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

pat~

At that time, it was still quite rare to hear the sound of a kerosene lighter being opened, a type of lighter that even the wealthy could hardly afford, rising from behind the silent crowd.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle~

The sound of the kerosene lighter's flint continuing to ring out, accompanied by the crowd instinctively backing away.

He was wearing a black leather jacket over a black shirt.

She was wearing black leather shoes.

A man with a cigarette dangling from his lips and his head down, constantly striking the flint of his kerosene lighter because it wouldn't light, walked out from behind the crowd.

Gollum~

I don't know who swallowed first.

Then, a series of swallowing sounds rang out one after another.

Because the person who came was no ordinary individual.

It was terrifying to everyone present.

"Is there a fire?"

After struggling for a while without being able to light the lighter, the man looked up at the nine sect leaders beside him.

Zhang Rishan took out his lighter and walked forward with a slightly nervous expression.

He lit his lighter and held the flame to the man's lips.

The man tilted his head and let Zhang Rishan light his cigarette.

The man watched as the cigarette butt lit, took a deep drag, and slowly exhaled a puff of white smoke: "They're all here."

The man's gaze swept over the crowd, and he reached out to remove the cigarette from his mouth. As he exhaled smoke, he turned his gaze to the boy who was the main cause of the incident that had blocked the old tea street.

"Sixth Master struck first!"

Upon seeing the newcomers, one of Huo family subordinates who had previously fled but then returned couldn't help but complain and shouted something in the crowd.

"Um?"

The man frowned and looked towards the crowd.

The crowd immediately made way, revealing the Huo family's subordinates who had been trying to blend in with the crowd.

Thump~

The person who spoke was so frightened that they knelt on the ground, using their knees as a support, and frantically crawled towards the man's direction, pleading, "Spare me, Buddha! Spare me, Buddha..."

That's right.

The man who arrived was none other than Zhang Qishan, the Buddha, who was also the head of the Nine Gates and the commander of the defense of Changsha.

Zhang Qishan's unexpected appearance and his commanding presence filled the entire room.

Apart from Qi Tiezui, who still had a carefree smile, everyone else subconsciously began to tense up.

Old Wu's arms, which were holding the puppy, began to stiffen.

Jie Jiu also stopped playing with the razor blade in his hand, raised his head seriously, and stared intently at the person who had come.

Blackback Six sheathed his knife and stood aside, becoming less ferocious and menacing.

The oppressive feeling that Zhang Rishan had previously exerted on the surrounding forces due to his official position completely dissipated at this moment.

Because that person came.

Call ~

Zhang Qishan took another drag of his cigarette, exhaled the smoke, and casually waved his hand: "I just happened to be passing by and had some business to attend to. What are you all doing here? Everyone, move along."

The dense crowd began to scatter in fear.

The onlookers in the teahouses on both sides stopped sticking their heads out and began to drink their tea obediently.

Even when they drank tea and chatted afterward, they never dared to mention anything about the Nine Gates again.

Inside the door to see the door, the layman to watch the fun.

As his military rank continued to rise, the name of Zhang Dafoye resounded throughout the entire city of Changsha.

Outsiders, unaware that he was actually the head of the Nine Gates and the one who truly held power over them, were all in awe of his military rank and his domineering warlord style.

Internally, within the nine gates, everyone was equally terrified of this high-ranking general who was in charge of the city's defenses.

Most江湖客 (jianghu ke, meaning people who travel the martial arts world) make money through shady dealings, rarely through legitimate means.

Without the powerful Zhang Dafoye, the Nine Gates would be nothing more than a third-rate, idle force in the private sector.

In a short while.

Apart from a few sect leaders from the Nine Gates, all their subordinates dispersed.

On the old tea street, only Huo family subordinates remained, kneeling on the ground and pleading incessantly.

When he saw everyone scatter and leave, leaving him all alone.

He began to regret it madly, tears streaming down his face, snot running from his nose, and he convulsed involuntarily with fear, as if he had just recovered from a serious illness, his whole body ice-cold.

Click~

Zhang's personal guards pulled out their pistols and loaded them.

The guard walked to the side of the kneeling man, turned his head to the side, and pointed his gun at the kneeling man's head.

"Stop! What are you doing? Just take him away. We are officials who protect the people, not thugs. Take him away!"

Zhang Qishan waved his hand casually.

Huo Jinxi looked at the scene before her with a very ugly expression.

During the Nine Gates' conflict, she was always dissatisfied with the man in front of her, the Buddha Zhang Qishan, who was both domineering and roguish.

But when the other person actually arrived, her mind went completely blank.

As the defense commander, Zhang Qishan held the power of life and death over the entire city's inhabitants.

Everything he did was reasonable, justified, and legal.

What conspiracies and schemes, what power struggles and conflicts?

Once they actually saw each other face to face, they were all crushed to pieces.

At this moment, the nine sect leaders all felt immense pressure bearing down on them like Mount Tai.

Outside, they are all respectfully addressed as "Master".

But so what?

The person in front of them was giving them face; with a casual wave, they would eagerly run over.

If they don't want to give us face, why not treat them like we just dealt with those useless underlings?

What kind of forces are they?

Anyone who dares to cause trouble will be suppressed by Zhang Qishan with firepower.

"you."

Zhang Qishan turned around and pointed ahead.

The crowd stepped aside again, making way for the person being pointed at.

"Be careful, he is Zhang Qishan, the military and Buddhist master behind the Nine Gates."

Huo Xian'er whispered a reminder to Su Mu.

Because the person being referred to is Su Mu.

Su Mu nodded, slightly surprised.

If Huo Xian'er hadn't said anything, he might have just assumed, like any other passerby, that she was a high-ranking official from Changsha who was on patrol.

As a time traveler.

Su Mu had a misconception.

He naturally assumed that everyone knew Zhang Qishan, the head of the Nine Gates.

But that's not the case.

As an official, Zhang Qishan would not openly announce that he was the head of the Nine Gates, a powerful force in the martial arts world.

Most ordinary people only had a general idea about the head of the Nine Gates.

It is said that the head of the Nine Gates is a high-ranking official in the city who holds power, but little did they know that he was none other than the Buddha Zhang Qishan standing before them.

Those martial arts practitioners who knew that Zhang Qishan was actually the head of the Nine Gates dared not reveal this inside story in front of outsiders.

After all, it's clear which is more serious: offending a powerful underworld organization or offending a high-ranking official in charge of a city.

Lost in thought.

The members of the Nine Gates quickly made way for Su Mu to walk towards Zhang Qishan.

The men frowned, looking somewhat uneasy.

Blackback Six gritted his teeth, wanting to step forward.

"Need not."

Su Mu pushed the other person away and walked straight towards Zhang Qishan.

If Zhang Qishan wanted to kill him, even if Black-backed Old Six came, it wouldn't make a difference.

No matter how skilled Blackback Six was, he couldn't stop the long spears carried on the backs of those personal guards.

Su Mu walked up to Zhang Qishan.

Su Mu, who was about the same height as the other person, stared at him.

Zhang Qishan threw his pipe on the ground and stomped on it hard. He lowered his head and didn't look at Su Mu again: "Have you completed all the procedures for opening the shop? Let me take a look at the shop's land deed contract."

The people in the shop began to open drawers, searching for the contracts and deeds they had obtained after the shop transaction the day before.

"Give me."

Seeing that the crowd still dared not approach Zhang Qishan, Huo Xian'er took the contract and land deed into her hands, took a deep breath, and stepped forward.

The bearded man and others in the shop still couldn't get over the oppressive feeling brought by Zhang Qishan.

They were all terrified that the other party might take their lives as easily as they had done with the man just now.

"It's all here, Master." Huo Xian'er handed the contract to Zhang Qishan.

Zhang Qishan didn't reach out to take it; he simply closed his eyes, looked up, and stretched lazily, appearing very comfortable: "It's fine as long as I have it."

"Remember this, don't gather in large groups during the day next time. It's disrupting people's normal lives. My office has received quite a few reports about you. That's all, I'm leaving."

After stretching.

Zhang Qishan put his hands in his pockets, turned around, and walked out of the alley.

Zhang Rishan nodded to Su Mu, and seeing that no one was paying attention to him, he quickly followed the personal guards behind Zhang Qishan.

call……