In Panjiayuan, the first thing they did was trick Lao Hu into going tomb raiding.

"This gun is much better than the light machine gun you have, Fatty!"

Men love guns. Su Mo, Lao Hu, and Fatty, three grown men, were having a great time playing with them, while Yingzi watched them with a helpless expression.

"what…"

Yingzi seemed to hear children's laughter. She frowned, thinking she had misheard. But just then, a figure gently brushed past her.

In an instant, it disappeared again.

Yingzi shuddered, and the hairs on her body stood on end.

Su Mo also frowned and glanced in the direction where the ghostly figure disappeared.

"Brother Su..."

Yingzi's face turned pale. "Did you see a ghost just now...?"

Su Mo comforted her, "Yingzi, don't be afraid, it means no harm..."

"Old Hu, Fatty, you two come with me!"

Su Mo's face was serious.

This was the first time the fat man had ever seen Su Mo with such an expression. "Brother Su, you saw a ghost just now too? Impossible, how could there be ghosts in this world?"

Even so, the fat man darted behind Su Mo, as if only in this way could he feel safe.

"You've already seen the giant rice dumpling, so isn't it normal for a ghost to appear?"

"Don't be afraid, I'm here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Mo strode off in the direction where the ghost had disappeared.

"Brother Su, slow down."

Fatty Wang followed closely behind, not daring to stray too far from Su Mo.

And so, the four of them, one after the other, followed the ghost into a confined space.

"Walk."

Su Mo reassured everyone and then stepped inside. In the not-so-spacious secret room, there were rows of black coffins.

The eerie scene sent chills down everyone's spines.

"Why are there so many coffins here!"

The fat man frowned. "Old Hu, go light the candles, we're going to open the coffin..."

Old Hu was both amused and exasperated. "Fatty, you've gotten addicted to driving..."

Looking around, Old Hu added, "This time we don't need to light the lamps; most of the coffins are already open..."

Su Mo glanced down at the coffin beside him and found it to be empty.

Su Mo shook his head. "Looks like those Japanese devils stole all the treasures from that coffin..."

Fatty Wang was so angry his teeth itched. "Those damned Japanese devils..."

"what…"

The sound of a baby's laughter rang in my ears again.

Su Mo raised his head and his gaze settled on a coffin wrapped in a white cloth. Su Mo stepped forward and reached out to pull the white cloth off.

A finely crafted, deep red coffin, clearly of extraordinary quality, was revealed to the crowd.

"Brother Zhou has excellent taste..."

The fat man gave Su Mo a thumbs up, "You picked out the most valuable one from all these coffins at a glance!"

Su Mo's face was cold as she gently pushed the coffin lid.

"..."

Yingzi and the others held their breath and shone their hand lamps into the coffin, where they saw the corpses of two children.

"what!"

Yingzi turned pale and was startled.

The fat man was also startled, but he quickly noticed something different. "Brother Su, what's going on? The corpses lying here have all turned into bone fragments. Are these two children puppets?"

Two small children, dressed in ancient clothing, appeared to be nearly a thousand years old, yet their bodies were remarkably well-preserved.

"This is…"

Yingzi hid behind Su Mo and asked cautiously, "Brother Su, are those the ghostly figures we saw earlier? How did they turn into this?"

Su Mo explained, "In ancient times, when a noble person passed away, the family liked to bury young boys and girls with him!"

Su Mo was not only a tomb raider, but also a top student majoring in archaeology in Yanjing. He had heard many ancient taboos before.

Among these were many instances of funerary offerings.

Su Mo remained silent for a moment, looking at the two children's bodies in the coffins with a pang of pity. "They were both given mercury poured into their heads while they were still alive, and then their bodies were coated with mercury powder. This way, even after thousands of years, their bodies will not decay..."

Yingzi stepped out from behind, and looking at the coffin, her previous fear had vanished. "It's too cruel, it's just too cruel!"

Su Mo sighed, "Let's take them both out and give them a proper burial."

"it is good!"

The three of them nodded at the same time.

"Thank you…"

Su Mo seemed to hear a childish voice.

Chapter Thirteen: Golden Eyes, Recruiting the Crowd

The fat man solemnly collected the remains of the two children.

"Walk…"

Su Mo also sighed, "We should leave..."

Old Hu, Fatty, and the others lost interest in staying there any longer, and they followed Su Mo back the way they came.

As everyone exited the tomb of the Jin Dynasty general, Su Mo looked back around. "There's still a mechanism here. I need to destroy it; I can't let it harm anyone else..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Mo pulled out a pistol he had taken from the armory. With two sharp cracks, the bullets shattered the glazed tile roof of the tomb chamber.

"boom!"

Crimson flames rose slowly, transforming into a colossal beast that began to devour everything.

The fat man clicked his tongue, "My god, the tomb owner is ruthless, he even prepared this for tomb raiders..."

Let's go...

Su Mo shook his head. "Let's go up..."

.........

Once outside the ancient tomb, the scorching sunlight stung everyone's eyes. The fat man let out a long sigh of relief, "Finally, we're fucking out..."

"Let's bury them nearby..."

Su Mo looked around and felt that the environment here was not bad.

"it is good!"

Without saying a word, the fat man picked up an entrenching tool and started digging a hole in the ground. The others cleaned up together and put the bodies of the two children inside.

Thank you all…

The two children smiled happily at everyone, and then disappeared from their sight.

"Master Hu, Young Master Su..."

The fat man was both surprised and delighted. "Did you just see that? They were thanking me! Did you see that...?"

"Fatty..."

Old Hu chuckled, "Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda, and you're already a fourteen-story pagoda!"

【Ding! 】

At this moment, the system voice sounded again: [Congratulations, host, on completing the mission to explore the Japanese fortress. Reward: Golden Eyes…]

[Golden Eyes Activated...]

[Golden Eyes: Able to perceive Yin and Yang, distinguish truth from falsehood, and refute illusions!]

Su Mo's eyes stung a little, and he subconsciously rubbed them. When he opened his eyes again, his pupils had turned completely golden yellow, and his vision was much better than before.

Let's go...

Su Mo's lips curled up, his smile even wider than before, "Let's go back to the village!"

Everyone nodded and rode their horses back to the village.

They traveled in silence until they returned to the old Party Secretary's house. Suddenly, Su Mo said to Yingzi, "Yingzi, do you want to come back to Yanjing with us?"

Yingzi was overjoyed, "Really? Brother Su!"

Su Mo nodded, "Of course you can. Come back to Yanjing with Brother Su to make big money. A young lady like you should be able to broaden your horizons!"

"After we return to Yanjing, I'll try to get you a place as an auditor in the Archaeology Department of Yenching University. You can learn some skills. I have a shop in Panjiayuan that I'll entrust to you to manage in the future!"

Yingzi is pure of heart, and after going through life and death together with everyone these past few days, Su Mo has developed a strong liking for her.

"it is good!"

Yingzi smiled sweetly, "I'll go back and talk to my mother. I think she'll definitely agree..."

"Brother Su..."

Hearing this, the fat man shamelessly moved closer, "Do you need more people? Old Hu and I can work for you for a few days..."

"It's embarrassing to admit, but we not only owe you ten thousand yuan, we also don't even have a place to stay..."

Given Su Mo's family background, his status as a tomb raider, and the skills and abilities he possesses at such a young age, he is destined for wealth and high status in the future.

The fat man had been working his way up in Yanjing for many years, and aside from everything else, he certainly had the ability to judge people.