Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 366 Strange Fragrance
The three of them talked mysteriously for a full fifteen minutes.

What the three of them talked about during that time is probably only known to Dingzhu Zhuoma, who was the only one present.

Unfortunately, from Dingzhu Zhuoma's perspective, it was absolutely impossible for her to tell anyone.

When Zaxi brought Wu Xie here.

All he saw was Hu Ming and his brother chatting and laughing with Dingzhu Zhuoma, while his granddaughter-in-law accompanied them, occasionally pouring butter tea for the three of them.

"Uncle Ming, young man, what are you doing here?"

Seeing this, Wu Xie was truly bewildered and couldn't figure out what was going on.

"What, nephew, you're out wandering around in the middle of the night instead of sleeping? Can't my brother and I go out for a chat at night?"

"What are you doing here? Well, that's what we're doing here too."

Hu Ming said with a light laugh.

"You were also summoned by Zaxi?"

Wu Xie scratched his head, glanced at Zaxi who had consciously gone to the perimeter of the camp to keep watch, and asked in confusion.

“I asked Zaxi to call you all here. I have a message here that someone specifically asked me to deliver to you.”

"The person who asked me to deliver this message is named Chen Wenjin, and I believe you should all know her."

Dingzhu Zhuoma spoke haltingly in broken and difficult Mandarin.

"Aunt Wenjin!?"

Wu Xie was immediately stunned.

At the start of this trip, he had anticipated that he might run into Chen Wenjin in Tamutuo.

But to everyone's surprise, the journey had barely begun when they heard news about Chen Wenjin.

He immediately perked up, staring intently at Dingzhu Zhuoma, waiting for her to speak.

But what he didn't notice was...
Hu Ming and the young man, however, drank their butter tea with completely indifferent expressions.

Hu Ming, in particular, winked at Chen Wenjin with a broad smile on his face.

Chen Wenjin's move was brilliant!
The three of them had already discussed the important matters, and they only called Wu Xie over to explain some trivial things.

In fact, to make the act more convincing and avoid Wu Xie from suspecting anything, they even specifically asked Hu Ming and Xiao Ge to listen to the story with Wu Xie.

You know, Wu Xie is the most beloved nephew of her old lover Wu Sansheng. She even held Wu Xie when he was a child. She can play with him like this.

啧!
All I can say is that women are born drama queens.

Even someone like Chen Wenjin is no exception!
Wearing a human skin mask, Chen Wenjin subtly raised an eyebrow and gave Hu Ming a glare.

The gist is, "Learn from this guy, be more careful, and don't give yourself away!"
Hu Ming smiled silently.

"When Chen Wenjin asked me to send the video, she had already anticipated this situation."

"She said that if you came to find Tamutuo according to the instructions in the notes, then she asked me to tell you that she would wait for you at the destination for a while, but..." Dingzhu Zhuoma glanced at the time and said...
"You don't have much time left. If she doesn't see you within ten days, she'll go in on her own. You'd better hurry."

After hearing this, Wu Xie had even more doubts and subconsciously looked at Hu Ming and Xiao Ge, two people who had previously interacted with Chen Wenjin.

When did she tell you these things? Is she alright?

Hu Ming coughed lightly and asked, feigning a frown.

It was as if he had no idea where Chen Wenjin was or what her situation was, and he was very worried about her.

"...I'm just delivering a message. I know nothing else. Don't ask me anything; there are too many people around here."

Dingzhu Zhuoma gave Hu Ming a strange look and said softly.

As far as I remember, Hu Ming wasn't exactly a great actor, was he?
After saying this, Dingzhu Zhuoma stood up with the help of her granddaughter-in-law and walked towards her tent.

It seems that after the rumors were over, she had lost all interest in talking.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing I forgot to pass on."

"She also told me to tell you that 'he' is among you, and you must be careful."

After saying that, he walked into the tent without looking back, leaving Hu Ming and the other two sitting by the campfire.

Wu Xie felt his mind was a mess, with countless chaotic clues intertwined, yet he couldn't make sense of them at all.

The three walked silently out of Dingzhuozhuoma's camp, their minds filled with thoughts.

"Uncle Ming, brother, can you smell it? Dingzhuo Zhuoma's granddaughter-in-law seems to have a special fragrance on her."

"I feel like I've smelled this before, but I can't remember it right now."

On the way back to the camp, Wu Xie frowned and asked.

"It smells good? Not bad, nephew, you've finally grown up, you know to nibble on bok choy now!"

"However, there's one thing: that little cabbage is a bit old and already taken. It's a bit immoral for you to still try to take advantage of her. If Zaxi wants to beat you up, I won't stop him."

Hu Ming raised an eyebrow and exclaimed in an exaggerated tone.

It seems that Wu Xie's knowledge of finding women is quite surprising.

Hu Ming remembered that when the "Listening to Thunder" episode started, Wu Xie was already in his early forties and still single.
Tsk, I feel inexplicably sorry for Wu Xie. Was that what I meant? Huh?
Wu Xie felt a throbbing pain in his head and looked at Hu Ming expressionlessly.

Damn it, why is it so hard to have a serious talk with this Uncle Ming?
"Otherwise, how else can I interpret it if you've already mentioned a woman's fragrance?"

Hu Ming shrugged and spread his hands innocently.

However, Wu Xie was indeed very familiar with the scent on Chen Wenjin's body; it was the scent of the Forbidden Woman.

The presence of this scent on her body indicates that Chen Wenjin's time is running out; she could become a forbidden woman at any moment.

(End of this chapter)