Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 918 Purple Star Chart

Inside the magnificent palace, statues of gods and demons with various expressions stand on both sides, looking imposing and particularly awe-inspiring.

As Hu Ming and his companions walked through the area, they looked up at the magnificent sight and were all speechless with awe.

"What exactly is this place for?"

The fat man walked down the street and couldn't help but mutter to himself, "What do you mean?"

Hu Ming stroked his chin with his right hand and gave his judgment: "It looks like a place where ancient people cultivated themselves, but I feel like there's something not quite right."

Hu Bayi looked around carefully and whispered his opinion.

"Amin, Fatty, did you guys notice? This looks like a place of worship?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Ming and the fat man both turned around at the same time and asked in confusion.

"Huh? What does that mean?"

Hu Bayi pointed to the statues of gods and demons on both sides of the road and said solemnly, "These statues of gods and demons are not good things. If I am not mistaken, they are all the various demons recorded in the Taoist Canon."

Seeing the human-headed snake-bodied creature in front of him, Hu Ming nodded with some understanding: "It certainly doesn't look like anything good."

The fat man waved his hand and said, "I don't care what kind of monsters or demons they are. If they dare to cause trouble for us, I'll smash them to pieces on the spot."

Just as the fat man said this, a strange low laugh suddenly came from behind the statue in front of him.

Who is it?

Hu Ming and his two companions immediately became alert, each drawing their sidearms and aiming at the ape statue from which the eerie laughter was coming from.

Behind the ape statue, a chilling, childlike laugh could be heard.

"Giggle-"

In an instant, the entire hall seemed to be filled with countless unseen children, laughing and running around wildly.

"What the hell?"

The fat man nervously raised his gun, but couldn't find any suspicious target.

"boom!"

One of the stone statues fell over and crashed heavily onto the floor.

Hu Ming subconsciously looked up and saw a little boy with fair skin and cute pigtails staring at them with a mischievous grin.

"Is it a little ghost from the tomb?"

The fat man shouted nervously from the side, frantically pulling out the tomb raider's badge.

"Get out of my way, you fatso!"

The fat man picked up the plaque of the Tomb Raider Captain and raised it forward forcefully.

Hehehe—

The little boy with pigtails turned and rushed deeper into the palace.

As he ran, his pale body became increasingly transparent until it finally disappeared from the sight of Hu Ming and the other two.

"Is this a kid?"

Hu Ming said with a grim expression.

Hu Bayi, standing behind him, nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, "It seems to be true. Ah Ming, let's hurry and catch up, otherwise this little devil in the tomb might cause us some trouble ahead!"

"Chase after them!"

Seeing this, Hu Ming immediately gave a stern order to the two men behind him. So the three of them hurriedly chased after them.

"Whoohoo-"

The three of them chased after him, panting all the way, and finally caught up with him into a spacious room.

The room was pitch black, but on the surrounding walls, there was a dazzling starlight rising up.

"what is this?"

Hu Ming looked up in confusion and saw that the starlight on the wall was interconnected, forming a series of mysterious star charts.

Seeing this indescribably mysterious scene, the fat man stammered, "My goodness, this place is truly amazing! Although I don't know exactly what makes it so special, I can just sense that it's incredible."

Hu Bayi also widened his eyes and commented seriously, "It's really amazing. The walls around here are engraved with the Purple Star Chart."

"The Purple Star Chart?"

Upon hearing this unusual name, Hu Ming turned around and asked carefully, "I know this Ziwei Star; it was the star of emperors in ancient times."

“Amin, you’re right!”

Hu Bayi frankly stated: "Our ancient ancestors believed that the images of stars in the sky could represent all the good and bad fortune in the world. Among these stars, the Purple Star represents the supreme human emperor in ancient society."

The fat man clicked his tongue and said, "Goodness, you guys have quite the eloquence, even I, Fatty, can't understand you. Old Hu, could you explain it in more detail?"

Hu Bayi approached the glowing wall, looked at the dazzling star patterns on it, and couldn't help but say something.

"What a wonderfully crafted scene! This Purple Star Chart has always been used by the ancient Imperial Astronomical Bureau to divine the fortunes of the emperor. I never expected that we would run into it here."

The fat man scratched his head and said, "That sounds like a lot of trouble. Forget it, this thing has nothing to do with us. Let's get out of here and go find that little devil in the tomb."

As the fat man spoke, he began to walk towards the entrance.

To his surprise, as soon as he took a step, he felt someone trip him, and he lost his balance and fell to the ground.

With a loud thud, the fat man fell heavily to the ground, crying out in pain.

"Ouch, Fatty's butt's going to get a real bruise now!"

Hu Ming realized something was wrong. The room was empty except for the three of them. How could the fat man have tripped over something out of thin air?

As he was thinking this, he walked straight over and looked at the ground where the fat man had fallen.

On the dusty floor, a pair of small footprints were visible.

"Was it the work of that little devil in the tomb?"

Hu Ming said with a serious expression, "It seems that it doesn't want us to leave this room like this."

Upon hearing Hu Ming's confirmation, the fat man immediately cursed angrily, "You damned brat, how dare you secretly play tricks on your Fatty? If you have the guts, step forward and see how Fatty will deal with you, you little devil!"

Hu Bayi squatted down and patted Fatty's shoulder to comfort him, saying, "Alright, Fatty, calm down first, let me see what's going on."

Hu Ming looked at Hu Bayi, who seemed to be deep in thought, and asked, puzzled.

"Old Hu, have you thought of anything?"

Hu Bayi stroked his chin, looking thoughtful as he spoke.

“Amin, now it seems that this little devil in the tomb didn’t bring us here randomly. There must be a reason why it brought us into this special room, which is why it stopped us when we wanted to leave.”

Upon hearing this, the fat man snorted irritably, "That wretched brat, if it was something like this, he should have told us sooner. I tripped and fell for nothing because of it."

Hu Ming frowned, subconsciously muttering to himself, "So, what does this little devil in the tomb want us to do? Besides this Purple Star Chart, is there anything else here?"