Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 602 The Ingenious Use of a Lackey!
Li Chu really felt like he was dreaming.

Everything I saw and heard along the way was like something out of a fairy tale.

"Ghosts? From Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio? Could you be any more absurd?"

Subconsciously, Li Chu forgot his desire to resist, leaning against the pillar and groaning weakly in the soft voice.

Materialism? Worldview?
Sorry, Li Chu feels his mind is currently blank.

Suddenly, Li Cu felt as if he had been living in a false world for the past seventeen years.

Now, the truth of the world is slowly being revealed to me.

Instinctively, Li Chu wanted to know more!
After you come back from this trip, you'll find that your life will be completely different.

Faintly, Wang Meng's words echoed in his ears. For the first time, Li Cu took these words seriously; they were not a lie Wang Meng told him to appease him.

"It's not just different, it's downright mind-blowing!"

Li Cu covered his head and smiled bitterly.

What are you all thinking about?

Just then, Hu Ming and the others finished their exploration of the place and, looking at Li Chu, whose worldview seemed to be collapsing, gave him a chuckled reminder.

"No, it's nothing. We're going to continue exploring, right?"

Li Chu took a deep breath and answered as calmly as possible.

"Of course, this is nothing."

……

The skeletons that made up the seven fingers had been roughly swept aside, while the skeletons belonging to Lan Ting and Dao Dao were carefully placed aside.

The loose sand beneath the remains had been cleared away, revealing a large black stone slab.

At the center of the stone slab is a totem relief resembling a ghost or deity, surrounded by densely packed ancient characters.

What does it say on this?

Mr. Ma covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief and asked impatiently.

"This is Yuezhi script, roughly meaning the life story of a city lord of Gutongjing... He was the twenty-eighth city lord of this city."

As I mentioned before, Hu Ming's professorship is absolutely genuine!
Hu Ming has studied various classical Chinese texts extensively in recent years, even though he doesn't have much talent in languages.

Hu Ming has done some research on the Yuezhi script; at the very least, he is more than capable of recognizing the meaning of these characters.

"So this is the city lord's tomb?"

Su Nan glanced at Mr. Ma, who had suddenly become excited, and casually asked.

"Who knows? But this looks like the entrance to a deeper underground palace. We'll find out once we go down and take a look..."

Hu Ming handed the flashlight to Wu Xie, and the black and gold sword with bronze patterns reappeared out of thin air.

Hu Ming squatted on the stone slab, the tip of his knife aimed at the crack in the center of the slab.

After thinking for a moment, amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd, Hu Ming suddenly put away his black knife.

"Lend me your big white dog leg, I'm not using my knife for that kind of thing!"

Hu Ming reached out to Wu Xie with a self-righteous air, demanding the way.

"You think your black knife is precious, but my white dog leg is nothing? Damn it!"

Wu Xie wanted to curse right then and there for a moment.
You should know that the big white dog leg was a beloved knife that Hei Xiazi specially chose for Wu Xie at Hei Xiazi's behest!
Hei Xiazi successfully passed on his philosophy to Wu Xie: even a knife has a life of its own!
Now, Hu Ming is going to use the big white dog's leg to do this kind of thing... "Uncle Ming, be careful, don't cut yourself!"

But seeing Hu Ming's unwavering gaze, Wu Xie sighed slightly and reluctantly handed over his beloved knife.

"Wait, we can't damage cultural relics, can we? That's illegal!"

Just as Hu Ming was about to make his move, Li Cu suddenly raised his hand to speak!
As always, Hu Ming ignored Li Chu's inexperienced remarks, plunged the tip of the white dog's leg into the crack, and began to exert force with both arms under Wu Xie's distressed gaze.

creak...

The underground palace, which had been sealed for over a thousand years, was finally opened.

Inside, there is a staircase leading straight down into the ground, at the end of which is a bottomless passage.

"That's great! Su Nan, Professor Hu, don't forget what I asked for!"

"Victory is in sight! Don't worry, once it's done, you can have as much as you want, as long as I can afford it! You can even have my company!"

"I just want to be able to run and jump like a normal person!"

Boss Ma's eyes lit up, and before setting off, he didn't forget to use his best trick of using money to try to win over the two leaders, Su Nan and Hu Ming.

Hu Ming responded with an awkward but polite smile.

Not to brag, but when it comes to money, even Boss Ma might not have more than him!
Besides, out of so many people, is Mr. Ma the only one who naively believes that they can be bought off with money?
Didn't you see even the newbie Li Cu's lips twitching, secretly casting a disdainful glance at Mr. Ma?
"Come down with us!"

Hu Ming returned the large white dog leg to Wu Xie, who was heartbroken, patted Li Cu's chest, and stepped into the underground palace first.

"Wait, I can't do this, Wu Guangen, I have claustrophobia!"

Looking at the dark and narrow passage, Li Chu instinctively revealed fear in his eyes and grabbed Wu Xie's clothes, pleading.

"Get down. I don't want to say it a second time. This isn't a request; this is an order!"

"Don't forget you have seven fingers on your back. You are my hostage, and you have no choice!"

Wu Xie grabbed Li Cu by the collar and said in a low voice that left no room for argument.

"Wang Meng, as for you, you don't need to come down with us. Although Uncle Ming is here just in case, you stay up here and be ready to contact him at any time, understand?"

After pushing Li Cu into the tunnel, Wu Xie whispered instructions to Wang Meng.

"Understood, boss. You and Second Master should also be careful!"

Wang Meng nodded and went upstairs without looking back.

He wasn't originally a professional at this; over the years, what he was best at was minding the shop and running errands for Wu Xie.

The underground passage was terrifyingly dark, so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face, and even a specially made flashlight couldn't illuminate a distance of more than twenty meters.

This dark and cramped environment gradually eroded Li Cu's rationality, and the psychological shadow brought by his father tormented Li Cu's rationality once again.

"That's still a long way off..."

Hu Ming, who was walking at the front, turned around and looked at Li Chu, who was trembling and being comforted by Wu Xie, and murmured.

The passageway was covered with withered tree roots, and downward steps appeared frequently along the way.

"Oh my god... that scared me to death! What is that?"

Suddenly, one of Su Nan's subordinates tripped over the tree roots that had spread to his feet. He instinctively grabbed onto the tree roots by the wall and discovered the large-eared human face that had been hidden.

Tearing apart the dense tree roots, the group was astonished to find that the lower parts of the walls on both sides had been completely hollowed out and filled with large-eared human-faced statues in various poses.
Stone carvings of deities from the Yuezhi Kingdom!