Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 621 Green Pepper and Shredded Pork Rice!
Su Nan swore that if she weren't so extremely wary of Hu Ming and had absolutely no chance of winning, she would have really wanted to kill that bastard with a single blow!
No matter how outrageous Hu Ming's methods may be, he is still a human being of flesh and blood!
Three full days have passed in this harsh environment, and Hu Ming still maintains his vigorous energy, which is not something that can be achieved simply by having excellent physical fitness!
Given Hu Ming's current condition, the amount of water he replenishes far exceeds the amount lost due to the high temperature and scorching sun!
Besides, this bitch actually poured precious water on her head right in front of her—what is that if not a provocation?
In fact…

In Hu Ming's system space, there are currently countless 550ml bottles of Farmer's Three Fists!
One item, however, consisted of twenty-four bottles, totaling thirteen and a half liters of water…

Having personally experienced the water shortage in the desert, Hu Ming was well prepared this time. This amount of water was enough to support the team to slowly traverse the world's largest desert!
There's even more than enough space to luxuriously take a bath every night!
but…

Hu Ming glanced at Su Nan's listless subordinates ahead and grinned maliciously.

Is he short of money?
No shortage!
If that's the case, why do something as foolish as aiding the enemy?
Wiping the water droplets from his face, Hu Ming gave Su Nan a friendly and polite smile, the underlying meaning of which was self-evident.

Don't ask, the answer is no water!
"Damn it..."

At that moment, Su Nan almost subconsciously imitated Hu Ming's use of profanity.

"Just you wait, Hu Ming, you'll regret this one day!"

After estimating their approximate location, Su Nan gave Hu Ming a forced smile and uttered some harsh words.

"Oh? Interesting! Many people have threatened me, but their fates are generally quite tragic!"

"I look forward to you breaking this rule and one day coming to slap me in the face with your head held high!"

Hu Ming smiled slightly and said dismissively.

We'll see!

Su Nan took a deep breath, turned around and left, really not wanting to see Hu Ming's irritating face anymore.

Coupled with Hu Ming's smug smile, he was just too infuriating!
Fortunately, Hu Ming and his group were some distance away from Su Nan and his men, so Su Nan's subordinates didn't notice Hu Ming's methods at all.

Otherwise, simply appeasing the thirsty subordinates would be a very troublesome matter.

"It'll be soon, Hu Ming. Once I find Gutongjing, I'll make you pay!"

Su Nan continued to stagger forward, braving the scorching sun, gritting her teeth, her face full of resentment.

"Want to bet? Wu Xie, I swear, this woman is probably thinking of a thousand different ways to torture me right now!"

Watching Su Nan's retreating figure, Hu Ming nudged Wu Xie, who was carrying Li Cu on his back, and whispered.

"Isn't that obvious? Who could tolerate that?"

"Uncle Ming, get me a bottle of water. I'm afraid I can't hold on much longer carrying Li Chu. Who knows how much longer these hellish days will last..."

Wu Xie's breathing visibly became heavy, and he reached out to Hu Ming.

"It's 3 p.m. now, and my intuition tells me that good luck will come our way in about four hours!"

"Damn it, you're a professional at finding lakes in the desert. Tell me, how long do we think it will take to find a lake that can take us to Gutongjing?"

Hu Ming conjured up several bottles of water out of thin air and handed them to the group. He pinched his chin, a hint of anticipation in his voice, and said with a mischievous grin.

"Half a day, at most half a day!" "I just grabbed a handful of sand, and there were obvious damp marks deep in the sand. Based on my experience, in this kind of weather, a lake passed by here about a day ago."

"Based on the movement patterns of lakes in the desert, we should encounter a lake within half a day at most!"

Ma Rila reluctantly drank the last sip of wine, then gulped down a mouthful of water, and solemnly declared.

Ma Rila has lived in the desert his whole life. Putting everything else aside, his ability to find lakes in the desert is absolutely top-notch!
"Isn't it a bit too coincidental that half a day and four hours are like this?"

Wang Meng, who had become somewhat taciturn due to the harsh environment, was taken aback, pondering the unusually coincidental timing of the two people's conversation.

"Where in this world are there so many coincidences? Actually, it's not a coincidence at all. When we were taking action, our enemy wasn't doing nothing either."

"Now it's time to see who the cunning fox is and who the seasoned hunter is. It's about time, and this place is ready!"

"Li Chu has served his purpose as bait. The time is not far off when we can shake off Su Nan and his men and enter Gutongjing ahead of them!"

Wu Xie looked at Li Cu, who was sleeping comfortably on his back, and chuckled, his eyes flashing with the cunning look characteristic of an old fox.

"So many days have passed in Beijing. Everything should be ready by now. We're just waiting for Li Chu to return safely from Gutongjing."

"The stage is all set up, now we're just waiting for the grand opera to begin!"

Intentionally walking at the back of the group, Hu Ming used Wu Xie and Wang Meng to block the view ahead, and conjured an unopened Farmer's Three Punches item out of thin air and threw it into the desert.

"Nephew, do you think the blind man will thank me and praise our unbreakable friendship?"

Having done all this, Hu Ming continued forward as if nothing had happened.

"No, he'll just say you still have some conscience, thank you, Uncle Ming, anything is possible in dreams."

"That's true, after all, he's blind...blind in the eyes, even more so in the heart..."

Half an hour later, after Hu Ming and his group slowly disappeared into the desert, a figure wearing a black leather jacket and sunglasses passed by alone in this environment.

"Hey, Hu Ming does have a conscience after all. He knows I'm not having an easy time either. I'll treat him to stir-fried rice with green peppers and shredded pork later!"

He spotted the farmer's three punches on the sand at a glance. The blind man chuckled, ignored the scorching sand, and plopped down on the desert.

I took out a vacuum-sealed box of green pepper and shredded pork fried rice from my backpack, took a bite of rice, and a sip of water—it was simply delightful.

"Judging by the timeline, based on Wu Xie's lies, they should be heading to Gutongjing by now..."

"Damn it, I'm just destined to be a workaholic. I still have to travel through the night to get ahead of them to that godforsaken place, Gutongjing."

"There's nothing I can do. I took Wu Xie's money, so I'm beholden to him!"

Having eaten and drunk his fill, a glint of light flashed in the blind man's eyes behind his sunglasses. He tidied up his gear and quickened his pace.