Tomb Raiders: She Comes from the Ancient Martial Arts World

Even though Zhang Rishan repeatedly stated that there was no treasure in Gutongjing, the Nine Gates, led by Chen, Li, Huo, and Qi, quickly assembled and headed towards Gutongjing in a great commotion.

"This scene is no less impressive than when Zhang Dafoye led the Nine Gates to raid the Four Sisters Mountain back then!"

At the last supply station before entering the desert, one of the guys couldn't help but express this sentiment.

The old professor sitting at the next table chuckled and glanced sideways at the person who had spoken.

But Ling Yue, who was also wearing a human skin mask and disguised as a professor's assistant, slapped him on the side of his face: "Professor, eat quickly, this is the last hot meal we can have after entering the desert."

Zhang Rishan, who had been forced to stop turning his head, was speechless. "Do you even look like you have an assistant?"

Upon hearing this, Ling Yue lowered his hand, tilted his head, and winked at him deliberately in a slow motion.

The imposter Shen Qiong, who had been glancing in their direction, widened his eyes when Huo Xiaoyuan saw this scene. Then, realizing what was happening, he quickly turned his face away and stopped looking at them.

Several other families happened to witness Ling Yue giving Zhang Rishan flirtatious glances. Some were disdainful, some were surprised, and some were indifferent.

However, the news that the professor who was specially invited this time had an affair with his young assistant quickly reached the ears of the heads of the family.

Upon hearing this, Chen Jinshui couldn't help but laugh out loud. He turned to Huo Daofu, whom he regarded as his strategist, and said, "Look, that's how men are. Even when they're seventy or eighty years old, they still like young and tender girls. What's there to doubt now? Isn't it just that they can't live without their young lovers, which is why they insist on having some kind of assistant?"

Hordorff frowned: "But this professor..."

From the very beginning, this professor's behavior was very strange.

Previously unknown, Chen Jinshui learned about this person who was very skilled in ancient Yue script through an introduction when they were going to Gutongjing.

The ancient Tongjing civilization was a historical branch of the Yuezhi civilization.

Chen Jinshui, however, was no longer interested in listening. "Our most important task now is to figure out a way to get as many treasures as possible from Gutongjing!"

Upon hearing this, Hordorff had no choice but to give up for the time being.

Huo Youxue, Qi Anmei, and Li Qunao had formed an alliance, and during their breaks, the three of them would get together.

Li Qunao himself is a lecher, so naturally he firmly believes the scandalous rumors about the old professor and his assistant.

Qi Anmei sneered, "These young girls can only find shortcuts like this."

The Wu family only sent a few men this time as a symbolic gesture, along with their dog, Xiaoman, and the dog that is standard equipment for all Wu family members when they go out.

Their goal wasn't the treasures in Gutongjing, but rather, upon discovering Wuxie, to find a way to protect Wuxie from the other sects.

Therefore, I wasn't particularly enthusiastic about these things throughout the whole process.

With just one glance from Ling Yue, most of the gazes that had been subtly watching the two of them shifted away from them.

This forced Zhang Rishan, despite feeling extremely aggrieved, to admit that Ling Yue's actions were excellent.

Upon re-entering the desert, Ling Yue felt a significant change in his state of mind.

My first visit was by chance; I was forced to come for money.

This time, she came with a mix of anticipation for the clues that Gutongjing could provide and a sense of inexplicable melancholy when she thought of Wuxie, Li Cu, and the others.

I wonder where that kid Li Cu is now, and whether he's still alive.

After Wu Xie emerged from the desert, he completely disappeared from the Nine Gates' sight, and his whereabouts and fate remain unknown to this day.

But the disappointment was only temporary.

Wang Pangzi once said that even if Wu Xie dies, the scheme he set up will continue to be implemented.

I can only hope that he got what he wanted and that he had no regrets until his death.

In Ling Yue's view, if a person dies while persisting in pursuing their goal, it is a worthy death, and there is nothing to be sad or regretful about.

Putting aside everything else, the people of the Nine Gates are truly skilled in their ancestral tomb raiding techniques.

Compared to the last time when there were a bunch of actors and extras, this time Ling Yue followed the main group and entered the White Desert via another route much faster.

They also brought in a large amount of supplies.

Chen Jinshui had the scripture about the ancient city of Tongjing that he had taken from the lonely tomb. After it was translated, it could roughly locate the vicinity of the entrance to the ancient city of Tongjing.

The group set up camp there.

As technical consultants hired by Chen Jinshui, Ling Yue and Zhang Rishan naturally stayed in Chen's tent when they set up camp.

Perhaps to convey that unspoken understanding between men, the Chen family arranged for the two of them to share a tent.

Upon entering the tent and seeing the single cot, Zhang Rishan couldn't help but turn back and give Ling Yue a look that said, "What do you think we should do about this?"

Ling Yue dropped his backpack and walked straight to the bed without hesitation, sitting down and taking off his shoes.

Zhang Rishan was startled and, in a panic, tried to turn his back.

But halfway through, you might think that Ling Yue is just taking off his shoes, not his clothes, and wonder if his reaction is too much.

As a result, the person ended up in an awkward position with their upper body twisted more than 90 degrees, while their feet were only turned 45 degrees.

Ling Yue didn't even lift his eyelids. He emptied all the sand from his shoes, which he had been wanting to shake out, and then patted the sand off his socks before putting his shoes back on.

Once he was done, Ling Yue looked at his hands, stood up, walked past Zhang Rishan who was standing there like a wooden stake, and went out of the tent to find water to wash his hands.

Seeing that the person just left on their own, Zhang Rishan had lost count of how many times he had been speechless.

I don't know why Miss Ling's attitude towards him has become so bad since she came back this time.

Even worse than the one who always argued with him when they first met.

President Zhang is absolutely indifferent when there's trouble, otherwise he just ignores everything.

In comparison, Zhang Rishan actually felt that Ling Yue's attitude when he called him Boss Zhang was actually quite mild and polite.

Ling Yue washed his hands, and Huo Xiaoyuan, for some reason, suddenly leaned over, blinking her big eyes and asking hesitantly, "Assistant Li, what about you and Professor Jia...?"

Ling Yue stared straight at Huo Xiaoyuan with a blank expression.

Huo Xiaoyuan felt uncomfortable under his gaze, gave an awkward smile, and couldn't continue speaking.

At this moment, Ling Yue coldly said in her sweet voice, which was now tinged with the change in her apple-shaped face, "None of your business."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Huo Xiaoyuan's smile froze.

Just then, a commotion suddenly came from not far away. Ling Yue went over and found a hole at the edge of the camp, next to which was Chen Jinshui holding a boy.

Upon receiving the news, Huo Youxue and the others quickly walked over.

Ling Yue quickly realized from their conversation that the boy was Yang Hao, one of Li Cu's good friends.

Yang Hao looked unwell and seemed somewhat dazed. When Chen Jinshui questioned him harshly about Li Cu and Gutongjing, it took him a while to react before he struggled to his feet and shouted, "I don't know! I don't know anything! Let me go!"

There wasn't a single good person in that group.

Such a struggle is, of course, futile.

Chen Jinshui sneered, threw Yang Hao to the ground, and waved to the men behind him.

The guy came up and started punching and kicking Yang Hao.

Yang Hao rolled on the sand, curling up to protect his head.

Ling Yue was momentarily distracted, thinking to himself that this kid had clearly been beaten a lot.

They have a lot of experience.

Yang Hao had a bit of loyalty to his brothers, but not much, and he quickly told them everything he knew.

How did Wu Xie lead Li Cu into the desert back then, and how did Li Cu lead them into the ancient city of Gutongjing this time?

It sounds like they've covered all the most ridiculous and absurd things, but actually, very little useful information is available.

I don't know if he actually knew very little, or if he did it on purpose.

Chen Jinshui and Huo Youxue wanted to press Yang Hao for more information, but Huo Daofu stopped them, saying, "It's no use saying more. The entrance is right here. Wouldn't it be better if we prepared and went down to take a look ourselves?"

As he spoke, he gave Chen Jinshui a look.

Although Chen Jinshui didn't understand why Huo Daofu was doing this, he chose to give up because of his trust in the strategist.

The entire camp is filled with people from the Nine Gates, so there's no need to worry about Yang Hao running away.

Chen Jinshui and the others just let Yang Hao lie on the ground and ignored him.

Yang Hao covered her head in fear and didn't dare to move for a long time.

It wasn't until someone knelt down beside him and asked in a sweet voice, "Little brother, are you alright? Are you badly hurt?"

Yang Hao's body trembled.

Perhaps not sensing any threat in the voice, it slowly revealed its eyes.

Looking up, I came into view a pair of beautiful, clear black and white eyes.