Tomb Raiders: She Comes from the Ancient Martial Arts World

When Xie Yuchen woke up, the first thing he regained was his hearing.

He seemed to be in a mountain forest, surrounded by the chirping of birds.

I moved my body and felt dry. The pain in my chest wasn't particularly sharp.

It's within a tolerable range.

Xie Yuchen opened his eyes, and dappled sunlight filtered through the dense forest, like tiny pieces of gold falling on him.

His eyes were not directly exposed to the sunlight, but were instead blocked by a large banana leaf.

There seemed to be something soft underneath me, and I didn't feel the dampness and discomfort that you would feel lying on the ground.

A gentle breeze blew by, bringing with it the unique, fresh scent of crushed plants.

Xie Yuchen turned his head and looked to the side, where a few unknown grasses and flowers were placed on a flat stone.

There were traces of crushed plants on the stone, and unused strips of cloth were casually spread on a clean banana leaf.

Perhaps it was because of his near-death experience, but despite the extremely simple environment, Xie Yuchen lay on the ground, quietly observing everything, and felt a strange sense of peace and tranquility deep within his heart.

He had forgotten how long it had been since he had relaxed like this and felt the beauty of nature.

Suddenly, he remembered what Wu Xie had said: once everything was over and Xiao Ge was brought back, he would take Xiao Ge and Fatty to the village to build a courtyard and then retire there.

They've even found a village; it's a place that's rainy all year round, humid and warm, and it has a nice name: Rain Village.

At that time, Wu Xie was in high spirits and even tricked him into contributing funds to build a house, saying that he would also reserve a room for him.

Xie Yuchen almost laughed out of anger. He paid for the house repairs, but all he got was a room?

Wu Xie is truly immoral!

But now that I think about it, Xie Yuchen feels that this deal might not be impossible.

He'll be living like a king then, and Wu Xie and Fatty will have to take care of all the chores in the yard.

Even if he leaves the village because of company matters, Wu Xie and the others still have to make smoked fish from the fish they catch and dried chickens from the chickens Xiao Ge raises, and send them to him from time to time.

This is called paying tribute!

His thoughts drifted away unnaturally until a series of light footsteps approached. Only then did Xie Yuchen regain his composure, prop himself up on his elbows, and manage to sit up.

A tearing pain shot through my chest.

Xie Yuchen understood that the wound had reopened because of his movements.

However, Xie Yuchen needed this sharp pain to keep himself awake.

The plan to fake death was temporarily modified due to Zhang Rishan's suggestion.

Whether it was the location where he jumped out of the car or the way he faked his death, everything was completely altered.

Although Zhang Rishan said that he could trust the person who came to meet him, Xie Yuchen, who had been in charge of the household since he was 8 years old and had only survived to this day by being suspicious and cautious, still could not entrust everything to a stranger who suddenly appeared.

Upon seeing the person who had arrived, Xie Yuchen narrowed his eyes and was momentarily dazed.

The person who came in had her back to the dappled, golden sunlight. Her long, fluffy hair was casually draped over her shoulders. A breeze blew from behind her, and the wine-red strands of her hair swayed softly in the sunlight.

Just like her slender, long arms as they swayed, and her waist, which appeared even whiter and more like jade, accentuated by the black suit.

Quickly regaining his senses, Xie Yuchen calmly looked down at his clothes.

Great, the shirt is still here.

The pants are still there.

Ling Yue, wearing a temporary short skirt and tying Xie Yuchen's suit jacket around her waist, ignored Xie Yuchen's subtle gaze, dropped the bundle of leaves she was carrying, and turned to look at the remaining herbs on the stone.

Bending down, Ling Yue picked up two stalks and tossed them to Xie Yuchen, casually reminding him, "Wow, you're amazing. The wound I just stopped bleeding from has reopened. If you don't want to die, eat them. Remember to chew them well before swallowing."

After giving her instructions, she ignored whether the other person would eat or not, tugged at her suit jacket, sat cross-legged on the ground, and started smashing the herbs she had just brought back with a stone.

After crushing the grass into juice, Ling Yue smeared it on his bare arms, neck, and collarbone, then casually rubbed it on his back and waist. He then straightened his legs and began to smear the juice on them.

Ling Yue is now filled with regret, deep regret.

I regret that when I bought my change of clothes, I was greedy for cheap prices and bought old clothes that were being cleared out at a roadside stall.

After washing twice, I was pulled by an undercurrent and hit by rocks in the mountain stream. After climbing ashore, I used my internal energy to dry myself.

The pressure of quick-drying turned that set of clothes and pants, which cost no more than 25 yuan in total, into paper, tearing it to shreds with a single tear.

Fortunately, she still had a sense of thrift and a bottom line; the underwear she wore was all of good quality.

At least they left her a pair of panties and a sports bra.

She's wearing a sports bra now, and she's using Xie Yuchen's suit jacket as a skirt.

Actually, she really wanted to take off Xie Yuchen's pink shirt as well; the buttons were already half undone. But after thinking about it, she buttoned it back up for him.

She possessed internal martial arts skills, and the other party was a critically ill patient on the verge of death. Ling Yue feared that if she actually stripped him of his shirt, he would be instantly chilled to death by the wind.

Ling Yue was born with skin as white as snow, but it wasn't pale; rather, it had a lustrous whiteness like the finest white jade.

As she moved, her muscles stretched and relaxed naturally. Sitting on the green grass, she resembled a swan nestled in clear blue water, lazily preening her white feathers.

If Ling Yue knew that this was how Xie Yuchen saw her right now, she probably wouldn't be able to resist picking a clump of straw paste and throwing it in his face to show him whether it was white or green.

Ling Yue breathed a sigh of relief after applying the mosquito-repellent herbs.

Even experts are afraid of mosquitoes!

Especially those swarms of mosquitoes in the mountains, with their tattooed arms!

Turning around, Ling Yue met Xie Yuchen's gaze as he chewed herbs. After a moment's thought, he asked, "Would you like to apply some? To repel mosquitoes."

Xie Yuchen, who had been unconsciously drawn to her, came back to his senses and almost choked on the bitter herbs in his mouth.

He coughed lightly, restrained himself, turned his face away, and declined, "No need, thank you."

After a pause, remembering the important matter at hand, he composed himself and looked at Ling Yue with a calm expression: "Where are we now?"

After applying the mosquito repellent, Ling Yue picked up a golden fruit from the leaf package he had just brought back: "On the mountaintop a kilometer downstream from the stream."

Because Zhang Rishan had instructed her not to show herself in front of anyone for two days after picking up the person, Ling Yue chose to take the person into the mountains.

After thinking about the location of the mountain stream, Xie Yuchen roughly understood.

Chewing on the herbs absentmindedly, Xie Yuchen tentatively asked, "Your name is Ling Yue. Was you sent out of the desert by Wu Xie?"

Ling Yue didn't want to answer such a boring question.

She believed that long before she stepped out of the desert, both Zhang Rishan and Xie Yuchen should have already found out everything about her.

Ling Yue remained silent and continued eating the wild fruit.

Xie Yuchen was at a loss for words. The other person was very cold and distant.

As he pondered, he caught a glimpse of the suit jacket still wrapped around her waist out of the corner of his eye.

Xie Yuchen's heart skipped a beat, and he asked casually, "Do you hang your clothes to dry outside?"

After finishing one fruit, Ling Yue was successfully tricked by the next carefully selected bright red fruit.

The sour taste made Ling Yue's eyebrows twitch. She turned her face away and secretly took a deep breath to barely suppress the burst of saliva in her mouth.

Having been tricked by Zhang Rishan into an adventure in a mountain stream, losing all his clothes and pants, and then forced to live like a wild man in the mountains, Ling Yue was in a very bad mood after the person who was supposed to meet him woke up and tested him repeatedly.

Hearing Xie Yuchen step on her sore spot, Ling Yue's face grew even colder, and she said in a flat tone, "Your clothes and pants are all gone, so you'll have to use one of your coats as a makeshift blanket."

She glanced at him sideways and said in a flat tone, "Any objections?"

The question was asking if they had any objections, but their eyes and brows practically screamed: "If you have any objections, you're finished!"