Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 225

"call.…."

Wu Sansheng tossed a cigarette to Hu Ming, then lit one for himself and puffed away.

The swirling smoke obscured Wu Sansheng's complex eyes, and no one knew what he was thinking.

"Although I had some suspicions back then, it's still hard to believe when I look at your face now."

Hu Ming shrugged, neither agreeing nor disagreeing with Wu Sansheng's words.

Ultimately, what the Nine Gates want is not to pursue immortality, but to destroy the clues to immortality.

It was just to nip his ambitions in the bud. Now, Hu Ming is sitting right in front of him, and unlike Xiao Ge, there are no side effects. It's no wonder that he's feeling unsettled.

At this moment, Wu Sansheng even felt a hint of murderous intent towards Hu Ming.

Wu Sansheng absolutely could not allow the Nine Gates to suffer another catastrophe because of the matter of immortality.

The Nine Gates suffered enough from the largest tomb raiding operation in history more than forty years ago, and the damage continues unabated. The Nine Gates cannot withstand another catastrophe.

In particular, Hu Ming, who is suspected to be the immortal, is considered a junior member of one of the Nine Gates.

"Don't worry, my situation is different from what you think. I just have a youthful appearance because of some special relationship."

Hu Ming knew what Wu Sansheng was thinking, shook his head, and sincerely told a lie.

Of course, Hu Ming was no ordinary person! He could clearly sense Wu Sansheng's killing intent, but so what? Did Wu Sansheng have the guts to make a move?

Not to mention that Hu Bayi and others have already built up their power, even Hu Ming from more than 20 years ago was not afraid of the Wu family. Not to mention the Wu family, even if the Nine Gates joined forces, Hu Ming would not be afraid!

Of course, Hu Ming wouldn't dare to act recklessly! After all, the two simple words "immortality" are extremely sensitive, so sensitive that many forces are willing to use the most vicious methods to deal with Hu Ming for this very thing.

Although I'm not afraid, it's always better to have less trouble.

"Special methods? You mean..."

Wu Sansheng's expression froze, his killing intent lessened, and he frowned as he looked at Hu Ming.

"For example, Qilin, I am a similar existence, just like the Zhang family. You can think of it as a special kind of recessive genetic disease."

"Qilin...is the Zhang family like that? If so, then it makes sense."

"Second Master is not a soft-hearted person. A soft-hearted person cannot do this job. No wonder that under such dangerous circumstances, after understanding your situation, Second Master still wanted to be your teacher and taught you everything he knew! Not only that, it seems that Second Master also intends to hand over the Hong family to you! As far as I know, even that Xie family kid did not receive this treatment!"

"In other words, you were an insider all along! Second Master has placed his treasure on you!"

Wu Sansheng seemed to understand something, and suddenly realized, his face showing a look of emotion.

However, deep down, she remained vigilant towards Hu Ming.

Wu Sansheng didn't not want to kill Hu Ming, but he knew that he and the Wu family alone were no match for Hu Ming. Therefore, Wu Sansheng had to suppress his killing intent! In addition, Hu Ming hadn't been in contact with Er Yuehong for a long time, plus the blank twenty-three years, plus Hu Ming's mysterious identity as the Heavenly Official of the Tomb Raiders.

This was enough to make Wu Sansheng suspect whether Hu Ming had changed over the years, or whether he had been bought off by "him".

Being caught in the middle of the situation, Wu Sansheng couldn't help but be suspicious.

"No, Third Uncle, what are you talking about? What situation? What insider? I don't understand any of it."

Wu Xie, standing to the side, really felt like his brain wasn't working properly. He was Wu Sansheng's nephew, but he acted like an idiot, not understanding anything.

This really made him feel quite uncomfortable.

“Nephew, your third uncle has his reasons for not letting you know. Just know that life is tough for the Nine Gates.”

Now that Wu Sansheng is saying these things in front of Wu Xie, it's clear he's ready to officially launch his rebellion and drag Wu Xie down with him.
Actually, that's not entirely accurate. To be precise, Wu Xie was already deeply involved in the situation from the moment he was born.

Wu Xie is a smokescreen that escaped from the Wu and Xie families. Wu Xie is a spy for a key figure, "him," who was in the underwater tomb in Xisha twenty years ago. Qi Yu looks so much like him!
Even with the Wu family's deliberate design, some of Wu Xie's habitual movements are exactly the same as Qi Yu's, especially his handwriting, which is almost identical!
In particular, Hu Ming remembered that some silly netizens had even made guesses about it in his previous life.

The real Wu Xie died long ago. The current Wu Xie is actually Qi Yu, whose memories have been erased by the Wu family and the Xie family through special means!
Of course, Hu Ming doesn't know if it's true or not, after all, there are still so many plot holes in The Lost Tomb that haven't been filled.

“Nephew? Hey, Hu Ming, don’t call me that, it feels weird.”

Wu Xie's lips twitched as he looked at Hu Ming's youthful face, feeling offended.

"However, I am still your elder."

“Nephew, forget about being called Master Ming, just call me Uncle Ming. We’re all family, Uncle Ming, I’ll definitely take care of you.”

Hu Ming said impatiently with an expression that said, "Why do you have so many trivial matters to worry about?"

At the same time, Hu Ming waved his right hand in front of Wu Xie's chest, and an A4 sheet of paper appeared out of thin air in his hand.

"Holy crap! How did you get that? You wouldn't happen to be that notorious thief Hu Ming, would you?"

Wu Xie's eyes widened immediately. He realized that Hu Ming had definitely not touched him, not even his clothes.

But just by waving his hand in the air, the printed document he had placed in his inner pocket appeared in Hu Ming's hand.

"What a load of bull! I told you, I'm the Heavenly Official of Tomb Raiders! One of the Four Great Schools of Tomb Raiders!"

Hu Ming rolled his eyes and slammed the A4 paper that Wu Xie had just printed onto the table.

"Take a look, this thing is not simple, there's a lot more to it than meets the eye."

The specially arranged text on the paper faintly revealed a pattern—a human face that resembled a fox.

The two eyes, which have no pupils, have a very three-dimensional feel, as if they were embossed out of the paper.
(End of this chapter)