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

Su Mo crouched down, his eyes scanning the skeleton from head to toe. "This is..."

Su Mo reached out and took the necklace off the white bone's neck.

"This is…"

The fat man scratched his head, not recognizing the treasure in Su Mo's hand for a moment, but it felt somewhat familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before.

Old Hu exclaimed in surprise, "A tomb raiding talisman! This person is also a tomb raider!"

Su Mo checked the surroundings again and found a golden abacus behind the skeleton. It was made of pure gold and the beads and frame were engraved with the numbers of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches.

Old Hu's expression turned serious when he saw the golden abacus. "I know who this person is..."

The fat man asked, puzzled, "Who is this senior?"

Old Hu said solemnly, "Jin Suanpan, according to seniority, is my grandfather's second senior uncle!"

"I've heard people say before that this pure gold abacus isn't for accounting, but is specifically used to calculate the Five Elements numerology and predict the Eight Directions. Among the tomb raiders, only this person possesses it!"

Su Mo was not surprised by the man's identity. If he wasn't mistaken, the reason why Blind Chen led them into the Fishbone Temple was largely because of this golden abacus.

"Take it..."

Su Mo handed the abacus to the fat man, then looked down and rummaged around on the ground again.

Before long, Su Mo held a dragon-shaped pendant in his hand.

"Brother Su, what is this?"

"This is a treasure!"

A fragrant aroma wafted towards them, and the fat man's nose twitched, his face filled with delight. "The aroma seems to be coming from this thing..."

As Su Mo cleaned the dust off the ancient jade, he said, "Fragrance Jade!"

The fat man looked confused. "Wen Xiangyu? Never heard of her?"

Su Mo wasn't surprised by the fat man's reaction. "This is a rare item; it's something only top-tier nobles can wear..."

"The drier the environment, the stronger its aroma..."

"A poem once praised it: 'Never before in this world have flowers been said to speak, yet now we see fragrant jade flowers; the wonders of nature are beyond comprehension, their marvels are boundless, who can fathom their true nature…'"

The fat man didn't quite understand the poem Su Mo was reciting either. He blinked and tentatively asked, "This treasure... is it quite valuable?"

Su Mo nodded, "Priceless treasure!"

"Good good!"

The fat man was thrilled, "Brother Su really has good taste..."

The fat man was flattering Su Mo, while Old Hu was looking down at the cause of Jin Suanpan's death.

"strangeness…"

Old Hu stared at the crack on Jin Suanpan's head, bewildered. "Senior Jin Suanpan's head wound is truly strange. I've never seen anything like it before, and I really can't figure out how it formed..."

Su Mo glanced down as well, "They must have encountered some kind of monster. I suspect there are more than just bats in this labyrinth..."

"Brother Su is right!"

Old Hu glanced around and immediately said, "Fatty, come on, give me a hand. This Jin Abacus is not only a senior of mine, the tomb raiders, but also my grandfather's senior martial brother. I can't let his remains lie here..."

Although the fat man was a bit slow-witted, he wasn't stupid. "Alright, let's bring this senior's remains upstairs!"

Old Hu and Fatty collected Jin Suanpan's body, and then the three of them returned the way they came. After arriving on the ground, Su Mo personally found a pretty good burial site for Jin Suanpan.

"senior…"

Old Hu, his face solemn, bowed deeply before Jin Suanpan's grave, saying, "May you rest in peace..."

After doing all this, everyone lay on the ground, looked up at the blue sky and white clouds, and felt refreshed and relaxed.

"Uh…"

The fat man frowned. "I feel like I've forgotten something?"

"........."

The three of them sat bolt upright in shock. "Big Gold Tooth!"

"what!"

Just then, from a distance of about ten meters away, Big Gold Tooth's voice grew louder and louder. "A ghost! There's a ghost!"

"Master Jin..."

The fat man dashed out, tears streaming down his face, sobbing uncontrollably. "I finally found you! Do you know how I've been these past two hours...?"

Old Hu covered his face, "It's such a shame Fatty didn't become an actor..."

Su Mo nodded in deep agreement.

Seeing a swarm of bats following behind Big Gold Tooth, Su Mo stepped forward and snorted coldly, "Get lost!"

Without any hesitation, the bats turned and ran.

Su Mo and the other two surrounded Big Gold Tooth, who seemed to be in a daze, shouting, "Ghost, ghost! There's a ghost!"

Old Hu pressed down on Big Gold Tooth's shoulder, "Big Gold Tooth, it's me, Old Hu!"

Big Gold Tooth was clearly terrified. "Get out of here, get out of here! All of you, get out of here!"

"Hey…"

Old Hu smirked, raised his hand, and gave Big Gold Tooth a good whack.

"........."

Although Big Gold Tooth was seeing stars from being hit, he calmed down.

"Brother Jin, it's me, Fatty... I guess you won't recognize me either..."

The fat man rubbed his hands together, excitedly raising his right hand. Seeing this, Big Gold Tooth shouted, "Fatty, I know you, I remember you..."

Oh shit!

It's one thing for Lao Hu to slap me, but the fat guy also wants to take advantage of the situation!

Big Gold Tooth, holding the fat man, shouted, "I remember now! I remember everything! Gentlemen, you don't need to do anything..."

As he spoke, Big Gold Tooth's vision went black, and he fainted again.

Su Mo was taken aback. "What happened? Wasn't he awake?"

Old Hu touched Big Gold Tooth's forehead. "He must have been bitten by a bat before, and now he has a fever. He probably has malaria. We need to find him some medicine quickly, or something bad will happen!"

The fat man looked around, immediately stumped. "Where are we going to find medicine for him? There is some in Gulan County, but there are people in the city who want us dead..."

Su Mo looked at the bat droppings all over the ground. "This place is covered in medicine. There's an old saying that for every poison in the world, there's an antidote within five steps. This comes from the principle of the five elements' mutual generation and restraint."

The fat man stared blankly at the ground. "I don't see any antidote..."

Old Hu patted Fatty on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Fatty, I'm going to teach you a lesson today. Bat droppings are a treasure in traditional Chinese medicine. Their scientific name is Night-Shining Sand, and they're used to treat malaria. Help me pry his mouth open!"

As he spoke, Old Hu picked up a few bat droppings from the ground.

"........."

The fat man didn't understand, but he was deeply shocked.

"What the hell? I told you to pry his mouth open!"

"Okay, sure!"

Since it wasn't for himself anyway, the fat man deftly pried open Big Gold Tooth's mouth.

After Lao Hu quickly threw the bat droppings in, the fat man immediately covered Big Gold Tooth's mouth, as if afraid that Big Gold Tooth would find it unpleasant and spit it out.

"Fatty, I remember you got bitten on the butt by a bat on the ground just now, want some too..."

"No, no, no, Lao Hu, you must be mistaken. The bat didn't bite me..."

Chapter 55: Goodbye, Shirley Yang

"Cough cough..."

Not long after, Big Gold Tooth opened his eyes, but his face was still a little dazed. The fat man chuckled, "Wow, this medicine is really potent! Master Jin is awake now!"

As he spoke, the fat man checked Big Gold Tooth's body. "Big Gold, are you alright?"

Big Gold Tooth looked at Su Mo and the others, then at the surroundings, his face filled with utter confusion. "Gentlemen, what's going on? Why am I lying on the ground?"

The fat man chuckled, "Master Jin, you have malaria. I listened to Master Hu and specially fed you some just now..."

I specially fed you night-shining sand. What? You don't know what night-shining sand is? You should at least know what bat droppings are.

The fat man dared not say these things outright, so he quickly brought Old Hu along, saying, "There's a cause for every grievance, and the debtor should be held accountable. Don't come to the wrong person."

"cough…"

Old Hu coughed lightly and quickly stopped the fat man, "Alright, alright, let's just let this matter pass. Jin, how are you feeling?"

Big Gold Tooth savored the taste in his mouth, "My mouth feels sticky, but it smells pretty good..."

"........."

The fat man looked disgusted. "Brother Jin, your tastes are unusually heavy!"

"Oh, right..."

Old Hu approached Big Gold Tooth and asked, "What happened to you down there, Boss Gold?"

The cause of Jin Suanpan's death is still unclear. All indications suggest that other creatures, not just bats, definitely inhabit the bottom of the Dragon Ridge Cave.

"Below...below..."

Big Gold Tooth, once he started recalling things, became instantly agitated, "Master Su! Master Hu, there's a female ghost down there..."

"What the hell?"

"Mr. Jin, please explain yourself more clearly..."

Old Hu and the fat man looked at each other, then quickly asked a question.

"A female ghost, it's a female ghost... It has a human face and incredibly long hair. I wasn't paying attention when it wrapped its hair around my neck. I barely escaped with my life, otherwise I would have been done for and would never have seen you gentlemen again!"