Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 183 A Beautiful Scene

After resolving this minor but significant hidden danger.

The group no longer hesitated.

With entrenching tools flying, the blocked passage was cleared in just over ten minutes.

Hu Ming led the way, with the fat man bringing up the rear, and the group climbed into the dark passage one by one.

Judging from the traces here, it's not a tomb raider's hole or anything like that.

Rather, it was an important passage dug by humans in ancient times.

The further you go, the wider the passage becomes, sloping downwards, with earthen steps made of frozen soil everywhere.

No one in this world would consider building steps when digging a tunnel.

After resolving this minor but significant hidden danger.

"Based on the description of the Demon Kingdom chapter in the long poem about the King of the Enemy-Defeating Jewel that the Iron Rod Lama taught me, plus the various signs we've encountered here..."

"It's not hard to deduce that this passage, deep within the glacier, truly leads to the Gate of Disaster in the Demon Kingdom's main city—Sea City."

"Is the Samsara Sect perhaps trying to open this mysterious gate and reach the Demon Kingdom's main city?"

Halfway there, Yang Xueli followed behind Hu Bayi and Hu Ming, looking at the "Bible Map" in her hand, which was about 30% repaired, with the light of a searchlight, and excitedly muttered to herself.

"Great! Hu Ming, your intuition was right. The end of this passage really is our destination!"

At this point, Yang Xueli couldn't help but clench her hands, speaking excitedly.

They've already obtained the Muchen Pearl; now it's just a matter of finding a way to dispel the curse within the Demon Kingdom ruins.

At this moment, the Demon Kingdom was already close at hand, and Yang Xueli could no longer suppress her excitement.

The further you go, the denser the talismans and markings on the passage, including some with "eyeball" patterns.

Evil Luo Sea City and the Gate of Disaster are place names that only exist in ancient legends of the Kunlun Mountains and have never been recorded in history.

It is only mentioned in the poems of the divinely inspired poets.

However, this passage is the only one, as recorded in maps and poems, leading to the gate of disaster!
……

……

It took almost half a day to walk there.

Following the passage, the group finally reached the bottom of the ice abyss, where an underground river flowed below.

At the deepest part of the riverbed, various luminescent minerals from the earth are densely packed.

They formed a shimmering, fluorescent "galaxy," which was simply breathtaking.

Hu Ming was inclined to use some beautiful words to praise it.

but…

After thinking about it, Hu Ming suddenly realized that he was not a scholar; he was a science student in college.

Faced with such breathtaking scenery, there's only one thing to say...

"Holy crap, it's fucking beautiful!"*4.

After saying that, Hu Ming was stunned and looked at Chu Yi.

It's understandable that Hu Bayi and Fatty felt this way, since they were both rough men.

Although Hu Bayi occasionally took on the role of ideological education for new recruits while in the army.

He can spout endless platitudes, but when it comes to elegant vocabulary… he's hopeless. But in seventh grade…

Do people from Western Xinjiang also use "卧槽" (wòcáo)?

"...I've met some people from mainland China before, and I've learned some of your amazing words."

"I just think that the word 'damn' is quite meaningful! It can be used in almost any situation, so I memorized it."

Chu Yi laughed heartily, as if he knew the doubts of Hu Ming and the others, and explained.

"God, this place is absolutely beautiful, it's just like the Milky Way in the sky."

"It's like countless silver beads, densely inlaid on the deep black night sky. Nature is truly a marvel of craftsmanship!"

As the flashbulbs went off, Yang Xueli's exclamations of admiration rang out.

Hu Ming and the other three exchanged glances, decisively shut up, and silently began preparing their climbing ropes, ready to descend.

Good heavens, being with cultured people and encountering these situations that require a wealth of linguistic knowledge can be quite awkward.

After all, the phrase "Holy crap, I can conquer the world" is just a joke.

There are traces of broken wood at the entrance of the passage, suggesting that there used to be a wooden bridge leading to a hidden passage below.

However, it was too old, long since decayed and collapsed, and the fallen wood had long been washed away by the underground river.

This is about thirty meters underground.

The climbing ropes they carried were long enough.

Along the riverbank, there are still many remnants of black, decaying wood, which can guide people in their direction.

Following the trail of black, decaying wood, we slowly moved forward in the direction of the river.

Soon, a cave was discovered beneath a cliff filled with crystals.

Judging from the remaining traces of black, decaying wood, Hu Ming and his companions had not gone to the wrong place; this was the passage leading to the Gate of Disaster from years ago.

Without needing much explanation, based on their long-standing tacit understanding, Hu Ming and Hu Bayi exchanged smiles and took the lead in entering the cave to investigate the situation.

Deep underground, who knows what kind of special beasts might have taken over this place and made it their nest?

They opened the Vajra Umbrella and took a few steps forward.

Around the corner, a space of about twenty square meters, roughly the size of a room, came into view.

Besides some ancient stone platforms, there are also some ancient sacrificial cow skulls placed in a corner of this cave.

On an ancient stone platform, there is a black wooden statue of a human figure, about a foot tall.

This place was probably a site of ancient sacrificial rites for the Reincarnation Sect.

Hu Ming activated his unique golden eyes again, scanning the area. There was nothing dirty here.

Only then did they call everyone in. Since they started digging the Nine-Story Demon Tower, a full day and night had passed, and everyone's energy was almost completely depleted.

This place is a good place to rest temporarily.

After a simple dinner, everyone couldn't help but yawn.

Leaving aside Hu Ming and the others, Ah Xiang, in terms of physical fitness, is just an ordinary seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl.

I was so sleepy by now that I fell into a deep sleep in the blink of an eye...

(End of this chapter)