Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 649 The Chen Family Annihilated!
Reaching for his waist, Hu Ming pulled out a dagger. Seeing Zhang Yueshan's expectant gaze, Hu Ming ruthlessly hurled the dagger at Zhang Yueshan!
"I knew I couldn't hide it from you..."

As if he knew what Hu Ming was going to do, Zhang Rishan smiled instead of being surprised, and casually extended two fingers of his right hand to hold the dagger between his fingers.

Two fingers probing holes and caves!
Surprisingly, Zhang Yueshan, a member of the main branch of the Zhang family who had practiced the two-finger probing technique his entire life and for nearly a century, was now experiencing a slight tremor in his two fingers!
The magnitude of the change is so large that even an ordinary person can easily notice it.

"As a member of the Zhang family, you're already half-crippled. I truly didn't expect your injury last time to be so severe; these two fingers are now useless!"

Hu Ming pondered for a moment, then sighed softly and said in a low voice.

As martial arts practitioners, some things are ingrained in our bones. In an emergency, the body's muscle and nerve reactions are far faster than conscious reactions.

Faced with the sudden attack, Zhang Yueshan's first reaction was not to use two fingers to defend himself, but to use his fist, which already speaks volumes.

Hu Ming clearly didn't use much force when he threw the dagger, yet Zhang Rishan's two fingers were trembling slightly.

If there weren't some problems, how could my two fingers, which I've painstakingly trained day after day for a century, be in such poor condition?
"The assassin from the Wang family had poison on his dagger, a very troublesome kind of poison. Even though Liang Wan helped me treat it in an emergency, it still left some aftereffects."

"This is why I failed to open the Nine Aperture Exquisite Box before, and the poison of the venomous stinger further eroded my two fingers."

Zhang Yueshan tossed aside the dagger, gripped his still trembling two fingers in his left hand, and said nonchalantly, "But it doesn't matter. For the past hundred years, Zhang Yueshan has never relied on two fingers to make a living!"

Even without his two fingers, Zhang Yueshan is still not someone that just anyone can mess with!

Hu Ming smiled noncommittally at this.

Ultimately, this is Zhang Yueshan's private matter. If he doesn't mind, why should Hu Ming be worried?
At the same time, several rapid and brief screams rang out from the jungle on both sides.

Hu Ming's eyes flashed, and a pair of dragon eyes quietly appeared. At the same time, mist was rising faintly in the jungle.

"Let's go, it's getting late. Let's finish our business as soon as possible and get back to Beijing. We have important things to do back there."

Hu Ming turned and ran towards his destination.

"What a convenient ability... I vaguely remember hearing a similar explanation of it when I was young in the clan's territory. Is it the ability of the 'Snake God' within the sect?"

After muttering a few words to himself, Zhang Yueshan didn't bother to care about the fate of those Chen family members who had escaped the net, and followed closely in Hu Ming's footsteps.

The Chen family has been wiped out, and those guys who stayed behind would only cause trouble. Zhang Rishan isn't a saint, so naturally he won't have any more emotional fluctuations.

Only the Chen family is truly unlucky.

A few minutes later, the two arrived at one of the Chen family's headquarters.

The area was already heavily guarded by several armed mercenaries dressed in camouflage.

Mr. Hu!
A man dressed like a squad leader approached the newcomer, instinctively on guard. Upon seeing Hu Ming's face, his expression turned solemn, and he spoke respectfully.

Although Hu Ming rarely appeared in public, as one of the masterminds behind this mercenary group, his photos had naturally circulated among them long ago. "Continue the vigilance. Don't let up on the hunt for any who escaped. On our way here, we encountered some lucky ones. Pass on my orders: leave no one alive!"

Hu Ming nodded slightly, gave a few simple instructions, and then, without lingering, led Zhang Yueshan around the gang's stronghold and into the jungle behind it.

After turning left and right, we came to a crooked tree.

This crooked tree is so big that it would take two people to hug it. Its thick trunk is hollowed out by borers, big enough for an adult to stand in.

"I wonder if this is the escape route your Buddha left for future generations, or just a coincidence?"

Hu Ming pointed to the hollowed-out tree trunk and said calmly
According to Hu Ming's on-site analysis, the area beneath this large tree is directly above the head of that Buddha statue.

"How could I possibly fathom the Buddha's intentions? If I could easily understand his true purpose, why would I willingly remain by his side as his adjutant for life?"

Zhang Yueshan chuckled lightly.

"Your master is lucky to have had you as his adjutant throughout his life! Let's go!"

Hu Ming clicked his tongue, crawled into the tree hole, grabbed the drooping vine, and slowly descended until he disappeared from sight.

"In fact, in my opinion, it is my good fortune to have been able to follow the Buddha for a hundred years."

Zhang Rishan disagreed with this, muttering something under his breath. However, he had no interest in arguing with Hu Ming about these things, and followed Hu Ming, slowly descending as well.

The underground palace is not far from the surface; it hangs down from the hollow tree trunk, a distance of only ten meters, and that's the end of the tunnel.

The vines had a limit to their length. When Hu Ming reached the end of the vines, the space in front of him shifted, and he found himself back in that huge, empty underground space.

Even from a great distance, you can still see the passage you came from, and the dense, man-eating vines that stretch across the middle.

The position beneath our feet is directly opposite the head of the large Buddha who is holding a mudra.

At a height of about three meters above the Buddha's head, Hu Ming released the vines and let himself fall freely onto the Buddha's head.

For people like Hu Ming and Zhang Yueshan, that height is nothing at all!
"During the decades I followed the Buddha, I saw quite a lot of things. I was also fortunate enough to witness the Unloading Ridge lineage's art of identifying dragons by listening to the mountains."

"But in my opinion, your ears are even more wondrous than the legendary skill of identifying dragons by smelling mountains!"

Looking down at the Buddha statue, Zhang Yueshan exclaimed in sincere admiration.

Zhang Rishan could hardly imagine what kind of good fortune Hu Ming possessed to have learned such an incredible skill!
The ability to figure out the underground spatial structure in just a short time when venturing into tombs is truly unbelievable!
It should be noted that the Unloading Ridge lineage's art of "listening to the mountain and identifying the dragon" can only provide a general understanding and locate possible passages; it cannot reach the level of Hu Ming in terms of fine detail!
Hu Ming had heard similar praises countless times, and Zhang Yueshan's praises did not stir any emotion in him whatsoever.

After briefly surveying his surroundings, Hu Ming reached the edge of the Buddha's head and leaped!