[{"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-32":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},2162612,3627,"Chapter 32","i-the-tomb-raiding-storyteller-exposing-the-old--chapter-32",32,"\u003Cp>Hall Master Li's approach is very much like parents who mentally control their children in modern times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are constantly saying, how hard it was for me to give birth to you and raise you; if you are not filial and don't listen to me, you are unfilial!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People who are mentally controlled for a long time have easily distorted personalities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just looking at Heibei Laoliu, one can tell his personality is already very withdrawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only that, but his psychology also affected his body!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The audience at Sanqing Garden had now entered the most tormenting time of listening to the story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is worrying for the protagonist of the story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they knew Heibei Laoliu survived in the end, they still didn't want Heibei Laoliu to suffer any damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At this time, Hall Master Li, hearing Heibei Laoliu's words, was very satisfied.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In this room, only Hall Master Li and Heibei Laoliu remained now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hall Master Li suddenly said to Heibei Laoliu: 'I want you to kill the Old Man!'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heibei Laoliu, hearing this, looked at Hall Master Li fiercely.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Terror and confusion were intertwined in his eyes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know, during the great slaughter of the life-and-death duel, Heibei Laoliu didn't show any fear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But now, he felt afraid; this shows that the Old Man in Hall Master Li's mouth was extraordinary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This Old Man was the leader sent down by the Gelao Society headquarters!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, there was an uproar below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was shocked that Hall Master Li's courage was so great?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daring to commit treason, using assassination to kill the leader and take the position himself!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Zhang Yueshan in the second-floor box frowned, feeling very puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This Hall Master Li actually let Heibei Laoliu go assassinate the leader?! He's really tired of living!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heibei Laoliu himself had been dead for twenty or thirty years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when he was active by the Jinshajiang in his teens or twenties, it was even earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Basically, no one listening to the story could know the situation of the Gelao Society at that time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, there was a pervert Zhang Yueshan here, who was immortal because of his special bloodline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he had followed Zhang Dafo Ye of the Upper Three Gates to the Jinshajiang and had heard rumors about the Gelao Society.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raising the question now shows that this leader was definitely not as easy to kill as people imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yin Nanfeng asked curiously: \"Heibei Laoliu's Falling Rain blade technique is already invincible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it be that the people around the leader are stronger than him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yueshan shook his head: \"This is what you call having too little jianghu experience.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heibei Laoliu went to the life-and-death duel with basically no other psychological burden.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All he had to care about was the fifty-nine opponents; as long as he was focused, he could win by properly executing the Falling Rain blade technique.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But who is this Gelao Society leader? He is the highest official of the Gelao Society here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Facing him, the problem is much more complicated! Plus, committing treason, this kind of psychological pressure is not something an ordinary person can bear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"People in that era still had a strong sense of hierarchy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's like an emperor killing a minister; some ministers clearly had troops and power, yet they still submitted to be killed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not everyone is Wu Sangui, daring to raise an army to rebel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The leader's bodyguards are not only top-tier experts, but they are also equipped with guns!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter how good Heibei Laoliu's skills are, it is very difficult to retreat unscathed during an assassination.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yin Nanfeng nodded and then asked: \"Then that means Heibei Laoliu either didn't go to assassinate and broke with this Hall Master Li.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or the assassination was successful, and Hall Master Li took the position.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, there is also the possibility of the assassination failing and being hunted by the Gelao Society.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yueshan was lost in thought, as if he was trying hard to recall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, he said: \"This is wrong; back then, Li Tiansong, that is, Heibei Laoliu, had such a great reputation in the Sichuan-Shaanxi Gelao Society that almost everyone knew him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For example, this storyteller said Li Tiansong had a hidden illness and couldn't have children; if he dared to say that in the Sichuan-Shaanxi area back then, he would have been chopped into meat paste by the Gelao Society.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, if Heibei Laoliu really committed treason, there couldn't be no news in the jianghu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yin Nanfeng, hearing this, said: \"That means Heibei Laoliu didn't assassinate and didn't listen to this Hall Master Li!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yueshan nodded slowly, but only after a few seconds, his expression changed, and his whole body shook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I remember! When I first went to the Jinshajiang riverbank with Fo Ye, that leader's surname was Zhang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Later, I heard the leader changed, and his surname was Li! But after a few years, the leader with the surname Li was assassinated, and then it changed to a leader with the surname Song!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yin Nanfeng, hearing this, widened her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, she said: \"Changing to a leader with the surname Li, isn't that this Hall Master Li?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That means Heibei Laoliu succeeded! Otherwise, how could Hall Master Li take the position?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"But why would this Hall Master Li be assassinated a few years later?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If he had the Rain-Falling Blade Technique of Hei Bei Lao Liu protecting him all that time, surely no one could have killed him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yueshan also shook his head slowly, unable to fathom what had happened in between.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having lived for so long, he had already lost interest in many things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But today, because of a storyteller, he had developed an immense curiosity about the past events of the Gelao Society!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……. ===== CHAPTER 67 =====\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Seeing Hei Bei Lao Liu standing there stunned and not answering, Hall Master Li sneered: 'What, are you afraid? As long as you swing your blade, the Old Master will surely die!'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hei Bei Lao Liu hesitated, saying: 'But... this...'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seeing this, Hall Master Li said: 'You are afraid, you dare not? Forget it. Once you have a thought of fear, not only will you fail to kill him, but you will die by his hand. Let us pretend I never said anything.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As Hall Master Li spoke, he waved his hand to dismiss Hei Bei Lao Liu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The lightness of Hei Bei Lao Liu's steps during the duel at the altar was now matched by the heaviness of his legs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"While hesitating, Hei Bei Lao Liu turned his back to Hall Master Li and reached to open the door.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But his hand suddenly stopped, for he realized he was in an extremely dangerous position.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the audience listening below, even those with no experience in the underworld, understood the crisis Hei Bei Lao Liu was facing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This conversation between only two people was, in reality, a conspiracy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was no different from a courtier plotting to usurp the throne in the old days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hei Bei Lao Liu knew this secret but was not a participant; could he walk out alive?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd began to whisper, all worrying for Hei Bei Lao Liu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This Sixth Master Hei must absolutely not walk out just like that!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed! Stepping out of that door means certain death!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think he won't just die; he'll die a miserable death!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Lin ignored the discussion below and continued his tale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hei Bei Lao Liu had been training incessantly since childhood. After becoming a Golden Guide, his senses reached a realm unattainable by ordinary people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As a Golden Guide who killed without blinking and constantly walked on the edge of life and death, Hei Bei Lao Liu was most sensitive to murderous intent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At this moment, he knew that if he walked out of this door, he would not survive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Therefore, in an instant, he began to protect himself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He retreated, his voice calm as he asked: 'I shouldn't ask, but this matter is unusual. Hall Master, why must we eliminate the Old Master?'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This single question caused Hall Master Li's exposed murderous intent to immediately retract.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He said in a deep voice: 'The Old Master is embezzling gold, ignoring orders, and planning to break away from the Gelao Society to form a new faction! The secret order from the Main Altar is to eliminate him!'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Zhang Yueshan in the second-floor private room suddenly flew into a rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nonsense! If the Main Altar had a secret order to kill the Dragon Head, the Hall Master of the Punishment Hall would surely come in person. How could such a thing be handled in private?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This Hall Master Li is simply lying through his teeth to deceive Hei Bei Lao Liu!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yin Nanfeng then said: \"He is deceiving Hei Bei Lao Liu. Hei Bei Lao Liu should be able to see through it, right? He will likely find a way to refuse?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yueshan shook his head: \"He will participate. If he doesn't, he is the one who will die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Upon hearing Hall Master Li's words, Hei Bei Lao Liu did not react much; he only asked when they would strike.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hall Master Li said: 'Tomorrow the Old Master will go to inspect the new river section you seized for the faction. You can strike at any time on the road.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hei Bei Lao Liu remained silent, and Hall Master Li added: 'Only you and I can remain alive; everyone else must be silenced!'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hearing this, Hei Bei Lao Liu could only nod.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After finishing the important business, Hall Master Li chatted about domestic matters, asking: 'How is Run'er? She is the most beautiful of all the women! I don't know how many people envy you for taking her.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This Run'er was the prostitute who had killed for gold.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hei Bei Lao Liu left Hall Master Li's room. At dusk, he watched the sunset by the river with Run'er.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With a major task to perform the next day, Hei Bei Lao Liu's mind was long unable to find peace.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He sat by the river, focused on sharpening his blade, while Run'er played with a reed flower.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After a long while, seeing Hei Bei Lao Liu sharpening his blade and ignoring her, Run'er said: 'You, you spend more time touching your blade than touching me.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hei Bei Lao Liu did not even lift his head: 'The blade is more reliable than you. The blade is useful; you are useless.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These words immediately angered Run'er, and she blurted out: 'The one who is useless is you...'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone hearing this broke into a cold sweat for Run'er.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To say such a thing to a man with a hidden ailment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man was still sharpening his blade; Run'er was too bold. Was she tired of living?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Yin Yin Nanfeng and Old Lady Huo clenched their fists, fearing this prostitute would anger Hei Bei Lao Liu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Lin's expression remained unchanged, but his tone began to quicken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a common technique for storytellers: when the scene was tense, use tone to stir the audience's emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The moment Run'er's words left her mouth, Hei Bei Lao Liu's entire body suddenly sprang up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As the blade was raised, a dark red light flashed—the reflection of the sunset on the blade's edge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In a flash of light, the blade was already above Run'er's head.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She was stunned, the movement of the blade so sudden, descending upon her with fierce momentum.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But in the blink of an eye, the blade froze, stopping exactly at the top of her head!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The sharp edge had split the wild flower Run'er had pinned in her hair into two halves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The petals slid down her hair and scattered onto the mud where she stood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……. ===== CHAPTER 68 =====\u003C\u002Fp>",1983,"2026-06-16T21:55:26.381Z","2026-06-16T22:03:03.495Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","096e847866a7c201ca0c3a4c35b606628e00c89febb9edf5486a9b5dfcb92ab7","i-the-tomb-raiding-storyteller-exposing-the-old--chapter-33","i-the-tomb-raiding-storyteller-exposing-the-old--chapter-31",577,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-the-tomb-raiding-storyteller-exposing-the-old--cover.jpg"]