Tomb Raiders: She Comes from the Ancient Martial Arts World

Ling Yue only had a superficial understanding of traditional Chinese medicine; he was more skilled at bandaging injuries to bones and muscles, as well as internal injuries.

After taking Wu Xie's pulse, Ling Yue could only confirm: "There's something alive inside you."

Li Cu and Wang Meng were terrified, unable to imagine what it would be like to have a living thing inside their bodies.

Wu Xie seemed to have figured something out, and instructed Wang Meng to go next door to check on Ma Rila, while reminding Li Cu and Ling Yue: "Don't say anything when the time comes, I have a way to solve it."

He calmly lowered his sleeves again, as if he weren't the one with a living being inside him.

This calm and composed attitude reassured Li Cu quite a bit, and she began to wonder why some people had contracted the virus while others hadn't.

Seeing that Wu Xie didn't seem to care about his health, Ling Yue shook his head and turned back to his room.

She didn't see that as she turned to leave, Wu Xie kept watching her back.

Wu Xie lowered her eyes, her other hand unconsciously resting on her left arm, which Ling Yue had just lifted up to take her pulse. She unconsciously began to ponder once again what her background was.

That night, Ling Yue said she was looking for her way home and told her about her two experiences in the underground palace.

She had a bronze ghost mask in her hand, the same mask Wu Xie had seen a few years ago when she encountered Yama inside the fake bronze door guarded by the Khampa people.

Ling Yue also said that she might have the key to truly unlock the secrets of Gutongjing.

She promised to help him complete his plan; in return, Wu Xie would need to tell her some secrets about the mysterious existence and take her into the real Gutongjing.

If Ling Yue only uses herself as a bargaining chip, Wu Xie can refuse her true involvement because of his suspicion.

If Ling Yue's insight into his plan is added to the mix, Wu Xie will outwardly agree to cooperate while secretly plotting something else.

However, the mask in her hand and the key to Gutongjing that she had never shown him forced Wu Xie to accept her cooperation proposal while still harboring doubts.

If she really had nothing to do with the Wang family, with her help, Wu Xie could indeed arrange his plans more perfectly.

The original plan was to leave the next morning.

However, the next day, both Mr. Ma and Mr. Zeng were too sick to get out of bed, and the plan had to be postponed.

Few people came down for lunch, and the inn was eerily quiet.

In the afternoon, Su Nan suddenly and inexplicably invited Ling Yue to go swimming, saying, "Since we have nothing to do now, why not go and enjoy the sunshine, the beach, and the water?"

Southern Jiangsu extended an extremely generous invitation.

Ling Yue could tell that she seemed to have some kind of purpose. After thinking for a moment, he shook his head: "I don't have any clothes."

Swimming requires getting into the water, and this is the only set of clothes Ling Yue is wearing.

Her reason for refusing was simple: if Su Nan was willing, he could always solve the problem for her immediately.

Sure enough, Su Nan smiled and said, "I have extra swimsuits, if you don't mind."

She glanced at Ling Yue's chest, smiled, and added jokingly, "It's the kind of bra that doesn't discriminate against anyone's size, so you can wear it without worry."

This reminds me of when that kid Li Cu suddenly blurted out something about having big breasts back in the underground palace.

Ling Yue also remembered this matter, and after a moment of speechlessness, he agreed to Su Nan's suggestion.

Su Nan's own swimsuit is a simple black set. It's called a swimsuit, but it's actually just a sports bra and shorts.

The one given to Ling Yue was the same color, so it seems Su Nan really likes black.

The only difference is the style. Ling Yue's outfit has crisscross straps on the front and back, and the shorts also have a ruffled hem.

Ling Yue's figure is indeed better than Su Nan's; her curves are fully revealed when she wears underwear and shorts.

Although it was her first time trying this kind of outfit, Ling Yue did not have the demureness and shyness that ancient women should have.

Whether it's her posture or her gait, she remains upright and proud, as if she was born to be so spirited and confident, forever as resilient and aloof as green bamboo.

When Su Nan saw her posture, his eyes flickered, and he smiled and affectionately stepped forward to praise her, "Not bad, Ling Yue, you really have a great figure."

Because of the training he received since childhood, Ling Yue, who didn't actually have a deep concept of the difference between men and women, tilted his head slightly and politely complimented her, "You're quite something too."

Is this how women in this world like to compliment each other?

The girl I rescued earlier, who was struggling in Beijing, also had this habit.

However, Ling Yue never took it to heart, because in her mind, people were only divided into strangers, friends, and enemies.

Ling Yue rarely paid much attention to strangers.

When it comes to friends, regardless of gender, we only consider the feelings between us.

As for enemies? When you kill someone, do you care whether they are tall or short, male or female, beautiful or ugly?

The enemy is dead, and regardless of what happened to them in life, their bodies still need to be dealt with after death.

If you are killed by the enemy, you are just a corpse. Why should you care about what happens after you die?

Su Nan smiled and gave Ling Yue a shawl. The two left the inn side by side, with Su Nan chatting and laughing the whole way.

His words carried a subtle probing tone, while his body language and expressions deliberately created an atmosphere suggesting a good relationship between the two.

Ling Yue roughly guessed Su Nan's intentions.

However, she still didn't understand why the other person wanted to take her swimming.

Did she plan to do something to herself in the water?

Walking barefoot on the sand felt a little itchy and tingly, an experience Ling Yue rarely had.

Ling Yue ignored Su Nan's little tricks, occasionally glancing down at the sand as he walked on the fine sand, watching how the sand would seep out between his toes.

I actually find it interesting.

When they arrived at the lake, they saw Wu Xie there as well, and Ling Yue and Wu Xie's eyes briefly met.

She glanced back at Su Nan, then suspected that Su Nan's motives also included Wu Xie.

They're all so cunning, like sieves. It's definitely more interesting to see a simple-minded kid like Li Cu.

“I guess you’d like to talk to him for a bit before going into the water? Then I’ll go in first.” Ling Yue said meaningfully to Su Nan, and without waiting for a reply, walked straight to the water’s edge.

She took off her shawl, sat down on the side, and stuck out one slender, white foot. She subconsciously pointed her instep and tested the water temperature with her toes.

Not far away, the moment Wu Xie saw Ling Yue, his gaze unconsciously swept over her exposed collarbone and straight calves.

After realizing what was happening, he quickly looked away, his ears involuntarily growing hot.

Before Wu Xie could even rack his brains for a suitable opening line, Ling Yue said something to Su Nan and headed straight for the water.

When she removed the shawl that covered her, large expanses of her fair skin were exposed. At that moment, Wu Xie's eyes seemed to be staring directly at the rising sun in the desert, so intense that he could hardly open them.

He tried to look away, but his eyes seemed to have a mind of their own. His heart was pounding, telling him not to look, but his body was uncontrollably chasing after her.

Her legs were indeed long and straight, with well-proportioned bones and muscles, representing the optimal ratio of tendons, bones, and muscles that the human body can achieve.

Her waist was also very thin; it was hard to imagine that such a slender waist was the core area that could support her incredibly strong body.

When she turns to the side, her graceful curves become even more full and supple, further highlighting the cuteness and charm of her two small dimples at the waist. This is a gentleness that is rarely seen in her, a unique quality of womanhood.

Ling Yue is usually very charming, but that charm comes more from her temperament, her posture, and her soul.

Wu Xie looked down at her shoulders and saw her taut insteps. He'd heard from Hei Xiazi that Ling Yue had kicked him quite a bit that night, but he hadn't expected her feet to be like that too…

"Hey, Master Guan, are you dumbfounded?"

Wu Xie was staring at Ling Yue as she stretched out her foot to test the water, secretly itching to see her rare cute and childlike appearance, when suddenly Su Nan's teasing voice rang in his ears.

Wu Xie snapped back to reality, quickly lowered her eyelids, and instantly suppressed all inappropriate personal emotions, looking down to continue flipping through the photos on the tablet.

They turned a deaf ear to the teasing from southern Jiangsu.

Su Nan chuckled, glanced back at Ling Yue who had already gone into the water, and then unceremoniously snatched the tablet from Wu Xie's hand and started looking at the photos inside.

These were all taken inside the underground palace.

"Have you found the ancient city of Gutongjing?" Su Nan deliberately brought up the serious matter to test how much influence Ling Yue had on him.

In front of Su Nan, Wu Xie naturally wouldn't easily reveal his true emotions.

He leaned back slightly, supporting himself with one hand behind him, gazing up at the vast blue sky, trying to calm his turbulent emotions. "I've found the general direction, but I still need to find the specific route."

Su Nan looked down and flipped through photos.

Wu Xie composed himself and launched a counterattack: "You remind me of a woman I knew a long time ago, she was also very intelligent..."

Wu Xie's feelings for A Ning were undoubtedly complicated. He never expected that after so many years, he would still have a chance to use her.

There is no doubt that Su Nan is a member of the Wang family.

For him, Aning represented a memory he could not let go of.

Southern Jiangsu must be aware of this.

Now he subtly projects this unforgettable memory onto Su Nan, still defining Aning as both a friend and an enemy in his nostalgia.

Suddenly, she remembered Ling Yue saying that he was seducing her, and that he also thought he was after Li Cu...

"Why did you suddenly stop talking?" Su Nan, who was deeply moved by what she was hearing, turned her head and asked him curiously.

Wu Xie smiled slightly and shook his head: "It's nothing, I just remembered a lot of things from the past."

When you pay attention to someone for a long time, everything you see and think about revolves around them.

Su Nan found it difficult to explain whether her interest in Wu Xie stemmed from the mission or something else.

Over the course of those long thirty years, she had only vaguely entertained one thought more than once: she was born for innocence.

She knew about his past, but she had only ever been an observer.

Now, as Wu Xie recounts those past events to her in person, even though Su Nan already knew them all, she still can't help but want to hear him continue.

Ling Yue was unaware of the subtle verbal sparring between Wu Xie and Su Nan. After swimming around in the water for a while, he found it quite interesting and occasionally dived underwater.

Such lakes are devoid of flora and fauna. After several days of settling, the turbidity brought by the sandstorm has receded, leaving only clear lake water and the azure sky reflected in it.

After an unknown amount of time, Ling Yue heard that Su Nan had also come down.

She emerged from the water, tilted her head back, closed her eyes, and let the water slide down her face.

When she opened her eyes, she met Wu Xie's gaze from the lakeside directly opposite her.

I don't know how long he stood there watching.

When he met Ling Yue's eyes, which were as clear as a mountain spring surrounded by emerald gold, he felt as if he had returned to ten years ago. His helpless gaze flickered for a few seconds, then he remembered something, gave Ling Yue a suggestive look, and then deliberately touched his back with his other hand.

Ling Yue tilted his head. Although he didn't understand the specific reason why Wu Xie was hinting at his back, he roughly understood what he meant.

Is it true that Su Nan, contrary to his usual behavior, insisted on inviting her swimming, hoping to take the opportunity to see her back?

What should be on her back?