Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 707 If you can't die from courting death, then court death to the fullest!

Because of some matters, the blind man and the young man chose to travel in the same car as they had come, with Hu Ming and the other two. Wu Xie and Fatty, on the other hand, drove their old, over-the-top Jinbei van.

"What's down there? Why are you being so mysterious..."

Looking back, the blind man couldn't help but ask, leaning against the back of the driver's seat out of curiosity.

"A...crucial thing."

"I think you've probably already received news about the 'First Emperor' story from Wu Xie, right?"

"Although I don't know where the 'First Emperor's' inexplicable kindness towards me came from, his appearance told me something..."

"There are still some exceptionally ancient beings in this world, each with unique abilities and a penchant for causing trouble. These individuals or cultivators have played many roles that have left their mark on history..."

Hu Ming smiled slightly, giving an irrelevant answer.

The blind man wasn't in a hurry. He knew that Hu Ming wasn't such a talkative person, so there was a reason for bringing him up.

Before parting, "the First Emperor" and I had a private talk about some things that even I, the young man, didn't know.

"Their existence is different from mine and Xiao Ge's; their immortality is not without its price."

"Initially, they achieved immortality without any side effects, but their immortality was too dependent on the mysterious boulder that created them, which they later called the Mother Stone."

"But as time went by, the power of the Mother Stone waned, overwhelmed by the fear of death and the hope for life..."

"They succeeded. After more than a million years of continuous research, they finally succeeded, but there's one thing..."

"Their success has a huge side effect: they need... support!"

Hu Ming took out the mother stone that belonged to "First Emperor" and murmured softly.

This is not the entirety of the mother stone that "First Emperor" was allocated, but only a small part of it.

"support?"

Even the young man who had been resting with his eyes closed couldn't help but open them, his brows furrowing. He and the blind man both sensed something ominous from that word.

"Ah, it's about providing for them! Don't be fooled by the First Emperor's seemingly kind-hearted appearance. People like them have lived for far too long. Can the mainstream values ​​we establish today really restrain them?"

"To them, those whose will to live has been extinguished by time are worthless, insignificant. But they still want to live, so any price is worth paying..."

"While this enormous price has rendered them less perfect, every cloud has a silver lining; similarly, it has granted them an almost invincible buff..."

"You might not believe it, but under certain circumstances, have they even watched Marvel movies? Like Deadpool or Wolverine, they're practically impossible to kill!"

Hu Ming looked somewhat somber and spoke vaguely, leaving many crucial points unexplained.

Even so, this information was enough to shock the two of them.

Even the young man's eyes flashed with intense suspicion.

"Unkillable? How is that possible? Wouldn't someone die after having their head chopped off?"

The blind man asked incredulously.

"Well, under certain circumstances, even if you cut off their heads, they will grow back one in a very short time. They don't have any weaknesses that can be called fatal."

"If it weren't for their flaws, they would be the most perfect beings in the world!"

"Based on my years of investigation and some information provided by the First Emperor, I have roughly guessed something... Our target this time is probably related to an ancient person who is a cultivator."

Hu Ming said in a deep voice.

"Then why bother looking for a place to listen to thunder? Damn it, I don't believe such an ancient being would be kind enough to help my little apprentice solve his physical problems!"

"The worst part is, we can't even kill that Wolverine. What's the point of going? Are we just asking for death? Even if we can't beat him, he can wear us down to death!"

The blind man couldn't help but let out a strange cry. Many people know that long ago, Hu Ming had been very interested in things like "divine will," cultivators, and immortals, and had collected a lot of information. He had even ventured deep into the Western Frontier alone and explored for many years.

However, the South China Sea Luo Yun Kingdom, which uses thunder to listen to the will of heaven, is somewhat special, as it involves the Buddha. Therefore, Hu Ming has never been able to set foot there and can only gather intelligence from the sidelines.

Now it seems that Hu Ming has indeed discovered the truth about the Luo Yun Kingdom in the South China Sea.

"Yang Daguang's former residence contains something capable of killing that kind of being, or at least the one who might be our target. And you, you got it!"

The young man decisively interrupted the blind man's strange cries and looked seriously at Hu Ming, who was driving.

"Ah, we should all be thankful that Zhang Qishan didn't do all the annoying things back then. Many years ago, the archaeological team he led actually found something amazing."

"Well, how should I put it, that Seven Ears... I mean, the King of the South Sea was probably also dissatisfied with his puppet fate and rebelled, stealing something deadly in hopes of using it as leverage in negotiations."

"What's even more poignant about fate is that Yang Daguang undoubtedly betrayed Zhang Qishan back then, actually hiding the thing after finding it..."

Hu Ming smiled slightly, sometimes he really couldn't help but doubt the existence of fate.

coincide?
Hu Ming didn't believe in so many coincidences in the world; this series of events was just too much of a coincidence.
He happened to encounter the "First Emperor," accidentally learned of the weaknesses of those beings, and also happened to find the weakness of the seemingly ancient being in Thunder City...

Ah, this "First Emperor," indeed, it's human nature to fight amongst ourselves.

Although the specific reasons are unknown, it is likely that you surviving ancient beings have long since fallen apart.

Therefore, it is highly likely that "His Majesty the First Emperor" had long been aware of Zhang Qishan's leading exploration of the South China Sea King's tomb and Hu Ming's years of intelligence gathering.

In other words, the chance encounter with "His Majesty the First Emperor" was not a coincidence at all.

These old guys are all incredibly cunning and ruthless.

Having lived for so many years, their schemes are completely unconcerned about the length of time, which is terrifying to the extreme. To say that they are so cunning that even their eyelashes are empty is an insult to them.

They weren't even pubic hair!
even
Hu Ming still had doubts; it was uncertain whether the thing deep inside Yang Daguang's ancestral hall was actually something he had stored there.

After all, the thing was so unremarkable that Hu Ming didn't believe a professional archaeological team could accurately find this deadly little thing from a pile of junk, let alone treasure it so carefully.

This doesn't make sense.

"Behind everything that defies common sense lies some enormous conspiracy... Brother, blind man, this journey seems to be getting more and more interesting."

Hu Ming found it increasingly amusing and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"This is ridiculous! I'm just doing this for money, okay? It's only 30,000 yuan, and I might even get myself into trouble this time... What am I doing this for?!"

"Damn it, I was so stupid I already took the deposit, and now it's too late to back out."

The blind man rolled his eyes in exasperation.

"With your wealth, according to industry practice, ten times the compensation is all you need. You could easily afford to pay that a hundred or a thousand times, right?"

"You have this problem: you say no, but your body says otherwise."

Hu Ming sneered.

Those in their line of work have lived too long, seen through many things, and lost interest in many things, but they are increasingly interested in the unknown, exciting, and dangerous.

This is almost an occupational hazard of mine; if I can't die from it, I'll just go all out and do something suicidal.

A blind person is a typical example of this kind of person.

Of course, many elderly people are also frightened away by the strange and terrifying experiences they had in their youth and only hope to enjoy their old age in peace.

But those were people whose bodies were so decayed that they could no longer support their urgent need to take risks.

"I see through it but don't say it. Do I have to honestly say 'it smells so good'?"

The blind man chuckled, tearing away his disguise.