Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 344 The End of the Earth
"The deal made ten years ago, the reward she received was that bloodied corpse from the Lu Palace!!!"

"Those ghostly soldiers didn't arrive at the Lu King's palace by chance; you brought them there!"

Suddenly, Wu Sansheng understood—he understood everything!
"Bingo! Congratulations, you guessed right!" Hu Ming snapped his fingers with a smile.

Hu Ming's current attainment of immortality is incomplete.

Hu Ming himself falls into a deep sleep every now and then, but now he has come up with a solution!
First, there's the system reward Hu Ming received from the tomb—the formula and main ingredient for the elixir of immortality, which is essential.

Secondly, after collecting all the main ingredients and combining them with one's own dragon and phoenix bloodline to refine them into an elixir of immortality, a special place is needed for the final transformation.

This location is the complete bronze meteorite that the world of Daomu Biji can never avoid!!!
The problem is that the meteorite jade is the lair of the Queen Mother of the West, a woman who has lived for four or five thousand years, and it contains some extraordinary things.

Using force to seize the meteorite jade would likely bring up some ancient and inexplicable things.

If his transformation is interrupted, who knows what will happen!
But if you think about it from a purely objective perspective, the consequences would definitely be far more terrifying than becoming a forbidden woman.

Hu Ming did not want to take that risk in order to achieve perfect immortality.

Therefore, making a deal with the Queen Mother of the West is the best option.

Trading the blood and corpse of an insignificant person for a place of transformation—it's a worthwhile exchange!
Of course, Hu Ming wasn't that naive. Just in case, he had already prepared for the possibility that the Queen Mother of the West might go back on her word. However, that was a measure he would only resort to as a last resort.

It's really hard to predict what will happen at that time; that's just a precaution.

"Alright, that's enough of our chat time... The guy must be getting a little impatient."

"I'm off now, good luck~"

Hu Ming smiled and waved to the shocked Wu Sansheng, making as if to leave.

"and many more!"

"No, what else is there? When did you, Wu Sansheng, become as long-winded as an eighty-year-old woman?"

Hu Ming's lips twitched, and he looked at Wu Sansheng with displeasure.

"When Ah Ning and the others arrive later, to mislead them, I'm going to stage a self-inflicted injury ruse—I'll use a local specialty: centipedes!"

"But as you know, these things are insects after all, and they are difficult to control. Just in case..."

As he spoke, Wu Sansheng rubbed his hands together sheepishly and looked at Hu Ming expectantly.

"...Don't even think about it! Figure it out yourself, or you'll ruin your life."

"See you later!"

Hu Ming fell silent.

Damn it, this guy's meaning is very clear: to prevent himself from messing things up, he's trying to bleed Hu Ming dry!
The power of the precious blood to intimidate these insects is no joke.

After saying that, Hu Ming flipped over and jumped into the secret passage inside the coffin, disappearing from sight.

"Tsk, we could call each other friends, right? And yet you're so shameless..."

"Everyone says I, Wu Sansheng, am an old fox, but who would have thought that this seemingly handsome and harmless Hu Ming is actually the real cunning old fox!"

"Taking advantage of the scheme that Xie Lianhuan and I painstakingly laid out, he was actually also plotting to pursue what he wanted..."

"But then again, what exactly is Hu Ming pursuing? Is it merely to resolve his physical shortcomings and maintain his youth without any flaws until he reaches the limit of his lifespan?"

"I have a feeling that things aren't really that simple, but this guy is too mysterious, there are too few clues, and it's impossible to make any guesses."

Wu Sansheng lit another cigarette, and his faint sigh echoed throughout the tomb.

However, just as Hu Ming had thought, neither Wu Sansheng nor Xie Lianhuan had the time or energy to investigate Hu Ming's secret.

The matter was nearing its end. Wu Sansheng and Wu Xie were desperately trying to confuse "him" and buy enough time. The scheme to unravel the mystery was complete, and the arrow was on the bowstring and had to be released.

…………

The jade figure buried in the semi-transparent coffin is not the actual tomb chamber, but merely a shadow coffin.

After the jade figure was moved aside, a rather narrow secret passage was revealed below.

As expected, Hu Ming saw the mark left by the young man at the cave entrance.

With a light laugh, Hu Ming flipped over and jumped in.

The tomb passage slopes downwards, the angle becoming increasingly steep. When the searchlight shines in, there is no sign of the end; the end is always a deep, dark void.

In Hu Ming's ears and mind, in the hidden spaces surrounding the tomb passage, countless centipedes slept.

This must be a theft prevention measure.

However, even if all of these little creatures were fully awake, let alone before they woke up, they wouldn't even be considered minor troubles for people like Hu Ming and Xiao Ge.

They just stood there, without needing to do anything more, and these little creatures wouldn't dare approach...

This tomb passage is extremely long; Hu Ming has been walking for almost half an hour.

As they went deeper underground, the surrounding temperature began to rise.

This is caused by getting closer and closer to the volcano's underlying active zone.

There must be lava activity or hot springs there, which would cause the temperature to gradually rise.

After walking for a long time, the tomb passage finally came to an end. As soon as we stepped out of the tomb passage, a warm breeze suddenly blew in.

Hu Ming's slightly tired spirits lifted, and he turned on his searchlight to look ahead.

This is a covered walkway built on a cliff.

In the middle of the corridor stood a four-legged black cauldron, one of its legs already sunk into the stone floor, looking as if it might collapse completely at any moment.

Beside the black cauldron, a gaunt figure stood silently with his eyes closed.

That was the young man.

"You came."

Opening his eyes, the young man nodded slightly.

"Hmm, you've been waiting for a long time, haven't you?"

Hu Ming greeted the young man with a smile.

He really didn't expect the young man to be waiting for him here; he originally thought the young man had already gone down.

"Let's go then. We don't have much time left. If Wu Xie and the others catch up, it will be very troublesome."

The young man remained indifferent as always; he was ruthless and didn't talk much.

Hu Ming understood what the young man meant.

Wu Xie is a good person in every way, except he can't control his curiosity. He loves to get to the bottom of things, and once he catches up with them, he'll keep pestering them with questions.

The guy meant this when he said it was very troublesome.

"Don't worry, Wu Xie and the others are temporarily trapped by a cute little thing, it won't be that fast."

Hu Ming chuckled and followed the young man's steps.

At the end of this underground canyon lies the Bronze Gate, and behind it lies the ultimate world!
Looking down into the bottomless darkness, Hu Ming felt a surge of excitement.

(End of this chapter)