Tomb Raider: The man is in the Nine Gates, but the system insists it's the Primordial Era.

Human hearts are like that; when they are united, they are incredibly solid, but when they are scattered, they can be incredibly swift.

It's like a mirage, invisible and intangible.

"Why are you all kneeling before this kid? Are you crazy? Get up, all of you!"

Having just lost face, Chen Yulou's face turned bright red again as he reprimanded the group of Unloading Ridge disciples in the mortuary.

When everyone came to their senses, they remembered Chen Yulou's earlier actions of abandoning them and only caring about his own emotions, and their faces were covered with a layer of frost.

Hearing the sound, Su Mu, who had finished showing off, turned around and met the gaze of the tall Taoist priest with his hair tied up behind Chen Yulou.

Partridge Whistle.

Seeing Partridge Whistle's face, which was exactly the same as the one in the TV series from his previous life, Su Mu felt a mix of emotions.

The actor who played Partridge Whistle in the drama perfectly portrayed the Partridge Whistle as imagined by all the book fans.

Partridge Whistle, who had searched mountains and rivers, losing the lives of his junior brothers and sisters who had accompanied him along the way, and his master, Liao Chen, with only one arm, still could not find a way to break the curse on his people, leaving him with a broken and desolate appearance.

"Boss, you don't know, just after you left, we all seemed to be possessed. We saw some filthy things, and our bodies couldn't move. Just as those ghostly things were about to use their sharp claws to dig open our hearts and lungs..."

This little deity appeared, and with a simple hand gesture, he touched our heads, and we were all pulled out of the ghostly realm that the demon had dragged us into.

The disciples of the Unloading Ridge Sect began to explain the changes that had occurred after Chen Yulou left.

Chen Yulou sized up Su Mu with an unfriendly gaze: "Where are all these supernatural things? It's just hallucinations caused by the urine of a fox spirit, right, Brother Partridge Whistle?"

Partridge Whistle remained silent, not responding to Chen Yulou's words, but staring intently into Su Mu's eyes.

feel.

A strange feeling arose in Partridge Whistle's heart for no reason.

"Moving Mountains, Partridge Whistle."

Partridge Whistle bowed to Su Mu, his expression unchanged.

Su Mu, who had not yet joined any organization or sect, thought for a moment and blurted out, "The Nine Gates, Su Mu."

"What is 'Moving Mountains'?"

"What is the Old Nine Gates?"

"Never even heard of it?"

"Are you ignorant? The Mountain Moving sect that this Taoist is referring to should be the Mountain Moving Taoist sect, which is on par with our Unloading Ridge Warriors. As for the Nine Gates, don't you recognize those people from Changsha?"

"The Nine Gates Admirals? Good heavens, when did two such powerful forces infiltrate our Unloading Ridge faction?"

"What do you mean by 'infiltrating'? Didn't they all openly and honestly identify themselves?"

"That seems to be true."

When Chen Yulou heard the nameless Su Mu actually announce the title of "Admiral of the Nine Gates," his gaze towards Su Mu changed repeatedly.

In recent years, the influence of the Nine Gates has been expanding further and further, showing a trend of covering the Hunan region. How could he not know this?

The two powerful forces simply had different interests, which is why there wasn't much conflict between them.

Upon hearing Su Mu announce the names of the Nine Gates, the faces of the people in Changsha began to flush with excitement.

This statement implies that Su Mu, who made these remarks, will definitely infiltrate the Nine Gates after returning home.

Otherwise, wouldn't we become a laughing stock in the martial arts world?

An unknown nobody, using the identity of the Nine Gates to show off?

Unless this identity is confirmed, Su Mu will have to leave this circle altogether!

"Turns out we're all in the same line of work, hahaha. Now that things are settled, let's go inside, light a fire to warm up, and then have a good drink, hahaha."

Caught in the middle, feeling awkwardly forgotten by everyone, Chen Yulou interjected.

Partridge Whistle nodded and led his three junior brothers and sisters toward the mortuary where Su Mu was located.

Chen Yulou also walked over to Luo Laowai's side, trying to regain some face in front of this layman.

"Brother Chen, the Mountain-Moving Taoists and the Nine Gates Admiral they're referring to are...?"

See, we've regained our dignity, haven't we?

Chen Yulou was secretly delighted, but outwardly remained calm, continuing to slowly explain while fanning himself with his folding fan: "Brother Luo, you're not one of us, so you don't know. The so-called Mountain Moving Taoists are one of the four major sects that are on par with our Unloading Ridge Warriors. The Mountain Moving, Unloading Ridge, and Touching Gold and Hair Mounds are the four sects."

The Nine Gates Admirals that this young man mentioned belong to a different faction, a martial arts force that has begun to emerge in recent years. This force is divided into nine leaders, hence the name Nine Gates.

Among these nine sects, the one with the title "Buddha Zhang Qishan"...

Chen Yulou continued to show off in front of Luo Laowai, the outsider.

Luo Laowai suddenly interjected, "General Zhang? I know him. So he's in the same line of work. No wonder he's so generous."

"I've heard that the Mountain Moving Clan doesn't descend into tombs for gold or silver, but only for scriptures and books?"

"That is indeed true. We cultivators seek only the opportunity to attain enlightenment and are not interested in worldly possessions."

"That's a pity. I also mentioned that I had some information about a valuable ancient artifact that I could share with you, fellow Daoist. In exchange, I only asked to obtain the ancient elixir formula that you and your fellow disciples had found."

"We apologize, but the three of us have no interest in the treasures in the tomb. However, if you are interested in scriptures, ancient books, or alchemical formulas, we may be able to offer you some."

"Oh, that's a real pity. I finally heard about the Muchen Pearl. Brother Partridge Whistle, it's a rare and exquisite pearl. It's said that the pearl is incredibly bright, emitting light that can illuminate the sky even in the darkest night. It's priceless."

"..."

The three siblings, Partridge Whistle and his brother: "..."

Partridge Whistle's voice trembled: "You, you, what did you just say? Where, where is the Muchen Pearl?!"

The sudden change in tone drew the attention of everyone around.

Chen Yulou, who had been rescued by Partridge Whistle and was greatly impressed by Partridge Whistle's skills, twitched slightly at the corner of his mouth.

What could have caused Partridge Whistle, who could easily control the fox spirit and nearly kill him with a single hand, to be so terrified?

Who exactly is that boy, that he keeps ruining his mood!

"Let's have a drink, Brother Chen."

Luo Laowai clinked his wine glass against Chen Yulou's.

Chen Yulou didn't speak, but instead gulped down the bitter wine in one go, feeling a slight pain in his chest.

He was born at a height that most people could not reach, and he was born with the ability to command tens of thousands of troops. No one in the martial arts world could help but call him the leader or bow down to him.

At his age, he should be enjoying the wonderful days of youthful vigor and exuberance.

Why did I encounter setbacks everywhere after going out this time?

Heaven gave him an exceptionally distinguished birth and a pair of eyes that could see clearly in the dark.

Why wasn't he given a truly brilliant mind?

Hey.

After finishing the first cup, Chen Yulou refilled his cup and, without saying much, brewed another cup.

All suffering is contained in the cup.