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

"Wait a minute, what did you say this place was called?"

The carriage did not stop because of the pedestrians walking in the middle of the road, but continued to move forward at a leisurely pace.

Upon hearing the strangely familiar name of the town, Su Mu asked in confusion.

The scarred man scratched his head: "Renjia Town, huh? This town was built from a village into a town because of a stranger surnamed Ren, hence the name Renjia Town. What's wrong, boss?"

Su Mu watched the passersby along the roadside gradually disappear as the carriage continued its journey forward: "It's nothing. Tell me more about this Renjia Town. You seem to know them?"

He released his hand from the car window curtain and sat back down in his seat.

Scarface continued driving the carriage, explaining why he knew the people in this town.

"This town is very xenophobic. Once, a few of us were passing through and wanted to see if there were any large tombs or anything like that. We were kicked out as soon as we entered the town and had a meal."

"It's strange, we were just having a meal when someone inside smelled the corpses on us and pointed out that we were tomb raiders."

"I remember, he seemed to be a Taoist priest with a mustache, and he was accompanied by two idiots."

"The Ren family here is very wealthy. His family protects the entire town. They spend money to pull strings in our city, buy guns and cannons, and appoint their nephew as the town's guard."

"What I remember most vividly is that Renjia Town is quite different from other towns in the surrounding area."

"They are self-sufficient and take preventative measures..."

Scarface rarely saw Su Mu interested in anything, so he became more talkative and introduced Su Mu to the inside story he knew about Renjia Town.

The carriage, which had already disappeared into the night from the intersection of Renjia Town, was gradually approaching the city gate of Changsha.

Su Mu's voice came from inside the carriage again: "If possible, find out the identity and name of the Taoist priest in this town. Once it's done, go to Partridge Whistle to collect your money."

The scarred man smiled broadly: "This is nothing, no need for a reward from me. I'll have someone come and investigate tomorrow during the day."

Su Mu nodded: "By the way, Blackback Sixth still owes me a favor. I plan to have him train you guys so it will be easier for you to go out in the future."

Scarface was overjoyed: "Sixth Master will teach us kung fu?! That's wonderful!"

"get off!"

"Get out of the way!"

"Whenever anyone or anything comes out, turn your head away and don't look!"

"Are you from the city or visiting relatives?"

"We are from the Zhenxian Temple shop, and our owner, Su Mu, is sitting inside."

"Hey, who's got the nerve to wander around at this hour? Turns out it's Manager Su. I have some business to attend to tonight, so I can't let you go in first. Why don't you move the carriage aside and wait a bit?"

"..."

That night, the city's guards did not allow Scarface to pass through so easily as usual.

Even though the other party knew that Su Mu was sitting in the carriage, they still blocked the way and ordered Scarface to move the carriage aside.

Before the scarred man could react, Su Mu lifted the curtain and got out of the car.

He hadn't forgotten what would happen in the city tonight.

Scarface curiously approached and stood with the city guards. He took out a pack of cigarettes and distributed them to the group of soldiers in front of him.

"Should we still have the Buddha handle this?"

"Of course, besides the Buddha, who else could suppress the strange occurrences caused by the horde of gruesomely killed corpses?"

"I've only heard of it before, but I've never actually seen the Buddha escorting a corpse. Is the Buddha really that powerful?"

"That's natural. When strange events occur that we can't see, the Buddha's aura suppresses them on the spot."

"The morgue had been storing corpses for so long that no one dared to go in, but the Buddha dared to lead his soldiers directly in to move the bodies."

"Are all those accompanying him his personal guards?"

Su Mu suddenly interjected.

The soldiers guarding the city also heard during the day about a newly emerging force in the city called "True Immortal Temple".

The background and identity of the force that allowed them to emerge from the pressure of the Nine Gates and spread rapidly among the people are definitely not simple.

In response, the soldiers guarding the city were equally wary of Su Mu, who was said to be the manager of the True Immortal Temple by the scarred man.

"And there's Qi Tiezui, the Eighth Master of the Nine Gates."

The soldiers guarding the city answered earnestly, smoking their cigarettes.

"Everyone's here, shut up and don't say a word!"

"Manager of Zhenxian Temple, and you too, remember, don't look, and don't speak!"

"The Buddha's men said that if you don't look or speak, the ghost won't target you. Once you open your mouth and are discovered to be alive, you risk being possessed. And once you look at it and make eye contact, it's even easier to be possessed!"

"Remember this! Remember this!"

The soldiers guarding the city sat upright with stern faces. Upon hearing the commotion behind the city gate, they quickly gave the order to "turn around."

The soldiers straightened up, quickly rested, and turned around, their backs to the procession of corpses that was about to leave the city.

Scarface, who was used to being playful and joking, subconsciously turned around to imitate the other person's serious expression.

The sound of horses' hooves rang out at a leisurely pace.

Wearing a military cape with the blue and white insignia of the Republic of China and riding a tall horse, Zhang Qishan was the first to appear at the city gate.

Zhang Qishan's body swayed gently with the movement of the horse beneath him, his gaze fixed and his expression serious.

After he appeared, the remaining guards escorting the corpses slowly came into view of Su Mu.

Besides Zhang Qishan, only Zhang Rishan and a few other personal guards who were likely of high status and power were sitting on horseback.

Most of the remaining people served as guards beside the corpse-carrying wagons, carrying guns and driving forward with equally cold and serious expressions.

The only exception was Qi Tiezui riding on the back of a donkey that was half a head shorter than the other horses.

The donkey's untimely braying was the only sound coming from the entire procession of corpses at that moment.

Zhang Qishan, riding on horseback, frowned when he saw the boy standing and watching at the city gate.

The horrific corpses were arranged in a strange formation inside a metal train after their deaths.

The train's interior is decorated with runes and symbols that resemble those found in native Chinese scripts, yet also feature some variations.

The interior of the carriage was covered in a cold, white frost that shouldn't be there at this time of year.

The corpses were all facing down, scattering outwards from the iron coffin, which originated from the Northern and Southern Dynasties, in the shape of nine chrysanthemums.

After investigating the strange occurrences inside the train, Qi Tiezui, who was following Zhang Qishan into the "train of the dead," immediately concluded that it was a harmful and evil practice.

The purpose was to disrupt the stable feng shui of Changsha and, in turn, to drag the city's officials into this strange and murky situation.

The bodies were transported to the morgue for coroners to determine the cause and time of their deaths.

The coffin from the Northern and Southern Dynasties was secretly transported back to Zhang Qishan's residence, and with the help of the Zhang family, the secrets within were uncovered.

Coroners who handled corpses in the morgue began to die suddenly and mysteriously.

Inside the Buddha's mansion, the guards who attempted to open the Northern and Southern Dynasties coffin also suffered injuries of varying degrees.

It's strange, really.

Ever since the Northern and Southern Dynasties coffin was placed in the Buddha's mansion, everyone in the mansion has felt the inexplicable cold and sinister aura emanating from it.

In the past few days, many of Zhang's personal guards have caught colds and are feeling weak.

Just then, Qi Tiezui said that the corpse could be escorted out of the city tonight.

And that's how this scene came about.