Chapter 27: Panjiayuan In The Capital City, First Encounter With The Tomb Raiding Trio
After a brief rest in the camp, Su Mo left there with Uncle Wu San and the others, returning to the guesthouse in that mountain village.
In the guesthouse, Uncle Wu San and the others asked Su Mo about the situation under the Nine-headed Cypress tree and whether he had seen the Ghost Seal.
Su Mo just shook his head.
He definitely would not hand over the Ghost Seal to Uncle Wu San and the others.
Little Brother, hearing Su Mo’s words, remained silent, but a pair of eyes kept quietly watching him.
After Uncle Wu San and the others left, Little Brother quietly found Su Mo again:
“You really didn’t see the Ghost Seal?”
Su Mo looked at Little Brother and smiled faintly:
“The Ghost Seal is with me. If you need it, I can give it to you, but I think it’s better to keep it with me for now!”
Little Brother gave Su Mo a deep look, was silent for a moment, then said:
“Someday I might ask you for this Ghost Seal. I hope you can give it to me then!”
Su Mo knew that Little Brother would use this Ghost Seal when needing to open the Bronze Gate, so he nodded:
“When the time comes, I’ll go with you!”
Little Brother nodded and then left Su Mo’s room.
The next day, A Ning quietly left, her whereabouts unknown.
She had always followed Qiu Dekao, and having gained nothing from this Lu Wang Palace trip, she naturally had to go back to report to Qiu Dekao.
The reason she stayed at the camp was just to see if Su Mo was okay.
Su Mo then bid farewell to Uncle Wu San and the others, preparing to head to the Capital City.
The system prompted that if he wanted to reach the top of the Human Immortal Martial Way, he must continue to enhance his Kirin Bloodline and his own cultivation, and the key item for enhancing the Kirin Bloodline was in the Jing Jue Ancient City.
So, he planned to go to the Capital City, and if he could meet Hu Ba Yi and the others, he would find a way to join their expedition team.
Hearing that Su Mo was preparing to go to the Capital City, Wu Tianzhen immediately thought of Da Jin Ya, who had given him the Warring States silk book rubbing fragment.
“Right, Third Uncle, the Da Jin Ya who gave me the silk book rubbing last time, isn’t he in the Capital City?”
Uncle Wu San, hearing Wu Tianzhen mention Da Jin Ya, smiled and said:
“This guy is a sly old fox, but he’s a Capital City local, a rogue at Panjiayuan. If Master Su wants to go to the Capital City, finding him would indeed be much more convenient. I’ll give him a call later!”
……
Capital City.
A car drove from Front Gate all the way to near Dashilan, stopping at the entrance of an alley. Two men and one woman, three young people, got out and stopped at the gate of a courtyard in the alley.
“Old Hu, is this the place Da Jin Ya mentioned?”
“It should be. He did say Jintiao Hutong No. 25!”
These three people were none other than Hu Ba Yi and Wang Kai Xuan from the Tomb Raiding trio, along with Xue Li Yang, who had just returned from abroad not long ago.
Old Hu and the others had just returned from the Northeast when Professor Chen found them, wanting them to lead a team to the Western Regions to search for the Jing Jue Ancient City buried underground for a thousand years.
For this trip, they had Da Jin Ya collect many expedition supplies.
Upon hearing they were going to the Western Regions to explore the Jing Jue Ancient Tomb, Da Jin Ya immediately recommended a person to them, saying this person had unfathomable skills, and with him joining the expedition team, this trip would surely be invincible.
Hu Ba Yi and Wang Pang Zi both knew Da Jin Ya tended to exaggerate, but anyone he praised like this must be a Tomb Raiding Expert.
Anyway, the two of them were novices at Tomb Raiding, thinking that if there really was an expert, the trip might go much more smoothly, so they brought Xue Li Yang and came here according to the address given by Da Jin Ya.
Upon arriving at the door, they saw it was tightly locked, as if there was no one in the courtyard at all.
Wang Kai Xuan couldn’t help but scratch his head:
“Turns out the man himself isn’t here. What a hassle, and we biked all the way from Panjiayuan!”
Hu Ba Yi thought for a moment and said:
“How about we wait a bit longer? He might come back soon!”
Xue Li Yang was already getting impatient:
“If he’s not home, forget it. Anyway, we don’t absolutely need this person for our expedition this time!”
Just as they were speaking, a brand-new Volkswagen car drove over from the alley entrance.
Hu Ba Yi and Wang Kai Xuan’s gazes were immediately drawn to the car.
Both had only recently gotten into Tomb Raiding and had little money, so they could only envy cars but couldn’t afford one. Seeing this sleek, jet-black, rugged-looking car, they couldn’t help but drool.
At that moment, the car stopped beside them. After the door opened, a young man in a black suit, with a tall and muscular build yet quite elegant and handsome features, stepped out.
It was none other than Su Mo!
After arriving in the Capital City, Su Mo had visited Da Jin Ya and subtly inquired about Hu Ba Yi and Wang Kai Xuan, learning that these two hadn’t prepared to go to the Western Regions yet, so his timing was perfect.
He then decided to settle down in the Capital City first, and once Professor Chen’s expedition team was organized, find a way to join.
When leaving Lu Wang Palace, he had conveniently taken quite a few grave goods and stored them in the System Space. Now, casually showing two to Da Jin Ya was enough to shock him.
After exchanging two grave goods for some money, Su Mo bought a small courtyard in this Jintiao Hutong as his foothold in this Tomb Raider World, and also bought a car as a means of transport.
Today was only the second day after buying the car, and who knew Hu Ba Yi, Wang Pang Zi, and Xue Li Yang had already come knocking.
Seeing the appearances of the three at the door, Su Mo guessed their identities and smiled faintly:
“Are you three here for me?”
Hu Ba Yi and Wang Pang Zi were both stunned, then joyfully said:
“So you’re Master Su!”
“Master Su, you’re so young. Da Jin Ya made you sound like…”
Xue Li Yang looked at Su Mo with a face full of surprise and suspicion.
She had also heard Da Jin Ya mention Su Mo, but hadn’t expected him to be so young and handsome.
Before Su Mo came to the Capital City, Uncle Wu San had called Da Jin Ya and spoken of Su Mo in godlike terms.
When Da Jin Ya told Hu Ba Yi and Wang Pang Zi about Su Mo, he added even more embellishment and boasting, making him sound like an immortal on earth. Though the two were somewhat skeptical, they figured Master Su, with such great abilities, must be of some age.
Who knew that upon meeting, he turned out to be even a few years younger than them!
“Come in and talk!”
Su Mo opened the courtyard gate and let the three in.
Seeing the serene and tidy environment in the courtyard, Hu Ba Yi and Wang Pang Zi both nodded:
“Master Su really knows how to enjoy life, living alone in such a quiet and elegant courtyard!”
After inviting the three to sit down, Su Mo poured each a cup of tea:
“If you two are going to find that Jing Jue Ancient Kingdom, I can lend a hand!”
Hearing his words, before Old Hu and Wang Pang Zi could speak, Xue Li Yang already showed a skeptical expression:
“Mr. Su, why should we believe you can help us find the Jing Jue Ancient City?”
Su Mo smiled faintly at Xue Li Yang:
“Because I am the true Banshan Daoist!”
“What!”
Xue Li Yang’s beautiful eyes widened rounder than an egg upon hearing this.
“You say you’re the Banshan Daoist?”
