Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 370 Brother's Signal

However, this was not the end. Three more bright lights flashed ahead and flew towards Hu Ming's direction.

"Are all the people at Qiu Dekao idiots? Aren't they supposed to be well-trained?"

"One such basic mistake is enough; how could you possibly make it four times in a row!?"
Even Chen Wenjin was taken aback by this. If it weren't for the need to maintain her image, she probably would have started cursing.

"No, look ahead!"

"This is probably a signal from the guy!"

However, this time, Hu Ming unusually put away his unpleasant expression and pointed to the area illuminated by the flares.

Four flares briefly illuminated a patch of dim yellow sky, and a huge, irregular shadow suddenly appeared not far ahead!
That wasn't some supernatural event during a sandstorm; rather, the young man used a special method to guide everyone forward.

That was the safe haven the young man had found.

It must be admitted that, in terms of effectiveness, it is outstanding.

However, in practical terms...

If this wasn't done by the guy...

Haha, Hu Ming definitely wants to shove his head up his ass!!!
The guy wasn't reckless.

He knew that this level of danger was manageable for both Hu Ming and the blind man, and nothing serious would happen.

Simple, direct, and highly effective – very much in line with the guy's personal style.

Now that he had a goal, Hu Ming stopped hesitating.

Flying Chen Wenjin's human kite, followed by Zaxi and the driver from Xinjiang, they sped off, having identified the location of the huge shadow from before.

Halfway there, we could already vaguely see a few miners' lamps.

Clearly, those flares were the directions the young man had shown to everyone.

To be honest, seeing the light of a miner's lamp amidst the endless yellow sand, howling winds, and pitch-black darkness was truly a joyful experience.

As we reached the end, the wind here was no longer as fierce as before.

The wind was swirling all around, so there was clearly a place to shelter from the wind.

Upon seeing this, the man from Western Xinjiang let out a strange cry and mustered all his strength to rush toward the direction of the light.

"careful--"

Before Hu Ming could finish speaking, a loud and powerful scream was heard.

Then came the sound of a human body rolling around.

Ahead, there was a slope, and at the bottom of the slope was a deep ditch.

The people from Western Xinjiang didn't notice, and the little guy tumbled all the way down!
There's a slope ahead...

At this point, Hu Ming's second half of the sentence finally came belatedly.

"Okay, pretend I didn't say that."

Hu Ming pinched his nose, picked up Chen Wenjin with one hand, and slowly slid down with Zaxi.

As for those in the Western Frontier who didn't die, their screams were still quite powerful.

There is also a very large depression at the bottom of the ditch.

Here, a huge poplar tree was once uprooted by a strong wind, and the pit formed by the broken roots was eroded by water. At this moment, Xiao Ge, the blind man, Wu Xie, A Ning, and several of A Ning's men have taken shelter here from the wind.

Several searchlights were placed inside the depression to guide people nearby.

A smokeless stove was lit in the center of the group for warmth.

It has to be said that the temperature difference between day and night in the Gobi Desert is enormous!
It's so hot during the day it can kill you, and so cold at night it can kill you.

As soon as Hu Ming and his group entered, someone quickly offered them clean drinking water. "Mr. Hu Ming, could you please put me down?"

"There's almost no wind here, so I can move around freely."

Then, Chen Wenjin's voice, still held in Hu Ming's hand, came over, feigning composure.

There are too many outsiders here, and Ya'er has reverted to her identity as Dingzhuo Zhuoma's granddaughter-in-law.

"...Hu Ming, has anyone ever told you that you have no gentlemanly manners? To treat a married woman so rudely is not something a gentleman should do."

Ah Ning watched as Hu Ming casually put Chen Wenjin down, her eyes twitching, and said speechlessly.

"Gentlemanly manners? From which country? From the United States, or an island nation?"

"I'm more familiar with the gentlemanly manners of these two countries!"

Hu Ming chuckled and replied.

A gentleman? What a joke! Don't you understand gender equality?
After taking the water Wu Xie handed him and gulping down a few mouthfuls, Hu Ming looked around.

There aren't many people here; there are only thirteen in total.

The size of the group was vastly different from the massive group of fifty people that had started the trip.

"Besides the few people I sent out to search, at least half of us are missing!"

Ah Ning noticed Hu Ming's gaze, her expression darkened slightly, and she sighed softly.

Then, glancing again at Hu Ming and Wu Xie, who were already huddled together with Xiao Ge and the Blind Man, A Ning sighed helplessly once more.

"Okay, you guys get some rest, it's safe here."

Aning knew that it was unrealistic to expect these people to help her find her trail.

After all, we're all adults now, not so naive anymore.

In such dangerous weather, you expect someone to risk their life to search for a complete stranger.
That's simply unrealistic!
Tightening her trench coat, Ah Ning called to her few skilled companions and plunged back into the sandstorm, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Hu Ming knew that this woman was still unwilling to give up and wanted to find any of her subordinates who might have survived.

"Hu Ming, Uncle San sent a message. This sandstorm really scared him. He's afraid that something else might happen to Wu Xie."

“He can’t wait for Tamtuo to make a move. As soon as the sandstorm stops, he will make his move immediately. He wants us to be prepared.”

At this moment, Hei Xiazi whispered in Hu Ming's ear.

"Wu Sansheng? Damn it, this place is covered by a chaotic magnetic field, and almost all communication facilities are ineffective. How did you manage to contact him?"

Hu Ming raised an eyebrow, looking puzzled.

"It's your old acquaintances, Panzi and Fatty! These two braved the sandstorm to come and deliver this message to me."

The blind man grinned.

To be honest, when he went to find Wu Xie and encountered these two people in the sandstorm, he was also quite startled!
"It seems I underestimated Wu Sansheng's courage. He's willing to execute the plan ahead of schedule for Wu Xie's sake... This could easily arouse the suspicion of those secretly following 'him'."

"But it doesn't matter anymore, now that we've reached the gates of Tamutuo, there shouldn't be any major problems!"

"Okay, let's do it this way. There are only three of us, so there's not much to prepare. We'll just have to play it by ear."

"But blind man, as usual, Wu Xie will be handed over to you. After all, this is a task assigned to you by your dear third uncle."

After thinking about it, Hu Ming nodded in agreement.

Hu Ming knew that Wu Sansheng was asking for his opinion through the blind man's words.

Ultimately, the two were merely partners. In fact, if we were to be truly serious, Hu Ming's status was even higher than Wu Sansheng's, and Wu Sansheng had no right to order Hu Ming around.

If Hu Ming refuses, no matter how worried he is, he will have to hold his temper and wait until they reach Tamutuo before taking action.

(End of this chapter)