Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 68 There's an activity at night.
outside.

The moonlight was bright. Anliman sat on the ground, smoking his pipe. He tapped the pipe and couldn't help but swallow as he smelled the aroma coming from the pot.

At this moment, he finally saw Hu Ming leading the group out. Smelling the aroma of meat, everyone couldn't help but quicken their pace and gather around.

Hu Ming didn't waste any words. He took out the bones and gave one to each person.

Fatty, Hu Bayi, and Ye Yixin kept swallowing their saliva; Fatty even drooled—it smelled so good!

"Everyone should go to a small bar. If you don't drink baijiu, drink some mahjong."

Hu Ming glanced around at everyone and said, “We’ve been in the desert for eleven days, and in the Black Desert for five days. We’ve been living a miserable life every day. Before today, we almost died of thirst, but Miss Yang had some dehydrated vegetables that she had secretly kept, so we made vegetable and pork rib soup.”

"We should definitely celebrate."

Professor Chen chimed in with a smile, "The discovery of Prince Gumo's tomb has opened an important chapter in the history of Western Regions archaeology."

The fat man took a small sip of baijiu and a bite of cured pork rib. Instantly, he felt every pore on his body relax and a comfortable look appeared on his face. After a long while, when the aroma dissipated in his mouth, he turned his head to look at Ye Yixin and asked.

"I never expected Brother Hu Ming's cooking skills to be so amazing. It's such a privilege to eat fish cooked by Brother Hu Ming himself. This trip to the desert was truly worthwhile." Ye Yixin's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly as she looked at Hu Ming with admiration.

My idol when it comes to choosing a partner.

"Of course, my brother is not only very skilled, but also very caring, especially towards girls. He's a good man... uh, a good boy."

The fat man was originally planning to praise Hu Ming, but unexpectedly Hu Ming glanced at him.

"I'm telling you, Fatty, that's enough already. Are you setting me up on a blind date or what? You're making me feel embarrassed." Hu Ming smiled helplessly. Fatty's "good boy" just sounded awkward to him.

After a few rounds of drinks and everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, they chatted for a while, mostly about the ancient city of Jingjue and Prince Gumo. Wang Yang wasn't interested at all and went back to his tent to sleep.

A single tent, big enough for one person to sleep in.

Hu Ming's tent was in front of the others' tents and closer to the well.

"Mingzi, are you asleep?" Upon hearing the voice, Hu Ming knew what kind of guy he was. He was definitely asking him to go tomb raiding. Forget it, if anyone's going, it'll be him. But it wouldn't hurt to at least have a helper.

"You're still awake? What's wrong, Fatty?"

The fat man was overjoyed. He lifted the tent flap and squatted down. The moonlight outside was very bright. After the tent flap was lifted, the moonlight shone in, and he could see that Hu Ming had already gotten up and was sitting, looking at him.

"Looks like you can't sleep, buddy."

The fat man chuckled. He knew Hu Ming's character to some extent. On the surface, it seemed that Wang Yang wasn't going to the ancient tomb, but he actually wanted to go secretly.

"There's a coffin in Prince Gumo's tomb. How about we open it?"

In Fatty's opinion, there must be a lot of treasures inside that coffin. As long as Hu Ming and he put in the effort, there was nothing they couldn't handle. They could just quietly take the treasures, and what would those idiots in the archaeological team know?
"Absolutely, but whether there's any treasure is unknown," Hu Ming said, slightly gesturing with his lips towards the fat man, indicating that someone was approaching.

Salsa…

A sound came from the sand, and a beautiful figure walked over.

The fat man noticed and quickly pulled out a cigarette, offering it to Hu Ming while winking several times before saying, "Hey, Mingzi, the desert is too dangerous. I wonder if we can find the ancient city of Jingjue..." "Yeah, who knows," Hu Ming replied, taking the cigarette and smoking it with a worried expression.

"Oh, Fatty, you're here too?" It was Yang Xueli who came.

She greeted the fat man casually, but a smile crept onto her lips. What good could come of this fat man coming to Hu Ming's tent so late at night? He must be trying to sneakily open the coffin.

Didn't you see how Hu Ming poured so much liquor into Professor An Liman and the others tonight? They're all sleeping like logs now, they won't wake up unless they're struck by lightning.

"I'm just chatting with my brother, what's wrong with that?" The fat man glared at Yang Xueli, annoyed, thinking she was there to spy on him. She wasn't a good person.

Before Yang Xueli could speak, footsteps approached again; it was Hu Bayi.

He works the first half of the night shift, and then the second half shift goes to Fatty.

When Hu Bayi arrived, he was surprised to see that Fatty was there and he wasn't sleepy at all. He had discussed it with Fatty, but Shirley Yang was also there, which he found unbelievable.

"It's quite lively, isn't it?"

Hu Bayi smiled and looked at Shirley Yang, saying, "Shirley, why are you here so late at night instead of sleeping?" Judging from this, Shirley Yang had an ulterior motive.

However, he wouldn't press Yang Xueli for details unless she brought it up first; it was a test of endurance.

Yang Xueli looked up at the sky and saw the bright moon. She said casually, "The moonlight is so bright and beautiful tonight. I came out for a walk to clear my head, but I didn't expect to see you all here, so I came to check it out!"

Hu Bayi was somewhat speechless. He took the cigarette the fat man offered him, smoked it, and then the group either stood or sat, none of them daring to speak up first. The fat man and the others didn't dare to speak first.

After all, Yang Xueli and Professor Chen had a very good relationship; they were practically in factions and didn't trust each other.

Finally, after a long silence, Yang Xueli decided to speak first.

“Fatty, Lao Hu, Mingzi, let me tell you three something from the bottom of my heart. I think there might be clues to the Jingjue Ancient City in Prince Gumo's coffin, but Professor Chen and the others won't open it. In order to find the Jingjue Ancient City, so…”

She paused, hesitated, and found it really difficult to say those last few words...

But how should I put it? Her eyes lit up, and she glanced at the fat man. "So there must be treasure and clues in that coffin. Look..."

The fat man's eyes lit up immediately. So this American girl was after that coffin! She should have said so earlier. Look how nervous I was.

"Miss Yang, you can say whatever you want, but the treasure belongs to our country, what do you think?"

Before Hu Ming and Hu Bayi could speak, the fat man spoke first.

The fat man was essentially agreeing to Shirley Yang's request on behalf of the two of them.

"I don't want the baby, I just want the clue. Don't worry, I'm in this together with you now, and I'll keep tonight's events a secret until I die." Yang Xueli had no choice but to join forces with Hu Bayi and the others.

With her limited strength, she couldn't even open that large stone slab; she had to seek outside help.

However, Hu Ming didn't really trust Yang Xueli because of this, after all, the woman was too smart and scheming.

(End of this chapter)