[{"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-52":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},2162632,3627,"Chapter 52","i-the-tomb-raiding-storyteller-exposing-the-old--chapter-52",52,"\u003Cp>Hearing Zhang Lin say that there was one extra Arhat statue in the pagoda, all the listeners couldn't help but shiver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Pi Ah Si was currently entering the pagoda to steal treasure at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Arhat statues inside the pagoda were already sculpted to be eerie and terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now there was one more out of thin air!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People with rich imaginations were already fantasizing: was there a little ghost squatting in some missing position, pretending to be an Arhat?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, they heard Zhang Lin continue: \"The entire underground palace was extremely dark; looking up, the beam of the flashlight shone on eyes full of overlooking Arhats, a hundred pairs of eyes watching Chen Pi Ah Si.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because of the change in light, the pupils of the Arhats revealed a ferocious expression in an instant, and the atmosphere suddenly became very eerie!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But he shone his flashlight and searched several times, yet still didn't find where an Arhat statue was missing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In an instant, Chen Pi Ah Si suddenly realized where the problem was!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Zhang Lin said this, Yin Yin Nanfeng in the second-floor box had already answered first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's that Arhat statue whose eyes were blinded by Chen Pi Ah Si.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yueshan also nodded and then said: \"It seems our judgment was accurate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This pagoda underground palace has already been moved by someone, and that Arhat statue was deliberately placed there by someone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The person who came before not only pushed an Arhat to the bottom, but also moved an Arhat and placed it at the entrance at the top.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But what was the purpose of doing this? Could it really be to scare tomb raiders?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yin Nanfeng also shook her head to indicate she didn't understand; I'm afraid this question can only wait for Zhang Lin to answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Zhang Lin's description was the same as what Yin Yin Nanfeng and Zhang Yueshan had guessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That unique Arhat statue was the one that scared Chen Pi Ah Si!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chen Pi Ah Si was already terrified in his heart; that Arhat statue was specifically placed there, and if you weren't an insider, you couldn't have done it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because that person had to be able to accurately know the position where Chen Pi Ah Si came down; this is even more difficult than finding the location of the main tomb chamber in one go while tomb raiding!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But at this moment, the Eight-Fold Treasure Casket was already in hand, and Chen Pi Ah Si felt even more that the matter was suspicious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If a senior expert had really come here first, why didn't he take the Eight-Fold Treasure Casket away too? It contained Buddhist treasures!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knew that just as Zhang Lin said this, the listeners below immediately started to boo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know this question, Mr. Zhang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Yeah! We all know!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The person who came in before had long since taken the things in the Eight-Fold Treasure Casket!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They took the original things and put a Snake-Eyed Copper Fish inside!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Lin asked the crowd with some surprise how they knew that there was a Snake-Eyed Copper Fish in the Eight-Fold Treasure Casket?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did the listeners tell Zhang Lin about the old newspaper in a jumble of voices!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Young Master Zhao sat below, also looking smug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Zhang, didn't expect that, did you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You haven't finished your story, but I already knew the result!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That Chen Pi Ah Si stole the treasure, but ended up stealing a useless Snake-Eyed Copper Fish!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's a pity you told it as a story for so long; I think this Chen Pi Ah Si is nothing more than that!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young Master Zhao spoke impolitely, and there was already a vague suspicion of him trying to ruin the show.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he forwarded the content in the old newspaper for the public to know, he was spoiling the story!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a great disrespect to Zhang Lin as a storyteller!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him being so arrogant, even though Old Lady Huo on the second floor had a grudge against Zhang Lin, she couldn't help but frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No manners!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strictly speaking, storytellers and crosstalk performers, like them tomb raiders, are all considered somewhat lower-class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the older the profession, the more they value rules!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spoiling the story while telling it is the same concept as stealing someone's punchline while performing crosstalk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this were in the past, it would be smashing someone's rice bowl!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, Zhang Lin looked at Young Master Zhao and didn't give him a good look either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he said coldly: \"Is that so? Everyone already knows there's a Snake-Eyed Copper Fish inside?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young Master Zhao laughed even more arrogantly, and the audience below also nodded somewhat awkwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when the audience was thinking about whether to help Zhang Lin out of the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Lin said again: \"Since everyone knows there is a Snake-Eyed Copper Fish inside, then who said this thing has no value?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, everyone turned their eyes to Young Master Zhao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young Master Zhao had already realized that there was a trap in Zhang Lin's question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he still bit the bullet and said: \"There's a photo of that Snake-Eyed Copper Fish in the newspaper!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone can see clearly that it's just an ordinary small copper fish with no antique value at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Such a thing is not worthy of being packed in an Eight-Fold Treasure Casket.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think it was just the person who took the treasure first humiliating the later person!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They just wanted to use a worthless little fish to humiliate the later tomb raiders!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Zhang Lin directly sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Master Zhao is really wealthy and imposing, even leaving something like an Eight-Fold Treasure Casket to humiliate people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you are so generous, then there are people in this world queuing up every day waiting for you to humiliate them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, you can give a national treasure-level artifact at once; who wouldn't be tempted when they hear that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, many listeners also helped Zhang Lin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Echoing from behind, whenever Young Master Zhao brings out an Eight-Fold Treasure Casket, they are all willing to be humiliated once!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Young Master Zhao's face turned red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring at Zhang Lin, he said: \"Just because you can't do it doesn't mean others can't.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe in some people's eyes, they just don't like the Eight-Fold Treasure Casket?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or maybe they don't know the value of the Eight-Fold Treasure Casket?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Lin directly burst out laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A person who can enter the pagoda's underground palace without a scratch, take the things in the Eight-Fold Treasure Casket.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And move an Arhat to scare the latecomers, and even replace the things in the Eight-Fold Treasure Casket with a Snake-Eyed Copper Fish, wouldn't know the value of the Eight-Fold Treasure Casket?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That thing, just by being placed there, even a fool knows it's a treasure!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young Master Zhao was left speechless by the retort, and could only stiffen his neck and say: \"Then in that case, why do you say this person did this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And what value does this Snake-Eyed Copper Fish have?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Lin said coldly: \"This Snake-Eyed Copper Fish is worth a fortune, and it contains a shocking secret.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But, why should I tell you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't you like spoiling the story? Continue spoiling the secret inside the copper fish for everyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young Master Zhao was forced into a corner, and he couldn't save face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he still bit the bullet and said: \"You say the copper fish has value, so it has value?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who can prove it? Could it be that just because of your one-sided words, this copper fish becomes worth a fortune?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This question hit the nail on the head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the Snake-Eyed Copper Fish had gone missing, and now even if Zhang Lin said it was worth a fortune, it couldn't be verified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when everyone thought Zhang Lin was going to be at a disadvantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yin Nanfeng in the second-floor box suddenly walked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wearing a cheongsam, her figure graceful as she leaned on the second-floor railing, she spoke to the people below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can prove that what Mr. Zhang said is true!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…….\u003C\u002Fp>",1375,"2026-06-16T21:55:26.381Z","2026-06-16T22:03:03.495Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","a5cc4b3a84f4ab9ebd2c8c62a8eedf408c1056c245eaa01db436f989433a0813","i-the-tomb-raiding-storyteller-exposing-the-old--chapter-53","i-the-tomb-raiding-storyteller-exposing-the-old--chapter-51",577,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-the-tomb-raiding-storyteller-exposing-the-old--cover.jpg"]