Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

After a brief regrouping, the group continued their journey towards Little Sacred Snow Mountain.

As the old saying goes, "Looking at a mountain makes your horse run itself to death." Even a snow-capped mountain is still a mountain.

From a distance, it looked like a journey that should have taken only a few hours, but it took them most of the day to get there.

By the time they arrived at the valley at the foot of Little Sacred Snow Mountain, the moon was already bright and the stars were few.

Fortunately, Shunzi found several small hot springs here.

After a simple dinner, everyone happily washed their faces in the hot spring water, leaving the night watchman to crawl into his sleeping bag, feeling warm all over.

Before dawn the next day, everyone got up and continued uphill along the mountain range.

"Tsk, I must say, the snow-capped mountains in the Changbai Mountains are truly gentle..."

Halfway there, Hu Ming looked at the surrounding snow scenery and couldn't help but sigh.

"Gentle? Uncle Ming, are you kidding me? This is gentle?"

"I won't even mention how cold this place is, there are tons of snow piled up overhead. Forget about making any noise, you have to whisper even when you're talking, for fear of an avalanche. Is that gentle?"

Beside him, Wu Xie, struggling up the steep snow slope, twitched at the corner of his mouth upon hearing this and couldn't help but complain.

"Compared to the Kunlun Glacier, this place is much gentler."

"At high altitude, lack of oxygen, and with crevasses, cirques, and ice wells everywhere under the ice, if you're not careful and step on the wrong spot, you'll be gone."

"If you're lucky, you might fall into a place where ancient people used to bury their dead in ice, and you'll have someone to keep you company."

"Everywhere there are bottomless abysses, with no way to go but to walk around the edges or crawl along. If you are not careful, you will be reduced to ashes."

Hu Ming recalled his previous experience at the Kunlun Glacier and clicked his tongue in amazement.

“Indeed, I’ve been to the Kunlun Glacier too. That place is really full of deadly things.”

"Without a local guide familiar with the glacier, no matter how skilled you are, you wouldn't have enough lives to compensate for it."

The fat man added from the side.

"Hey, fatso, with your build, you've actually been to the Kunlun Glacier?"

Panzi couldn't help but retort, "I don't know why, but these two can never see eye to eye."

They like to bicker and argue whenever they have a spare moment.

Perhaps, this is also one way of expressing friendship?
Yeah, what a bad friend!
"Hey, how novel is that? Before I met your unlucky Third Master, I was a well-known lone wolf tomb raider, a real prodigy, you know?"

"Over the years, where haven't I been? Do you know how many big jobs I've done all by myself?"

The fat man chuckled and couldn't resist dragging Wu Sansheng out to whip his corpse again.

Panzi was immediately enraged: "You fat bastard, you son of a bitch!"

"Alright, alright, stop fooling around, we've arrived at our destination."

"You'd be better off using that energy to make a fuss and doing more work later."

Hu Ming stopped the two from fighting and pointed ahead.

At this moment, the group had arrived at a snow slope halfway up the mountain.

This snow slope is a large area, with almost no dividing line visible to the left or right.

At this moment, the Three Saints Snow Mountain was on the left side of the field of vision, shrouded in a peculiar light blue mist. "Holy crap, this is so damn beautiful! No wonder they say that a single glance at Changbai Mountain surpasses all the beautiful scenery in the world."

"This is so beautiful!"

Upon arriving at their destination, the fat man plopped down on the snow slope, gazing at the distant scenery and couldn't help but sigh.

"This scenery is so beautiful, I wanted to compose a poem to share with the world, but alas, I'm uncultured; all I can say is 'Holy crap!'"

Upon hearing this, Hu Ming couldn't help but tease the fat man with a limerick from later generations.

"Uh."

The fat man's lips twitched, looking extremely embarrassed.

"Alright, everyone take a rest first, eat something and drink some water to replenish your energy. It's still early, let's get back to work later."

Hu Ming knew that not everyone was as physically gifted as him and his brother.

After a day of trekking, everyone was exhausted and sat on the snow slope, not wanting to move at all.

Taking advantage of the time, Hu Ming took out a camera and took some photos to commemorate the occasion.

The scenery here is truly exceptional; you simply can't see it in ordinary places.

boom!
Just then, a muffled thud sounded in Hu Ming's ear.

I turned around and saw it was the young man.

Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, the young man knelt down, facing the Three Sacred Snow Mountains not far away, and respectfully bowed his head.

A faint, sorrowful look appeared on his expressionless face.

This scene left everyone stunned.

Even if it's a pilgrimage, is this really necessary? This guy doesn't seem like the kind of believer he is.
After bowing, the young man resumed his indifferent expression, climbed onto a bare rock, and closed his eyes to rest.

For a moment, everyone was puzzled.

But along the way, even Chen Pi and his men learned about Xiao Ge's temper.

Judging from his expression, I knew he wouldn't answer even if I asked.

Hu Ming knew that the young man wasn't worshipping the mountain, but rather something behind the bronze door deep underground at the foot of the mountain.

That is the ultimate world that the Zhang family has protected for generations.

Everyone had their own thoughts, enjoying the scenery while resting.

"Bosses, it's getting late. You can take a break and then do whatever you want, but you need to hurry."

"It's getting late, and we can't pitch our tents here. We need to find a flat spot to camp tonight, as it might get windy."

After explaining the scenery, Shunzi looked at the sky and said to everyone.

Is it getting late?
Upon hearing this, Hu Ming and the others exchanged smiles.

Indeed, it's getting late. We should eat something and rest for a bit before it gets dark.

but…

They're here to raid tombs; it's getting dark, isn't that the perfect time to work?