[{"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-33":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},2162613,3627,"Chapter 33: Assassination begins! A meeting of hearts between life and death!","i-the-tomb-raiding-storyteller-exposing-the-old--chapter-33",33,"\u003Cp>Hearing that Hei Bei Lao Liu had only split the flower on Run'er's head, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all anxious for this prostitute, Run'er.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been through so much, how could she still be so tactless in her speech?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that meeting Hei Bei Lao Liu had made her arrogant?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At this moment, Hei Bei Lao Liu's blade stopped, and he naturally stopped as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He maintained his striking posture, motionless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Run'er was frozen in fear, not daring to move.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After a long while, Hei Bei Lao Liu suddenly sheathed his blade and said gently: 'In the future, do not say such things.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Run'er had not yet recovered, but Hei Bei Lao Liu's voice became even softer, as if pleading: 'I am begging you...'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With just that sentence, Run'er suddenly knelt down and hugged Hei Bei Lao Liu's calf.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Run'er sobbed, and after a while, she looked up; though her face was streaked with tears, her expression was joyful. She said slowly: 'You... you are truly good to me.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hei Bei Lao Liu's face was filled with sorrow as he looked at her without speaking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Run'er immediately raised her voice: 'You are so good to me, don't think I am lying to you! Think about it... what kind of life have I lived these past few years? I really... so many men touched me, I felt like vomiting from my very soul... Only now, following you, do I feel like a human being.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hei Bei Lao Liu's expression became even more helpless; his lips trembled, but he could not say a word.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seeing this, Run'er suddenly said: 'You will definitely get better. When you are better, we will be a real couple. If you think I am not speaking from the heart, use your blade to split me in two right now!'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hei Bei Lao Liu put his blade behind his back and looked down at Run'er. Their eyes met, and they could no longer look away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hei Bei Lao Liu reached out and pulled Run'er up. Just like that, the two stood by the river, leaning against each other, motionless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you esteemed listeners understand the complex emotions between a man and a woman now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hei Bei Lao Liu had just swung a blade at Run'er; her life could have ended in an instant, yet not a single hair had fallen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was precisely in this space between life and death that a woman with an extremely cold heart learned of a man's true feelings for her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Such things only happen on the banks of the Jinshajiang, to two people with such unique identities.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The audience present could not originally understand the relationship between Hei Bei Lao Liu and Run'er.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But under these circumstances, some felt their hearts stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The relationship between men and women is sometimes just that unreasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Novel Group: 703216220\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Yin Yin Nanfeng in the second-floor private room was also affected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, she said to Zhang Yueshan: \"Do you still think Run'er is not sincere toward Hei Bei Lao Liu?\" ===== CHAPTER 69 =====\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"This pair of man and woman are essentially miserable; only such people can truly find a meeting of minds.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yueshan did not speak either; clearly, such emotions were very foreign to him, and he could only slowly try to understand them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At this moment, the man and woman snuggled by the river, perhaps in their final moment of peace.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Run'er laughed like a young girl, constantly muttering: 'You will never be able to escape me in this life. Even if you split me in two, I will follow you as a ghost.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hei Bei Lao Liu held his blade in one hand and held Run'er with the other. This was perhaps the most peaceful dusk of his long career.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The next day, the group hurried along the riverbank. There was no road, only jagged, rugged rocks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A team of nine people. Leading the way were three sturdy men.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On their sleeves were short blades, and at their waists were long blades.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Behind them was an old man, fierce in appearance and quite short in stature.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The old man was over sixty, yet his gait was extremely vigorous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tucked into his boot was a dagger; the blade was hidden, with only the hilt exposed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On the white copper hilt, a five-clawed golden dragon was coiled in brilliant gold.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That dagger was the symbol of power and status, an honor only the Dragon Head could possess!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With it, one held the power to decide the life and death of tens of thousands!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Behind the old man were three more sturdy men.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Six men protected the old man, and although the terrain of the riverbank made it impossible to maintain a fixed formation, no matter how irregular the arrangement of the rocks, the six men could skillfully surround the old man in the center.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At the Dragon Head's waist was a pitch-black, polished pistol.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With just the push of a button, a magazine of twenty bullets could be fired all at once in a short time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hall Master Li followed at the back of the team, and walking at the very end was, naturally, Hei Bei Lao Liu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He was now distracted, his whole person looking somewhat gloomy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After the group climbed over a pile of jagged rocks, a river bay appeared before them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The bay was flat, covered in pebbles of all sizes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the crevices of the stones grew clusters of reeds, taller than a person, some sparse, some very dense!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This was the most suitable place for an assassination!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure enough, Hei Bei Lao Liu, at the end of the team, instantly increased his speed and rushed forward!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……. ===== CHAPTER 70 =====\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Unlike the Dragon Head's six bodyguards, Hei Bei Lao Liu had his blade in his hand the whole time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As he accelerated, he quickly passed Hall Master Li and approached the three bodyguards behind the Dragon Head.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The three blade-wielders instantly sensed the abnormality of the footsteps behind them and turned around quickly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although they were alert enough, they were still far too slow compared to Hei Bei Lao Liu's speed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before the three could fully turn, Hei Bei Lao Liu gathered all his strength, pushed off the pebbles with his toes, and darted forward as lightly as a swallow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His arm swung, the cloth sheath flew off, the blade flashed, and after three 'swish' sounds, Hei Bei Lao Liu had already passed the three and reached the back of the Dragon Head.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On the necks of the three blade-wielders, a line of blood appeared, and within half a second, blood surged out in large quantities.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The blood was as thick as paste, and their heads tilted to one side in a terrifying manner.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This was Hei Bei Lao Liu's Rain-Falling Blade Technique; three lightning-fast strikes had severed the skulls of the three bodyguards!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hall Master Li, following behind, had not yet seen the blood, but he had confidence in Hei Bei Lao Liu, knowing that once his blade was drawn, no one could escape.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Therefore, Hall Master Li didn't even look at the three bodyguards, but quietly took his gun into his hand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At this moment, Hei Bei Lao Liu had already reached the Dragon Head's back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although the Dragon Head was over sixty, his prowess remained. From the rapid footsteps behind him, he vaguely knew what was happening.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Dragon Head did not turn around like the three bodyguards, but suddenly kicked his right leg backward.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The dagger tucked into his boot flew out instantly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As the dagger flew, it met the rushing Hei Bei Lao Liu, shooting straight toward his heart as if it had eyes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hei Bei Lao Liu lowered his arm and blocked with his blade; the dagger flew off at an angle and fell into the turbulent river.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was this split-second of blocking that bought the Dragon Head time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His hand had already reached for the gun at his waist, but unfortunately, the gun was tucked away. By the time he held it and raised his hand, Hei Bei Lao Liu's blade had already arrived.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Blood sprayed, and the Dragon Head's right arm was severed at the shoulder!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then Hei Bei Lao Liu extended his blade horizontally, and the sharp edge cut silently into the Dragon Head's right side!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Lin stopped here, letting everyone catch their breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This process of a subordinate rebelling and assassinating the Dragon Head was truly heart-stopping!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single moment of carelessness would result in being beheaded!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hei Bei Lao Liu's movements, whether killing the three bodyguards or the speed at which he severed the Dragon Head's arm, were as fast as lightning!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the guarantee of his successful assassination!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without such speed, the moment the Dragon Head gripped his gun, Hei Bei Lao Liu would have been riddled with bullets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when everyone thought the assassination was successful and Hei Bei Lao Liu had completed his mission, Zhang Lin suddenly said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just as the blade pierced the Dragon Head's heart, an extra gunshot rang out. A bullet fired from the gun in Hall Master Li's hand flew straight toward Hei Bei Lao Liu!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Linglong 703216220\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, everyone was in an uproar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had thought Hei Bei Lao Liu had completed the task and given Hall Master Li an answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They never expected this man to shoot from behind!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hei Bei Lao Liu's entire focus was on the Dragon Head; he couldn't possibly notice someone shooting at him from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that such a premier blade-wielder as Hei Bei Lao Liu would die so inexplicably to a sneak attack?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, not to mention the ordinary people listening below, even the Old Nine Gates in the second-floor private room were tense!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the mind of Zhang Lin, who was telling the story, a beautiful sound echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Congratulations to the host for storytelling that caused great psychological fluctuation in the audience!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Reward the host with proficiency in the Rain-Falling Blade Technique at Hei Bei Lao Liu's peak!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joy instantly appeared on Zhang Lin's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Storytelling that stirs the audience's hearts can earn extra rewards?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With such a good thing, he would definitely stir the pot in the future, keeping the audience restless and on edge!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the system's reward of the Rain-Falling Blade Technique, Zhang Lin was even more delighted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Hei Bei Lao Liu's peak, once the Rain-Falling Blade Technique was unleashed, almost no one could escape his blade!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The speed, ruthlessness, and precision of the Rain-Falling Blade Technique were impossible to master quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It required not only extreme physical fitness and talent but also near-perverted, grueling training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hei Bei Lao Liu, being the only person in the Gelao Society to master the Rain-Falling Blade Technique, must have endured suffering beyond what ordinary people could bear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Zhang Lin had mastered the Rain-Falling Blade Technique just by storytelling; how could he not be surprised?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The audience in the theater was worried for Hei Bei Lao Liu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some even began to curse Hall Master Li loudly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This man was a truly sinister villain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hei Bei Lao Liu was someone he had picked up from the riverbank and raised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this man not only made Hei Bei Lao Liu a Golden Guide to participate in the Great Slaughter, but now, to climb higher, he had made Hei Bei Lao Liu assassinate the Dragon Head!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Hei Bei Lao Liu risked his life and succeeded, this man actually shot him in the back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hall Master Li had truly displayed the ugliness of human nature to the extreme!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you all remember the habit of Hei Bei Lao Liu that I have repeatedly emphasized?\" Zhang Lin paused to ask the audience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people below echoed in response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Remember, he doesn't like anyone standing behind him.\" ===== CHAPTER 71 =====\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The subordinates heard this and chimed in one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Remember, he does not like anyone standing behind him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",2010,"2026-06-16T21:55:26.381Z","2026-06-16T22:03:03.495Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","ae5eb46a208ea459f37f905680f36e1343d6bfe14d4cac035cf8a4891cc76c01","i-the-tomb-raiding-storyteller-exposing-the-old--chapter-34","i-the-tomb-raiding-storyteller-exposing-the-old--chapter-32",577,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-the-tomb-raiding-storyteller-exposing-the-old--cover.jpg"]