A comprehensive overview of tombs: starting with the Yellow Weasel's Tomb

If the state of the lotus flower on one's back represents one's age and physical condition, then the flower bud represents someone who has just been born.

If the withered flower on the back of the King of the Vertical Eyes represents death, then it is clear that the flower on Bai Jing's back represents adulthood.

However, it's unclear why Bai Jing didn't begin to manifest the characteristics of the Treasure Flower until a full ten years had passed after eating its fruit.

At least a year ago, before going to the Jingjue Ancient City, Bai Jing had taken a bath with Hu Bayi and the others, but they never noticed that Bai Jing had the mark of the peony flower on his body.

Bai Jing wouldn't be looking at his own back for no reason.

Therefore, it is highly likely that the peony tattoo appeared within the past year, but I just didn't notice it before.

However, Bai Jing didn't dwell on these issues. In short, no side effects have been found so far regarding the appearance of the peony tattoo.

The conversation then returned to the topic of the Red Spot Curse.

Professor Sun then said, "The Muchen Pearl is not so easy to find. It is one of the three legendary divine pearls of the Central Plains. It is said that it disappeared after the Shang Dynasty."

Then, Professor Sun took off his glasses, wiped them with his sleeve, and said, "Miss Yang traveled a long way to find me, just to ask me to help her find the Muchen Pearl."

Shirley Yang then explained the historical records of the Muchen Pearl.

Finally, the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book, which records the whereabouts of the Muchen Pearl, was mentioned.

Shirley Yang returned to her room, took out the notebook left by her maternal grandfather, Partridge Whistle, and went back to the yard.

After Shirley Yang explained the contents of the notebook, Bai Jing and the others learned about Partridge Whistle's life.

Partridge Whistle was searching for the Muchen Pearl, and eventually lost an arm in the process, even in the Tongtian Great Buddha Temple in Heishui City, Ningxia.

Before his death, his master Liao Chen wanted to entrust him to his junior brother Jin Suanpan. However, when Partridge Whistle came to both sides of the Yellow River to look for Jin Suanpan, he ultimately found nothing.

In the end, disheartened, Partridge Whistle accepted the invitation from his American friend Thomas and went abroad to settle down.

Partridge Whistle also discovered while living abroad that as long as one is far enough away from the bottomless ghost cave of the Zaglama Mountains, the onset of the curse can be delayed to some extent.

Partridge Whistle, due to his robust physique, almost lived to nearly sixty years old before dying.

Partridge Whistle, who settled abroad, later married and had children, including Shirley Yang's mother.

After Partridge Whistle's death, Shirley Yang's father took over the responsibility from his father-in-law and devoted himself to finding the whereabouts of the Muchen Pearl for his wife.

It can only be said that hard work pays off. Shirley Yang's father soon found some clues. He discovered that the Tibetan Demon Kingdom and the Jingjue Ancient City might be related to the Muchen Pearl.

He then led a team to the Kunlun Glacier and the ancient city of Jingjue, hoping to find the Muchen Pearl for his wife and daughter, but they eventually disappeared without a trace.

At this point, Shirley Yang finished telling her family story and all the information she had about the Muchen Pearl.

After listening to Shirley Yang's words, the fat man found absolutely no useful information and immediately became somewhat angry.

He stood up abruptly and said, "What do you mean? So you're still saying the bead is missing? What kind of nonsense is this?"

Bai Jing gestured for the fat man to calm down, then looked at Shirley Yang and said, "As far as I know, King Wen used the Eight Trigrams to deduce the Muchen Pearl and recorded the deductions on a Dragon Bone Heavenly Book. This Dragon Bone Heavenly Book records the Muchen Pearl's function, usage, and so on."

The remaining piece of the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book was inscribed on a Dragon Bone Heavenly Book by someone who later mastered the Later Heaven Bagua and deduced the location of the Muchen Pearl, imitating King Wen of Zhou.

At this point, Bai Jing continued, "Miss Yang's purpose in coming here must be for the other Dragon Bone Heavenly Book, right?"

Shirley Yang nodded, then took out a cloth bag from her bosom. After opening the bag, a piece of tortoise shell was revealed inside.

Clearly, this tortoise shell contains instructions on how to use the Muchen Pearl.

However, what's the use of just knowing how to use it without the Muchen Pearl?

Immediately afterward, Shirley Yang said, "According to Professor Sun, the other Dragon Bone Heavenly Book should be in Li Chunfeng's tomb. Therefore, our purpose in coming to Gulan County is to find Li Chunfeng's tomb."

Upon hearing Shirley Yang's words, Hu Bayi immediately asked, "Do you mean that we need to go to Li Chunfeng's tomb to find the other half of the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book so that we can find out where the Muchen Pearl is?"

Shirley Yang nodded upon hearing this: "That's right, we need to find Li Chunfeng's tomb first, because only by obtaining the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book can we proceed to the next step."