Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 25

Just as Hao Aiguo was about to confront the fat man, Yang Xueli came out.

Shirley Yang was wearing a red leather jacket, casual white trousers with tapered cuffs, and white sneakers. Her flawless white ankles were exposed, and she looked really beautiful.

The fat man stared at Yang Shirley from head to toe. The more he looked, the more attractive he found this American girl. She was really beautiful and incredibly rich; she was practically the goddess in the hearts of countless men.

Hu Ming glanced at it and thought to himself that it was alright.

When Hu Bayi saw the woman come out, he only frowned.

When Professor Chen saw Yang Xueli come out, he introduced her to the group: "This is our investor, Ms. Yang Xueli."

Hu Ming and Hu Bayi simply stood up, smiled, and nodded at her, but said nothing.

Seeing that the two were only like this, Yang Xueli was slightly angry, and then said, "I don't know what skills the three of you have. If none of them meet our standards, although it is a pity, we will have to ask you to leave. After all, there are more than just a few of you who know feng shui."

Hu Ming and Hu Bayi were both stunned when they heard this, not expecting the woman to be so arrogant.

"Old Hu, Fatty, let's go."

Hu Mingchao greeted Hu Bayi and Fatty, then turned to face outside and saw Ye Yixin, Sa Dipeng, and Chu Jian standing outside the gate, watching the show.

Watch their farcical performance.

Over the past few days, the three of them had witnessed Hao Aiguo chasing people away quite a few times, and they couldn't be more smug.

The three of them were young and arrogant, believing that no one who wasn't an archaeologist was qualified to join their team.

Hu Ming sneered inwardly upon seeing this, then said to Professor Chen and the others, "Here's a free tip before you leave: the Jingjue Ancient City only appears at a fixed time each year."

Hurry up and I wish you success.

"Oh, and there's the Ghost Eye Curse. Be careful not to get that thing." With that, Hu Ming strode towards the door.

Professor Chen was stunned when he saw Hu Ming leave so suddenly.

"Alright, goodbye." The fat man clasped his hands in a fist salute to Yang Xueli, then turned and followed Hu Ming with a flourish. His older brother had already spoken; what was he still doing here?
"Professor Chen, I'm so sorry!" Hu Bayi glanced at Yang Xueli, sighed to Professor Chen, turned around, and followed Hu Ming.

Hu Ming called for them to leave, and the two of them left without any hesitation.

However, the moment Hu Ming uttered those words, Yang Xueli was jolted awake, as if struck by lightning, her face turning deathly pale. He knew about the Ghost Eye Curse?
Professor Chen and Professor Hao Aiguo gasped, deeply shocked.

They had consulted countless documents to obtain only a tiny clue about the ancient city of Jingjue and the Queen of Jingjue, never expecting that this young man would know so much.

However, the clue he obtained was that the queen of Jingjue, one of the thirty-six kingdoms of the ancient Western Regions, was a woman, known as the Queen of Jingjue, who lived in the ancient city of Jingjue. Later, Jingjue was attacked by the Kingdom of Gumo and other kingdoms. At that time, a hurricane swept through the country, and yellow sand filled the sky, burying the ancient city of Jingjue in sand.

Later, some explorers went to search for the ancient city of Jingjue and left some clues, but not many, and they were of little use.

Moreover, Professor Chen, being a friend of Yang Xueli's father, knew more about the curse.

Therefore, when Professor Chen saw that Hu Ming and the others were about to leave, he immediately stepped forward to stop them and said, "Young comrades, please don't be angry. Miss Yang was just like Aiguo, who has been annoyed by people these past few days, which is why she said what she just said."

Yang Xueli also realized what was happening and quickly stepped forward, saying, "I'm sorry, all three of you. There have been too many people coming these past few days, so I misspoke just now. Please forgive me." After saying that, she bowed to the three of them again.

Hu Bayi looked at Hu Ming, and Hu Ming got goosebumps from his gaze.

Hu Ming had no choice but to say, "Alright! We accept the apology." "Good, young comrades, let's go inside and talk." Professor Chen was overjoyed to hear this and invited the three of them inside.

The three sat on the sofa. Hu Ming took out a cigarette, looked at Yang Xueli and said, "Miss Yang, to be honest, all you people doing going to Jingjue Ancient City will only bring a few more corpses to the desert."

Hao Aiguo was displeased upon hearing this and was about to say something when Professor Chen stopped him.

Hu Ming also saw the disapproving looks in Ye Yixin and the others' eyes, so he said to the three of them, "Don't be dissatisfying. I also graduated from university. University graduates are not anything special."

What you learn in school is limited; there are countless other things in reality that you haven't learned. Don't think that being a college student makes you superior.

Professor Chen nodded upon hearing this and said, "Comrade Xiaoming is right, you all remember that."

Ignoring the expressions of Ye Yixin and the others, Hu Ming continued, "If you go there this time, you will all likely die."

Hao Aiguo couldn't help but say, "It is our responsibility to contribute to the cause of archaeology."

Hu Bayi and Fatty both rolled their eyes, while Hu Ming said, "Alright, then this time the reward should be double that of the previous one."

Yang Xueli frowned upon hearing this, and Hao Aiguo said, "Are you crazy for money...?" Hao Aiguo was about to continue when Professor Chen interrupted him.

"Alright, patriotism."

Hu Ming glanced at Professor Chen and said, "You've never been to the desert, let alone know about the ancient city of Jingjue. The reason I'm charging such a high price is precisely because I know it so well."

As you should know, the fact that I'm asking for such a high price means you should realize how dangerous this operation is.

If Miss Yang agrees, we'll do it; if not, then goodbye.

“I agree. How about I give you three times the price you quoted before?” Yang Xueli said.

But Hu Ming shook his head and said, "I only want double."

Hu Bayi then said, "We only need twice the amount, but if we encounter danger or someone disobeys orders, then we will have to retreat."

Upon hearing this, Hao Aiguo stood up and said, "Impossible! You all run away as soon as there is danger. What are you good for?"

"So you want us to become your nannies? Whether you want to or not isn't up to you," Hu Ming said, looking at Yang Xueli and Professor Chen.

Yang Xueli and Professor Chen exchanged a glance and nodded, saying, "Okay."

Hu Bayi replied, "That's good. Don't worry, we're all soldiers. We won't do anything despicable. As long as you follow our orders, we won't abandon anyone."

“Yes, Lao Hu is right. We say this because we hope there is only one voice in the team, which will help to unite everyone,” Hu Ming said, glancing at Professor Chen and the others.

Professor Chen smiled and said, "We all know that. I wonder if you gentlemen could explain the art of celestial feng shui? Let us bookworms broaden our horizons."

It was obvious that they were still worried that Hu Bayi and his cousin were outsiders when it came to the art of celestial feng shui.

Hu Bayi felt a little pressured when he saw everyone staring at them intently.

The Celestial Feng Shui technique is a profound and mysterious art of star observation and site selection. It is indeed mentioned in his family's ancestral "Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret Technique," but he only imitates it superficially, which can be considered mere theoretical knowledge.

I've never actually tried it. What should I do?
He looked at Hu Ming, his eyes seeming to ask me what to do?
"Old Hu, just tell me, don't keep it to yourself. These intellectuals are virtuous and won't pry into our family's ancestral feng shui secrets."

(End of this chapter)