Tomb Raiders: She Comes from the Ancient Martial Arts World

However, it backfired.

Just as they were reloading the luggage into the car, Ling Yue overheard Director Wang trying to get close to the man who kept talking about tearing up tickets and skinning people alive, hoping to get the entire crew to go with him.

This time, Ling Yue really couldn't stay calm.

If the film crew went to the desert with these people, they would probably never return, with no chance of survival.

Ling Yue frowned, reached behind his back for the long bamboo cane that was tucked behind his waist and hidden by his coat, and walked towards Director Wang.

Upon seeing Ling Yue approaching, Director Wang immediately turned around and warmly invited the rest of the crew to come over. Then, he introduced Ling Yue to the man in the lead car, saying, "Teacher Guan, look, this gentleman in black is our producer, Guozi..."

Finally, Director Wang pointed to Ling Yue, who was standing a few steps away, and said, "This is our special guest narrator for this documentary. What do you think? Isn't she pretty?"

The man standing next to him, who introduced himself as Guan Gen, glanced at Ling Yue a few more times. When he met the almost undisguised wariness in her eyes, he couldn't help but smile. Then, he casually said to Director Wang, "I didn't expect that your small film crew would have so many hidden talents."

It's unclear whether they were referring to Ling Yue's appearance or something else.

Director Wang clasped his hands together and said in a particularly fake modesty, "Oh, Teacher Guan, you're too kind. We're just ordinary people, haha, we're all doing this for our dreams."

At this point, Director Wang reiterated his sincerity: "Professor Guan, we really want to make this documentary a success. Just think about it, the locals' forbidden area, the legend about the gathering of dead souls—how exciting is that! Filming it will definitely make it a hit! So, when the film is released, we'll definitely include your name, Professor Guan, in the end credits, how about that?"

Guan Gen was speechless. It was truly impossible to reason with this damned fool. After exhausting his last bit of kindness, he ignored the persistent Director Wang and said, "You guys should go back now." He then turned around and called the others to get in the car, ready to depart.

Director Wang was about to say something more when Ling Yue grabbed his arm, pulled him aside, and whispered, "Director Wang, what this person said makes sense. We're just making a documentary; there's no need to joke around with everyone's lives."

Director Wang disagreed: "Xiao Ling, I know you've never understood our dreams, but there's no need to exaggerate like this, is there? What era are we living in? Why do you still believe in these feudal superstitions about forbidden places and ghosts?"

Ling Yue frowned, glanced at the group of people who were already preparing to leave, and lowered his voice even further: "Director Wang, I'm not talking about feudal superstition, but those people. Can't you tell that they are not ordinary people?"

Director Wang disagreed: "It's precisely because they're not ordinary people that we were able to capture such amazing footage by following them!"

After saying that, Wang Dao ignored Ling Yue's attempts to stop him and ran towards another group of people.

Guozi and the others had already gotten into the car. Seeing Ling Yue and Director Wang talking over there, Guozi got out of the car and came over to ask what was going on.

Ling Yue made up his mind, lifted his foot and walked towards the SUV, saying, "That group of people looks like desperados. I'm not going with them. Director Wang is determined to go with them."

To everyone's surprise, Ling Yue grabbed her bag without saying a word, seemingly about to leave. Guozi was shocked and quickly stopped him, saying, "No, Ling Yue, let's talk this out! It's not that serious, it really isn't!"

Ling Yue slung his backpack over his shoulder, turned around and looked at Guozi seriously, saying, "Those people are definitely suspicious. If you don't want to lose your lives for making a documentary, get out of the car now. If you don't want to, Director Wang will never chase after them to his death alone."

This was already quite straightforward, and seeing Ling Yue speak with such conviction, Guozi's heart began to pound.

At this moment, Fu Mei, who had been listening to everything through the car window, curled her lips and said sarcastically, "What desperado? I thought they were quite enthusiastic. When they saw us asking for help, they stopped and helped tow the car without saying a word. Some people just hold grudges and don't remember favors. They accepted help from others one minute and then said that others were not good people the next."

Producer Sister Dan was also unwilling to see her first film as a producer fall apart so anticlimactically because of a baseless malicious speculation by a narrator who was added on camera at the last minute because of her beauty.

Sister Dan earnestly comforted Ling Yue: "Ling Yue, have you been watching too many suspense movies? In reality, how easy is it to encounter such vicious murderers? And how come we've run into a whole bunch of them?"

The photographer, Cai Tou, who was trying to curry favor with Ling Yue but was completely ignored, chimed in: "Yeah, that's why you women like to overthink things. I just met those people and even smoked with them. They are a bit burly, but they're not bad people."

Producer's assistant Xu Lei naturally sided with his boss, comforting Ling Yue and saying things to reassure everyone.

As for the invited experts, Zeng Ye and Chen Chao, they merely smiled and remained silent, but their dismissive attitude towards Ling Yue's alarmist remarks was very clear.

Ling Yue glanced indifferently at the people in the car. In the distance, Director Wang ran back with a big smile, shouting "Keep up!" She glanced at Guozi one last time, then stopped trying to persuade her, leaving only the words: "Be careful of those people. If you encounter danger, you can try asking that guy named Guan Gen for help."

Although this person doesn't seem like a good person, he still has some principles, and might be willing to help them in a critical moment.

After saying that, Ling Yue slung his bag over his shoulder, turned around, and walked away in the direction he had come from.

Guozi was taken aback and stood there calling out to her, "Lingyue? Lingyue! You'd better not go any further. If you walk back like this, you might not be able to find a place to stay before dark!"

Ling Yue waved his hand without turning around.

Director Wang watched Ling Yue leave, puzzled: "What happened? Where is she going? We're leaving soon."

Before Guozi could even speak, Fu Mei preemptively repeated what Ling Yue had just said, her tone somewhat comical.

Director Wang was furious. If it weren't for the fact that he wanted to use Ling Yue's good looks to create more hype for their documentary, he wouldn't have originally planned to spend 100,000 yuan to hire a narrator!

Despite being called a tour guide, how much does Ling Yue really know about the local customs, traditions, history, and culture? Isn't the plan just to have experts like Grandpa Zeng and Chen Chao dictate it, and then have her stand on camera and read it aloud?

She's just a pretty face, yet she got a position of power! And she even deliberately instigated others to rebel against him when he wasn't around!

Fuming with anger, Director Wang also lost his temper and beckoned Guozi to get in the car, "Let's go, let's go, let her go if she wants to! If she encounters any wolves or wild beasts, it's not our place to be ruthless!"

Guozi hesitated to speak, but everyone was in high spirits. The convoy over there started their vehicles and was about to set off.

She could only glance back at Ling Yue as he walked away before turning and getting into the car.