Tomb Raider: As a cannon fodder, I started to play badly

---Perspective Change---

"You mean, they all fell asleep at the same time?" Wu Erbai leaned against his seat, supported his right hand on the armrest, and looked at Xie Qingsi seriously. Xie Qingsi had not slept well for several nights, his eyes were full of bloodshot, his beard had become a permanent guest on his face, and his greasy hair did not look like the successor of the Xie family at all.

"Yes, Second Master, just yesterday, Uncle Baimu sent me a message saying that they had not entered the tomb yet, but only entered a cave. As a result, when they found Wuxie and the others, the three of them had fallen into a deep sleep and have not woken up. There is no way. They have brought Wuxie and the others out, and I have arranged for them to come back. As for Master Hei, he is still on that mountain, but I have sent people to supervise him." Xie Qingsi really had no other choice. It had been a week since Xie Yuchen had fallen asleep, and there was still no progress. Apart from giving him basic nutrition every day, he had no idea what to do.

"Is there any news from the third brother?" Wu Erbai thought for a moment and said to Xie Qingsi while staring at him.

"The Third Master went to Brother Ran, but there is no solution at the moment." Xie Qingsi was a little discouraged. If he had not been unable to find any solution at all, he would not have rashly come to Wu Erbai, hoping to get some solutions from him.

"Thank you for your hard work. Leave the rest to us adults!" Wu Erbai thought for a while, looked at the man in front of him who was nothing like what people said on the street, and sighed. How come the Xie family is so lucky? Every one of them is a talented person. Thinking of Wuxie in his own family, Wu Erbai could only sigh. Forget it. He had to take over this mess whether he wanted to or not.

"It's okay, Second Master, let me follow you." Xie Qingsi said anxiously, stepping forward.

"You have to protect the Xie family and help me watch the Nine Gates. I'm afraid they have ulterior motives. You just need to stay in the capital. Do you hear me?" Wu Erbai looked at Xie Qingsi with a smile. Although he was smiling and his tone was negotiating, his tone was full of unquestionableness. Xie Qingsi had no choice but to nod dejectedly.

Seeing this, Wu Erbai didn't say anything more, but began to order his men to prepare to go to where Bai Ran was.

---Timeline---

Wu Erbai hurried over and saw his third brother, who had not been seen for many years, squatting on the ground smoking depressedly. There were already cigarette butts all over the ground. Wu Erbai frowned, but still walked up to him and asked, "How is it?"

"Uncle Bai has not shown any signs of waking up, and neither has Hei Xia Zi. I wonder if it's because of the same reason." Wu Sansheng said somewhat depressed. To be honest, he had planned everything well, but something went wrong, which led to the Wang family being almost destroyed. He finally digested the things he had planned for half his life, but it was destroyed by his nephew, and then his uncle Bai had problems again. He finally persuaded the stubborn uncle Bai to come back, but now everything went wrong.

When Wu Erbai heard this, he just said lightly: "Take me to see Uncle Bai!" Wu Sansheng stood up and took Wu Erbai into the mountains.

Seeing someone he knew lying on the bed, regardless of life or death, Wu Erbai was a little dazed. He drove Wu Sansheng out, closed the door, and sat quietly on a chair beside Bai Ran's bed. Looking at this familiar face carefully, Wu Erbai was a little dazed. He didn't know when he last saw this person. It seemed to be when the Eighth Master died! Wu Erbai thought in a daze, is it really because of my age that I can't remember clearly.

He finally spread out the jade pendant in his hand and looked at it. He still remembered that day when Bai Ran asked expressionlessly: "Erbai, I have taught you since you were a child. I know your temper and I am very relieved. I want to give you a chance to choose. Do you need to forget me, even if you are the only one who remembers me in the end?" This was the first time that Bai Ran did not talk to himself and make people forget his existence. It was also the only time that he was talking to Wu Erbai, whom he had taught since childhood.

How did he answer at that time? Wu Erbai looked at the jade pendant and touched the lines on it carefully. "Once a teacher, always a father. Master's teachings will be unforgettable to Erbai forever." The childish voice seemed to ring in his ears again.

"As long as this jade pendant is broken, I will rush over. Take care, and I wish my Erbai will have a smooth and safe life from now on." This was the last time they met.

After that, maybe it was God's arrangement! When Wuxie was kidnapped, his anxiety disappeared when he saw the familiar words "Wuxie is safe, come back in a month", but only Wuxie came back. Until now, he has not taken the initiative to find Bai Ran. He knows that Lao San has remembered Lao San and that he has been protecting the kid from the Xie family. But he did not take the initiative to find him. He even misses the days when only he remembers him.

Thinking of this, Wu Erbai smiled faintly. =, I didn't expect that after being so stubborn for so long, he would eventually have to break it for his unpromising nephew. Thinking of this, he strengthened his heart. He smashed the jade pendant in his hand to the ground. He was gambling, gambling on the last possibility.

Sure enough, Bai Ran frowned slightly, and finally opened his eyes. After a while of reaction, he looked around a little dully and saw that familiar aura, "Er Bai?"

Wu Erbai saw the uncertainty in Bai Ran's eyes, smiled faintly, and felt relieved, but looked at the jade pendant that he had been playing with for almost half his life with some sadness. He picked it up and replied, "Well, Master, long time no see."

"Erbai, is something wrong?" Bai Ran supported his head with one hand due to a headache, and supported the bed with his other hand, and said weakly.

"It has been a week since Wuxie and the other five fell into a coma. The time they have been in the coma is basically the same, and we can't find the cause." Wu Erbai hurried forward, helped Bai Ran sit up, let him lean against the wall behind him, and tucked in the quilt for him.

"Comatose?" Bai Ran said with a headache. He was also very worried. After thinking about it, he guessed the cause of the incident. There was impatience in his tone, but facing Wu Erbai, he was still a little more gentle. "I know, don't worry, I'll take care of it."

"Master, can Erbai ask, what exactly are you doing?"

Bai Ran paused and looked at the persistent man, very puzzled. The moonlight shone on their faces through the window, but at this moment Bai Ran could not tell Wu Erbai's expression, nor could he figure out why Wu Erbai, who never asked, suddenly changed his mind.