Tomb Raiders: She Comes from the Ancient Martial Arts World

The crazy young heartthrob Li Cu came up with a solution: to persuade Ling Yue to cooperate with him and steal Lulu's phone.

Ling Yue really wanted to shove Li Cu into the mud wall behind him, so that he couldn't be pried out.

However, since he was her temporary boss, Ling Yue only gently pushed him against the wall in the end.

He leaned against the wall beside his face, slowly approaching him, and said with a hostile look in his eyes, "You can steal if you want, I'll lure people out, but you have to do something for me."

After receiving a blank nod from Li Cu, Ling Yue left without looking back.

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Ling Yue, who didn't turn around, naturally didn't see that Li Cu, whom she had abandoned, was not intimidated by her cold gaze at all. Instead, her ears turned red and her face gradually flushed.

He stared blankly at Ling Yue's departing figure, feeling that her upright back, her rhythmic strides, and the long, smooth ends of her high ponytail that swayed slightly from side to side with her steps were all incredibly charming!

'She just pinned me against the wall, is she flirting with me?' Li Cu rubbed her face with both hands, her eyes sparkling.

The next second, he turned his head to face the mud wall, clenched his fists and pounded the wall, muttering to himself, "No, one of the three great illusions in the world is that she likes me. Li Cu, Li Cu, you can't be like Su Wan!"

He's not the kind of guy who can be easily manipulated by girls; you need to give him at least one more subtle hint!

That evening, Su Nan and his group sent several more people down into the underground palace to look for the Medicine King, who had mysteriously disappeared before, but they hadn't come back up yet.

The campsite was rather quiet.

Ling Yue was urged out of the tent by Li Cu. Wu Xie, who heard the commotion next door, fell silent and listened intently.

However, Li Cu was prepared and didn't say much. He just told Ling Yue to go over now, that he was ready, and so on, without mentioning what the two of them were going to do.

Wang Meng, who was helping Wu Xie draw the map, asked in a low voice, "Boss, should I go and take a look?"

Wu Xie thought for a moment and shook his head.

With Hei Xiazi outside, Wu Xie believed that if anything happened, Hei Xiazi would send him a message.

According to Li Cu's original plan, he would first try to borrow Lulu's phone directly, and if that didn't work, he would try to steal it.

Li Cu took a plate of roasted meat to try it, and as expected, he only received a disdainful look from the other person.

Plan A failed, Plan B took its place.

However, Mr. Ma has difficulty walking and usually rests in his tent when he's not busy, so Ling Yue needs to find a way to lure Mr. Ma and Lulu out.

The two of them had already walked to Lulu's tent, but Li Cu was still a little worried: "Ling Yue, do you really have a way to lure Boss Ma out as well?"

Ling Yue glanced at him in surprise: "What did you call me?" Why did you suddenly stop calling me "sister"?

The little scheme that Li Cu had been secretly hiding was caught red-handed by Ling Yue the first time it surfaced.

Li Cu touched her nose somewhat guiltily, her eyes darting left and right, and she stammered, "N-nothing, it's just that I feel like you're not that much older than me."

No, calling someone "sister" wouldn't be good for developing a future relationship between the two of them.

Ling Yue had no idea that there was a kind of flirting called "wall slam" or that there was a saying, "Younger men don't call you 'sister,' they have wild thoughts." She was just asking casually.

I don't mean to be someone else's "older sister".

Therefore, Ling Yue didn't take Li Cu's reaction seriously and said directly, "I have my own way. You should finish this quickly. Once the time is up, I won't interfere anymore."

Li Cu quickly gave an "OK" sign.

While Ling Yue went to call Lulu, Li Cu hid in the shadows nearby.

Lulu heard someone calling her, so she lifted the curtain and came out to find that it was Ling Yue looking for her, which surprised her a little.

I subconsciously glanced at Ling Yue from head to toe. She was so casually dressed, yet she still looked so beautiful.

Lulu pursed her lips slightly, but quickly put on a smile: "Oh, it's Miss Ling. Is there something you need from me?"

Lulu wore a light, breezy satin slip dress and a shawl around her face. Facing Ling Yue, she no longer felt the inexplicable hostility she had felt the first time they met.

When Lulu first saw Ling Yue, she was worried that her husband would fall for Ling Yue and dump her because of her appearance, which was the kind of ethereal, pure, and aloof beauty that most men dreamed of.

However, after getting to know her better, Lulu realized that the man wouldn't compete with her for a lame old man just for money.

Especially today, after Director Wang and the rest of the crew came up from the underground palace, they vividly described how Ling Yue dealt with Lao Mai.

Lulu understood even better that such a skilled fighter might need someone to save their life in a critical moment.

Their attitude naturally changed.

Ling Yue had seen this kind of change of face many times before, and without even blinking, he directly stated his purpose: "I have some things I would like to discuss with Mr. Ma, but it's not convenient here at the camp. I wonder if Miss Yang could accompany Mr. Ma and me for a stroll around the area?"

Lulu is quite clever sometimes; she knows that Ling Yue isn't the type to take shortcuts based on his looks.

Since it's something she can only tell her husband after leaving the camp, it's probably related to going down to the underground palace today.

Lulu knew how much Mr. Ma cared about Gutongjing, so she immediately said, "Okay, wait a moment, I'll go in and talk to Mr. Ma."

Boss Ma is determined to obtain the legendary gem in Gutongjing that can grant people's wishes. He has even become obsessed with it, telling his lover Lulu more than once that he would die if he couldn't find the gem!

Now that Lulu says that Ling Yue, who has always been relatively unknown in the team but is very skilled, came to them in private, it's very likely that it's about what happened in the underground palace.

Boss Ma, who already distrusted Su Nan and the others he had hired, immediately suspected that they were hiding something from him. Without saying a word, he put his clothes back on and went out for a "walk" with Ling Yue.

Lulu busied herself with helping him, and soon helped Mr. Ma, who was using a cane, out of the tent.

After coming out, he didn't see Ling Yue waiting outside: "Hey? What's wrong with this person..."

Boss Ma gestured with his chin towards a spot not far away, his brows furrowing even more: "She's over there." It seemed that what Ling Yue was about to say was not suitable for certain people in the camp to hear.

After witnessing the whole process, Li Cu waited until Boss Ma and Lulu left, then sneaked into the tent to look for Lulu's phone while worrying whether Ling Yue would be found out when he was fooling Boss Ma.

On the edge of a sand dune far from the camp, in order to get Boss Ma and Lulu's attention to him, Ling Yue, skilled in conversation, launched a direct attack: "Boss Ma, do you really believe that Su Nan and the others can help you find the gem you want?"

Upon hearing this, Mr. Ma's expression turned sour.

However, Ling Yue seemed too "reliable," so Boss Ma assumed she had discovered something and followed up on Ling Yue's topic, asking, "Miss Ling, what do you mean by that? Did something happen when you went down to the underground palace today?"

Ling Yue continued to steer the conversation in a serious tone, asking, "Mr. Ma, what kind of person do you think Su Nan is?"

Boss Ma thought Ling Yue was putting on airs and trying to get something in return.

He frowned, trying to suppress his irritation, and emphasized, "Miss Ling, if you've discovered anything, just say it. I, Old Ma, may lack many things, but I certainly don't lack money! As long as you sincerely help me, you won't be shortchanged!"

Ling Yue smiled slightly, as if satisfied with his answer, before getting to the point: "When I went down into the underground palace with Miss Su today, I discovered that Miss Su regards money as dirt."

So are you sure the money you're offering will really tempt her?

"Her subordinates also behaved strangely. They stuffed a box of gold and silver jewelry into their pockets without even thinking. Given Su Nan's abilities, she doesn't seem like the type who can't control her subordinates as usual."

This suggests that the subordinates were likely hastily assembled for a specific purpose.

"Compared to completing the tasks you assigned them, Mr. Ma, Ms. Su is more concerned about the performance of our group. Once she finds anyone behaving abnormally, she will keep a close eye on them."

They don't care about the employer's tasks and are obviously just taking the money to do their own thing, treating the employer as a pawn.

Ling Yue had dealt with many people and seen a lot. He knew that when talking to a suspicious old man like Boss Ma, who was old, unhealthy, and still had some money in his pocket, you had to say only half and leave the other half unsaid.

Let him guess for himself; only when he comes up with it himself will he truly believe it.

Finally, Ling Yue stared at Boss Ma's thoughtful eyes and said suggestively, "She seems to have come for some other purpose. But what exactly is that purpose that requires you, Boss Ma, to be used as a shield?"

After saying that, Ling Yue even spontaneously brewed some tea: "I'm not telling Boss Ma these things to get any benefits, but just to kindly remind you, how exactly did you find out that there were gems in Gutongjing in the first place? And how did you manage to hire Su Nan and his team? Are your current subordinates still listening to you...?"

When Ling Yue left, Boss Ma remained standing there for a long time without moving.

Lulu, who was beside him, became increasingly uneasy and couldn't help but ask, "Old Ma, do you think what Ling Yue said is true? Does that Su Nan really have ulterior motives?"

Thinking of Ling Yue saying that she and Lao Ma were being used as shields, and that a group of hired men didn't listen to them at all...

Just thinking about it sent chills down Lulu's spine.

After all, they were in a deserted desert overseas, and the two of them were a lame old man and a weak woman. Their only trustworthy bodyguard, Kai Kai, couldn't withstand a few punches from Old Mai.

Won't they become lambs to the slaughter then?

Lulu was terrified and started to cry. She shook Boss Ma's arm, trembling and sobbing, "Old Ma, what are we doing all this trouble? Can't we just stay home and live a peaceful life? What are we going to do now? They're all in cahoots. If they wanted to kill us, it would only take them a flick of their wrist!"

Mr. Ma was annoyed by her swaying and snapped at her, "Shut up! Let's go back first!"

What Mr. Ma cared about was that Ling Yue said Su Nan hadn't put any effort into finding gems for him, but rather seemed to be trying to identify him.

Thinking about how Su Nan had tested and paid attention to Guan Gen along the way, he had come to believe what Ling Yue had said.

Now he needs to figure out how to get Su Nan to do things for him!

Furthermore, he also had to consider his and Lulu's future. He needed to find the gem, but he also needed to save his own life!

In his view, Ling Yue's behavior tonight was a form of surrender and self-promotion.

He knew Ling Yue was short of money, and initially, he went with the film crew to an uninhabited desert area overseas because of money. Later, again because of money, he became the bodyguard of the photographer Guan Gen's assistant.

Now, implying that he should pay her to protect him and Lulu for money, Mr. Ma thinks it's perfectly reasonable.

After fooling the old man, Ling Yue prepared to return to the camp. However, someone was determined to lure her out.

When he first saw the fleeting black shadow, Ling Yue pretended to be blind.

A voice came from behind him, and Ling Yue pretended to be deaf.

But a pebble was shot straight at her face, and Ling Yue really couldn't think of any way to pretend anymore, so she could only helplessly dodge to the side.

Seeing this, the person in the shadows became even more emboldened, launching a series of pebbles from three directions, one above and one below, at her with a whooshing sound.

Ling Yue was too lazy to bother with him, but he wasn't some saint who wouldn't fight back.

She caught the two stones on the upper three paths with her hand, then did a side somersault, twisting her waist and sending the two stones on the lower three paths back the way they came while she was in the air, twisting her legs and kicking.

At the same time, with a flick of his fingers, two pebbles were launched again.

Half a breath later, a low cry of pain, "Ouch—", came from the shadows.

Ling Yue thought to himself, "Now they'll behave themselves, won't they? Since they've been following without showing themselves, they should just follow obediently and not cause any trouble!"

Ling Yue turned around and was about to leave when a long black figure rolled out from the shadows.

The long, black man rolled toward her on the sand, clutching his private parts below his navel and groaning, "You think you can just walk away after hitting me? Beautiful lady, you look like a celestial being, how could you do such a vicious thing! I won't get out of here until I get a million dollars!"

Ling Yue was speechless, and a sentence suddenly popped into his mind: One million? Do I look like I'm worth a million?