Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 108 Heading to the Fishbone Temple

The old man was very hospitable. Within minutes, he brought over some food and placed it on the stone table in the courtyard.

The group had been running for a long time and were both thirsty and hungry. They quickly thanked him and then wolfed down their food.

"Hey, gentlemen, come quick!" Just then, Big Gold Tooth poked his head out of the latrine and shouted.

"What? We're eating right here!" Hu Bayi said with disdain.

"Come over here quickly, I'll show you something new!"

Upon hearing this, Hu Ming felt that the steamed bun in his hand suddenly tasted different.

Hu Ming naturally knew where Da Jinya had found the Western Zhou Dynasty stone tablet used as a toilet footrest.

However, the text on that thing had been worn away and was no longer of any use, so Hu Ming was too lazy to join in the fun.

"Young man, what are they doing? That's the outhouse."

At this moment, the old man brought over another dish of pickled vegetables, pointed at Hu Bayi and the others, and asked Hu Ming next to him in a daze.

"Grandpa, the three of them want something new, but they don't know if it should be dry or runny."

"Ignore them, those three, there's something wrong here!"

Hu Ming then smiled sarcastically, pointed to his head, and said to the old man.

They even raised their voices deliberately, making sure the three of them could hear them.

Sure enough, Hu Bayi and the other two immediately turned pale.

Especially the fat guy, back then he ate steamed buns with pickled vegetables, he really didn't care about manners at all.

"I understand you young people nowadays less and less."

"Young man, you look younger than them, but whatever you do, don't follow their example!"

The old man was taken aback, shook his head, gave Hu Ming some instructions, and then sat down to weave a bamboo basket.

"Hey, Ming, that's not fair of you. How can you insult us like that?"

Back at the table, Big Gold Tooth couldn't help but complain.

"Is it my fault? You were the one who said you wanted to see something new."

"I was just relaying your exact words to the old man."

Hu Ming shrugged and said innocently, leaving the others speechless.

Before long, the group had eaten and drunk their fill and rested comfortably.

Seeing that it was still early, the group prepared to go to the Fishbone Temple, and immediately prepared gas masks, candles, flashlights and other tools.

Having stocked up on food and water, the fat man bought two geese, saying they could be used to detect the air beneath the tomb.

After everything was settled, they rested and made their way towards the Fishbone Temple.

Of course, they left some money before leaving, since they had eaten quite a lot.

It turned out that when the group was on the boat, the boat captain had mentioned the Fishbone Temple. At the time, Hu Ming didn't say much about it, but they talked about it on the way here and mentioned the relationship between the Golden Abacus and them.

……

Longling is actually an extension of the Qinling Mountains.

This place is a patchwork of earthen hills, one after another, with the hills fragmented by rain and strong winds, forming countless gullies.

Often, two mounds may seem close in a straight line, but it can take half a day to walk from one to the other.

Everywhere there are ravines and wind tunnels. Some of the ravines are so deep that they look like bottomless cliffs when viewed from above.

The fat man was afraid of heights, and he walked with a heart full of fear.

After searching for half a day, they finally found the Fishbone Temple in the ravine.

The temple was made from the bones of the Iron-Headed Dragon King, with the fish's mouth serving as the temple gate. Although it was devoid of flesh, it still appeared ferocious and terrifying.

The fat man swung his entrenching tool and patted the fishbone. There was a metallic clang, but the bone was left without a trace.

Goodness, the bones of this Iron-Headed Dragon King are indeed harder than steel.

Hu Bayi and Hu Ming looked around.

"The feng shui of this place is truly wonderful." "Feng shui says: 'In a valley, there is no place to hide; if you stand in the center of a valley, you will not be able to achieve good fortune.'"

"This place is barren and lacks shelter. It is also deep in the Yin Mountains, where the yin energy is heavy. It would be slightly better to use it for burying people."

"This is called 'A fairy ribbon flies faintly within the tent, its deep protection signifies prosperity,' but unfortunately, there is no vegetation here."

"Using this feng shui location to build a temple is like asking yourself to get rid of bad luck. But conversely, it's the best location to use as a cover for tomb raiding."

"It seems that the old man who built the temple, Jin Suanpan, truly lived up to his reputation as a genuine tomb raider."

Hearing what Hu Bayi said, the tomb under Longling must be nearby.

The fat man looked around but couldn't find the entrance, not knowing where it was.

After a long day of fussing, they were exhausted and hungry, so they took out the dry food and water they had brought with them and had a hearty meal.

Hu Ming then walked in, picked up a kettle, and took a sip.

Having lived in Beijing for many years, this was the first time Big Gold Tooth had ventured out to the Qinling Mountains. Upon seeing the extraordinary scenery before him, he couldn't help but look around aimlessly.

The Book of Seeking Dragons says: There are hundreds of great mountains and rivers, and countless dragon palaces and treasure halls.

This is the terrain of the Longling area.

Hu Bayi was an expert in geomancy and burial site selection, so he stood on the mountain ridge and looked around, trying to find the location of the Dragon Tower Palace.

As he walked and looked around, he suddenly stepped down and sank into the ground. In an instant, only half of his head was still sticking out.

At this moment, Hu Ming and Fatty were both in the Fishbone Temple. Only Big Gold Tooth saw them and quickly ran over, trying to pull Hu Bayi up.

Unexpectedly, Big Gold Tooth had only run a few steps when he himself sank in.

"Help!"

Big Gold Tooth yelled.

Hearing the noise, Hu Ming and the fat man rushed out, only to see their heads disappear into the yellow earth.

Hu Ming went over to take a look and realized that the two of them must have fallen into the cave below.

There are traps everywhere, but from the outside it looks no different from the ordinary ground.

In reality, it's like quicksand; if you're not careful, you'll fall through.

The places where the two were trapped revealed two holes, each about the size of a person, winding and turning, their depth unknown.

Hu Ming immediately guessed that what was below was probably a large karst cave, likely the legendary Dragon Ridge Caves of the locals.

"what to do?"

When Fatty saw that Hu Bayi and Big Gold Tooth had both fallen, he became as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

Hu Ming remained calm. He originally thought that there must be tomb raiding passages dug by predecessors in the Fishbone Temple, and that would be the most suitable way to enter. He would look for them after he finished drinking the water.

However, seeing that Hu Bayi and Da Jinya had both fallen, he couldn't care less about that now.

"Fatty, jump down, let's go inside and find the two of them."

After Hu Ming finished speaking, he jumped into the cave.

Upon seeing this, the fat man was stunned for a moment, then steeled his heart and jumped down as well.

Below was a long passageway, and Hu Ming felt as if he were on a roller coaster, sliding down the passageway with a whooshing sound, passing one bend after another.

The passage seemed endless. After sliding along it for a long time, Hu Ming finally felt something suddenly block his way below.

His foot landed on solid ground; if it were an ordinary person, they would have been badly injured.

Even without breaking bones or a broken foot, it will never be easy.

However, Hu Ming's body has been enhanced, making him much stronger than an ordinary person.

He had prepared to land at any moment, and with his extraordinary mental strength and physical abilities, he managed to stop himself steadily.

As soon as Hu Ming landed, he heard a rustling sound behind him, so he quickly moved away.

As soon as I walked away, I saw the fat man's figure falling from above.

He didn't have Hu Ming's skills, and he immediately fell face-first into the mud, his buttocks feeling as if they were broken in two, causing him to scream in pain.

(End of this chapter)