Hu Ming

"Crickets..." a green-skinned train was chugging towards Capital Beijing. www.

Inside a train car, a handsome man was reading a book on a lower bunk. Opposite him, another man was fast asleep.

The handsome man closed his book and sighed inwardly, thinking: It's been twenty-eight years since I came to this world.

The man was now twenty-eight years old, and his name was Hu Ming.

Hu Ming rubbed his head and lay down.

In his previous life, he was a college graduate who couldn't find a job and drifted aimlessly. He had no relatives, having grown up in an orphanage.

The reason he came to this world was simply a traffic accident while riding his bike. It wasn't like the protagonists in novels who saved someone or were struck by lightning.

He was just riding his bicycle on the sidewalk when a female driver mistook the accelerator for the brake and hit him, killing him.

He had to admit he was quite unlucky, but also quite lucky. Because he had come to this world of tomb robbing, he now had the fatherly and motherly love he had craved in his past life, as well as other relatives to accompany him.

Not only that, but he had awakened a golden finger just like the protagonists in other novels as soon as he arrived in this world.

His golden finger was a System, called the Tomb Robbery System. He only received rewards for robbing tombs.

Because of this, in his twenty-eight years, Hu Ming had only received the initial beginner's gift package from the System, which gave him the Beginner Five-Clawed Golden Dragon bloodline, mastery of Baji Quan, and a lifetime's worth of knowledge from an archaeologist. Lastly, it also gave Hu Ming a system space of one cubic meter.

That was it. The System only gave Hu Ming these four things. Hu Ming had never gone tomb robbing in over twenty years, so he had never received any further rewards from the System.

Because of this, as soon as Hu Ming graduated from the History Department at Peking University, he joined the army. He even asked his family to pull some strings to get him assigned to Hu Bayi's unit.

Hu Ming's parents were extremely displeased with him joining the army, but they knew their son's stubborn nature. They could only pull some strings to get Hu Ming assigned to Hu Bayi's company, hoping he would have someone to look out for him.

However, after arriving at Hu Bayi's company, Hu Ming did not tell his fellow soldiers or the company commander that Hu Bayi was his cousin. Hu Bayi also did not publicize this.

In the army, Hu Ming relied on his excellent skills and marksmanship to eventually become a deputy company commander, and the soldiers under him were particularly convinced of his abilities.

His return this time was because Hu Bayi had shot a prisoner of war on the battlefield, leading Hu Bayi to resign from the army himself. Seeing this, Hu Ming knew the story of Jingjue Ancient City was about to begin, so he also chose to retire with Hu Bayi. The military superiors had no choice but to let him go.

Just as Hu Ming was lost in thought, he suddenly heard a shout of "No!" from across the way. He saw Hu Bayi sit up, covered in cold sweat. Everyone around them was startled by his outburst.

Seeing this, Hu Ming handed Hu Bayi a bottle of water and said to the others, "Everyone, I apologize. My brother just came down from the battlefield and has been having nightmares due to some issues. I'm truly sorry." Hu Bayi also said at this moment, "I'm sorry, everyone, for disturbing you."

Hearing Hu Ming and Hu Bayi's apologies, and knowing they were both former soldiers, the others nodded in understanding and dispersed.

Hu Ming saw them leave, then turned to Hu Bayi, whose face was a little pale, and said, "What's wrong? Dreaming about the past again?"

Hu Bayi nodded in silence and said to Hu Ming, "Mingzi, I'm going to smoke a cigarette to calm down."

Hu Ming nodded and said, "Go ahead, but come back after you finish. We're almost at the station."

Hu Bayi nodded at this and walked out of the compartment with his cigarette case and matchbox.

Hu Ming began to tidy up his belongings. They would be getting off the train soon.