Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 36

Seeing his student Hao Aiguo acting erratically and about to offend someone, Professor Chen was so angry that his face turned green.

They all need these people's help to find the Jingjue Ancient City, and he himself dares not neglect these three brothers in the slightest. But you, in this situation, have offended all three of them at once.

"Brother Wang, Brother Hu, and Brother Ming, my teacher meant no harm whatsoever, please don't take it to heart."

"Yes, Brother Wang, I apologize on behalf of the teacher."

Sa Dipeng and Chu Jian said something to the two brothers, Fatty and Hu Ming.

Then, they looked at each other and sighed helplessly. Teachers are too easy to offend people.

"What's going on?" Yang Xueli walked over, her gloomy gaze lingering on the fat man.

"It's okay, it's okay. By the way, everyone, keep moving forward and be careful."

Upon seeing Yang Xueli's gloomy gaze, the fat man felt a chill run down his spine, quickly shouted something, and then patted his chest.

"Beep beep," the wireless intercom then beeped.

Attracting everyone's attention, Hu Bayi took out his communicator and pressed the answer button.

"Brother Hu, are you all alright? Be careful and keep in touch. That's all."

"Received, all done."

After speaking, Huba put the communicator away, glanced at Yang Xueli with a hint of doubt in his eyes, but said nothing. Then, he looked at Hao Aiguo with a clearly unfriendly gaze.

“Professor Hao, the three of us brothers came here because we were paid by Miss Yang. It’s not what you think. I hope you will watch your words.”

The three brothers were of one mind when facing outsiders.

"Alright, alright, Brother Hu, let's go," Ga Wa nudged Hu Bayi and urged.

Seeing this, Hu Ming nodded to Hu Bayi, and then continued to lead the way with Hu Bayi, with Fatty following behind them this time.

The fat man whispered to the two of them, "I just saw Yang Xueli slip into a small hole, so I followed her in and found several corpses. Then, when she wasn't looking, I found a small plate with a pattern under one of the corpses."

Hu Ming nodded upon hearing this, and then continued, "Put Dong XZ away carefully, and show it to me after we leave."

The fat man nodded and added, "However, that American girl seemed to be looking for something. She rummaged through those corpses, but didn't find this plate."

Hu Ming nodded, and then Hu Bayi asked in confusion, "We didn't find any caves when we were walking ahead!"

The fat man glanced at Hu Bayi and said, "The cave entrance was covered by snow, leaving only a small opening. I didn't expect that American girl to discover it."

"What she's looking for is none of our business, it's her business," Hu Bayi said righteously.

Hu Ming, standing to the side, looked at him with a hint of disdain. It was obvious at a glance that this guy had his eye on the other person.

The three chatted idly as they led the group forward.

There was a river ahead. The group stood on the riverbank, shining their flashlights on the water. Although the river was flowing slowly, it was almost imperceptible that it was moving; the water was crystal clear. Moreover, Hu Ming saw more than a dozen skeletons at the bottom of the river, the bones clearly showing signs of being gnawed on.

The flashlight beam shining on the water's surface actually reflected back into the water, making it appear hazy and obscuring any movement in the river.

Hu Bayi and Hu Ming exchanged a glance and concluded: This river is not safe.

"Everyone, rest where you are. Fatty, Mingzi, and I will go explore the river."

Upon hearing this, Hu Ming called to the fat man, rolled up his trousers, grabbed his ice axe, and waded into the river to find a shallow area.

"Little Sa, come here quickly."

When Sadipeng heard the teacher calling him, he quickly went over.

Professor Chen and Hao Aiguo stood in front of a stone wall, their expressions excited. The stone wall was covered with dense text.

Yang Xueli glanced at the three fat men standing in the distance.

Yang Xueli was furious that Hu Bayi and his two companions were still monitoring her. She had already decided that once she broke the curse in Jingjue Ancient City, she would go straight back to America. As for Hu Bayi and his companions' wages, since there was no contract, Yang Xueli didn't plan to give them the rest of their money.

However, if Hu Ming knew about this, he would only say that this American girl was naive. If her curse could be broken so easily, then her ancestors would have broken it long ago.

Moreover, Hu Bayi and his two companions had already made plans if they actually arrived at the Jingjue Ancient City.

Without hesitation, the three brothers secretly collected the artifacts. Of course, Hu Ming was the main force in collecting the artifacts, while the other two helped him seize the opportunity. By then, Yang Xueli's money would just be extra money for the three brothers.

However, all of this has one prerequisite: finding the ancient city of Jingjue.

"Damn, Mingzi, this water is so warm. Why don't we take a bath first?" The fat man put his hand into the water.

Hu Ming frowned and said seriously, "Alright, if you feel comfortable, everything else will feel comfortable too."

The fat man was stunned for a moment upon hearing this. Looking at Hu Ming's serious expression, he knew that Hu Ming was not joking.

"Let's get ashore first, I have a bad feeling about this."

Hu Bayi glanced at the deep water area, his brows furrowed. This sense of danger was honed in the midst of gunfire and could be described as a sixth sense built from countless corpses.

Hu Ming and the fat man nodded and then walked back. After the three of them returned to the shore, they found Yang Xueli looking at them expressionlessly.

The rest of the people looked toward a stone wall, while the two tall soldiers went to protect them.

Upon seeing Yang Xueli's expression, Hu Bayi wiped himself off and went to apologize to Yang Xueli for the fat man's behavior.

The fat man frowned as he looked at Hu Bayi and said, "What's wrong with you, Old Hu? Why are you siding with outsiders?"

Hu Ming laughed and said, "Old Hu has taken a liking to this American girl and wants to marry her. Also, this woman might become our sister-in-law in the future, so you shouldn't keep an eye on her, or Old Hu will get angry."

The fat man touched his nose and said, "Alright, Mingzi, I'll listen to you."

(End of this chapter)