adds, last 14 days

8.5Score

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This book is incredibly good. Unlike typical angst-filled novels that make you cry buckets, it has a happy ending, but the experiences leave you feeling empty inside. It's as if he was there, yet he feels ethereal and fleeting; he's like sand in the air, impossible to grasp or understand. Reading this book even improved my writing skills. It's so good, how could it end like this?! (╥╥)!!!
34 likes2y ago
Every time I see this, my chest tightens. I've reread it at least three times already. I can't forget that subtle, persistent pain. Every time I reread the extra chapters, Wu Xie's unspoken love always resonates in my heart. Why not say it? Because Boss Li is gone… All the hardships along the way ultimately lead to a simple ending. It seems surprising, yet also quite normal… The author's writing is brilliant. I hope the author will check out the new book 😢
32 likes1y ago
Well, I felt a little sad after watching it. Wu Xie never said "I like you" in the end. Although they both understood, there was still a lot of regret. The ending was a bit hard for me to accept, but perhaps it was a good ending for Boss Li. 🥺 In the end, they still couldn't meet, and I'm afraid that if they did meet, I wouldn't be able to stop missing him when I left. 🥺
21 likes2y ago
I felt a subtle sadness permeated the entire book, reminding me of the line: "I stand at the beginning of the story, gazing at you as you walk towards your inevitable death." All of us readers know that Shi Xu will eventually leave Wu Xie and the others to return to his own world, but deep down, there's always a sliver of hope that he can stay.
19 likes1y ago
After watching it, I felt a little sad, like the faint singing from a distant high platform, faint yet present, vague and indistinct, making one doubt its existence, yet it did indeed come from a deep distance. A beautiful beginning and an incomplete ending are like life, which is always destined to have regrets.
19 likes2y ago
It was very good... But there were so many regrets from beginning to end. I really can't tell if the ending is good or bad... They like each other, and it was so hard for things to finally settle down... Why couldn't it have a happy ending...? But alas, that ending seemed predetermined from the very beginning… As mentioned before, he doesn't belong to this world; he's a transmigrator…
14 likes1y ago
It was sweet all the way through, the middle was uneventful, and then the ending suddenly stabbed me in the heart. I didn't have time to react, and when I did, it was a sharp, throbbing pain.
14 likes2y ago
I took a quick look! It's actually pretty good! I'm asking you all, is the ending a happy ending or a sad ending? 🤔 This is really important to me!! I need to prepare myself mentally, the title sounds like a sad ending! This is good news!!!
14 likes2y ago
He waited for the ten-year promise, but the young man never came. If you ask me which book I've always trusted the most, it's definitely this one: *Tomb Raider: I'm Just a Small Member of the Zhang Family*, a book that brought both joy and sorrow, giving me both plenty of joy and plenty of sorrow. With other books, I'd definitely have things to criticize, but with this one, I can't seem to find anything to criticize. I can only offer a weak evaluation and weak words.
13 likes2y ago
Oh my god, the later parts were so good! 🔪 Li Shixu, you're such a good boy! When I saw the chapter where his hands were covered in blood and gore from playing the piano, my eyes really welled up with tears. The author's writing is truly excellent. 😭😭😭
12 likes2y ago