Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 133 Secret Passage
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"There's something wrong here!"

At this moment, Hu Bayi took out his compass and discovered the problem. Before he arrived here, the compass had been shaking wildly, but now it was completely still!
"What's wrong? Let me see!" The fat man took the compass and shook it, somewhat surprised.

"Hey, it's really not moving anymore, is it broken?"

After glancing at the two boulders at the valley entrance, Hu Ming immediately understood the reason and said, "No need to look anymore. The compass is not damaged. It's just that these two rocks have a very strong magnetic field, which affects the compass."

"The compass is useless here!"

As Hu Ming spoke, he took the compass from the fat man's hand and handed it to Hu Bayi...

The fat man was also surprised when he heard this!
"What?"

"The compass is no longer working?"

"This won't do! The compass is useless; what if we get lost?"

Listening to the fat man's words, Hu Ming thought for a moment, "This is easy to solve, we just need to leave some marks along the way!"

This should be the only way to reach the tomb of King Xian.

"As the saying goes, nothing ventured, nothing gained." Listening to Hu Ming's words, Hu Bayi continued to look at the two huge stone eyes outside the valley, feeling that this tomb of the King of Xian must be extraordinary.

The sun was already high in the sky, and although the weather was a bit muggy, this was the best time for them to take action.

Before entering the valley, Hu Ming gave a few instructions: "Remember, the tomb of King Xian has stood for so many years, there must be a lot of traps and mechanisms inside."

"Also, according to the map on the human skin, there is a natural barrier at the end of the valley. If we want to get there, we must find a secret passage that can pass through the natural barrier."

Hu Bayi nodded and said, "Mingzi, even if we find this secret passage, it won't be easy to traverse!"

"kindness!"

"Therefore, we should all be extra vigilant! This is no place to joke around!"

After saying that, the group continued walking...

Around the Insect Valley, many plants grow, and it's unclear how long ago it has been since anyone visited this place.

Inside, there were practically no paths left. Even if there were, they were completely covered by the overgrown vegetation, leaving only a narrow and difficult passage in the middle.

Everyone discovered that the terrain descended as they went further, and the amount of vines and unfamiliar plants around them increased.

"Damn! I have to say, it's just too hot here, otherwise it would really be a great place!" The fat man was attracted by the flowers on the stone wall and praised the beautiful surroundings.

However, Hu Ming also noticed that most of the plants in this valley were growing outwards or upwards.

Thinking about it, it makes sense. The terrain in the valley is very narrow, and the competition among plants is fierce. In order to get more light, they can only grow upwards as fast as they can.

That's why, from high up and outside, you can't see what's happening inside the valley at all.

As they walked, the fat man wiped the sweat from his face and said breathlessly, "It's hot enough in here."

"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up!"

"You damn Mingzi, can't I have a moment to process this?!"

It turned out that the fat man had been carrying an entrenching tool and clearing the way, making him drenched in sweat.

Inside are ancient vines that have been growing for who knows how long, some of which are as thick as Old Hu's wrist.

However, that's not so bad; what's more troubling are the mosquitoes and poisonous insects in the dark corners of the valley.

Those mosquitoes, some as big as a palm, swarm at people like crazy.

If someone were bitten by one of these mosquitoes, they would probably get a huge welt. However, these mosquitoes usually avoid Hu Ming. But Fatty, Hu Bayi, and Yang Xueli weren't so lucky.

The fat guy, in particular, had to dodge poisonous insects and giant mosquitoes while also clearing the way.

Not long after, the fat man stopped and waved his hands repeatedly.

"No... I can't take it anymore, I need to rest for a while!"

"Damn it, I really can't walk anymore!"

Hu Bayi didn't know when, but he had a big mosquito bite on the back of his hand, which was swollen like a small steamed bun.

It's incredibly itchy when I don't touch it, but it hurts as soon as I do.

This torment made Hu Bayi grimace in discomfort.

Seeing that Fatty, Hu Bayi, and the others were exhausted, Hu Ming decided to stop and rest for a while, and use this time to figure out how to get across the poisonous barrier at the end of the canyon.

At this moment, Yang Xueli handed some disinfectant and swelling-reducing ointment to Hu Bayi while saying something.

"Actually, these mosquitoes aren't that big."

"Their toxicity is only so-so; you guys haven't seen the kind of poisonous mosquitoes from the Amazon rainforest!"

"It not only bites but is also highly poisonous; sometimes it can suck a small red deer dry!"
Upon hearing this, the fat man exclaimed in surprise, "Miss Yang, is that place you're talking about really that scary?"

"Um!"

"Hey, are there any ancient tombs?"

Hearing what the fat man said, Yang Xueli ignored him and deliberately ignored him.

Just then, Hu Bayi, while applying medicine to his hands, said, "Damn it, if we don't get out of here soon, I'll be the one who gets drained dry!"

"So, has Hu Ming found the secret passage?"

Hu Ming put away the map of human skin in his hand, which he hadn't noticed before.

Hu Ming calmly shook his head and said, "The farthest point is marked on it, but this place is much bigger than we imagined."

"It won't be easy to find in a short time!"

After replenishing their water at a river, they continued walking for more than three hours.

At this point, Hu Mingcai saw some relics on a dilapidated wall.

It was overgrown with weeds.

Hu Ming used an entrenching tool to scrape away the weeds on top. As Hu Ming moved, some small red lizards hurriedly crawled out, which startled the fat man.

Instinctively, the fat man immediately stepped towards the lizards, but was stopped by Yang Xueli.

"It's not poisonous, and it doesn't bite!"

"We're here to find the Muchen Pearl, can you stop acting like the Japanese invaders are invading a village!"

"Hey! Who are you calling a Japanese devil?!"

"I don't know if this stuff is poisonous or not!" the fat man retorted, unconvinced.

At this moment, Hu Ming glanced at the direction the lizards had fled, and they were all heading towards the outside of the canyon; occasionally, a few panicked ones ran in the wrong direction, but they all turned back.

(End of this chapter)