Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

The deepest ditch closest to Hu Ming is an old-style, collapsed wooden building.

Only a rough outline of a wooden frame remained standing, covered with a layer of deposits resembling cotton wool.

I don't know what kind of wood this village used back then, but it has not rotted completely after being submerged in water for many years.

We continued to press forward, as there was more than one of these wooden buildings behind us.

Even more so, some scattered, dilapidated tile-roofed houses were interspersed among the wooden buildings.

At the edge of the deep ditch, an endless fence stretched across the outermost perimeter of the building.

Through the gaps in the fence, many things that shouldn't have been there were filtered out.

White, withered bones, and unidentified objects whose original appearance was no longer discernible after being soaked in lake water.

Without a doubt, these things could not possibly be found in this village; they were left behind by the archaeological team from twenty-eight years ago.

After being dumped by Panma, the body was carried by the current to the bottom of the lake, and then remained there because of the fence.

Otherwise, finding traces of what happened back then is not an easy task.

God knows where it will be sucked away by the siphon tide.

Hu Ming slowly swam over, preparing to take something ashore, when suddenly…

The lake water behind Hu Ming surged abnormally, and a dark shadow flashed past about twenty meters behind him.

When Hu Ming turned around, the thing had already disappeared.

Hu Ming was certain that the thing harbored 100% malice towards him.

Is it one of the three humanoid creatures that appeared on the lake last night?
Hu Ming frowned slightly and turned to look at the ancient Yao village shrouded in shadow.

In Hu Ming's perception, that dark figure was right there in the ancient village before him!
Shaking his head, Hu Ming had no intention of chasing after them for the time being.

At this point, half an hour had passed since they were submerged. Hu Ming glanced down at the oxygen gauge and saw that there was still about half left.

After thinking for a moment, Hu Ming casually scooped up two pieces of dry bones and floated to the surface.

Holding his breath, Hu Ming quickly surfaced.

Hu Ming dived to explore a deeper area, while Fatty, Wu Xie, and the kayak were on the lake surface about fifty meters away from Jiangnan.

Swimming to the side of the kayak, Hu Ming casually tossed two pieces of dry bones onto the boat.

"What's wrong with my nephew?"

Clinging to the kayak with both hands, Hu Ming looked at Wu Xie, whose nose was bleeding profusely, and asked softly.

"What else could happen? He came up too hastily, and his physical condition couldn't withstand such a drastic change in pressure."

"That's why they rose too quickly and all their capillaries burst!"

"He was lucky that he didn't dive too deep; otherwise, with his reckless speed, he would have been covered in blood by the time he surfaced!"

The fat man rolled his eyes and took out a handkerchief to stop Wu Xie's nosebleed.

"What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry to come up? Did a female ghost down there try to take you back to marry her, and you got scared?"

Hu Ming glanced at Wu Xie and, seeing that he was only a little weak and not seriously injured, couldn't help but tease him.

However, given Wu Xie's current condition, he will probably need to rest for a day or two and will not be able to go into the water again for some time.

Otherwise, it could easily be life-threatening. "Bullshit! It would be better if there really were beautiful female ghosts!"

"I suspect we encountered some kind of water beast down there. I couldn't see it clearly from a distance, but my intuition tells me that it looks like the humanoid creature we met last night!"

Wu Xie rolled his eyes. He was feeling dizzy from blood loss, and he grimaced when he heard Hu Ming's teasing.

"I saw that thing too. It was definitely the same thing I encountered last night. It's incredibly agile in the water, even faster than a speedboat!"

"And what's the point of the underwater fishing guns I provided you?"

Hu Ming realized that it wasn't just him; Wu Xie had also encountered that thing.

Seriously, does he really live up to his title of Evil Emperor? He encounters these bizarre things that defy common sense wherever he goes.

"I'm not some tough guy like you. In that situation, a normal person's first reaction would be to run for their life, right?"

"Who the hell is like you guys, whose first reaction upon seeing something strange is to kill it?"

Wu Xie grimaced in exasperation; the underwater lethality of a fishing gun was indeed astonishing.

But the problem is, he also needs to be able to capture the trajectory of that thing's movement!
Given Wu Xie's dynamic vision, being able to see a dark shadow lingering around him is already the limit.

"After this is all over, go find that blind man to train you."

"Your identity and your physical condition dictate that you'll inevitably be dealing with these things for the rest of your life. What if you encounter these strange things alone one day? You can't just stand there and wait to die, can you?"

Hu Ming sighed slightly. In the tomb raiding business, while a quick mind is very important, being too weak in physical skills is also unacceptable.

"...Hei Xiazi? He's not the kind of person who's happy to help others or likes to take on apprentices, is he?"

Wu Xie scratched the hair beside his ear and asked in confusion.

"He really doesn't like taking on apprentices. He prefers taking on godsons. If you don't mind, call him godfather, and he'll be overjoyed to teach you with all his heart."

"But I bet you can't bring yourself to say it. Of course, as long as the money's right, you can make him do anything!"

Hu Ming boarded the raft, glanced at the sky, and simply took off his diving suit.

Prolonged underwater work is not good for your health, so for the sake of your well-being, we'll probably call it a day.

Wu Xie, in particular, had some of his capillaries burst, so he couldn't go into the water anymore.

“The blind man only has one adopted son. Because you killed Chen Pi, he has already sent him abroad. There will be no second one.”

Just then, the young man popped his head out of the lake beside the rubber boat, wiped the lake water off his face, and said calmly.

The young man held onto the rubber boat with one hand, while his other hand remained dangling underwater, clutching a dark object.

Wow.
As he spoke, the young man had already tossed the things in his hand onto the raft, placing them together with the skeletons that Hu Ming had thrown up.

These were all the things the group had collected underwater.

"Have you recalled a part of your past memories?"

Hu Ming and the others exchanged glances and looked at the young man in surprise.

"This place is magical. The village at the bottom of the lake may be closely related to the place I am looking for. Here, I vaguely remembered some things from the past."

The young man nodded, his face showing no joy at regaining some of his memories, remaining as indifferent as ever.