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

Su Mo walked up to Blind Chen and gently tapped the table with his finger.

puff!

Two finger holes suddenly appeared.

With his left hand holding the Heavenly Seal of the Tomb Raiders and his right hand touching the small hole on the table, Blind Chen sighed, "I never thought I would live to see the Tomb Raiders' General's ultimate skill—the Two-Finger Hole Probing!"

As he spoke, Blind Chen stood up and performed the traditional Jianghu (江湖, martial arts world) greetings, "Chen Yulou, the Unloading Ridge Warrior, greets the General of the Excavation Tombs..."

Chapter 49: The Unloading Warrior, the Grave Robber, the Tomb Raider Captain

Chen Yulou?

The fat man scratched his head and nudged the man with the gold tooth next to him. "Have you heard of this name? The old man sounded quite proud of it..."

Big Gold Tooth thought for a moment, then shook his head. "I think I have a vague impression. But it's been too long, and I can't remember it clearly now. However, I do know about the Unloading Ridge Warriors. Back then, they were a group of chivalrous outlaws, ruthless people whose influence spread throughout Hunan!"

The fat man found it hard to compare the blind man who swindled people out of their money with a chivalrous outlaw. Seeing the blind man bowing to Su Mo again, the fat man asked in a low voice, "Why is he bowing to Brother Su?"

Big Gold Tooth lowered his voice, "This is a courtesy of equality, but..."

Big Gold Tooth paused for a moment, "Master Su is a General of the Tomb Raiders, a general personally appointed by the ancient imperial court. Although the Unloading Ridge Warriors are nominally a group of chivalrous thieves, they are still considered bandits. It's normal for the blind man to pay respects to Master Su. There are rules in the underworld, and these older generations are very particular about these things..."

Although Big Gold Tooth and Fatty were deliberately lowering their voices, they were unaware that Blind Chen had heard everything they said. But he didn't say anything.

At this moment, Blind Chen was more concerned about Su Mo. Having lived for so many years and witnessed the rise and fall of several major tomb raiding sects, this was the first time he had ever seen a living tomb raider.

"Old sir..."

Su Mo dared not put on airs in front of Chen Yulou, and quickly helped him to sit down, saying, "Sit down, sit down, it's all in the past..."

Chen Yulou was about to say something, but then he remembered that he, the former leader of the Unloading Ridge Sect, was now nothing more than an old man selling goods on the street, so he said nothing more, sat down again, and muttered to himself, "Life is unpredictable..."

Seeing Su Mo's attitude toward the blind man, the fat man's tone softened considerably, "Old man, we're in the same profession. If word gets out that you're lying to us, it'll be a disgrace to your reputation!"

Instead of answering directly, Blind Chen asked in return, "Although my Unloading Ridge lineage does not follow the I Ching or study feng shui, the previous generation of Tomb Raiders and Mountain Moving Taoists were my friends. As the saying goes, 'One who stays near vermilion gets stained red, and one who stays near ink gets stained black.' How do you know I don't understand these things?"

Old Hu went even further and said frankly, "Old man, you just implied that our journey is fraught with danger. Could you please cast a divination for us again?"

Su Mo also said, "Grandpa, thank you for your hard work!"

Blind Chen stroked his beard and sighed helplessly, "Very well, after all, he is a descendant of an old friend. Please, go ahead!"

As he spoke, Blind Chen took out six copper coins from his pocket.

Su Mo picked up the copper coin and shook it. Blind Chen held his breath and his ears twitched slightly.

"Whoosh!"

Su Mo scattered the copper coins on the table.

Old Hu took a closer look, and a smile immediately appeared on his face. "The character represents Yang. The face represents Yin. It's Li above Qian below, signifying great prosperity and success. This is an extremely auspicious hexagram!"

Blind Chen nodded, "This generation of tomb raiders knows quite a bit, but your skills are still too shallow to see through the tricks..."

Old Hu's expression turned serious. "Please enlighten me, sir!"

Blind Chen, leaning on his cane, said, "Take a look at these copper coins. In which direction are they? Are they in the northeast?"

Locating sounds is a specialty of the Unloading Ridge Warriors, so Su Mo wasn't surprised. However, the fat man looked at Blind Chen with a look of astonishment.

Blind Chen then said, "Gentlemen, take another look at what time this is?"

Big Gold Tooth took out his pocket watch, glanced at the time, and said, "Eight-thirty. What does the old man mean by this? Can you put it bluntly?"

Blind Chen chuckled and, no longer bothering to beat around the bush with the young men, said directly, "Today is the Guihai day, and eight o'clock is the Renxu hour. The northeast is precisely where the Death Gate is located. When the Fire-Heaven Great Possession encounters the Death Gate, it will become complacent and die at the height of its glory!"

Jin Daya bent down and said to Old Hu, "Uncle Hu, wasn't this supposed to be an auspicious divination? How come it's another death gate? It's so different from what you said..."

Old Hu was silent for a moment, then said, "The Gate of Death is one of the eight gates in Qimen Dunjia. You are indeed a reclusive master!"

Su Mo spoke again, "I would like to ask the old man to provide a solution!"

"Ha ha…"

Blind Chen laughed loudly, "How could I not save someone who shares my beliefs..."

After laughing loudly, Blind Chen picked up the copper coins, shook them, and then scattered them on the table.

Old Hu, Fatty, and Big Gold Tooth lowered their heads, but the three of them had no idea what the divination meant.

Su Mo frowned, "The Xun hexagram?"

Blind Chen was somewhat surprised, "The General of Tomb Raiders truly lives up to his title as a general appointed by the imperial court; his abilities far surpass those of his contemporaries..."

Old Hu blushed.

"That's right, it's the Xun hexagram!"

Blind Chen spoke with a powerful voice, "One is Yin, two is Yang, three is Yang, four is Yin, five is Yin, six is ​​Yang!"

"The Xun trigram represents wind and is also synonymous with Xun, meaning to yield. But this raises another question: who should yield to whom, the host or the guest?"

Old Hu frowned. Although he understood some of it, he only knew part of it and did not get the whole picture.

"Ha ha…"

Blind Chen laughed loudly, "The dangers involved are for you to experience for yourselves!"

With that, Blind Chen stood up and walked out on his own, chanting as he went, "A lone boat stranded on a sandy beach one night, with a pole but no water, it's hard to go forward or backward. When the wind and rain come, the river overflows, and I can go back and forth without any effort..."

Before long, Blind Chen walked out of the guesthouse.

"Oh no..."

Su Mo slapped his forehead, "I forgot to get the money for the old man..."

Su Mo hurried out the door, but there was no trace of Blind Chen outside.

"This blind man..."

The fat man caught up, panting, "You run pretty fast..."

Let's go...

Su Mo sighed, "Like a dragon whose head is seen but not its tail, this is truly a reclusive master!"

The group followed Su Mo back to the guesthouse. After a long and tiring journey, they were all quite exhausted. After a quick wash, they went straight to bed.

Gulan County is a small place, not comparable to Yanjing. The guesthouse only has one large dormitory room with four beds left, so everyone made do for the night.

After pondering for a moment, Su Mo told the truth about the red-eye curse, "Fatty, Lao Hu... the red eyes on you are actually the Ghost Cave curse, just like the Mountain Moving Taoists..."

The fat man didn't realize the seriousness of the situation and simply asked casually, "Is it serious?"

Su Mo took a breath and slowly said, "I won't live to be fifty!"

Su Mo's words struck the fat man like a thunderbolt, causing him to sit up in shock. "What? You won't live to be fifty?"

Su Mo reassured him, "Don't worry, the curse can be lifted, as long as we get the Muchen Pearl!"

Muchen Pearl?

Old Hu raised an eyebrow. He remembered that he seemed to have heard Shirley Yang mention this thing when he was in the Jingjue Ancient City.

The fat man exclaimed in surprise, "Where is the Muchen Pearl?"

Su Mo didn't hide anything and said directly, "At the tomb of the Prince of Xian in Yunnan..."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go to Yunnan right away!"

As he spoke, the fat man began to get dressed and stand up.

Old Hu grabbed the fat man, "What's the rush? There are still more than ten years left, it won't make a difference..."

Having been on the battlefield, Lao Hu's courage in the face of death far surpasses that of ordinary people.

Chapter 50: Double-crossing

After Su Mo's repeated persuasion and assurances, the fat man finally accepted the matter of the Ghost Cave curse.

Nothing was said that night, and everyone fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, after a quick wash, the group ordered a delicious meal at the guesthouse and waited for Li Chunlai's arrival.

Because of the Red-Eyed Curse, Fatty lost interest in sightseeing in Gulan County. He only hoped to end the deal with Li Chunlai as soon as possible, and then have Su Mo take them to Yunnan to find the whereabouts of the Muchen Pearl.

After the group sat down, Big Gold Tooth chuckled and said, "Gentlemen, I may not be as good as you at tomb raiding, but when it comes to business, I, Big Gold Tooth, have been in the business world for many years in Panjiayuan, so I naturally have some skills. When Li Chun comes in, please be quiet and let me talk to him..."

Old Hu nodded, while Su Mo indicated that he didn't care.

A short while later, Li Chunlai came in carrying a large box.

Old Hu greeted him with a smile, "Brother Chunlai, you've arrived! Come, come, have a seat..."

Seeing the table laden with food and drink, Li Chunlai exclaimed, "Oh dear, we're on my turf now, how can we let you treat us like this..."

The fat man seemed to have forgotten the curse of the Ghost Cave, and stood up to keep him company. "One thing at a time. We left Yanjing in a hurry last time and didn't get to treat you to a proper meal. This time, we'll make up for it!"

"Good good..."

Li Chunlai nodded repeatedly, "Hey buddy, two more bottles of wine..."

Hearing the noise, a male waiter came in and placed several bottles of beer on the table.

As he left, the male waiter gave Li Chunlai a wink.

Li Chunlai nodded calmly.

Su Mo knew something was amiss, and upon seeing this scene, he became even more cautious.

"The big bosses from Yanjing are all down-to-earth people..."

Li Chunlai took two pairs of shoes out of the box and placed them on the table.

Although a pair of Ming Dynasty shoes was worth a little money, the group had come all the way from Yanjing to this Loess Plateau, and their hearts were set on all the treasures in the box. Seeing that Li Chunlai had only taken out this little bit, the fat man got up and was about to walk towards the box.

Li Chunlai stood up and stood directly in front of the fat man, saying, "Take your time, take your time..."

Seeing this, Old Hu chuckled and scolded, "Fatty, you're in too much of a hurry..."

The fat man gave an awkward smile, scratched his head, and sat down again.

Big Gold Tooth picked up the shoes and examined them symbolically. Feeling the time was right, he cleared his throat and said, "Brother Chunlai, let's not beat around the bush. I'll give you 800 for these two shoes!"