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

"You found this place so quickly..."

Su Mu sat on the second floor, looking at the unconscious Zhang family member who was placed in the corner. After taking a sip of tea, he seemed a little lost in thought.

In the Daomu Biji universe.

There has always been a struggle between the Zhang family and outsiders.

These struggles often involve many innocent civilians.

Just like this time.

The person behind them deliberately spread the Five-Peck Disease Seedling, which uses Twilight Grass as the main ingredient and is mixed with the blood of the Zhang family.

The purpose was to bring Zhang Qiling, the young man who had saved a stranger infected with the Twilight Grass toxin with his own blood, to the surface.

Then find a way to control and contain it for research on immortality.

The Southern Archives, which was stationed in Southeast Asia by the Zhang family specifically to investigate records of supernatural sights and events, suffered a devastating blow because of these sudden events.

"Isn't this supposed to be the plot of Nine Gates 2, or Southern Archives? How come they've all been crammed together all at once?"

Su Mu shook his head and smiled bitterly.

The storyline of The Mystic Nine is not yet finished.

Zhang Qishan and the others actually went down into the ancient tomb in the mine and obtained the extraterrestrial meteorite iron from the Qingwuzi Tomb.

But then a series of unexpected changes began to occur.

wrong.

Su Mu frowned as he put down his teacup again.

"It seems that Er Yuehong has already started a family, so his wife, Ya Tou, must have been poisoned by the hairpin that Chen Pi gave him."

"I remember the origin of the hairpin was from a shipwreck somewhere."

"The Zhang family of the 'Hai' generation, who are located in Southeast Asia, are guarding these shipwrecks on the seabed. Could it be that the person in Southeast Asia has also been eyeing this place for a long time?"

"..."

Unable to find an answer, Su Mu could only think things through in advance.

He was neither a member of the Zhang family nor one of the Nine Gates. In the eyes of those who held power, he was just an ordinary commoner in Changsha.

He would not become the focus of attention for any reclusive family, nor would he become a test subject for those seeking immortality.

In this situation, he had a significant advantage from the outset.

The Zhang family's enemies only focus their attention on members of the Zhang family who possess Qilin blood or Qiongqi tattoos.

Incidentally, they might also notice the Nine Gates, a folk tomb-raiding organization led by Zhang Qishan.

But no one would notice his insignificant presence.

"I wonder if Zhang Haiqi, Hailou Haixia Haiyan, and Zhang Qianjun Wanma have all arrived yet."

Su Mu continued to murmur.

A little while later, more time passed.

Scarface, who had gone to look for his adjutant Zhang Rishan, rushed back: "They said that neither the Buddha nor his adjutant was in the manor. They said that the Buddha had taken his brothers of the same surname out hunting and playing early in the morning."

"I understand." Su Mu sighed.

Zhang Qishan couldn't wait any longer and made his move on the ancient tomb in the mine. This time, he brought along a group of Zhang's illegitimate descendants, as well as his adjutant Zhang Rishan, who had a tattoo of the Qilin bloodline.

Standing by the window, Su Mu glanced down and noticed that Qi Tiezui's gang was also closed today.

The stubborn donkey that was tied up in front of the hall has also disappeared.

They should all be heading towards the mine to look for Qingwuzi's tomb.

"Master..."

Scarface didn't go downstairs. Instead, he scratched his head awkwardly and stood still.

"explain."

With his mind filled with the Zhang family's series of events involving the Five-Peck Disease Seed, Su Mu subconsciously replied.

"I went to Renjia Town last night, the place you asked me to investigate. There is indeed a Taoist priest named Lin Jiu in that town, living in the mortuary outside the town. He also has two disciples, one named Qiusheng and the other named Wencai..."

"There's a Master Ren in town who's in charge of maintaining peace and order. I've also heard that his beautiful daughter, who's been studying abroad, will be returning in a few days..."

Snapped!

Scarface slapped himself, cursing himself for being a leopard that couldn't change its spots, and for bringing up women again.

"Ren Tingting." Su Mu's pupils trembled a few times before he blurted out.

Scarface suddenly grinned, his mouth twisted as he said, "So, the boss is...."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Huo Xian'er, the young lady of the Huo family, sitting to the side with a cold, murderous expression.

"You did a good job. Go to Partridge Whistle and collect your reward. You can exchange it for pills or talismans. You can use them for others or sell them for money."

Su Mu chuckled, feeling inexplicably pleased by the unexpected surprise news from Scarface.

Uncle Nine.

It's actually in this world.

"Thank you so much, employer!"

Scarface looked delighted and bowed with his hands clasped in greeting.

"Does the owner like collecting antiques? I know there's an old village called Hongxi Village under Renjia Town; they should have some there."

Scarface, eager to improve, lingered and spoke up.

"Oh, that's fine. I'll go check it out when I have time."

Su Mu was still thinking about Renjia Town and the Zhang family of the Hai generation.

"Then I'll go down first."

Scarface finished explaining the situation, feeling relaxed but also somewhat tired.

He was just an ordinary mortal, who had been running around all night. By this time, it was already dawn, his strength was waning, his breathing was disordered, and he could no longer hold on.

"Go ahead," Su Mu nodded.

Half an hour passed.

Su Mu stepped forward and reached out to check the unconscious person's breathing. He found that the person's breathing was normal and their physical condition seemed normal, but they still couldn't wake up.

"This poison is so strange?"

Su Mu frowned.

He took out the Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pill, the only one he had ever refined, and hesitated.

The "Seven Tablets of the Cloudy Bookcase" records few methods for refining elixirs, and these elixirs all require various rare medicinal materials that have been used for a certain period of time to be refined.

The Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pill is even more potent.

It would be a shame to just give it to this person for no reason.

Some medicinal herbs cannot be bought with money and are basically not available on the market.

Some have limited stock and cannot be mass-produced.

Therefore, he devised a plan to stop the shop's regular transactions after one day of buying and selling.

"Why aren't you awake yet?" Huo Xian'er stepped forward, her face also showing confusion.

"This poison was specifically designed to target the Zhang family. For others, it's merely a temporary fix; ordinary people can be cured with a medicinal pill, but for members of the Zhang family..."

Su Mu didn't finish his sentence, since the unconscious man in front of him still hadn't woken up.

This is probably why the antidote pills are ineffective.

This toxin was created by studying it countless times and incorporating the special blood of the Zhang family.

"Someone wants to deal with Master Buddha?" Huo Xian'er's face turned pale, and she clenched her fists.

Who is Zhang Qishan? Why would anyone want to deal with him?

Su Mu shook his head: "He... he's not qualified."

Huo Xian'er's round eyes widened: "Buddha, isn't Buddha worthy of being dealt with?"

Su Mu reached out and patted the girl's head: "Some things are too complicated, it's better if you don't know. I'll handle this."

Huo Xian'er grasped Su Mu's arm and said very seriously, "If even Buddha isn't qualified, then we shouldn't get involved. Even Aunt might not be able to handle this, so we..."

"The adjutant is here!"

"..."