Tomb Raiders: She Comes from the Ancient Martial Arts World

The next morning.

Apart from Dan Jie, Guo Zi, Fu Mei, Wang Meng, and two wounded soldiers under Su Nan, everyone else went down into the underground palace.

To prevent anyone from going missing without a trace again, this time everyone hung their safety buckles on a single rope.

However, soon, some people still disappeared inexplicably. First, it was Zeng Ye from the film crew. The cameraman Cai Tou was so scared that he immediately turned around and ran away.

But before they had gone far, Cai Tou shouted. When everyone rushed over, they saw that the rope, which had been fine when they came, was now strangely threaded through the navel of a stone statue.

Inside the passageway, there were also stone statues that I had never seen before, filled with sand.

If the sand inside weren't white, Ling Yue would have thought these stone statues were the invisible creatures she encountered in that stone chamber yesterday.

Boss Ma, who had been observing his surroundings and Su Nan's group ever since they got off the plane, interrupted Su Nan's repeated nitpicking at Wu Xie, saying, "Alright, let's move forward first. Kai Kai, come help me!"

He discovered that Su Nan was indeed very special to Guan Gen, as if she knew something but didn't say it out loud.

Mr. Ma dislikes this feeling of being out of control and needs a trusted bodyguard by his side to feel a little more at ease.

His first thought was naturally Ling Yue, but Ling Yue had been following behind Li Cu, and he wanted to use Ling Yue as a trump card in a critical moment, so he naturally wouldn't expose him now.

Led by Wu Xie, the group soon arrived at a stone gate. After pushing the gate open, what was revealed before them was a scene filled with the corpses of soldiers who had been buried alive with the city lord.

These corpses were all wearing armor and carrying halberds, standing on a low-lying, flat area resembling the bottom of a pool below the steps.

The crew members and Su Nan and others couldn't wait to go down and check the situation. Ling Yue had excellent eyesight and discovered that the corpses had something that looked like dandelions on them.

Before she could even ponder how there could be dandelion seeds in the underground palace, Eleven, the only girl under Su Nan's command, suddenly cried out and quickly fainted, her eyes turning an eerie white.

When it fell, it knocked away even more dandelion seeds, which were very light and quickly scattered everywhere.

Of the people who went down, only Director Wang and Su Nan came back up.

The others died within a few breaths.

Wu Xie saw that the neck of Chen Chao, the geologist on the film crew, swelled rapidly before he died. He realized what they had encountered. He cautiously pulled Li Cu back a few steps and reminded everyone, "This is a plant spore. It swells when it comes into contact with water. Once it enters the respiratory tract, it quickly blocks the airway and causes suffocation!"

Several people were killed in a single encounter. Boss Ma, still shaken, covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief and yelled at Su Nan and Wu Xie: "What do we do now? Can anyone tell me what we should do now?!"

Su Nan said bluntly, "Backing down is definitely not an option. Now we can only move forward and get through here!"

Upon hearing this, the crowd became restless.

Walk over there? The people who just went down are all dead. If they go down, aren't they just throwing their lives away?

Su Nan turned her gaze to Ling Yue again.

Although Ling Yue didn't mind taking the lead, being constantly treated as an easy target wasn't her style.

Therefore, facing Su Nan's gaze, Ling Yue calmly stated, "I can take my boss Li Cu directly there. As for whether these spores will be carried away and fly everywhere after we get there, that's none of my concern."

In short, all she cared about was whether Li Cu lived or died.

Li Cu was moved, yet he hesitated to speak.

When Ling Yue gave him a warning glance, he tugged at her hem and whispered, "Count one more person in."

Who was the one who overcalculated? Who else could it be but Wu Xie!

Ling Yue gave him a disdainful look that seemed to say, "Kid, you're so disappointing," without responding.

Because she realized that Su Nan would never let Wu Xie die here.

She's not in a hurry; there are plenty of people who are in a hurry for Wuxie.

Sure enough, Su Nan's eyes flickered, and he gave up on the idea of ​​sending Ling Yue, choosing to go himself instead.

With no major incidents, Su Nan successfully reached the other side. Both sides then stretched a rope over the corpse, enough for everyone to attach safety harnesses and climb over.

The only thing that caught Ling Yue's attention during this time was that she discovered that Wu Xie, this old man, seemed to be flirting with the handsome young man while also subtly conveying some ambiguous concern and care to Su Nan.

It's that kind of relationship where people are usually at odds and wary of each other, but sometimes they inadvertently reveal a subconscious worry and concern from the bottom of their hearts.

Ling Yue: "..."

If the training course hadn't included various psychological tactics, Ling Yue would have almost missed this subtle seduction.

Was Wu Xie some kind of bewitching concubine or Daji when she was young? How could she so naturally and sincerely use the art of seduction?

Then why do I always hear Wang Meng, who's always around Wu Xie, say that his boss is so old and has never had a girlfriend? Ling Yue thought about it and suddenly realized.

Who says that being romantic and passionate requires having a partner? The essence of universal love is to love every man and woman equally!

It's just a pity for Li Cu's innocent young heart; it seems destined to end in heartbreak.

While Ling Yue appeared aloof on the surface but was secretly gossiping, the others climbed over the rope one after another.

When only Li Cu, Wu Xie, and Ling Yue remained, Li Cu hesitated and let Wu Xie go first.

After all, he still had Ling Yue, but Ling Yue didn't agree to take Wu Xie with him when he rescued him.

Li Cu was quite worried about Wu Xie's life.

Wu Xie smiled, fastened the safety buckle for him, and pushed him out without waiting for Li Cu's hesitation.

As Wu Xie shone a flashlight on Li Cu as she crawled to the other side, she asked the only person left beside her without turning her head, "Ling Yue, will you really protect Li Cu?"

Ling Yue immediately snapped out of his gossip and replied without hesitation, "Even if you try to hurt him, I will kill you."

Even if you are the one Li Cu is attracted to, if you threaten his life, I will break the tacit agreement we made and kill you.

After all, that was her mission!

Wu Xie glanced back at her and saw that her expression was calm and her eyes were firm, as if nothing in the world could shake her determination to protect Li Cu.

Suddenly, a faint feeling of jealousy arose in my heart, which was quite inappropriate.

He took a deep breath, suppressed his emotions, and said calmly, "I hope you keep your word."

So please be careful that it's not a member of the Wang family with ulterior motives!

Suddenly, Li Cu's condition became strange. His hands slipped, and he was left hanging in mid-air, muttering to himself.

Seeing this, Wu Xie immediately put on a rope and quickly climbed towards Li Cu. Once close to him, he comforted and encouraged him.

Undeniably, regardless of Wu Xie's motives, Li Cu has gradually developed a dependence on him during this period.

With Wu Xie's encouragement and guidance, Li Cu finally cheered up and climbed to the other side with Wu Xie, one after the other.

Only Ling Yue remained.

Ling Yue didn't even use the safety buckle; he simply grabbed the rope and jumped, his feet landing on the swaying rope.

Before the person on the other side could see clearly, Ling Yue had already run over as if walking on flat ground, stepping on the rope.

Seeing this scene, apart from Wu Xie and Su Nan who seemed to be deep in thought, Boss Ma's eyes lit up with admiration, and even Director Wang praised it highly, eagerly squeezing in front of Ling Yue to shake her hand.

Ling Yue dodged it.

Director Wang didn't mind, clasped his hands together and rubbed them together, smiling enthusiastically: "Ling Yue, you have this skill too! It's amazing! How about I invite you to film a documentary? Let's call it 'The Martial Arts Master Hidden Among the Crowd'! What do you say? We can discuss the appearance fee, as long as we help each other, stick together, and lend a hand when there's danger, hehe...right?"

Li Cu rolled her eyes and muttered in a loud voice, "The abacus beads are practically jumping in my face!"

That sounds nice, but all they really want is for Ling Yue to protect them!

Without even mentioning money, they just made empty promises. Li Cu expressed his contempt for such cunning adults!