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

Professor Sun raised an eyebrow, looking at Su Mo with considerable surprise. Although he hadn't yet noticed anything unusual about the young man, he felt a vague unease, thinking to himself, "I hope this young man won't ruin my plans..."

Big Gold Tooth chuckled sheepishly, "I was just showing off my skills in front of Guan Yu, Professor Sun... that's all I know..."

Professor Sun nodded, looking at the man with the gold teeth, "Not bad, not bad, you really can't judge a book by its cover..."

"Hi!"

Big Gold Tooth immediately lost interest. What a joke!

Intellectuals can insult someone without using a single swear word. If it weren't for your age, I, Jin Ye, would really dare to beat you up!

Professor Sun, unaware of Big Gold Tooth's thoughts, continued, "Tell me about their leader...that is, their king!"

Big Gold Tooth, too lazy to pay any more attention to Professor Sun, waved his hand dismissively, "That's all, that's all you know..."

Professor Sun smiled and continued, "Around the late Shang Dynasty, a group of people in the ancient Dian Kingdom worshipped evil gods and witchcraft. To avoid chaos, these people who worshipped evil gods left the ancient Dian Kingdom and migrated to live in the deep mountains along the Lancang River. The leader of these people was King Xian..."

"Although King Xian was somewhat famous in Yunnan, he was ultimately a self-made emperor, and there are not many records about him in historical records. As for the tomb of King Xian that you mentioned, there are only a few words about it..."

With the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book and Professor Sun's corroborating evidence, Lao Hu and his group confirmed that the Muchen Pearl was located in Yunnan, specifically in the tomb of the King of Xian.

The Records of the Grand Historian only mentions the tomb of King Xian in a few words, but several people knew that it existed because Blind Chen had visited it years ago.

Su Mo looked at Lao Hu, Xue Li Yang, and Fatty repeatedly asking for confirmation, but he felt no displeasure. He knew that the three of them were very anxious.

Even the carefree fat man couldn't wait to rush to Yunnan and get the Muchen Pearl.

The inner turmoil of the three is evident!

That night, the three of them stayed at the old man's house for another night.

They then acquired several more treasures in Gulan County. With Ma Dadan's help in Gulan County, Su Mo and his group had no obstacles to travel.

After a few busy days, Su Mo took Chen the Blind Man and left Gulan County.

Before leaving, Su Mo left the old man 2000 yuan. They felt guilty for not thanking him after eating and staying at his place for the past few days.

Today, in the 1980s, 2000 yuan was enough for an old man to live on for several years.

The group returned to Yanjing with their luggage. After exiting the train station, Professor Sun left on his own. Su Mo didn't try to stop him, knowing that the man was full of bad intentions and it was best to avoid dealing with him.

They took a taxi and returned to Sujia Shop in Panjiayuan.

"Yingzi..."

The fat man jumped into the house, winking at Yingzi who was minding the shop, "You brought Fatty back, did you miss your Fatty...?"

Yingzi wore a white dress, had her hair in a ponytail, and had bright, sparkling eyes that made her instantly likable.

"Fatty...Brother Hu..."

Yingzi was overjoyed, but her eyes remained fixed on Su Mo.

"have to!"

The fat man's smile gradually faded. "I was happy for nothing..."

Even Shirley Yang joked from the side, "Keeping a mistress in a golden house, Captain Su, this is what it means to keep a mistress in a golden house. His own brothers are living a life of hardship, crawling through tunnels every day, while his woman is at home. Look at her, she looks like a movie star..."

"Captain Su has suffered a lot on the way, and he'll probably have a good time with Yingzi tonight... Should we go stay at a hotel?"

Big Gold Tooth immediately started clamoring, "Stay in a hotel! Stay in a hotel!"

Blind Chen chimed in, "The young lady is blessed with the fortune of an empress; it's such a pity that she has to condescend to be a brat like Su Mo!"

Su Mo is undoubtedly the leader of the team, and the others usually treat him with great respect. Today, they have a rare opportunity to tease Su Mo under Yingzi's name.

Yingzi was just a young girl of eighteen or nineteen, and she couldn't stand being teased like that by Shirley Yang and the others. She immediately blushed with embarrassment.

"Okay, okay..."

Su Mo was both amused and exasperated. "You're such an old man, all you know how to do is bully young girls..."

Su Mo swore to God that he and Yingzi were absolutely innocent, but none of them believed him. Even the usually honest and steady Lao Hu looked at him with an ambiguous expression.

Su Mo knew that he was destined to bear the reputation of keeping a mistress in a golden house.

Su Mo said helplessly, "Yingzi, let's close the shop and go eat out!"

"Okay!"

Chapter Sixty-Six: Talking about Yunnan, and the Muchen Pearl

After putting down their luggage, the group headed straight to their usual spot—the hot pot restaurant closest to Su's shop.

"boss…"

Upon arrival, the fat man didn't stand on ceremony and immediately called out to the owner, "The usual, give us a table of authentic fresh mutton and ten bottles of beer!"

"okay!"

Fatty and Old Hu were regulars here, and the restaurant owner knew they were all well-off, so he personally greeted them, "Fatty, Old Hu, come in, please..."

The restaurant owner led Su Mo and his group to a private room, where the waiters served them food and opened beer in an orderly manner.

Everyone toasted and drank to their hearts' content, eating and drinking to their hearts' content, having a wonderful time.

After a hearty meal and drinks, everyone started discussing serious matters. Su Mo took out a map of the Prince Xian's tomb and handed it to everyone to look at. "Since we're just killing time anyway, let's talk about the Prince Xian's tomb..."

Old Hu and the others only knew that the Muchen Pearl was in the tomb of King Xian, but they didn't know the situation inside the tomb. However, back then, Blind Chen led the Unloading Ridge Warriors to Yunnan, and in the end, only he survived.

Based on this alone, the tomb of King Xian is extremely dangerous and should not be underestimated.

Old Hu looked at Chen Yulou and said, "Grandpa, could you tell us about the tomb of the Prince of Xian and this map?"

"Ugh!"

Blind Chen sighed deeply. "It's a long story. In my youth, I was the head of Changsheng Mountain. Back then, I spent many years raiding tombs in the south, and I was quite the figurehead..."

The fat man took a bite of mutton, put down his chopsticks, and called out to Blind Chen, "Old man, stop, stop! We all know you were once a powerful figure, with the heroes of the ten southern provinces all obeying your commands. We all know that, but now is not the time for reminiscing about the past. We're talking about the Tomb of King Xian, right now..."

Blind Chen picked up his cane and tapped the fat man on the head. "You brat, don't you know anything about respecting the elderly and caring for the young...?"

Everyone laughed, and after a bit of joking around, Blind Chen returned to the main topic, "Back then, the tomb of the Dian King in Yunnan was very famous. It had been robbed countless times. When I went there, it was already during the Republic of China era. Fortunately, we were lucky enough to discover a tomb of the last Dian King that had only been robbed two or three times. However, there were no funerary objects inside, only an empty coffin..."

"Returning empty-handed was naturally unpleasant, but then I noticed the coffin in the tomb was of excellent quality. So I dismantled the empty coffin, hahaha..."

Blind Chen smiled, but the smile was rather melancholic. "Even now, I don't know whether my luck was good or bad back then..."

"That map made me so excited by human skin would later become the fuse that killed my brothers!"

"After the failed tomb raiding at Ping Mountain, many of the Unloading Ridge Warriors died..."

"They are all my brothers!"

As Chen the Blind Man spoke, he recalled Kunlun and his companions from years past, each one a chivalrous and righteous man, utterly loyal to him.

Everyone sensed Chen the Blind's sadness. A silence fell over them, and even the fat man stopped teasing him.

Su Mo poured Chen the Blind Man a glass of wine, then poured one for himself, and comforted him, "Grandpa, I've heard some things about Ping Mountain. The deceased are gone, so many years have passed, you should be able to let go of it by now..."

Mechanisms, strange beasts, a zombie king, poisonous monsters, elite warriors of the Unloading Ridge Sect, and elite members of the Moving Mountain Sect all joined in. Yet, many still died; the dangers of Ping Mountain far exceeded everyone's expectations.

As he spoke, Su Mo drank a glass of wine, and Blind Chen also silently drank a glass of wine before continuing, "After the trip to Ping Mountain, seeing so many brothers dead, and also because of my pride, I thought of doing something spectacular to wash away this stain!"

Shirley Yang raised an eyebrow. "So you remembered that map of the King Xian's tomb..."

Blind Chen nodded silently. "That's right. I wanted to go with your grandfather, Partridge Whistle, but I couldn't find him. Later, I gritted my teeth and figured the Yunnan Xianwang Tomb was nothing special, so I took all the elite members of the Unloading Ridge Warriors to Yunnan. But I never expected that only I would come out!"

Upon hearing that it was exactly time, the fat man became interested and asked anxiously, "Grandpa, what exactly did you encounter inside?"

The Unloading Ridge Warriors of yesteryear were all heroes of the greenwood, skilled in martial arts. Even they perished here, causing Fatty immense worry.

If it were him, ten lives wouldn't be enough for him!

Not to mention Fatty, even Lao Hu and Shirley Yang felt heavy-hearted and very uneasy about their upcoming trip to Yunnan.

"We encountered a white mist. This mist was extremely poisonous; many of our brothers from the Unloading Ridge faction died inexplicably on the ground, and even my Night Vision was blinded at that time..."

Old Hu stared intently at Blind Chen. "Old man, what happened next..."

Blind Chen said, "Later, I lost my bearings and ran around aimlessly. Fortunately, I was blessed with these night visions, but it was also by sheer luck that I stumbled out of that fog and escaped with my life!"

The fat man asked suspiciously, "What exactly is this white fog?"

"I think it's some kind of poisonous gas, extremely potent..." Sherry Yang speculated.

Blind Chen solemnly declared, “Gentlemen, the white fog is only the first hurdle. Yunnan is teeming with poisonous insects, and there is also the witchcraft of the Prince of Xian. Without thorough preparation, we must not set foot in Yunnan!”

Su Mo nodded. "Indeed, the trip to Yunnan is too dangerous; we need to be fully prepared!"

Chapter Sixty-Seven: The Treasure Distribution Conference

"really!"

Sherry Yang largely agreed with Su Mo's point of view. The Unloading Ridge Warriors had all perished inside; they couldn't afford to be careless. "We need to prepare several gas masks..."

"Not just gas masks..."

Su Mo said in a deep voice, "We also need weapons. Without these, we'll be at a huge disadvantage relying solely on the equipment we have..."

Big Gold Tooth raised his hand, eager to try. "Gentlemen, my physique is simply not up to the task of tomb raiding. I won't be going to Yunnan this time, but I'll figure out the weapons..."

Big Gold Tooth wasn't good at tomb raiding, but he had been working his way up in Yanjing for many years.

It's not difficult for Big Gold Tooth.

"it is good!"

Su Mo nodded, "Master Jin will take care of it..."

The group worked as a team, each with their own responsibilities. While Big Gold Tooth was indeed not good at tomb raiding, there were some things that even Old Hu couldn't do as well as him, so Su Mo was quite comfortable entrusting him with logistics.

"The evil magic within the Insect Valley..."

Su Mo looked at the crowd and murmured, "I am the General of the Tomb Raiders, with no taboos. With me here, evil magic cannot harm you..."

Speaking of the Tomb Raider General, it reminded Fatty of Su Mo's blood. Su Mo had told them before that his blood could make one immune to all poisons and repel all evil.

The fat man, shameless as ever, asked, "Brother, can your blood cure the poison?"

Su Mo chuckled, "My constitution is indeed immune to all poisons, but I'm afraid the detoxification effect won't be very good..."

Sherry Yang was somewhat surprised, "Immune to all poisons? That's impossible, don't you also have the Ghost Cave Curse on you?"