Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 743 How...did you...know?

As they approached their destination amidst the complex network of underground rivers, Hu Ming and his group slowed down their pace.

In the first six days, they traveled more than 500 kilometers, but in the second seven days, they only traveled less than 400 kilometers.

In the third week, most people practically crawled to complete the final 300 kilometers.

The deeper one delves into the complex underground river network, the more likely one is to encounter some inexplicable and bizarre things.

Of the skilled fighters Wu Erbai brought, a third of them were lost in the past three weeks!

You should know that those selected by Wu Erbai are all experts who have been in the business for more than ten years and have seen many bizarre situations that are hard for ordinary people to imagine!
The remaining people were mostly injured and in no good condition.

We encountered those strange, highly corrosive clouds again, at least four more times during the latter part of the journey!
After each escape, a continuous series of screams would always rise up.

The blind man even sadly guessed that he might really be destined to be a bachelor for the rest of his life.

Scalding someone with scalding hot water every few days?! Who could stand that?!
"I'm about to lose consciousness..."

Before a spring that lies across an underground river, the blind man, utterly despondent, pulls up his pants and lies sprawled on the ground, lifeless.

This is a sad story.

"This is it, the entrance to Thunder City that the third brother mentioned, the Roaring Spring, the Shouting Spring, also known in legend as the Sheep Lord Spring."

Compared to before he set off, Wu Erbai looked much more haggard and disheveled. He lit a cigarette and, with Erjing's help, stood by the roaring spring, murmuring softly.

Nearby, Hu Ming and his brother, whose condition was still perfectly preserved, leaned against the wall. Hu Ming silently lit a cigarette.

Hu Ming's eyes flickered slightly. After arriving here, he used two fingers of his right hand to lightly trace the rock wall, analyzing the information conveyed by the sound.

"This is it...we've arrived."

A moment later, Hu Ming glanced at the rock wall about twenty meters to the side and smiled.

"..."

Suddenly, Liu Sang seemed to see Hu Ming glancing at him with a half-smile, and his expression changed. Liu Sang instinctively felt a chill run down his spine.

It's like...

It felt like the feeling of an executioner holding a wine-splattered dagger against your neck on an ancient execution ground.

Following Hu Ming's gaze, Liu Sang felt a chill run down his spine.

How could he not know this place? How could he not be aware of it?
He had been here before; under his master's guidance, he had come more than once!
About ten years ago, when he first became his master's disciple, he followed his master to go even deeper and went to the deepest, most dangerous place!
What exactly does Hu Ming know?
For the first time, Liu Sang, who was always confident and even arrogant, felt like he was being made a fool of.

Liu Sang, I know you better than you think!
Before setting off, Hu Ming's last words of advice echoed in Liu Sang's mind, and Liu Sang's face turned deathly pale.

"Second Master, Ming Master, there is indeed a signal here, and we can communicate with the people above. I have already sent the information about our arrival here."

After arriving here, Erjing kept fiddling with his phone. Once he made contact, a relieved smile appeared on his face.

At the same time, led by Erjing, all of Wu Erbai's men pulled out all sorts of weapons from their backpacks, each revealing a ferocious smile on their face.

What made Liu Sang even more desperate was that these people, intentionally or unintentionally, had already surrounded him at the very center!
By this time, Liu Sang was quite certain that he had probably been exposed from the very beginning. In Hu Ming and Wu Erbai's eyes, he was just a clown jumping around!
"Hu Ming, although we have different personalities, we have a lot in common in our behavior and way of doing things. Before doing anything important, we always like to get rid of all the flies that are bound to get in our way."

"...That's settled then. Following us for the rest of the journey will only cause trouble. The three of you will have to continue. The rats up there are for me, the third brother, and your men... Take care!"

Wu Erbai nodded silently, while signaling to the white snake behind him that it was time to get to work.

The white snake nodded, took out several bundled detonators, went to the rock wall where Hu Ming had just been looking, and lit the fuse. Boom!
With a loud bang, the stone wall was blasted open, revealing a narrow secret passage that wound its way upwards.

Upon closer inspection, there were no steps or anything like that in the passage; all that could be found were pencil-thick iron nails embedded in the rock strata in a regular pattern for footholds.

"Wu Erbai, Hu Ming...you knew all along? How could you possibly have known!"

"For hundreds and thousands of years, our lineage has been hiding in the deep mountains and forests, secretly tracking and listening to thunder. Our only contact with you was with Wu Sansheng more than a few decades ago!"

"Over the years, we have consciously concealed all our movements. How could you possibly know?"

Liu Sang leaned against the rock wall, his body limp, and let out a series of bitter laughs.

He knew he was going to die, but before he died, he wanted to die knowing the truth.

"How did I know? Because there was... no, to be precise, a special being made a deal with me to save its life."

"Although in my opinion 'he' was being redundant, because there are some things I really do know a lot about, more than anyone can imagine."

"Similarly, you don't really think that Wu Sansheng has completely forgotten about you all these years..."

"Have you forgotten that you predicted Wu Xie would eventually die of lung disease even before he was born?"

"No matter how bad a man's character is, there are always things he cares about deeply. When a man is willing to spend half his life or even his entire life seeking an answer, that man is exceptionally terrifying."

“Even without me, Wu Sansheng had already figured out where your lineage had been gathering for generations two years ago… You offended the wrong people and used the wrong people.”

"The Wu family's determination to protect their own far exceeds your imagination."

Hu Ming grinned.

"Many, many terrible people tried to take advantage of the Wu family, but what became of them..."

Wu Erbai lit another cigarette, his expression gloomy and ruthless.

Because of his many experiences in his early years, people surnamed Wu are always ruthless in dealing with those who want to take advantage of them.

"Don't say I didn't give you a chance to live, Liu Sang..."

"she-passed-the-salley gardens- with-little-snow- white feet. Please answer the question!"

The golden Desert Eagle appeared in Hu Ming's hand, and he cocked it with a click.

Liu Sang's face turned ashen as he faced the poem that was deeply etched in his mind.

"How could you possibly know this...?"

“I told you, I know far more than you can imagine. At the same time, there is someone who, in order to show their sincerity, went to great lengths to tell me everything about you traitors.”

"Liu Sang, remember to keep your eyes open before choosing sides in your next life!"

Hu Ming pulled the trigger.

boom!
At the same time the gunshot rang out, a booming sound came from the ground inside the tunnel that had been blasted open.

This is a brutal soundscape of various explosions, gunshots, and screams mixed together.

Without even glancing at Liu Sang, whose head had exploded, Wu Erbai led his men to carefully climb upwards along the secret passage.