Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 231 Guess
Hu Ming had a general understanding of the situation here, and knew that this was probably the tomb raider's hole left by that guy Lu Shangwang when he overthrew King Mu of Zhou.

But the problem is coming.

More than two thousand years have passed since then. If this bronze hexagonal wind chime is a work left by King Lu Shang or Tie Mian Sheng from that time, then...

Could it be that this giant corpse beetle has actually lived for about 2,500 years?
Moreover, it seems that if the giant corpse sting is unlucky enough to encounter Hu Ming and his group, it will probably continue to live for a long time.

This is quite intriguing.

It should be noted that Tie Miansheng and King Lu Shang fought tooth and nail for the jade figurine they had taken from King Mu of Zhou in their quest for immortality.

If they truly had the ability to research immortality, why would they do this?
"It's Wang Zanghai!"

A glint flashed in Hu Ming's eyes as he thought of a certain legendary figure.

Wang Zanghai left behind numerous failed attempts at researching immortality in various places.

If Wang Zanghai had visited the tomb of King Lu Shang, then everything would make sense.

This corpse stinger, with its hexagonal wind chimes and symbiotic relationship with centipedes, which has granted it a long lifespan, must be a trace left by Wang Zanghai when he visited this place.

Moreover, this symbiotic system probably has significant drawbacks, which is why Wang Zanghai left it here.

Hu Ming shook his head and kicked the wreckage into the water.

This thing has absolutely no value.

With their escape route blocked, they continued forward with the current.

Before long, after rounding a bend, the view ahead suddenly opened up.

This is a huge natural underground cave.

The riverbed has accumulated into a small pool of water here.

On the shallows on both sides of the waterway, there were only green, decaying corpses and scattered, eerie green phosphorescent lights.

Too much time had passed and the decay was too severe; many of them had turned into piles of white bones, scattered on the ground, piled up haphazardly.

It's long been impossible to tell whether they are human or animal.

Moreover, without exception, all of these corpses had a layer of gray film on them.

It looks like it's covered with plastic wrap.

This thin gray film is probably the reason why many corpses have not completely decomposed.

And from time to time, scorpion larvae would break out of the bodies of those that had not yet decomposed.

Upon seeing this, Wu Sansheng sighed, "We've arrived at the Corpse Pit! No wonder this place is so eerie..."

"No wonder the old man said this is a cave you can enter but can't come out of. I've been sifting sand for so long, but I never expected to come to such a strange place this time."

As he spoke, Wu Sansheng turned around and glanced at Hu Ming and Xiao Ge, whose expressions remained unchanged.

Wu Sansheng knew Xiao Ge well; he always had that expressionless, indifferent face, and he didn't expect to see any other emotions on Xiao Ge's face.

But Hu Ming…..
"Hu Ming, what do you think? This is the first time I've ever seen such a strange place. What's your opinion?"

"Opinion? None!"

"The essence of tomb raiding is not being afraid of ghosts; if you're afraid of ghosts, you won't raid tombs." "If you're in this line of work and don't see any novel or mysterious things, then it's really not fun!"

Hu Ming said calmly.

To be honest, what kind of monsters hasn't Hu seen?
I've even witnessed exaggerated scenes like a midnight parade of a hundred ghosts.

You think you can scare him with just a pile of corpses? The level difference is too great.

"However, this is indeed a cave of corpses, so there will definitely be dangers ahead. As for what we will encounter, we have no way of knowing."

"We might get lost and end up in a maze, not knowing where the boat is going. Maybe hundreds of water ghosts will come and overturn our planks."

As he spoke, Hu Ming looked at Wu Tianzhen and made a wicked joke.

To be honest, Hu Ming was somewhat looking forward to encountering that situation.

If you don't encounter something exciting while tomb raiding, then it's really not fun.

"Hiss~ No way, Uncle Ming, don't scare me. It's the 21st century now, and you still think about ghosts and water ghosts capsizing boats?"

"Weren't all those monsters, demons, and feudal superstitions overthrown and swept into the dustbin of history in the last century? How could there possibly be such things as ghosts and monsters?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Xie couldn't help but gasp.

This match was already quite exciting for him, and he felt somewhat uncomfortable. When Jiangnan said that, he was genuinely frightened.

"What, feudal superstition?"

Hu Ming glanced at Wu Sansheng, whose face had suddenly turned sour, with a strange expression, and chuckled inwardly.

"But I'm not trying to fool you. Just because you haven't seen these supernatural things doesn't mean they don't exist. Once you've been to a few more tombs and seen more of those filthy things, you'll understand."

“I’ve encountered this kind of thing many times. Back in 1981, I and a few friends encountered a situation in Xinjiang that was so scary it would scare you to death.”

"You know, the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons? It's real, not some ghost story meant to scare children."

"Several of us witnessed it with our own eyes: an abandoned ancient city ruin suddenly turned into a ghostly realm at midnight, shrouded in darkness, with countless ghostly figures moving back and forth along specific routes in the city. It was incredibly terrifying."

"Those horrific scenes, once witnessed, will be etched in your memory forever."

Upon hearing this, Wu Sansheng turned his surprised and uncertain gaze to Hu Ming.

"Ming, is that true? Company Commander Hu once told me about it."

"I thought he was exaggerating and bragging. Could it be that there really is such a terrifying thing as a 'night parade of a hundred ghosts'?"

Panzi clenched his teeth and couldn't help but shiver.

If that were true, he had no doubt that the horrifying scene would be enough to scare an ordinary person to death.

"Would we lie to you? These are all our personal experiences, and we've even encountered things that are more bizarre and incomprehensible."

Hu Ming chuckled, and seeing that Wu Xie's face was almost green, he stopped talking.

By this time, the boat had already traveled about halfway through the underground cavern, following the current...

(End of this chapter)