Tomb Raiders: She Comes from the Ancient Martial Arts World

The undulating sand dunes and withered meadows, their colors as somber as an old man clinging to life, seemed to weep softly in the wind carrying fine sand.

Looking around, this land seemed to have lost all its vitality, making those who lingered in this environment unconsciously restless and irritable.

Thanks to Director Wang's misguided instructions and the chaotic actions of a group of people, what was originally just a front wheel stuck in a sand pit has now resulted in all four wheels of the off-road vehicle getting stuck.

Director Wang, who was holding the steering wheel, pushed open the car door and got out, feeling frustrated: "Seriously, I'm telling you guys, are you even capable of anything?!"

Producer assistant Xu Lei, holding his lower back, said, "Ouch, my back is killing me."

Cai Tou, the cameraman and lighting technician standing next to him, also said, "It's too heavy, we can't move it at all!"

The three girls standing on the side were also quite annoyed.

"Are you even trying? Four grown men can't even move a car!"

"Exactly, all the luggage has been unloaded, but there's still an empty car."

Historian Zeng Ye offered hindsight advice: "I always said we couldn't just push it directly like that; we had to kill it in the opposite direction first!"

The script supervisor, Fu Mei, was fed up with the monotony and rolled her eyes. "So annoying! Can't we just leave now? We can't possibly spend the night here, can we?"

Producer Dan Jie spoke frankly and expressed her concern: "No one would come to a place like this. If it were peak tourist season, we might run into a few passing tourists."

Three girls in the film crew were chattering away when a gust of wind blew by, carrying yellow sand that hit their faces.

Fu Mei waved her hand irritably, feeling her skin was so dry it was about to peel. She quickly ran to the car behind her, which was also stuck in the sand pit, and pulled out a bottle of moisturizing spray.

The three girls rushed to spray water on their faces. After spraying, Guozi, the assistant director, turned around and shouted to Ling Yue, who was looking at a poplar tree not far away, "Ling Yue, do you want to spray some water? The air is so dry!"

Ling Yue wore a cheap, dark green thin jacket, a white t-shirt and black trousers underneath, both from street vendors, and a pair of dirt-resistant black sneakers.

Her style is basically no style at all; it's very casual and also very cost-effective.

However, when she wore it, even this cheap outfit looked like a high-end fashion item on the runway, simply because she was so strikingly beautiful.

On her small face, her eyebrows were naturally dark like distant mountains, her lips were naturally red like painted sand, and her straight nose was naturally firm and upright. Her phoenix eyes, which should have been charming, were instead filled with a dignified and upright spirit.

Without a doubt, she is a striking beauty.

What's even more captivating is that her eyes aren't pure blackish-brown, but rather edged with a ring of emerald gold.

She has deep-set eyes and defined features. Her long hair, tinged with red in the sunlight, gives her a more mixed-race appearance.

However, this person has a somewhat cold and aloof personality, and there is a unique and proud air between his brows. His posture is always upright like a green bamboo, and he has his own manners and habits in walking, sitting and lying down.

From the moment she joined the film crew until now, this mixed-race beauty has barely uttered a single word. She's always the one being approached; if someone says ten things, she's lucky if she replies with even one.

Therefore, apart from the beginning, now, apart from Guozi who is responsible for liaising and getting along with the crew members, no one else in the crew, regardless of gender, has much contact with her.

—Everyone is experiencing life for the first time, why should you rush to fawn over someone who doesn't reciprocate?

Ling Yue was aware of the complaints and whispers about her from the crew, but she didn't care at all.

She has always been a person with clear goals, and she never wastes energy on unnecessary things unless absolutely necessary.

The reason I temporarily joined this documentary film crew, which was going to shoot a documentary in an uninhabited desert area abroad, was to earn enough money as soon as possible to meet my basic survival needs.

A few days ago, Ling Yue suddenly arrived in this strange world and, by chance, saved a woman who was almost dragged into an alley and violated by a homeless man.

The other party was a struggling actor from Beijing who dreamed of becoming an actress. Knowing that Ling Yue was short of money, he put her in this film crew.

I'd go on a trip, do some simple performances when needed for filming, and help with logistics, and I'd earn 100,000 yuan.

Based on the bare minimum for survival, it's enough for her to survive in this world for two or three years.

Faced with the goodwill that Guozi was trying to extend to her, Ling Yue turned around and waved her hand to indicate that she didn't need it.

Her excellent hearing allowed her to hear that the girl named Fu Mei was talking badly about her again. Ling Yue didn't turn her head and continued to examine the poplar tree in front of her.

The lead car hadn't led the way properly, causing both cars to get stuck in the sand pit. After everyone got out of the car, Ling Yue quickly noticed something strange about the poplar trees by the roadside.

However, after searching around the tree trunk and finding nothing amiss, Ling Yue didn't want to cause any more trouble, so he didn't do anything further.

Just as everyone was complaining, Ling Yue suddenly turned around and looked in the opposite direction; a car was coming.

Looks like I won't have to stay here tonight.

After a while, Director Wang and his team, who had failed again, saw a convoy coming from the opposite direction.

Everyone was overjoyed. Director Wang rushed over, waving his arms to stop the car in front of him, and then asked for help in broken English.

However, Director Wang soon discovered that these people were all Chinese and that they were very kind to their compatriots. Without hesitation, he agreed to help them tow their car out.

Finally able to leave, the crew members began to get busy. Ling Yue also stepped forward to help tie ropes and move things, but his ear was slightly turned to the side.

The driver of the lead car and the boy next to him were talking across a grove of poplar trees, which was several dozen meters away.

"Now I'll teach you the first skill for navigating the world."

"I don't want to study; I want to be an engineer in the future."

"If you don't learn, we'll kill you."

"Sure, tear it up. If you tear it up, you won't have a map anymore."

“I can skin you; in the desert, a body can be preserved for four to five weeks.”

……

Ling Yue couldn't help but turn his head to the side.

Whether it was anticipated or purely accidental, the man who casually mentioned tearing up the ticket and skinning the victim happened to be looking in this direction.

Their eyes met briefly in mid-air, then they casually looked away.

As for what they are thinking, only they themselves know.

From the moment he first saw this group of people, Ling Yue knew they were no ordinary people.

Apart from a delicate and beautiful woman and a rebellious teenager, everyone else in the group had a life on their hands.

Ling Yue trained in a special environment from a young age, so he naturally knew how to distinguish between people who had killed and people who hadn't.

Some people kill to protect themselves or to safeguard others. Others kill simply to kill.

Most of the people in this convoy, especially the hired ones, looked fierce and menacing. When they got out of the car and saw Director Wang and Guozi, they instinctively gave them malicious stares.

It was as if they were assessing how much effort it would take to kill them.

That was a look that showed absolutely no reverence for life.

This made Ling Yue's muscles tense up unconsciously, and he became vigilant, fearing that these people would suddenly make a move and leave the entire crew here.

Fortunately, they seemed to have important business to attend to and didn't intend to cause trouble on the way. However, a few men stood at a distance, commenting on the four girls in the film crew and talking about vulgar topics.

As the most attractive person in the crew, Ling Yue was inevitably the focus of attention for those men.

Ling Yue pursed his lips and quickened his pace, hoping to get the car up quickly so that both sides could go their separate ways as soon as possible.