Tomb Raiders: She Comes from the Ancient Martial Arts World

With Old Mai's outburst and Su Nan's reprimands, and with Wu Xie taking the lead and letting the others go first, everyone smoothly followed the rhythm of the seesaw's ups and downs and ran into the exit one after another.

When only Ling Yue, Li Cu, Su Nan, and Wu Xie remained, considering Wu Xie's handkerchief and the fact that he would later coax her into revealing some clues, Ling Yue raised his chin at Wu Xie and said, "Take Li Cu and go out first."

Ling Yue had long seen through it. Wu Xie always talked about killing the hostage, but in the whole team, besides her, only Wu Xie would risk her life to protect Li Cu.

Regardless of the purpose of this protection, at this moment, Ling Yue naturally feels more at ease entrusting Li Cu to Wu Xie than to Su Nan.

Su Nan almost laughed in anger: "Miss Ling, do you have a problem with me? Why didn't you let me leave first?"

Ling Yue shook his head: "I have no objection, but I'm just worried about entrusting Li Cu to you."

That's a really blunt truth, and it's quite a mouthful!

Li Cu couldn't understand why Ling Yue would trust Wu Xie, but since even experts trusted Wu Xie, he would temporarily trust Wu Xie as well.

Just this once!

Wu Xie stared blankly at Ling Yue, who looked completely at ease, as if he hadn't done anything significant, and a long-lost sense of unease suddenly welled up in his heart.

He doesn't need this kind of protection that has an unclear origin and purpose.

He is no longer the innocent person he was ten years ago.

And she could never become a young man!

Wu Xie's expression was not good, and his tone was somewhat stiff: "No need, I have a way to leave. Li Cu, you guys go first. Su Nan, you stay and work with me."

Su Nan glanced at him, but ultimately said nothing, only nodded, and then silently moved to the other side of the seesaw.

Ling Yue didn't mind being rejected. Before Li Cu could say anything more, he pushed him and told him to go down first.

Wu Xie and Su Nan stabilized the seesaw once again, one up and one down. When the hole was exposed, Ling Yue quickly crawled into it.

As he passed Wu Xie, he seemed to glance at her, yet it also seemed he didn't.

Ling Yue only caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of his eye, so he couldn't see it clearly.

Following the entrance through a long, narrow passage that required people to crawl on their knees, the group gradually emerged from the sandpit they had entered earlier.

Ling Yue squatted by the pit and didn't move after Li Cu came out.

Continue squatting there and waiting.

Li Cu asked, puzzled, "Sister Ling, are you waiting for Wu Xie here?"

When did they become so close?

Previously, Ling Yue clearly wanted to rescue Wu Xie first, and he trusted Wu Xie so much.

The more Li Cu thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. Yet, she didn't even know how to be angry, or whose anger she should feel.

If she couldn't figure it out, she wouldn't think about it anymore. Li Cu shook off her worries and squatted down next to him.

He also wanted to wait for Wu Xie to come out.

I wonder if Su Nan will harm Wu Xie. What if Su Nan abandons him and he can't get back up?

Li Cu hesitated with worry, but couldn't help glancing at Ling Yue again.

Ling Yue, who had decided not to pay attention to him, got annoyed by his gaze and turned around to give him a look that said, "Speak your mind."

Li Cu smiled sheepishly: "Well, Sister Ling, if he doesn't come up later and gets trapped down there, would you be willing to go and rescue him?"

Ling Yue touched the mask he had brought along, which was wrapped inside his tattered coat, and nodded: "Save him."

The answer was concise, yet solemn and decisive.

Li Cu felt relieved and was about to say something more when a head popped out from below.

Su Nan gave Ling Yue a meaningful smile, then turned back and shouted down, "Master Guan, you're really something! There are two people here who are eagerly hoping to save you!"

Ling Yue remained calm as he reached out and lifted Su Nan up.

She assured everyone that there was absolutely no personal grudge involved, only genuine kindness in helping others.

Su Nan rubbed his arm, which had been pulled so hard, shook his head with a smile, said nothing, turned around, slung his bag over his shoulder, and called Lao Mai and the others to go back to the camp first.

When Wu Xie finally emerged, he was covered in yellow sand, and for a moment it was impossible to tell whether he or Ling Yue was more disheveled.

After silently climbing up, Wu Xie deliberately tried to ignore Ling Yue, but Ling Yue's presence was very strong.

Unless she deliberately hides herself, whenever she appears, whether in a crowd or amidst beautiful scenery, she always exudes a unique aura that draws your attention to her first.

It was in that fleeting glance that Wu Xie met her focused gaze.

The desert sun was blinding. As she crouched facing the sun and looked up at him, the ring of emerald gold around his dark brown pupils became even more dazzling.

It possessed a dazzling brilliance that was almost dizzying.

Wu Xie narrowed his eyes, turned around and picked up Li Cu and carried him away.

Having just experienced a life-or-death situation together, it's the perfect time to brainwash a delusional teenager.

"To be honest, when you were by the door, did you ever think about running away?"

"Of course not! I'm afraid if you die, no one will take me out."

Ling Yue, who was squatting in place, overheard something and realized that Li Cu's feelings for Wu Xie were changing, which was precisely what Wu Xie was deliberately guiding.

Ling Yue suddenly frowned.

So what Wu Xie needs Li Cu to do is actually to fall in love with him?

Was he seducing Li Cu?

Did a middle-aged man seduce a minor?

Ling Yue couldn't help but fall into deep thought...

Ling Yue, who was picked up as a bodyguard by Li Cu, a photographer's assistant, had no supplies.

Fortunately, Wu Xie, as the photographer and technical instructor, still had some influence with Boss Ma. Li Cu obtained a batch of supplies from him in Wu Xie's name and shared them with Ling Yue.

This gave Ling Yue at least a single tent and a sleeping bag.

As for food and drinks, of course we'll continue to get them from Boss Ma.

At least she was half a companion.

—Starting from Li Cu.

After washing up in the tent and changing into the same white t-shirt and black trousers, this time the jacket was no longer dark green, but bright purple.

Ling Yue's tent was set up next to Wu Xie's tent by Li Cu. From inside the tent, Ling Yue could hear the movements of Wu Xie and Wang Meng.

Upon hearing Wu Xie's departing footsteps, Ling Yue also left the tent and followed at a distance.

However, just as Ling Yue was about to chase after Wu Xie and call out to him after crossing a sand dune, he saw Wu Xie look around and make a gesture of unbuckling his belt.

Ling Yue: "??!!"

So he actually came here to relieve himself?

Ling Yue immediately turned around and left, more than ten times faster than when he came, which clearly showed his disdain.

Once everyone had completely disappeared, Wu Xie chuckled as he fastened his belt again and turned to look in the direction Ling Yue had vanished.

Suddenly, a hand reached out and patted Wu Xie on the shoulder: "What a coincidence, you're here to use the restroom too? Can you give me a seat?"

Wu Xie turned his head and saw Hei Xiazi, still dressed in black in the desert, winking and making faces at him with a sly smile on his face.

Wu Xie shook off his hand irritably and moved closer to the sand dune to avoid being seen by the people below: "Why did you come out? Didn't I tell you to go and try her out again tonight?"

Hei Xiazi grinned: "I thought you'd finally figured things out and were going to do something naughty with a beautiful woman when you brought her over. Turns out you scared your mother away before you even took your pants off. Tsk tsk tsk... Little Third Master, you're failing me!"

Wu Xie was speechless: "Have you lost your mind from being exposed to the sun? Can't we talk about something serious?!"

Black Bear plopped down on the sand in the shade, found a comfortable position, and lay down: "Fine, why not? After all, I'm your master. As the saying goes, 'A teacher for a day is a father for life.' Little Third Master, call out..."

Wu Xie sat down, grabbed a handful of sand and threw it in Hei Xiazi's face, and told him to shut up.

Seeing that he was in a better mood, Hei Xiazi said seriously, "Master Hua sent word that this person appeared out of thin air ten days ago, and nothing can be found before that. She herself is a blacklisted person who cannot be found."

Back when they first encountered the film crew, Wu Xie had Hei Xiazi send a message to Xie Yuchen in Beijing, asking him to help check the information of the crew members.

Especially Ling Yue.

In one day, the amount of information that can be found is limited.

However, because Ling Yue appeared in the capital, Xie Yuchen still managed to find out some things.

"The clothes she was wearing looked like period costumes for a play?" Wu Xie was astonished. "Are you sure it was a high-quality, understated yet elegant and practical ancient-style outfit?"

Hei Xiazi rolled over, from lying flat to lying on his side, propping his head up with one hand, and looked at Wu Xie curiously: "Of course, the quality and design are both praised as top-notch by Master Hua, so I don't even need to look to know it must be good. It's just a set of clothes, and a tattered set of clothes that has no recycling value, why are you so surprised?"

If Wu Xie hadn't asked Xie Yuchen to investigate, even scavengers wouldn't have bothered to dig that rag out of the garbage dump.

Wu Xie frowned and pondered: "Look at the clothes she's wearing now, and then look at her coats, each one more bizarrely colored than the last. Do you think she has the financial means to wear such high-quality clothes, or the aesthetic sense to appreciate such well-designed clothes?"

That's incredibly harsh!

But thinking about it carefully, it seems to be true!

Luckily, Ling Yue is beautiful and has a cool and aloof demeanor; she's practically a walking clothes hanger.

So much so that even though her outfit was so questionable, no one questioned her understanding of fashion and her style.

This is probably why she dresses the way she does.

Wu Xie understood, however, that this person had absolutely no awareness of what an ordinary person should have regarding their appearance and clothing.

It seems that in her view, clothing is simply covering the body, and food is simply filling the stomach.

Wu Xie was really curious about what kind of upbringing could have allowed her to have such an absurdly low level of material desire while also cultivating such a noble and arrogant temperament.