Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 127 Leaving the Capital, Touring the Lanjiang River
The group didn't stay in Beijing for long. About a week later, after resting and purchasing the necessary equipment, they set off for southern Yunnan.

Big Gold Tooth escorted them to the train station, and they wished each other well. As the train rumbled away, they parted ways.

As for hoping that Big Gold Tooth will come along too?
No way. The Tang Dynasty tombs terrified him, let alone the even more dangerous Xianwang tomb.

Besides, even if Big Gold Tooth had the courage, Hu Ming and the others really wouldn't dare to bring this burden along.

The group first took a train to Kunming, and then took a bus to their destination.

As planned, the group disguised themselves as staff members of a natural history museum and went into the forest to catch butterflies to make specimens.

Coincidentally, the banks of the Lanjiang River are home to many exotic butterflies, which use the identity of insect hunters as cover.

This way, when going to the Insect Valley to raid tombs, one won't be noticed by others on the way.

At this point, the bus had already reached the last section of steep, narrow road.

The bus could only travel along the cliff edge, and the driver, an experienced one, drove carelessly.

In addition, the road conditions were extremely poor, and the Lanjiang River flowed swiftly below the cliff.

The fat man and Hu Bayi were startled and broke out in a cold sweat.

I'm afraid that if the driver isn't careful, he might accidentally drive the car and everyone into the river.

"No, Mingzi, Staff Officer Yang, Lao Hu and I were terrified the whole way here, but you two are fine, nothing happened to you."

"So, you two are really not afraid of death?"

Halfway through, the fat man looked at the two people in the front and back rows who remained unmoved and couldn't help but complain.

Sure enough, Hu Ming, who was wearing sunglasses and sitting in the back row, and Yang Xueli, who was sitting next to Hu Bayi, were both fine.

Hu Ming even had the leisure to appreciate the river view, occasionally marveling at the wonders of nature.

"What's there to be afraid of!"

"Didn't you see how many people were in that car? Only you and Lao Hu were scared?"

……

"Don't be fooled by the driver's nonchalant attitude; it's proof that he knows this road extremely well."

"Instead of being afraid, you might as well enjoy the scenery!" Hu Ming snorted and laughed.

Hu Ming knew that the fat man wasn't afraid of the driver's carelessness or the dangerous road conditions.

It's actually his fear of heights!
The edge of this road is the Lanjiang River, and there is a height difference of about 100 meters between the river surface and this mountain path.

How could the fat man not be afraid? Just one look at him and he felt like he'd lost his soul. It was his sudden outburst that scared Old Hu behind him.

"You know my problem." "With a cliff this high, if that driver isn't careful, we could fall and be done for!"

The fat man didn't dare look out the car window even once, and his voice was trembling.

"Alright, alright, stop embarrassing yourself. Don't let our ethnic minority friends laugh at us."

"Fatty, it's just a fear of heights. Close your eyes and everything will be fine," Hu Bayi couldn't help but scoff.

"Old Hu, can you wipe the cold sweat from your forehead before you say that?!" the fat man said, trying to expose Hu Bayi's pretense.

boom!!
Just as Hu Bayi was about to explain something in his annoyance, something seemed to fall from the mountain in front of him.

The driver didn't react in time and ran over the car, causing it to shake violently.

In the chaos, someone on the bus shouted that someone had been run over!
"This insane driver is driving like that, it's a miracle he doesn't run someone over!"

The fat man couldn't help but curse, as that last scare had really frightened him.

"Alright, enough talk, let's go down and take a look."

The group exchanged glances, then got off the bus with the crowd to check the situation.

Two conspicuous green tire tracks were visible at the rear of the bus.

"Thank goodness, it's green, so it's not a person!" Seeing this, Hu Bayi, Fatty, and Yang Xueli all breathed a sigh of relief.

They weren't feeling compassionate or relieved that no innocent people had been harmed; they were simply worried that if someone died, they would be stuck here and suffer.

Hu Ming walked closer and took a closer look. On the road behind him, there was a human-shaped stone cocoon that had been broken by a car.

Its outer shell resembles a stone shell, and it is filled with countless hibernating insects.

Countless insects were crushed to pieces by the wheels, and disgusting green liquid oozed from the dead insects. He was truly disgusted by the sight.

The fat man, who was already prone to motion sickness, almost threw up his breakfast.

"Look, doesn't this stone cocoon resemble a design from the Han Dynasty?"

"Could it be a work from the time of King Xian?" Yang Xueli said, giving the fat man a slightly disdainful look.

“It does look like one, but why is there only a shell inside this stone pupa? And it’s full of these disgusting worms inside?” Hu Bayi, who was next to her, frowned, unable to figure out where this thing came from.

"Have you ever heard of spasm techniques?" Hu Ming said with a light laugh.

Hu Bayi was taken aback and looked at Hu Ming, who seemed to know something about it: "Mingzi, what do you mean by this?"

Hu Ming glanced at them.

(End of this chapter)