Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 784 Blind man, your shoes are wet!

I did a quick cleaning and set up a makeshift place for the three of us to rest for the night.

Just as Hu Ming was lighting a fire to boil some water, an uninvited guest arrived.

"Mr. Hu, thank you very much for what happened during the day. These are my thanks."

During the day, a female mercenary, whom Hu Ming had dragged out of the swamp, came to the door, carrying many cans of high-energy food that looked quite good.

These appear to be military canned goods from the US military, mostly beef.

"Thank you."

After a moment's hesitation, Hu Ming accepted the supplies and thanked them politely.

"There's still a long evening ahead. I mean, this isn't enough to express my gratitude. Mr. Hu, are you free now?"

The female mercenary had washed her face, and with a faint smile on her attractive face, she extended the invitation in a generous manner.

"Tsk, as expected of you, Hu Ming. Tianzhen's assessment of you was indeed correct... The man who conquered the world with his kidneys?"
Beside him, the blind man who was huddled with Gu Ziqing grinned strangely and teased.

As an adult, it would be embarrassing if you didn't understand such an obvious hint, wouldn't it?
Even Gu Ziqing, the innocent and naive girl, understood, and her face flushed slightly.

Is it really okay to be this thrilled in broad daylight, late at night?
To be fair, constantly struggling on the brink of life and death, it's impossible for her to neglect physical training. The female mercenary has a good figure; her exposed waist and legs are noticeably flexible and strong. That's quite impressive.

His face isn't bad-looking, it's above average, and he's pleasing to the eye.

but…

"Did he really say that about me in private? Then he's dead meat."

"Wu Erbai is busy arranging blind dates for him every day. Coincidentally, I actually know a few wealthy women in Beijing. I remember some of them are around sixty years old around this time. He'll be very happy, won't he?"

"That way, he won't need to rely on Xiaohua to support him anymore... Blind man, do you want her?"

Hu Ming readily agreed with the suggestion and, with a smile, revealed his malicious intentions.

"...Rich woman, I'm hungry, I need food!"

The blind man rubbed his lower back, assessed his own body, and showed a hint of interest.

If you think about it carefully, even if you go blind for the rest of your life, making a living through physical labor wouldn't be a bad way to make a living!
"Repeating words, disgusting~"

Hu Ming glanced at him and said sarcastically.

"Pah! Vulgar! Men are so shameless!"

Gu Ziqing's face turned red.

"Mr. Hu, is this a convenient time?"

Undeterred by being ignored, the female mercenary smiled and continued to ask.

"I accept the gift... As for the time, I'm sorry, I have other things to do next."

Hu Ming decisively declined.

"Alright, you should get some rest. If you encounter any danger while inside the ruins, I hope this will be of help to you."

The female soldier looked regretful, but she didn't press the matter. After all, it was just a whim, and if he didn't want to, then so be it.

After thinking for a moment, the female mercenary drew her Type 54 pistol from her waist, took out several magazines from her tactical pocket, and stuffed them into Hu Ming's hand.

Then he waved and left without any hesitation, giving Hu Ming no chance to refuse.

"...At the very least, she's a grateful person. It wasn't a waste of time to save her. Even though I don't need these things, I should at least ask her name."

Hu Ming weighed the pistol magazine in his hand and smiled.

"People like this are rare these days when they're in the mercenary business... It's good."

The blind man agreed. "...Why didn't you say yes? She's pretty and has a great figure!"

Gu Ziqing's focus is quite strange.

Why should I accept her invitation? Do I look that desperate?

Hu Ming countered with a question.

"You can't expect someone who enjoys delicacies every day and changes their tastes from time to time to suddenly become interested in wild game from the mountains; that only exists in romance novels."

"Moreover, Hu Ming is a clean freak, both psychologically and physically. He doesn't like sharing anything with others, anything in any sense."

The blind man kindly explained on Hu Ming's behalf.

"Eating delicacies every day, changing flavors, psychological fastidiousness..."

"Got it, scumbag! He's obsessed with virgins!"

Gu Ziqing suddenly realized that, in terms of appearance, given Hu Ming's assets, it seemed that achieving this was not difficult.

I don't object.

He tucked the pistol into his back waistband and spread his hands honestly.

There's nothing shameful about these two things, is there?
"Hu Ming, did you notice? The building materials here are not ordinary."

After a simple meal, the two left the "village" and relieved themselves in the jungle back to back. Suddenly, the blind man spoke up.
"Yes, it's definitely Tianxin Rock. Obviously, the monsters in the ruins are mostly the Nine-Headed Hydra Cypress. But I have a bad feeling that something terrible has probably happened in the ruins."

Hu Ming stared blankly at the large white concrete blocks in the jungle ahead, with withered vines twisting and coiling around them like living snakes.

Under the moonlight, this scene looked somewhat eerie!
"Tianxin Rock has lost its effectiveness. Moreover, we are still dozens of kilometers away from the ruins, and if I'm not mistaken, the Nine-Headed Serpent Cypress probably originated from the ruins."

"But fortunately, it seems that the activity has been suppressed by some kind of magical force."

"This is so troublesome... I'm suddenly starting to suspect that my little apprentice might have secretly followed us here?"

The blind man was also watching that area. He shook himself, pulled up his pants, scratched his head, and sighed with a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a feeling of deep emotion or reflection).

"Tianzhen is that opening a coffin will inevitably cause the corpse to rise, but it doesn't mean that everything will be a thousand times more troublesome. As for the power that suppresses vitality, it is mostly related to the Buddha statue."

"And also, blind man, your shoes are wet... You're getting old."

Finally, Hu Ming kindly offered a reminder.

"I'm going against the wind, against the wind, you know? Against the wind!!!"

The blind man's face darkened; this involved a man's dignity, and he could not yield an inch.

"Oh."

Hu Ming gave him a "whatever you say goes" look: "Take it easy and avoid going to bathhouses with Wu Xie and Fatty. Compared to them, you're practically an old man."

"Damn it!"

The blind man wanted to kill someone.

"Hey, why are your shoes wet? Aren't you guys going to... Pfft, sorry, sorry, I didn't mean to."

Back at the camp, Gu Ziqing was packing up when she noticed the blind man's unusual behavior and couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle. She understood immediately.

These days, regardless of whether a girl has experienced certain things or not, she basically knows everything she needs to know.

After all, there are countless ways to acquire knowledge. You can't expect an adult woman to be as innocent and naive as an unmarried girl in ancient times.

This is not realistic.

Hu Ming laughed even more unrestrainedly: "Blind man, you're getting old, so don't force yourself. You still need to take supplements, there's nothing shameful about it. I'll have Hong Xia bring you some ginseng soup made from ginseng that's been used for a long time."