Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 463 Jiang Zisuan was somewhat melancholy.

He knocked on the door, and after a short while, Panma, looking grim, opened it.

Last night, he had intended to take the opportunity to escape.

More than twenty years ago, he still vividly remembered the tragic deaths of his companions. Now, seeing familiar faces and smelling familiar scents again, Panma was terrified.

They couldn't muster even the slightest thought of resistance; all they wanted to do was escape.

Nighttime, when everything is dark and quiet, is the perfect time to escape, but unfortunately...
A dozen or so strange black and red snakes blocked Panma's path.

These strange snakes moved with terrifying agility; even with a panma's outstretched hand, it was difficult to see their movements clearly.

Fortunately, these strange snakes seemed to understand human nature; they only prevented him from leaving the place and did not actively harm him.

Pan Ma clearly saw through the crack in the door that these strange snakes were obviously related to Hu Ming!
Panma believes that the young man is a wronged soul who crawled out of the underworld, while Hu Ming is a messenger of the devil!
This really scared Panma half to death!
"Walk"

Pan Ma glanced at Hu Ming and the others with fear, knowing he couldn't escape. He lowered his head and said in a hoarse voice.

Now that things have come to this, Panma knows very well that he doesn't have many other options.

Panma tightened his grip on his hunting knife and rifle, then silently led the way toward the village exit.

From an angle unseen by Hu Ming and the others, Pan Ma's eyes were filled with a terrifying, cold, and fierce light.

For someone like him, the fear reaches its extreme, and the end is not retreat or resignation, but a ferocity that bursts forth from the depths of one's bones.

“He wanted to kill us.”

The young man squinted as he watched this scene and quietly reminded everyone.

"It's not a big problem. With you and me here, he can't cause any major trouble."

Hu Ming shook his head, not caring.

Hu Ming had already laid a backup plan on Panma without him noticing.

No one can trust this kind of person; he will only obediently lead the way.

At the village gate, Hu Ming and the others were surprised to find that A Gui and Yun Cai were already waiting for them, fully armed.

Let's leave aside Ah Gui, this middle-aged and elderly man, for now.

Yun Cai was dressed in ethnic-style hunter's attire, resembling a coiled horse, with a hunting knife at her waist and a short hunting rifle slung over her back.

Yao girls are naturally good-looking.

This outfit looks really good on me.

Coupled with her dashing yet playful expression, and the irresistible charm of a seventeen or eighteen-year-old, she instantly won over the fat man.

The fat man's eyes almost popped out of his head from looking at it.

"Brother Hu Ming, Brother Wu Xie, Boss Fatty!"

From afar, the clouds seemed to wave to the group.

They selectively ignored the young man, as if he didn't exist, and stopped secretly glancing at him.

Wu Xie gave Yun Cai a strange look, then looked at Hu Ming and Xiao Ge, whose expressions remained unchanged, and his brows furrowed deeply.

Those two bastards are definitely hiding something!
As for the fat man
They had already happily rushed over to find Yun Cai.

"YunCai, what are you doing here? This trip is very dangerous."

Wu Xie nodded to A Gui, regained his composure, and asked with a frown.

"Brother Wu Xie, you're looking down on me!"

Yun Cai stepped forward and walked to the group, looking at Wu Xie provocatively.

Not to brag, but aside from Hu Ming and the young man, the fat man's physique is just too much.

Someone like Wu Xie
Yun Cai sized Wu Xie up and down, then said confidently and proudly, "Don't underestimate me just because I'm a girl. Someone like you could take on ten of you!"

"..."

Wu Xie's lips twitched violently. He wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to refute it.

When did he, the dignified Third Master of the Wu family, become unable to beat even a little girl?

He even arrogantly claimed he could take on ten people? Doesn't he have any pride?
"Actually, ten is a bit of an exaggeration, but Yun Cai could easily beat you up."

Hu Ming smiled and delivered the final blow.

"...So, how many of me can you take on, bro?"

Wu Xie said dejectedly, as if accepting his fate, "If it's Little Brother, about fifty?"

"I'm pretty good at it, a hundred of them would be a piece of cake, bare-handed."

Hu Ming answered Wu Xie's question with a smile.

"Well, so in the eyes of you tough guys, I'm just a unit of measurement for combat strength?"

Wu Xie sighed, utterly despondent.

Life is already so hard, why let these jerks keep dragging us down?
It was getting late, so the group didn't linger and, led by Panma, set off along the route they had taken years before.

It's worth mentioning that, perhaps because the ghostly figure was already dead and Yun Cai was free, Yun Cai stopped secretly glancing at Xiao Ge along the way and skipped around.

The journey took a whole day, and by evening, the group had reached the hillside where they had encountered the ancient tomb the previous night.

After going a kilometer or two deeper, Panma found a safe place to rest for the night, and continued his journey at dawn.

……

Meanwhile, on the other side.

“Hu Ming and his men have already taken the Panma deep into the territory. You should have listened to me a long time ago. With so many men and so many guns, we can force them to hand over the Panma.”

In a secluded camp in the mountains not far from the Yao village, Jiang Zisuan dismissed all irrelevant people and frowned as he spoke to A Ning.

"It's no use. Hu Ming is someone who responds to gentle persuasion but not to force. Besides, you haven't seen his amazing skills. It's difficult for the people like us to pose a threat to him."

“Once we completely break ties with him, I seriously doubt that any of us will be able to leave this land; we'll all be left behind to be used as fertilizer.”

"That kind of person is absolutely not someone you can be his enemy."

Ah Ning sighed sadly.

She wanted to do it too, but she really wasn't sure.

At the very least, she wasn't confident she could keep Hu Ming.

She dared not imagine what cruel retaliation they would face if Hu Ming got away.

Watching helplessly as Panma was taken away, the only clue cut off, was truly heartbreaking.

As for secretly sending people to follow Hu Ming and his group...

Aning didn't think the people she sent out would come back alive.

"You really know that bastard well. So what do we do now?"

"We traveled all this way here, you even brought me along, and then you just watched them find the place and uncover its secrets?"

"How are you going to explain this to your boss?"

Upon hearing the name, Jiang Zisuan pursed his lips in displeasure, then asked with concern.

"There's nothing we can do but wait. Hu Ming and his team didn't bring enough equipment, so it'll be difficult for them to explore everything in one go... We still have a chance, though, once they leave this place."

Aning stepped out of the tent and looked into the depths of the mountains. It seemed as if she could see across a vast distance, piercing through the endless mountain ranges, and finally saw Hu Ming's familiar face.
"Suit yourself, I'm just here to help you."

"But sister, there's something I want to ask. If your mission fails this time, Qiu Dekao will definitely die, and you will have no place in the company."

"Even if you succeed, in the end, you're just a tool for Qiu Dekao. Once Qiu Dekao gets what he wants, he won't need you anymore."

"So, what are you going to do from now on? You can't exactly become a mercenary with me, can you?"

Jiang Zisuan was silent for a moment, then asked softly.

"What should I do? Probably go back to China, maybe to Beijing? The capital of China, I haven't been there in all these years."

"People in our country believe in returning to one's roots. Although I am a US citizen, I might find a job in Beijing and live an ordinary life as a normal person?"

As if she had thought of something, Ah Ning flicked her short hair behind her ear and smiled sweetly.

"The capital city of Beijing? Hah!!!"

Jiang Zisuan pursed her lips and glanced at her sister with disdain.

He knew Ah Ning all too well what kind of person she was.

They, siblings, wandered abroad since childhood. Love for their motherland? Returning to their roots? That's nonsense! Aning isn't even that old yet.

The Fourth Capital...that's because there's a scoundrel there!
Jiang Zisuan felt a little melancholy at this moment and wanted to have some wine.

(End of this chapter)