Tomb Raiders: She Comes from the Ancient Martial Arts World

This time, we went to a jungle on the Myanmar border.

Ling Yue had a clear understanding of himself and didn't ask them too many questions about what they were here for.

However, Luo Que, who had always been very respectful to Zhang Rishan, unexpectedly said that the instructions were unclear and that he could not complete the mission.

This statement was somewhat abrupt, and even the simple-minded Kan Jian couldn't help but turn his head to look at him.

Just then, a villager happened to pass by. Zhang Rishan's men went over and questioned him, only to find out that the blasting of rocks and burning of trees to clear the mountain was for the purpose of mining petrified wood.

It is said that the entire village went.

However, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that this villager's appearance was too abrupt.

Sure enough, following the direction the man had gone, Zhang Rishan led Ling Yue and the others to a wooden house, from which came the sounds of fighting.

It turns out that this was the Chen family's stronghold, guarded by an ancient tomb nearby.

The leader here is called Master Ma. He showed Ling Yue once again just how pathetic Zhang Rishan was as the head of the Nine Gates Association.

Even Zhang Rishan, the chairman, came in, while Master Ma remained calmly seated at the head of the table.

In just a few words, they even brought out the wine and, with a mocking expression, forced Zhang Rishan to drink it all before they could talk.

Having seen countless high-ranking officials, nobles, and members of the royal family, Ling Yue was speechless.

It's hard not to suspect that these people are just playing house, and that the Nine Gates Association is just a joke?

Just as Ling Yue was inwardly complaining, she suddenly noticed Zhang Rishan turning his head to glance at her.

Ling Yue hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and kicked the edge of the table.

The wooden table, which didn't look very sturdy, didn't fall apart. Instead, it shook slightly upwards, and the rough pottery wine pot that Master Ma had just placed there flew up.

Ling Yue thrust his palm horizontally, striking the wine pot.

With the sound of the wine jug shattering, the wine turned into tiny, transparent beads and splashed everywhere.

These water droplets, like a plate of pearls splashed out, burst forth, each drop hitting its target precisely.

When a person is hit, they scream in pain or fall to the ground clutching their forehead and struggling wildly.

Or they might be clutching their necks, gasping for breath, in so much pain their eyes seem about to pop out. Their faces are contorted, veins bulging, making them look exceptionally terrifying.

"Ouch, that hurts—!"

"Help, help me, oh—"

"Spare me, spare me—uh!"

Even though Master Ma was standing at the very front, the water droplets formed from the wine seemed to have eyes, and not a single drop hit him.

Seeing the scene before him, Master Ma's eyes widened and his mouth gaped open.

After a long pause, he finally knelt on the ground with a thud and kowtowed vigorously to Zhang Rishan: "President, spare my life! I was wrong, I will never dare to do it again! Do whatever you want! I, Old Ma, will not say a word!"

Zhang Rishan, who originally just wanted Ling Yue to flip the table for him, was speechless.

However, her skills were indeed quite unexpected.

Faced with Master Ma's kneeling and submission, Zhang Rishan slightly raised his chin, put his hands behind his back, and turned around gracefully.

But after turning around, he almost couldn't hold back his smile, which he had been trying to suppress.

I have to say, this move is really good for showing off. It looks good, and it's intimidating enough, awesome!

As Ling Yue left the base, he noticed that Luo Que had deliberately slowed down his pace.

When he reached the end, he looked around again, took out a pre-opened lollipop from his pocket, popped the candy into his mouth, folded the wrapper a few times, and tossed it into a hole in a tree he passed by.

Ling Yue looked away before Luo Que could look over.

When Ling Yue saw the pit leading underground, he felt he should no longer be surprised.

After all, this group's original profession was digging up graves.

But when they saw Zhang Rishan examining the soil with great seriousness and analyzing which cave to enter by referring to ancient books...

She couldn't help but complain, "You've been digging tombs for generations, so do you have supply points in all the major mausoleums and underground palaces?"

Just like those developed tourist attractions.

When there are no more tombs to excavate in the future, they can simply switch careers to become archaeologists and develop these tombs into tourist attractions.

It is said that Zhang Tishan comes from the Zhang family, a family that has been digging graves for a thousand years.

Such a large and mysterious family, treating grave robbing as a family business, growing and strengthening it—over thousands of years, they must have known those important tombs and mausoleums better than the tomb owners themselves, right?

The information has been passed down from generation to generation, so even when people switch careers to become tour guides, they are never afraid of running out of things to say.

Ling Yue was naturally unaware that the Zhang family was known for being taciturn; the few who were talkative were enough to be recorded in the family annals.

They couldn't control the tour guide profession.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Rishan, who was bending down to check the situation inside the cave, straightened up again, turned his head and gave her an expression, letting her figure it out for herself.

Ling Yue: I don't understand, thank you.

According to Zhang Rishan's analysis, this is an isolated tomb with an extremely fierce style of construction, and it has only one weak point.

Anyone entering from any other direction will surely die.

Seeing that almost every hole had a dead body with its buttocks sticking out and its face buried in the ground, Ling Yue became increasingly vigilant.

Death itself isn't scary, but dying like this is terrifying!

Zhang Rishan had Kan Jian and Luo Que keep watch outside while he searched the pit himself and finally found another cave hidden behind a mud wall.

Ling Yue's gaze fell on the unusually long fingers he used to probe the mechanism—the "Hunter's Finger," another symbol besides the Zhang family's tattoos.

"Be careful when you go in!" Zhang Rishan shone his flashlight into the newly opened cave and found that there was a corpse at almost every step, which showed how dangerous it was. His expression became even more solemn.

After giving his instructions, he turned back to look at Ling Yue and said, "Stay behind me and don't touch anything inside."

When Wu Xie sent someone back with a message, he specifically instructed that this person named Ling Yue knew nothing about tomb raiding.

With such a useful helper, Zhang Rishan certainly didn't want her to be defeated by some minor mistakes.

Ling Yue nodded, his expression solemn.

Although his leadership skills are questionable, Zhang Rishan is impeccable when it comes to getting things done, taking the lead by diving into the ground.

Ling Yue followed closely behind.

The remaining men filed in, carrying their equipment.

After passing through a low and cramped cave, you soon arrive at a rough underground passage.

One of the men walking behind Ling Yue suddenly tripped over the scattered bones on the ground, fell to his knees, and swayed.

Then, he braced his hands on the ground and tried to tilt his head back, but it kept drooping lower and lower, as if being sucked down to the ground by some enormous force.

Seeing this, the other men immediately tried to help him up, but Zhang Rishan said, "Don't move! Back off!"

Ling Yue stepped in the footprints left by Zhang Rishan, took two steps to the side, and stared intently at the waiter in the light of the flashlights shone by the others.

As his face was sucked into the ground, the guy struggled with his hands and feet, but couldn't break free even a little.

Did all the other dead people bury themselves alive in the ground and suffocate to death like this?

Zhang Rishan seemed to have figured something out. He asked a waiter to bring a telescopic fishing rod, which he then placed horizontally above the passageway. He hung on the rod and reached out to pull the waiter up.

Just as Zhang Rishan was moving, Ling Yue seemed to see something moving in the mud.

At the same time, Zhang Rishan's gaze wavered for a moment as he looked up at the top of the passageway, as if he had seen something there that shocked him.

Ling Yue had a bad feeling. Could it be that Old Master Duan hadn't been out of work for too long and had become rusty, and had just hung himself up here?

Ling Yue had last seen him in this dazed state when Li Cu was bitten by a snake and saw another memory scene.

Guessing that he had probably fallen for a trick and was hallucinating, Ling Yue pulled out the ink bamboo stick and flung it away.

With one end braced against the footprints on the ground, Ling Yue, leaning diagonally on the long stick, climbed up Zhang Ri Mountain like a monkey scaling the moon.

She raised her hand to slap him to bring him to his senses. Before she could swing, Zhang Rishan refocused his eyes and met Ling Yue's gaze.

Ling Yue: "..."

It's a bit of a pity.

With a seamless transition of emotions, Ling Yue frowned and asked, "Mr. Zhang, are you alright?"

Zhang Rishan regained his composure. He had been feeling down when he saw Buddha, but then he suddenly saw Ling Yue and her slap that was about to come down.

Zhang Rishan couldn't shake off the emo. His voice was low and he quipped, unusually expressionless, "You look disappointed."

Ling Yue frowned even more, his face tense as he said sternly, "Mr. Zhang, you've misjudged!"

Zhang Rishan smiled noncommittally, reached out again and pulled the kneeling shop assistant up, then turned over and cast his own fishing rod.

Ling Yue followed closely behind, landing in the same spot where he had just stood.

Zhang Rishan glanced down at her feet, knocked out the waiter, and tossed him to the others: "You all get out of here first. Remember, follow the footprints when you get out!"

While the men hesitated, Zhang Rishan called out to Ling Yue and led her further inside.