Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 837 When a person is about to die, his words are already good!

Hu Ming had already guessed the old man's identity; he was the one who refined the Blood Explosion Pill. It seemed that he had lived for over a thousand years thanks to this pill.

Living in this state would likely be worse than death.

"Don't be afraid! Old man, I won't hurt you! I want to thank you for relieving me of my pain!"

"For thousands of years, I have been struggling! Fortunately, you came!"

As the old man spoke, he slowly moved his eyes. Seeing this, Hu Ming went over and helped him up from the ground to make him more comfortable.

"I built this tomb to prevent the Blood Explosion Pill from harming people, thus completely trapping myself here, but I never expected that someone would still get in!"

"However, each time they failed to take the Blood Explosion Pill, it instead became a part of my body!"

The old man then began to slowly recount the story of the tomb. Hu Ming was also curious about these things, so he listened carefully.

Just as the old man was slowly telling Hu Ming everything, Juliet suddenly stood up from the ground not far away.

Due to the infection caused by the blood-bursting poison, Juliet's face was now ashen, and she looked extremely frightening.

Even his pupils became bloodshot, making him look like a zombie.

Hu Ming noticed immediately that Juliet was not in a good condition, so he hurriedly tried to step forward to stop her.

However, before Hu Ming could make a move, the old man called out to him.

"Her current condition is similar to when I first took the Blood Explosion Pill! We absolutely cannot let her continue like this!"

"Otherwise, she will become the second me! We must stop him!"

As the old man spoke, he gestured to Hu Ming that he would leave no survivors.

However, Hu Ming did not intend to heed the old man's idea.

"No! She came with me, she's very important to me, so I have to take her back!"

Hu Ming stood up as he spoke, and at that moment, the old man finally let out a long sigh.

"Sigh! So be it! So be it! I've lived long enough to get by!"

"I fear I could never repay the sins I have committed in my next life! Let me do something to atone for them while I still can!"

As the old man finished speaking, he slowly took out a small box from his person.

The little box was very exquisite; it was clearly not an ordinary object.

When the small box was opened, a rich, pleasant fragrance immediately wafted out.

"Heh! This pill was originally made for myself to neutralize the toxicity of the Blood Explosion Pill! Now I'm giving it to you!"

"Although I long for immortality, these thousands of years of torment have made me realize that immortality is nothing but an illusion! It's no longer important!"

As the old man spoke, he directly handed the pill in his hand to Hu Ming.

Although Hu Ming hesitated for a moment, he had no better options, so he accepted the pill and began to walk towards Juliet.

As Hu Ming approached Juliet, her mouth suddenly opened, and then it was revealed that her mouth was full of blood, which looked extremely terrifying.

Taking advantage of the moment, Hu Ming shoved the pill into her mouth and then pushed her to the ground.

After a while, when Juliet stopped convulsing and her body regained its usual color, Hu Ming finally felt relieved.

However, just as Hu Ming finished settling Juliet in and was about to turn around to ask the old man some questions, he discovered that the old man had already passed away.

"Alas! Everyone desires immortality, and they've gone to great lengths to achieve it! But most of them don't end up well!"

Looking at the old man's body, Hu Ming couldn't help but sigh. After his sigh, he slowly moved the old man's corpse onto the stone platform and then laid it to rest.

After everything was resolved, Hu Ming picked up Juliet from the ground and began searching for an exit.

However, just as Hu Ming was trying to find an exit to leave the tomb, he discovered that there was no other exit at all.

Clearly, the old man had blocked all exits from this place to prevent the Blood Explosion Pill from harming others.

As for the way he came, Hu Ming knew he couldn't go back the same way, so he was in a bit of a dilemma.

It's important to know that the design of this tomb is clearly very ingenious, so getting out is not an easy task.

Just as Hu Ming was frowning and thinking of a solution, another voice suddenly rang out from the tomb.

"Cough cough! I didn't expect it! In the end, it was all for nothing!"

The figure sounded slightly hoarse. When Hu Ming looked in the direction of the sound, he found a figure lying in the pile of flesh.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Liang Ping, which made Hu Ming more cautious.

"You're still alive!"

Seeing this, Hu Ming went straight over, but when he saw Liang Ping's condition, he immediately realized that Liang Ping was already at his limit.

"I went to great lengths to get here, all for the sake of finding the Blood-Exploding Pill that grants immortality!"

"I never expected the Blood Explosion Pill to be something like this! Alas! Fate is truly unpredictable!"
Seeing Hu Ming looking at him, Liang Ping couldn't help but sigh after speaking.

Hu Ming remained noncommittal after hearing Liang Ping's words.

"Sometimes, if you can live a fulfilling life, why bother pursuing immortality? Now you should understand!"

Hu Ming looked at Liang Ping and spoke.

Liang Ping nodded slightly after hearing Hu Ming's words.

"Ha! What's the use of figuring it out now! It's too late! I'm destined to die here!"

"But you! I see many things about you that set you apart from ordinary people. Perhaps you've already reached the level I'm looking for!"

Liang Ping looked at Hu Ming with some resentment, but Hu Ming did not respond at all.

After a long while, Liang Ping finally gave up asking questions and pointed to a huge rock behind the stone platform before speaking.

"There! There's an exit! You can leave here! Let's go!"

After Liang Ping finished speaking, he slowly closed his eyes, and Hu Ming was quite surprised by the exit that Liang Ping pointed out.

So, to verify Liang Ping's statement, Hu Ming went over and pushed the boulder.

Just as Hu Ming was pushing the boulder, a hole suddenly appeared in front of him.

"There really is an exit!"

Hu Ming asked in surprise.

"Ha! This tomb was built by my ancestor! That exit was deliberately left by my ancestor; even the tomb's occupant didn't know about it!"

After Liang Ping finished speaking, he waved to Hu Ming, as if saying goodbye.

Hu Ming immediately understood what Liang Ping was saying.

Clearly, Liang Ping's ancestors must have long coveted this Blood Explosion Pill, otherwise they wouldn't have left such an exit!