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

As he was talking, Tai Jinya burst into tears. He had been pampered since childhood and had never suffered like this before!

"Big Gold Tooth! Don't talk nonsense here. What female ghost are you talking about? We were born under the red flag and grew up in the spring breeze. There are no ghosts or evil spirits here..."

Old Hu said in a serious tone, without mentioning the Queen of Jingjue at all.

"Ah, right, right... Master Jin."

The fat man nodded in agreement, "A female ghost? I have a way to deal with female ghosts. You bring her out, and I'll let her experience the brutal beatings of socialism!"

As he spoke, the fat man walked from beside Big Gold Tooth to behind Old Hu, acting as if he wasn't very familiar with Big Gold Tooth.

"Okay, okay..."

Su Mo smoothed things over and also calmed everyone down, saying, "What Master Jin encountered must have been something else, not a female ghost. This place, with its interconnected passageways, doesn't have the conditions for a wandering spirit to arise!"

"Uh…"

After glancing at Big Gold Tooth, Su Mo pondered for a moment and said, "Let's head back first. Big Gold's current condition isn't suitable for us to continue exploring. We'll come back when he's feeling better..."

Recalling the tomb robber's hole under the statue in the Fishbone Temple, Su Mo said again, "The tomb robber's hole in the Fishbone Temple must have been dug by Jin Suanpan. There must be a large tomb here!"

"it is good…"

Old Hu and Fatty both trusted Su Mo and didn't raise any objections, but they felt a mix of emotions, thinking, "It's my big gold tooth who's dragging you guys down..."

The fat man patted Big Gold Tooth on the shoulder, "Brother Gold, what are you saying? We're brothers..."

Big Gold Tooth was deeply moved.

The group packed up their belongings and began their return journey. Along the way, Old Hu realized everything: "This blind man Chen led us here to collect the body of Senior Jin Suanpan!"

The fat man thought for a moment, his face turning somewhat angry. "So this old man was also secretly plotting against us. Even Jin Suanpan died here, isn't he afraid we'll all perish here too…"

Old Hu said unhappily, "Let's go back and settle the score with him. I even thought he was some kind of hermit master..."

The four walked for about an hour and a half. Finally, they returned to the old man's house in the countryside.

"uncle!"

Old Hu called out over the low courtyard wall, and soon after, the old man from before came out upon hearing the call.

“The dolls…”

Seeing that Lao Hu and the others looked like they were fleeing a disaster, the old man couldn't help but ask, "What happened to you?"

The fat man cried out in distress, "Sir, the terrain here is too difficult to navigate! We fell into a maze and almost died there..."

Old Hu nodded repeatedly, echoing the fat man's words, "Grandpa, could you give us another sip of water? We almost died in Gulan County..."

Being a kind-hearted countryman, the old man couldn't bear to refuse the young man's plight and quickly welcomed him in, saying, "Come, come, come in. Grandpa has nothing, but there's plenty of water!"

The three men, supporting each other, breathed a sigh of relief, finally finding a place to rest.

Just then, a young woman walked out of the old man's cave dwelling. Seeing Su Mo and the others, she exclaimed in surprise, "Old Hu, Fatty, Captain Su!"

Old Hu and the fat man were stunned for a moment, then looked up and exclaimed, "Sydney Yang?"

The fat man exclaimed, "Miss Yang, what a coincidence!"

Sherry Yang walked over. "What are you doing here? I went to Panjiayuan to look for you, but you weren't there. There was only a pretty young girl named Yingzi minding the shop..."

"Hey…"

Old Hu complained bitterly, "Don't even mention it! Ever since we came back from the Jingjue Ancient City, I've had bad luck every single day!"

Li Chunlai, Ma Dadan, cursed by the Ghost Cave, and blind man Chen wielding a gun—they're bound to have bad luck every day.

Everyone found a place to sit down, and after a short while, a professor who looked like an intellectual came out of the cave.

The professor looked at Su Mo and the others with suspicion.

Sherry Yang introduced everyone, "Old Hu, Captain Su, this is Professor Sun Yaozu..."

"Professor Sun, these are all my friends. They helped me a lot back then!"

Everyone nodded to each other, which was considered a greeting.

Professor Sun!

Su Mo made a note of Professor Sun without showing any emotion, knowing that this person was not just a professor.

"Oh, right..."

Sherry Yang then said, "You haven't answered my question yet. What are you doing here?"

"I've heard a lot of rumors about you guys before. You're really something. After we parted ways, the three of you brothers practically scoured the entire Panjiayuan market in Beijing. Everyone's saying you made hundreds of millions..."

Sherry Yang looked at Su Mo and the other two with a teasing expression.

Su Mo smiled, taking it as a joke from Sherry Yang. "We're here to collect antiques, of course. But what about you, Miss Yang, an international friend? What brings you to this godforsaken place..."

"........."

Sherry Yang looked at everyone and said solemnly, "Do any of you have red-eye-shaped bumps on your backs? Professor Chen was also afflicted with a curse because of his trip to the Jingjue Ancient City!"

Old Hu and Fatty exchanged a glance. Sure enough, they were right. Anyone who had been to the Ghost Cave would be cursed by it.

Su Mo feigned a sigh, "That's right, we've all been afflicted with the Red Eye Curse, just like your family described..."

Su Mo intentionally deceived Shirley Yang. He was wary of this Professor Sun, who was all talk and no action, and was not a good person.

Chapter 56: Li Chunfeng, Partridge Whistle, Chen Yulou

Upon hearing Su Mo's name, the three of them also developed red-eyed curses. Shirley Yang looked apologetic, "I'm sorry, it's my fault. I never thought that outsiders could get this disease!"

The fat man said directly, "Miss Yang, it's too late to say all this. Let's find a way to break the curse..."

Sherry Yang stared at the three of them, "To break the curse, we must find the legendary Muchen Pearl!"

Muchen Pearl!

This time, Lao Hu and Fatty calmed down considerably because of Su Mo's previous comforting words.

What else can we do now? We can only look for the Muchen Pearl!

Su Mo nodded, "The Muchen Pearl, we're on the same page about this. Did you find any clues about the Muchen Pearl when you came back this time?"

Shirley Yang felt a little better after seeing the three people with calm expressions.

She was afraid that people wouldn't be able to accept this fact.

"Yes, I have news about the Muchen Pearl!"

As she spoke, Shirley Yang stood up, went back into the house, took out a leather notebook, and came out.

"This is my maternal grandfather Partridge Whistle's notebook, which contains some clues about the Muchen Pearl."

Su Mo took the notebook and began to read it carefully.

The Red Spot Curse has plagued our sect for thousands of years, causing us immense suffering. In the end, we could not escape the same fate as our ancestors, which led to the depletion of our sect's talent pool and its gradual decline. I led my junior brother, Old Yangren, and Hua Ling deep into Bottle Mountain.

Junior Sister Hua Ling ventured deep into Ping Mountain, only to learn that the Muchen Pearl was in the ancient Western Xia Blackwater City.

It is heartbreaking to see my fellow students die tragically in a foreign land.

However, the art of moving mountains and filling seas proved insufficient to locate the ancient city. Therefore, he wished to become an apprentice of Master Liaochen (Flying Sky Salamander), the eldest disciple of Zhang Sanye, the Tomb Raider Captain, to learn the art of searching mountains and finding dragon veins, as well as locating burial sites.

Master Liaochen, pitying the Mountain Moving lineage, broke his vows and took me under his wing. Later, he personally accompanied me to search for the ancient Western Xia Blackwater City.

Upon entering Blackwater City, they did not obtain the Muchen Pearl, but only a tortoise shell containing clues about it.

Unfortunately, the traps within the Blackwater City of Western Xia were brutal. My master died tragically. I also lost an arm. Later, following my master's instructions, I went to both banks of the Yellow River to find my master's junior brother, Jin Suanpan, to decipher the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book.

However, he searched both banks of the Yellow River to no avail. He also had no way of deciphering the dragon armor's secret text. In the midst of chaos, he finally left in the United States, disheartened, and ended his life there.

Hey!

This Partridge Whistle is a pitiful person too!

Su Mo sighed and returned the notebook to Shirley Yang. "Tortoise shell? It seems your goal this time is to figure out the secret inscriptions on tortoise shells left by your grandfather, Partridge Whistle!"

Sherry Yang nodded, "That's right, thanks to Professor Sun for translating the text on the tortoise shell. It turns out that what my grandfather left behind was half of the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book!"

The fat man was somewhat surprised, "The Dragon Bone Heavenly Book?"

Shirley Yang took the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book from her schoolbag and placed it on the table. Everyone looked at the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book.

Big Gold Tooth's voice trembled, "This...this is the legendary Dragon Bone Heavenly Book, it...it's a priceless treasure!"

Shirley Yang smiled slightly, "Although it is priceless, it is also the key to breaking the curse of the Ghost Cave!"

"Professor Sun, you're an expert in this field. Why don't you explain the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book to everyone..."

Everyone turned their attention to Professor Sun, who was standing to the side.

"it is good!"

Professor Sun nodded slightly. "Then I'll keep it brief. Originally, there were actually eight languages. Besides the four we use now—level, rising, entering, and departing—there were four others that were monopolized by the ruling class at the time, thus becoming a secret language. And the symbols on this tortoise shell are precisely this kind of secret script!"

"It took me a lifetime to achieve these results. I can say that I'm the only one in the world who can understand the contents of these tortoise shells!"

Professor Sun was quite proud when he talked about this.

The fat man was impatient. "So what exactly does this Dragon Bone Heavenly Book say?"

Professor Sun put on his glasses, held up the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book, and said, "Don't rush, let me explain slowly. Actually, this Dragon Bone Heavenly Book has a bit of unofficial history about it, about the Feng Shui master Li Chunfeng, which is why we came to Gulan County..."

According to unofficial historical records, Li Chunfeng was once ordered by Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, to find the whereabouts of the Muchen Pearl. He spent half his life finally finding the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book, which recorded the whereabouts of the Muchen Pearl!

"Li Chunfeng devoted himself to research and finally successfully deciphered the cryptic inscriptions on the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book, thus learning the whereabouts of the Muchen Pearl. However, by this time, Li Chunfeng's thinking had changed. He believed that if the Muchen Pearl were to reappear in the world, it would not be a good thing for the emperor and the people..."

"Therefore, he divided the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book in two, offering the insignificant half to Li Shimin. This half of the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book was hidden deep within the Tang Palace until the fall of the Tang Dynasty. It then passed through the hands of Li Yuanhao, the overlord of Western Xia, and this should be the half we possess..."

"As for the other half he hid, it is said that Li Chunfeng took it into his own tomb!"

After saying that, Professor Sun stopped talking and instead looked at Old Hu and Fatty with great interest.

The fat man scratched his head. "Alright, so after all this, Miss Yang, you've got your eye on Li Chunfeng's tomb!"

Sherry Yang didn't hide anything, "That's right, after hearing the news, we came to Gulan County immediately, but we didn't expect to run into you here..."

Is this the tomb of Li Chunfeng?

Big Gold Tooth frowned. "This ancient Lan County is full of labyrinths. Heaven knows how many burial sites there are. Where are we supposed to find Li Chunfeng's tomb?"

"........."