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

"Brother Zhang, as long as you nod your head, I'll have someone prepare 500 million in cash for you tomorrow!"

Zhang Yingchuan was astonished, never expecting Su Mo to be so generous!

Su Mo used both kindness and threats, continuing, "Brother, I'm sincerely inviting you. The tomb raiders live when united, and die when divided. Besides us, can you find any other tomb raiders among them?"

This time, Zhang Yingchuan remained silent.

Because he knew Su Mo was right. The tomb raiders truly lived together, and died apart.

These are the words of my great-grandfather.

Back then, Jin Suanpan and Elder Liaochen were both highly skilled and made a name for themselves in the martial arts world. However, after they parted ways, it was as if they were cursed, and in the end, they all died in the ancient tomb.

"........."

Zhang Yingchuan's expression showed some struggle, and he clearly had some unusual reaction.

Seeing this, Su Mo pressed on, "Brother, don't hesitate! We not only have tomb raiders in our area, but also descendants of Partridge Whistle, the Mountain Moving Taoist, and Chen Yulou, the former leader of the Unloading Ridge Sect!"

The Mountain-Moving Taoists, the leader of the Ridge-Unloading Sect, plus their Tomb-Touching Captains and Tomb-Seizing Generals—if that's the case, then the four major schools of tomb raiding with a thousand-year history are all here.

Zhang Yingchuan looked at Su Mo, his expression becoming increasingly complicated.

Gathering these talented individuals together is no easy task.

Zhang Yingchuan nodded emphatically, "Okay, I agree, I'll go with you!"

"Hahaha…"

Su Mo laughed loudly, "Good, good, good..."

Raising his teacup, Su Mo said, "Let's all have a drink together. From this day forward, we will live and die together, share joys and sorrows..."

"Sharing happiness and hardship!"

"Dry!"

The four of them toasted each other with tea instead of wine.

Chapter 103: The Nine Gates and the Wang Family, Starting in the Ming Dynasty

After finishing his tea, Su Mo stood up and said, "Let's go, this place is too remote..."

"Let's go back to the city, have a good get-together, drink until we're completely drunk!"

"it is good!"

Zhang Yingchuan, Lao Hu, and Fatty each responded, then the three of them stood up and went to the parking spot.

The four of them drove back to Sujiapuzi in Panjiayuan.

Getting out of the car, Su Mo pointed to the Su family shop, "My shop, please bear with it for the next few days..."

"The Su Family Shop!"

Zhang Yingchuan looked up at the four-story Republican-era building and exclaimed, "It's not a bad deal at all! There aren't many buildings like this anymore. In a few years, these houses, like courtyard houses, will be priceless treasures!"

"A courtyard house?"

The fat man chuckled, "We also have a courtyard house, Brother Su. Let's move there in a few days; we have quite a few people now..."

Su Mo and Yingzi, Lao Hu, Fatty, and Shirley Yang, along with Kong Que and Ada, and Blind Chen and Zhang Yingchuan, their group grew at a visible rate. Even the Su family shop was almost overflowing.

"Okay!"

Su Mo naturally had no objections. "The auction house is almost finished, and then everyone can move into the courtyard house..."

"Didn't we buy five or six courtyard houses and land before? Everyone will get one courtyard house eventually..."

A courtyard house for everyone?

This time, Zhang Yingchuan's eyes have truly been opened by the knife stabbing him in the butt!

Su Mo entered the house and called out, "Little sister..."

Yingzi came out, "You're here..."

"Make room for another room!"

"okay!"

Everyone busied themselves cleaning the rooms, and seeing this, Zhang Yingchuan gradually found a sense of belonging in the unfamiliar environment.

That evening, the fat man personally went to the most expensive winery in Yanjing to book a table for a banquet, which was prepared in the style of a state banquet, leaving Zhang Yingchuan feeling flattered.

Su Mo, Lao Hu, Fatty, Yingzi, Big Gold Tooth, Blind Chen, Ada, and Peacock were all there. Except for Shirley Yang, who was busy working for the Muchen Pearl, everyone who could come to this banquet to welcome Zhang Yingchuan was there.

Everyone drank and celebrated until dawn, thoroughly enjoying themselves.

From then on, Zhang Yingchuan officially integrated into Su Mo's small circle.

.........

More than twenty days later.

While Shirley Yang was still busy with the Muchen Pearl, Su Mo's side saw the auction house spring up from the ground.

Covering an area of ​​30,000 mu, in addition to the buildings used for auction, it also includes several antique streets.

Su Mo has already had Big Gold Tooth formally apply to the higher authorities for the orphanage that Fatty mentioned.

Meanwhile, the security company that Su Mo specifically set up for the auction house has also been officially established.

Su Mo recruited 500 people for the first batch of security company employees, 300 of whom were villagers from Zhelong Village. These people were all skilled hunters, and with a little training, they could possess extraordinary strength.

As for the other two hundred people, it was a method that Su Mo specially asked Lao Hu to come up with. Many of them were retired veterans. Back when they were in the army, they were all outstanding soldiers, and their fighting and grappling skills were second to none.

In this way, Su Mo's security company quickly developed a formidable fighting force.

When you're busy, time flies by. A few days later, Shirley Yang returned, but she didn't bring any good news.

Su Mo had anticipated this. Although current technology can detect trace amounts of radioactive material on the Muchen Pearl, how to use it, whether it can remove the curse on Lao Hu, and how to remove the curse are all uncertain.

With today's medical equipment, these are all unknown, and there's no way to know where to begin.

The red spots and curses on everyone seemed to have entered a dead end once again.

.........

"Brother Su..."

That day, Su Mo was practicing Tai Chi outside the shop, and Old Hu and Zhang Yingchuan were also practicing in a similar manner when the fat man suddenly ran over, "Hey bro, did you hear...?"

"Fatty..."

Old Hu scolded, "Don't you have any common sense? Can't you see we're practicing martial arts?"

The matter of the Muchen Pearl seemed to have become a distant thing. Old Hu, who was cursed, also began to exercise his body. He followed Su Mo to practice boxing and lightness skills every day. He also learned a lot of Bajiquan and Piguazhang.

Now his face is glowing, and his mental state is much better than before.

The fat man chuckled sheepishly, "Well, I had something urgent to attend to..."

Su Mo withdrew his fist, exhaled a breath of stale air, and looked at the fat man, asking, "What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?"

The fat man leaned closer and lowered his voice, "Something happened to the Nine Gates?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yingchuan and Lao Hu also changed their attitude.

It should be noted that in Yanjing, the Nine Gates is a prestigious name. The group of tomb raiders from Changsha back then have now successfully cleaned up their act, some going into business and others into official positions, and have become giants in the antique industry.

Any slight disturbance at the Nine Gates could potentially trigger a massive storm outside.

"Oh…"

Su Mo raised an eyebrow. "Tell me about it..."

The fat man lowered his voice, "I heard that just a few days ago, various families within the Nine Gates were attacked by a group of people of unknown origin, and even the eldest son of the Xie family, who has cooperated with us many times, has mysteriously disappeared..."

Su Mo frowned, calculated with his fingers, and said in a deep voice, "The Wang family, it was the Wang family who made the move..."

Zhang Yingchuan asked, "Brother Su, you also know about the Wang family?"

Su Mo was taken aback and looked at Zhang Yingchuan, "You..."

Zhang Yingchuan pointed out, "Among the notes left by my great-grandfather, there were records of the Wang family. The Wang family originated from Wang Zanghai of the Ming Dynasty..."

"The Ming Dynasty was a special period. Not only was there the Wang family, but the Feng family, who caused heavy losses to the tomb raiders and the tomb raiders, also came from that era!"

"Wang Zanghai once served the Ming Taizu (Emperor Hongwu), while the Feng family members were also recruited by the Ming Taizu through the recommendation of Liu Bowen..."

“My great-grandfather once asserted that Wang Zanghai must have had contact with the Feng family!”

"..."

Su Mo was startled and hurriedly said to the fat man, "Tell Big Gold Tooth to stop cooperating with the Nine Gates..."

Wang Zanghai, from the Wang family, Guanshan Taibao, and the Feng family lineage.

These intricate clues have unexpectedly intertwined, and two seemingly unrelated timelines actually share the same starting point.

Su Mo was shocked!

"The Wang family...the Wang family..."

Su Mo's eyes flashed, "Let the Nine Gates fight with the Wang family if they want to, we will never get involved!"

If necessary, Su Mo would not mind delivering a fatal blow to the Wang family. However, after hundreds of years of planning by Wang Zanghai and the Wang family, the Nine Gates and the Wang family have long been intertwined.

If Su Mo and the others get too close to the Nine Gates, they will inevitably be taken advantage of by some villains.

Being targeted by such a cunning and ruthless dog would make even Su Mo restless and unable to eat or sleep.

"it is good…"

The fat man nodded immediately, "I'll go call Big Gold Tooth right now!"

After saying that, the fat man turned and left.

"this…"

Old Hu asked doubtfully, "Is the Wang family very powerful?"

Su Mo shook his head. "The auction house is now in the final stages of its preparations, and the matter of your Red Spot Curse is not yet over. We really shouldn't get involved with the Wang family..."

Old Hu nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.