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

Su Mo was the pillar of their team's confidence. Fatty would rather be seriously injured himself than let Su Mo suffer any mishap at this critical juncture.

"Roar~"

The giant general roared to the sky and charged towards Su Mo. Its huge hand stirred up a gust of cold wind and slammed down on Su Mo.

"Thump!"

Su Mo pushed the fat man away, kicked off with both legs, and his body soared into the air.

"Whoosh!"

Su Mo's figure disappeared from the spot and reappeared behind the giant general. He first used the Crimson Sky Sword in his hand to cut his own arm. When blood was dripping, the long sword in Su Mo's hand turned into a cold light and slashed down.

"Click~"

The sword's edge sliced ​​through the giant general's skin, severed his iron-hard bones, and pierced directly into his body.

"Aww~"

The intense pain caused the giant to roar to the sky. It turned around angrily, its eyes filled with even more savage emotions. It roared wildly, uttering beast-like howls, and swung its arms down at Su Mo again.

"Whoosh!"

Su Mo dodged the arm that was about to strike him with a swift movement.

"Roar~"

The giant continued to roar, swinging its other hand towards Su Mo.

"Snapped!"

Su Mo's figure flashed and disappeared from the spot again, appearing right behind the giant general. The Crimson Sky Sword slashed fiercely at the wound on the giant general's back, tearing the clothes on the back of the giant general.

The giant shuddered in pain and turned to strike Su Mo again, but it was still a step too late.

"Bang!"

The giant general's palm slammed into the air and onto the floor, creating countless deep craters.

Su Mo flashed away from his original spot again, then reappeared behind the giant general, raising his sword to strike.

"Pfft!"

The Crimson Sky Sword slashed fiercely at the giant general's neck, instantly slicing him in two.

"Oh!"

The general, his eyes filled with resentment, collapsed.

Su Mo sheathed his sword and slowly walked to the side of the giant general's corpse.

The countless tiny black insects inside the giant general's body were blasted away, and the golden-armored giant general's body immediately shriveled up.

"Parasite..."

Seeing this, Shirley Yang walked over and said, "We met here before in the Yunnan Insect Valley... but this place is much more powerful than the one in Yunnan..."

Su Mo nodded, "The Demon Kingdom's..."

Su Mo turned to look at everyone, "Are you alright?"

"fine!"

Everyone shook their heads. Su Mo had already cleared out all the monsters along the way, so what could possibly happen to them?

"it is good…"

Su Mo continued, "Keep coming with me!"

The others understood and immediately followed behind Su Mo.

The road leads directly into the mountainside. The interior space is not large, with two pools on the ground and ferocious demons carved on the walls.

On both sides are dozens of ancient and vigorous white stone figures, slightly taller than normal people, each holding a stone gu that looks like a large bowl.

There are also several smaller caves in the altar, which are very religious in nature.

Su Mo put away the golden compass, looked around, and then pointed to the stone gu, saying, "This should be the place. In the ritual depicted in the human skin mural, the gouged-out human eyeballs were placed in such a device!"

Old Hu peered into the stone gu, but there was nothing there.

On the first day of the lunar month, Uncle Ming, Han Shuna, and A Xiang also followed.

Uncle Ming is quite old, and after all the hardships he's endured on the journey, he seems exhausted and is starting to lose his senses.

Old Hu took out the Muchen Pearl and asked Shirley Yang, "Officer Yang, have you found a way to use it? The longer we wait, the more things might go wrong. We'd better resolve this life-or-death matter as soon as possible!"

Shirley Yang was staring ahead, where strange and bizarre carvings surrounded her, and there was a human-shaped groove on the ground with its limbs outstretched.

It appears to be an execution site. Over the years, too many people have been killed, and the stone trough has been stained with blood, turning a dark red color. It looks incredibly cruel!

Su Mo stopped beating around the bush and said directly, "The statue depicts cutting open the eyelids, taking out the eyes, and sacrificing them together with the Muchen Pearl to break the curse!"

Sherry Yang seemed thoughtful. "Captain Su's words do make some sense. In the Demon Kingdom, the eyes are the source of all power!"

The fat man glanced at Uncle Ming and said, "Then what do we do? To break the curse, we need eyes, but where are we going to get eyes? If all else fails, then..."

The fat man didn't say what came next, but the meaning was quite clear.

If all else fails, find someone to gouge out your eyes!

Su Mo, Lao Hu, Shirley Yang, and Zhang Yingzhen are all on our side; they certainly wouldn't sacrifice themselves for the greater good.

The first-year students are not easy to get along with; their abilities are quite good.

So the only options available were Uncle Ming's family of three, including the elderly, children, and women, who didn't have much power to resist.

Uncle Ming had also come to his senses by now, and just then he heard what the fat man said, which made him tremble with fear.

Zhang Yingzhen kindly reminded us, "This place is not safe to stay for long; we need to make a decision soon!"

Upon hearing this, Lao Hu couldn't help but turn his gaze to Uncle Ming.

As for Ah Xiang and Han Shuna, Lao Hu wouldn't go so far as to lay a hand on women, but Uncle Ming was different; he caused quite a bit of trouble along the way.

Han Shuna and A Xiang clung tightly to Uncle Ming, terrified that Su Mo and his group would harm them, as they would be powerless to resist.

Chu Yi also started to worry. He didn't think he would be a match for Su Mo and the others, especially since his hunting rifle was out of bullets.

Furthermore, having witnessed Su Mo defeat the fire lizard in one move, he was even more certain that he was no match for Su Mo.

Old Hu's gaze towards Uncle Ming grew increasingly resolute. He believed that everyone should look out for themselves, and no matter how kind he was, he wouldn't sacrifice his and his brothers' future for kindness.

Hearing the voices of the crowd, Uncle Ming was startled and hurriedly cried out, "Brother Hu, Brother Hu, I'm all better now, really better! Don't forget, I'm still your father-in-law! I'm going to marry Ah Xiang to you after we get out! You can't hurt me!"

When Lao Hu saw that Uncle Ming had actually recovered, he was immediately disappointed.

"Alright, you guys wait here, I'm going to get the eyes!"

Su Mo quickly calculated and realized that one more item was missing, since the original story didn't include the scene of gouging out eyes.

Everyone was puzzled as Su Mo suddenly left to look for his eyes.

What kind of eyes can you find here?

Although everyone looked puzzled, no one said anything. As for Chu Yi, Uncle Ming, Ah Xiang, and Han Shuna, as long as they didn't gouge out their eyes, everything was fine.

The group lowered their heads, too afraid to speak, lest Old Hu and Fatty's men turn their attention to them.

Su Mo searched for a while and soon found the underground water cave in a crystal vein, just as described in the original novel.

An old fish with a white beard was stranded on the water's edge, barely alive.

Su Mo smiled slightly, then cut open his stomach and took out the two pellets.

This bead is the eye of the Ghost Mother. With it, along with the Muchen Bead, the Red Eye Curse can be broken!

Chapter Thirty-Six: A Head Born with a Rebellious Spirit

Here, Su Mo officially obtained the Ghost Mother's eyes, and everything was ready except for the final push.

But on the other side, something big happened.

Seeing that Su Mo hadn't returned with his glasses on for over ten minutes, Uncle Ming seemed to foresee his own fate. He gritted his teeth and, taking advantage of Lao Hu's inattention, snatched the Muchen Pearl.

"Don't move..."

"Do not move!"

Fatty, Shirley Yang, and Zhang Yingchuan shouted, holding up their guns.

The Muchen Pearl was a matter of life and death for them, so no one dared to be careless at this moment.

At this moment, Old Hu came to his senses and looked at Uncle Ming in shock, saying, "Uncle Ming, what are you doing? Brother Su has already gone to find the eyes, and we didn't say we wanted yours. Are you crazy?"

Uncle Ming's face contorted with rage as he roared, "Hahahaha, I've gone mad! You little punk, do you think Uncle Ming has wasted these past twenty years?!"

"I've been through countless storms and faced countless life-or-death situations, and you bunch of bastards have been pointing fingers at me the whole way. I've put up with you for far too long!"

"Hahahaha, so arrogant! Keep being arrogant! Go ahead and shoot if you dare! Destroy this thing called the Muchen Pearl, and we'll all die together!"

This time, facing the aim of these three guns, Uncle Ming was not afraid at all; on the contrary, he felt very happy.

Ah Xiang and Han Shuna also looked at Uncle Ming in great shock.

Ah Xiang, in particular, was so frightened that she hid in Han Shuna's arms.

Chu Yi was stunned by Uncle Ming's actions and looked at him in disbelief.

Unexpectedly, such a change occurred at the very last moment.

Seeing Uncle Ming's arrogant demeanor, the fat man was instantly enraged. "Damn it, I should have just killed you already!"

"Old Hu, I told you from the start that this old Hong Kong farmer is no good!"

"So be it, you'll die first!" Fatty couldn't stand Uncle Ming's arrogance any longer. His eyes hardened, and he raised his gun, ready to fire.

Old Hu knew Fatty's character—he'd rather die than surrender—so he quickly stopped Fatty from firing. "The Muchen Pearl is still in his hands. Think about how difficult it was for us to get it. If it weren't for Brother Su's protection, we would have died long ago. Don't act rashly!"

The fat man's hand holding the gun had begun to tremble.

This isn't fear, nor is it cowardice; it's anger!

But no matter how angry he was, the fat man knew that he couldn't make choices for others.

No matter how angry or helpless he was, he had no choice but to lower his gun.