Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 738 Stop insulting me!

Hu Ming didn't keep people in suspense and explained everything directly.

"He begged his way to the city and walked to the hospital to find his father, but unfortunately, his father had already died when he arrived at the hospital."

“After that, he never went home again. Instead, he picked up a bowl and started begging on the street. It was around that time that he met his first master, the bald-headed Gu Zi.”

"The reason why the bald-headed boy took him in was not because he was born with good hearing, but because he told the bald-headed boy his story."

Hu Ming lit a cigarette, his tone low and brooding.

At this point, many people have already grasped something.

"Mr. Ming, the 'Lai Tou Gu' you're talking about isn't that old gang leader from Xuancheng more than ten years ago, is it?"

"Back then, the story of the old man's family having no heir was widely circulated. In the end, only a child of about ten years old emerged from the tomb of the Liao Empress Dowager. Was that child Liu Sang?"

Wu Erbai's men's expressions changed, and they subconsciously moved a few steps away from Liu Sang.

The tomb is extremely dangerous. Although it is not common for a family to die out, it does happen from time to time and is not unusual.

But all ten or so skilled individuals who had been in this business for over a decade were dead, leaving only a child of about ten years old alive...

This inevitably makes sensitive people overthink things.

"That's right, it's Liu Sang. Liu Sang's story isn't over yet. Quiet down and keep listening."

Hu Ming nodded and gently reprimanded.

Inside the cave, apart from the rushing sound of the underground river, there was utter silence.

"After that, Liu Sang somehow became an apprentice of a master of thunder-listening, and started hanging around the city. At a young age, he was quite well-known."

"...After Liu Sang's father died, he left the house to his stepmother, and his stepmother and her family moved in."

"About three years later, something happened: the house caught fire, and the stepmother's whole family burned to death inside."

"Later, after the police investigation, they said that the doors and windows had been tied shut with wire, and the stepmother's family had no way to escape the room which was shrouded in fire and smoke."

Combining this with what Hu Ming had said about eavesdropping, the blind man suddenly understood something and clicked his tongue, saying, "I guess there might be a pair of footprints outside the door, standing there listening to the dying screams of the person inside?"

"In the martial arts world, 'yin hearing' also refers to 'wang ting,' which means listening to the sounds of things in the underworld through the yin ears. In order to master this skill, in addition to having naturally keen ears, a special condition is also required."

"That means you have to hear the dying words of a loved one, and then use evil magic to slowly hear the voice of the dead."

"Coincidentally, after that incident, Liu Sang's reputation grew even more, and he made a great name for himself in the Northwest region in just a few years."

Hu Ming's story is finished.

Although Hu Ming did not answer the blind man's question, some people already knew that the incident had caused quite a stir back then. A family was deliberately burned alive in the middle of the city, and many people had heard the news.

Of course, we knew the blind man was right. There were indeed a pair of footprints outside the house, and next to the footprints was a square imprint. Judging from its size, it just happened to match the shape of the most popular tape recorder on the market at that time.

No one expected that Liu Sang, a young man born in 1993, would be so closely connected to those events from back then.

"What's more terrifying than ghosts and gods is the human heart!"

"Humans know how terrifying ghosts are, but ghosts know how wicked people are!"

After a long silence, a seasoned veteran with over a decade of experience uttered a few ancient sayings.

“That’s right, Mr. Ming, you’re right. I did it all. I did it with that bald-headed bastard and his stepmother’s family.”

“They all deserve to die! My father accidentally discovered an ancient tomb while fighting abroad. I was young and ignorant at the time, and I told Lai Tou Gu Zi about it.”

"Soon I discovered the bald-headed rascal's plan; he just wanted to use me to find that ancient tomb overseas! So, he deserves to die!"

"My stepmother's family. Need I say more?"

Liu Sang, who already exuded a sinister aura, now looked like a demon, his face contorted in a ferocious grimace.

He believed he had done nothing wrong. For his own sake, for a better life, wasn't that what he should have done? Who in this world isn't selfish?
"I don't want to comment too much on your values. Perhaps, if I had grown up in your environment, I might have done things even more extreme than you. So I probably don't have the right to stand on the moral high ground and criticize you."

Hu Ming smiled and said casually, "While Liu Sang's personality might have played a role in his early life, his environment was also a major factor. Hu Ming wasn't so morally inclined as to turn Liu Sang over to the authorities just for those reasons."

Hu Ming didn't care about these things. Having been in this line of work for a long time, he had seen all sorts of monsters and demons, and there were even those who went further than Liu Sang.

But
Hu Ming only bothers with these kinds of people if they don't jump around in front of him or get in his way.

"So you mean? You're just telling me about my past to embarrass me?"

With their facade already torn off, Liu Sang could hardly maintain a semblance of respect for Hu Ming.

"No, what I mean is very simple. You've always admired Xiao Ge, and you see yourself as the same kind of person as him, destined to be alone your whole life, believing that only by becoming stronger can you improve your life..."

"Is he so arrogant that he thinks everyone in the world, except for himself and the young man, is an idiot?"

"Stop insulting him!"

Hu Ming's eyes were lifeless, and he said in a low voice.

"You dare to compare yourself to this guy? Are you the same kind of person? Who do you think you are? Do you even deserve to be mentioned?"

"Do you understand this mute? Do you understand Wu Xie? Do you understand any of us?"

"Little brat, don't think that just because you've experienced some tragic things, you're the most miserable person in the world, or that you understand people's hearts the most... You think you're a piece of trash!"

Before Hu Ming could finish speaking, the blind man sneered and cursed mercilessly.

"That's right. Liu Sang, I don't mean to target you, but watch your mouth and your hands, and don't do anything unnecessary or pointless."

"There's one more thing I wanted to say: I know you better than you think, including your master who had seven holes drilled in his skull..."

"I'll say it one last time, Liu Sang, don't get in my way. Just do what you're supposed to do. Nobody's going to target you out of boredom."

"Just because I can't be bothered with you doesn't mean I can tolerate you jumping around in front of me. Wu Xie, you can call me Uncle Ming for now... I'm petty."

Hu Ming's expression remained calm, even deathly still. Those who knew him well knew that when Hu Ming wore this expression, he was already harboring murderous intent.

It's just... not the right time yet.

“Liu Sang, I paid you to do something, not to insult and curse my nephew.”

"While I respect life, it doesn't mean I'm a complete saint. In all my years, the number of people who have died, directly or indirectly, at my hands is not small."

"Because of some things that happened in my early years, I have almost nothing left to care about except my family. This is the last time. If there is a next time, there will be no shortage of skeletons here."

Only then did Wu Erbai speak calmly.

Given Wu Erbai's cautious nature, he naturally investigated Liu Sang's ancestors for eighteen generations before inviting him, but he didn't care about the man's character.

Compared to Wu Erbai, who is skilled at scheming and manipulating people, Liu Sang, just as Hu Ming said, is nothing more than an overconfident child.

Wu Erbai could figure out his thoughts almost without him having to exert any effort.

"it is good!"

Liu Sang's face was deathly pale, and he practically uttered the word through gritted teeth.

Liu Sang didn't care that his past was being exposed, because he didn't care; he felt that what he was doing was right.

but.
His master, as everyone knows, was a master of listening to thunder, skilled at analyzing various information in sounds.

But apart from him, no one knew that in order to collect sound more efficiently, his master's skull had seven holes drilled in it!
"Hu Ming, the second master of the Hong family of the Nine Gates, what exactly does he know? Is he clear about that matter or not?"

For the first time, Liu Sang felt a deep-seated fear of someone.

It's not a pleasant feeling to have all your secrets exposed.

"He probably doesn't know, right? If he did know... how could I still be standing here alive?"

Forced to calm himself down, Liu Sang closed his eyes and concentrated on thinking!