Hu Ming

"Ka-chak..." A green-skinned train was heading toward Capital Beijing.

Inside one of the train cars, a handsome man was reading on a lower bunk. On the lower bunk opposite him, another man was fast asleep.

The handsome man closed his book and couldn't help sighing. I've been in this world for twenty-eight years now.

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

Hu Ming rubbed his head, then lay down as well.

In his previous life, he'd graduated from a junior college but couldn't find a job, and spent his days drifting aimlessly. He had no family, either, and had grown up in an orphanage.

He'd come to this world simply because he'd gotten into a traffic accident while riding his bike in his previous life. It wasn't like the protagonists in novels, who came to another world after saving someone or being struck by lightning.

He'd just been riding his bicycle along the pedestrian path when a female driver, who'd mistaken the accelerator for the brake, hit and killed him.

He had to admit he'd been both unlucky and lucky. He'd ended up in this tomb-raiding world, where he had the fatherly and maternal love he'd longed for in his previous life, along with other family members by his side.

Not only that, but as soon as he'd arrived in this world, he'd awakened a cheat ability, just like the protagonists in other novels.

His cheat ability was a system called the Tomb Robbery System. It only gave out rewards for robbing tombs.

As a result, in his twenty-eight years, the only reward Hu Ming had received from the system was its beginner's gift pack. It had granted him the bloodline of a Beginner Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, mastery of Baji Quan, the lifetime knowledge of an archaeologist, and a system space of one cubic meter.

That was all the system had given Hu Ming. He hadn't gone tomb-raiding in all those years, so he'd never received another reward.

Because of this, as soon as he graduated from the history department at Peking University, Hu Ming enlisted in the army. He also asked his family to use their connections to get him assigned to Hu Bayi's unit.

Hu Ming's parents were extremely unhappy about him joining the army, but they knew how stubborn he was. They had no choice but to use their connections to get him assigned to Hu Bayi's company, hoping he'd have someone looking out for him.

After Hu Ming joined Hu Bayi's company, he didn't tell his fellow soldiers that his company commander, Hu Bayi, was his cousin. Hu Bayi didn't tell anyone, either.

Thanks to his excellent fighting skills and marksmanship, Hu Ming eventually became a deputy company commander, and the soldiers under him respected him greatly.

This time, he was returning because Hu Bayi had shot prisoners on the battlefield and, as a result, left the army. Hu Ming knew that this meant the story of Jingjue Ancient City was about to begin, so he'd chosen to leave the army with Hu Bayi. The senior officers had no choice but to let him go.

As Hu Ming sat lost in thought, he suddenly heard someone across from him shout, "No!" Hu Bayi sat bolt upright, drenched in cold sweat. Everyone nearby had been startled by his outburst.

Hu Ming handed Hu Bayi a bottle of water, then turned to the others. "Everyone, I'm sorry. My brother just got back from the battlefield, and certain things give him nightmares. I'm very sorry." Hu Bayi also said, "I'm sorry, everyone. I disturbed you."

Hearing Hu Ming and Hu Bayi apologize, and realizing that they were both former soldiers, everyone nodded in understanding and went back to what they'd been doing.

Hu Ming turned to Hu Bayi, whose face was a little pale. "What's wrong? Did you dream about the past again?"

Hu Bayi silently nodded. "Mingzi, I'm going to have a cigarette to calm down."

Hu Ming nodded. "Go ahead, but come back as soon as you're done. We'll be at the station soon."

Hu Bayi nodded, picked up his cigarette pack and matchbox, and walked out of the compartment.

Hu Ming began gathering their things. They'd be getting off the train soon.