Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 62 Discovery of the Ancient Tomb
However, Hao Aiguo did not believe Hu Ming and the others' explanation.

However, Hu Ming merely glanced at them indifferently and then said, "I think you should know that my father, Hu Lin, and my mother, Hu Yu, are not only economists but also entrepreneurs who have been doing business abroad. I'm not short of money at all!"

Upon hearing this, Professor Chen immediately dismissed his idea. He knew that Hu Ming's parents had quite a lot of assets, no less than Yang Xueli's family fortune, so there was no need for Hu Ming to engage in tomb raiding.

Unfortunately, Professor Chen didn't know that none of these three people were willing to trouble their families.

Even after Hu Bayi and Hu Ming left the army, neither of them took the jobs arranged by the army or their families.

Fatty, on the other hand, is even more concerned about his image. Despite the hardships he endured in Beijing, he never told Hu Ming or Hu Bayi, and probably even his family doesn't know his current situation.

Hu Ming and the other two wanted to build their own careers. Hu Ming and Hu Bayi also had so many families of their fallen brothers who needed help taking care of them. These were their private matters and they shouldn't have bothered others.

Hu Ming stood up, patted his backside, and said, "I'm going to take a walk over there!"

I'll go too.

"Wait for me, you two!"

Hu Bayi and Fatty followed.

Looking at the three brothers' retreating figures, Yang Xueli couldn't help but sigh, "These three brothers have such a good relationship!"

"Yes, it's quite enviable," Professor Chen nodded in agreement.

After all, everyone has witnessed the bond between these three brothers along the way.

The three Hu brothers arrived at a sand dune and smoked cigarettes.

"Fatty, you almost let it slip, but the old Party Secretary is really conscientious, he even reported it."

"In my opinion, the old Party Secretary is senile, which is why he reported this matter. You know, Lao Hu, those hated people found out about our trip to the Liao and Jin tombs, didn't they? Professor Chen said it was all in the newspapers, that the coffin was empty."

The fat man looked anxious, realizing that this was going to be difficult.

"We didn't dig the hole; it was the original one. The archaeological team could tell that. Also, the coffin was empty, which led them to believe that the tomb raiders had stolen it."

"Besides, I told Yingzi that even if you beat me to death, she would never say it was us who opened the coffin. They wouldn't suspect us, otherwise they would have arrested us long ago," Hu Ming said calmly.

"Mingzi, so you're saying we're alright?" The fat man was overjoyed, rubbing his hands together excitedly. He took out a cigarette and handed it to Hu Ming, who was already holding a cigarette in his hand.

He insisted on urging Hu Ming to smoke another cigarette.

"Of course we're fine. They say you have to catch a thief red-handed to catch him red-handed. We didn't do anything, so what could possibly happen to us?" Hu Ming shrugged and chuckled.

The smile seemed a little forced; he would only be completely at ease after asking Yingzi.

"Hey Fatty, watch your mouth next time. Don't say the wrong thing again. These bookworms aren't as dumb as they seem," Hu Bayi said, taking a drag of his cigarette.

"Old Hu, I just can't stand that fake foreign girl showing off!" The fat man changed the subject. What did Yang Xueli show off? He had to steer the conversation back to Yang Xueli.

"Fatty, you really need to watch your mouth, or we might end up spending our whole lives in jail," Hu Ming said, somewhat disgruntled.

"Oh, I know," the fat man replied.

Seeing this, Hu Ming shook his head and looked up at the sky. Then his eyes lit up, and he said to Hu Bayi beside him, "Old Hu, look at the sky!"

Upon hearing this, Hu Bayi looked up and glanced at the sky.

Countless stars floated in the sky, with the bright moon hanging nearby, a truly magical sight. Hu Bayi was mesmerized; the first star on his left was exceptionally bright, its starlight rippling and shimmering.

To the right of this star, a dazzling star twinkles, and then several bright stars surround both sides.

He stared at it for a long time, then slowly opened his mouth and said uncertainly, "I've seen this arrangement of constellations before in the Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Water Dividing Formation. This is definitely not an ordinary place; it's a rare treasure land. But it doesn't seem quite right. Perhaps I haven't practiced enough in celestial feng shui."

“Yes, I think so too. This place is definitely a treasure trove; there are tombs here!” Hu Ming stood up and said.

A treasure land! It refers to a place with the best water distribution, used for burying the dead.

There's a folk saying: If ancestors are buried in a blessed place, their descendants will rise to great heights.

"Old Hu, you guys think there's a treasure trove here?" Fatty looked at Hu Ming and Hu Bayi, somewhat bewildered. If that were true, they would have struck it rich this time. If they robbed the tomb, wouldn't the three of them be rich? But his idea was good, but his brother Hu Bayi slapped him in the face.

Hu Bayi stood up, turned around, and ran away as fast as he could.

"Old Hu, where are you going?" The fat man was completely dumbfounded. Why are you running away?

"Stop yelling, he's probably going back to tell those bookworms to prepare to go down into the tomb!" Hu Ming said helplessly.

Well, Lao Hu went to tell those archaeologists. Fatty was full of complaints. This brother of his had become much more enlightened after returning from the army, and his views differed from his own.

"Mingzi is still the best," the fat man thought, and then pulled out another cigarette and handed it to Hu Ming.

Hu Bayi ran over and hurriedly opened his backpack.

"Has something happened to Lao Hu?"

Seeing Hu Bayi's flustered appearance, Yang Xueli thought something had happened and became anxious. Seeing Hu Bayi so flustered, even she panicked for a moment.

Taking the Celestial Compass out of his backpack, Hu Bayi shook his head at Yang Xueli, "It's nothing!"

“Professor Chen, the stars in the sky look very similar to the celestial feng shui in my family’s ancestral sixteen-character yin-yang feng shui secret technique. Look…” Hu Bayi looked at Professor Chen and then pointed to the sky.

Upon hearing this, Professor Chen and the others looked up at the sky. The stars were bright, but they appeared unchanged to them!
They looked at Hu Bayi with suspicion, knowing that he had noticed something different, and waited for him to explain.

Holding a compass, Hu Bayi was like a feng shui master. Wherever he went, the archaeological team followed, practically inseparable from him.

Although Yang Xueli wasn't particularly interested in this, her goal was to find the Jingjue Ancient City and break the curse. However, she estimated that this place wasn't far from the Jingjue Ancient City, and this tomb might be related to the Jingjue Ancient Kingdom.

So Yang Xueli followed behind them, but the way she looked at Hu Bayi had a different expression than before.

If Hu Ming saw Yang Xueli like this, he couldn't help but sigh, "Indeed, men who are serious about their work are the most attractive to women."

"Comrade Hu, tell me, what's wrong with Xingchen?"

Professor Chen's cloudy eyes were fixed on Hu Bayi, and he became excited.

Sa Dipeng, Ye Yixin, and Chu Jian also looked at Hu Bayi.

At this moment, Fatty and Hu Ming walked over, took a puff of their cigarettes, threw the cigarette butts on the ground, looked at the stars in the sky, but their attention was on Hu Bayi.

"The Left Auxiliary Star, the Right Auxiliary Star, the three stars shine brightly, arranged in an equilateral triangle."

Hu Bayi pointed to the three stars in the night sky and spoke excitedly.

The central sun and moon stars appeared together. He then pointed to the two stars in the center.

"The auspicious stars formed by their combination are known in the constellation arrangement as..."

"There must be an ancient tomb near the underground water veins that it covers."

It has to be said that the Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret Technique passed down by Hu Bayi is incredibly powerful. He only knew a little bit of it, yet he was already so amazing. He could even tell whether there were graves underground by corresponding to the stars in the sky.

"Comrade Xiao Hu, can you tell where the ancient tomb is?" Professor Chen's voice trembled with excitement, but as for the stars, it's pretty much the same no matter where you stand on the ground. The real challenge is finding it on the ground.

“Yes! Brother Hu, tell me quickly, where is the ancient tomb?” Sa Dipeng said.

Ye Yixin and Chu Jian both nodded. To be honest, Hu Bayi's actions had completely captured their attention, and they watched him nervously and anxiously.

Hu Bayi walked forward, following the compass's direction, facing the well. He pointed to the well and said, "It's inside the well."

"However, I'm not sure. The burial methods in the Western Regions are somewhat similar. Logically, burial on the ground should not be near water; there should be a distance between them. But there are ancient tombs under wells. Could this be water burial?"

"But for water burial, this place is completely unsuitable," Hu Bayi said, somewhat puzzled.

"We'll find out when we go down!" Hu Ming shrugged.

(End of this chapter)