Tomb Raiders: She Comes from the Ancient Martial Arts World

The rooms here are all either double or twin rooms. Ling Yue's room was one she specifically requested, and it had two single beds.

After washing up in the evening, Ling Yue went to knock on the door next door. Wang Meng opened the door, and Li Cu peeked out from behind.

Upon discovering that it was Ling Yue, Li Cu quickly pushed Wang Meng aside and asked with a bright smile, "Ling Yue, what's up? Why aren't you resting yet?"

Ling Yue told Li Cu to bring whatever she needed: "Come sleep with me tonight."

This is a shady shop. Li Cu has caught the eye of those people because of the seven-finger picture on his back. Ling Yue is worried that if he is not careful, the child will be kidnapped.

Wu Xie, who had been sitting at the table engrossed in writing something, immediately called out, "Li Cu, come here, I have something to tell you!"

Upon hearing Ling Yue's invitation to sleep together, Li Cu was so angry he was practically fuming; he had no time to pay any attention to Wu Xie.

Li Cu blushed instantly and stammered for a long time, unable to utter a single word. She gripped the doorframe with both hands and glanced shyly at Ling Yue. After a long pause, she finally said in a barely audible voice, "Sleeping with you... um, wouldn't that be... cough, too fast..."

Ling Yue, who had never considered Li Cu as a man, naturally wouldn't think in that direction. He simply turned his head to the side and gestured for Li Cu to come over quickly: "Bring all the things you need to sleep tonight, so you don't have to come over in the middle of the night and wake others up."

Seeing that Ling Yue was about to leave, Li Cu also started packing her luggage like a headless fly, feeling embarrassed. Wu Xie couldn't sit still any longer, so she got up and took a few quick steps to catch up with Ling Yue at the door of the next room.

He went into Ling Yue's room and closed the door behind him to prevent Li Cu from barging in. "Li Cu and I will be sleeping in the same room tonight, so you don't need to worry about his safety."

Ling Yue thought for a moment, but still shook his head: "We've been paid to do our job, and we can't be sure how many people are hiding here right now."

On the surface, there are only Galu and Surig in the farm, but since they were able to pick people up from the desert and know the map on Li Cu's back, they must have other accomplices who share resources with them.

Most importantly, Ling Yue was unsure whether Wu Xie had brought Li Cu into the open to lure people in, or if he had other plans.

Wu Xie instantly understood what Ling Yue meant.

She was suspicious of him.

Although he knew this was to be expected, just as he was not entirely without guard against Ling Yue.

After a moment's consideration, Wu Xie pursed his lips, frowned, and looked at Ling Yue seriously, saying, "I need Li Cu to do something for me. During this time, I need to try my best to make him feel a sense of belonging and recognition towards me and my ideas."

He stared at Ling Yue, his voice low and deep: "My time is running out. If he can't help me on his own initiative, I won't have another chance."

Ling Yue suddenly realized: "So the whole way here, you weren't trying to seduce him into falling in love with you?"

Wu Xie, who was feeling down, heard what she said clearly. The serious look on his face instantly crumbled, and his eyes widened, as if he had returned to the innocent and naive Wu Xie with puppy-dog eyes from ten years ago: "W-what did you say? When did I, I—!"

He was completely stunned, unable to imagine how she had viewed him and Li Cu all along.

Realizing he had misunderstood, Ling Yue turned his head slightly, averting his gaze guiltily. "It still won't work. I absolutely cannot fail the mission I've taken on! If you want to develop feelings for him, then you should come and sleep in the same bed with him!"

Wouldn't it be easier to develop feelings for each other if you slept in a single bed?

As if suddenly realizing that Ling Yue had looked at him like that, Wu Xie, unable to calm his emotions, was quite dejected and reckless. He directly acted like a rogue towards Ling Yue: "It's impossible for him to come and sleep with you, absolutely impossible! Either you come to our room and I'll let Li Cu sleep on the floor, or you can sleep alone and I'll keep an eye on Li Cu."

Since he had misunderstood the other party first, and Wu Xie had made his meaning clear enough, Ling Yue stopped dwelling on the issue and could only pretend not to care about it. He backed down by saying, "I will meditate in my room. If anything happens, just call my name. With this level of soundproofing, I can hear you no matter how softly you speak."

Although Wu Xie won this round of arguments, he was very unhappy and left with a long face, as if he had suffered a huge blow.

Ling Yue didn't understand this and even secretly suspected that this guy was deliberately acting against her.

Wu Xie's acting was just too good, far superior to that of Garu and his mother, so Ling Yue didn't dare to ask as directly as before.

For some reason, Ling Yue felt inexplicably guilty when he met his incredulous gaze.

This night was destined to be anything but peaceful.

Ling Yue, who was meditating and keeping watch, did not hear any movement from Wu Xie and Li Cu. Instead, at the fourth watch of the night, he heard someone walking hurriedly out of the inn.

At first, Ling Yue thought it was just someone getting up to use the bathroom at night.

Unexpectedly, she soon heard a muffled cry of pain.

Ling Yue's expression hardened. He gently pushed open the narrow, heavy old-fashioned wooden window in the room and nimbly jumped out of the window.

It landed silently.

Following the sound, Ling Yue cautiously arrived at the camel shed and found Ye Xiao lying on the ground, rolling around in pain, holding a razor blade and cutting himself repeatedly.

Before Ling Yue could go forward to check, two more footsteps came from behind him.

Ling Yue peeked out from behind the wall and saw that the people who came were Su Rige and Ga Lu!

Now is not the time to confront them head-on.

Ling Yue dodged the two men, leaped from the other side of the wall, and landed lightly on the roof.

The camel sheds were made of wood and straw mats and were very simple.

There were many gaps between the straw curtains, so Ling Yue found a dark gap, squatted down, and peered over to observe the situation inside.

Garu walked ahead, while Surig followed half a step behind, carrying a lantern in his hand.

The two were not surprised at all when they saw Ye Xiao.

Garu, who had been pretending to be stupid during the day, no longer had a silly smile on his face. His whole body was bursting with ferocity, and he looked extremely sinister. He squatted down next to Ye Xiao and deliberately pressed on the wounds on the other's body.

Ye Xiao, who had just fainted from the pain, was awakened by the pain. He opened his eyes and saw the two of them. His eyes flashed with a strong plea for help, and he did not notice at all that Garu's behavior was completely opposite to that of Bai Tian.

Unfortunately, Ye Xiao was in so much pain that he swallowed the razor blade, and could only let out low moans.

Seeing this, Garu smiled gloomily: "You want me to save you? Heh, wait a minute, wait a minute, we'll go back and get you some medicine right away, guaranteed to cure you!"

Ye Xiao was already out of his mind. He only heard Garu say that he would save him and that there was a cure!

After saying that, he took a few steps back, deliberately making heavy footsteps as he left.

This reignited Ye Xiao's strong will to survive, and he struggled against the pain in his body.

However, what he ultimately gained was not rescue, but a long and intense death in despair.

Perhaps, on his deathbed, he was filled with resentment and regret, hating himself for not being able to hold on until someone brought him the medicine.

Unbeknownst to them, Garu and Surig, who had said they were going to get medicine, had never left the camel shed from beginning to end; they had simply watched him die with great interest from a few steps away.