Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 81

"Let's go check out the fifth floor." With the groundwork laid by the fourth floor, everyone was even more curious about the fifth. They considered countless possibilities, the most likely being that this floor contained the Queen of Jingjue, and the next floor contained her eyes. However, when they arrived at the fifth floor, they were still stunned.

Nothing at all? Yes, nothing at all, not even the base of the statue, but there are many more cryptic inscriptions on the walls.

Seeing this, everyone except Hu Ming had a bad feeling: could it have been stolen? Hu Bayi thought so too and asked directly, "Was this floor damaged? Or was it stolen?"

Before Professor Chen could speak, Hu Ming's somewhat distinctive voice rang out again, "No, this floor wasn't stolen; it's just like this!"

At this moment, everyone's eyes turned to Hu Ming, eager to know the answer.

Professor Chen stared at Hu Ming, and seeing that Hu Ming didn't respond, he had no choice but to speak up: "Comrade Hu Ming, what are you thinking about? Can you tell us?"

However, Hu Ming still didn't answer, but just smiled mysteriously, "If you want to know, look at the top layer, and you should be able to guess."

At this moment, Hu Ming's words were particularly grating to everyone's ears, giving them an urge to hit him. It was like sleeping with someone, but at the last minute the girl started bleeding.

Professor Chen didn't seem to mind. He smiled, shook his head, and said, "Alright, let's go up and take a look."

Everyone guessed that this level contained the Queen of Jingjue, and the level above it contained her eyes. However, Hu Ming said that this level had neither been stolen from nor damaged, thus invalidating that hypothesis. But how did Hu Ming know all this? And who was that senior figure? Had he been here before?
Of course, Hu Ming wouldn't tell them that he knew it from a TV novel in his previous life.

However, when everyone arrived at the sixth floor, they saw a statue of the Queen of Jingjue. Her clothing was magnificent, and the carvings were exquisite, comparable to works of art. This statue was basically similar to the one in the murals of the ancient city of Xiye. Her face was also veiled, making it impossible to see her features.

Hu Ming was speechless; he really wanted to tear off this veil.

Just then, Hu Bayi spoke up: "What is the Queen up to? Why doesn't she even show the true face of the statue?"

Hu Ming shook his head and said, "I don't know, but it seems that no one has ever seen the queen's true face. All the murals about her show her wearing a mask."

At this moment, Sadi Peng suddenly asked, "Brother Hu Ming, since your senior is so familiar with the Jingjue Ancient City, did he tell you what's on the next level? And how do you get down to the royal city?"

Hearing this, Hu Ming chuckled and said, "The next level represents another space. There's a space within her eyes—whether it's real or not, I don't know—but at least she can summon it, making people disappear into thin air. As for how to get down to the underground palace, that's up to me, Old Hu. I checked before we came; the path our ancestors took to get in has been buried by yellow sand." The fat man looked at Hu Bayi, seemingly asking, "Old Hu, is it alright?"

Hu Bayi didn't speak, but glanced at Fatty Wang. "Can you say you can do it now? You should say you absolutely can."

Hu Bayi walked outside the tower, looking around. Suddenly, he paused, then looked back at the tower's spire. Wait, isn't this the place I've been looking for?
"Let's go down the tower, I think I've found it."

"Xiao Hu, you found it? Where is the temple?"

"No rush, I'll explain it to you when we get there."

Hu Bayi walked very fast after he went down, and the others followed suit.

Hu Bayi kept glancing back, until they reached the hill opposite the Black Tower and Zaglama Mountain. Suddenly, Hu Bayi said to the group, "Come and see!"

Hearing Hu Bayi shout that, everyone knew they had arrived at their destination. The group quickly went to Huba-'s side and looked in the direction Hu Bayi was looking.

At that moment, the eye on the black tower was aligned perfectly with the entrance to Mount Zagrama. That eye, however, blocked the gap in Mount Zagrama.

"Old Hu, you're amazing!"

“Look, from a distance, Mount Zaglama looks like a black dragon. In ancient times, emperors would start preparing their tombs for their own deaths as soon as they ascended the throne. If there really are underground water veins beneath this ancient city, they would echo Mount Zaglama, forming a dynamic contrast between stillness and movement.”

"I think the Queen of Jingjue must have been an exceptionally intelligent and resourceful person. She must have known that this black dragon was a symbol of misfortune, so she mobilized people to cut it in half at the waist, leaving it here forever to guard this tomb. And this city thus became an excellent burial site..."

"So, this is the tomb of the Queen of Jingjue?"

Hu Bayi nodded upon hearing this, and continued, "Unfortunately, man proposes, God disposes. Now that the tower is tilted, although the treasure trove is still a treasure trove, it is no longer in the best location. Alright, let me take a look at the entrance to the temple."

(End of this chapter)