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

Chapter 104: Ah Dong, Uncle Ming, Kunlun Divine Palace Plot

After the business with the Nine Gates was suspended, everyone had some free time.

noon!

The fat man gathered everyone for hot pot, and the scene was quite lively.

Blind Chen lay leisurely on the recliner outside. He was quite old and had to be careful about what he ate; the old man couldn't get used to spicy food.

Yingzi specially made another bowl of dumplings with scallion and pork filling for the old man.

After finishing his meal, the old man was sunbathing outside!

Big Gold Tooth took a satisfied sip of his cola, wiped his mouth, and looked at Su Mo, "Mr. Su, what are your plans next...?"

Su Mo put down his chopsticks, and Yingzi kindly handed him a tissue.

Su Mo smiled at his younger sister, then looked at Lao Hu and Fatty, "The main task now is still dealing with Lao Hu and the others' red spot curse..."

Business is business, but the Red Spot Curse concerns the lives of his own brothers. Su Mo can tell which is more important.

Upon hearing this, Lao Hu also said, "Do you remember those murals we saw in the tomb of King Xian? I felt like I'd seen them somewhere before, but I just couldn't remember..."

"Brother Su said during a train divination session that hope lay in the West. I didn't pay much attention at the time..."

"I suddenly remembered. I saw the murals in the tomb of the King of Xian in an ancient tomb in Xizhang before!"

Old Hu looked serious.

"Good guy!"

Big Gold Tooth said, "Master Hu, you've really hit the bullseye..."

The fat man who was cooking mutton hotpot nearby also stopped. "Old Hu, you used to be a soldier in Kunlun, and now you've been to Xizhang too. So you were just running around aimlessly when you were young..."

Old Hu glared at the fat man, about to speak, when Shirley Yang suddenly said, "More than ten years ago, the Xizhang Ancient Tomb?"

Old Hu nodded, "Yes, it's been over ten years. That winter, many people died..."

Seeing that the scene had become less lively, Su Mo quickly nipped the bud in the bud. "It's alright, the hope lies in the west. Old Hu, you've seen the same murals in the ancient tombs over there, so there's no mistake. You'll find out when we get there!"

The fat man also said, "That's right, at worst we can just go to Xizhang again!"

"Auspicious clouds are coming from the west!"

Outside, Blind Chen called out, "A distinguished guest has arrived!"

As soon as Blind Chen finished speaking, a slick-haired young man walked in and smiled at the fat man, saying, "Fatty..."

"No ..."

The fat man grew anxious, "Didn't I tell you? I don't really want to do business lately..."

Su Mo looked at the fat man in surprise, "Who is it?"

The fat man replied, "Brother, this is the Hong Kong businessman who said he was going to do business with me before. This is his henchman, Ah Dong!"

"Ah Dong!"

"Tell your boss we'd like to take a break for a while, so you should contact the Nine Gates..."

With slicked-back hair and a fawning expression, Ah Dong said, "Fatty, the Nine Gates are currently embroiled in internal strife. Besides, everyone knows that you gentlemen lit sky lanterns at the New Moon Hotel and used the Five Ghosts Moving Technique to steal the New Moon Hotel's stone lions. The whole underworld is buzzing about it..."

Looking at Su Mo, A Dong flattered, "You must be Master Su, right? Everyone in the underworld is talking about you..."

Su Mo asked, "Who is your boss?"

Ah Dong replied, "Mr. Su, our boss comes from the harbor. His nickname is Uncle Ming. He's a very influential figure in Hong Kong. Rest assured, doing business with our boss will definitely not disappoint you..."

Uncle Ming!

That's it! Su Mo immediately understood; this was the plot of the Kunlun Divine Palace.

Uncle Ming was indeed a wealthy businessman in Hong Kong, but he's not doing well now. Most of his money went to paying off his son's gambling debts, and he's back this time with the intention of making money.

Even though we were poor, we still had some savings; we were neither rich nor poor.

Upon hearing that the man with the big gold tooth was a wealthy businessman from Hong Kong, he also turned his head to look over.

Besides antiques, Big Gold Tooth's favorite thing is wealthy businessmen!

Rich businessmen are great! Rich businessmen have money!

Big Gold Tooth advised, "Master Su, we don't have anything else to do anyway, why don't we go take a look? I'll bring a few treasures with me, maybe we can make a sale and cover everyone's expenses for a meal. We've been spending quite a bit lately!"

Su Mo pondered for a moment, then nodded, "Alright, we don't have anything else to do anyway, it might be good for us to meet this Uncle Ming..."

"OK…"

Ah Dong beamed with joy, "I'll drive you..."

"Need not…"

Su Mo shook her head, "We have our own car..."

Previously, Yingzi would take the bus every day, braving wind and rain, to travel between Yenching University and Panjiayuan. Sometimes, Su Mo would impulsively ask Yingzi to work overtime at night.

Seeing his younger sister working hard from dawn till dusk every day, Su Mo felt sorry for her, so he went to Da Jin Ya's shop and bought two more Honda cars.

One car was used by Old Hu and Fatty to travel to and from the auction house construction site, and the other was used by Su Mo to take Yingzi to and from school.

Helpless, A-Dong drove alone to lead the way.

Su Mo drove, with Shirley Yang and Tiger as passengers.

The fat man was driving, with Zhang Yingchuan and Big Gold Tooth as passengers.

Since Kongque and Ada didn't know anything about antiques, Su Mo let them stay in Panjiayuan. Yingzi also wanted to go, but Su Mo didn't want her to get involved.

The three of them, along with Blind Chen, were left at the Su family shop by Su Mo.

It's about a half-hour journey.

A Dong parked his car in front of a courtyard house.

Looking at this courtyard house, the location is nice and very quiet.

Everyone nodded and followed Ah Dong inside. They arrived at the main house.

Su Mo and his group of six then saw many antique-style playthings displayed on the sandalwood shelf.

At this moment, Ah Dong said, "Gentlemen, please have a seat. I'll go and fetch my boss!"

"it is good!"

Su Mo, Shirley Yang, Tiger Zhang Yingchuan, and the other two sat down directly.

Fatty and Big Gold Tooth stood inside the house, swaying back and forth, constantly looking around.

"Yo!"

As soon as he sat down, Old Hu seemed to notice something. He walked to a sandalwood shelf, pointed to a porcelain piece, and said, "Master Jin, have you seen this? An enamel-painted hibiscus and chick jade pot, a gilded purple clay square teapot, a doucai scholar's cup—these are all treasures. Any one of these could easily impress a lot of people in Panjiayuan…"

"Compared to what's in this room, the few things you brought are really nothing special!"

Having traveled all over the country with Su Mo, Old Hu has gained a lot of knowledge, and now he can even name the treasures.

Just now, while we were in the car, Lao Hu asked Tai Jin Ya what he was carrying.

They were all worthless trinkets, and some of them were even fakes.

Hearing Lao Hu's words, Big Gold Tooth also noticed. He found a chair and sat down, nodding, "Yes, this boss looks impressive, definitely not an ordinary person. I just wonder what big business deal he invited us here to discuss..."

Su Mo knew. There were a lot of counterfeit goods here, but there were also some genuine ones.

Old Hu suddenly noticed something very peculiar in the central hall. He racked his brains but couldn't figure out what it was, so he asked everyone, "Hey, look at that porcelain piece in the middle. Don't you think there's something wrong with it?"

Big Gold Tooth got up and walked over to the porcelain to examine it carefully.

Su Mo also looked over.

It was a large, plump porcelain cat with two wide, bright eyes. However, it didn't look like it came from a famous kiln, and the workmanship was rather ordinary, seemingly out of place with the style of the objects displayed in the room.

Moreover, this porcelain cat only has thirteen whiskers.

Su Mo recognized the cat just by looking at its appearance and explained, "This is the kind of porcelain cat with thirteen whiskers that the corpse carriers keep in their homes!"

"Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!"

Upon hearing Su Mo's words, Big Gold Tooth also remembered, "Now that you mention it, I also remember. In the mountainous areas of western Hunan and other places, there have always been two professions: carrying corpses and transporting corpses. Carrying corpses is similar to tomb raiding..."

"In the homes of those who carried corpses, there would always be a porcelain cat like this. Before each task, they would burn incense and kowtow several times to the thirteen-whiskered porcelain cat."

"If, during this time, the porcelain cat's whiskers fall out or break, it is absolutely forbidden to go out that night; this is an omen of disaster!"

Chapter 104: Adong, Uncle Ming, Kunlun Divine Palace Plot Two

As the fat man listened to Big Gold Tooth's vivid description, he couldn't help but feel a surge of curiosity. "Big Gold Tooth, is it really that incredible? If it's really as you say, then this is the Cat God!"

Big Gold Tooth shook his head. "I don't know if it works or not, but it's rumored to be incredibly effective among the people!"

Old Hu said, "I've never heard of this before! I've never seen anything like it in Panjiayuan before!"

Su Mo picked up the teacup on the table and poured himself a cup of tea. "Because nobody else is doing it..."

Big Gold Tooth nodded, "The business of carrying corpses has long since ceased; it's very difficult to find similar old items on the market..."

Old Hu felt relieved, looked around, and said, "It seems that the ancestors of the owner of this place must have been notorious bandits in western Hunan, specializing in carrying corpses and plundering cellars... I just don't know what they want from us!"

Light footsteps sounded outside, and Su Mo softly reminded everyone, "The master has arrived!"

Upon being reminded, Lao Hu Zhang Yingchuan immediately found a chair and sat down.

Big Gold Tooth and Fatty stopped looking around and came to Su Mo's side.

Su Mo lowered his head and sipped his tea, completely at ease!

A short while later, a short and fat man in his fifties walked in.

"Hahaha…"

Before anyone arrived, their voices preceded them, "Master Su, Master Hu, Master Jin..."

The man clasped his hands in greeting and said, "My name is Lei Xianpeng. I used to do some business in Hong Kong, and everyone called me Uncle Ming!"