Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 56 Backhand
Hu Ming found it somewhat amusing to see Anliman praying under the scorching sun with such a devout attitude.

Is it useful? Believing in heaven, earth, ghosts, and gods is not as good as believing in yourself.

But since the faith belongs to someone else, he won't say anything.

Ding Deng Deng.

Hu Bayi scrambled towards the camels, leaving all the pack animals there. He was both agitated and panicked, seemingly worried that Hu Ming was playing a joke on him. Didn't he see? Ye Yixin was lying on the ground, her lips cracked and dry.

Most notably, Yang Xueli's beautiful lips were now completely dry and chapped, looking quite alarming. She lay dazed and weak beside Ye Yixin, her eyelids drooping – she was utterly dehydrated.

He was almost unconscious.

"Hey, Team Leader Hu, what are you doing?"

Anliman was extremely nervous and scrambled after him, fearing that Hu Bayi would kill his camel. Just recently, everyone had been discussing killing the camel, but Hu Ming had stopped them.

Camels have plenty of blood in their bodies. Drinking camel blood in the desert would only make you thirstier, wouldn't it? Some explorers go into the desert and then come out and blow on their own urine. That's fucking ridiculous.

If you're going to brag, at least be realistic. By the time you're forced to drink urine, you're already beyond the desert.

"Water, water, water!" Hu Bayi practically crawled to the camel, opened the sack, and inside was a layer of burlap sacks holding something. He ripped open a sack, and there before him was a large bottle of water—the fountain of life!

He was so excited he almost cried.

"Bring out the water sooner if you have any," Anliman said as he caught up. Seeing that there was still so much water, he burst into tears. He didn't have to kill his camel anymore. Otherwise, Fatty and Sadipeng would dream of killing his camel and drinking its blood every day.

grunt.

Hu Bayi took several large gulps of water. Although the water wasn't cold, he felt a chill run through his body. He quickly took two more small sips, not wanting to drink any more. He tightened the lid, picked up his pack, and ran over.

"The water is coming, the water is coming."

Is there water?
Yang Xueli, feeling dizzy, managed to sit up and saw Hu Bayi's excited expression; he didn't seem to be joking. She tugged at Ye Yixin's sleeve, "Little Ye, there's water! We're saved!"

"……where?"

Ye Yixin spoke listlessly, then straightened up. The word "water" had been on their minds for days, almost like a dream, as water only existed in dreams.

Professor Chen, Sa Dipeng, and Chu Jian were all staying under a shed with Yang Xueli and Ye Yixin to cool off when they heard about the water. They all got up from the ground.

"Professor Chen, Miss Yang, we have water, here you go..."

Hu Bayi distributed the water to everyone, making a bottle for each person. He took the bottle he had drunk from. When they received the water, tears welled up in everyone's eyes. The feeling of escaping death was indescribable unless you experienced it yourself.

grunt.

The sound of drinking filled the air as everyone gulped down water from their large bottles. The dehydrated bodies absorbed the water, and everyone felt much better. Touching her moistened lips, Yang Xueli took a few deep breaths, feeling her lungs relax. She smiled at Huba and said, "Team Leader Hu, I didn't expect you to have some water hidden away. It saved all our lives. Thank you so much!"

"Yes, it's all thanks to Brother Hu, otherwise we would all have died of thirst here." Ye Yixin perked up and began to praise Hu Bayi, but he didn't see Hu Bayi's bitter smile.

"If Comrade Hu had brought out the water earlier, we wouldn't have almost died of thirst. But it's good that you brought it out now, so we can last a little longer." Professor Chen glanced at Hu Bayi and smiled gratefully.

"I've never realized how precious water resources are. When you're about to die of thirst, no amount of money can compare to a bottle of water," said Glasses Sadipeng, hugging his bottle of mineral water with a cheerful smile.

Seeing everyone praising him, Hu Bayi felt a little embarrassed and quickly said, "This is Mingzi's. He prepared the water and only brought it out to save everyone's lives in a crisis. If you want to thank someone, thank him!"

Everyone turned to look at Hu Ming, who was sitting alone under a small shed, dozing off, seemingly quite sleepy. In the desert, an ordinary person would be thirsty for a day, but Hu Ming could endure it for several days—this was the effect of the "Marrow Cleansing Technique" and his Golden Dragon bloodline.

"Mingzi too, why didn't you bring out the water sooner? Fatty was dying of thirst."

Although the fat man said that, he still chuckled. The water had arrived just in time. He picked up the remaining large mineral water bottle and was about to go to Hu Ming's place, but Yang Xueli stopped him.

"I'll go!"

Yang Xueli walked over with a water bottle, sat down next to Hu Ming, gently patted him, and then smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Hu Ming. I didn't expect you to be so thoughtful and have prepared a backup plan. Otherwise, we would all die of thirst here. It seems that it was really wise of me to hire you as my bodyguard for more than 100,000 US dollars."

"You always have to have a backup plan, or you bunch of burdens will drag you down with you." Hu Ming opened his eyes, turned his head, and said calmly to Shirley Yang. He handed the water back to Shirley Yang and then took out another bottle of water from somewhere.

"You'd be really bored without us, your little burdens."

"The desert isn't easy to cross. There are many dangers ahead, and we don't know how many of us will be sacrificed." Yang Xueli glanced at Professor Chen. These bookworms were very stubborn, but they were still her companions, and Professor Chen was an elder in her heart.

"Since you know it's fraught with danger, you should find your way back as soon as possible. Jingjue Ancient City isn't a place that just anyone can enter," Hu Ming said, glancing at Yang Xueli.

At this moment, Hu Bayi also came over. He took out two pears and gave them to Hu Ming and Yang Xueli.

This surprised both Hu Ming and Yang Xueli; they hadn't expected Hu Bayi to have pears.

Seeing the two of them stunned, Hu Bayi smiled at Hu Ming and said, "Don't forget, when you first joined the company, who told you to be prepared when you went to the battlefield? Carrying an extra knife might save your life in a critical moment!"

"You two really are brothers!" Yang Xueli looked at the two cousins ​​with a bit of helplessness.

When did you buy the pears?

"I bought them in the capital, about thirty of them, just in case something goes wrong in the desert. By the way, when did you prepare the water?"

"Before we came!"

Hu Ming was munching on a pear. The pear looked ripe in the high temperature, but it was still edible and juicy.

(End of this chapter)