Tomb raiding: Intercepting Yin Xinyue and building a family of immortals

"No problem, let's trade tomorrow morning."

Boss Ma smiled and gave his men a wink.

After Su Chen and the others left, one person quietly followed them.

"Old Ma, isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

Li Fugui and Ma Laoda were from the same village, and Li Fugui knew Ma Laoda's character well.

He guessed that Boss Ma must have been plotting to kill him.

Li Fugui wasn't that bold.

He was just an honest and hardworking farmer. Ma Dadan wanted to find an honest person to ship his goods, fearing that he would be targeted.

In addition, his sister was Boss Ma's concubine, so they were related by marriage.

So every time they raided a tomb, they would bring him along, and have him help sell the goods to attract buyers.

If it were someone else, they would get used to it after experiencing it a few times.

But Li Fugui not only didn't get used to it, he also frequently had nightmares in which those people turned into ghosts and came after him.

"What are you afraid of? Look at you, so afraid of dying! These days, the bold get rich, and the timid starve."

"If I don't make money, will your sister starve? Will your whole family starve?"

"Damn it, you eat my food and drink my water, and you still have so many fuss about it!"

Boss Ma muttered a few curses.

Li Fugui was speechless.

……

Inside the inn.

When Su Chen returned, he had already noticed that someone was following him.

This further confirms his guess.

Such people are more like robbers than antique sellers.

However, because he dared not make a move in the city, where there were too many people and too many eyes, and he dared not flaunt his wealth, he attracted some people in the industry near some antique stalls.

After carrying out the dirty trick, they quickly retreated and then moved to another location.

Some people are envious of the antiques in their possession and want to buy them at a low price and then resell them at a high price.

What they covet is all the money you have.

"Kill everyone tomorrow morning, leaving only one to lead the way."

Su Chen gave prior instructions.

"no problem!"

Blackback Lao Liu wiped the knife in his hand.

Since the other party is not righteous, they will definitely resort to some unconventional methods.

Even if all these people were combined, they wouldn't be a match for Blackback Six alone.

Besides, submachine guns aren't to be underestimated either.

The next day, early in the morning.

Su Chen and his group then headed to the previously agreed-upon location.

It was a thick locust tree that would take three or four people to encircle. It was early winter, so all the leaves on the locust tree had fallen, and the whole tree stood there all alone.

Under the locust tree, Su Chen, Black-backed Sixth Brother, Partridge Whistle, Red Girl, Chen Yulou, and others sat quietly, waiting for Boss Ma to arrive.

"Ta Tata..."

Just then, the sound of footsteps came from behind.

Several figures approached from afar, and the one in the lead was indeed Boss Ma, with Li Fugui by his side.

"The boss is quite trustworthy!"

Boss Ma greeted Su Chen and the others with a smile.

His men behind him carried heavy boxes.

The box didn't contain antiques, but rather several large stones.

It looks heavy, but it's actually worthless.

"Yes, I've always been a man of my word. It's just that some people are too cunning and don't want to do business properly."

Su Chen smiled.

"I don't quite understand what the boss is saying."

Old Ma chuckled twice.

"It's okay, you'll understand in a bit."

Su Chen gave Black Back Six a wink.

The Guanzhong swordsman drew his Guanshan sword and walked towards Boss Ma.

"You...you're trying to cheat me out of this..."

Before Boss Ma could finish speaking, his head rolled to the ground, and blood gushed out instantly.

As for the men behind Boss Ma, they were instantly terrified. Some of them dropped their boxes and hurriedly fled to the rear.

Some people were so frightened that they stood frozen in place, their legs feeling like lead, unable to move at all.

Black-backed Old Six instantly caught up with the group, and with a swift stroke of his knife, took their lives.

These people had a wonderful dream last night, imagining they would make a fortune today.

Unexpectedly, they were greeted with sharp broadswords today.

Upon opening the box, as expected, there wasn't a single antique inside; it was all useless junk and stones.

Seeing this, Li Fugui was terrified. At first, he didn't dare to move, but as soon as he could, he immediately knelt on the ground, crying and begging for mercy, "Heroes, this has nothing to do with me!"

"It was all instigated by that Boss Ma. He forced me. I've always been an honest and law-abiding person since I was a child."

"I have elderly parents and young children to support, please don't kill me."

Li Fugui quickly kowtowed several times, hoping that Su Chen and the others would let him go.

Where are those antiques hidden?

Su Chen asked.

"They're still at the inn, with one person left to guard them."

Li Fugui hurriedly said.

"Mr. Chen, you go with Li Fugui. Xiao Tian and Xiao Hu, you two are responsible for bringing the antique out."

Su Chen gave the instructions.

These funerary objects are worth a total of five thousand silver dollars, and Su Chen will not easily give them away.

Then, Su Chen continued to say to Li Fugui, "Take us to Gulan County. If you lead the way well, I will give you three hundred silver dollars, which will be enough for you to spend a long time."

"Thank you, my good man!"

Upon learning that he had been given a second chance at life, Li Fugui kowtowed several times.

Afterwards, he left together with General Manager Chen, Su Yitian, and Su Yihu.

About an hour later, the group returned.

The whole box of funerary objects was already in the car.

Li Fugui also came to terms with reality.

If you walk by the river often enough, you're bound to get your shoes wet. Boss Ma did so many heinous things, it's only right that he died.

It's already a miracle that I managed to survive.

If these heroes keep their word and leave him three hundred silver dollars after finishing their business, he will definitely be able to buy a dozen acres of good land and support his family.

During our brief stop in Jin for supplies, we unexpectedly acquired a box of funerary objects, which was quite a pleasant surprise.

Carrying these funerary objects, Su Chen and the others traveled westward in a carriage.

After crossing the mountains, we reached the edge of Shanxi, which is within the Loess Plateau region.

The mountains here are different from what most people know as mountains; they are all made of loess.

The loess soil is barren, so there aren't many trees on the hills.

Along the Yellow River, the ceaseless flow of water flows south, then turns east at the confluence of the three provinces of Qin, Yu, and Jin, eventually flowing into the sea.

This area is considered to be in the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River.

The only way to cross the Yellow River is by sheepskin raft.

The reason is simple: this section of the Yellow River flows through the Loess Plateau, and the river has too much sediment, resulting in too little buoyancy.

The sheepskin rafts are very light, and their interiors are mainly filled with air.

Unlike a ship, it doesn't draft deep into the water.

They rented two sheepskin rafts and began to cross the Yellow River.

The river was swift and the rushing water created wave after wave, causing the sheepskin raft to rock back and forth.