Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Immediately, several lights were shone on the tree.

Apart from a few faint traces of dried black blood, there was nothing on the tree branch.

Clearly, Panma left his blood-stained clothes behind after climbing the tree.

The group searched around the tree for a long time but still found nothing, only some bloodstains in various directions.

"Damn it, is this guy crazy? Why would he come to this remote mountain forest for no reason?"

"Isn't this just deliberately causing trouble for people? Where are they supposed to find him?"

Seeing this, the fat man lowered his voice and complained in a low voice.

If it weren't for the large number of hunters in the village, given Fatty's temper, he might have already started shouting and causing a ruckus.

"So these hunting dogs came in handy."

"Be careful, everyone. In these deep mountains and forests, there's no shortage of jungle hunters at night."

Hu Ming chuckled softly, then gave a concerned reminder.

Needless to say, Hu Ming and his brother were perfectly at ease in the dense forest late at night.

Any predator that targets the two of them is courting death.

But Fatty and Wu Xie still need to be careful.

During the conversation, the village hunters had already loaded their rifles and scattered with their hunting dogs to search for Panma's whereabouts.

"Follow Ah Gui."

Seeing this, Hu Ming pondered for a moment, and based on the information brought by his intuition, pointed at A Gui and his group and said with certainty.

"Ah Gui and the others? Alright! Uncle, you've hit the nail on the head!"

The fat man immediately beamed with joy.

Ah Gui's couple, aren't they the same couple as Yun Cai's?
"Go away, get out of here! Spring is long gone!"

Wu Xie curled his lip, looking at the fat man with disdain.

This fat guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes looks like an honest person, but he's got a lot of ulterior motives!
We agreed to go to a club together to find pretty girls and spend the rest of our lives together, but this guy turns around and wants to seduce one of them?
Fatty Y betrayed the pure revolutionary friendship!
However, none of them objected to joining Ah Gui's group.

After all, it was pitch black, and who knows which direction Panma went?

Moreover, it would be unwise for the group to split up and follow different hunter teams; they would eventually have to choose one team to follow in their search.

If that's the case, why not choose Ah Gui, someone you know?
Besides, everyone knows perfectly well that Hu Ming's intuition is simply unbelievable and illogical.

It's almost like a unique form of predicting the future!
Buffalo Head Gully is very long and deep; no one has ever reached its end.

The middle section of the valley is the mountain pass where Yangjiao Mountain and Zhoudu Mountain meet, presenting a tropical rainforest feel, very similar to the feeling of Tamutuo.

In the darkness of night, a faint, continuous "clucking" sound could be heard.

Those with weak mental fortitude would probably be terrified to death spending a night in such a primeval forest.

Although the village's hunting dogs were all mixed breeds and not purebred, they were well-trained and soon caught the scent of Panma.

It wasn't until late at night, when the crescent moon descended to the mountaintop, that the hounds seemed to have found their target.

This is a slope at the Yangjiaoshan Pass. Due to a mudslide, the surrounding vegetation is sparse, and the soil is extremely slippery. A dog is pulling several people and barking wildly at the bushes under a large tree on the hillside.

Glug!
The group swallowed hard, exchanged glances, and stepped forward to use branches to push aside the weeds, revealing an irregular patch of shadow.

When the light shone on it, the object was a broken stone tablet, and judging from the marks, it was at least several hundred years old.

The inscriptions and carvings on the broken stele have long been worn away by wind and rain.

Hu Ming waded through the wet mud and stepped forward. His right index and middle fingers, which were no different from those of an ordinary person except for being slightly slender, gently touched the surface and examined it carefully.

"This is a broken tombstone!"

After a short while, Hu Ming said with certainty.

Tombstones are quite different from ordinary stone tablets.

Although the text and carvings on them have been worn away, the two feel completely different.

This point is obvious to a seasoned veteran like Hu Ming, who has seen and experienced much.

"tombstone!"

"If I see a grave in the middle of the night, I definitely need to wash my eyes when I get back."

Agui and the other hunters were stunned, and subconsciously shivered. They looked at the cold moonlight and felt an indescribable unease.

Late at night, they found an abandoned ancient tomb in the old forests of Huangshan.
What bad luck!
Mountain people are superstitious and believe that graves represent bad luck.

Washing one's eyes symbolizes washing away bad luck and misfortune.

"Hmm, judging from the traces of wind and rain erosion, it is probably a tomb from the late Qing Dynasty."

"As I traveled along, I noticed that this is a mountain pass, and the feng shui here is not suitable for burial. If you bury someone here, the body will mold within a few days."

“It would be impossible for wealthy families or nobles in ancient times to be buried here. This is probably an ancient tomb in a desolate mountain, where some unknown poor person is buried.”

In a short time, Hu Ming deduced exactly what was hidden behind the broken stele.

There was one thing Hu Ming didn't say.

The timing of "late spring" is quite interesting.

The Zhang family's old building was moved here around the late Qing Dynasty.

Perhaps the craftsman buried here died in an accident?
The terrain and mountains around here truly nurture a great dragon!
But what is Zhangjia Ancient Building?
That's a massive burial complex!!!
One of the reasons the Zhang family moved the ancient building here was because they were attracted by the dragon vein here and wanted to absorb the dragon energy to achieve some secret goal.

Given this, how could the Zhang family possibly allow a mere craftsman to be buried on a sacred burial site akin to a dragon vein?
There must be many more of these ancient tombs from the late Qing Dynasty on the nearby hills.

"Come quick, there's a coffin here!"

Just then, one of the hunters who had scattered to search for Panma's whereabouts suddenly lowered his body and exclaimed in surprise.

Several people ran over quickly.

Hidden deep in the grass was a mud pit, filled with rotten mud, with several pieces of rotten wood wrapped in the mud at the bottom.

Based on its shape, it can be basically determined that this is a broken coffin.