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

[Congratulations, host! You have come into contact with the story character Jie Jiu. Your clan level progress bar has increased by 8%!]

Su Chen perked up immediately upon hearing the system notification in his mind.

Opening the panel reveals a change in the system interface.

[Host: Su Chen (Head of the Su Family)]

Age: 18

[Clan Level: 0, 72% Progress]

[Family Members: Official Members: 32. Unofficial Member: Black-backed Sixth Brother]

[Family Property: 300 mu of clan farmland, 8300 silver dollars, and one seal for tomb raiding]

[Family Status: Everything is in ruins and needs rebuilding!]

[Family Buildings: None]

[Clan Bloodline: None]

[Clan Skills: Spear Master (Active), Martial Arts Master]

[Clan Treasure: Tortoise Seal (Actively active; clan farm output increased by 200%; chance to obtain high-grade rare and precious materials)]

[Bronze Quest: Lead your clan members to excavate the tomb of the Liao Dynasty princess in Changbai Mountain. Reward upon completion: One bronze treasure chest.]

"The progress bar has reached 72%, and there is still 28% left to upgrade. According to the story characters, each character gives 8%, which means you need to interact with four more people to upgrade."

Su Chen secretly made a decision in his mind.

He has already made contact with four of the nine important figures in the Nine Gates, including Jie Jiu in front of him. The remaining five are enough to raise the family level to level 1!

"Before going to Liaodong, raise your rank as soon as possible."

When the broker saw the head of the Xie family approaching, he hurriedly introduced, "Master, this Mr. Su wants to buy land. This is the land deed that we just prepared."

The current head of the Xie family is named Xie Yuanlong.

He was wearing a silk robe and had a gold pocket watch hanging on his chest.

He had a square face with a dignified look in his eyes.

Before the brokerage manager could finish speaking, a rough male voice suddenly rang out in the hall.

Wu Jizong, his face beaming with delight, followed him out from the backyard.

"Brother Su, I was wondering why you didn't come looking for me when you arrived in Changsha City. Turns out you came here to buy land from Old Jie..."

"Brother Wu?"

Wu Jizong was a big, burly man dressed in shorts, and he looked completely out of place standing next to Xie Yuanlong.

In fact, the Xie family and the Wu family have a close relationship, spanning several generations, and can be considered close family friends.

Historically, when Wu Laogou was at his lowest point, it was Xie Jiu who acted as matchmaker for him, introducing his cousin to Wu Laogou.

Wu Laogou and Xie Jiu's cousin fell in love at first sight, and eventually Wu Laogou married into the family in Hangzhou.

He stayed in Hangzhou for two years, gradually gained fame and developed considerable power, before returning to Changsha to reclaim the Wu family's business and becoming the renowned Fifth Master Dog.

Wu Jizong laughed heartily, stepped forward, grabbed Su Chen's arm, and then turned to Xie Yuanlong.

"Old Jie, this is the Brother Su I just told you about! He's buying land from you, so you should give him some discounts, right?"

Jie Yuanlong smiled and waved to the brokerage manager.

“Mr. Su’s presence is a great honor for the Xie family. He wants the land, but he won’t charge us any money. You can go and draw up a separate land deed.”

"Huh?" The broker was startled upon hearing this.

He couldn't understand why the head of the family valued this young man so much, giving away the deeds to nearly a thousand acres of land so easily!

Seeing that the brokerage manager was still stunned, Xie Yuanlong frowned and said in a deep voice, "Didn't you hear me? Hurry up and go."

In fact, not only was the brokerage manager surprised, but Su Chen himself was also full of doubts.

But he firmly believes in one principle: free things are often the most expensive.

The Xie family must have ulterior motives for sending such a large gift.

“Patriarch Xie, I appreciate your kindness, but I don’t like owing favors to others, so I’ll just go with the market price.”

As he spoke, Su Chen walked up to the broker, took the land deed, carefully examined it, and, finding no problems, picked up the inkpad on the table and pressed his fingerprint on it.

Seeing his actions, Xie Yuanlong and his son exchanged a glance, both seeing surprise in each other's eyes.

The fact that he could remain true to himself in the face of free wealth is enough to earn the Xie family's respect.

Xie Yuanlong thought for a moment, then said, "Since Mr. Su is unwilling, I will not force him. However, I remember there seems to be a mountain peak outside Su Family Village..."

Upon hearing this, the brokerage manager quickly replied, "There is a low hill, a bit remote, located west of Sujia Village, covering approximately 600 acres."

"These six hundred acres will be considered an extra gift, and will be given to you, sir. You won't refuse this small request, will you?"

Su Chen pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I cannot accept a reward without merit. Patriarch Xie, please speak frankly!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Jizong burst into laughter. He winked at Xie Yuanlong and said, "Old Xie, I always said Brother Su is upright in his work. Your business methods don't work."

Xie Yuanlong smiled helplessly and said, "Mr. Su, how about we go to Huifeng Restaurant to discuss this in detail?"

"Alright."

Seeing that Su Chen agreed, Xie Yuanlong breathed a sigh of relief and then instructed Xie Jiu to go to the government office to register the land deeds.

Jie Jiu was a little anxious and quickly said, "Father, these small matters can be left to the brokerage manager. I'll go to Guanyin with you..."

"Shut up!" Before Xie Jiu could finish speaking, Xie Yuanlong glared at him. "You stay at home and don't go anywhere."

After saying that, Xie Yuanlong turned around and said with a hint of apology, "Mr. Su, I apologize for my poor upbringing. Let's go to Huifeng Restaurant to talk in detail."

Seeing everyone leave, Jie Jiu couldn't help but purse his lips.

However, he still dared not disobey his father's wishes, so he had no choice but to follow the broker to handle the land deed matters.

the other side.

When the group arrived at Huifeng Restaurant, Xie Yuanlong arranged a table for Su Yitian and his companions in the lobby.

He led Su Chen and Wu Jizong to a private room on the second floor.

The private room was quite elegant, and when you opened the window, you could see the bustling street outside.

After entering the private room, Xie Yuanlong did not rush to speak. Instead, he had an attendant search the room inside and out to make sure there were no problems. He then closed the door tightly and had the attendant stand guard outside before inviting Su Chen and Wu Jizong to sit down.

After taking their seats, Su Chen asked directly, "Please just say what you two have to say."

Wu Jizong spoke up.

“Brother Su, I, Old Wu, admire your skills, so I won’t beat around the bush. Last month, several major families in Changsha City joined forces to set up a business in western Hunan. Our Wu family’s main branch didn’t go, but many people from the collateral branches did.”

"However, this trip to the tomb was very strange, and many people died inexplicably in that ancient tomb. Even the leader, the second master of the Hong family, and the young master of the Zhang family were injured."

"so?"

Su Chen raised an eyebrow, remembering how Huo San Niang was in such a hurry to buy the precious ginseng!

It seems that this precious ginseng was most likely bought for Er Yuehong's use.

Huo Sanniang had a crush on Er Yuehong since childhood, and never married until her death.

Jie Yuanlong continued, "I heard from Lao Wu that Brother Su is a successor of the tomb raiding school and knows many secret techniques of finding auspicious sites. So the Nine Gates want to invite Brother Su to come out of seclusion and raid that big tomb in western Hunan together."