Tomb Raiders: She Comes from the Ancient Martial Arts World

Chen Jinshui and others were not concerned with the history and origins of Gutongjing; they were only interested in the treasures there.

Therefore, they treated Zhang Rishan's words as just a story and soon became impatient, pressing him for answers.

Chen Jinshui: "So many of us died to get here, not to listen to your stories, Chairman Zhang. Where exactly is the treasure of Gutongjing?"

Mentioning the treasure, Huo Youxue's eyes also turned red with anger: "Yes, I don't believe that the treasure left behind by Zhang Dafoye is just a pile of broken stones!"

Qi Mei'an sneered, "Chairman Zhang, you're not planning to take it all for yourself, are you?"

Li Qunao feigned helplessness: "President Zhang, it's not that we're forcing you, but you know the current situation of the Nine Gates. Now that we're already here in Gutongjing, if there's a treasure that can help our Nine Gates regain its former glory, as the president of the Nine Gates Association, don't you want to see that happen?"

Seeing the group still thinking about the treasure even after arriving here, Zhang Rishan shook his head in disappointment: "I told you long ago, there is no treasure in Gutongjing. This ancient city is extremely dangerous now..."

It's the same old story again!

Chen Jinshui was furious when he heard this, and in a fit of rage, he pulled out his gun and pointed it at Zhang Rishan's head.

However, before he could utter any harsh words, his wrist was suddenly slammed down with great force.

A sharp pain accompanied by the crisp sound of bones cracking!

Chen Jinshui screamed and bent over, clutching his right hand, which was in excruciating pain.

Huo Youxue and the other two were startled and stared warily at Ling Yue, who had suddenly made his move.

Ling Yue twirled a dark green bamboo cane in his hand, frowning as he looked at Chen Jinshui with an unfriendly expression.

His tone was also very displeased: "Am I some random nobody on the street? Do you think my words are so unworthy of Mr. Chen's attention? Didn't I tell you not to lay a hand on Boss Zhang in front of me?"

Chen Jinshui's head was buzzing from the pain, and his forehead was covered in sweat.

He wanted to say: You never said anything like that! And he was targeting Zhang Rishan's head!

Unfortunately, the pain was so intense that he lost his voice and couldn't speak at all.

Ling Yue didn't care whether he actually said those words to Chen Jinshui or not, as long as the meaning was conveyed.

She swept her unfriendly gaze over Huo Youxue, Qi Anmei, and Li Qunao, her eyes flashing a warning.

The three of them took a step back and hid behind the waiter next to them without daring to utter a sound.

Zhang Rishan, now protected, relaxed, his lips slightly upturned, the disappointment and heaviness from before completely gone.

He stood with his hands behind his back, his face still covered in dust from who-knows-where, yet he maintained a confident posture.

Zhang Rishan glanced at the group one last time and said calmly, "If this is your choice, I will not interfere."

After saying that, he turned to look at Ling Yue, his eyes filled with reassurance: "Let's go, we need to leave here right now."

Ling Yue understood what he meant, nodded slightly, and didn't ask any further questions.

Seeing Zhang Rishan leave without looking back with Ling Yue and Luo Que, Boss Yi, who trusted him completely, followed after him with his men without saying a word.

Huo Daofu hesitated for a moment and advised Chen Jinshui to listen to Zhang Rishan, but Chen Jinshui was unwilling: "I don't believe his nonsense. I can tell there's definitely something good here just by smelling it!"

Gritting his teeth, Chen Jinshui glared resentfully at Ling Yue and Zhang Rishan's retreating figures, making a grudge. He then shouted to his men, "Let's go, I'll take you to make a fortune!"

Huo Youxue and the others also chose to continue exploring the ancient city, firmly believing that there must be treasure there!

In the blink of an eye, only Hordorff remained, and he too had a brief moment of hesitation.

However, relying on his intuition, Huo Daofu still chose to chase after the direction Zhang Rishan and the others had left in.

Just as Zhang Rishan and his team returned to the office building area of ​​the Gutongjing restoration project, the ground began to shake violently, and rocks kept falling down.

Everyone quickened their pace without prior arrangement.

When they entered Zhang Dafoye's former office, the houses outside were already being destroyed by falling rocks.

After entering the office, Zhang Rishan glanced at it nostalgically, then quickly found the hidden mechanism on the bookshelf and opened a secret door: "This is a secret passage left by the Buddha. Go out from here and keep walking forward, and you can leave Gutongjing."

Huo Daofu went in first, followed closely by the others. When it was Boss Yi's turn, she turned to Zhang Rishan and asked, "Aren't you leaving?"

Zhang Rishan looked at her and said, "I still have things to do."

Boss Yi glanced at Ling Yue, who hadn't moved either, and gestured for her to leave.

Ling Yue: "..."

He silently turned his head to look at the books on the bookshelf, showing no intention of taking more than a few steps to leave.

nonsense.

Now that she's gone, what if Zhang Rishan is truly seduced by Boss Yi's deep affection and beauty, and the two of them elope and leave Gutongjing together?

She was waiting for Zhang Rishan to take her to collect her final "reward," but was she really going to run to the snowy mountains of Motuo to find Wuxie, whose fate was unknown, and cry about her?

That won't do.

Even if we force them to separate, we can't let Zhang Rishan get away.

Perhaps Ling Yue's aloof and indifferent persona was so successfully created that people thought she wasn't the type to gossip about other people's private affairs.

Or perhaps feeling that it didn't matter with Ling Yue around, Boss Yi didn't wait for a private moment with the two of them, and instead chose to say what she wanted to say: "Don't you have anything you want to say to me?"

Zhang Rishan, that old bastard, was quite good at maneuvering: "You have something to say to me, right?"

Boss Yi smiled, walked closer to him, and looked at him intently: "The Crescent Hotel needs a male owner. I'll be waiting for you to come back."

After saying that, he turned and disappeared into the secret passage.

Zhang Rishan lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then gave a brief smile before turning to meet Ling Yue's disdainful gaze.

Zhang Tishan: "..."

It's one thing to just watch other people's gossip, but why are you commenting on it?

However, considering that Ling Yue hadn't said it directly like last time, Zhang Rishan quickly regained his composure.

He felt that the fact that she was only glancing at him like that was already giving him a lot of face.

Ok.

I still feel very uncomfortable!

Zhang Rishan felt he should say something: "My relationship with her is not what you think."

Ling Yue rolled her eyes, turned around and walked out: "It's not what I thought, why are you in such a hurry?"

Zhang Rishan felt even more wronged and quickly chased after him: "I'm not in a hurry, I just feel that you have a lot of misunderstandings about me."

In the darkness, Ling Yue's voice was nonchalant: "I don't think so."

Zhang Rishan: "No, you definitely have it."

Ling Yue: "No."

……

Sometimes Ling Yue feels that certain very few men (please take this personally, thank you) are really immature.

She only glanced at him once, but Zhang Rishan insisted on recounting his psychological journey of being a father, mother, and mentor to his child over the past thirty years, as well as the specific meaning behind his smile just now.

Ling Yue repeatedly stated that he didn't care about this and that he didn't need to say anything.

But Zhang Rishan was determined to say it!

So annoying!

Who wants to hear the psychological journey of a centenarian?

Is it something to be proud of to be still single at this age?

Ling Yue didn't understand, nor did he want to respect, so he directly interrupted her intention to continue talking to him: "How long will it take for the wind to awaken the ancient city of Tongjing?"

Zhang Rishan, who actually wanted to use the discussion of personal feelings as a pretext to have a heart-to-heart talk with her, probe why she had been so cold to him before, and ideally, further explore whether she was indeed the Zhang family's heirloom: "..."

No, I haven't even reached the crucial moment of my incantation yet, is it really appropriate for you to interrupt me like this?

The two looked at each other.

One had a determined look in their eyes, while the other remained silent.

In the end, Zhang Rishan compromised: "According to the wind's pattern, there are still two weeks left. Let's find a place to avoid the snakes and the nine-headed cypress trees caused by the collapse."

Zhang Rishan is very familiar with this place; he clearly spent a lot of time walking around this area during the restoration project of the ancient city of Tongjing.

Soon, Zhang Rishan led Ling Yue to a secret room with a metal structure.