Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 90 Meeting the Queen

"What should we do, Lao Hu?"

"Nonsense, of course we can't let Mingzi go on the risk alone. Let's go and take a look together!" Hu Bayi said, and walked towards the Corpse Fragrance Devil's Tongue, with Fatty following closely behind.

The three of them quickly arrived in front of the Corpse-Scented Devil's Tongue.

A fragrant aroma wafted towards them, but Wang Pangzi and Hu Bayi were too preoccupied to enjoy it. Instead, they felt a sense of dread.

After all, the Corpse Fragrance Devil's Flower was really too strange. Although they didn't see clearly what happened when Xiao Sa killed Xiao Chu, they were certain that it was related to the Corpse Fragrance Devil's Flower, so they couldn't help but be nervous.

Unlike the two men, Hu Ming seemed rather calm. He had already arrived in front of the coffin, only to find that it had no lid.

Inside the coffin lay a female corpse dressed in red, wearing a gold-flecked mask and her face covered by another mask. Clearly, this must be the Queen of Jingjue. Subconsciously, they reached out and removed the mask. When they saw the face, Fatty and Hu Bayi behind them were both shocked. It was understandable, as the person in the coffin was all too familiar.

It was during this time that Yang Xueli, who had come here with them, arrived.

Therefore, they could not help but be shocked, and when the two turned around, Yang Xueli, who had been standing behind them, had actually disappeared.

Could Yang Shirley really be the legendary Queen of Jingjue? That seems rather bizarre.
For a moment, both Fatty Wang and Hu Bayi were somewhat shocked. They subconsciously looked at Hu Ming beside them and said, "Mingzi, Mingzi, wake up quickly! Yang Xueli has actually become the Queen of Jingjue! What should we do?" However, no matter how much they shook him...

Hu Ming seemed to be asleep, not moving at all.

Seeing this, both Hu Bayi and Fatty felt a little nervous.

After all, Hu Ming had been their pillar of support all along the way, and now that even he was motionless, how could they save themselves in this situation? Just as the two were getting anxious, suddenly, a gunshot rang out from afar, and in an instant, Hu Ming disappeared from their sight, leaving only him and Fatty in front of the coffin.

Just then, from the platform behind.

Then came Yang Xueli's shouts: "Hu Bayi, Fatty, come back quickly!"

Upon hearing the voice, Fatty Wang and Hu Bayi instinctively turned around and saw Hu Ming and Yang Xueli standing on the platform. Seeing this, the two hurriedly ran down to the platform. After seeing Hu Bayi and Fatty Wang return, Yang Xueli asked, "What happened to you two? Why couldn't we get your attention?"

"What exactly happened between us?" Hu Bayi asked.

“Just now, you two were like sleepwalkers, walking straight towards the coffin. Hu Ming and I kept calling you from behind, but you didn’t respond at all. You were even banging around with an entrenching tool. Luckily, Hu Ming was quick-witted and fired in time, otherwise, you two would probably be dead for sure,” Yang Xueli explained to Hu Bayi with a worried expression.

"How could this be? I clearly saw Mingzi go up, that's why I followed!" Hu Bayi said in shock.

You should know that he only went up after he saw Hu Ming go up.

According to Yang Xueli, it was he and the fat man who went up on their own initiative, which is quite bizarre.

“There’s nothing strange about it. If I’m not mistaken, this damned Corpse Fragrance Arum can create illusions. It just used its color and scent to guide you into the illusion it created. Even the talismans on our bodies and the gas masks the professor and the others were wearing were useless,” Hu Ming said.

"So that's how it is. This Corpse Fragrance Devil's Flower is too dangerous. Luckily we woke up early, otherwise we would have been doomed," Hu Bayi said with some relief.

At this moment, Fatty Wang angrily raised his gun, his gaze fixed on the Corpse Fragrance Devil's Flower in the distance, and said, "Damn it, how dare you mess with your Fatty Grandpa! This time, I'll teach you a lesson..."

Bang! Bang! Bang! The words fell.

He immediately pulled the trigger, and a continuous stream of bullets shot towards the Corpse Fragrance Arum. The orange-yellow bullets pierced through the leaves of the Corpse Fragrance Arum, and its juice instantly splattered all over the ground. At this moment, the Corpse Fragrance Arum also let out a miserable cry, as if it had a life of its own.

"Enough, Fatty, stop!"

"Old Hu, don't try to stop me. Today, I'm going to riddle it with bullets," Fatty Wang said, continuing to fire.

"If you fire again, not only will you fail to kill the Corpse-Scented Devil's Flower, but we'll all die here," Hu Bayi said, snatching the gun from the fat man's hand.

The latter subconsciously opened its eyes and looked at the Corpse Fragrance Devil's Flower not far away.

At this moment, countless flowers were seen growing around the Corpse Fragrance Devil Flower.

"Holy crap, does this have clones? How come there are so many more? Hmm, these flowers look a bit different from the Corpse Fragrance Arum!" Fatty Wang said, still feeling a bit strange, after all, these flowers seemed quite different from the Corpse Fragrance Arum.

“These are spider lilies!” Yang Xueli said at this moment.

As an explorer, she often goes on wilderness expeditions, so she naturally knows more about this kind of thing. "Red spider lilies? What are those?" Fatty Wang asked, somewhat bewildered.

"Legend has it that this flower only blooms at the boundary between Yin and Yang, and is considered an ominous sign, hence it is also called the flower on the road to the underworld," Hu Ming added at this point.

"An ominous sign? Could Little Sa be in danger? I'll go save him!"

Hu Bayi felt a sense of unease. After all, they had only rescued Xiao Sa within a hallucination, but in reality, she was still lying there. If the spider lily was poisonous, wouldn't Xiao Sa's situation be extremely dangerous?
However, before he could even make a move, Hu Ming had already rushed ahead.

In the blink of an eye, with a few leaps, Hu Ming had already arrived on the stone beam. However, as soon as he came up, he saw that Xiao Sa was already surrounded by the spider lilies, and her whole body was being rapidly swallowed up by them. After seeing this scene, Professor Chen and the others behind him were somewhat unable to accept it.

After all, no one expected that such a situation would occur.

This spider lily can actually devour people!
"Damn it, Mingzi, come back quickly! These spider lilies are too dangerous!" Fatty Wang hurriedly called out to Hu Ming to come back quickly.

Before anyone knew when he would produce a peach wood sword, Hu Ming knew that if they didn't take action soon, they would all likely die here.

He arrived at the coffin of the Queen of Jingjue. Looking at the Queen of Jingjue who resembled Yang Xueli, Hu Ming took a deep breath and walked forward.

However, the red spider lily did not devour Hu Ming; instead, it avoided him.

The golden dragon tattoo and talismans on Hu Ming's body glowed faintly. Hu Ming bit his tongue and spat blood onto the peach wood sword, which then glowed faintly.

Seeing this, Hu Ming thrust his sword at the Queen of Jingjue, but at that moment the Queen of Jingjue opened her unique eyes.

When Hu Ming came to his senses, he was already in a golden space.

Then a pair of unique demonic eyes appeared above his head.

Just as Hu Ming was feeling nervous, he heard the voice of the Queen of Jingjue coming from all around him.

"I never imagined that after thousands of years, I would actually meet someone with dragon blood, even though you only have a trace of it."

Upon hearing this, Hu Ming looked around and, gripping his peach wood sword, asked, "Where is this place...?"

"It's just a mental space! Don't worry about what I'll do to you! I just want you to do something for me."

Hu Ming frowned slightly and asked, "What is it?"

"I was betrayed back then, and now I can only barely survive as a living dead thanks to the Kunlun Divine Tree and the Corpse Fragrance Demon Flower. Because of this, I can't leave this Jingjue Ancient City and can no longer rule my Western Region Kingdom. So I need the Muchen Pearl. Only it can truly revive me and allow me to leave this place..."

Hu Ming's expression changed several times upon hearing this, and then he said, "What if I refuse?"

As soon as Hu Ming finished speaking, he felt a force that forced him to his knees.

"Refuse? Do you have the power to refuse? If you refuse, everyone who came in will die..."

cough cough...

A smile tugged at the corner of Hu Ming's mouth, and he said, "Fine, I can agree to that, but you have to let everyone outside go..."

"Alright! But everyone who enters my Jingjue Ancient City will be cursed."

And that's not all. I'll also poison you with the poison of the Other Shore Flower. With your meager dragon bloodline, you can't cure it. You only have five years to find the Muchen Pearl and bring it to me..."

After hearing this, Hu Ming suddenly felt a pain in his left arm. He rolled up his sleeve and saw a striking spider lily tattoo on his arm.

Just as Hu Ming was about to ask the Queen of Jingjue some questions, such as why she looked so much like Yang Xueli, he suddenly returned to his original space.

He himself was not on the coffin side, but near the black hole. If he took one more step forward, he would fall into this bottomless black hole.

He turned around and looked at Hu Bayi and the others, and found that they were all on the edge of the black hole, just like him, with blank stares and muttering to themselves. Sa Dipeng was lying on the ground, lifeless, with blood flowing from his head, while Chu Jian and Hu Ming were nowhere to be seen.

Hu Ming took a deep breath, pulled everyone back, and woke them up one by one. However, Professor Chen and Ye Yixin fainted immediately after being pulled back.

(End of this chapter)