Tomb Raiders: She Comes from the Ancient Martial Arts World

After witnessing the camp completely disappear into the vast quicksand, the group discussed briefly and decided to set off again.

However, when the supplies were being inventoried, a significant problem was discovered.

Thanks to Ling Yue's reminder, everyone managed to bring one or two bags with them when they escaped.

However, due to the panic and the large number of things they were unwilling to discard, Wu Xie and Su Nan discovered that very few of the items brought out by the others were actually useful when they went to check them out.

I noticed that Director Wang's two heavy backpacks were full of various equipment and documents. Grandpa Zeng's bag had some water and food, but various documents still took up most of the space.

Wu Xie almost laughed in anger: "Do you think these things can help you survive in the desert for several days?"

Director Wang gave a sheepish smile, then stammered as he looked at the other people's bags: "Isn't that what everyone else is carrying?"

He knew he was in the wrong, so he spoke as softly as a mosquito's buzz.

But as a person, he has to face reality. If he loses these devices and data, the investors could make him lose everything!

Grandpa Zeng was too ashamed to speak, and stood there with a worried expression, silently regretting his actions as he watched the camp completely disappear.

Wu Xie remained silent with a dark expression, and didn't even look at the other people's bags.

Fu Mei, who had just been complaining that she hadn't brought her makeup bag and was going back to get it, was so frightened by Wu Xie's dark face that she didn't dare to say a word. She shrank behind Guozi and Dan Jie, keeping her head down and carrying her bag.

She only had half a bottle of water left in her bag.

Guozi and Danjie are in similar situations to her.

Before this, Guozi had used all the water in their tent to wash her hair. When Guozi went to borrow water from Lao Mai, a lot of things happened, so she naturally didn't get any water.

On the other side, Su Nan saw that Lulu's bag was full of pretty clothes and shoes, so he stopped what he was doing, stood up, put his hands on his hips, and looked at everyone with a smile: "What do we do now?"

Wu Xie turned around and spoke to Wang Meng, while Li Cu also pulled Ling Yue toward him.

As for Ma Rila, he had already cowered behind Wu Xie, clutching his wine bottle.

Upon seeing this, Mr. Ma exclaimed, "Is this about forming a small team? This won't do!"

So he cleared his throat, leaned on his cane, and said righteously, "Now that things have come to this, we all need to unite! Su Nan, take your men and redistribute the supplies!" He himself hadn't brought anything with him.

However, he is the boss, and everything in the convoy belongs to him. The things these people brought out should also belong to him.

Old Mai, displeased with his tone, retorted, "Who wants to redistribute? We don't even have enough for ourselves, why should we share with you!"

Currently, Mr. Ma and the crew have almost no survival supplies.

Old Mike believes they should be in charge now. Want something? Fine, give them money!

Su Nan, who was instructed by Boss Ma to be the one to stick his neck out, simply maintained a fake smile, neither refuting Boss Ma's decision nor paying attention to his troublemaking subordinates.

Wu Xie turned to Li Cu and asked, "From now on, we can only leave. Whether we survive or not depends entirely on luck. Are you scared?"

Despite his inner turmoil, Li Cu, with his youthful spirit, maintained a fearless demeanor: "You think I'm afraid? Humph!"

She glanced at Ling Yue out of the corner of her eye.

Very good. Ling Yue's expression remained calm and composed, so there's definitely no problem!

Wu Xie was amused by his stubbornness and patted him gently on the shoulder: "It's good that you're not afraid. Just follow me and don't fall behind."

Li Cu disgustedly shook off his hand, sidled up to Ling Yue, and put on a swaggering act, saying, "I have Ling Yue, I'm not going to follow you!"

To his surprise, Ling Yue turned to him and said, "Don't follow me, I have little experience in desert survival."

Li Cu's expression went blank for a moment.

He looks a bit dull.

Wu Xie coughed twice, then turned his face away, trying not to laugh.

"No, no way, Ling Yue, are you kidding me?" Li Cu couldn't believe it. After all, in his eyes, his Ling Yue was practically a perfect all-rounder!

However, Ling Yue still gave him a negative answer: "Really, I don't like the desert, so I rarely go there."

Her initial dislike of the desert stemmed from her being half-Western Region blood.

She hates being bullied and ostracized as an outsider.

Later, the princess liked her eyes, which greatly reduced her resentment about them.

But the desert's monotonous scenery, dry air, and intense sunlight offer nothing to praise.

Wu Xie then interjected, "Then why did you come to the desert with the film crew?"

Ling Yue gave him a sidelong glance: "Guess?"

If she weren't short of money, would she have come?

I knew earlier...

Thinking of the clues she found in the underground palace, she thought, "If I had known about these clues, I would have come even if it were free."

It was a lucky accident.

Li Cu laughed heartily: "Wu Xie, you're so stupid, hahaha! Of course Ling Yue came because he's short of money!"

Wu Xie responded with a cold, dismissive glance.

I don't know who the stupid person is, believing everything they're told.

While they were chatting, the argument finally reached a conclusion.

Boss Ma promised to pay Lao Mai and the others a substantial commission after they left, and the supplies they brought out would be distributed according to their needs.

The so-called distribution according to need is actually just a matter of whoever has the bigger fist gets the bigger share.

As Lao Mai reached for the water and compressed biscuits in Ling Yue and Li Cu's bags, Ling Yue pulled out his bamboo cane and tossed it around, playing with it.

Knowing how heavy this thing was, everyone silently looked away from Ling Yue's bag. Old Mai also obediently withdrew his hand and even returned a small portion of the supplies that he had just taken from Wu Xie and Wang Meng.

Wuxie: "..."

They're quite good at having fun.

In the end, the five members of the crew received only the bare minimum of supplies, enough to survive in the desert for at most one or two days, and that was only if they could suppress their physical needs as much as possible.

Director Wang was naturally unwilling, but when Old Mai brandished his knife, none of them dared to argue.

As everyone left one by one, Wu Xie stayed behind and left one of his bags to them, saying, "Go out when you have the chance, and don't go into the desert again."

Wu Xie still hoped they could leave as soon as possible and stop getting involved.

Director Wang gave a wry smile, "We want to leave too, but look at us now..."

Wu Xie shook his head, turned around and jogged a few steps, leading Wang Mengli and the others who were waiting for him not far away to catch up with Su Nan and the others who had already walked away.

Watching Ling Yue walk ahead with Li Cu carrying his bag, Director Wang truly regretted it. "If only I had listened to Ling Yue."

Guozi and Danjie, who were standing next to him with pale faces, nodded in agreement, and Fu Mei, who had always disliked Ling Yue, couldn't help but tear up.

Grandpa Zeng sighed, clapped his hands, and forced everyone to cheer up: "Don't be discouraged, everyone. Let's catch up with the main group. Teacher Guan is experienced, and there's also Ma Rila who can find Hai Zi. The situation isn't too bad."

Sister Dan sniffed and forced a smile, "Yeah, compared to Cai Tou, Xu Lei, and Chen Chao, at least we're still alive. Let's go!"

What does it feel like to walk step by step through an endless desert?

There was only one word that Li Cu could think of: despair!

No matter which direction you look, all you see is the same endless yellow sand.

The scorching sun overhead relentlessly burned away the moisture in their bodies, while the dry wind squeezed every cell in their bodies.

Li Cu took out a glass of water to take a sip, but Wu Xie snatched it away, saying, "Don't drink so often. We still have a long way to go."

Li Cu took a breath, somewhat dazed, and said with dissatisfaction, "Fine, don't drink it then! Give it back to me!"

Wang Meng patted him on the shoulder: "Listen to the boss, he's very experienced."

Ling Yue, who had been silently following, looked at Wu Xie and asked, "Do you come to the desert often?"

Wu Xie closed his eyes briefly, seemingly uncomfortable from the glare of the sand. Instead of answering Ling Yue's question directly, he taught them how to walk in the desert to conserve energy: "Imagine yourself as a camel, with your feet turned outwards, and don't sweat too much..."

Ling Yue frowned and observed carefully for a while, feeling somewhat troubled.

Li Cu followed suit and had already gone to the front, while Ling Yue was still standing there.

Wu Xie sensed something was off about her and asked her what was wrong.

Ling Yue pursed her lips and said, "It looks terrible."

Having said that, he resumed his original pace and posture.

Wu Xie took a moment to realize that she didn't want to walk with such an awkward gait. So she cared about her image that much?

Shaking his head with a forced smile, Wu Xie chased after him, "Between survival and appearance, you actually chose the latter?"

Ling Yue stood tall and straight, her slender and flexible waist perfectly controlled by her muscles with every step she took.

Her hair swayed gently, and her gait was unhurried, making her stand out from the rest of the procession.

Ling Yue frankly replied, "It's not time for me to make a choice yet."

The truth is indeed quite heartbreaking.

Looking at the other people in the group, some were supporting each other as they walked, some were walking unsteadily with dazed expressions, and some were walking silently with their heads down.

Who can be as relaxed as her?

Wu Xie asked curiously, "Did you choose your own clothes? Do you think this outfit suits you?"

Besides the dark green and bright purple coats, I changed into a laser pink coat today.

Every time, Wuxie exclaims in amazement, "So there are clothes of this color in the world!"

Who produced it?!

Ling Yue looked down at his clothes.

I didn't see anything wrong with it, but it was definitely not as nice as the clothes the princess had chosen for her.

She pursed her lips, somewhat annoyed that Wuxie insisted on talking to her so close to her. Was it just to mock her taste in clothes?

Ling Yue quickened his pace, ruthlessly leaving Wu Xie behind.

Seeing that she was clearly sulking, Wu Xie smiled.

Wang Meng leaned closer and asked, "Boss, what are you laughing at?"

Wu Xie tugged at his arm: "Xiao, why are you walking so slowly!"

After saying that, he quickened his pace and came to Li Cu's side, whose pace had slowed down after the initial excitement wore off: "Keep a steady pace, and don't mess up your breathing rhythm..."

Fu Mei, from the film crew, fell down last and refused to get up.

Li Cu, the bottom of the class, took pity on her and helped her walk slowly forward, while also sharing the experience she had just received from Wu Xie.

The marching column gradually spread out, resembling an unsightly necklace with sparse beads.

"Hey, aren't you going to help Li Cu?"

Standing on a sand dune, Wu Xie checked the map to determine the direction and found Ling Yue standing right next to him. Wu Xie asked curiously.

Ling Yue put one hand on his hip and the other hand behind his waist, touching the bamboo cane: "Didn't you just tell Wang Meng to follow along by himself?"

Wu Xie glanced at the hand she was touching the bamboo cane, and he noticed that she couldn't help but touch it when she frowned.

Clearly, this bamboo cane held more than just a weapon for her; it had other significance as well.

Wu Xie, panting, said, "Then you're not a very good bodyguard."

Ling Yue really didn't understand why he talked so much nonsense.

Doesn't he feel tired and thirsty right now?

“Then I’ll carry him on my back now, and carry him all the way out of the desert.” Ling Yue deliberately turned around and lifted his foot as if to walk backward.

Wu Xie quickly grabbed her arm, "Then let him walk by himself."

Ling Yue glanced at him sideways, giving him a disdainful look that said, "You're so annoying." He was the one who wanted to train Li Cu, yet he still had to test her with words.

Believe it or not, she really will smash the pot he's set up?

He gave him a look, and Ling Yue went down the sand dune.

Wu Xie asked Wang Meng, "Did you see that? She just cursed at me."

Wang Meng smiled innocently, pretending to be stupid.