Tomb Raider: Evolution of the Red Dragon, Starting from the Ancient City of Jingjue

After returning home, Jiang Hua said to Chen Wenjin: "Do you want to go on a trip?"

"travel?"

Chen Wenjin was stunned. She asked curiously, "Why do you suddenly want to travel?"

In this day and age, the word "tourism" is still too unfamiliar to most people. Even Chen Wenjin has never thought about what tourism is.

Jiang Hua nodded: "Yeah, just go out for a walk, travel around and see the mountains and rivers or something like that."

Chen Wenjin asked: "Do you want to take me with you?"

Jiang Hua said: "Why else would I ask you?"

Chen Wenjin was slightly delighted and quickly asked, "Okay, when do we leave?"

Jiang Hua said: "Let's set off tomorrow."

"Yeah, I'll go clean it up now."

Chen Wenjin said excitedly.

She didn't expect that Jiang Hua would take her on a trip.

Of course she wouldn't refuse, and then she excitedly went to pack her things.

Jiang Hua did not plan to take Hou Tu and Yin Xingyue with him this time.

The main reason is that the current means of transportation are not so developed. The best means of transportation in this era is probably the train. Of course, there are airplanes, but they only fly to big cities and some developed countries.

For example, in a country like Southeast Asia where the Khmer King's Tombs are located, there were no flights at that time, so one could only take a train to the border and then go there through some special channels.

But Yin Xingyue is a daughter of a wealthy family. She probably can't endure so much hardship along the way, let alone help Jiang Hua bring some things. It's good enough that Jiang Hua doesn't take care of her.

The same principle applies to Hou Tu.

But Chen Wenjin is different. Jiang Hua doesn't need to worry about Chen Wenjin at all. She can even take care of Jiang Hua, so Jiang Hua only wants to take Chen Wenjin to the Tomb of the Khmer King.

Yin Xingyue naturally knew that Jiang Hua was leaving, so she immediately found Jiang Hua and asked, "Where do you want to go without me?"

Jiang Hua said: "Let's go wandering."

Hou Tu said on the side: "That's not what you said to Wen Jin just now, you said you were going to take her on a trip!"

"Okay!"

Yin Xingyue immediately refused to listen. She glared and said, "You forget about the younger one when you are with the older one. You actually want to take Wenjin to play without us. That's wishful thinking! We want to go too!"

Jiang Hua was speechless.

How can this damn girl say anything?

What does it mean to forget about the younger one when you are getting along with the older one?
Ma Ye, you speak as if you are all mine!
Please, the key is that you are not okay.

Jiang Hua was speechless about Yin Xingyue.

But he also knew that Yin Xingyue had this kind of personality.

Jiang Hua said: "I am going to the tomb of the Khmer king. The journey is long and it will probably take nearly a month to go back and forth. It is not a good idea for you to follow me."

Yin Xingyue said: "Huh, do you mean to say that we will drag you down? Don't worry, if Wenjin can do it, we can do it too, right Hou Tu?"

Hou Tu nodded calmly.

Jiang Hua was completely speechless. He said, "Okay, since you want to go, let's go together. If you want to come back later, I won't accompany you!"

Yin Xingyue said: "I, Yin Xingyue, have seen all kinds of things. I can just consider a month's round trip as a trip."

Hou Tu also looked at Jiang Hua with a hint of cunning.

Jiang Hua had no choice but to agree to the two of them.

Afterwards, Jiang Hua left home and went to find Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan.

The reason for looking for the two of them is actually very simple. First, they want to ask Uncle Ming for a channel. Otherwise, even if they reach the border, it is unlikely that they will be able to find a channel to leave.

But Uncle Ming is different. He travels a lot and knows a lot of people. Maybe he has a way.

In addition, Jiang Hua also wanted to let Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan go with him. Although they would not be of much use in going down to the tomb, there were many things along the way that Jiang Hua did not need to worry about.

Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan can help Jiang Hua with it.

The next day, before half past eight, Hu Bayi, Wang Kaixuan and Uncle Ming came, and Da Jin Ya also came with them.

Of course Da Jin Ya would not go with them, he just wanted to come and see Jiang Hua and the others off, and he also needed Da Jin Ya's help to get them the train tickets.

"Master Jiang, have you found Xitu's whereabouts?"

Big Gold Teeth asked.

Jiang Hua nodded: "Yes, you don't have to pay attention to this news in the future."

Da Jin Ya looked guilty: "Master Jiang, I am sorry for not being able to handle even this little thing."

Jiang Hua smiled and said, "Why are you talking about that? We are just friends. It's good enough if you can help me keep an eye out." After a pause, Jiang Hua said, "If there is a chance, you can help me keep an eye out for the Conferred God Altar in Longhu Mountain. That place will be of great use to me!"

Da Jin Ya patted his chest without hesitation and said, "Don't worry, Master Jiang. There is little supply these days, and I want to go out and relax. I can go to Longhu Mountain to have a look. I'll take care of this matter."

Jiang Hua was still very relieved about Da Jin Ya, so he nodded and didn't say much.

Then, everyone headed to the train station.

Jiang Hua and his four companions, plus Hu Bayi, Wang Kaixuan and Uncle Ming, make a group of seven, which is not a small number and the lineup is very large.

The group arrived at the train station and took a train to the southern border.

The trains of that era were very slow, and it would take about five or six days to reach the border by train. Fortunately, they all ordered soft seats, and there were quite a few people, so there was no need to worry about being bored.

The train made a clanging sound. Jiang Hua lay on the bed with his eyes closed, while Wang Kaixuan and the others were playing cards with Yin Xingyue in the next compartment. As for Hou Tu and Chen Wenjin, they also stayed in Jiang Hua's compartment. Hou Tu was looking at the scenery outside, while Chen Wenjin was reading a book.

In a blink of an eye, five days had passed and the train was about to approach the southernmost city.

It was still the same configuration. Jiang Hua had no interest in playing cards. He also didn't know why Hu Bayi and the others played cards. It didn't cost any money, they just played cards for free. They could play for five days. Jiang Hua felt that he admired them very much.

"It's a little weird."

At this time, Hou Tu suddenly withdrew her gaze.

She had been looking at the scenery outside, repeating the same action every day, and Jiang Hua didn't know what she was looking at.

Jiang Hua discovered that this group of people were a little strange.

Jiang Hua asked, "Why is it strange?"

Hou Tu said: "All along the way, I can feel a strange aura that is vague and vague, a bit like yin energy, but not entirely!"

Jiang Hua said: "Why didn't I feel it?"

Hou Tu said: "Because this special Yin energy is intertwined with human vitality, it is difficult to detect if it is not eternal life."

Entangled with vitality?
What is this?
Generally speaking, it is difficult for Yin Qi to be entangled with vitality, even those eternal
Zombies at the eternal life level, or people who have cultivated eternal life through evil magic, have vitality in their bodies, but Yin energy is also born, and it is impossible for Yin energy to be entangled with the vitality.

These two auras are not the same at all, so naturally they cannot be entangled together.

Jiang Hua thought for a moment and said, "It looks like some kind of symbiont!"

Symbiont means that two lives occupy one body and survive at the same time.

That's why this happens.

Hou Tu nodded: "Yes, it should be correct, and it is in this train. I don't know why, but it was vague at first, but the closer we get to this direction, the heavier the smell becomes, and it seems to be a bit uncontrollable."

Jiang Hua said: "I don't know what the situation is. Let's wait and see. We will reach the border in one day. Maybe this evil spirit has nothing to do with us, so we don't need to worry about it."

In this regard, Hou Tu could only respond yes.

A day later, Jiang Hua and his team arrived at the border city and rested there.

After all, I was very tired after sitting on the train for five or six days, so I found a hotel to sleep in.

The next day, Uncle Ming began to visit his old friends.

Soon, he contacted the channel.

The border defense this time is not as strict as it was in Jiang Hua's previous era. It is very easy to get to the other side now. As long as you have the channels and money, everything is easy.

So, everyone prepared themselves and on the third day they set out for the neighboring country.

The road along the border was very difficult to travel, but after three days of stopping and starting, they finally reached a village in a neighboring country.

When they got here, Hou Tu said, "There's something strange about this village. The aura I sensed on the train before was even stronger!"

Jiang Hua walked to the entrance of the village and saw a huge stone statue standing there. The statue looked like a very strange child.

When Jiang Hua saw the child, he understood everything and said, "Ghost Mantong!"

Hou Tu frowned and asked, "What is Gui Man Tong?"

Jiang Hua gave Hou Tu a brief explanation.

The Ghost Mantong is a very evil thing. It is made by putting a person into the furnace of the Hanging Soul Cave and baking it over a high fire. After the body is baked into a mummy, seven pieces of cemetery soil from different places are added into the furnace. The dead soul will be sealed inside the mummy. Then it is baked over a low fire for seven hours and the Ghost Mantong will be created.

In folk legends, Gui Mantong has the effect of changing people's fortunes. However, in order to obtain Gui Mantong's bonus, one must first worship Gui Mantong. At this time, Gui Mantong's spirit will attach itself to the person and connect with the vitality, soul and even fortune of the person worshipping, thus creating a situation where yin and vitality are mixed together.

In other words, what Jiang Hua and his friends met on the train must be someone who raised a ghost named Mantong.

Then the closer you get to this mountain village, the heavier the yin energy will be.

This mountain village is the holy land of Gui Mantong.

When they got here, Jiang Hua knew that they were not far from the Khmer King's Tomb.

This is the place he is looking for. (End of this chapter)