Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 280 Ren Mian Zhen

Hu Ming's marksmanship is extremely accurate.

Almost all of the bullets in the magazine hit the same spot, landing right between the eyes of the Forbidden Woman.

The so-called "forbidden woman" was actually just a failed attempt by Wang Zanghai to research immortality.

This seemingly plausible but ultimately flawed elixir of immortality was created by incorporating some of Wang Zanghai's research findings into the original Corpse-Stealing Elixir.

If an ordinary person eats this thing, they can gain almost permanent life.

But the problem is...
Just like the genuine Corpse Beetle Pill, if you eat this stuff and there's no bronze meteorite to suppress the body's mutations, sooner or later, a living person will be transformed into a monster like the Forbidden Woman.

The only difference between this situation and the Queen Mother of the West's version of the Corpse Beetle Pill is—

The Queen Mother of the West's Corpse Beetle Pill turns one into a Blood Corpse, while Wang Zanghai's version turns one into a Concubine.

There is a saying about the forbidden woman.

All resentment is hidden in the bones; once the bones are broken, the resentment will dissipate.

Ultimately, this thing is just a strange life form.

After that burst of bullets, the thing was indeed severely damaged.

An indescribable shriek lingered in everyone's ears.

The woman's brow bone was almost completely shattered by Hu Ming's burst of bullets.

However, this thing is extremely resilient, and even so, it did not die completely.

The dark "tide" was visibly receding.

With waist-length hair cascading down her back, everyone finally saw what this thing truly looked like.

As for his face, there's not much to say; I saw it clearly just now.

This thing was covered in white, and no one knew what the material of the clothes was. It had been soaking in seawater for a long time without rotting.

What drew everyone's attention was the incredibly large belly of the Forbidden Woman.

At first glance, it looks as frightening as a woman who is ten months pregnant.

Coupled with the venomous look in the Forbidden Woman's eyes and her shrill screams, everyone on the ship couldn't help but gasp.

Nobody would believe this thing isn't a water ghost!
With a final, hateful glance at Hu Ming, who had inflicted such severe damage on her, the Forbidden Woman slowly sank into the sea, disappearing from sight shortly afterward.

"Uh, it seems I've gotten myself into big trouble?"

Upon seeing this, Hu Ming pinched his nose and said with a hint of unease.

Anyone with a brain knows this thing is extremely vengeful.

Unfortunately, the ocean is ultimately not humanity's domain.

Without the help of diving equipment, Hu Ming would not easily go into the water to fight this thing.

However, Hu Ming didn't care.

After all, once you enter the underwater shipwreck tomb, you're bound to have to deal with these things.

It was only a matter of time.

With the banished witch gone, the crisis on the ship was finally over.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Here, Wu Xie, this is for you, your third uncle's notebook."

"Speaking of which, this thing was given to him by your third uncle's old lover. It records some of their experiences exploring the underwater tomb over the past twenty years."

Hu Ming casually pulled Yin Nanfeng off him, who had somehow ended up clinging to him again, and tossed the notebook he had brought from the ship to Wu Xie.

Yin Nanfeng, this girl, is no ordinary heroine.

But at least she wasn't the kind of ugly, useless woman who was just a pretty face. Although the Forbidden Woman was terrifying, she wasn't enough to frighten Yin Nanfeng like this.

Hu Ming knew that this girl was calm and collected!
Such behavior is nothing more than lusting after Hu's stunningly handsome face!
as predicted.

"Tsk, I thought you, Uncle Ming, would like that kind of gentle and weak girl! After all, I heard that you broke up with your boyfriend because the Huo family women were too strong!" After getting off Hu Ming, Yin Nanfeng showed an undisguised regret on his face.

"Chen Wenjin?"

Wu Xie let out a soft cry.

After returning from the Lu Palace, he opened the eight-layered treasure box. Inside was a seafood item: a bronze fish with snake-like eyebrows.

Taking this opportunity, Wu Sansheng recalled events from twenty years ago and told Wu Xie about his past trip to the underwater tomb in Xisha.

Of course, this is Wu Sansheng's edited and embellished version.

Among them, Wu Sansheng mentioned Chen Wenjin, the woman he had loved for twenty years.

When he was young, Wu Sansheng had a rather volatile temper and was quite willful.

Even his father, Dog Fifth Master, couldn't do anything about him, and eventually stopped caring about his son altogether.

But Chen Wenjin is the only woman who has a real knack for dealing with Wu Sansheng.

A sweet smile, a gentle hug, a light kiss—that's enough to completely subdue Wu Sansheng.

This shows that Wu Sansheng truly loved Chen Wenjin to the core.

It is worth mentioning that Chen Wenjin is the daughter of Chen Pi Asi.

Immediately, Wu Xie disregarded the current situation on the ship and opened his notebook.

"I knew that old fox, Uncle San, was lying to me!"

After skimming through it, Wu Xie couldn't help but curse his dear Third Uncle.

Just as he expected, after only a brief look, he knew that Wu Sansheng had concealed most of the truth from him.

Before Chen Wenjin's research team went to the underwater tomb, Wu Sansheng had already secretly gone to explore it once.

"Yes, I agree with that. Your third uncle is indeed a cunning old fox!"

Hu Ming nodded in agreement.

"Miss Aning!"

"Doctor, what's wrong with Miss Aning? Something's really wrong with her!"

Just then, a series of terrified whispers suddenly rang out from among Ah Ning's men.

“Mr. Hu Ming, Miss Aning’s condition is very bad; she’s terribly pale.”

"Moreover, she was very agitated after waking up, and she wouldn't respond when people talked to her. In short, it seemed like she was possessed by something evil."

"I know you are a capable person, Mr. Hu. Please help me save Miss Aning."

The young man—no, it was Zhang the Bald—perfectly matched his persona, his face showing visibly panicked exclamations.

Upon seeing this, Hu Ming's lips twitched violently.

This guy looks quite out of place.

With a helpless sigh, Hu Ming slowly walked over as instructed. After all, he couldn't just expose the young man like that, could he?
At this moment, Aning's face was deathly pale.

His bright eyes flashed with madness and impatience, and he seemed to have lost his self-awareness.

The person was twisted upside down, crawling strangely on the deck with their limbs flipped over.

Upon seeing this, Hu Ming's brows furrowed deeply.

After a moment's hesitation, Hu Ming lifted A Ning's shoulder-length short hair.

Hidden within A Ning's hair were two withered, severed hands.

It was clearly two severed hands that were tightly gripping Ah Ning's neck, dragging her along in this bizarre crawling posture.

"This is a human-faced shinbone..."

(End of this chapter)