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

After night had completely fallen, there was a knock on the door of Bai Jing and the other two's room.

Now, having experienced the Weasel Grave the night before, Hu Bayi was studying diligently.

Hu Bayi took out half of his family's heirloom, "The Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret Technique." Hearing the knock on the door, Hu Bayi placed the book on the table, then walked to the door and opened it for the person outside.

As soon as Hu Bayi opened the door, he saw Sun Qiaoshan standing outside the room.

Hu Bayi immediately said, "Uncle Qiaoshan, what brings you here? Please come in."

Sun Qiaoshan took the hunting rifle off his back and handed it to Hu Bayi.

"Take this gun, bring it with you tomorrow."

After saying that, Sun Qiaoshan glanced casually at the half-finished book on the table, seemingly confirming one of his guesses.

Bai Jing saw all of this.

Sun Qiaoshan then sat down on the kang (a heated brick bed) and took a puff of his cigarette.

Wang Pangzi noticed that the cigarette didn't smell like tobacco, so he asked curiously, "Grandpa, what kind of cigarette are you smoking? It smells a bit strange."

Bai Jing had already determined the flavor.

What exactly is the Dao?

He immediately said, "Fatty, this isn't cigarettes, but some kind of herb that can refresh the mind."

Upon hearing this, Sun Qiaoshan became even more convinced of Bai Jing's abilities. However, in addition to recognizing his abilities, he also became wary of Bai Jing, because the more knowledgeable Bai Jing was, the harder he was to fool.

If Bai Jing knew what Sun Qiaoshan was thinking, he would definitely cry foul.

Compared to Sun Qiaoshan, Bai Jing was also very interested in the dragon talisman inside the Hundred-Eyed Cave.

This dragon talisman is one of the complete hexagrams of the Zhou Tian system.

If paired with a certain number of other bronze talismans and a divination mirror, Bai Jing could impersonate a fortune teller.

The Zhou Tian Quan Gua consists of sixteen hexagrams, divided into the Pre-Heaven Bagua and the Post-Heaven Bagua.

Back then, Zhang Sanlianzi brought out a complete set of Later Heaven Bagua from an unnamed Western Zhou tomb. It was based on this that he comprehended the "Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret Technique".

It is easy to see the value of this complete Zhou Tian hexagram.

The Eyeless Dragon Talisman in the Hundred-Eyed Cave is one of them.

Although the Eyeless Dragon Talisman is only one of the Eight Trigrams of the Later Heaven.

There are more than one set of the Later Heaven Bagua, but the value of this Eyeless Dragon Talisman can be said to be the highest among all the talismans.

Bai Jing was determined to obtain this dragon talisman; it was safe to say he would have gone to find it without Sun Qiaoshan's persuasion.

Of course, Sun Qiaoshan was completely unaware of this.

At this moment, after hearing Sun Qiaoshan's words, Hu Bayi asked with some curiosity, "I heard that the old hunters in the area also use the scent of herbs to lure prey into traps?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Qiaoshan said dismissively while smoking, "Tuanshanzi is so big, what use are some Chinese herbal medicines? You have to draw blood."

Upon hearing this, the fat man agreed, saying, "That makes sense. The smell of blood travels far, and didn't the bear say it also likes that smell?"

Upon hearing the fat man's words, Sun Qiaoshan shook his head and said, "We don't need blood right now. The bear is hibernating, so even if it smells blood, it won't come out. We'll go into the mountains and find a cave tomorrow."

Bai Jing then looked at Sun Qiaoshan and said, "Well, we'll just listen to the old man. We don't know anything about these things, so we'll learn from him how to find the bear's den."

Upon hearing this, Sun Qiaoshan glanced at Bai Jing and Hu Bayi expressionlessly and said, "You can even find the entrance to the weasel's tomb, so you can't find a hole?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Bayi quickly tried to make amends.

"That was all just blind luck, nothing more."

Upon hearing this, Sun Qiaoshan continued expressionlessly, "You've had good luck. Tomorrow, it's up to you guys."

At this point, Hu Bayi seemed to remember something and immediately asked, "By the way, old man, we've met, but I still don't know your surname?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Qiaoshan remained silent for a moment before saying, "It's not expensive. My surname is Qiao and my given name is Shan."

Upon hearing this, Bai Jing almost burst out laughing. Sun Qiaoshan was afraid to reveal his real name simply because he was afraid of exposing his identity.

It should be noted that most of the members of the Mud Society were arrested, and only a few escaped.

And the strategist of the Mud Society was definitely one of the highest-ranking people among those who escaped.

But neither Hu Bayi nor Fatty Wang said anything.

Although the surname was strange, Hu Bayi accepted it nonetheless.

However, what Hu Bayi said next made Bai Jing unable to hold back any longer.

Then Hu Bayi asked, "Grandpa, may I ask if your roots are in the village?"

Chapter 23 A Brief Discussion on Tomb Raiding (Part 1)

Bai Jing was speechless. Did they really believe there was such a thing as a surname?

Upon hearing this, Sun Qiaoshan immediately stood up and prepared to leave.

"Not here, they're from out of town."

Hu Bayi quickly pressed on, asking, "Then where is your hometown?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Qiaoshan stopped in his tracks, then looked at Hu Bayi and said after a moment of silence, "Where my hometown is is not important. But you, your home should be in the army."

Then Sun Qiaoshan looked closely at Bai Jing.

"You are the same."

Upon hearing this, Bai Jing roughly understood what Sun Qiaoshan meant.

To be fair, both the "General of Excavating Tombs" and the "Captain of Tomb Raiders" were originally military positions.

Moreover, in a sense, anyone who possesses this skill and works in this field should at least be given an official position or something similar.

Before Bai Jing and Hu Bayi could even speak after hearing Sun Qiaoshan's words, Fatty Wang laughed and said, "You're right, old man. Old Hu's father was from the Third Field Army, and Old Bai's father also served in the Fourth Field Army. But there's one thing you didn't notice."

Just as Fatty Wang was about to explain his situation, Hu Bayi stopped him.

Sun Qiaoshan glanced at Bai Jing and Hu Bayi with an ambiguous expression and said, "You two should understand that this is not what I meant. Are you really confused or just pretending?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Jing chuckled and stood up, saying, "Grandpa, I wasn't confused before, but what you've said makes me a little confused."

Hu Bayi then added, "Yes, sir, we are indeed a bit confused and don't quite understand what you mean. We'd appreciate it if you could give us a clear explanation."

Hearing their words, Sun Qiaoshan didn't press the matter further and walked directly out of the room.

Before leaving, Sun Qiaoshan turned back slightly to look at the people behind him and said, "Get some rest early. Show us your true skills tomorrow."

After that, he left.

After Sun Qiaoshan left, the room fell silent. Finally, the fat man, unable to bear the silence any longer, was the first to speak.

"No, has this old man gone mad from smoking? What do you mean?"

The fat man was baffled by the nonsensical things Sun Qiaoshan had said earlier.

Bai Jing had already taken off his clothes and crawled into bed. Before leaving, he said with a smile, "This old man is really interesting."

Hu Bayi nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

"That's right, this old man who knocks on the mountain is indeed not simple. He was speaking cryptically the whole time, without saying it outright. I just don't know what his purpose is."

Fatty Wang agreed with what Hu Bayi said.

“That’s right, we should be careful tomorrow. It would be troublesome if that old man had ill intentions towards us.”

Then, the three of them got onto the kang (a heated brick bed) one after another and turned off the light.

However, since the three of them had slept from morning until afternoon and couldn't fall asleep, they started chatting.

Suddenly, the fat man remembered what Sun Qiaoshan had said before he left: that Bai Jing and Hu Bayi were from the military.

Logically speaking, since he himself came from the military, if Sun Qiaoshan could tell that Bai Jing and Hu Bayi were from the military, then there was no reason why he couldn't tell that Fatty Wang was also from the military.

Therefore, fat

The boy then voiced his doubts.

Upon hearing this, Hu Bayi was momentarily puzzled as to why.

However, Bai Jing then thought that since he had nothing to do anyway and couldn't sleep, he simply started telling stories.

"I have a pretty good idea of ​​what that old man meant when he said that Lao Hu and I came from the military."

Upon hearing this, Hu Bayi immediately sat up from the kang (a heated brick bed), then looked at Bai Jing and asked, "Old Bai, do you know something? Could it be that what Old Man Qiaoshan said wasn't about someone in our family joining the army, but some other purpose?"

Bai Jing rested his hands under his head and calmly said, "To tell you the story, it all started with a special school of thought within the tomb raiding profession."

As Bai Jing's voice rang out, Hu Bayi and Fatty Wang immediately became interested.

To be honest, they really enjoy listening to Bai Jing tell stories when they have free time.

Bai Jing's family was considered a scholarly family.

With a large collection of books at home, plus the knowledge Bai Jing accumulated in his previous life, he could tell stories like a storyteller.

Therefore, since I can't sleep anyway, I'll just listen to audiobooks instead.

Then, Bai Jing began to explain in detail.