Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 248 Blue-Eyed Fox Corpse
Wow~~
Just then, a gust of wind blew in from the crack overhead, brushing against the ghost hand vines of the Hydra Cypress.

Countless skeletons collided with each other, producing an indescribable sound.

The continuous sounds connected together, strangely forming a beautiful melody.

"Damn it... how many people have died in this godforsaken place?"

Using the light from the searchlight, Wu Xie and the others could see clearly what was hanging on the ghost hand vine, and couldn't help but whisper.

“Tens of thousands!” Hu Ming answered softly.

As he spoke, Hu Ming had already flipped over and jumped off the fifteen-meter-high platform!

"Uncle Ming/Master Ming!"

Upon seeing this, the three of them couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

That's fifteen meters tall, as tall as a five-story building.

For an ordinary person, such a jump would inevitably result in broken bones and tendons. If they were unlucky, they could become paralyzed or even die.

The cave walls below the platform are not perfectly smooth; there are still some places to use for leverage.

Otherwise, even with Hu Ming's physical abilities, jumping from a height of five stories wouldn't be pleasant.

During the descent, Hu Ming continuously used the dents and protrusions on the cave wall to slow down his descent.

In just two or three seconds, Hu Ming had landed safely.

Brushing the dust off his clothes, waving to the three worried people above, Hu Ming walked straight to the jade platform under the tree.

Wu Xie and the others breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Hu Ming was safe and sound.

I took out the climbing rope I carried with me, secured it, and slid down from the top in one go.

At the same time, a gaunt figure suddenly emerged from a cave next door.

Hu Ming raised an eyebrow, keenly sensing the movement, and turned to look.

It's that old fox, Wu Sansheng.

Hu Ming narrowed his eyes; his excellent eyesight allowed him to see clearly from a great distance.

After a moment's thought, glancing at the jade platform in front of him and the thick trunk of the Nine-Headed Serpent Cypress, he discovered some subtle, almost imperceptible traces.

Hu Ming knew that Wu Sansheng and Xiao Ge had both succeeded.

"Hu Ming, nephew, Panzi, and that fatso, what are you all doing together? Where the hell have you been? I was so worried about you!"

"Never mind, that's not important. It's good that you're all alright."

"This place is too eerie; it's full of traps and secret passages. You could easily fall into one if you're not careful."

Seeing Hu Ming looking over, Wu Sansheng stopped pretending to be mysterious and came down from above in a generous manner.

Hu Ming almost actually believed it because of its sincere expression!
Of course, Panzi and Wu Xie trusted Wu Sansheng completely and had no doubts whatsoever.

I was overjoyed to see that Wu Sansheng was safe and sound.

"Hey, you old comrade, a fat man is a fat man, what do you mean by 'dead fat man'?"

"Didn't I just accidentally scare you guys before?"

The fat man looked at Wu Sansheng with resentment.

Previously at the Seven Star Coffin, Fatty admitted that what he did was somewhat dishonest.

But the fat guy wasn't happy about it either!
"Alright, everyone, that's enough. We've recognized most of them, just the young man left..."

"Alright, you two planned this, right? You even came around the same time?"

Hu Ming's ears twitched, and he looked in one direction, unable to resist making a comment.

In a cave not far underground to the east, the young man's figure quietly emerged.

However, unlike the others, the young man had some dried blood on his body.

"I encountered a small problem on the way, which delayed me a bit."

The young man raised his right hand and explained calmly.

There was a knife mark on his palm, which he had cut himself. The wound had not yet healed and was still bleeding.

"Your blood is indeed superior to mine." Taking a roll of bandage from Hu Ming's hand, Hu Ming's ears twitched, and he looked in one direction, unable to help but complain.

In a cave not far underground to the east, the young man's figure quietly emerged.

However, unlike the others, the young man had some dried blood on his body.

"I encountered a small problem on the way, which delayed me a bit."

The young man raised his right hand and explained calmly.

There was a knife mark on his palm, which he had cut himself. The wound had not yet healed and was still bleeding.

"Your blood is indeed superior to mine."

The young man took a roll of bandage from Hu Ming, applied it simply, looked at Hu Ming, winked, and said...

Hu Ming knew perfectly well that the young man was telling him that he had succeeded.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, everyone gathered around the jade platform.

On the platform lay two corpses, preserved using special methods.

One of the bodies was a female corpse dressed in white gauze, with a beautiful face.

No one knows what material the clothes are made of, yet they have not decayed for thousands of years.

The other one is rather strange.

It was a male corpse wearing a bronze mask with a fox face.

Well, I won't say anything more.

Wu Sansheng was quite particular about his work.

At a cursory glance, the silver-rimmed lid of the eight-layered treasure box held to the chest by the fox-faced male corpse showed almost no signs of having been opened.

This box only appeared during the Tang Dynasty and was used to enshrine the relics of eminent monks.

This thing was naturally brought in by later generations.

Wang Zanghai!
Inside is a bronze fish with snake-shaped eyebrows left behind by Wang Zanghai.

The most valuable thing about that thing is the content recorded on it, not the thing itself.

Although the box was exquisitely crafted, Jiangnan knew it.

With Wu Sansheng's skills, he could open the box without taking out the key and peek at the contents of the snake-browed bronze fish.

While examining the corpse, Hu Ming lightly swiped his right hand across the belt of the fox-faced male corpse.

Without a sound, a dark brown nail plate appeared in his hand.

This is a treasure! It can cure all poisons, and even, for a short time, make the blood possess a certain insect-repelling power, just like the precious blood of Jiangnan and Xiao Ge.

However, that's all; the effect is far from satisfactory.

Therefore, this substance was later called "Qilin's Blood".

Of course, it's unknown whether the Zhang family was involved in this behind the scenes.

Glancing at the enthusiastic Wu Xie, Hu Ming embezzled the money without hesitation.

Although a tortoise shell obtained from the sacrificial site of the Reincarnation Sect in the Kunlun Mountains had a similar effect.

In fact, the molting tortoise shell is even more effective for certain conditions caused by evil spirits.

But if you throw this thing out, I guarantee a bunch of wealthy businessmen will be scrambling to get it.

People become extremely afraid of death once they have money and power.

These kinds of life-saving treasures are extremely rare and can often fetch a good price.

If you happen to find someone who's foolish and rich, you can sell it for an astronomical price.

Although Hu Ming wasn't obsessed with money, who wouldn't be happy to gain more as a side benefit?
Just then, Fatty and Wu Xie's expressions suddenly changed.

Wu Xie's face was filled with terror, and his hands were groping in the air as if trying to grasp something.

The fat man, on the other hand, had a ferocious expression, his small eyes filled with resentment and malice.

Looking down, the male corpse, the blue-eyed fox corpse, had its eyes open at some point!
(End of this chapter)