Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 851 Richard's Threat!

Seeing the surrounding terracotta monsters instantly turn into puddles of mud and sand, Hu Ming finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, before Hu Ming and Juliet could reunite, the mud and sand began to slowly sink.

As he felt the ground beneath his feet becoming increasingly soft, Hu Ming immediately had a bad feeling.

"Mr. Hu Ming! What, what's going on? I, I can't get my leg out!"

Just as Hu Ming was frowning, Juliet, who was not far away, finally shouted.

Hearing Juliet's scream, Hu Ming realized that half of her body was already buried in the mud and sand.

"Oh no! It's quicksand! Juliet, don't move! The more you move, the faster you'll sink!"

Hu Ming loudly reminded Juliet, while simultaneously trying to keep his own body steady and avoid sinking into the quicksand.

No matter how careful Hu Ming was, the mud and sand under his feet were like a gaping maw, gradually engulfing his feet.

Seeing this, Hu Ming hurriedly looked around.

In Hu Ming's view, as long as he finds a point of leverage, he might be able to get out of here.

However, after looking around, there was nothing but puddles of mud and sand.

As for the edge of the terracotta warrior pit, it was so smooth that there was no way to escape. Even if Hu Ming had something in his hands, he probably wouldn't be able to escape from here.

"Are we really going to be trapped here and die?"

Hu Ming frowned, clearly feeling that things were getting a bit tricky.

Just as Hu Ming was about to use his Golden Eyes, a group of people appeared above the terracotta warrior pit not far away.

"Tsk tsk! Look who these are! Oh, it's Hu Ming and Juliet! Hahaha, you've finally met your match!"

After the group appeared, the person standing at the front suddenly spoke.

Upon hearing the man's words, Hu Ming immediately realized that the person who had come was none other than Duke Richard.

Seeing Duke Richard smiling at him, Hu Ming felt quite annoyed.

In terms of strength, Hu Ming is not afraid of Duke Richard in the slightest, but judging from the current situation, Hu Ming is clearly at a disadvantage.

Just as Hu Ming was looking displeased, Duke Richard finally ordered his men to throw a rope ladder into the terracotta pit.

However, it was Juliet who was rescued first by the rope ladder, while Hu Ming, judging from Duke Richard's demeanor, did not seem to intend to rescue him.

However, just as Hu Ming was watching Duke Richard warily, Juliet, who had finally been pulled up, knelt down directly in front of Duke Richard.

"Mr. Richard! Please save Mr. Hu Ming! I'll do anything to get him out of here!"

Hu Ming never expected that Juliet would plead with Duke Richard for his sake at this moment.

However, just as Juliet finished speaking, Duke Richard's slap landed on Juliet's face.

"Hmph! You bastard! I raised you to do things for me! But not only did you not help me, you betrayed me. I'll settle this score with you sooner or later!"

"Get out of here! You have no right to speak here!"

As Duke Richard finished speaking, he raised his hand, and his men immediately grabbed Juliet and pulled her aside.

As Juliet was pulled aside, Duke Richard's gaze returned to Hu Ming. At this point, Hu Ming knew that Richard was likely about to make a deal with him.

After all, Duke Richard's dzi bead was still in his hands, and if he wanted to take it back, he couldn't just watch Hu Ming be swallowed up by quicksand.

"Hu Ming, Hu Ming! I didn't originally intend to be your enemy! But what you did has left me speechless!"

"Do you have anything to say now? Your life is in my hands. With just one order, you'll be fine! Conversely, with just one word, you'll die here. Which do you choose?"

Duke Richard looked at Hu Ming and spoke slowly.

As Richard spoke, Hu Ming couldn't help but snort coldly.

"Ha! You want me to beg you? You've got the wrong idea! I really don't beg anyone!"

"By the way, you really want that dzi bead back, right? Adding it to the one I have, I now have two dzi beads!"

"Do you really want to see me and the two dzi beads disappear into these quicksand? I don't think so!"

Hu Ming naturally knew Duke Richard's weakness, so he spoke directly.

When Duke Richard heard Hu Ming's words, he couldn't help but show an angry expression.

"Hmph! You dare threaten me even when you're about to die! Do you think I'm really afraid of you?"

"I can easily kill you right here. As for the Heavenly Pearl, I'll have it easily once I find your corpse! So don't even think about using it to threaten me!"

"You should be thinking about it. Your friends are still in my hands! Do you want to watch them die without offering any help?"

Duke Richard then used the blind man and his companions to blackmail Hu Ming.
However, Hu Ming knew very well what Duke Richard cared about.

Compared to those two dzi beads, his and the blind man's lives meant nothing to Duke Richard.

Therefore, he was more afraid of losing his dzi bead than of losing it.

Finding a dzi bead is no easy task, especially since Duke Richard is clearly of age to be buried.

If he misses it, then it's very possible that he will never be able to collect all the dzi beads before he dies.

Hu Ming was certain that Duke Richard would not give up the Heavenly Beads, so when the blind man used his life as leverage, Hu Ming couldn't help but laugh.

"Ha! Looks like you really are getting old! You don't actually think I'm afraid of you, do you?"

"While your strength and background are indeed formidable, you still don't quite understand my capabilities!"

"Let me put it this way! Even if I can't get out of here, my friends will be safe and sound. I've already made arrangements for that! I only pretended to submit to you before in order to find out the secret of the Heavenly Pearl!"

"So you'd better not be too arrogant! Otherwise, it'll be too late!"

After Hu Ming finished speaking, he gestured for him to look at him. At this moment, most of his body had been swallowed by quicksand, and he was about to sink completely into the quicksand.

When Duke Richard saw this, he couldn't help but turn red with anger.

"You! You bastard Hu Ming! We can settle our scores later! But I must get the Heavenly Pearl!"

"Someone! Bring him up here!"

Seeing that he could not threaten Hu Ming at all, Duke Richard had no choice but to have his men pull Hu Ming up from the quicksand below.

When Hu Ming was pulled up, he was immediately subjected to a forced body search by Richard's men. However, after searching Hu Ming's entire body, they found no dzi bead, which infuriated Duke Richard!