Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 443 Ghostly Figure

Speaking of ghost figures, we have to mention Zhang Qiling.

The so-called ghost figure is also named "Zhang Qiling"!
To be precise, he was one of the many unfortunate people who suffered great misfortune because of the name "Zhang Qiling" many years ago.

The "largest tomb raiding operation in history" in the 70s, to put it bluntly...

The goal is to use the young man's power and information to uncover detailed information about the Zhang family's ancient building and the key to the main gate.

But before that, the young man had already begun wandering across China, and no one knew where he was.

Zhang Dafoye knew absolutely nothing about it.

In order to find Xiao Ge, that big shot and Zhang Da Fo Ye went to great lengths.

For example, based on the national household registration statistics, all young men named "Zhang Qiling" could be screened out and controlled!
Only those truly powerful figures who can control everything can accomplish something of this magnitude.

Undoubtedly, these "Zhang Qilings" who were merely coincidental suffered misfortune for no reason.

Most of the "Zhang Qilings" died one by one during various rigorous, even death-defying, training and selection processes.

Only the ghostly figure survived.

As one of the first team members to explore Zhangjia Ancient Building, all of his team members had already died inside the building.

Through a series of unexpected events and coincidences, the ghostly figure survived.

However, due to the final preventative measures taken by the Zhang Family Ancient Building, his body suffered severe damage.

Even if they are lucky enough to survive, their bodies, skin, and even their appearance will suffer irreparable damage.

From then on, he transformed into a ghostly figure, lingering near the Zhang Family Ancient Building, silencing anyone who attempted to enter.
In the Ghost Man's mind, what happened in Zhang Family Ancient Building back then should not be brought to light again.

Anyone who tries to uncover the secrets of the Zhang Family Ancient Building must die!
Only the dead can truly keep a secret.

A flash of gleaming blade, followed by a muffled thud from beneath the wooden floor.

The scattered blood inevitably stained the four people's clothes.

Two gray fingers fell to the ground, and with the remaining nerve reflexes, they twitched a few times before finally settling down completely.

At the same time, a suffocating sound came from beneath the floorboards.

That was the sound of someone running away.

After all, the Ghost Man was originally an agent directly under that big shot, and his stealth skills were already maxed out.

In terms of skill, I wouldn't dare say he's among the very best of humanity, but he's undoubtedly top-tier.

The moment Hu Ming swung his knife, the ghostly figure keenly sensed the danger.

But it was too late. In order to save his entire arm, he paid the price of two fingers.

"Chase!"

Hu Ming, Xiao Ge, and Fatty exchanged glances and, in unison, said in deep voices.

As for Wu Xie
The naive young comrade should just stay here and guard the box.

It's better to leave fighting to professionals.

The three of them moved like lightning, smashing through the rotten wooden wall and jumping off the wooden building.

Underground, one can still vaguely see the muddy footprints left by the ghostly figure, as well as bright red bloodstains.

No need for excessive communication.

Hu Ming followed the trail of blood straight ahead.

Meanwhile, the young man and the fat man flanked from both sides.

The three had worked together more than once or twice, so they had a good understanding of each other. Hu Ming, the strongest and fastest fighter, was naturally the main pursuer.

Hu Ming was never an indecisive person.

Although the Ghost Man still has great uses, that's not a reason for Hu Ming to let him go.

At worst, we can just catch them and torture them severely.

Although Hu Ming knew that, based on his training experience, the possibility of this was infinitely close to zero.

But it's not a big problem. Even without the ghostly figure, it's not like we can't get into the Zhang Family Ancient Building.

It's just that the passages known to the Ghost Man are safer.

In just a few breaths, Hu Ming had covered a distance of nearly 100 meters.

During the journey, after crossing a dense jungle, dozens of people dressed as tea farmers had gathered in a nearby tea field.

But judging from their faces, expressions, and subtle body language, these people are not tea farmers at all, and they are not even locals!
In particular, a tube was placed steadily under the feet of these people.

From afar, Hu Ming could smell a strong kerosene odor.

Behind them, a familiar figure silently smoked a cigarette and nodded slightly to Hu Ming.

Wu Erbai!!!
"..."

Hu Ming's lips twitched slightly.

He knew that Wu Erbai was hiding his true intentions very well and that he definitely had a secret connection with the Ghost Shadow Man.

In the original work, Ghost Shadow Man was ruthless in order to protect the secret of Zhang Family Ancient Building; there was no one he wouldn't kill.

But only Wu Xie!!!
He spared Wu Xie's life and even personally led Wu Xie to the safest passage.

Although his excuse was that Wu Xie would be doomed if he went in.

Who would believe that?
There are precedents of people returning safely from Zhangjia Ancient Building!
It should be noted that Wu Yiqiong, the second generation of the Wu family, completely cleaned up his act and went straight to the bank.

Originally, Wu Erbai was the successor that Dog Fifth Master was grooming to oppose "him".

As for Wu Sansheng, he was self-taught and unruly from a young age. Master Gou Wu never taught him any tomb raiding skills.

However, Wu Sansheng interfered, unexpectedly stumbling into the activity where "he" was fighting against him.
Therefore, Wu Erbai, as the alternate, completely withdrew from the confrontation, took over the family's legitimate business, and never interfered again.

On the surface, Wu Erbai was just a legitimate businessman, at most serving as a mediator for conflicts within the Nine Gates and the head of the Eleventh Warehouse.

He belongs to the kind of marginalized person who has one foot in the darkness.

But in reality, he's definitely keeping a close eye on things secretly!
In terms of scheming and intrigue, Wu Erbai was no less cunning than Wu Sansheng.

Hu Ming ignored Wu Erbai, pretending not to see him at all, and walked straight past Wu Erbai, continuing to chase after him.

"This guy really doesn't show any mercy, even though he gets along quite well with my third son."

Wu Erbai chuckled, shook his head, stubbed out his cigarette, and looked at the old building where the young man had once lived.

"They've all come out... let's burn them!"

Wu Erbai indifferently gave instructions to his subordinates who were disguised as Yao tea farmers.

"But Third Master hasn't come out yet!"

"Ignore him. Xiao Xie is a member of the Wu family; he can't be harmed by someone like him..."

"Since he's determined to find out the truth of what happened back then, let's take this as a warning. What he's about to encounter is a hundred times more dangerous than this!"

(End of this chapter)