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

Three days later.

Changsha suburbs.

Su Chen set off with Blackback Six, Su Renxiu, and Su Yitian.

Upon arriving at the agreed location, they discovered that in addition to the Wu and Jie families, there were also many other members of the Nine Gates.

In particular, a young man wearing a military green overcoat, with a squad of heavily armed soldiers behind him, stood out with his imposing presence.

Wu Jizong hurriedly greeted Su Chen, saying with a hint of apology, "Brother Su, that young master from the Zhang family insists on exploring the Guanyin Mountain Tomb again. However, he said that the Zhang family will not take a single penny of the treasures in the tomb; he's just trying to save face."

Su Chen nodded slightly. Zhang Qishan's later rise to become the Great Buddha Zhang was also related to his temperament. He was domineering in his actions, yet extremely principled.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have become the head of the Nine Gates at such a young age.

Besides his strength, his fairness in dealing with people earned him the respect of the other eight families.

Wu Jizong wanted to say a few more words, but then he saw Zhang Qishan and his adjutant walk over.

He looked at Su Chen and nodded, his eyes filled with goodwill.

"Changsha City Defense Officer, Zhang Qishan of the Zhang Family of the Nine Gates, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Before Zhang Qishan could finish speaking, Su Chen heard a system notification in his mind.

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

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

It's not surprising that Zhang Qishan is a character in the storyline, but what surprised Su Chen was that his adjutant Zhang Rishan also gave him a progress bar bonus...

"Another 16% increase, we're just a little bit away from leveling up our family."

Su Chen remained calm and composed, cupping his hands in response.

“Su Yichen…”

Zhang Qishan's actions immediately surprised Wu Jizong.

As far as he knew, this young master of the Zhang family was arrogant. In the entire Nine Gates, only a handful of people, such as his father, Old Master Wu, and Er Yuehong of the Hong family, could earn his respect.

He basically disregarded the others and was very arrogant.

But today, Zhang Qishan, I don't know if he's changed his personality or what, actually took the initiative to make friends with outsiders for the first time ever.

Zhang Qishan sized up Su Chen, and after a long while, he suddenly asked, "Sir, did you sell a precious ginseng to the Huo family a few days ago?"

"I sold the ginseng; what advice do you have?"

Zhang Qishan nodded slightly and said solemnly, "Mr. Su's precious ginseng saved my brother's life, which is to say, it saved my life as well. I may not be able to get involved in other places, but in Changsha, if you have any problems, please feel free to come to me. I will not refuse."

As they were talking, a boy of about fifteen or sixteen years old was seen pushing a man of about the same age as Zhang Qishan out of the city gate.

The man in the wheelchair was pale and coughed occasionally.

He looked at Su Chen and said, "I am Er Yuehong, the head of the Flower Drum Opera troupe in the city. Mr. Su's precious ginseng saved my life."

“Chenpi!”

“Master…” the boy lowered his head.

"Please kowtow to Mr. Su on behalf of your master and present the gift."

"Yes."

Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Pi turned around and was about to kneel down in front of Su Chen.

Besides his master's instructions, the more important reason was that his master's wife had told him to repay the debt. A few kowtows were nothing.

Of course, the master and apprentice were unaware that the moment they appeared, two system notifications rang in Su Chen's mind again.

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

[Congratulations, host! You have come into contact with the story character Chen Pi Asi. Your family level progress bar has increased by 8%!]

[Congratulations, host! Your clan level has increased by 1. A level-up treasure chest has been issued. Please check your account! Note: Level-up treasure chests are valuable; the probability of obtaining mythical bloodlines, skills, and clan buildings increases with your clan level.]

What surprised Su Chen the most was the system's annotations for the level-up treasure chests.

"Tsk tsk, I didn't expect the system to be so generous, finally giving me something good."

With a change of heart, Su Chen did not rush to open the system treasure chest, but instead focused his attention on Er Yuehong and his apprentice.

He waved his hand to stop Chen Pi from bowing deeply: "The ginseng is just a business transaction, it's not about saving a life, Master Hong doesn't need to take it to heart."

Er Yuehong shook his head and said, "In the end, it was only because you were willing to sell this precious ginseng that you saved my life. I heard that you were going to Guanyin Mountain, so I came to see you off. Also, my disciple Chen Pi has some martial arts skills. If you don't mind, you can let him come and protect you."

"No need."

Chenpi Asi, has a rebellious streak at the back of his head.

Even if he doesn't rebel, he's still an emotionally unstable and ruthless person who could suddenly turn on you and kill someone at any time.

Su Chen didn't want to have a time bomb next to him!

Er Yuehong sighed softly and then said, "Then sir, you must accept this gift as a token of your gratitude: the deed to a house in the city."

Chen Pi took out a property deed from his pocket at the right moment. Even if Su Chen didn't see it, he knew that the property deed must not be cheap.

After hesitating for a moment, Su Chen still shook his head and refused.

He had originally planned to move his family to Changsha City.

However, with the development of clan farmland, more and more clan treasures have been discovered, making Sujia Village clearly more important.

“I appreciate Master Hong’s kindness, but Master Hong has already paid his thanks, so there is no need to pay again.”

"Paid?"

Of course, the payment was made. The appearance of the four of them directly saved Su Chen from having to search everywhere, and he leveled up instantly.

Leaving aside the search for auspicious burial sites at Guanyin Mountain, we now have a better chance of finding the tomb of a Liao Dynasty imperial concubine.

Er Yuehong paused for a moment, but without thinking much of it, he cupped his hands in greeting and returned to the city with Chen Pi Asi.

He was still recovering from serious injuries and couldn't go to Guanyin Mountain, so he could only come to the outskirts of the city to see Zhang Qishan and Su Chen off.

After Er Yuehong and his apprentice left, Zhang Qishan waved goodbye.

Two military trucks soon arrived on the official road.

Zhang Qishan's officers and soldiers, along with the men from the Wu and Xie families, quickly boarded the vehicle.

Su Chen frowned slightly and asked, "Isn't Patriarch Xie coming?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Jizong laughed and said, "Old Jie has already taken a few men to Guanyin Mountain. Don't worry, with him scouting the place, setting up the pot will be easier."

At this moment, Zhang Qishan's adjutant, Zhang, ran over and drove up a jeep.

The group boarded the vehicles one by one: a jeep carrying Wu Jizong, Zhang Qishan, Zhang Rishan, and Su Chen, and two military trucks carrying the Wu Jie and Zhang San families, totaling forty people, and headed to Guanyin Mountain to set up the cooking range.

In fact, both the Wu family and the Zhang family could gather more workers.

The reason they brought so few people was that Guanyin Mountain, which they were going to, was located within the sphere of influence of the Miao people, where they were extremely xenophobic. Bringing too many people would easily cause conflict.

The jeep swayed and bumped every now and then.

The riding experience was naturally inferior to that of later concrete roads and asphalt highways...

However, it was a rare experience for Su Yitian and Su Renxiu, and they were excited the whole way.

Wu Jizong laughed and casually remarked, "You guys won't be laughing soon..."

Su Renxiu and the other man didn't believe it, thinking that Wu Jizong was just trying to scare them.

As a result, once the jeep left Changsha, the road became ten times bumpier.

After a leisurely day, both Su Renxiu and his companion were pale.

Su Chen was alright; his physical fitness was three times that of an average person, so it didn't affect him much.

As darkness fell, Zhang Rishan stopped the jeep and honked the horn to signal the military trucks behind to stop as well.

"Don't worry, we'll rest here tonight and arrive near Guanyin Mountain by noon tomorrow."

"When we need to go into the mountains, we'll have to get off the bus and walk."

Su Renxiu breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. He suspected that if the jolting continued like this, he would vomit all his bile.

The workers from Zhang, Wu, and Jie's families were very efficient. They got off the car and soon found an open area near a water source, where they set up more than a dozen tents.

Su Chen chose a tent, then had his sixth uncle, Su Renxiu, and the black-backed old man guard outside the tent, while he went inside and opened the system panel.

"I wonder what I can get from the level-up treasure chests! I have skills and treasures now, but I'm still missing bloodlines and buildings..."

Su Chen pondered for a moment, then silently said in his mind, "System, open the level treasure chest!"

[Ding! Level 1 Clan Treasure Chest is now open!]

[Open successfully! 】

[Congratulations to the host...]