Tomb Raiders: She Comes from the Ancient Martial Arts World

Prompted by Wu Xie's words, Su Nan and the others pried open the two floor tiles carved with lotus patterns.

The entrance to the underground palace was now fully exposed to everyone.

Wu Xie left Wang Meng outside to provide backup while he took Li Cu down.

Li Cu refused: "No, I have claustrophobia."

Wu Xie smiled and gestured with his chin toward Ling Yue behind him: "You have bodyguards with you, right? Besides, I'm here to protect you."

Li Cu snorted, said nothing, but quickened his pace considerably, clearly feeling safe after Wu Xie's words.

Wu Xie pushed Li Cu ahead, and before getting down, she turned back and gave Ling Yue a meaningful look.

Ling Yue frowned, pondering some things.

She originally thought this was just a job to earn money for travel expenses and living expenses, but she unexpectedly discovered an underground palace related to the empress of her original world.

In order to find a way back, Ling Yue was determined to continue his investigation.

Judging from Wu Xie's familiarity with these matters, we'll probably need to extract more information from him later.

While they were pondering, the group filed in and went down into the underground palace.

The passageway became increasingly narrow, allowing only two people to walk side by side.

Li Cu was led by Wu Xie, with Ling Yue following behind them. As they walked, someone approached Ling Yue. Turning around, he realized it was Zeng Ye, the historian from the film crew.

When Ling Yue looked at him, the other person realized that he was standing too close to the girl. He smiled a little embarrassedly, stopped, and was about to step back.

Ling Yue's heart skipped a beat, and he took the initiative to speak, "Grandpa Zeng, you seemed to be looking at that inscription so easily just now. Have you done any in-depth research on the Yuezhi civilization?"

Although Mr. Zeng, who was in his forties, wouldn't have any romantic feelings for Ling Yue, he was still quite proud when a pretty girl asked him about his area of ​​expertise.

He coughed twice, cleared his throat, and first said modestly, "No, no, I can't say I've done any in-depth research. It's just that my teacher was very fascinated by the cultural changes of the Yuezhi, a mysterious nomadic people, in his later years, so I learned a little bit from him."

Ling Yue pretended to listen attentively. Without saying much, Zeng Ye, who had been holding back his words all the way, couldn't wait to continue: "Actually, there are written records about Gutongjing, this ancient city that disappeared deep in the desert, in some of our country's historical books."

"However, as you know, ethnic minority regimes like these, which are naturally shrouded in mystery, are not recorded much in official history. In fact, they might only appear in a few sentences or words in history books spanning thousands of years..."

Unfortunately, Grandpa Zeng didn't have a deep understanding of the Yuezhi civilization. After rambling on about his knowledge for a while, he changed the subject and talked about a senior professor in the archaeological field leading a team to explore the ancient city of Jingjue.

Grandpa Zeng: "That is also a minority civilization with a deep connection to the desert. Legend has it that the Queen of Jingjue was the messenger of the snake god on earth. She was born with a pair of ghost eyes that could open other dimensions. In the ancient city of Jingjue, there is also a mysterious ghost cave."

Another dimension? A ghost cave?

Ling Yue's heart skipped a beat. "So what were the final results of the exploration?"

Grandpa Zeng shook his head and sighed: "In a word, tragic! The professor himself was insane and contracted some terminal illness. He was taken to the United States for treatment, but we don't know if he was ever cured. All the students he took with him died. That was a major incident back then! If the professor hadn't also gotten into trouble, he would have had to take responsibility for this accident."

Ling Yue wanted to press for the location of the Jingjue Ancient City, so you didn't go to the Jingjue Ancient City for archaeological work afterward?

Grandpa Zeng chuckled: "That was all in the 1980s, too long ago. I guess some people went there afterward, but they all returned empty-handed. I only vaguely heard that the mountain with the ancient city disappeared, and nobody knows where it went. Anyway, everyone is talking about it in private, and it's quite mysterious."

Hearing this, Ling Yue knew he wouldn't get any more information out of him.

Moreover, her conversations with Grandpa Zeng have frequently drawn Wu Xie's attention.

Grandpa Zeng wanted to continue chatting with Ling Yue, but a gasp came from ahead.

"what happened?"

"This is too scary!"

Upon hearing this, Director Wang, who had been secretly following behind Ling Yue and Master Zeng, eavesdropping on their conversation, squeezed forward with photographer Cai Tou and Xu Lei, just like a cat that had smelled fish.

Geologist Chen Chao quickly pulled Zeng Ye along, saying, "Come on, come on, it seems like they've discovered something, let's go take a look!"

They made the right choice by following this group to Gutongjing!

Any one of them is something they don't usually see.

Ling Yue also tiptoed slightly, looking through the gaps in the crowd, and saw that it was actually a passageway filled with stone statues.

It seems they need to find a way to get across from here.

Li Cu glanced at Ling Yue repeatedly, but after a few glances, Ling Yue returned his gaze with an inquiring look.

The boy pursed his lips and shook his head, looking hesitant to speak.

If it were someone else, they would get slapped.

For example, Wuxie.

Seeing his hesitant manner, Wu Xie slapped him on the back of the head without thinking. Then, when Ling Yue looked at her, she pretended to be innocent: "He's probably worried about whether you'll go back to the film crew. After all, you and Master Zeng seemed to be having a good time chatting just now."

Ling Yue knew he was trying to test her. The clues she had gathered swirled in her mind, and she unusually took the initiative to express her closeness to Wu Xie: "I'll come and talk to you after we get out."

He paused, then added, "Perhaps we'd have a more enjoyable conversation."

Wu Xie choked, never expecting her to say something like that.

You might say she was flirting with him, but her eyes and expression were clearly innocent.

You could say she was seriously discussing important matters, so why is her choice of words and sentence structure so strange?

Clearly, he wasn't the only one who had the wrong idea; Li Cu's eyes kept drifting towards the two of them.

Seeing that Li Cu's eyes were getting more and more direct, Wu Xie slapped him again without turning around.

Li Cu held the back of his head, looking both cowardly and arrogant: "No, Wu Xie, she flirted with you, why did you hit me? You must be crazy!"

Wu Xie gave Ling Yue a fake smile, "Alright, I'll see if we can have a good chat when we get back." He reached out and hooked his arm around Li Cu's neck, pulling him aside.

Ling Yue also carefully examined the stone statue next to him with a flashlight, hoping to find any other clues about the Yuezhi.

When his gaze swept over the neck of a stone statue, Ling Yue paused for a moment before turning to look at Wu Xie.

Wu Xie happened to be looking at her too, and stared at her for who knows how long.

Their gazes met in mid-air. After a moment, Ling Yue changed direction to explore, and Wu Xie's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down again.

This underground palace is not the real Gutongjing at all. Instead, Wuxie disguised the original underground palace and brought in a group of people mixed with the Wang family.

Here, he will follow the plan and use a series of clues to make the Wang family even more certain that what they are looking for is in the real Gutongjing!

Wu Xie has put in a lot of effort for this plan, from mechanisms and murals to other details. Even Black Glasses said he couldn't see any problems.

But Ling Yue is too strange. Wu Xie always felt that she was not simple. Every time she touched certain places, he would remain calm on the surface, but his heart would still beat erratically.

Wu Xie could assert that she was carrying a great secret.

She herself is like a mystery.

Every time Wu Xie felt he had seen through some of her qualities, a new mystery would suddenly appear about her.

Ten years ago, Wu Xie believed he would have been unable to resist exploring and getting entangled with the matter.

But he didn't have time now. He needed to finish the plan as soon as possible and then, as agreed, go to pick that person up and take them home.

After regaining her composure, Wu Xie, with subtle guidance, successfully led Li Cu to discover the anomaly on the stone statue that Ling Yue had just examined.

This was the first time Li Cu had witnessed a magical mechanism firsthand, as Wu Xie cautiously twisted the neck of the stone statue.

After successfully moving the stone statues blocking the passageway, the boy looked at him with curiosity and a thirst for knowledge.

That familiar gaze made Wu Xie pause for a moment, then quickly lowered his eyes and beckoned the little brat to go and take a look over the tunnel.

Before leaving, Ling Yue looked back at the stone statue one last time.

Following the stone statue passageway, there is another weight conservation device that can only support 48 kilograms. Whether the weight of a person stepping onto that passageway is too much or too little, it will trigger the stone-breaking device above.

Ling Yue couldn't help but look at the man called Lao Cheng with a surprised expression.

His name contains the character for "scale," so does that mean he can tell the exact weight a passageway can bear just by stepping on it?

Indeed, there are countless extraordinary people among them; this team is truly well-prepared.

When it comes to weight, girls are definitely the lighter ones. And right now there are only three girls in the whole team: Su Nan, Ling Yue, and Su Nan's subordinate, Eleven.

Because Ling Yue's origins were unknown and he was outnumbered, Su Nan and the others immediately turned their attention to him.

Wu Xie's lips twitched, but he lowered his head and remained silent.

Li Cu reacted strongly, loudly retorting, "Why?! Why should my sister Ling go? My sister Ling doesn't look thin at all!"

Old Mai, one of Su Nan's men, sneered: "Why? Because I have this!"

He gestured with the knife in his hand at Li Cu.

Li Cu was not afraid. He stubbornly tried to argue his point, pointing out that among the three girls, his sister Ling was the fattest.

However, when you compare them visually, the three girls are actually quite similar; they are all slender with long legs and slim waists.

In a moment of impulsiveness, Li Cu blurted out, "My sister Ling may be thin, but she has big breasts!"

Ling Yue: "..."

Wuxie: "..."

The others either lowered their heads to suppress their laughter or burst out laughing, while Old Mai laughed loudly, his lewd eyes constantly glancing at Ling Yue's chest.

Li Cu also realized what was happening, his face turned bright red, and he stammered, unable to speak.

Ling Yue sighed and pushed away the boy who was still stubbornly blocking her way.

As Ling Yue passed by Old Mai, he used a backhand grappling technique to twist the wrist of the man who was playing with the knife backwards. With a crisp snap, Old Mai threw his chin up and let out a pig-like scream.

Before the knife in his hand could fall to the ground, it was gently kicked by a foot, grazing Old Mai's chin and deeply embedded in the stone wall above his head, with only the handle sticking out.

Old Mai was choked by the fear of almost having his jaw pierced, his eyes wide but unable to utter a sound.

All of this is a long story, but it happened in the blink of an eye.

Ling Yue didn't even slow down, his eyes always fixed on the front.

The people who were just holding back their laughter were like ducks with their necks being choked, not daring to breathe.

Su Nan realized what was happening and looked at Ling Yue with a look of surprise and uncertainty, as if she wanted to question her.

However, before she could speak, Ling Yue had already walked to the side of the mechanism passage and asked Old Cheng, "It has to be 48 kilograms, and then pull the ring on the opposite wall, right?"

Old Cheng glanced quickly at Old Mai, who was so frightened that his legs went weak and he was now leaning against the wall, clutching his wrist and not daring to utter a sound. Then he turned to meet Ling Yue's calm and indifferent gaze.

Swallowing hard, Old Cheng nodded repeatedly: "Yes, just pull that iron ring, and the mechanism will automatically close and the door will open!"

After confirming that there were no other mechanisms or steps he was unfamiliar with, Ling Yue lifted his foot and gradually applied pressure to the ground.

Once the required weight was applied to the ground, she took a deep breath, strode quickly, and in the blink of an eye, she reached the other end of the passageway and pulled down the iron ring.

As the tomb door slowly opened, Li Cu blinked and asked Wu Xie with some uncertainty, "She didn't even take off her shoes, and she was carrying a hard stone on her body, yet she only weighs 48 kilograms?"

Li Cu expressed his shock!

Is this what a girl's weight is like?!