Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 334 Wu Xie is depressed
Actually, if you think about it carefully, Wu Xie spent most of his time following in the footsteps of his third uncle.

Starting from the Seven Star Lu Palace, that innocent young man gradually disappeared.

It can only be said that the Wu family has really good genes; almost everyone in the family has the talent to become a cunning old fox.

Even Wu Xie's father appears to be just an ordinary geological engineer who married the daughter of a high-ranking official.

But if Wu Yiqiong is willing, this guy is also a top-notch old fox.

When it comes to scheming, the Wu family is truly fearless.

"Third Uncle... never mind, I know he's been hiding a lot of things from me, too many to count."

"When I find him this time, I will keep a close watch on him and make him tell me all the truth."

Wu Xie sighed deeply. These things weren't hard for him to understand.

"That depends on your third uncle being willing to tell you the truth."

Hu Ming shrugged.

From the very beginning, Wu Xie was merely a smokescreen to mislead "him".

Wu Sansheng's only requirement was for Wu Xie to keep entering and leaving the key tombs, keeping the other side guessing.

As for the deeper struggles and darkness involved, Wu Sansheng did not want Wu Xie to know about them, much less to come into contact with them.

This can be considered a form of protection for Wu Xie in a difficult situation.

Often, the more you know, the more dangerous it becomes.

……

The exit leading further back is located at the rear of the main hall.

After a cursory search of the main hall and finding nothing of note, the group continued through the back door.

Outside the gate hall, you can see the shrine that leads to the Shinto shrine.

Ahead appeared a twenty-arched white marble bridge, with two coiled dragons of unknown material hanging from it.

The jade, wrapped around the railings on both sides of the bridge, was of excellent quality and had no gaps whatsoever, suggesting it was carved from a single piece.

It still retains the design of a centipede.

Just then, a series of faint hissing sounds suddenly came from the darkness.

"Damn it, what is this thing? Could it be those human-faced birds coming to avenge their companions?"

BANG BANG BANG!!!
Hearing the noise, the fat man cursed under his breath and adjusted his gun to fire a single, aimless burst.

"Give up this futile effort; it's just a waste of bullets."

Hu Ming shook his head and stopped the fat man from doing so.

After the gunshots subsided, the hissing sounds in the darkness not only did not disappear, but became even louder and more arrogant.

Anyone with a brain knows that thing is secretly mocking the fat guy.

The fat man reluctantly lowered the muzzle of his gun: "Fine..."

The shooting, aside from venting my emotions, really served no purpose whatsoever.

In situations where even searchlights cannot illuminate a large area, it becomes the domain of those human-faced birds.

Apart from Hu Ming, it would be difficult to accurately harm those human-faced birds unless they flew right up to him.

They hadn't run along the white marble arch bridge for long when suddenly a gust of wind came from behind their ears.

"Ugh! This is so annoying."

Hu Ming clicked his tongue lightly, shifted his feet to the side, and spun around in a circle, turning himself to face backward. "Gah!"

The next moment, Hu Ming suddenly rushed forward, reached out with his right hand, and grabbed the thick neck of a human-faced bird.

Click~
A crisp sound of bones cracking rang out.

Hu Ming had already broken the creature's neck; it was beyond dead.

"Hurry up, quicken your pace, these things hold grudges too much."

"This area is incredibly vast; heaven knows how many human-faced birds inhabit it."

From what I've heard, there are already hundreds. It would be troublesome if these things came knocking on our door and surrounded us.

Hu Ming casually tossed the bird carcass aside and said in a deep voice.

A restless atmosphere permeated the darkness, with the sounds of rustling curtains overhead and countless shadows swirling above them.

Inside the gatehouse, everyone had already witnessed that this thing flew like an owl, making almost no sound.

But now all I can hear is the sound of birds flapping their wings.

Clearly, these creatures are clever; they didn't hunt down the group immediately, but instead created psychological pressure first.

Wu Xie and the others nodded and ran forward in silence.

The journey wasn't long, and soon everyone had reached the white marble arch bridge.

During this time, Hu Ming occasionally fired his gun, shooting down some of the restless human-faced birds.

Generally speaking, the proper entrance to the underground palace is the third Dragon Tower Heavenly Palace, which is entered through the sacred path.

If you continue walking forward, you will reach the second hall of the Four Dragon Towers.

However, they had already received Wu Sansheng's message and knew that there was another shortcut to the underground palace.

"Holy crap, we're doomed! The bridge ahead has collapsed!"

"What kind of bullshit is this? They're building an imperial tomb and they're slopping the work like sloppy bricks?"

"That son of a bitch, he's probably never experienced the harsh realities of society!"

The fat man running at the front stopped and cursed with a dark face.

By this time, the group had reached the end of the white marble bridge.

Opposite is the plaza of the imperial mausoleum, and beyond that is the second hall.

In the darkness, two imperial tomb boundary markers, each about ten meters tall, could already be seen standing in front of them.

That was a stele carried by a man.

However, ahead, the white marble arch bridge suddenly collapsed, and a deep abyss several meters wide separated the white marble arch bridge from the imperial tomb boundary marker.

"What else can we do but jump! Otherwise, are we just waiting for those monsters to catch up and make us their dinner? Unless, Ming-ye, you unleash your superpowers again and take down those strange birds?"

Panzi packed his gear and was about to take a running start and jump over it.

"Jump my ass, fuck my ass! It's only four or five meters. I can jump that far, but you guys will all fall to your deaths!"

Hu Ming stopped Panzi in an annoyed manner.

After a pause, Hu Ming pointed to the broken section of the arch bridge and said, "Stop dawdling, we've already arrived at the place Wu Sansheng mentioned."

"Get the climbing ropes ready, we're going down!"

(End of this chapter)