Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 737 Ancient Evil Arts!
Before leaving, the blind man and Hu Ming huddled together and chatted for a while. Then, they found a strong man from the village and whispered something to him.

The burly man was initially impatient, but when he saw the roll of banknotes handed to him by the blind man, he immediately gave the shopkeeper the most sincere smile, nodding and bowing repeatedly.

This is also a very practical person who understands the truth that the boss is God.

"Remember this, and never forget it, I am your father!"

Finally, the blind man solemnly emphasized.

"..."

The burly man's forehead veins bulged. If it weren't for the money, he was certain that the fruit trees in his yard would be exceptionally lush and bear a lot of fruit next year.

There's a reason you have so many enemies.

Hu Ming tossed the blind man's backpack to him, shaking his head helplessly.

"But I, Blackie, still live a carefree life. Aren't all those enemies silently cursing me from the shadows?"

The blind man chuckled, not caring at all.

"But you're going blind. You're so old, can't you put people's minds at ease?"

Hu Ming sighed, too lazy to say anything more. This was the unique wisdom of a blind man; if he changed it, he wouldn't be blind anymore.

After the reorganization was completed, the bloated team, covered in a month's worth of grime, entered the underground temple.

After walking down the man-made stone steps for about four or five meters, the narrow passage suddenly opened up.

A statue of the Thunder God is enshrined in front of the clear pool.

"This is where we perform our sacrificial rites... Following ancient traditions, we drill holes in the children's skulls and insert metal springs here."

“After the procedure is completed according to ancient methods, the children will be taken to another underground space to recuperate until the scars on their heads heal and there are no visible abnormalities.”

A hint of sadness and longing flashed in the shrine maiden's eyes as she gestured.

The key to listening to thunder lies in the ancient method of drilling holes in the skull. The reed is merely used to disrupt the language center, preventing the villagers from ever transmitting the information conveyed by the thunder throughout their lives.

Hu Ming and his team had already grasped most of the situation.

Because of the sins committed by Wu Sansheng, Wu Erbai spent some time appeasing the goddess.

In her search for her missing son, the goddess once ventured deep into an underground river cave, but after traveling more than ten kilometers, she was too exhausted to continue.

The underground space is incredibly complex and contains many dangers that are unimaginable to ordinary people; the goddess simply cannot overcome those dangers.

"That's about the situation. From now on, we'll have to rely entirely on ourselves."

After seeing the goddess off, Wu Erbai led everyone to the cave behind the statue.

Upon closer inspection, the group all frowned.

The passage here forks after only a dozen meters. According to the goddess, she only explored the right passage and knew nothing about the left one.

In other words, both passages were unknown to everyone, and choosing to split up and proceed in such a complex situation would be a major mistake.

"Just pick any one of them. All the forks in the road lead to the same place, it's just that the scenery along the way is different."

Hu Ming interrupted Liu Sang, who was trying to discern the difference between the two channels, and carefully chose his words.

"If this whole trip is just a sightseeing tour to admire the underground scenery, I'll be laughing in my sleep!"

The blind man scoffed and bluntly exposed Hu Ming's deception.

"So, are you going in or not? Let's make this clear first. If you go in and make it to the end, you're definitely going to have to fight to the death."

Hu Ming glanced sideways at the blind man. "Go in! Why not go in!? Such a cute little apprentice, we can't just stand by and watch him lie in that hospital bed coughing up his lungs and then die a miserable death, can we?"

The blind man shrugged, indicating that he had already resigned himself to his fate before setting off, and directly clicked on the rooster to choose the right passage and went in.

"It would be better if he were dead. Look at what happened to the people around him. How could they have the nerve to drag my idol into risking his life for him every day?"

"Who knows how many people will die on this trip because of him!"

Liu Sang rolled a puff of white smoke on the side and muttered to himself.

This guy never had a good impression of Wu Xie from beginning to end. In the TV series, for various reasons, he was able to clear his name and get away with it.

But in reality...
啧!
There's a reason why Wu Xie, with his soft heart, is always called an idiot and Liu the Madman.

Liu Sang was not his real name; no one knew his real name, only that his surname was Liu. Sang was a nickname given to him based on his life story.

Before he could finish speaking, and before Hu Ming could say anything, the young man's sharp gaze had already swept over him.

The guy doesn't have many friends, so he cherishes each and every one of them.

"You damn thing... what are you? You don't know anything! Wu Xie has such a good temper, he can tolerate you, but do you really think those tough guys can put up with you?"

"If you don't want to be missing limbs before you even reach your destination, I suggest you keep quiet..."

"You should know that no one here will help you."

The blind man grinned and enjoyed joking around with his friends like an idiot, but that didn't mean he would tolerate others personally insulting his apprentice and friends.

"..."

Having spent his childhood in the martial arts world and honed his ability to read people, Liu Sang knew the blind man wasn't joking.

After uttering those words, he keenly sensed the murderous intent emanating from him. Liu Sang's face paled, and he dared not utter another word.

It's true he has good hearing, but he's not irreplaceable, not to mention, in a fight... what is he anyway?
"Many people in the underworld know about him, especially the experts in Beijing, who all know about his background, but there are some things that very few people know."

"Blind man, do you know about the evil art of 'hearing from the shadows'?"

Hu Ming glanced at the blind man, knowing what he wanted to ask. He narrowed his eyes, and without suppressing his voice, asked frankly.

Liu Sang's body trembled slightly, and fear flashed in his eyes.

"Hearing in the shadows? He can hear in the shadows? Tell me carefully."

The blind man frowned, instinctively grabbing the short knife at his waist, looking incredulously at Liu Sang, who usually acted like a fanatical celebrity.

"Let me start from the beginning. You need to hear the complete story."

“He is not an orphan. His father is also related to us. He was an old comrade-in-arms of Panzi and participated in a counterattack against a certain country. He got married and had him after being discharged from the army.”

"For various reasons, his father divorced and remarried a stepmother. From then on, Liu Sang became rebellious and ran away from home several times."

"The last time was because his father had colon cancer, and his stepmother poured boiling water on him. It's a tragic story, and it evokes a lot of sympathy, right?"

Hu Ming paused at this point.

Everyone knew that the story Hu Ming specifically brought up was definitely not that simple.

Most of these people were from the South, and they only knew a general idea about what was happening in the North. They subconsciously held their breath and listened carefully.

Although, up to this point the story only illustrates how tragic this kid's childhood was.

But their intuition, honed from years of working underground and facing danger, told them that this story, the story of Liu Sang, must be terrifying and have unimaginable twists and turns!
In particular, the fact that this kid's father had some connection with Master Pan, who had completely retired from the industry, made these people even more interested!