Tomb Raiders: She Comes from the Ancient Martial Arts World

What's inside the bronze door?

Ling Yue didn't ask.

Hei Xiazi couldn't possibly tell her that.

Although Ling Yue hadn't had much contact with Hei Xiazi, he knew that Hei Xiazi appeared unrestrained and his laughter, anger, and curses were all written on his face.

In reality, he is deep and always maintains a calm perspective when looking at people and things.

He's like an observer living in this world, seemingly close to you, but actually not in the same world.

He is indeed the most difficult person Ling Yue has encountered in this world so far.

His heart seemed to have turned into a hard, round stone, with no vulnerable point that could be penetrated.

Even Zhang Rishan couldn't match his deep cunning.

It wasn't until he secretly checked the man's bone age while leading him up that Ling Yue discovered he was over a hundred years old. Ling Yue couldn't help but mutter to himself: "Old people are indeed shrewd!"

And, this world is really strange, it seems like there are groups of people who live long lives and never grow old!

Noticing what Ling Yue did as her hand slid across his back, Hei Xiazi turned to look at her.

A playful smile curved his lips: "Oh? Why are you secretly touching me, Yue? The Blind Man knows you've been lusting after his good looks for a long time, but Wu Xie is still watching us from heaven. This isn't very nice, is it?"

He was the one who was most afraid of Wu Xie getting into trouble, yet he was also the one who always joked about Wu Xie's life and death.

Ling Yue pretended to be blind and deaf, and grabbed his clothes, intending to lift him up like that.

Seeing this, Hei Xiazi immediately cowered and grabbed her hand, pulling it to his waist. "A Yue, stop fooling around. Quickly hug the blind man's waist. The blind man's waist is easy to hug!"

How could he not know the quality of these clothes?

He can't risk his life because of his clothes!

Black Bear is tall and strong, with high muscle density. He is a long, heavy man.

Fortunately, Ling Yue didn't have the Ink Bamboo on him, otherwise flying up the steep cliff with the Black Bear would have been quite difficult.

Only after sending Black Bear up did Ling Yue retrieve the arrows that had been driven into the stone wall.

The moment the snowflakes retracted, they also pulled back the ink bamboo that had been stuck into the cliff face.

On the cliff, Yang Hao, Su Wan, and Liang Wan had already celebrated their initial victory and reunion. Now, their only worry was Li Cu.

“That group of people are still waiting for Li Cu to tell them more clues, but Li Cu is injured. I don’t know if he will think I’m dead when he finds out I didn’t go back.” Yang Hao couldn’t help but worry.

on the ground.

In the camp.

Chen Jinshui and Huo Daofu managed to emerge with the last remaining employee of the Chen family. Most of the employees from the other families had also died, and those who emerged were all wounded.

There were also guys whose flesh had been burrowed into by corpse beetles, and who were dragged out and left on the ground screaming helplessly.

This expedition into the underground palace resulted in heavy losses.

But all they got back was a stone tablet of unknown use.

Hearing the commotion, everyone in the camp gathered around, carried away the stone tablet, took the wounded to their tents for treatment, and called their leaders...

After Huo Xiaoyuan, who had come to inquire, left in anger, Li Cu, who had been anxiously waiting in the tent, heard the noise and couldn't wait to drag his injured leg out of the tent.

When they reached the crowded area, Li Cu pushed his way through the crowd, his gaze sweeping over the people coming up again and again.

As he confirmed the news repeatedly, Li Cu panicked and couldn't help but shout, "Yang Hao! Where's Yang Hao? Where have you hidden Yang Hao?!"

Chen Jinshui was seething with anger when he heard Li Cu's voice. He strode over, grabbed Li Cu's collar, and said fiercely, "You dare to mess with me! There's no treasure down there at all!"

Li Cu didn't even have time to be afraid. He grabbed Chen Jinshui's arm and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Where's Yang Hao? Why didn't Yang Hao come up?!"

Huo Daofu, standing nearby, sneered, "Yang Hao? You deliberately tricked us into going there. It's full of black-haired snakes and corpse beetles, and it's either rubble or collapses. Yang Hao is just a hothead, of course he's going to die."

He stared coldly at Li Cu, "Li Cu, Yang Hao was killed because of you."

These words were like a sharp blade, instantly piercing Li Cu's heart.

His pupils contracted sharply, his face turned pale, his lips trembled, and his breathing became rapid and heavy, as if he couldn't catch his breath.

Chen Jinshui threw him to the ground, and Li Cu didn't react. He just lay on the ground, staring blankly at the dark sky.

The people around gradually left.

In the end, only Huo Xiaoyuan remained, looking at him hesitantly. After a long while, she tentatively approached him, squatted down, and softly called out, "Ya Li."

Li Cu did not react.

Huo Xiaoyuan had no choice but to get up and leave.

Inside the tent, Chen Jinshui and the others gathered around the stone tablet that had been brought up, waiting for Professor Jia to decipher the inscription on it.

The final conclusion also surprised them.

“Although many characters are illegible due to their age, I know that these symbols represent wealth. Therefore, this inscription must be related to the treasures in the ancient city of Tongjing!” the fake professor, the real chairman, said with such certainty.

Chen Jinshui was delighted: "Good, it's good that it's a treasure."

He turned around and started shooing them away: "Hey, have you guys seen enough? If there's nothing else, you can leave now and go back to rest."

Li Qu was displeased: "Jinshui, you are still too young and have just become the head of the Chen family. We don't blame you for not understanding the rules of the Nine Gates. Our Nine Gates have always had a rule that anything obtained by the Nine Gates working together must be divided equally among the nine gates, no matter who gets it."

Huo Youxue chimed in, "Yes, Chief Chen has been working so hard, he deserves a good rest. Anyway, this stone won't run away, we'll let you know when we have the results."

Chen Jinshui's face darkened: "This stone was obtained by our Chen family, with several people dying in the process."

Li Qunao brought up the deceased Fourth Grandfather again. Chen Jinshui hated it most when people said he was not as good as Chen Pi Asi. He said fiercely, "If you miss Fourth Grandfather so much, why don't I send you down to join him?"

Just as things were about to escalate again, Boss Yi of the Crescent Moon Hotel stepped in to stop it, saying, "Master Chen, the rules of the Nine Gates Association are right here. Are you going to abide by them or not?"

The argument was thus forced to end.

The group then left the tent to interrogate Li Cu.

However, because of Yang Hao's death, Li Cu didn't want to pay any attention to anyone here.

Looking at him, Zhang Rishan recalled Ling Yue's words of advice before he left.

Although reluctant, he had no choice but to go over, squat down, pat Li Cu on the shoulder, and whisper, "Yang Hao has been taken away by Ling Yue."

Li Cu's lifeless eyes suddenly lit up, and she immediately got up, grabbing Zhang Rishan's hand: "Really? You're not lying to me?"

Then it dawned on her, and she asked suspiciously, "Wait, who are you? How do you know Ling Yue?"

Zhang Rishan had no intention of continuing to lie low. When Li Cu's voice attracted the suspicious gazes of Chen Jinshui and others, he stood up, tore off his human skin mask, and revealed his true face.

Huo Youxue was startled: "Zhang Rishan? Didn't you swear before that you wouldn't get involved in this? What do you mean now?"

Zhang Rishan remained calm and composed, pointing at the group of men and asking, "Do I have to point out which of you is surnamed Wang?"

No one stepped forward.

Zhang Rishan then pulled out a list and recited the names of the Wang family members in the Nine Gates one by one.

Upon realizing they had been exposed, members of the Wang family immediately took action, attempting to seize the list and destroy it.

Once one person made a move, the other members of the Wang family followed suit, only to find that the list they had snatched was empty.

At this point, everyone was no fool; they knew that the people who were so afraid must be members of the Wang family.

Zhang Rishan pulled out another USB drive and tried to lure the Nine Gates members with a reward: "This USB drive contains all the secrets of Gutongjing, as well as the method to enter Gutongjing. Only I know the password. The Wang family outside has been wiped out, and the rest are here. As long as you capture them, I will give you the USB drive and the password."

The selfish and self-serving Chen Jinshui struck first, slashing the neck of the Wang family spy beside him.

Seeing this, the other families, fearing that Chen Jinshui would get there first, all took action against the Wang family members under their command.

They didn't care at all whether the person Zhang Rishan pointed out was a member of the Wang family.

Even if it isn't, isn't it a good deal to lose a few men in exchange for the treasures of Gutongjing?

And so, the group of people began to fight.

Just as the undercover agents were about to be eliminated, a group of Wang family members suddenly appeared from the darkness and secretly planted explosives while the Nine Gates members were fighting over the USB drive.

When the time came, everyone in the camp was stunned by the shockwave of the explosives.

Li Cu, who had been hiding to the side, focused on Zhang Rishan and hoping that Zhang Rishan would take her down to find Ling Yue and Yang Hao, was also momentarily stunned.

Before he fainted, he vaguely saw Huo Xiaoyuan walking towards him.

The Wang family planted explosives not to kill the members of the Nine Gates, but to attract the Nine-Headed Cypress.

They themselves were covered in Heavenly Heart Stone powder, and the people of the Nine Gates quickly woke up. However, they couldn't care less about killing the Wang family members and instead hurriedly dodged the tentacles of the Nine-Headed Cypress.

"Come on!"

"Ah! Help me!"

……

With a sudden collapse beneath their feet, all the surviving members of the Nine Gates fell into the ancient city of Tongjing.

Zhang Rishan waved away the dust in front of him, wanting to find Li Cu to see if the Wang family had taken him away.

Before they could even see who had fallen, the tentacles of the Hydra Cypress extended out and began to wrap around them.

With no other option, Zhang Rishan had to prioritize saving lives.

When Zhang Rishan saw that Luo Que was also there, his eyes flickered.

The group quickly escaped the Nine-Headed Cypress and left under the leadership of Zhang Rishan. Before long, they arrived at a high platform.

Zhang Rishan took out a firework flare, lit it, and threw it down. A bright light flashed in the air, illuminating the ancient city below, which had previously been laid out in a solemn and imposing manner.

Zhang Rishan's voice was deep and solemn, and his eyes, looking down, were filled with reminiscence: "This is the ancient city of Tongjing."