Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 125 Professor Sun?
"Why would I lie to you about something like this? Look, it's this, isn't it?"
“Just before you arrived, we found an ancient Tang Dynasty tomb here. It was specifically used by Li Chunfeng to hide this thing, and we just took it out.”

Hu Bayi chuckled, took out the tortoise shell that Hu Ming had thrown to him from the backpack at his feet, and handed it to Yang Xueli.

"This rune is the same kind found in the first half of the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book. Is this really the second half of the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book?"

"Old Hu, you guys are amazing!"

"I originally thought it would take a long time to find the second half of the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book, but I never expected that you would give me such a wonderful surprise as soon as I arrived in China!"

When Yang Xueli saw the tortoise shell, her face lit up with joy, especially the eye symbol in the very center of the shell, which clearly represented the Electric Dust Bead!
As she spoke, Yang Xueli couldn't contain her joy and hugged Hu Bayi tightly.

"Tsk! No, Miss Yang, we brothers got this together."

"Why are you only hugging Lao Hu? And can you please stop showing off your love in front of us single guys?"

"It looks so sour to us!"

Hu Ming, Fatty, and Big Gold Tooth twitched their lips at the sight, suddenly feeling annoyed.

"Ah! Sorry, Hu Ming, Fatty, and Boss Jin, thank you so much!"

"This has been our clan's long-cherished wish for thousands of years. Now that we've finally found a clue, we're overjoyed!"

Yang Xueli then released Hu Bayi, her face flushed with excitement, making her look incredibly charming.

"So, the current task is to find someone to translate the text on this?"

"I just don't know if anyone can still translate this kind of script now."

Thinking of this, Hu Bayi, whose expression was a little unnatural, couldn't help but ask.

"No need to look. I brought Professor Sun Xuewu (Sun Yaozu) from the capital with me this time. He knows how to translate this kind of text!"

"What a coincidence! The second half of the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book, along with a professor who understands this script, have all gathered together."

"Wait here, I'll go and call Professor Sun right away." With that, Yang Xueli hurriedly ran off to fetch Professor Sun.

“Sun Xuewu (Sun Yaozu)? Tsk!” After Yang Xueli left, Hu Ming and Chen Yulou clicked their tongues in unison.

"Mingzi, and Chief Chen, do you know this Professor Sun?"

The three of them were taken aback and looked at Hu Ming and Chen Yulou with curiosity.

"...Back then, one of my brothers had a close relationship with this Professor Sun, so he knew some things about him."

"How come Brother Hu Ming also knows about him?"

Chen Yulou gave a brief explanation, then looked at Hu Ming with a puzzled expression.

Could this guy really be incredibly powerful, knowing something like this about secrets?
"Hmm, I know a little. Professor Sun... you might as well just call him Professor Feng!"

Hu Ming chuckled, not wanting to explain further. If this were to be brought up, it would inevitably lead to grudges from the Ming Dynasty.

If Commander Feng hadn't adopted Professor Sun into the Sun family when he was young, changing his surname to Sun, Professor Sun would probably have been killed long ago.

Before long, Yang Xueli brought Professor Sun out. Just then, the stewed goose that the old man had put in the pot was ready. "This character, in modern Chinese, is Dian, short for southern Yunnan."

"This character is '献' (xiàn), meaning 'to offer,' but as you can see, these two characters are not connected at all on the tortoise shell, making it difficult to find a relationship between them."

"The character '滇' specifically refers to the ancient Dian Kingdom."

"Around the late Shang Dynasty, a group of people from the ancient Dian Kingdom believed in witchcraft and sorcery. To avoid chaos, they left the ancient Dian Kingdom and migrated to live in the deep mountains along the Lanjiang River. Their leader called himself King Xian!"

"However, the historical records about the tomb of the Prince of Xian are only fragmentary. Give me some more time, after I have searched through ancient books and conducted in-depth research..."

Professor Sun, wearing white gloves, carefully examined the symbols on the tortoise shell.

"Searching through ancient books and meticulously researching texts? Then I can make a few more years of easy money!"

Upon hearing this, Blind Chen put down the goose meat in his hand, took a sip of wine, and sneered.

After saying that, ignoring Professor Sun's surprised expression, he "looked" at Hu Ming and put on a serious expression.

"Young man, do you really want my human skin map just to go and explore the tomb of the King of Xian in southern Yunnan?"

"Since you know my past, you should understand just how dangerous the tomb of King Xian is. Back then, many of us brothers perished before we even saw the tomb."

"Even my old eyes have been lost there!"

"If it weren't for the decisive action of my Bai ethnic brother guide, who gouged out my eyeballs to stop the poison from entering my heart, I wouldn't have survived!"

As he spoke, Chen Yulou took off his sunglasses, revealing his hideous, empty eyes.

Hu Ming sighed, put sunglasses on Chen Yulou, and helped him sit down.

This can be considered a particularly painful and regrettable memory for Chen Yulou.

"So many years have passed, and though the past is like fleeting clouds, it remains vivid in my mind. I remember that last time I went tomb raiding very clearly. What does it mean to be horrified? It was truly horrifying!"

Blind Chen sighed suddenly, for the trip to the tomb of King Xian had been a huge blow to him.

His brothers were almost all killed or wounded, and he himself lost his eyes.

Disheartened and ashamed to serve as the leader of the Unloading Ridge faction, he could only wander the world, making a living by fortune-telling in the marketplace.

This life has been full of ups and downs, and I've come to see through the illusions of the world, which has greatly changed my mindset.

"President Chen, it seems we have no choice but to go to the tomb of the King of Xian."

"As you know, it's not just Partridge Whistle's lineage that has been searching for this bead since ancient times; even we brothers have been tainted by the curse."

"No matter how dangerous this tomb of King Xian is, how can we be satisfied without exploring it?"

Hu Ming sighed helplessly, then Hu Ming, Hu Bayi, and the fat man looked at each other, nodded, and smiled.

Those who raid tombs aren't afraid of how dangerous the tombs are; they're afraid of not being able to find the tomb at all!
All the dangers in this tomb were created by humans, so naturally there are corresponding solutions.

Whether it's a curse from a ghostly eye or a common trait among tomb raiders, the clues to a large tomb are right before their eyes—how can they possibly ignore it?
(End of this chapter)