[{"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-533":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},2163113,3627,"Chapter 533","i-the-tomb-raiding-storyteller-exposing-the-old--chapter-533",533,"\u003Cp>Moreover, Wang Kai Xuan was usually obsessed with saving face; if he hadn't admired Zhang Lin to the point of complete submission, he wouldn't be making such complaints—or perhaps, reflections—at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what is the point of saying these things now? They must always rely on themselves; only by relying on their own strength can they successfully walk out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Lin can only tell them the methods, just like how he previously cracked that mechanism to obtain the three keys; Zhang Lin explained the method very clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the end, everything did indeed happen exactly as Zhang Lin said, but if they lacked the corresponding ability and couldn't obtain the keys and escape with their lives within that short amount of time, wouldn't everything still have ended in failure?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, the final message Zhang Lin sent back was very clear: there are no longer any mechanisms or traps that need to be cracked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key lies in the pollen of the Corpse-Fragrant Konjac; everything that follows is created by this thing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Wang Wang Canghai’s methods have already been diminished at this point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then even if Zhang Lin wanted to hold the fort, he would have no reason to!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless of whether anything happens later, Zhang Lin is a free man; he has the same right to make his own choices. Ultimately, it comes back to that saying: helping you is a favor, not helping you is his duty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the reason Zhang Lin said these things is also because Yang Lu is his junior sister; others do not understand this relationship between senior brother and junior sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, Zhang Lin didn't really take it to heart, but upon reflection, he felt that having such a junior sister was not bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Lu had already stopped in her tracks at this moment, and in the very next instant, she said: \"Hu Hu Bayi is right; when truly facing life-threatening danger, we can only rely on ourselves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if Mr. Zhang had the heart to, he couldn't come over to truly help us. We are already very grateful that Mr. Zhang could do all this; the Second Archaeological Team, including the authorities, owes him a massive favor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once these words were spoken, everyone fell silent, as did those from the authorities watching the live stream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they didn't want to admit the point Yang Lu made, they had to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Zhang Lin hadn't been there, and hadn't continuously provided the corresponding guidance and explanations, then I fear they would have been wiped out when they encountered the first few mechanisms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Including the First Archaeological Team in Wang Wang Canghai’s laboratory—they entered the side chamber mechanism, and even dealing with those Sea Monkeys and Forbidden Brides, as well as the way the dome was blown open later, they couldn't figure it out themselves, let alone escape with their lives!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking back at the Second Archaeological Team when they passed through the Imaginary Space, they encountered those foreigners in the grid; they were at their wit's end there, only able to blindly search for a direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Zhang Lin had already drawn the route for them according to his own explanation, and thus they were able to find the main hall of the Ancient City of Jingjue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, those mechanisms could not have been passed at all; this also reflects the value of Zhang Lin's existence, and it is a necessary value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is of absolute help to both the First and Second Archaeological Teams; this point is indisputable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next moment, Yang Lu did not hesitate; she immediately turned her head and shone her flashlight into the distance, where it was still pitch black, while a faint purple light appeared behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were anyone else telling her to turn back, Yang Lu would not believe it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because everything before her eyes was right there; not walking in the direction of the purple light, but instead walking the original path through that darkness, did not seem like the correct choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But precisely because these words were spoken by Zhang Lin, Yang Lu had to choose to trust!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the others had not the slightest doubt, Wang Pangzi did not dwell on the previous topic at this moment; he scratched his head and said: \"Team Leader Yang, do you think Mr. Zhang meant that we are seeing some kind of mirage? The direction leads forward, but in reality, we need to head backward?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Yang Lu sighed and said: \"Actually, I'm not clear on the specifics either, but a mirage is the refraction of light. Here, apart from the purple light it emits itself, there is no other light source, so it is impossible for it to be refracted over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Yang Lu didn't understand the specific details, she at least knew one thing: to be a mirage, there must at least be light that can be refracted together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With only a single point light source, how could this thing refract?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, mirages all appear outside, and that comes from the fact that they use the light of the sky as a medium, and then project it through a certain refraction range of the atmosphere to become the appearance of a mirage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is simply impossible here!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But faced with Wang Pangzi's question, Yang Lu did not vehemently deny it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because these things had already far exceeded the scope of her cognition; even if that situation really occurred and Zhang Lin just hadn't explained it, she wouldn't be the least bit surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At present, the group had no other choice but to turn back and walk the path they had come from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the comments in the live stream were not optimistic about the path they were taking either; just like Yang Lu thought, if this hadn't been said by Zhang Lin, they would absolutely have scoffed at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Do you guys think it's really right to rely on him and walk back?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Damn it! Where did you come from? You actually dare to question Mr. Zhang?!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I'm not questioning, just curious. This is a sealed space; even if there's a deviation, if light appears ahead, it wouldn't be a mirage, right?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Stop yapping, just trust Mr. Zhang unconditionally.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Did you see the previous arrangements clearly? Do you even have a concept of them?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once this was said, the person who had just raised the doubt also fell silent. In fact, all of them had formed a logical inertia: everything Zhang Lin said was correct, everything was true, and no one was allowed to question it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the facts had proven exactly this point: everything Zhang Lin said had come to pass!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how unbelievable it was and how the group couldn't accept it before, later on, even those who doubted in their hearts were slapped in the face by reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under this premise, what else was there to question?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the Second Archaeological Team had only walked a few hundred steps when suddenly the entire space changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if the cliff beside them had become a cave itself; a cluster of purple light enveloped them. They had originally been in a cave, but the next moment they were suddenly inside a tall mountain belly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they were enveloped within it; the range of a hundred meters in the distance was all covered by the purple light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end of the purple light, a plant was growing there, and it was the one emitting this purple light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing this plant, everyone instinctively gasped!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at this time, Wang Pangzi said in surprise: \"I thought it was the Corpse-Fragrant Konjac; this looks like a big taro, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the words \"big taro,\" the originally tense group subconsciously stumbled in their steps!\u003C\u002Fp>",1305,"2026-06-16T21:55:28.968Z","2026-06-16T22:03:06.088Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","fca15514a5a695276aee8bd70cd222ee6d42af05fae2f3f26ee6ead4d919aba5","i-the-tomb-raiding-storyteller-exposing-the-old--chapter-534","i-the-tomb-raiding-storyteller-exposing-the-old--chapter-532",577,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-the-tomb-raiding-storyteller-exposing-the-old--cover.jpg"]