Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 574 The arrival of Huo Xiuxiu, Hong Xia, and others!

With white mist billowing behind them, the group dared not waste any time. They didn't have time to attend to Wu Xie's emotions and pulled him towards the passage behind the pool.

No sooner had the group left than white mist filled the entire space.

They ran upwards through the dark underground passage for an unknown amount of time before finally, Hu Ming and the others saw light ahead!
That was the sunlight, signifying that Hu Ming and the others had escaped from Zhang Family Ancient Building!
"Wow, you guys are really in a sorry state, especially you, Uncle Ming, Zhang Qiling. I've rarely seen you two in such a sorry state."

As Hu Ming and the others squinted to adjust to the blinding light, a familiar voice suddenly rang out, tinged with a hint of mockery.

Barely opening his eyes to the sunlight, he saw that the passageway Hu Ming and the others had come from... was actually crowded with people standing there, their figures barely visible.
"Oh! You still came after all?"

Looking at the familiar figure in front of him, Hu Ming suddenly felt a toothache and ripped off his gas mask, tossing it aside.

"Also, what's the deal with these two?"

Hu Ming glanced briefly at the men behind the figure and saw two people who were tied up and grinning at him. He felt that not only his teeth hurt, but his heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and stomach all hurt!
The night before, Hu Ming and the others left Banai Village without looking back. After silently watching them leave, Hong Xia and Pan Zi temporarily became the highest-ranking people in charge of the camp, responsible for cleaning up the mess.

As for Huo Xiuxiu, she locked herself in her room and kept making phone calls to communicate about something.

From the faint sounds coming from outside the room, it can be roughly inferred that Huo Xiuxiu was communicating with members of the Huo family in Beijing.

However, it was clear from Huo Xiuxiu's tone that the communication was unpleasant and had generated a great deal of conflict.

During this time, those outside heard Huo Xiuxiu's unusually angry voice countless times, as well as the sound of her angrily smashing her phone.

In just over a day, Huo Xiuxiu had gone through several different cell phones from her servants.
When Huo Xiuxiu came out of the room that day, her delicate face looked somewhat haggard, and her stunningly alluring eyes were bloodshot.

"Miss, what did they say at home?"

Seeing Huo Xiuxiu walk out of the room absentmindedly, Huo's servant outside the door glanced at the Hong family members guarding the gate and asked in a low voice.

"What else can we do? Those bastards don't care at all whether Grandma lives or dies!"

"When news of Grandma's accident got back, all they thought about was seizing the opportunity to fight for power?"

"Now all sorts of monsters and demons are jumping out of the house. Those old bastards are taking advantage of Grandma's accident to try every means to seize the property under her name!"

Mentioning this, the dejected Huo Xiuxiu immediately gritted her teeth, her anger mixed with sorrow, and her sorrow intertwined with worry for Huo Xiangu.

Living in the large Huo family, Huo Xiuxiu understood one thing from a very young age: if it weren't for Huo Xiangu's protection, there wouldn't be a single family member in this family who truly cared for her.

Once something goes wrong, the coldness and greed of human nature are fully revealed in these people.

"What should we do? Second Master, Little Flower Master, and Young Master Wu have brought far too many people, not to mention the weapons they got from who-knows-where."

“Last night, all of Qiu Dekao’s fully armed men were subdued in a short time, let alone us. Even if we wanted to rescue Huo Xiangu, we wouldn’t have had a chance at all.”

The waiter gave a bitter laugh and leaned helplessly against the door frame, sighing.

These men, brought here by Huo Xiangu, were her most loyal servants. Seeing their boss's life hanging in the balance, and being powerless to do anything about it, was truly heartbreaking. "What else can we do? Xiaohua went with Uncle Ming and the others. We can only calmly wait for news."

"Besides, Uncle Ming is right. Zhang Family Ancient Building is definitely one of the most dangerous places in the world. If we go down there, we'll just be a burden."

Huo Xiuxiu rubbed her sore and tired eyes wearily. After thinking for a moment, she still couldn't calm down and wait quietly here.

"Go and tell those people that I want to see Hongxia. I have something to say to her."

After thinking for a moment, Huo Xiuxiu gave instructions to her servants.

"No need, I've already made it myself."

As soon as she finished speaking, Hongxia appeared outside the door.

"I know what you want to say to me... Get yourself together and come with me. It's almost time to meet Second Master. We should set off to pick him up."

Hong Xia glanced at Huo Xiuxiu, who looked rather disheveled, and said indifferently.

In the past, everyone made a living in Beijing, and their families had close relationships.

As the most outstanding young person in the Hong family, Hong Xia has some interactions with young ladies like Huo Xiuxiu and Yin Nanfeng.

We wouldn't call ourselves best friends, but our relationship is definitely better than that of ordinary friends.

However, due to their current positions, Hong Xia has unexpectedly become Huo Xiuxiu's monitor, effectively imprisoning her.
Fortunately, Huo Xiuxiu wasn't the kind of stubborn girl who knew that this wasn't Hong Xia's fault. After all, she was just following orders. She just gave Hong Xia an unhappy glare.

"Do you know where Uncle Ming and the others came from? Yangjiao Mountain is so big, even with your manpower, it would be completely impossible to search the whole place in less than ten days to half a month."

Huo Xiuxiu tossed her slightly greasy hair, curled her lips in disdain, and asked calmly.

"I don't know, but... hey, here he comes! Look! Second Master is right there!"

Hongxia smiled slightly, and just as she was about to explain, suddenly, a bright flame rose from a certain location deep in Yangjiao Mountain.

The signal fireworks are specially treated so that they can travel a long distance even in broad daylight, enough for the people of Banna village to clearly perceive them.

"Let's go, we'll set off right away!"

Upon seeing this, Huo Xiuxiu's eyes lit up. Forgetting about her own appearance, she grabbed Hongxia, whose eyes flashed with self-reproach and worry, and hurriedly ran outside.

Outside, Panzi and his men were already prepared and ready to depart at any time.

"I got into trouble without realizing it last night. I wonder what the situation is like with Second Master now... I hope it's not too bad."

After leaving the village and walking quickly through the mountains and forests, Hongxia finally couldn't help but smile bitterly and speak.