Tomb Raiding: After Yue Qiluo Became the Beloved of the Old Nine Gates

Everyone fears Yue Qiluo, but the Old Nine Gates compete to bring her home. The Buddha Lord stands up for her, Er Yuehong teaches her opera, and Ninth Master Xie brings her sweets every day. Even Chen Pi won’t let anyone say a single bad word about her. In this life, she has a new name: Chu Qiluo. For the first time, she learns that someone really can be waiting for her at home. She complains that they’re a nuisance, but turns around and sends paper figures to find medicine for Ya Tou. Whenever the Nine Gates encounter danger in the tombs, she is always the last to leave, dragging back to the living those who were destined to be lost. A hundred years later, Wu Xie and Zhang Qiling are trapped in a sealed tomb. They push open the coffin lid and see a girl in red sitting on it, swinging her legs. “You’re late. I’ve been waiting so long I’m sleepy.” Every regret is rewritten, except for the Zhang Xianzong she keeps hidden in her heart. He never appears again. Until one night, someone calls softly from beyond the door: “Qiluo, I’m back.” But the person standing outside is...