Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 123 Reencounter with Shirley Yang

"Wait, Mr. Chen, there's something else I'd like to discuss with you!"

At this moment, Hu Ming suddenly called out to Chen Yulou.

“I am quite interested in the human skin map that you took out of the tomb of the King of Dian back then.”

"I wonder if Mr. Chen is willing to part with his head?"

"For some reason, we brothers have to go and explore the tomb of the King of Xian!"

Hu Ming exhaled a smoke ring and, under the questioning gazes of Hu Bayi and the others, spoke softly.

"A map of human skin from the tomb of King Xian?"

"Although I don't know how you know about this map, since you know about it, you should know about my past and how dangerous it is there. You should know that."

"That's a grave that no human can topple! No matter how many people go, it's all the same—they'll all die!"

Blind Chen looked at Hu Ming with a solemn expression, his hand unconsciously tightening its grip on his cane.

"Sigh, senior, didn't I just say we have a reason to go..."

"Of course, if Mr. Chen wants to know, why don't you come with me?"

“Our friend is coming soon, and she… is a descendant of General Manager Chen’s old friend!”

Hu Ming's eyes darted around, and he chuckled, stopping Hu Bayi and the others from asking questions.

After all, he believed that Yang Xueli would definitely come, and might even be here right now. After all, the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book was here, so there was no reason for her not to come looking for clues.

Furthermore, Yang Xueli's maternal grandfather and Blind Chen were close friends. Why should he waste his breath talking when Yang Xueli could come to Blind Chen?
.........

"Grandpa, grandpa, grandpa!"

Hu Ming and his three companions, along with Chen Yulou, a group of five, returned to the old man's house once again.

Fortunately, it's not too late, and the sun is still high in the sky.

Otherwise, if it were really late at night, they would feel embarrassed to disturb the old man.

"Young men, it's you again, and you even brought Blind Chen along?"

"How did it get like this?"

"Are you thirsty, hungry, and tired? Are you all sick?"

The old man merely glanced at Blind Chen, and seeing the four of them looking so disheveled, he chuckled and teased them.

As for Blind Chen... he at least has some reputation in this Gulan County.

"Sir, could you please give us a room so we can rest our feet?"

Seeing that Hu Ming shrugged but didn't say anything, Hu Bayi could only awkwardly say...

"It's not that I don't want to agree, it's just that there's a professor from Beijing."

"Every time he comes from Beijing, he stays at my place. He has this strange habit of not wanting to see outsiders!"

"This time, he also brought a female assistant, which makes things even more inconvenient."

The old man was also powerless to do anything but explain to the group. However, just as Hu Bayi was about to say something nice, Hu Ming suddenly stopped him.

"Mingzi?" The group looked at Hu Ming with a puzzled expression.

"Hu Bayi, your wife is here!"

Hu Ming looked at Hu Bayi with a strange expression, then looked into the courtyard.

The next moment, a familiar figure walked over with a smile on his lips.

"Old Hu!"

She smiled gently and walked over slowly, amidst the surprised and shocked gazes of the group.

She opened the fence and looked at the crowd, saying:

"I didn't expect to find you here. No wonder I couldn't find you in the capital." Yang Xueli said, then looked at Hu Bayi, a hint of affection flashing in her eyes.

Although they were well hidden, everyone standing here is a seasoned veteran; they can all tell, even Blind Chen could sense it.

"Tsk tsk tsk! Mr. Hu, that's not fair. These guys are thirsty, tired, and hungry."

"You and Miss Yang just fed us like that!"

Big Gold Tooth couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement, nudged Hu Bayi's stomach, and teased him in a good-natured way.

They had previously thought that once Hu Bayi and Yang Xueli parted ways, it would be difficult for them to meet again, since the two were now on opposite sides of the world.

Now that the two of them have reunited in this remote place, Big Gold Tooth and Fatty are genuinely happy for Hu Bayi.

Even Hu Ming joined in the commotion, saying:
"Old Hu! You haven't come home all night in the capital again, tell me..."

Fatty and Big Gold Tooth also revealed lewd expressions, and then the group teased Hu Bayi and Yang Xueli one after another.

Yang Xueli and Hu Bayi both smiled sheepishly.

but……

The news Yang Xueli brought this time will probably not make Hu Bayi and Fatty happy for long.

In the old man's courtyard, several people sat around a stone table, while the old man enthusiastically went to the kitchen to stew a goose for them.

That's right, the two geese that Fatty brought with him before entering the tomb have actually survived to this day.

After a brief discussion, the group decided to treat it as a celebration of their reunion and simply stew it to satisfy their hunger.

"I went to Beijing to look for you guys before, I never expected to run into you here."

What are you doing here? And who is this old gentleman?

Yang Xueli sat next to Hu Bayi, looking curiously at the four of them, as well as Chen Yulou, who was wearing sunglasses and remained silent.

"It's a long story. This is an old friend of your maternal grandfather."

"Chen Yulou, the leader of the Xieling sect during the Republic of China era!"

Seeing that Professor Sun, a descendant of Guanshan Taibao, was still resting in the house, Hu Ming made no attempt to hide anything and told him everything.

"Chen Yulou!"

Yang Xueli was shocked to hear this. Her time in the United States had not been for nothing. She had found the secret room in the house and seen the records left by Partridge Whistle.

She naturally knew who Chen Yulou was.

"Akiko, how did Sherry get involved with him?"

"How could an American and a former head of the Xieling tribe during the Republic of China era be connected?"

Hu Bayi, Fatty, and Big Gold Tooth looked at each other in bewilderment.

Is it really true that things in this world are so coincidental? How can these things possibly match up?
"Do you remember the tomb-raiding predecessor I told you about—Partridge Whistle?"

"Yang Xueli's maternal grandfather was Partridge Whistle!"

Hu Ming glanced at Chen Yulou, whose face was twitching, and chuckled inwardly. "Serves you right for playing the master; now you can't sit still, can you?"
Back in the day, Chen Yulou was full of youthful vigor and was also an extremely arrogant person.

However, he suffered a lot and stumbled quite a bit at the tomb in Pingshan, Xiangxi.

To put it bluntly, if Chen Yulou and his group hadn't encountered Partridge Whistle and his two fellow disciples on that trip...

I'm afraid Chen Yulou and that damned Marshal Luo will both perish before they even reach the Underworld Palace!
Even so, they still suffered heavy losses on that trip.

Partridge Whistle's junior brothers and sisters were buried in Ping Mountain, and Chen Yulou's brothers also suffered heavy casualties.

Hu Bayi, who was standing to the side, remembered that Hu Ming had told him before that Yang Xueli's family used to be tomb raiders, and that her ancestors were from the Mountain Moving lineage. However, Hu Bayi did not realize that her ancestors had any connection with the Unloading Ridge lineage.

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