The Unorthodox Tomb Raider

"Second Master sang a flower drum song last night, which was a bit loud and frightened the child."

"Stop talking about me, how about you? Aren't you going to introduce me to some new friends?"

At this point, Gou Wu's eyes couldn't help but sweep over Fang Yun and Hua.

Those who can associate with the Huo family steward are definitely not ordinary people.

The three-inch nail he kept had previously warned him that these two unfamiliar faces were fellow travelers who had also been working in the fields, and that they had recently touched things from the ground, which was why they had the smell of the ground on them.

"Just mind your own business."

The Seventh Sister didn't answer, but gave a curt retort before turning to Fang Yun and asking:

"Mr. Fang, shall we continue shopping?"

"Well, let's go."

Fang Yun nodded, turned and left, nodding to Gou Wu before he left.

He still held a neutral attitude towards important figures from the original timeline.

Of course... he has no interest in associating with ruthless characters like Half-Cut Li and Chen Pi.

As soon as Fang Yun moved his foot, Hua and the Seventh Sister followed closely behind, walking to Fang Yun's side on either side.

When he saw the genuine smile on Seventh Sister's face as she spoke with Fang Yun, Gou Wu, who was standing still, froze.

"She's changed her personality? She's never like this before."

"Could it be that Qi Laoba's divination was actually true?"

Thinking of this, Gou Wu hesitated for a moment.

He had a good impression of the seventh daughter of the Huo family, and the seventh daughter of the Huo family did not dislike him.

However, Zhang Hongqi and several other people who knew him well did not approve of his relationship with the seventh daughter of the Huo family, and even secretly acted as matchmakers for him several times.

The reason he didn't want to get closer to her was because the women in the Huo family were too assertive and domineering.

Logically, it would be good if this trend had ended, but seeing the Seventh Sister chatting and laughing with other men today gave him a strange feeling.

After hesitating for a moment, Gou Wu gritted his teeth and quickly followed Fang Yun and the others. Reaching Seventh Sister's side, he said loudly:

"Little fairy, since we've run into each other, why don't we have a meal together?"

"I'll treat you and your friends to a meal to show my hospitality."

Meeting Gou Wu's somewhat expectant gaze, Seventh Sister composed herself and said calmly, "Landlord...why are you being so assertive today?"

"There's no need for me to host. I have guests to entertain. Go ahead and do your thing. No need to see me off."

After saying that, Seventh Sister ignored Dog Five's reaction and walked straight ahead, seemingly in a bad mood.

Seeing this, Hua quickly followed, and Fang Yun smiled at Gou Wu before also hurrying after him.

Judging from Dog Five's age and Seventh Sister's reaction, Dog Five and Seventh Sister's relationship has not yet begun; they are still at the stage of being familiar with each other through family interactions.

At this time, there were still several years before war broke out.

Dog Five must have fully matured during these few years, becoming the promising young Dog Five Master among the Nine Gates.

But that's not important; he had no intention of developing a close relationship with Gou Wu anyway.

All he cares about is... girls!

Everyone loves beauty; who doesn't like pretty women? And who hasn't dreamed of having a harem?

Moreover, in this era.

Wealthy and powerful people all have three wives and four concubines. Take Luo Laowai for example, he has eighteen concubines in his family.

As long as the author isn't too brainless and the readers don't criticize, I, Fang Yun, am willing to marry 100 of them!

For the sake of beauty, he devoted himself to the cause, fighting until dawn, until he ran out of ammunition and food!

Watching the three figures leave, Gou Wu felt a strange emptiness in his heart, and a very strange and mysterious feeling arose.

With a heavy sigh, Gou Wu touched the three-inch nail in his pocket.

"Still the same old personality... You're afraid of her too, aren't you?"

"Forget it, let's just see how it goes... I heard that Ninth Master's cousin is even more feisty, so let's not cause trouble for ourselves. Let's go fishing instead."

..............................

"Xiao Qi, do you hate him?"

Over here, driven by curiosity, Hua asked Seventh Sister in a low voice.

Based on their previous conversation, she sensed that Xiaoqi didn't really like the person holding the dog.

Hearing what Hua said, the Seventh Sister shook her head, took a deep breath, and said calmly:

“He is my friend. He is the fifth in the Nine Gates. His ancestors were all tomb raiders.”

1.3 “We’ve known each other for years, and we always talk like this.”

"Oh!"

Hua nodded in sudden realization.

She used to talk to the old foreigner the same way; it felt strange if she didn't say a few sarcastic remarks.

Looking at the Seventh Sister's calm demeanor, Fang Yun could easily understand what was going on.

It seems that Seventh Sister and Dog Fifth Sister already have feelings for each other.

After all, there aren't many people of the same age among the Nine Gates, and it's even harder to find someone with both ability and confidence. They are all the young elites of the Nine Gates, so they will inevitably meet often.

But...

The girl he sets his sights on is definitely not going to escape him.

For a 'modern man' like him, picking up girls in this era is incredibly easy.

(There were some bugs with the timing, so I fixed them myself for better flow.)

Chapter 171 The Qi Family's Betting Site: Buying a Pill Furnace!

After encountering Dog Five on the road, the three of them continued the things they hadn't finished in the morning.

That is, going shopping.

However, in the morning they strolled around with Hua and Qi Guniang, while in the afternoon Fang Yun led them around.

In one afternoon, Fang Yun did everything he wanted to do.

After going through all this, Fang Yun realized that this era was not actually that backward.

Casinos of this era already featured poker and mahjong, and some estates also offered recreational activities such as fishing and swimming.

Overall, it's not much different from the 21st century, except there are fewer ways to play.

They played until sunset.

Only then did Fang Yun realize that he was still missing an alchemy furnace.

Led by the Seventh Sister, the three of them headed to the Qi family's shop.

On the way, Seventh Sister also introduced the Qi family to Fang Yun and Hua.

Like the Huo and Xie families, the Qi family belonged to the Lower Three Gates and ranked eighth among the Nine Gates.

Although both belong to the lower three sects and are from the same business sector, the business that the Qi family is doing now is completely different from that of the Huo and Xie families.

Both the Huo and Xie families are prominent clans in Changsha, established by opening up trading platforms, and wielding considerable influence.

However, the Qi family took the opposite route, and the only business they have ever run to this day is a fortune-telling hall.

The front hall is a small incense hall, specializing in fortune telling and interpreting divination slips, while the back hall is the elixir pavilion, filled with the finest products from the land.

Moreover, the Qi family does not produce counterfeit or artificially aged eggs or high-quality imitations; they only sell genuine elixirs. They also work part-time as middlemen, handling some of the business.

Logically speaking, this kind of business doesn't generate much profit and can't be sustained for long.

However, Qi Tiezui has a ranking among the Nine Gates and is known as the number one fortune teller in Changsha. His fortune telling is extremely accurate, and he only tells fortunes for people who buy goods.

This led to wealthy merchants in Changsha flocking to Qi Family Incense Hall, scrambling to get a divination, with buying goods being a secondary consideration.

After all, people in this era really believe in fate.

Therefore, this small betting operation alone allowed Qi Tiezui to earn countless amounts of money, and his family's wealth was not much less than that of the Huo and Jie families.

...................

ten minutes later.

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The three of them arrived at the Qi family's ancestral hall.

There were only three people in the incense hall at this time: a young waiter and two middle-aged men dressed as fortune tellers. Qi Tiezui was nowhere to be seen.

I'm guessing...

The matter of the ghost car hadn't been resolved yet, and Qi Tiezui was still being held back by Zhang Qishan to do hard labor.

"Hey, hello everyone!"