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

Clang, clang...

A train travels across the land of China.

After buying their tickets, Su Renxiu and the others returned to their sleeper berths.

"Chief, I asked the people on the train, they will arrive in Shenyang in two days."

As he spoke, he handed the ticket to Su Chen.

Su Chen nodded slightly and handed the Guanshan knife, wrapped in a strip of cloth, to Black-backed Old Six.

Yin Xinyue looked at the group and asked curiously, "Why do they call you clan leader?"

When she said this, Yin Xinyue didn't try to disguise it; it was still a woman's voice.

This startled Su Renxiu and the others, who all frowned.

"Chief, she..."

Su Chen shook his head slightly, explained her situation, and then looked at Yin Xinyue and said, "Our cooperation ends in Shencheng. Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask."

"Oh……"

Yin Xinyue nodded obediently, her big, dark eyes darting around.

Su Renxiu chuckled and suddenly nudged Su Yitian and Black-backed Old Six.

"It's too crowded here, let's find another sleeper room."

The words had barely left his mouth when Su Yitian, who was dozing off, froze, his face full of confusion. "Sixth Uncle, it's not crowded here. Five people can sit here..."

Snapped!

Su Renxiu slapped Su Yitian on the head and pushed him away.

Black-backed Old Six understood, and a rare smile appeared on his face. He then followed him out.

Soon, only Su Chen and Yin Xinyue remained in the sleeper compartment.

Yin Xinyue was overjoyed and looked at Su Chen, saying, "By the way, I still don't know your name. Let me formally introduce myself. My name is Yin Xinyue, and my family owns the Xinyue Restaurant in Beijing!"

"Su Chen!"

Su Chen's words were concise and to the point; even if Yin Xinyue hadn't said it, he already knew her identity.

Besides Yin Xinyue's identity, Su Chen also knew that Yin Xinyue's father's Xinyue Hotel was actually the largest auction house in the north, and had connections with various forces.

Moreover, the items auctioned by the Crescent Hotel were all rare and precious treasures, indicating the hotel's immense wealth.

The Zhang family of Changsha is considered a prominent family in the area.

But just by going to the Crescent Hotel and lighting a few sky lanterns, he basically emptied out most of his family fortune.

Auctions like this are commonplace at the Crescent Hotel.

This shows just how rich the Crescent Hotel is!

Yin Xinyue's father also had a nickname in the martial arts world: Yin Jiucheng!

This means that the Yin family's wealth is enough to buy nine capital cities!

"Tch, boring..."

Yin Xinyue pouted, and seeing that Su Chen ignored her, she had no choice but to continue sleeping.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, the group had been on the train for two days and finally arrived in Shenyang.

Over the past two days, Yin Xinyue couldn't get any information out of Su Chen, so she resorted to a roundabout approach, trying to please Su Chen's sixth uncle.

I don't know what kind of spell she cast on Su Chen's sixth uncle, but Su Renxiu has been secretly telling Su Chen a lot of things these past two days.

Things like Su Chen's childhood, his time attending a Western-style school in the city, and everyone's recommendation for him to be the head of the Su family...

Of course, Su Renxiu didn't say everything he shouldn't have, such as the clan's land, tomb raiding, and their trip to Shencheng. He kept all of that a secret.

Stepping out of the train station, you are greeted by a bustling crowd.

Shenyang has been developing well in recent years because of Marshal Zhang, and both Russia and Japan regard it as a springboard for invasion.

You can see many blond-haired, blue-eyed foreigners in the city, as well as Japanese people living in Shenyang who are dressed in Japanese clothing.

However, Shenyang is not called that now; it is now called Fengtian, and it is also the capital of Fengtian Province.

It wasn't until Zhang Dashuai's son took over that Fengtian was renamed Shencheng.

Looking at the endless stream of people on the streets of Shenyang, Su Chen turned to look at Yin Xinyue.

"We've arrived in Shencheng, and we'll part ways here."

Upon hearing this, Yin Xinyue quickly asked, "Where are you going? How can I contact you in the future?"

"No need. We may meet again someday, but this is just the beginning."

After saying this, Su Chen led Su Renxiu and the others into the crowd and quickly disappeared.

Yin Xinyue stood there stunned for a long while, then let out a helpless snort, wrinkled her delicate nose, and muttered to herself, "Su Chen... I'll remember you. Just wait, I'll give you a big surprise next time we meet!"

After saying that, Yin Xinyue turned and left the train station.

……

An hour later, Su Chen and his group checked into the hotel.

Once inside the room, the group relaxed after days of travel and took a nice hot shower.

After washing up, Su Chen stayed alone in his room, thinking about his next plan.

"The tomb of the Liao Dynasty imperial concubine is roughly located in the three northern provinces, near Changbai Mountain. But I don't know its exact location..."

Changbai Mountain is actually a general term, referring to the vast mountain range in northern China that stretches for 1,300 kilometers and spans three provinces.

Finding a small ancient tomb in such a vast area is like finding a needle in a haystack.

"It seems we still have to start with the history of the Liao Dynasty!"

Historically, the Liao Dynasty was a nomadic people, and its capital was not fixed.

Thus, the five major capitals came into being!

They are respectively: Upper, Middle, East, West, and South!

Shangjing and Zhongjing were both located within Mongolia. They were the main locations in the early Liao Dynasty. However, in the middle and late Liao Dynasty, the political and economic center of Liao shifted to Dongjing and Xijing.

Especially the Liaoyang Prefecture in Tokyo, which has witnessed several dynasties and over a hundred years of history.

The most likely burial location for this Liao Dynasty imperial concubine is within the territory of Liaoyang Prefecture!

The remaining Nanjing actually refers to the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, which is the Yanjing City that Su Chen just passed through.

As for Xijing, it was located in Shanxi, and even the Liao people themselves didn't pay much attention to it, so the tomb of the Empress Dowager could never be in Xijing.

Thinking of this, Su Chen took out the map of the area around Shenyang that he had just bought on the street and spread it out on his desk.

"The mountains surrounding Shenyang include Wunü Mountain, Fenghuang Mountain, Shiren Peak, Wang'er Mountain, and Laohudongzi Mountain..."

Su Chen's fingers swept across the mountains on the map one by one, pondering silently in his heart.

"These five mountains all have auspicious feng shui layouts with mountains behind and water in front, making them the most likely sites for large tombs. However, we still need to look for clues to determine which one it is."

Thinking of this, Su Chen put away the map, grabbed his coat, and put it on.

As soon as I stepped out of the room, I saw my sixth uncle, Su Renxiu, coming over.

"Sixth Uncle, is there something you need?"

Su Renxiu rubbed his hands together and whispered, "Xiao Chen, the old patriarch instructed me before he came to take a good look at the daughter of your fiancé. If she's not good, we can break off the engagement and you can marry someone else."

Before Su Chen could speak, Su Renxiu said, "The eldest daughter of the Yin family is quite nice. She doesn't have the typical spoiled brat attitude, and I think she's interested in you. She broke off her engagement with that poor family after so many years of no contact, and then directly married that girl, Xinyue..."

Hearing this, Su Chen was somewhat helpless and shook his head, saying, "Sixth Uncle, why are you doing the work of a matchmaker?"

"Hey, this is a major event in your life, related to the rise and fall of our Su family. How can we not take it seriously?"

Su Chen shook his head and casually said, "I don't want to think about these things right now. I just want to lead everyone to a better life!"

To say that I completely dislike Yin Xinyue would be a lie.

However, for Su Chen, the gap between him and the Yin family was quite large.

It should be noted that even Zhang Qishan, at that time, already dominated Changsha and was the head of the Nine Gates.

But in the eyes of Yin Xinyue's father, Yin Jiucheng, she was nothing more than a nouveau riche from a small town.

In addition, the Su family is in a stage of rapid development, and he has no time to care about personal feelings.

"Please think about it some more..."

"No need to think about it, I'm in a hurry to leave! Sixth Uncle, if you're really bored, why don't you teach Xiaotian more spear techniques?"

After saying this, Su Chen left the hotel.

Su Renxiu could only shake his head helplessly as he watched him leave.

Just then, the door to the room opposite Su Chen opened, and Su Yitian peeked in, saying, "Sixth Uncle, I support you! It would be so great if Little Chen married Sister Yin. Then we wouldn't have to worry about going hungry anymore..."

"You unlucky kid, did you practice shooting today?"

"How can you practice shooting in this hotel?!"

"Practice your eyesight! Double your shooting practice time today!"

"what?!"

Su Yitian grimaced and shrank back. He thought to himself, "I should have kept my distance."