Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 86 A Mountain of Treasure

“This should be a heavy-duty gate,” Professor Chen said.

“It must be an entrance; we have to go check it out,” Yang Xueli said.

"I think there must be some kind of trap here," Hu Bayi said, looking around. Meanwhile, Hu Ming had already stepped into the water.

"Mingzi, what are you doing? It might be dangerous!" Hu Bayi saw that Hu Ming had already gone into the water. Going into the water so rashly was too dangerous.

"Old Hu, come over here, there's a hidden bridge."

Hu Bayi shone his flashlight into the water and, sure enough, there was a dilapidated, dark bridge where Hu Ming had walked.

This hidden bridge leads directly to the stone gate on the other side.

"Fatty, you protect everyone. Mingzi, I'll go with you!" Hu Bayi was a little worried about letting Hu Ming go alone.

In case of danger, two people are always better than one.

"Wait a minute, I'll go with you." As soon as Hu Bayi got into the water, Yang Xueli followed him.

The three of them crossed the river and arrived at the stone gate on the other side, while the others remained where they were.

The stone door had been pried open, about a third of its height, enough for a person to crawl through.

"This is clearly the result of being blasted with explosives, and there are also signs of it being pried open with a crowbar."

Hu Bayi was very sensitive to these firearms and ammunition.

"Could this be related to the owner of that notebook?" Yang Xueli wondered.

"That's also possible. Judging from the extent of the damage and the marks, it wasn't done recently. It's been at least several decades, and it's possible that more than one group of people came here."

Hu Bayi said, "Furthermore, this stone door is so thick, and it's so deep underground. If I'm not mistaken, the tomb of the Queen of Jingjue is very likely inside."

"Hu Ming, what do you think?" Yang Xueli looked at Hu Ming again.

Hu Mingdao said, "No need to guess, it's the tomb of the Queen of Jingjue inside."

Upon hearing this, Yang Xueli became excited and immediately crouched down, shining a flashlight on both sides, trying to crawl inside.

She had already sacrificed so much to find the ancient city of Jingjue, and now she couldn't wait to go inside and search for the tomb of the Queen of Jingjue. Hu Ming glanced at it and frowned.

Hu Bayi then pulled Yang Xueli back, saying unhappily, "It's very dangerous inside. The professor is waiting for us. And if this heavy gate falls, we won't be able to get out."

Yang Xueli thought about it and agreed that it made sense, but no matter what, she had to go in and take a look.

The three of them made up their minds and went back to discuss it with Professor Chen. However, Professor Chen insisted that he wanted to go in and take a look, to investigate the tomb of the Queen of Jingjue, and that he would not hesitate to do so, whether she was dead or alive.

Sa Dipeng, Ye Yixin, and Chu Jian shared the same attitude.

All three made statements in order to fulfill their own wishes and Hao Aiguo's long-cherished dream.

At that moment, a splashing sound rang out.

Everyone looked over and saw Hu Ming pull something out of the water.
Could it be a treasure?
Professor Chen and the others were startled. Hu Ming had been squatting by the water ever since he returned; there couldn't have been no reason for that, could there?
“This stone is beautiful. Professor Chen, why don’t you take it back and study it?” Hu Ming laughed. He knew exactly what Professor Chen and the others were thinking. He held up a small river stone and waved it in front of everyone, while a gold coin was held between his other fingers.

The gold coin gleamed, adorned with beautiful patterns. However, no one noticed the gold coin between his left fingers; instead, they saw it was a river stone. Professor Chen smiled helplessly. There were plenty of these broken stones in the river; what was the point of studying them?

"By the way, Lao Hu, Yang Xueli, and I will go check first. You guys wait here. Come over only if there's no danger," Hu Ming said after glancing around at everyone.

The reason for bringing Yang Xueli along was that Yang Xueli didn't like funerary objects, and Professor Chen and the others believed in Yang Xueli.

"It's not that complicated, we can just go together."

Yang Xueli shrugged and looked at Hu Ming, saying, "You and Lao Hu lead the way, Chu Jian with the gun and Fatty bring up the rear."

Hearing this, Hu Ming had no choice but to nod.

Everyone nodded in agreement, especially Professor Chen and the others who had been itching to go. Hu Bayi led the way, followed by Yang Xueli… Bringing up the rear were Fatty and Hu Ming. Hu Ming didn't rush to the front. He gently tugged at Fatty's clothes, turned around, and his eyes lit up.

Holy crap, a gold coin! It practically dazzled the fat man's eyes.

Hu Ming stuffed the gold coins into the fat man's pocket, patted his trouser pocket lightly, and said in a low voice, "Don't take anything you see inside. Those die-hards are watching very closely."

The voices were very soft. Sa Dipeng and Chu Jian, who were in front of Fatty, noticed that the two hadn't followed. They turned around and saw the two whispering to each other, so they urged, "Fatty, Hu Ming, hurry up!"

"Coming, coming," Hu Ming nudged the fat man and urged him to catch up.

The fat man was secretly pleased. He covered his pocket with his hand, feeling the gold coin inside. He thought to himself that this trip had been worthwhile.

Haha, after passing through the heavy gate, keep walking forward and you'll soon reach the top.

The space in front of me was enormous, at least the size of three large halls. When I shone a flashlight on it, I realized the space was too big and the light was insufficient.

puff.

Yang Xueli threw a sparkler down, and a light shone, finally making it clear.

Five or six meters below their feet, on the flat ground, lay piles of glittering gold coins, gold lampstands, Buddha statues, large-headed human figures, some animal statues, as well as gold ingots, gold bowls, gold coins, and so on—it was simply too extravagant.

Illuminated by the sparkling fireworks, the glittering treasure scattered on the ground shone brightly, stunning everyone.

Damn it.

This……

The fat man lay there, staring wide-eyed at the treasure below. He even unconsciously touched the gold coin in his pocket, all the joy he had felt earlier vanishing without a trace.

Compared to these treasures, a single gold coin is nothing.

Even Sadipeng, Ye Yixin, Chu Jian, and Professor Chen, who are frequent archaeologists, were so shocked by the gold and silver treasures that they gasped several times. They never imagined that the Queen of Jingjue would have so many burial objects.

"Shirley, you saw all this gold and silver treasure too, didn't you?"

Although Hu Bayi didn't cry out in surprise, he was breathing rapidly and his eyes were almost bulging out of their sockets.

You see, Hu Bayi is a tomb raider! What do tomb raiders do? Isn't it all about gold and silver treasures?! And this, damn it, is practically a mountain of gold and silver! Every single treasure here looks priceless. If he took it all out, wouldn't he be rich? How could Hu Bayi not be astonished?
Yang Xueli was also very shocked, but she was not short of money and her purpose in coming here was not for money.

She nodded and said, "I saw it, didn't you see it?!"

"I see it, I see it, but it just doesn't feel real..." Hu Bayi felt like he was having trouble breathing.

Yang Xueli smiled and looked at Hu Bayi, then sighed. For her clan, no amount of money could buy back their lives, so she didn't care much about the treasure.

At this moment, Hu Bayi and Hu Ming looked at each other and couldn't help but make a grabbing gesture.

Does that mean grab a handful? Grab a handful and you'll get rich!

Hu Ming smirked, signaling to Professor Chen and the others. Hu Bayi immediately understood and sighed inwardly, "What a pity!"

"These must be the burial goods of Queen Jingjue. It seems that her tomb must be here," Professor Chen said excitedly. He was more inclined to believe in the Queen Jingjue's tomb than in terms of treasure.

However, the drop was quite steep, about five or six meters, and we would need tools to get down. Professor Chen looked at Hu Ming and said, "Comrade Hu Ming, could you think of a way to get us down?"

“Okay, no problem.” Hu Ming nodded, took the rope out of his backpack, gave it a shake, and said to Fatty, “Fatty, you go down and take a look first. Fatty, remember, if there’s any danger, shout immediately and I’ll pull you up.”

“Okay,” the fat man said, beaming, thinking he understood Hu Ming’s intentions.

Hu Ming glanced at Professor Chen and noticed that his expression was a bit off, so he said, "Professor Chen, are you worried that Fatty will take the treasure? Then I'll send you down to keep an eye on it. Don't worry, these things are national treasures, and no one is allowed to take them, or they'll be shot when they get out."

Upon hearing this, Professor Chen was immediately delighted and smiled, "Comrade Hu Ming is indeed a reasonable person. I thank you on behalf of the country."

(End of this chapter)