Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 337 Fang Dong!

"Oh, I remember now! There are similar markings in the underwater tomb. When the young man saw them, his expression changed drastically, and he said he had been to this place before!"

Wu Xie remembered that in the underwater tomb, this was the most "human" he had ever been, with his expressions being more varied than before.

But thinking back to before Xiao Ge left, Wu Xie pouted unhappily.

They were only slightly warmer than expected, but the next time they met, they turned into icebergs again.

She still has that icy, cold face, even colder than before. It's unbelievable.

"Well, our dear brother has so many secrets. It always feels like no matter where we go, it's like he and Wu Sansheng have been there before. It's unbelievable."

The fat man grinned and said meaningfully.

"Anyway, it seems we're on the right track. Someone has already been inside this cave, so the entrance to the underground palace should be down here. Shall we go in right away?"

Wu Xie gave a wry smile and pointed to the cave entrance.

His thirst for knowledge had reached its peak; he genuinely wanted to crack open these people's heads and see what secrets they were hiding.

But no matter what, we need to get in and find the person first before we can talk about anything else.

"Let's go, or we'll just have to wait here for the tomb owner to come out of the coffin and say to us—'Welcome, distinguished guests! Would you like to eat first, or... eat me first?'"

"What are you dreaming about?"

Hu Ming's lips curled up, and he spoke with a wicked grin.

"Eek~~~ When did you get such a heavy taste? You don't even spare men? That's one thing, but you don't even spare dead men?"

Everyone was stunned, and they all rubbed their goosebumps in disgust.

This is disgusting!
The fat man took the lead and squeezed into the square hole, insisting on being at the very front to clear the way.

The others followed, filing in one after another, and began their journey into the ultimate, unknown underground world.

At first it was extremely narrow, barely wide enough for one person to pass through; after walking several dozen steps, it suddenly opened up into a bright and spacious area.

Oops, I messed up the words!
The square tunnel was extremely narrow and low, so Hu Ming and his group moved very slowly.

Judging from the chisel marks on the cave walls, it was clearly excavated using the most primitive methods.

The further you go in, the more obvious the traces of many people passing through become; there are more than one place with marks left by professional hiking boots.

"Damn it, sure enough, Aning and her group have already gotten ahead of us."

"There are too many footprints here, and they're too messy. It's clearly not the work of just a few people; a large group passed through. And at most, they were here an hour earlier than us!"

When the fat man saw this, his face darkened, and he felt a dull pain in his heart as if someone had squeezed it hard.

He felt sorry for the treasures inside the tomb.

"Doesn't that mean Uncle Three is in a very dangerous situation? Those people could find him at any time!"

Wu Xie was taken aback, and said urgently, urging Fatty to speed up.

"You underestimate your third uncle! These people are just a tool being used by your third uncle!"

"Even if they find your third uncle first, they won't harm him; instead, they'll wholeheartedly protect him. That old fox has something they've been eyeing!"

Hu Ming scoffed.

He knew Wu Sansheng all too well. "Really?" Wu Xie asked, seemingly skeptical.

"Of course, when have I ever lied to you?"

"It seems... there really isn't?"

Wu Xie tilted his head and thought for a moment. It seemed that although Uncle Ming liked to keep some things from people, he never lied to anyone.

Compared to this
Wu Xie suddenly felt a bit disgusted with Wu Sansheng.

Not far ahead, the direction of the square cave suddenly changed, turning from a downward angle to a 180-degree bend.

After going straight ahead for a while, it suddenly makes a sharp upward turn, followed by another sharp downward turn.

It is worth mentioning that the structure here is quite peculiar; each time it turns upwards, a huge cavity is created at the top.

This is used to store air so that people passing through can get fresh air here.

"Uncle Ming, you were absolutely right. The structure here is very similar to the tomb robber's tunnel in the Corpse Cave leading to the Lu King's Palace."

Looking at these structures, Wu Xie immediately understood their function and couldn't help but admire them.

Some of these ideas were about Wang Zanghai, while others were about Hu Ming.

Such a structure has a ventilation cavity at regular intervals, which is enough to support a person walking underwater for a long time.

“That tomb-raiding tunnel is a work from the Warring States period, but Wang Zanghai had been there, so the engineering here must have drawn inspiration from there.”

Hu Ming explained softly.

That tomb-raiding hole was left by King Lu Shang when he looted King Mu of Zhou's tomb, but the items inside, especially the hexagonal bronze bell at the tail of the corpse beetle, are definitely the work of Wang Zanghai.

After walking for a long time, and not knowing how far we had gone, the road gradually widened, and finally we saw the exit.

Hu Ming and the others perked up and quickened their pace to climb out.

Ahead was an extremely deep canal, about ten meters deep and five or six meters wide.

Just like the moat, the canal has long since dried up, leaving only a dry riverbed.

“We came here following the course of the ancient river. That’s right, this is an aqueduct.”

"The water in the moat is diverted from here to keep it flowing, prevent it from becoming smelly, and also prevent backflow of water."

After inspecting the condition of the canal, Hu Ming said with certainty.

There are riverbanks on both sides of the canal that are wide enough for one person to walk on.

"Wu Sansheng's message reached here, but we haven't found Xiao Ge here either. Which way should we go?"

The fat man looked around and then fixed his gaze on Hu Ming.

"This canal is connected to the outside canal, so it should be considered one canal. We'll follow the water flow!"

"This way, Master Ming!"

After squatting down and carefully examining the area, Panzi pointed in a direction and said with certainty.

After walking along the direction of the water for a short while, a perfectly regular square hole appeared on the stone wall on the side of the riverbank ahead.

(End of this chapter)