Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 43 Ultimately, we still have to go to the Jingjue Ancient City.

At this moment, there was no other sound in the group. Everyone quickened their pace and left. When everyone got up there, Ye Yixin and the other person had already packed up their things. The weather had changed. Hu Bayi took the lead and walked back, ignoring the others. Professor Chen was carried on Hu Ming's back.

He didn't want the two big guys to have any accidents because of Professor Chen, and besides, his physical strength was several times stronger than that of ordinary people, so carrying someone up a mountain wouldn't be difficult for him.

The group encountered no accidents on their way back. After returning to the military region, Hu Ming went directly to his temporary quarters to rest, leaving the matter of leaving the team to Hu Bayi.

However, to his surprise, Hu Bayi and Fatty decided to stay with the archaeological team the next day.

At first, Hu Ming couldn't understand, but later he learned from Hu Bayi that after being chased by fireflies and jumping into the river, Hu Bayi was saved by Yang Xueli once in the river. So when Yang Xueli brought this up, Hu Bayi had no choice but to agree.

Yang Xueli didn't actually want to repay a favor in this way, but she couldn't resist Hu Bayi's firm attitude.

Getting the fat man to agree to continue was even easier; Yang Xueli simply doubled the price again and even made him pay half the amount upfront.

After learning about these things, Hu Ming couldn't help but curse them inwardly. However, for the sake of Hu Bayi and Fatty, these two brothers, he had no choice but to go along as well.

The following evening, Hu Bayi and his group of nine left the Kunlun Glacier and boarded a train bound for the desert.
"Mr. Hu, this is the route that Professor Chen and I researched based on the information in that diary. Please take a look," Yang Xueli said, handing a map to Hu Ming in the train carriage, marking the route for the trip on it.

According to Yang Xueli's route plan, the route is to start from Bosten Lake, and then follow the existing river system to find the dried-up riverbed of the ancient Peacock River.

Then, following the ancient riverbed, we entered the heart of the desert and headed south along the Zidu River until we found the ruins of the Gumo Kingdom.

Moreover, Yang Xueli suggested that they should take advantage of the sandstorm month to immediately enter the desert and search for ancient sites.

This will make it easier to find traces of ancient sites.

"Mingzi, is it really necessary to wait until the windy season is over before we can find the Jingjue Ancient City?" Hu Bayi and Hu Ming had both been to the desert, and Hu Bayi knew that the desert was at its most dangerous during the windy and sandy season.

Therefore, Hu Bayi wanted to ask Hu Ming if it was possible to find the Jingjue Ancient City outside of the windy season.

"Yes, we should go during the windy season. That way, we'll be able to find those buried ancient cities and ruins." "Also, entering the desert is no ordinary journey. When we get to the desert city, once Fatty wakes up, have him prepare some common medicines, as well as typhoid and cold medicine."

"After all, the temperature difference between day and night in the desert is huge, making it easy to catch a cold," Hu Ming said casually.

"Alright! I'll take Fatty to look for him after we get off the bus," Hu Bayi nodded in agreement.

Just as Yang Xueli was about to ask Hu Ming some questions, Hu Ming pretended to be asleep and ignored them.

Seeing this, Hu Bayi said to Yang Xueli, "By the way, I have some advice for you. Once you enter the desert, you must follow our methods. Otherwise, if something like what happened at the glacier happens again, don't blame us brothers for turning our backs on you."

At this moment, Hu Bayi looked at Yang Xueli without any mercy.

"Okay, I promise you."

"Alright, it's settled then. It'd better be like this, otherwise..." Hu Bayi deliberately paused.

"Otherwise what?" Yang Xueli asked.

"Otherwise, if anything unexpected happens, you'll have to bear the unpredictable consequences yourselves." Hu Bayi's meaning was clear: if any of his men ignored his warnings and something went wrong, he would leave with his two brothers.

"Also, to find the ancient city of Jingjue, we need to find someone familiar with the local conditions, especially someone familiar with the desert. Experience is more reliable than expertise," Hu Bayu paused and continued.

Hu Ming opened his eyes and nodded, saying, "Indeed, have you prepared the gas masks I asked you to?"

Yang Xueli frowned, and at this moment Professor Chen said, "We're just doing archaeology, these things aren't really of any use!"

After hearing this, Hu Ming fell silent. However, he had five gas masks in his spatial storage, which he had asked the big leader for before he left, saying that the archaeological team needed them.

(End of this chapter)