Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 343 Trading
"1, 2 Freddy will come looking for you."

"3, 4, lock your door."

"5, 6, cover your face."

"7, 8. Breathing will stop."

"9, 10, you'll always have insomnia"

In the tomb passage filled with vermilion murals, a dark nursery rhyme, accompanied by eerie arias, rises up, sending chills down your spine.

This is Hu Ming, who has disappeared.

After crossing the crossroads, Hu Ming walked straight along the vermilion tomb path.

At the end, there was no tomb door; the tomb passage led directly underground to a staircase.

The stairs weren't long, and soon Hu Ming strolled to the end.

At the end of the stairs is a pavilion.

Outside are several long corridors, one of the entrances to a huge, two-story tomb.

There is no ceiling between the two-story tomb chambers; instead, there are several elevated corridors from which one can see into the next level of the tomb chamber.

This is a covered walkway, decorated with dragons and phoenixes; it's a functional facility used to hang coffins.

Hu Ming was already fully aware of this, but he casually stepped onto the skywalk and plopped down on its edge.

He leisurely lit a cigarette and exhaled a smoke ring.

"Hey, Comrade Wu Sansheng, Uncle Freddy's here to see you!"

The lower burial chamber is a huge inverted pyramid-shaped coffin well.

Nine enormous jade coffins lay quietly at the bottom of the well.

Among them, eight huge black coffins surrounded the translucent coffin at the very center.

The semi-transparent coffin in the very center had been opened, and Wu Sansheng was sitting cross-legged next to it, frowning as he smoked, seemingly deep in thought.

"Tsk, you're so old, can't you stop being so childish?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Sansheng remained unfazed, and without even raising his head, he scoffed.

"Hey, don't say that. Men, no matter how old they are, always have a childish heart inside them."

Hu Ming shrugged, not caring at all, and jumped down from the sky bridge with one hand.

It was four or five meters high, yet it seemed to be nothing, landing like a drifting leaf and sitting down next to Wu Sansheng.

Hu Ming didn't care about the semi-transparent coffin that had already been opened. He knew that there was no corpse inside, but only a secret passage leading to a deeper part.

"The young man has already gone inside. He asked me to tell you that he will wait for you for a while, but not for long. You should manage your time well."

Wu Sansheng patted the semi-transparent coffin and said softly.

"Yes, I know. By the way, when you saw me all alone here, weren't you worried at all about your beloved nephew?"

Hu Ming nodded and sat down next to Wu Sansheng.

“What is there to worry about? Wu Xie is an adult. Since I brought him here, I naturally know that there is nothing here that will pose a fatal threat to him.”

"After all, Wu Xie is a descendant of our Wu family, and he is my nephew, Wu Sansheng. His wisdom is enough to deal with the crisis here."

Wu Sansheng said confidently.

"That's a giant-headed corpse fetus! Although it's a small, insignificant thing, with Wu Xie and the others' abilities... they're probably going to suffer a lot."

"Fortunately, before leaving, I told him the key clue to break the deadlock. As far as Wu Xie's mind goes, well, it's just a minor trouble at most."

Hu Ming nodded in agreement. The Wu family members are born with the talent to be cunning and ruthless.

Wu Xie's words are still a bit immature, but with the bold and meticulous Fatty and Panzi by his side, he can handle it.

The two men, like old friends who could talk about anything, smoked and chatted amiably in the eerie tomb.

"Alright, let's stop catching up here. I should probably go find my little brother soon. If I miss this opportunity, I'm afraid I'll regret it to death."

"Ah Ning and her people will be here soon, in about an hour or two. You'd better be prepared."

Before long, he finished his cigarette, patted his bottom, stood up, and stretched.

As he spoke, Hu Ming tried to turn over and enter the semi-transparent coffin at the very center.

"Hu Ming, there's something I've always wanted to ask you!"

"This is a huge quagmire; no one with a modicum of sense would willingly step into it. So why did you knowingly choose to get yourself mired in it?"

Suddenly, Wu Sansheng asked in a deep voice.

"The reason? First, I've been under his watchful eye for over twenty years; I'm already an insider."

"Secondly, these tombs contain what I need!"

Hu Ming paused for a moment, then chuckled softly.

"What do you need?"

"Hmm, something that can solve my physical problems."

"You know, the more extraordinary something is in this world, the more unacceptable the price you have to pay, like the guy's amnesia."

“Maintaining this attitude has come at a price, but I’m luckier than the guy in the story; I’ve found a solution.”

"Therefore, in the 1990s, I went to the Kingdom of the Queen Mother of the West and made a deal with that immortal old witch!"

Hu Ming plopped down on the coffin, his eyes lowered, the corners of his mouth turned up, and revealed a great secret.

"The Kingdom of the Queen Mother of the West?! You went there ten years ago? How is that possible!"

Sure enough, Wu Sansheng's heart skipped a beat, and even with his composure, he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Wu Sansheng had never been to the Kingdom of the Queen Mother of the West, but Chen Wenjin and Huo Ling had been there ten years ago!
……

However, ten years ago, when Chen Wenjin arrived at the door, due to some concerns, she chose to return the way she came and part ways with Huo Ling.

In the days that followed, Chen Wenjin kept evading "his" pursuit and was wary of Xie Lianhuan's search, so Wu Sansheng had much less contact with Chen Wenjin.

It should be noted that Xie Lianhuan was a man who would sacrifice everything to achieve his goals.

This includes, but is not limited to, Chen Wenjin, Wu Sansheng, Wu Xie, and even his own life.

"Just as you thought, I didn't know the way back then, so I wore a human skin mask and blended into their group. Those guys who followed Huo Ling into the Snake Swamp Ghost City all died."

"Although Huo Ling escaped unscathed and returned safely, she ultimately couldn't hold on and eventually turned into a zombie."

"And the deal I made with the Queen Mother of the West was simple: I gave her the people she wanted, and she, at the right time, provided me with what I needed."

"I've already given her the reward. Once I've obtained all the key items, it will be time to head to the Kingdom of the Queen Mother of the West once more."

Hu Ming said quietly, "Now that things have come to this, no one can stop me from doing what I want."

Wu Sansheng and Xie Lianhuan's plan was complete. Wu Sansheng's high-profile entry into the tomb with Wu Xie had left "him" completely bewildered and confused.

During this period of time that they were trying to gain, Jie Lianhuan had already completed the final tasks.

The trip to the Snake Swamp Ghost City a few months later will be the perfect opportunity to get rid of "him"!
(End of this chapter)