Tomb raiding: Those who achieve immortality all have tattoos.

Chen Yan released Chen Haisheng, who then retreated into the private room.

Hei Xiazi went to the sofa in the back and sat down to drink tea and eat snacks, looking quite comfortable.

Chen Yan continued, looking down, "As everyone knows, my grandfather's tomb raiding always resulted in heavy casualties. But a great reward always attracts brave men, so the Chen family's men are essentially expendable resources, dying quickly."

"But even if they die quickly, there are still members of the Wang family."

"Even now, the Wang family is still hiding within the Nine Gates. Now, everyone, think back to when Zhang Qishan purged the Nine Gates. Was it really just because the Nine Gates were reported by Qiu Dekao?"

"Even if we take a step back, wasn't Fifth Master Dog supposed to be intelligent and steady? How could he be so easily tricked out of the Warring States Silk Manuscript by an American like Jude Kao, leading to the Nine Gates being reported and Zhang Qishan having to purge the Nine Gates?"

"You know, Fifth Master Dog has only been fooled this once in his entire life, hasn't he?"

These words made everyone instantly understand that there were members of the Wang family within the Nine Gates, and since Buddha couldn't find out who they were, he had no choice but to join forces with Old Dog Wu to deliberately report the Nine Gates in order to purge the people within the Nine Gates.

As for whether there were any wrongful killings?

It can only be said that it's better to kill the innocent than to let the guilty go free.

Wu Xie, in the next private room, stared wide-eyed at the outside, his lips trembling, unsure of what to say.

Wang Yueban asked in a low voice, "Tianzhen, your grandfather wouldn't actually be cooperating with Buddha's actions, would he?"

Wu Xie shook his head blankly: "I don't know, but the Warring States silk manuscript was indeed the only time my grandfather was ever deceived in his life."

Xie Yuchen frowned: "The chances of Fifth Master Dog cooperating with Buddha are very high."

Zhang Qiling remained silent, simply sitting quietly and listening to Chen Yan speak.

"A few years after the purge of the Nine Gates, the Buddha was ordered by higher authorities to launch a nationwide search for 'Zhang Qiling.' Why? Because Zhang Qishan had been expelled from the clan, and he grew up outside of it. Everything he knew about the Zhang family came from his father."

"As for the Zhang family, he knew nothing at all. Even after he learned that every patriarch of the Zhang family was named Zhang Qiling, he knew nothing else."

"What? Zhang Qiling?"

"Is Bei Ya the head of the Zhang family?"

"No wonder Bei Ya has always looked so young."

"I told you long ago, the fact that he has the surname Zhang must be related to the Buddha, right?"

Those below began whispering among themselves. After taking a couple of sips of water, Chen Yan continued, "Zhang Qiling has appeared, so Zhang Qishan, leading the forces of the Nine Gates, has launched the largest tomb raiding operation, involving tens of thousands of people."

"The losses at Mount Siguniang were devastating. Even with Zhang Qiling leading the way, they couldn't get in. Why was that?"

"Because the Zhang family patriarch from Beiya is also a child of intermarriage."

"What?"

"Was the clan chief born through interracial marriage?"

"Isn't the Zhang family known for its strict rules? How could this happen?"

"Of course, strictly speaking, Zhang Qiling's marriage is not considered intermarriage. After all, although his mother is said to be a Tibetan doctor, the Zhang family branch lives on Mount Medog. So, no one knows whether this Tibetan doctor is from that branch in Medog."

"However, the Zhang family was fighting for power at the time, and their long-standing faith collapsed. Zhang Qiling's father was killed because of incest, but Zhang Qishan's father, relying on his biological father being the clan chief, only had his finger cut off and was driven away."

"So when the rules were no longer fair, the Zhang family began to fight amongst themselves."

Chen Yan didn't say it because the belief in the non-existence of immortality had collapsed. After all, the banner he was fighting for was the existence of immortality, and there was no point in undermining himself.

"As soon as Bei Ya was born, he was taken back to the Zhang family. For the first few years, things were fine; at least he had food, drink, and clothing."

"But later, when the Zhang family fell into chaos, they couldn't take care of these children anymore."

"At this time, the clan chief at the time stepped down due to favoritism, and the clan chief who came after him died hastily in Sishui City due to internal strife."

"The Zhang family needed a patriarch, so at this time, Bei Ya, a child, became the new patriarch of the Zhang family, and also the last patriarch before the Zhang family's downfall."

"The last clan leader?"

"Is there no one else in the Zhang family besides Bei Ya?"

"Didn't we just say that the Zhang family members were hiding?"

Those below were anxious, but Chen Yan spoke calmly and slowly: "The Zhang family helped Zhang Qishan in exchange for using the Nine Gates to divert the Wang family's attention."

"So the Nine Gates were dragged into this mess, becoming people pushed by above, secretly watched by the Wang family, and following Zhang Qishan to Mount Siguniang."

"Zhang Qishan went to Banna before he auditioned Zhang Qiling. He launched a surprise attack on Banna with a large number of soldiers, but suffered heavy casualties and failed to enter."

"That's why they held open auditions for Zhang Qiling. Without a member of the Zhang family, this 'Great Buddha Zhang,' who grew up outside the clan, simply wouldn't have the ability to enter the Zhang family's territory."

"After Zhang Qiling appeared, he had a cooperative relationship with Zhang Qishan. Because he was hastily appointed and did not receive the clan leader's inheritance, he did not know how he entered the Zhang family's territory."

"So the two of them worked together, with Zhang Qiling leading the way to find the documents and codes, while Zhang Qishan and the Nine Gates helped the Zhang family guard the gate."

Chen Yan suddenly changed the subject and asked, "Come on, ring the bell."

The people below were all cursing under their breath as they pressed the bell. No, are you deliberately keeping us in suspense?

Chen Yan nodded in satisfaction, and only continued after the bell stopped ringing: "The Nine Gates agreed, but to this day, not a single one of the Nine Gates has come to guard the gate."

Actually, no one really felt anything about that statement. After all, if it were them, even with heavy casualties, they wouldn't keep their promise. They were tomb raiders; who had any morals left?

Chen Yan didn't care: "Because they suffered heavy losses at Mount Siguniang, all the core members of the Nine Gates generation perished there."

"But Zhang Qishan said back then that it was a collective action by the entire generation of the Nine Gates."

"According to my grandfather, firstly, the Sixth Master of the Nine Gates, the Black-backed Sixth Master, was disliked by Zhang Qishan because of his eccentric personality. So, he was taken out and killed during the previous purge of the Nine Gates."

"Moreover, Qi Tiezui, the Eighth Master of the Nine Gates, has long since gone abroad."

"Third Master of the Nine Gates has gone missing."

"The Fourth Master of the Nine Gates, who is also my old man, as you all probably know, has been at odds with Zhang Qishan his whole life, so naturally he didn't go."

Everyone agreed that Chen Pi and Zhang Qishan were indeed very similar; a little inquiry would reveal that they had never had a kind word in their entire lives.

"So the so-called collective action of the Nine Gates actually only involved Zhang Qishan, Er Yuehong, Wu Laogou, Huo Xiangu, and Xie Jiuye."