Tomb robber: I am the tenth of the nine gates

"Everyone, hurry back and pack up, and set off early tomorrow morning!"

【Yunlai Inn】（Yunlai Inn）

The crowd dispersed and the three returned to the inn where they lived.

Chu Ning walked in front with his head down. The discomfort he had been feeling recently had become more and more intense. In order not to let Qi Tiezui and Adjutant Zhang notice anything, he walked slowly.

Chu Ning arrived at the entrance of the inn before them and was met by a group of people.

Qi Tiezui quickly pulled Chu Ning and prevented the group of people from touching Chu Ning. His back also bumped into Adjutant Zhang's chest.

Adjutant Zhang raised his hand to protect Qi Tiezui.

The leader of the group had a fierce look in his eyes. He swept his gaze over Chu Ning and Qi Tiezui, and finally looked at Adjutant Zhang.

There was no dispute between the two parties. Qi Tiezui couldn't help but look at the backs of the group of people again.

Chu Ning grabbed Qi Tiezui's arm and pulled him back, "Eighth Master, go back first."

Qi Tiezui was the last one to enter the room. He leaned over the door and looked around. He carefully closed the door and then nimbly crossed his legs and got on the bed.

"You all saw it, right?"

Chu Ning poured two glasses of water for Adjutant Zhang Qi Tiezui. Adjutant Zhang pondered, "It's obvious at first glance that those people are not ordinary people."

Qi Tiezui felt his right eyelid twitching, frowned and said, "I didn't expect this place to be so uneasy."

Adjutant Zhang gave Qi Tiezui a consolation that was not really a consolation, "In this chaotic world, there is no peace at all.

Aren’t Zheng Qiping and Bai Zhongjie from yesterday examples?

They all hid here.”

Chu Ning handed a cup to each of them and told them his guess.

“I wonder if those people are also porters.”

Qi Tiezui and Adjutant Zhang were stunned, and then they began to ponder the meaning of Chu Ning's words.

Today they already knew that the great chieftain Shi Huaichan and the Dharma protector were not on good terms and that they had been harboring resentment for a long time.

Then this trip to bury the prince will definitely be hindered by the guardians, and the best thing is to leave their entire funeral procession in the Valley of the Dead.

How to stay? It is still the most cost-effective to hire a killer, arrange for someone to infiltrate the team, and kill them with a fatal blow when everyone is relaxed...

The two thought about it for a long time and found that what Chu Ning said was very likely to be true.

Adjutant Zhang's brows were already furrowed. He could protect Chu Ning and Qi Tiezui, but there were so many people in the funeral procession, and if something went wrong, he wouldn't be able to take care of everything.

Qi Tiezui drank a sip of water woodenly.

"It's not that unlucky, is it?

We were originally looking for the Buddha, but we didn't expect to wade into this muddy water. What's going on? "

Chu Ning shook his head. Since he had already decided to go, there was no way to avoid it. He could only make plans before he left.

So he asked the two, "Master Ba, Adjutant, what should we do next?"

Adjutant Zhang also turned his gaze to Qi Tiezui.

Qi Tiezui sighed, "The difficulty lies in the fact that the people around Master Buddha deliberately set up confusion, and we don't know where he is hiding.

Since we have been searching for so long and have only found sporadic clues, someone must have deliberately concealed the clues."

Qi Tiezui pointed upwards as he spoke, and Adjutant Zhang followed Qi Tiezui's movement and looked upwards.

Qi Tiezui glared at Adjutant Zhang, who took a sip of water to cover himself up.

Chu Ning's eyes sparkled, "Eighth Master means that Master Buddha and Sister Yue may have run into the chieftain.

So that's why the chieftain helped them hide their tracks?"

Adjutant Zhang asked, "Then why isn't this person a Dharma protector?"

Qi Tiezui slapped Adjutant Zhang's thigh, his expression showing a sense of disappointment.

"Oh! Think about it, we were introduced by Fatty when we first arrived, and the people we have been seeing are the managers around the Dharma Protectors.

All the fat man found out from the guardian were vague directions.

If it was really this guardian who concealed it, how could there not be any clues left out?"

Chu Ning then supplemented Qi Tiezui.

"The Buddha and his companions would not leave no impression at all.

The main thing is that the people from the big chieftain's side that the fat man came into contact with seemed to be doing normal, which is even more suspicious."

Qi Tiezui clapped his hands, "That's right~

It is not right when everything is normal, and it is not right when something is abnormal that it is not worthy of suspicion."

Adjutant Zhang nodded to indicate that he understood.

"It seems that we have to go this time.

This funeral is our only chance to get close to the chieftain."

Qi Tiezui looked serious. This was the only chance, and he had to seize it!

Chu Ning could always sense when the people around him were not in the right mood, so he looked at Qi Tiezui and said, "Master Ba, are you worried about something?"

Adjutant Zhang looked serious and stared into Qi Tiezui's eyes.

"Don't worry, Master Ba. I will definitely keep you safe."

Qi Tiezui rubbed his fingers, “Adjutant, I know your abilities.

Xiao Ning's skills are definitely better than mine, I'm afraid those people we met at the door are really here to kill us."

Qi Tiezui pointed at himself and then at Chu Ning and Adjutant Zhang, counting the number of people.

"There are only three of us, it's really dangerous.

But if you have a lucky mentality, I am afraid you will die even more miserably! "

Qi Tiezui said this and made a tongue-out expression.

Seeing that Qi Tiezui seemed to be worried about himself and Adjutant Zhang, Chu Ning curled the corners of his mouth.

"Master Ba, have we forgotten someone?"

"Who?" Qi Tiezui was only concerned about the safety of the two people in front of him. When Chu Ning reminded him, he was really slow to react.

Chu Ning and Adjutant Zhang looked at each other, and both understood and named the same person.

"Fat man."

……

During dinner time, Qi Tiezui and Adjutant Zhang kept forcing Fatty to drink. Fatty's eyes were rolling around and he looked very alert.

I was so happy drinking that I spit on my lips.

The fat man said that the group of people he met at the entrance of the posthouse during the day were masters invited by the leader, on the grounds that they were escorting the great chieftain into the valley and wanted more masters to protect him.

Chu Ning looked at the fat man with clear eyes.

“Fat brother, those masters.

Do you want to protect the chieftain into the valley, or do you want to send him to heaven?"

The fat man coughed violently, looked at Chu Ning in horror, and raised his hand to cover Chu Ning's mouth, but was slapped by Adjutant Zhang.

"Oh my little ancestor!

What are you talking about?! Are you going to die?! "

Qi Tiezui snorted and laughed, and his eyes met with Adjutant Zhang's. Chu Ning had really guessed it right.

"What are you afraid of? If you dare to do it, you should dare to say it."

There was a hint of sarcasm in his tone. This Dharma protector really was treating human life as a joke.

"Those people are killers at first glance. Asking them to escort us would mean we are sending ourselves to our deaths."

Adjutant Zhang spoke calmly, but as soon as he said the word "die", the chopsticks in his hand snapped and broke into two.

Chu Ning met the fat man's evasive gaze, then his eyes slowly moved downwards, and finally fixed on the fat man's neck.

As Chu Ning stopped looking, the fat man rubbed the back of his hand and touched his neck with a slightly trembling hand.

At this moment, he felt that what Adjutant Zhang broke was not two chopsticks, but his own neck!

Seeing the fat man’s horrified expression, his face turning blue, Chu Ning touched his own face.

Am I...that scary?

Doesn’t the fat guy know that there is a grain of rice hanging on his chin?

Qi Tiezui & Adjutant Zhang: Xiao Ning did a good job! We should intimidate him with our eyes!

Chu Ning: Meow? ???

"You can see all this, who are you?"

Although the fat man was afraid, he knew that if the three people opposite him wanted to kill him, they would not invite him to dinner.

Besides, we have to set off tomorrow.

The fat man weighed the pros and cons and finally told everything in one go.

“I found out about it by accident.

In fact, it is almost as you guessed. The guardian hired killers to keep the chieftain in the Valley of the Dead.

But I think this is unnecessary. There have been heavy rains in the Valley of the Dead recently and the environment is dangerous.

It's basically a 100% sure death, and people who enter the Valley of the Dead often disappear while walking!"

Chu Ning lowered his eyes and looked at the water cup in front of him. He raised his hand and knocked on the wall of the cup, causing ripples in the water.

"If, I mean if.

If this chieftain manages to escape, he will be killed without mercy."

Qi Tiezui was amazed, "Hey, the protector has thought it through very carefully. This is a double insurance." The great protector was afraid that the great chieftain would not die.

"Then can you tell me how this prince died suddenly?"

Qi Tiezui thought that since he was asking for information, he might as well ask all the questions he was curious about, such as whether the fat man knew about his business.

"I really don't know about that. Rumor has it that this great chieftain is immoral and this is a warning from heaven."

Qi Tiezui rolled his eyes, "Bah! Nonsense!"

The fat man wiped his face silently.

Chu Ning raised his eyes, his gaze was cold, "If you want to climb that position, just say it's your ambition, and use the story of a mother who lost her child as an excuse."

Chu Ning paused for a moment, not knowing what he had thought of. He continued without any expression on his face, "He is really tasteless."

If we attribute everything to warnings from God, then that would be too unfair to God.

Qi Tiezui knew that Chu Ning never liked these things, and he also knew that Chu Ning always had a strong sense of empathy. Now he was really angry when he heard this.

Qi Tiezui touched Chu Ning's hand under the table and felt the coolness of the child's hand, so he squeezed it comfortingly.

Chu Ning came back to his senses and met the worried gazes of Adjutant Zhang and Qi Tiezui, realizing that he had lost his composure.

He bowed his head and apologized, “Sorry, Fatty, it wasn’t directed at you.

You guys continue. "

Chu Ning hung his head, looking as if he had done something wrong, which made the three people at the table think of the pitiful little animals with drooping ears. Of course, they couldn't bear to blame him.

The fat man waved his hands repeatedly.

Patting Chu Ning on the head, he supported Chu Ning, “Xiao Ning is right.

How can someone who can send someone to their death at will and find an excuse and a way out be a good person?"

Qi Tiezui transferred the heat from his palm to Chu Ning, "You are right to scold, and you scold well.

only……"

Qi Tiezui paused deliberately, causing the child to look up.

Looking at the pair of eyes that were looking at him with trust and dependence, Qi Tiezui raised the corners of his mouth, and his eyebrows behind the lenses were smiling.

“It’s just that you didn’t scold me harshly enough!

I have a sketchbook that I have treasured for many years. When I get home, I will give it to you so you can read more and learn more! "

Chu Ning was stunned, his eyes brightened a little, and he nodded obediently, "Okay!"

Qi Tiezui laughed even more happily, he liked the outspoken and occasionally prickly look of children, no matter how old they were, they were just holding back.

Isn't this good~

What's good about that?! Listen to what you are teaching?! Adjutant Zhang's face turned pale when he heard the conversation between the two.

The fat man shrank his neck, thinking, "I hope the war won't spread to him." He quickly took the cup and moved away without making a sound.

"Eighth Master, you really have the leisure time. If you find the Buddha, I will definitely ask for credit for you."

Adjutant Zhang threatened with a smile, and Qi Tiezui and Chu Ning both froze up. They didn't dare to look back at Adjutant Zhang's face, and only felt a chill on their backs.

One knows that he is corrupting the children, and the other knows that it is wrong but is happy to learn...

How is this not a lesson learned in both directions?

Zhang Qishan: You called and the order has been accepted!

Seeing that the atmosphere at the table was not good, the fat man spoke weakly to bring the topic back.

“I guess those killers will start to attack as soon as they enter the valley. After all, no one wants to enter the Valley of the Dead.

When the time comes, you should all run away, and don’t lose your life in vain.”

Qi Tiezui and Adjutant Zhang straightened their expressions, raised their glasses, took Chu Ning's tea, and toasted the fat man together.

"Thank you for reminding."

The four wine glasses collided and made a crisp "ding" sound.

At dawn the next day, the funeral procession was waiting at the place where it was yesterday.

The chief chieftain walked out of the house in white clothes. When he passed by the prince's coffin, he took a look and his face was filled with grief.

In the end, he quickly adjusted his expression and walked to the front of the team.

"set off!"

The great chieftain led the team, with the people carrying the prince's coffin walking in the middle, followed by Qi Tiezui, Adjutant Zhang, and Chu Ning in the first row, and a group of people behind them lined up behind the coffin.

Before Chu Ning set off, he found the people he saw yesterday at the back of the team, so he quietly asked Adjutant Zhang.

"Those killers are all behind us. Did they do this on purpose?"

Adjutant Zhang quietly explained to Chu Ning and Qi Tiezui, "The last one has the best view. Any disturbance will not escape their eyes."

Qi Tiezui was surprised, "So those people are all masters?"

"The Great Protector is determined to win this time."

Adjutant Zhang gave Qi Tiezui affirmation.

Qi Tiezui regretted not having a fortune-teller before setting out, "Then think of a solution quickly. Xiao Ning and I don't want to die here."

Adjutant Zhang nodded and said, "Wait!" After saying this to the two of them, he left the team, walked past the coffin and headed towards the chieftain in front.

"What are you doing?!" The guards around the chieftain of Baiqiao Village tried to stop Adjutant Zhang.

Adjutant Zhang acted quickly, and Chu Ning couldn't stop him. He had to make way for Adjutant Zhang and turned sideways to take a look back calmly.

Seeing that the people behind had noticed this area and two or three killers were looking here, Chu Ning turned around and shook his head at Qi Tiezui.

Qi Tiezui looked at Adjutant Zhang’s back as he was stopped, feeling helpless and worried. This reckless man!!!

The guard in front almost drew his sword, "The chieftain has ordered that no Han people are allowed to approach.

Don’t go back yet!”

Seeing this, Qi Tiezui rushed over and hugged the guard's arm holding the knife, "Hey, hey, hey, big brother.

Don't get excited. I'm sorry.

Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, all misunderstanding."

The guard glanced at the two of them and followed the team.

Qi Tiezui led the reckless man back to the team.

Chu Ning wanted to laugh, but felt that it was inappropriate at the moment, so he could only look back and forth between the two of them.

Qi Tiezui was so angry that he almost pointed at Adjutant Zhang's nose and started cursing.

"I thought you could come up with some good ideas!

You were chopped off, leaving Xiao Ning and I to die!"

Adjutant Zhang also felt a little aggrieved and a little anxious at the moment, "Then what else can we do?"

"How would I know, you are just being reckless!

Don’t you know it’s dangerous? It’s really frightening. I’m worried about it.”

Faced with Qi Tiezui's teachings, Adjutant Zhang rarely did not retort to Qi Tiezui, but lowered his head and listened to the lecture.

But when I lowered my head, I met Chu Ning's eyes.

Adjutant Zhang's entire ear was red and bleeding.

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