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

Old Sheepskin, upon hearing it was wine,

Regardless of whether it was foreign liquor or any other kind of liquor, he immediately took a swig.

Then he exclaimed, "That's awesome!"

Not to be outdone, Fatty Wang also took a sip.

Bai Jing didn't drink, but continued to look around at the furnishings in the room.

Yanzi and Ding Sitian found candles on the table. After they lit the candles, Yanzi seemed to see something and immediately screamed in terror.

"what!"

The sound startled everyone.

Even Bai Jing was startled by the shout.

To be honest, whether it's archaeology or exploration, being timid is a real no-no.

In fact, having a guy like that on the team would be a real headache.

However, everyone rushed over to see what had happened.

As everyone shone their flashlights, they finally saw what was in front of them: a strange and grotesque face.

The face was gaunt and dry, and the skin had an eerie bluish-purple hue. The whole body was like a withered tree, devoid of any moisture.

Clearly, this is a mummified corpse.

The mummified corpse was covered in a thick layer of white, bird-feather-like fur. Its long, curled, and sharp fingernails were even bent. The corpse's facial features were distorted, and its face was extremely ferocious, with its mouth open as if it had died with its eyes wide open.

Especially the mummified corpse's eyes, which bulged outwards and stared straight at everyone.

The mummified corpse appeared to be quite tall in life, and was wearing an old-fashioned bathrobe. It was leaning against a chair with its head slightly drooping, clearly indicating that it had been dead for many years.

Seeing this, the fat, ignorant fellow asked in confusion, "Hey, why is there a dead monkey here?"

Upon hearing this, Old Sheepskin looked at the fat man with a strange expression and said, "Young man, don't talk nonsense. Look closely, is this a monkey?"

Bai Jing said seriously, "This is a dead body, or rather, a mummified corpse, or even a stiff corpse."

Upon hearing this, Hu Bayi seemed to realize something: "?"

Old Hu's heart skipped a beat; he had heard his grandfather talk about this so many times.

There are countless types of creatures, such as blood corpses, red-clothed female ghosts, and zongzi (rice dumplings).

But this was the first time he had ever seen these things with his own eyes.

Hu Bayi immediately stepped forward to examine the body closely. After observation, Hu Bayi admitted that the corpse did indeed match all the characteristics recorded in the book.

However, anyone with eyes can see that it has completely dried out, and even if it has, there is no way it can come back to life.

Most importantly, the more Hu Bayi looked at him, the stranger he seemed. He immediately asked in bewilderment, "Why does he look like a foreigner?"

Bai Jing glanced at it a few times, then looked at the books and notebooks on the table. When he saw the handwritten Russian in the notebook, he confirmed, "You're right, this is a foreigner, and a Russian at that."

As he spoke, he handed the notebook on the table to Hu Bayi.

Hu Bayi took it and saw that it was indeed so.

The educated youth present had all attended high school, and since high schools now teach Russian, they naturally knew a little bit of Russian.

However, it is clear that Hu Bayi's level is limited, not to mention Bai Jing, who spent his childhood learning about tomb raiding. Although he is considered to be excellent in both character and academics, it is still difficult for him to decipher the contents of the paper.

Ultimately, this task could only be assigned to Ding Sitian.

Chapter 62 Tortoise Sleeping Places and Animal Feng Shui

Ding Sitian's parents studied in the Soviet Union in their early years, which led to his high level of Russian proficiency from a young age.

Ding Sitian didn't hesitate and immediately took the notes and began translating.

However, seeing the hesitation that Ding Sitian occasionally showed while translating, Bai Jing and the others knew that this thing must be quite difficult to understand.

Of course, it's probably because she hasn't used Russian for many years that some sentences were difficult for her to translate, so she had to skip them for the time being. Fortunately, it didn't affect the general content.

After a moment, everyone saw that Ding Sitian looked relieved and knew that she had probably finished translating.

Hu Bayi immediately asked, "Xiao Ding, how's it going? Is the translation finished? What does it say?"

Upon hearing this, Ding Sitian looked at Hu Bayi and said, "The story here is a bit long, and also quite bizarre and strange."

Hearing this, no one urged them on. At this moment, Huamei looked at the zombie and asked, "What should we do with this corpse?"

Before Bai Jing could speak, the fat man spoke first: "If you ask me, we should just chop him into eight pieces and throw him into the sewers, and that'll be it."

Upon hearing this, Old Sheepskin hurriedly stopped him, saying, "You wouldn't dare. In our hometown, we would wrap it in a fishing net before burning it."

Upon hearing this, Hu Bayi seemed to recall something and immediately said, "There's a similar saying in the Northeast, but it refers to a hanged ghost."

At this moment, Huamei spoke in a detached voice.

"There are several reasons why there are zombies here. First, the feng shui has changed, and the corpse's energy cannot dissipate after death, accumulating over time. Second, in order to prevent decay before death, the deceased may have ingested a large amount of slow-acting poison, or had wax or mercury injected into their body after death."

If the corpse contains mercury, the body will have numerous black spots, and if struck by lightning, it can leap up and pounce on people.

Hearing what the thrush said, the fat man immediately laughed and said, "Oh, girl, you know it all! Did you also hear it from that blind old woman?"

Bai Jing ignored the fat man who was collecting treasures and spoke up at this moment: "It's not what you think. I've observed it carefully, and the corpse is neither due to feng shui changes, nor due to slow-acting poison or mercury."

Upon hearing Bai Jing's words, the others were somewhat confused.

Bai Jing didn't try to hide anything and explained directly, "Since I entered this military base, I've sensed something; the vitality here is extremely strong."

Upon hearing this, the others were somewhat confused by Bai Jing's meaning.

Hu Bayi then asked, "What do you mean? What does it mean to have extremely strong vitality?"

Bai Jing's gaze swept over the crowd, and then he said, "Have you ever heard of the Turtle Sleeping Ground?"

Upon hearing this, everyone present, except for Hu Bayi, was completely dumbfounded.

The fat man asked, "What do you mean by 'turtle sleeping ground'?"

Hu Bayi seemed to have thought of something, and immediately shone his flashlight on the corpse again, then had a look of sudden realization.

The others were even more confused.

Bai Jing didn't keep them in suspense and said directly, "The world..."

Among the auspicious feng shui formations, the dragon vein is paramount. However, besides dragon veins, there is another type of feng shui: the tortoise-sleeping ground. This tortoise-sleeping ground is no less auspicious than a dragon vein.

Hu Bayi then added, "According to legend, in ancient times, someone saw a huge black mountain suddenly emerge from the sea. Upon closer inspection, they discovered that it was not a black mountain at all, but rather dozens of old turtles carrying a dead giant turtle out of the sea."

After carrying the dead turtle to a cave under a cliff and hiding it, the old turtles gradually left and swam back to the sea.

Someone secretly witnessed all of this, because this person was extremely skilled in geomancy and, after careful observation, discovered that this place was actually a rare geomantically auspicious location.

He discovered that the place was filled with "dragon energy soaring to the sky," and at that time, his ancestor had just passed away. So he went into the cave again, observed the tortoise corpse, and buried his ancestor directly in the cave without a coffin.

After that, this person actually rose to prominence and even established a powerful empire.

After that, the Turtle Sleeping Cave became the exclusive burial site for his clan. Hundreds of years later, perhaps by fate, the dragon energy in the Turtle Sleeping Cave was exhausted, causing an earthquake that exposed the corpses inside.

Many people flocked to see them, only to discover that the corpses were covered in bird feathers and dragon scales, making them look incredibly lifelike.

It wasn't until the sea breeze had carried the bodies for a full day and night that they all vanished simultaneously.

I hadn't noticed until Lao Bai mentioned it, but the markings on this person's body are bird feathers and dragon scales, aren't they?

Could it be that this Hundred-Eyed Cave is the legendary place where the tortoise sleeps?

After listening to Hu Bayi's words, everyone looked at the corpse again and found that the patterns on the corpse really resembled bird feathers and dragon scales.

Immediately, everyone was somewhat surprised.

The fat man exclaimed in surprise, "A place like this actually exists in the world? That's amazing!"

Bai Jing smiled and said, "Everything in the world has a spirit. Many animals have the habit of finding their own burial ground before they die. For example, elephants, usually, will go to their family's specific burial ground before they die. If you observe, you will find that these places can be said to be auspicious places."

Therefore, one branch of Feng Shui is to determine the Feng Shui of burial sites by following the footsteps of animals.

Hu Bayi nodded and said, "This reminds me of the content of the 'Livestock' section in my family's 'Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret Technique'."

As the sages said, one should not associate with beasts, but the innate affinity of beasts for the world is unmatched by humans. For example, if there is an earthquake in a certain place, other animals will notice the abnormality earlier than humans.

The same applies to finding auspicious feng shui locations. Animals have a high level of intuition and may be better able to discover auspicious locations that are generally missed by humans.

Bai Jing smiled and said, "That's right. Humans have too many distracting thoughts, which makes them miss out on more scenery."

When Bai Jing said this, it seemed as if he was expressing his feelings.

The others seemed to understand something as well, and Bai Jing, no longer bothering with their pleasantries, said directly, "Stop with the nonsense. It's a bit creepy to have this corpse here. Let's just find a shroud, wrap it up, and burn it."

Chapter 63 Interpretation Notes

The others naturally had no objection to Bai Jing's suggestion. They immediately tore off the bed sheet, wrapped the mummified corpse in it, and then worked together to carry the body out of the room and into the sewer.

Then, Old Sheepskin took the half-bottle of wine and poured it on the corpse.

Although Bai Jing didn't drink the wine, its alcohol content had increased considerably over the years.

Therefore, the liquor caught fire as soon as it touched a spark.