Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

The Huo family's residence is located in a garden in the eastern suburbs of Beijing. Hu Ming, Wu Xie, Xiao Ge, and Fatty have already been invited to this place.

It must be said that Huo Xiangu was someone who knew how to enjoy life.

The environment here is tranquil, far from the hustle and bustle of the city, a rare and wonderful place for retirement.

Given this environment, even money alone wouldn't be enough to secure it in Beijing.

All I can say is, Huo Xiangu's deceased husband was awesome!
It was called a banquet, but it was really just about brewing a pot of tea in a rustic pavilion in the garden.
After all, the group came to discuss business, not to eat and drink.

Even the fat man, who loved food the most, didn't care about these things.

Several people sat around a stone table, the tea in front of them had long since gone cold, but no one took a sip.

As for the atmosphere...
There was a deathly silence.

"Uncle Ming, Grandma Huo, you've been at an impasse here for quite a while now. Why don't we start talking about serious matters?"

Xiao Hua looked at Hu Ming and Huo Xiangu, who were both unwilling to admit defeat, with a headache, feeling extremely annoyed.

These two people in front of him are both his elders; he can't afford to offend either of them!
Of course, in terms of closeness, Xiaohua is naturally closer to Huo Xiangu.

After all, Xiao Hua took over the Xie family when she was young, and during that time, she received a lot of help from Huo Xiangu because of Xiu Xiu.

To put it bluntly, without Huo Xiangu's help, Xiao Hua really wouldn't have made it this far.

Even today, the Huo family remains the Xie family's best ally.

“Uncle Ming, I’ll be frank. That’s right, Grandma Huo and I have teamed up. We’re planning to explore the Zhang Family Ancient Building together. There’s something that Fairy Huo wants inside.”

"I won't lie to you, at first we didn't even consider having you join us, after all... you're too dangerous!"

After glancing at the two who still showed no sign of speaking, Xiaohua sighed and reluctantly began to talk.

There's nothing to be ashamed of. Xiaohua got involved mainly to repay the kindness of Aunt Huo over the years.

"Based mainly on what we've investigated, besides Brother Wu Xie, Uncle Three, and Master Hu Bayi, everyone who cooperated with you, Uncle Ming..."

"Yes, most of them don't end up in a good way."

Beside her, Huo Xiuxiu nodded and explained solemnly.

Hu Ming glanced at Huo Xiuxiu, opened his mouth as if to retort, but found that he really didn't have anything to say in response???
Hu Ming's face immediately darkened.

That said, why is it that most of the people he works with in the fields have ulterior motives? Damn it, can you really blame him for that?
Why not get rid of those scoundrels sooner rather than later? Are they just there to annoy people, or to be sacrificed at the Lunar New Year?
"I think I smell the scent of a third-rate online novel protagonist."

Hu Ming sighed, his expression cryptic, then straightened up and spoke. "Grandma, some things are hard to hear, but they're unavoidable. I'll lay it all out in the open."

“The Zhang Family Ancient Building is extremely dangerous. If I am not careful, even I could be trapped inside.”

"You know, you should all know, that the final defense system of the Zhang Family Ancient Building has absolutely no chance of survival."

“Once you go in, you could die at any moment. Forgive my bluntness, but old lady, you are too old. Once you go in, you probably won’t be able to come out.”

"As for what you want, all I can say is, go to sleep. You can have anything in your dreams. Isn't it better to just enjoy your last days? Huo Ling, she's already like this. If something happens to you in this operation, will Xiu Xiu really be able to control the Huo family in the future?"

Glancing at Huo Xiangu and Huo Xiuxiu, whose faces were growing increasingly grim, Hu Ming spoke frankly.

Give her face? No way!
"You don't need to worry about that. At my age, what is there to be upset about?"

“Going to the ground is inherently extremely dangerous, and one could easily lose their life, there’s nothing more to say about that! Besides, Xiuxiu has been by my side since she was little, I believe in her abilities!”

Huo Xiangu snorted coldly, her expression unfriendly.

What is this? She hasn't even gone down yet, and they're already cursing her to die?
"As for the final defensive measures of the Zhang Family Ancient Building... hasn't Wu Laogou's grandson already sent over the last set of design drawings?"

"As long as we have the complete design drawings of the Zhang family's ancient building, we can definitely find a solution... There's always a way out!"

"Besides, we still have Zhang Qiling!"

As she spoke, Huo Xiangu looked at the silent young man with a somewhat fiery gaze.

However.
The young man glanced indifferently at his former business partner, then looked away expressionlessly.

Sorry, I, Zhang Qiling, have lost my memory. Who are you to try and get close to me? Doesn't the aloof Zhang Qiling have any pride?
Hu Ming snorted lightly, too lazy to refute Huo Xiangu!
Have you come to terms with it?
If someone truly understands this, would they risk their life and everything to seek a possible method of immortality at the Zhang Family Ancient Tower?
Furthermore, before "he" was injured, why didn't Huo Xiangu have the courage to explore the Zhang Family Ancient Building?
To put it bluntly, people tend to cherish their lives more as they get older; this is a common problem.

However, Huo Xiangu was indeed getting old, and this was almost her and her daughter's last chance.

"The blueprints I got from Changsha are fine, but there's one thing, Grandma Huo, could you be more specific about what you're planning to do?"

Seeing that the topic had finally turned to him, Wu Xie secretly breathed a sigh of relief, took out a design drawing from his bag, placed it on the stone table, and said in a deep voice.

To be honest, Wu Xie was completely bewildered when he arrived in Beijing.

What's frustrating is that Wu Xie feels like he's been dragged into a battle of gods, and he doesn't even feel like he can understand what the two of them are saying.
However, neither of the two big shots had time to answer Wu Xie's questions, or rather, they simply didn't have the time or inclination.

"Come to my residence for a get-together sometime, and while we're at it, I'll tell you what Uncle Ming and Aunt Huo are really up to."

Xiao Hua looked at Wu Xie, sighed helplessly, and said something with reluctance.