[{"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-47":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},2162627,3627,"Chapter 47: Chen Pi A-Si","i-the-tomb-raiding-storyteller-exposing-the-old--chapter-47",47,"\u003Cp>Seeing that the audience below had already started bidding for the compass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Lin struck his wooden gavel, pulling everyone’s attention back to the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone, I can make this compass, but even if I did, you wouldn’t know how to use it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is there anyone here who knows the *Book of Changes* and the *Calculation Classics*, or the *Mysterious Gates and Hidden Jia*?”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"If you haven't mastered these two basic things, a Luo Pan is nothing more than a toy in your hands.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At most, you could use it as a compass; it won't serve any other purpose.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the crowd lost their impulsive urge to bid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was indeed as Zhang Lin said; if the Luo Pan was useless in one's hands, buying it would just be for show.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But aside from the rational ones, there were always those who loved to join in the excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young Master Zhao, who had come to listen to the storytelling that day, was present again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just like before, despite being filthy rich, he refused to sit in a private box, insisting on sitting in the main hall!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Zhang Lin say it was useless, Young Master Zhao immediately retorted: \"You storyteller, you have money to be made, yet you're pushing it away?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry about whether I know how to use this Luo Pan. Since you can make it, I want to buy it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about this: one million for one, are you selling or not?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiss—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this price, many people gasped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spending a million on a useless Luo Pan—this person truly had more money than sense!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Lin had clearly stated that the Luo Pan was useless for everyone and would only be a decorative piece.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Young Master Zhao was still willing to shell out a million to buy it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this wasn't a fool and his money being easily parted, what was?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Lin looked at the arrogant Young Master Zhao in the audience and didn't find him annoying at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could a simpleton who only existed to hand over money be annoying?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more Zhang Lin looked at him, the cuter he became; after all, he was radiating a golden glow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Zhang Lin didn't hold back in the slightest: \"Sold!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Master Zhao, please go find the manager of Sancui Garden to settle the bill.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Zhang Lin’s voice fell, the beautiful manager of Sancui Garden popped out from who knows which corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swaying her hips, she was actually holding a card reader in her hand!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Put on the spot, Young Master Zhao glanced at Zhang Lin and swiped his card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One million yuan, payment received!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Lin’s phone immediately chimed with the machine's notification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the deal was done, Zhang Lin tapped his gavel and prepared to continue the story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Young Master Zhao stood there looking bewildered, finally unable to help but ask: \"Hey, storyteller!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've paid the money, when are you delivering the goods?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Lin replied thoughtfully: \"As for the time, it's uncertain. After all, you can see I'm quite busy with the storytelling.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll make it whenever I have the time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Young Master Zhao was so angry he nearly cursed out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d spent a million, and there wasn't even a delivery date?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Zhang Lin said with great interest: \"Young Master Zhao, you don't want a refund, do you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You look wealthy and radiant; you don't seem like someone who can't afford to wait, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young Master Zhao had no choice but to grit his teeth: \"I certainly won't ask for a refund; this million is nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then please, Mr. Zhang, make it as soon as you have time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, everyone wants to see what this Luo Pan actually looks like!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Lin smiled, \"Naturally!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then ignored Young Master Zhao and continued his story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chen Pi A-Si estimated that once the Miao people left, it would take them an entire night to go and return.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With his skills, that should be enough time to find the entrance to the Mirror Palace and make a round trip.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After wandering aimlessly in the jungle for a full four hours, relying on the Luo Pan and the courage he had built up over years of traveling the country,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chen Pi A-Si finally arrived at the area he had mapped out on Reclining Buddha Ridge—the ruins of the temple surrounding that tower!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After climbing over a hill, he suddenly froze.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He saw a massive stone tower collapsed at the base of the hill in front of him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The tower body appeared to be hexagonal, imposing and grand, with dense eaves and wide beams.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Scraping away the moss and tangled plants with his knife, he found the relief carvings on the tower to be incredibly exquisite.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But it was clear the tower had been burned; every part bore black scorch marks, likely from a fire.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At this point, Chen Pi A-Si couldn't care less. He lit a fire, pretending he had lost his way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He wanted to have an excuse ready for when the Miao people found him later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then, following his intuition, he pressed against the tower base and began to dig.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Soon, he reached the ceiling of the underground palace. It wasn't stone, but a wooden roof made from squared-off logs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chen Pi A-Si was overjoyed. He used a wire saw to cut a corner; the falling wood block dropped into the palace, and soon a thud echoed up. He hurriedly shone his flashlight inside!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The structure of the Mirror Palace was symmetrical; meaning, however many levels the tower had above, there should be as many levels of underground palace below, making it extremely deep.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looking down from above, there were no floorboards between the levels, and the very bottom was pitch black.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When the flashlight beam hit it, there was a mass of white mist; it was impossible to tell what it was!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chen Pi A-Si couldn't help but recall what the Miao people had said about a monster being suppressed beneath the tower, and he felt a flicker of worry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But this worry vanished in an instant; his blood was pumping and his head was hot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He tested the air in the palace and found it fine, so he hooked his feet onto the curved wooden ceiling, performed an inverted hang, and lowered himself head-first into the palace, putting all his weight onto his feet!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…….\u003C\u002Fp>",1077,"2026-06-16T21:55:26.381Z","2026-06-16T22:03:03.495Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","a0f9e0f9d0da8b2b2b83532d98af6bff706fbac6fab41d39e39cebfe98c8cae3","i-the-tomb-raiding-storyteller-exposing-the-old--chapter-48","i-the-tomb-raiding-storyteller-exposing-the-old--chapter-46",577,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-the-tomb-raiding-storyteller-exposing-the-old--cover.jpg"]