[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-the-tomb-raiding-storyteller-exposed-the-old-n":3,"chapter-i-the-tomb-raiding-storyteller-exposed-the-old-n-i-the-tomb-raiding-storyteller-exposing-the-old--chapter-10":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I, The Tomb-Raiding Storyteller: Exposing the Old Nine Gates from the Start",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2160003,3627,"Chapter 10: The Great Dao is simple!","i-the-tomb-raiding-storyteller-exposing-the-old--chapter-10",10,"\u003Cp>Hearing that Zhang Lin was going to reveal how Qi Qi Tiezui performed his calculations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Old Lady Huo on the second floor sat up straight and opened her eyes, which had been feigning sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qi Qi Tiezui’s skills were never spoken of to outsiders.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I, this old woman, will listen today to see how this storyteller fabricates things!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huo Huo Hongxiu pouted on the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is it fabrication? Not necessarily!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huo Huo Hongxiu always felt that Zhang Lin, this storyteller, was not ordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She even had a bold idea she didn't dare believe herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was, Zhang Lin actually knew all the skills of the people he spoke about!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huo Huo Hongxiu didn't even dare mention this idea to Old Lady Huo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, Old Lady Huo would surely say she had gone mad!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One person learning the secret arts of all the families of the Nine Gates?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then this person wouldn't be human at all, but a monster!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take the Huo family's martial arts, which are specifically for women; it took Old Lady Huo decades to master them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that she is old, she still suffers from the aftereffects of the training, enduring great pain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could a storyteller in his twenties possibly master all the secret arts of the Nine Gates?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huo Huo Hongxiu didn't respond to Old Lady Huo but stared intently at Zhang Lin below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Lin said, \"To speak of the Eight Calculations of the Mysterious Gate, one must first mention two concepts: one is the Mysterious Gate Escape Technique, and the other is the Zhouyi Calculation Classic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These two disciplines are the foundation of the Qi family's Eight Calculations of the Mysterious Gate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Mysterious Gate Escape Technique covers the formations of the world; the mechanism designs in ancient tombs are related to it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Zhouyi Calculation Classic calculates all affairs under heaven; the orientation of tomb chambers and the placement of coffins in ancient tombs are all related to it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It can be said that if a person can learn these two disciplines in their lifetime, they can basically walk sideways in the archaeological world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people below were in an uproar upon hearing this!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some even stood up in excitement!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This led to one after another, and those in the back followed suit and stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene was somewhat comical for a moment; everyone was staring fixedly at Zhang Lin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if he were a piece of fat meat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was no wonder the crowd reacted so strongly; what Zhang Lin said was simply too shocking!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as one learns these two disciplines, one can walk sideways in the archaeological world?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was exactly what everyone who loved participating in national archaeology dreamed of!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Lin, however, had seen big scenes before and saw that everyone was so excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He calmly asked everyone to sit down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone, don't be so excited; sit down first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone knows that the Mysterious Gate Escape Technique and the Zhouyi Calculation Classic are good things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But the better something is, the more precious it is, and the harder it is to learn.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is a reason why these two disciplines were lost in the Xia Kingdom; there is no other reason, they are simply too difficult!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't disbelieve me, everyone. Even this fortune-teller Qi Qi Tiezui, who calculated everything without error—do you think he mastered the Mysterious Gate Escape Technique and the Zhouyi Calculation Classic?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, that is not the case; Qi Qi Tiezui probably hadn't even mastered the fur of them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Lin’s words were like adding fuel to the fire!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone’s chests were heaving with excitement, their breathing rapid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Qi Tiezui only learned the fur and was already so accurate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had learned it all, wouldn't he be like an immortal on earth?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Lin added, \"Of course, Qi Qi Tiezui not learning these two fully is a matter of personal ability.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But most importantly, by the time these two disciplines were passed down to his generation, they were already incomplete.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For the Qi family to achieve the Eight Calculations of the Mysterious Gate based on superficial knowledge is already a talent that shakes the heavens and the earth!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the crowd's mood finally calmed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the Qi family’s learning was also incomplete!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the Qi family onwards, the Mysterious Gate Escape Technique and the Zhouyi Calculation Classic were only left with superficial knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And by modern times, they were so lost that some people hadn't even heard of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about it carefully, while feeling regretful, they felt even more powerless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Xia Kingdom still had these ancient and magical things left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could the Xia Kingdom's archaeology lag behind others?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could there be so many gaps and faults in the history of the Xia Kingdom?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Lin didn't care about the crowd's thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he changed the subject and said, \"Now that you know the origin of the Eight Calculations of the Mysterious Gate, let's talk about how Qi Qi Tiezui performed his calculation this time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, it sounds very simple. The money for buying the incense burner is the 'burner-buying money'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And isn't 'burner-buying money' just 'road-buying money'?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With just these three words, Qi Qi Tiezui saw that the assistant would encounter a bandit robbery on this trip, and what they would rob was the money for the incense burner!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And the broker not casting a hexagram, is it not 'hexagram not cast'—is that not 'melon not calculated'?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This was a sin the assistant created himself, so he should bear it himself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fortunately, the Founding Master considered it his first offense and gave him a way out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Zhang Lin reveal the process of how Qi Qi Tiezui calculated, the audience felt a bit confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you say Qi Qi Tiezui was just forcing a connection, he did indeed calculate it accurately! ===== CHAPTER 21 =====\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But to say how brilliant his calculation was, the process didn't show it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The audience was a bit conflicted for a moment, feeling that the story wasn't quite satisfying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing this question, Zhang Lin said, \"The Eight Calculations of the Mysterious Gate are just like this; they emphasize using what is at hand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This all corresponds to an ancient saying: The Great Dao is simple!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Dao is simple?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people were shaken upon hearing these four words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if enlightened, they realized something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But some people had no such feeling at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Old Lady Huo in the second-floor box had a solemn expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, she said, \"The Great Dao is simple?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I, this old woman, am convinced by this storyteller!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huo Huo Hongxiu looked at Old Lady Huo with some confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't understand what magic these four words had that could make Old Lady Huo have such an epiphany.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, the beautiful manager of Sanqing Garden signaled to Zhang Lin that time was up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Lin nodded and slapped the gavel, drawing everyone's attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Today's storytelling ends here. There is still a beauty from the Lower Three Gates that I haven't told you about.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To know how this beauty’s skin is like snow and her gait like a pine, listen to the next installment!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……. ===== CHAPTER 22 =====\u003C\u002Fp>",1212,"2026-06-16T21:03:36.166Z","2026-06-16T22:03:03.495Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","11743a2e607590165333d8ed438692e63ec22000801cd05aaad2584d49fe5f56","i-the-tomb-raiding-storyteller-exposing-the-old--chapter-11","i-the-tomb-raiding-storyteller-exposing-the-old--chapter-9",577,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-the-tomb-raiding-storyteller-exposing-the-old--cover.jpg"]