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

Zhang Rishan and Zhang Qishan walked side by side, having changed into civilian clothes.

They waved to the staff at the True Immortal Shop, signaling them not to make too much of a fuss.

Therefore, they didn't even bring any other personal guards.

"With the Buddha and his adjutant arriving in person, is something terrible about to happen?"

"Did the boss cause trouble?"

"He didn't bring anyone with him, that shouldn't be it. What could be the reason?"

"Those downstairs, go have some tea at the teahouse next door. Partridge Whistle, keep an eye on things and don't let anyone else near the shop."

As everyone was speculating, Su Mu's voice suddenly rang out from the second floor.

The bearded man, Scarface, and the others exchanged glances, and understanding the unspoken agreement, they called on everyone except Partridge Whistle and his two companions to temporarily leave the shop.

Partridge Whistle and his companions also stood up and walked to the front of the shop to stop anyone from getting close.

The second floor of Zhenxian Temple.

Zhang Qishan took off his coat and sat down directly in front of Su Mu: "How did you know that a thousand troops could pierce through the clouds with an arrow...?"

Zhang Qishan caught a glimpse of the tattoos on the man lying in the corner, seemingly dead or alive.

He quickly stood up, then squatted down in front of the man, mimicking Su Mu's earlier gesture of reaching out to check the man's breathing, and even feeling his pulse on his neck.

He didn't die.

"you……"

Zhang Qishan, who had just stood up again, was about to speak when he suddenly saw Miss Huo standing to the side, so he stopped talking.

Su Mu placed his hands on Huo Xian'er's shoulders: "Don't get involved in what happens next. Go outside and wait with them."

Huo Xian'er stared intently at Su Mu with her watery eyes.

She bit her lip and said, "If you want to get involved, then I'll listen too, and we'll share the burden."

Zhang Qishan frowned and pointed at the unconscious man: "How did this person get here?"

Su Mu nodded to Huo Xian'er, then turned to face Zhang Qishan: "My shop assistant rescued her at the dock. I'm afraid something has happened to her in Southeast Asia."

The Zhang family has a long-standing tradition of not meeting each other across mountains and seas.

The mountain guardians of the "mountain" generation and the sea-watchers of the "sea" generation will never meet.

An ancestor of the Zhang family once divined that once the Zhang family's "mountain" and "sea" meet, a major event will occur for the Zhang family, the world will collapse, and disaster will break out.

And it is quite obvious that the person who is unconscious is from the Zhang family, whose generation name is Hai.

"Do you really know about things inside our family?"

Zhang Qishan took a deep breath and finally began to take the boy, whom he had previously looked down upon, seriously.

"You still have the mind to care about me? You should think more about yourselves. This person is just a lure to attract the Zhang family members from Cangshi, as well as your clan leader."

Su Mu sat down and poured himself some tea.

Zhang Rishan tugged at Zhang Qishan's sleeve and lowered his voice: "You even know about the 'thousands of troops piercing the clouds with arrows' incident. It seems that Su Mu knows all the secrets of our family."

Zhang Qishan took a deep breath: "What kind of poison is this person suffering from? Why can't even your elixirs save him?"

Su Mu shrugged: "It's a poison specifically designed to deal with the Zhang family. It's not very effective on others, but once someone has your bloodline in their body, the poison will become attached to their bones and become an incurable disease."

Su Mu concealed the fact that he possessed the Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pill.

If that person were just an ordinary shop assistant, Su Mu would have gone to save them too.

Because these people are willing to risk their lives for him and serve him like dogs and horses.

But the Zhang family is different.

"Qilin Blood, Deer Antler Grass, Blue Snake Gallbladder, can they save him?" Zhang Qishan continued to frown as he rattled off the names of these rare medicinal herbs.

Among them was a very important medicinal herb for the Zhang family: Qilin Jie (麒麟竭).

Su Mu looked up at the two people in front of him: "You didn't go to the mine today, you went to the February Red Pear Orchard?"

Zhang Qishan and Zhang Rishan exchanged a glance and blurted out in unison without thinking, "You sent people to follow us?"

Su Mu gathered his thoughts and rubbed his temples: "Do you really think these guys in my shop can follow you without anyone noticing?"

"I know a little about the ancient tomb in the mine. It's a tomb from the Northern and Southern Dynasties, right? Xian'er mentioned that the family of the Second Master of the Nine Gates is most familiar with the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Everyone in Changsha knows that Er Yuehong's wife is seriously ill."

Then, you suddenly mentioned these rare medicinal herbs, so I speculate that you plan to find these herbs and persuade Er Yuehong to come out of seclusion in order to get him to help you.

Su Mu could not tell these people that he was a transmigrator from outside the story and knew most of the plot of the Nine Gates.

So after thinking about it, I came up with this reasonable excuse.

The two Zhang brothers glanced deeply at Huo Xian'er beside them, seemingly sensing that what Su Mu said made sense and didn't seem false.

Huo Xian'er's expression didn't change, but her palms were covered in sweat.

When did she say these things to Su Mu?

How did Su Mu deduce that Zhang Qishan wanted to invite Er Yuehong to come out of seclusion?

Could it be that they really just used these clues to build their understanding and quickly guessed the key point?

"He is indeed very intelligent." Zhang Qishan rarely refrained from praising him.

Su Mu sipped his tea: "Where are you going to buy medicine? Would it be convenient for me to come along? I made some money yesterday, and I'm out of medicinal herbs for alchemy."

Zhang Qishan's eyes were deep: "Okay, but it's not safe for this person to stay with you. I'm taking him with me."

Su Mu nodded: "Take him away, but even if you find some spiritual medicine, it might not be enough to save him. Once I find some kind of elixir to refine the ingredients, I should be able to save him."

Zhang Rishan breathed a sigh of relief and, before Buddha Zhang Qishan could express his opinion, cupped his hands and said, "Then we'll have to trouble Manager Su. This matter is a great favor to us."

Su Mu waved his hand: "Don't thank me yet. After I find the medicinal herbs, I can refine pills to save him, but my money is still money. You will have to make up for what I've spent."

"Oh, right, and there's the travel money."

"Are you going?"

"Okay, the round-trip travel expenses for the two of you are included, as well as accommodation, food, and money for buying and selling jewelry and clothes along the way. You don't need to pay for those."

After Su Mu finished speaking, he blew on the scalding hot tea and waited for the two of them to reply.

Zhang Rishan looked at Zhang Qishan: "..."

Zhang Qishan looked at Zhang Rishan: "..."

The two exchanged a glance.

Zhang Rishan's lips curled up as he thought about how much it would cost. He then said, "Sure, no problem at all. But we have to set off today, and the journey will take quite a while. I'm worried that this person won't be able to wait for us to return, and I'm also concerned that things might change if we're delayed."

Su Mu put down his teacup and smiled, "That's perfectly fine, you can leave now."

Su Mu stood up: "Partridge Whistle, bring me 90% of the silver notes from the shop."

Partridge Whistle, the shop manager, searched around on the first floor and then called on Hua Ling and the old foreigner to carry several large wooden crates upstairs together.

Zhang Qishan looked at the wooden crates in front of him, his lips twitching slightly.

Is Su Mu going to buy the entire city of Beiping?

Su Mu squatted on the ground, counting the money and banknotes he had collected yesterday. As he counted them one by one, he continued, "You all know that this is a rare and precious medicine. What about others? If we don't bring more, we might not even have enough money to buy the medicine, and we might be kicked out."

Zhang Qishan turned to his adjutant Zhang Rishan: "Yes, are those medicines that expensive?"

Zhang Rishan shrugged: "I've only heard of it, I've never bought it, so I don't know anything about it."

Zhang Qishan suddenly remembered something, and his expression changed slightly: "You're not going to say that you'll take this money and have me reimburse you later, are you...?"

Zhang Qishan, who has commanded the Nine Gates for many years, has a considerable amount of savings and private money hidden away.

Furthermore, the profits from the Nine Gates' normal business operations have always been taken by him.

But how much is there in front of us?

This is at least five years' worth of Zhang Qishan's income!

Aside from those priceless antiques that occasionally appear, the total transaction volume of the Nine Gates is roughly equivalent to three years' worth of transactions!

Zhang Qishan has gone from being "completely uninterested in money" to finally realizing that "making money is really not easy."

Su Mu looked at the several wooden crates in front of him and clapped his hands:

"Now that the inventory is complete, you can check it too. None of my men will be going this time. You'll be responsible for taking care of these wooden boxes and protecting them. If there's one silver note missing, give me two to make up for it. Otherwise, bring your own money, and I'll reimburse you when you come back."

Zhang Rishan swallowed.

As Zhang Qishan's brother and steward, he knew that at this moment, probably no one in the entire city of Changsha had such a large flow of cash and banknotes as Su Mu.