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

So young?

Su Mo raised an eyebrow. "He's decades older than you. You call him 'Grandpa,' but there's still a generational difference..."

"..."

What? Are you kidding me?

The four fierce generals were completely dumbfounded. The usually cunning Taotie seemed to have thought of something and whispered, "The Zhang family from the Northeast?"

Having raided tombs for many years, the Four Fiends had more or less come into contact with Zhang Rishan of the Nine Gates Association and heard many secrets. At this moment, Taotie immediately thought of the Zhang family.

Su Mo nodded calmly, then looked at Zhang Qiling.

As the soul of the Tomb Raider Chronicles, Su Mo used to have a great admiration for this Zhang Xiaoge, but now that he has experienced more, he has learned to look at problems more maturely.

Su Mo looked up and murmured, "Zhang Qiling?"

"..."

For the first time, an expression appeared on Zhang Qiling's usually expressionless face. He looked at Su Mo, his lips slightly moving, "Azure Dragon?"

Just as I was about to say something, I heard a rumbling sound all around me.

Taotie's men paled. "Oh no, there's a landslide going on here..."

"boom!"

Dust billowed up, and mud and sand poured down, engulfing Zhang Qiling.

Chaos immediately said, "Master Su, it's about to collapse, let's get out of here quickly..."

Helpless, Su Mo could only lead everyone away. After a lot of trouble, everyone returned to their destination, but Su Mo waited for Zhang Qiling for a long time on the ground without seeing him.

Chaos approached, "Master Su, could that person have perhaps died down there?"

Su Mo quickly calculated with his fingers, then shook his head. "No, it's just an ordinary Han Dynasty landlord's tomb. Zhang Qiling has already left..."

Su Mo waved to Taotie's men, "You can all leave now..."

"Greetings, Master Su! Greetings, Lord Chaos, Lord Qiongqi, Lord Taotie..."

The henchmen bowed to each other, then turned and left.

When they reached the last person, Su Mo reached out and pressed down on that person's shoulder. "What did you call me just now? I didn't hear you clearly?"

The person was unable to move, their face flushed with embarrassment. They removed the human skin mask, revealing a beautiful face, and cried out in a sweet voice, "I was wrong..."

"Humph!"

Su Mo kept a straight face and sneered, "When you were little, you cried and begged me to teach you the art of disguise, but I never expected you'd use it on your own father..."

This person is none other than Xiao Nannan, Su Mo's only daughter. More than ten years ago, she was given the ability to disguise herself as a reward from a certain choice mission.

It was originally a useless skill, but my little girl really liked it and cried and begged to learn it.

After all, she was his own child, the apple of his eye, so Su Mo dared not refuse. Therefore, he passed on the method of making human skin masks to the little girl.

"father…"

The little girl, afraid of upsetting her father, repeatedly begged for forgiveness, "I'm fine, I can roam the world..."

Upon hearing this, Su Mo bristled, "The martial world isn't just about fighting and killing; it's about human relationships and social interactions..."

"..."

Su Nannan blinked her bright eyes, which held both curiosity and fear.

"..."

Su Mo felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over his head. He rubbed his temples and said, "Let's go home..."

Nannan seemed to sense that Su Mo was angry, and lowered her head, following anxiously behind him.

Chaos drove the car, leaving the other villains behind. Chaos personally took Su Mo and Nannan to Panjiayuan.

Seeing her daughter return safely, Yingzi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As a teacher at Yenching University, she wouldn't spoil her daughter like Su Mo did. Ignoring Hun Dun's advice, Yingzi gave her daughter a severe scolding.

.........

After this brief meeting with Zhang Qiling, Su Mo also began to have his subordinates pay attention to Zhang Qiling.

However, Zhang Qiling was elusive, and Su Mo did not receive any further news from him for a long time.

Zhang Qiling disappeared again.

As Su Mo waited and waited, he stopped expecting anything.

He spent his days sipping tea, discussing feng shui secrets with Lao Hu and Zhang Yingchuan, and practicing physiognomy with Blind Chen. He lived a rather pleasant life.

During this time, when the Huo family and the New Moon Hotel learned that Su Mo had taken Jie Xiaohua as his apprentice, they also brought generous gifts to Su Mo's door, hoping that he would take Huo Xiuxiu and Yin Nanfeng as his apprentices.

However, Su Mo did not take on any more disciples this time.

However, the mischievous Huo Xiuxiu often pestered Xie Xiaohua to come over and ask for things, or came over to ask Nannan to play with her.

In the original novel, Huo Xiuxiu was also Xie Xiaohua's shadow from childhood to adulthood.

Su Mo did not stop him from doing so.

While Jie Xiaohua was practicing martial arts, Su Mo simply taught Huo Xiuxiu two sets of light footwork and grappling techniques.

She's quite a pretty young girl. In the future, Su Mo won't be like her in the original story, where after Huo Xiangu's death, she, who was originally slated to succeed as family head, is overthrown and kicked out...

One day in May.

Su Mo was having barbecue with Lao Hu, Zhang Yingchuan, and Fatty in the backyard of Panjiayuan.

Big Gold Tooth accompanied them, while the four ferocious beasts were in charge of skewering the meat.

Suddenly, a young bodyguard came to the backyard and said respectfully, "Master Su, someone at the door wants to see you. He claims to be your friend..."

friend?

I don't have many friends.

Su Mo waved his hand, "No thanks, I'm eating skewers right now. Even if it were the mayor, I wouldn't see him!"

Back when the leader was still alive, Su Mo had a very good relationship with the government. Even after the leader passed away, Su Mo maintained a very good relationship with several high-ranking officials in the court.

After all, Su Mo made an indispensable contribution to the development of China's antique business.

"it is good!"

The guards turned and left, and everyone continued eating and drinking as usual, thinking that the matter was over. Suddenly, they heard the sound of fighting outside.

The crowd exchanged bewildered glances. Who was it? So blind as to cause trouble at the Su family's shop in Panjiayuan?

As the younger generation, the four villains got up to check, but a young man dressed in black clothes, black pants, and a black hat burst through the door.

It's him!

The four villains were deeply impressed by the young man's exceptional skills.

"..."

Su Mo was also surprised that the visitor was Zhang Qiling, and said, "This is not a suitable place for violence. If you stand next to me now, there are at least three sniper rifles already aimed at your head..."

Click!

Zhang Qiling's ears twitched, and sure enough, he heard the sound of bullets being chambered all around him.

The danger here is no less than that of the ancient tomb he once entered.

Zhang Qiling raised an eyebrow, secretly becoming wary.

Su Mo waved his hand, dismissing the surrounding guards, "This is my friend, you may all leave..."

The guards all withdrew.

Su Mo pointed to the stone bench and laughed, "Sit down. It's better to be lucky than early; the barbecue is ready..."

After saying that, he handed over a skewer of lamb.

Zhang Qiling remained silent for a moment, seemingly realizing that Su Mo meant no harm, and without any hesitation, took the food and began to eat it in large mouthfuls.

They ate with great relish.

The fat man, watching the young man eat, uttered a string of witty remarks, "Look how hungry the kid is..."

"Young man in black, take your time eating, there's more here if you're not full..."

"Have a sip of water, slow down, slow down. Have a sip of water!"

"Plenty of barbecue, all yours... But you damn slow down, I'm afraid you'll choke to death here, that would be such bad luck..."

Chapter 166; The Tomb Raider Chronicles Plot Begins

"Plenty of barbecue, all yours... But you damn slow down, I'm afraid you'll choke to death here, that would be such bad luck..."

The fat man kept nagging at Zhang Qiling, and everyone, including Su Mo, was getting impatient. But Zhang Qiling remained silent, like a puppet, and focused on eating.

They wolfed down their food, their eating manners were quite unsightly.

Old Hu swallowed hard and said, "How long has this guy been without food and drink? He's eating so deliciously. Has Master Su's chef become this skilled now?"

Chaos muttered to himself, "No wonder, no wonder I'm no match for him, he can eat so much... I can't compete, I can't compete..."

Qiongqi was quite unconvinced. He patted Zhang Qiling on the shoulder and said, "Hey buddy, let's have another match after we've eaten and drunk our fill."

Zhang Qiling still didn't respond. After finishing the lamb skewers, he grabbed the two chicken legs from the plate and started eating them.

Old Hu shook his head. Afraid Zhang Qiling would choke, he thoughtfully took out a bottle of beer.

Just then, Zhang Qiling felt thirsty, so he picked up a beer bottle and started chugging it down with gusto.

The fat man's eyes lit up; he realized this guy seemed to suit his taste, and he exclaimed, "Brother, you have a huge capacity for alcohol..."

"..."

After finishing his drink, Zhang Qiling let out a burp and collapsed to the ground.

"Oh!"

Everyone looked at each other, wondering what was going on.