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

Su Mo was silent for a moment, then patted Yingzi's shoulder and comforted her, "It's okay, just wait at home for a few days. This time it's not like the Jingjue Ancient City where we had to travel all over the country. We'll be back in ten days at most..."

Yingzi looked up, her face beaming with a smile, "Okay, I'll wait for you to come back!"

.........

The next morning, after checking the tools and saying goodbye to Yingzi, everyone gathered at Li Chunlai's hotel, and in the afternoon they officially set off for Gulan County.

Gulan County, located in Shaanxi Province, was once known as the "Three Qin" in ancient times, but in modern times it is a loess plateau.

The group first took a train, then transferred to a small bus station. The roads were rugged and bumpy, and the journey was extremely difficult, causing them a great deal of suffering.

After several hours on the bus, just as everyone was about to rest, Li Chunlai informed them that they would be taking a boat trip to Gulan County.

The old woman, exhausted from the long and arduous journey, and the fat man, already feeling terrible, became even more furious upon hearing this. "Is Gulan County really that difficult to traverse? We're practically on our way to the Western Paradise to retrieve the Buddhist scriptures..."

Big Gold Tooth chimed in, "Fatty, you're already here, just bear with it..."

Old Hu shouted, "Fatty, tone down your temper! You'll get what's coming to you if you act like this!"

Fatty: "..."

The fat man sat on the ground without saying a word, sulking.

Before long, Li Chunlai called another ferryman, and the group boarded the boat, heading towards the final stretch of Gulan County.

“Several dolls…”

As the captain rowed the sail, he said to the group, "You're lucky you ran into me; any later and I would have been closing up shop..."

Seeing the boatman's veiled meaning, Old Hu casually asked, "Aren't there any other boatmen here?"

The boat captain sighed, "There used to be many, but a few days ago the river god was angry, causing the Yellow River's water level to rise. Who is still rowing boats within dozens of miles? Only me!"

Big Gold Tooth said, "Brother, don't joke around. There's no such thing as a river god. It's all just feudal superstition!"

"Baby. It really exists, you might not believe me."

The boat captain explained, "I'm not making this up. A few years ago, a great flood washed a fish skeleton, over ten meters long, ashore. People from all around came to see it. Nobody had ever seen such a huge creature before. Several older folks believed it to be the incarnation of the Dragon King, and they even gave it a special name: Iron-Headed Dragon King!"

The fat man muttered, "When I get old, I'll talk nonsense too!"

"..."

The boat captain's face stiffened, and after glaring at the fat man, the fat man scratched his head sheepishly and quickly shut his mouth.

The boat captain continued, "After hearing the story of the Iron-Headed Dragon King, a businessman from out of town even funded the construction of a temple on the mountain using fish bones, which he named the Fish Bone Temple!"

"This temple is still located in the Longling Mountain valley..."

Was the Fishbone Temple built at the foot of the mountain?

Old Hu was suspicious. "The Fishbone Temple belongs to the water element, while the mountain belongs to the earth element. This layout is not in accordance with feng shui. What was this businessman thinking? Anyone who knows a little about feng shui knows that this temple should be built by the river!"

Su Mo thought for a moment, then pointed out incisively, "They're probably tomb raiders. Nine times out of ten, they've got their eyes on some ancient tomb on Dragon Ridge. Building the temple is a pretense; their real purpose is to use the excuse of staying at the temple to raid the tomb..."

Hearing Su Mo's words, Old Hu seemed to be deep in thought.

"boom!"

The wooden boat, which had been moving steadily on the water, suddenly began to shake violently.

"rumble!"

The dark clouds in the sky grew thicker and thicker, as if they were going to cover the entire horizon. The dark mass blocked out the sunlight and obscured the view, making it seem like the end of the world was coming.

"Splash!"

The torrential rain came down without any warning, instantly soaking everyone's clothes.

The wooden boat swayed precariously on the water due to the torrential rain, and was in danger of capsizing at any moment.

"The river god is angry..."

Seeing this, the boatman cried out in panic, "The River God is angry!"

"There's something else underneath the ship..."

Someone shouted.

Su Mo activated his Golden Eyes and glanced down.

Beneath the river, a dark shadow was trembling; it was about ten meters long and had a massive body.

"asshole!"

Su Mo muttered under his breath, "This guy's become a spirit; he can influence the weather around here. No wonder the locals call him the Iron-Headed Dragon King!"

Old Hu's pupils contracted. "Brother Su, you said..."

Su Mo nodded emphatically, "That's right, it's that! Speak of the devil and he appears!"

"Clang!"

Su Mo drew the Crimson Sky Sword from his backpack and roared, "Dragon King, my brothers and I were blind to your greatness. Please forgive us!"

After saying that, Su Mo took the extremely exquisite ancient city's gold coins from the system space and threw them into the Yellow River.

Big Gold Tooth stared at the scene in astonishment. In comparison, Fatty and Old Hu were much calmer. They had seen ghosts before, so this intelligent fish was nothing special.

"Boom!"

The response to Su Mo was a muffled thud, nearly capsizing the entire wooden boat. Everyone except Su Mo was knocked to the ground.

"brute!"

Su Mo shouted, "You're asking for death!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Mo jumped straight into the Yellow River.

Chapter 47: Royal Inner Armor and the Curse

"Oh!"

Su Mo fell into the water and quickly disappeared without a trace.

Upon seeing this, Big Gold Tooth's expression changed, and he stammered, "Master Su... Master Su, what is this..."

The fat man gripped the handrail, stared at the dark clouds in the sky, and shouted, "Forget about Master Su, he won't die. As long as we live well and don't cause him any trouble, that's the biggest help we can give him!"

Old Hu shouted, "Captain, you can't hold the boat steady! My brother's gone! The storm will be over soon!"

Old Hu knew Su Mo's skills, and he was also familiar with Su Mo's personality. Since Brother Su dared to jump down, it meant that he didn't take this damn Iron-Headed Dragon King seriously.

"Whoosh!"

A giant wave shot into the sky, and when Lao Hu and the others looked up, they saw a colossal beast appear in their sight.

It has about seven or eight layers of green scales on its body, and its head is black. It looks as big as the front of a Liberation truck. It has whiskers under its mouth, and its teeth are exposed, densely packed, each one gleaming with sharpness.

The Iron-Headed Dragon King has surfaced!

Old Hu's heart jumped, because he couldn't find Su Mo's figure on the water.

"Splash!"

Another figure burst from the water—it was Su Mo, whose speed was astonishing. Like a cannonball, he shot straight towards the Iron-Headed Dragon King in the water.

Huge waves surged on the water's surface, and the Iron-Headed Dragon King, over ten meters long, was not to be outdone, opening its blood-red maw to bite at Su Mo.

Su Mo temporarily avoided the sharp edge, and leaped to the side, landing directly above the Iron-Headed Dragon King. The Crimson Sky Sword in his hand made a "whoosh" sound, so smooth that it was comparable to the most beautiful music in the world.

Blood was everywhere, and the nearby water instantly changed color.

"Roar!"

The Iron-Headed Dragon King felt the pain in its head and began to roll around in the water, making Su Mo see stars. Helpless, Su Mo could only draw the Crimson Sky Sword and separate from the Iron-Headed Dragon King, maintaining a safe distance between the two.

"Hoot!"

The Iron-Headed Dragon King was completely enraged. Its scarlet eyes flashed with a cold light, making Lao Hu and the others feel a chill run down their spines.

"Roar!"

A deafening roar echoed through the sky, and before the sound had even faded, the Iron-Headed Dragon King charged straight at Su Mo.

Su Mo's face held an indescribable calmness, as if everything was under his control.

He used the "Treading Snow Without Leaving a Trace" light footwork, and with a flash of light, his body drew a graceful arc in the air, easily dodging the Iron-Headed Dragon King's rampage.

The next second, Su Mo was on the head of the Iron-Headed Dragon King again, and with two "poof" sounds, his sword was incredibly fast, like afterimages.

The Iron-Headed Dragon King was terrified by his frenzied attack, and its heart was filled with fear. Its tail kept lashing out, trying to shake Su Mo off.

However, Su Mo's movements were as nimble as a ghost, and no matter how hard you tried, you couldn't shake him off.

Instead, this caused Su Mo to swing his sword faster and faster.

"Pfft!"

Bright red liquid flowed from the Iron-Headed Dragon King's forehead, dripping slowly down his whiskers, a sight that was truly shocking.

After struggling for about ten more minutes, the Iron-Headed Dragon King ran out of strength, stopped struggling, its eyes became unfocused, and its body gradually began to sink.

Su Mo looked up at the sky and saw that the dark clouds had receded, the howling wind had stopped, and the world had returned to normal.

Su Mo smiled slightly, leaped up, and returned to the wooden boat.

"Thank God, thank God, it's finally all over!"

Li Chunlai and the boat captain shouted excitedly to the sky, while Fatty, Lao Hu, and Big Gold Tooth sat at the stern, still shaken.

"Wow!"

Suddenly, the fat man turned around, hugged Old Hu, and burst into tears, "Old Hu, I really didn't have any courage when facing that ichthyosaur!"

"........."

Old Hu said he had never been so speechless in his life.

"Boatman..."

Su Mo quickly straightened his clothes, then turned to the boat captain and said, "Let's hurry up and leave. This isn't a good place; there might still be the Iron-Headed Dragon King here!"

"Okay!"

Upon hearing this, the boatman naturally dared not stay there any longer and used all his strength to sail towards Gulan County.