[{"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-116":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I, the Tomb-Raiding Storyteller, Expose 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},2162696,3627,"Chapter 116","i-the-tomb-raiding-storyteller-exposing-the-old--chapter-116",116,"\u003Cp>The Fatty was already trembling all over, but something even more horrific was yet to come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Master Zhang’s head turned completely, Tian Zhen discovered that it wasn't a human face at all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a fox’s face!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The appearance of that fox was exactly the same as the mask on the male corpse’s face on the stone platform!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder they felt Master Zhang’s squatting action was somewhat eerie just now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was simply the posture of an animal squatting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fatty was already scared silly, muttering constantly, “The Master is possessed, the Master is possessed! I have to save the Master!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, he directly took out the shovel from his backpack and slapped it down on Master Zhang’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Zhen couldn't stop him in time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the scene of Master Zhang’s head being cracked open as expected didn't appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fatty’s shovel hit, but he actually missed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking up, Master Zhang had already jumped onto a vine, hanging on it in a weird posture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fox face with a weird expression was staring fixedly at the two of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the Fatty could swing the shovel again, Master Zhang suddenly kicked his legs and pounced at the Fatty!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hands also took the opportunity to choke the Fatty’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, how could Tian Zhen not care? He immediately went to pull Master Zhang’s hands, and the three of them were deadlocked together, actually rolling down the steps!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fatty felt more and more suffocated, and immediately refused to be outdone, throwing away the shovel in his hand, and also choked Master Zhang’s neck with both hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three of them pulled at each other and rolled to the feet of the archaeological team!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, everyone was shocked!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because they saw the Fatty and Tian Zhen choking each other’s necks, the veins on their hands bulging!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear they were using deadly force, and both of their faces were turning blue and purple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Chen was almost scared silly by this scene; he never expected the Fatty and Tian Zhen to start choking each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew the two were both classmates and friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they had a dispute, they would never use such deadly force!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Chen immediately said to the archaeological team members who were still studying the corpses, “Quick, quick, pull them apart!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he finished speaking, two strong archaeological team members rushed up to pry the two’s hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But only those who had pulled them personally knew how much strength these two had!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were simply treating each other as mortal enemies, both hands wishing they could sink into each other’s necks!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their fingers were as hard as stone, and they couldn't be pried open at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Zhen’s hand was even scratched until it bled, but there was no sign of loosening!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both archaeological team members became impatient, “Professor, we can’t pry them open at all!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What should we do, they’ve both started rolling their eyes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Chen made a prompt decision, “Knock them out! Knock them out directly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he said so, the archaeological team members didn't have such skills, and didn't know how to knock out people who were still going crazy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>TV shows had shown that hitting the back of the neck could make people faint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two looked at each other and could only reach out with hand knives to chop the back of Tian Zhen and the Fatty’s necks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Crack, crack, crack, crack!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One after another, Zhang Lin couldn't help but wince watching the live stream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t keep hitting them blindly like this, in a while, you won’t save them, you’ll paralyze them from the waist down!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Lin wasn't talking nonsense; the back of a person’s neck is very fragile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is a spine there, it cannot be hit at will!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one is not careful, it is indeed easy to cause paralysis from the waist down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you don’t believe it, just look at the Kui Star Kicking the Dipper and you’ll know!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when the back of the Fatty and Tian Zhen’s necks were being ravaged, their savior finally appeared!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Zhang actually crawled out from a hole in the cave wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grabbed a vine clinging to the cave wall and swung onto the platform in a few moves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole action was smooth and flowing, very dashing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made the viewers in the live stream room howl with excitement!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Zhang came before Tian Zhen and the Fatty and immediately said, “Stop fighting, let me handle it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two archaeological team members stopped instantly and stepped aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just kidding, they had been using hand knives the whole time, their hands were also very painful!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key was that after chopping for a long time, there was no sign of these two fainting at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Zhang used both hands, pressing his two thumbs on Tian Zhen and the Fatty’s temples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And without seeing him use much force, the two’s bodies softened immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Zhang caught the two who were about to fall, one in each hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, he said to Professor Chen, “Don’t touch that corpse wearing the fox mask!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And don’t look at his eyes, his eyes have problems, they can make people hallucinate!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hallucinate?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, everyone immediately understood what was wrong with Tian Zhen and the Fatty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear they had been tricked!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They probably both treated each other as enemies, which was why they used deadly force!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The archaeological team members, feeling lingering fear, immediately found a piece of cloth and covered the male corpse’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They clearly remembered that Tian Zhen and the Fatty had never gotten close to the corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that they were the first to see the corpse in the hole in the cave wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be tricked from such a long distance, one could see how powerful this male corpse was!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the crisis resolved, Zhang Lin nodded, sighing that Master Zhang appeared in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was about to continue watching, he suddenly heard the doorbell ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ding-dong!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Zhang Lin opened the door, he saw a woman standing outside wearing a cheongsam, with a graceful figure and a beautiful face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her black hair was draped behind her ears, and her standing posture was dignified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hello, Mr. Zhang, my name is Sheng Sheng Man, I was sent by Boss Yin, sorry to disturb your live stream.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Zhang Lin raised an eyebrow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The legendary “Wind-Listening Ear” of the Crescent Hotel, Sheng Sheng Man?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She truly lived up to her reputation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Lin was wearing headphones while watching the live stream just now, but it was just a little bit of sound leaking from the headphones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was all heard by Sheng Sheng Man through the door!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This woman’s ears are truly not simple!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…….\u003C\u002Fp>",1147,"2026-06-16T21:55:26.381Z","2026-06-16T22:03:03.495Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash 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