Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

"This must be a top-quality jade mine; the value of this mine... could rival that of a nation!!!"

Hu Ming couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

As expected of the Zhang family, which has a history of thousands of years, they handled every aspect of the relocation of their ancestral home with great care.

Whether it's the feng shui dragon veins or the underground mineral veins, everything is arranged clearly.

It must be said that when the Zhang family moved here during the late Qing Dynasty, they must have carefully selected this prime location from across the country.
To be honest, Hu Ming was somewhat tempted by this jade vein.

Jade, especially the finest jade, is priceless!
This single jade vein is enough to feed a family for hundreds or thousands of years.

"Then, what are these things... for?"

"Could it be that these workers couldn't stand the foreman's harsh treatment, so they simply killed him and then poured molten iron into his body to destroy the evidence?"

Wu Xie grinned and pointed to the iron terracotta warrior in the corner.

Those things were so lifelike, almost like real people, that being stared at by these ghostly beings in this environment...
I feel a chill down my spine.

"Do you know why they worshipped deities when they were mining jade here back then?"

Hu Ming smiled noncommittally, not answering Wu Xie's question, but instead asking a question in return.

Walking up to the statue, Hu Ming straightened the clay sculpture, which was about the size of a beer bottle.

"This is a statue of the Thunder King God, an evil god worshipped by the Yao and Miao people."

Generally speaking, underground mining definitely uses

"It's not proper to worship such an evil god. Nephew, can you guess why we worshipped the idol here back then?"

Hu Ming asked softly.

"Is the Thunder God like our Zhong Kui? Someone who specializes in catching ghosts and warding off evil spirits?"

Wu Xie couldn't figure it out for a moment, but Fatty couldn't help but speak up, letting his thoughts wander.

"No, in the mythology of the Yao and Miao people, the Thunder King is specifically used to subdue evil gods!"

The young man shook his head and interjected.

The myths of the Yao and Miao ethnic groups are slightly different from those of the Han Chinese.

Many evil things are worshipped and sacrificed in the name of gods, and in terms of status, they can be compared with the great, glorious and righteous benevolent gods.

Ordinary gods really can't defeat these evil gods.

"Understood!"

"This Thunder King God, to put it bluntly, is the local top leader, in charge of dealing with all sorts of unsavory characters and evil spirits!"

The fat man suddenly realized.

Then, the tone suddenly changed, and the question was asked: "So here's the question, why are the miners worshipping the Thunder God in the mine? Did they dig up an evil god?"

"More or less... Remember what I told you before? The iron terracotta warriors contained failed attempts at immortality."

“Follow me!”

After thinking for a moment, Hu Ming picked up a bucket that hadn't completely rotted from the ground and went into the underground cavity he had been in before.

Amidst the puzzled looks of the others, he fetched a pot of water from the pool and returned.

After closing his eyes and carefully sensing the surroundings, Hu Ming carried the bucket towards the east wall, counted about seven feet from left to right, and then poured the entire bucket of water onto the rock wall.

Before long, the color of the rocks deepened due to the seepage of water.

Taking a few steps back, they saw that due to water seepage, the jade veins on the surface of the rock had become somewhat blurred, while the rest remained smooth and translucent. At the same time, to Wu Xie and the others' astonishment, a faint shadow appeared within the rock face!
For a moment, apart from Hu Ming and Xiao Ge, Wu Xie and Fatty all gasped in shock.

They were all too familiar with that shadow!
Before we even entered Zhang Family Ancient Building, we were blocked by this thing!
only.…

"Damn it! What the hell is this thing?"

"What kind of failed immortality concoction is this? Could it really be a god, capable of walking through walls?"

The fat man felt a chill run down his spine. Judging from the shadow, the thing was clearly very close to the rock strata and was about to "emerge"!
Subconsciously, the fat man stepped forward lightly against the stone wall.

What if the stone wall in front of you is just an illusion?

Unfortunately, reality disappointed the fat man.

This is genuine stone wall and jade vein, so hard that it is indestructible.

"The ability to pass through walls? More like it."

"This is what's sealed inside the iron terracotta warrior!"

Hu Ming grinned. To be honest, the fat man had almost guessed the truth.

However, Hu Ming didn't intend to explain in detail at this moment, and simply called out to the young man.

After a brief exchange, the two men carried the precious swords to the stone wall.

Hu Ming roughly sketched out an outline, and then the two of them raised their knives and slashed at the stone wall!
It's worth mentioning that the young man may have been reluctant, because when he raised his knife to chop at the stone wall, his eye twitched almost imperceptibly.

This is someone who is heartbroken over their beloved knife.

The black gold treasure sword, passed down through generations of the Zhang family and reserved for each patriarch, Zhang Qiling, had now been reduced to a mere mountain-splitting blade.
Clang clang clang...
Amidst the dull thud of metal colliding with rock, stone chips flew everywhere.

Before long, Hu Ming and his brother had used their power to carve a half-meter-deep hole in the stone wall.

The figures in the stone wall became much clearer.

Its dark green scales, knee-length claws, ferocious face, vicious fangs, and scarlet eyes are all clearly visible.

The group was now only a thin layer of stone wall away from Mithra.

Hu Ming waved his hand, and the two stopped what they were doing.

"Get away from me!"

After thinking for a moment, Hu Ming simply took out a high-explosive grenade from his spatial storage.
"Damn, guns are one thing, but why does Uncle carry such dangerous things with him every day?"

"Why don't you just pack a backpack full of yellow explosives and head out?"

Wu Xie's face immediately darkened.

Although they didn't know where Hu Ming had hidden these things, and the group spent every day together, what if they suddenly exploded one day?
"That makes sense! Yellow explosives are safer!"

However, Hu Ming nodded seriously, put away the high-explosive grenade, and pulled out a palm-sized piece of yellow explosive out of thin air.
Snapped!
He used the handle of the knife to knock out a small notch.

"Fire the hole!"

Hu Ming pulled the fuse and threw in the yellow explosive.

"grass!"

Upon seeing this, the group's faces turned green instantly. They didn't bother to look through the gap to see what was inside, cursed under their breath, and hurriedly ran to the side.

The next instant, the earth shook violently!!! Rumble!!!