Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 371: Wife and Son Separated
After Hu Ming and the blind man finalized their plans, the three of them closed their eyes to rest.

Seeing this, Wu Xie sighed helplessly.

He knew that these three old devils must have reached some kind of consensus, but unfortunately, Wu Xie had been temporarily excluded by them.
It's really uncomfortable.
With a slight pout, Wu Xie glanced at the unfamiliar people like A Ning, then simply sat down next to Hu Ming, closed his eyes, and fell into a deep sleep.

Wu Xie isn't like Hu Ming and the other two, who are superhuman. He's already exhausted from all this commotion.

About four hours later, the wind subsided slightly.

Taking advantage of the reduced wind, Hu Ming and his two companions went out and found some surviving supplies in the sand dunes.

The main necessities are food and water.

"Uncle Ming, how is the situation now?"

Rubbing his sleepy eyes, Wu Xie came into the crowd and, seeing that the line had obviously grown much larger, subconsciously asked.

"Wife and children torn apart!"

A burly white man sighed.

"...You foreigners are really something else! If you don't understand idioms, don't use them carelessly, okay? And 'family broken up'? Why don't you just fight like father and son?"

"He means that the situation is bad."

"Fifteen people have been completely missing and, barring any unforeseen circumstances, are probably dead."

"Moreover, all the cars are stuck in the sand. Even if they are dug out, almost half of them will be completely totaled, and the rest probably won't last much longer."

"The worst thing is..."

Hu Ming subconsciously made a comment about the foreigners' misuse of idioms before explaining the current situation to Wu Xie.

"The worst part is that, according to your Uncle Ming and Dingzhuo Zhuoma's assessment, the wind is only slowing down now, and soon an even more violent sandstorm will break out."

"Before that, we must find a better sheltered place; there's no time to salvage these vehicles and supplies."

"Moreover, even if we get to Tamutuo, we don't know how to get back safely."

"The situation here is unusual; we have no way to contact the outside world."

Ah Ning sighed and continued Hu Ming's words.

Compared to yesterday, Ah Ning's face showed a greater degree of fatigue.

Clearly, both the heavy losses of her subordinates and the current dire situation were causing her considerable distress.

"Well, that's the situation, nephew. We can now declare that we've already stepped into the gates of hell."

"Do you regret coming along now?"

Hu Ming shrugged and said casually.

No regrets!

After a brief silence, Wu Xie lowered his head and said in a deep voice.

"Alright, as expected of Fifth Master Dog's grandson! Third Master, for this alone, I'll treat you well."

You've really impressed me.

Upon hearing this, the blind man raised his finger and sincerely praised him.

Although they had backup behind them, Wu Xie had no idea!
Even so, Wu Xie's ability to firmly say "I have no regrets" is truly remarkable. The hardest thing for a person is to say "I have no regrets" when faced with an insurmountable obstacle and no hope of survival.

It's worth mentioning that, in this team, besides Hu Ming and Xiao Ge, Wu Xie has become familiar with Wu Si and the Caucasians.

The fact that the Caucasians were on the missing persons list made Wu Xie somewhat saddened.

After spending some time salvaging some supplies against the wind, Hu Ming looked up at the sky and knew he couldn't delay any longer.

Immediately, at Hu Ming's request, they abandoned the attempt to salvage the supplies and drove seven barely functional off-road vehicles forward.

As for the missing persons
Everyone knew perfectly well that, barring a miracle, they could have declared themselves dead.

Just as Hu Ming had predicted at the start of the journey, this trip would result in a significant number of deaths and injuries.

We haven't even entered Tamutuo yet, we haven't reached the truly dangerous area.

A sudden sandstorm alone reduced the team by nearly a third.

After driving for about twenty minutes across the vast Gobi Desert, the shadows of the Yardang landforms appeared ahead in the setting sun.

"Let's leave it here. It seems we no longer have the means to move forward in search of a better place."

Hu Ming looked at the large rocky mountain in front of him, which resembled a steamed bun, and said softly.

The engine of the car under my seat had been making a strange noise for a long time, and black smoke was already coming out of the exhaust pipe.

Clearly, by the time they've gotten everyone to the sheltered spot ahead, these vehicles will be completely destroyed. "Is this the place where you parted ways with Dingzhu Zhuoma back then?"

Even in this desperate situation, Ah Ning still kept her duty in mind and asked, biting her lower lip.

"No, but it's very close, about 150 kilometers. It would take two to three days to walk there."

"But now that we're here, there's really no need to look for the Yamaguchi from back then."

After a moment's thought, Hu Ming said with certainty.

"you mean?"

"Because that mountain pass back then, just like this one, also had a ghost town underneath."

"Remember what I told you before? Tamutuo is surrounded by a natural and man-made ring-shaped defensive zone, which is a ring-shaped ghost city!"

Seeing the puzzled expressions on everyone's faces, Hu Ming pointed to the Devil City that was right in front of them and explained, "Let's go."

The Devil City is the name given to it by the locals; it is also known as the Wind City. It is a unique landform sculpted by strong winds from large areas of rock.

A large area is dotted with numerous oddly shaped rocky mountains.

In addition, since most ghost cities are located in desolate places, they are easy to imagine as all sorts of eerie things.

Moreover, when the wind blows through these rocks, due to their unique spatial structure, it produces a sound like ghosts howling and wolves wailing, hence the name "Devil's City".

Although the Devil City is like a maze, it's not difficult to find your way out if you're familiar with the terrain.

Unfortunately, the nearby circular ghost city had already been tampered with by the Queen Mother of the West.

The unique natural topography, combined with the unparalleled Qimen Dunjia formation, makes it truly difficult for even immortals to find the way to Tamutuo.

It should be noted that the divine book that the Yellow Emperor received from Heaven, which taught him 4,320 formations of Qimen Dunjia, was taught to him by the Queen Mother of the West!
The Queen Mother of the West is the true ancestor of Qimen Dunjia!
(End of this chapter)