Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 168 Strange Circumstances
"This is the Bone-Hiding Valley..."

"How about I call you Brother Duji from now on? Duji means brave and strong in the Xinjiang language."

"Only true warriors dare to look down into Zanggugou from here. Brother Duji, you're a hero!"

Seeing everyone's reactions, especially Hu Ming, Chu Yi looked down without changing his expression and couldn't help but admire them.

As he spoke, Chu Yi handed the barley wine from his waist to Hu Ming.

Hu Ming grinned at Chu Yi and took a few big gulps.

Strictly speaking, it wasn't that Hu Ming wasn't afraid, but rather that this level of fall wouldn't kill him at all.

Even if he were to fall accidentally, Hu Ming would have ways to slow his descent and save his life.

"This is the Beast-Slaying Platform. The elders say that the beasts jumped down into the Bone-Hiding Gully one by one from here."

"But it's just a legend; even the old man with the longest beard has never seen such a scene with his own eyes."

Chu Yi pointed to the small platform under his feet and explained.

After a short rest, the group set off again. When they rounded the mountainside and arrived at Zanggugou, Lei Xianming, who had almost lost half his life, finally caught his breath.

The elevation at the bottom of Zanggugou Valley is about 3,000 meters, which is lower than the average elevation of western Xinjiang, let alone the mountains.

Zanggugou is connected to Shenluogou. If you just follow the path, you can reach Shenluogou in about half a day.

But now it's completely dark.

The group had no choice but to set up camp again, cook, and eat and drink around the fire. Hu Ming casually lit a cigarette.

To be honest, even the most addicted smokers from the mainland will suppress their urges and not smoke when they come to the Xinjiang Plateau.

Smoking on the plateau is extremely harmful to the body, but Hu Ming's physical condition is undeniable. For the sake of their lives, Hu Bayi and Fatty could only watch him with envy.

Hu Ming glanced at them, exhaled a smoke ring, and said, "A cigarette after a meal is better than being a living god..."

Hu Ming was sitting on a half-dead tree stump, on which was a blurry three-eyed human-headed ghost face.

The trees in Zanggugou were covered with these marks, indicating that they were not far from their destination, just as the group was laughing, joking, and relaxing.

Suddenly, under the hazy moonlight...

Above everyone's heads, an enormous Tibetan bear was falling from a height of a thousand meters, its claws outstretched!
This wasn't the end. The Tibetan bear was just the beginning. Behind it, countless other animals followed suit and fell down.

Upon seeing this, the group couldn't help but exclaim in panic. A group of animals committing suicide, a phenomenon that hadn't occurred in nearly a century, suddenly happened on their first night in Jiangnan. The cliffs were not smooth and straight.

Even more so, the surface is full of potholes, and many crooked trees grow on the cliff face.

Led by the conspicuous Tibetan bear, the herd of beasts falling from above stumbled and tumbled, having long since deviated from their original descent path.

Their landing point at the bottom of the cliff is estimated to be near the camp where everyone is resting.

This is really damn bad luck! They had no choice but to stay in this location, which was close to the edge of the cliff.

This bone-hiding valley is extremely long and narrow, stretching for tens of kilometers, but only about a hundred meters wide.

But who could have imagined that a herd of animals would commit suicide by jumping off cliffs, a phenomenon that had not occurred for a century?

They actually appeared suddenly while they were spending the night here? Damn, this is really annoying.

"holy-sh*t!"

"Fuck!"

Upon looking up and seeing this horrifying scene, everyone in the group couldn't help but swear.

"Stop standing there like an idiot! Quick! Get back!"

"Stay close to the cliff face and don't move! These animals can't hit us from the cliff edge!" Hu Ming shouted, not having time to explain much, urging everyone to quickly take cover.

Almost as if by sudden realization, the group realized that they had just been pressed against the cliff face.

The Tibetan bear's body had already crashed to the bottom of the cliff. Boom!!

Even though the group was still far from the point of impact, they could feel a strong gust of wind blowing towards them.

Hu Ming knew that it was the shockwave generated when the massive body of the Tibetan macaque crashed down from a height of a thousand meters.

The Tibetan bear was like a bombshell, causing the ground nearby to tremble three times.

The shockwave carried a large amount of dust, as well as splattered blood, bits of flesh, and bone fragments, with unidentified biological tissues flying everywhere.

Upon closer inspection, the Tibetan bear had been smashed into a pulp on the spot, its bones shattered into dust.

On the ground, a giant flower of flesh and blood bloomed.

Upon seeing this, everyone couldn't help but swallow hard. Immediately afterwards, a large number of creatures followed in the footsteps of the Tibetan bear and fell from a height of thousands of meters.

For a moment, everyone stared blankly at the open space in front of them.

Various creatures crashed down one by one, scattering across the land in the area before them.

Loud noises, blood splattered, bits of flesh, and shattered bones erupted one after another before everyone's eyes.

Hu Ming even saw the yaks that his group had ridden on when they arrived.

An unlucky yak was hit squarely by a Kunlun white-necked longhorn sheep, whose horns pierced straight into the yak's back.

Before the yak could even howl in agony, it was struck by the immense force of the fall, turning it and the longhorn sheep into indistinguishable lumps of flesh.

"Oh no, something terrible is about to happen!!"

First-year junior high school student was the most physically fit person in the team, besides Hu Ming.

He saw this scene clearly, and his heart sank. He couldn't help but let out a low, deep gasp.

"This is indeed not good. Even if a yak is slow-witted, it should have realized what's happening by now, and it should go crazy from this shock!"

Hu Ming took a deep drag on his cigarette and said in a leisurely tone.

He understood the concerns of the first-year students.

Sure enough, the yak finally went berserk, howling and struggling to break free of its reins, and ran wildly forward without thinking along the winding Tibetan Bone Gully.

For the people of western Xinjiang, yaks are an extremely valuable asset; these yaks represent almost the majority of a family's wealth.

Moreover, the yaks were carrying a large amount of supplies for everyone.

Especially the ginger juice prepared in advance, which is a great thing for melting ice. After all, using explosives to clear a path on a snow-covered mountain is the most foolish thing to do, and ginger juice is indeed the most suitable treasure.

No matter how hard the ice is, sprinkle a layer of ginger juice on it, and in no time at all, a large chunk of ice can be easily scraped off.

At this point, no more beasts were falling from above, and this rare instance of beasts committing suicide finally came to an end.

Hu Ming and Chu Yi exchanged a glance and instantly reached an agreement.

"Chu Yi and I went to chase after a herd of yaks."

"Yang Xueli, Lao Hu, Fatty, you guys take the rest of the group and pack your things. Follow behind!"

Neither the yaks nor the supplies on their backs can be abandoned.

Seeing that the yak herd was almost out of sight, Hu Ming gave a simple instruction.

Then he and Chu Yi grabbed their weapons and immediately set off to chase after the cattle.

Fortunately, Hu Ming and Chu Yi both had a good habit: even when resting, they always kept their weapons with them.

Pistols, shotguns, scimitars, and Tibetan knives were all in the hands and at their waists.

(End of this chapter)