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

Bai Jing immediately explained: "Yuanjiao, there is another saying among the people. Before the Republic of China, the character 'Yuan' was a substitute for the character 'Huang'. The so-called 'Yuanjiao' is actually 'Huangjiao'."

In fact, this should be the earliest sect in Northeast China. The primitive worship customs, witchcraft, and shamanistic rituals that have just been eradicated in Northeast China today are all derivatives of Yuanjiao after thousands of years of development.

As he spoke, Bai Jing pointed his flashlight at the coffin in the middle and said, "This coffin looks like a coffin, but after looking at it, the patterns and other things on it prove that it was not used to hold a corpse."

At this point, Bai Jing circled the coffin and said, "However, I'm not sure what's inside this coffin."

Bai Jing naturally knew what was in the coffin, but he shouldn't have said it.

Besides, although his memory in this life is quite good, he still remembers some things from when he first came to this world.

But I don't remember every single detail perfectly.

Ultimately, Bai Jing had only read the Ghost Blows Out the Light series in his previous life, but he hadn't memorized it.

Now, Bai Jing doesn't quite remember what was in the coffin.

However, it wasn't a big deal, since Bai Jing didn't sense any danger from the coffin in front of him.

In a way, this could be considered one of Bai Jing's talents.

Or rather, it's a cheat code that Bai Jing gained after being reborn into this world, and the ability of this cheat code is danger perception.

This ability has saved Bai Jing from many dangers over the past decade or so.

Whenever Bai Jing is doing something, if he senses danger, he will feel a pang of heart palpitation. This ability has saved Bai Jing several times.

But now, Bai Jing doesn't feel that way when facing this coffin.

After hearing Bai Jing's words, Hu Bayi and the others exchanged glances.

Hu Bayi and the others had heard some things about Bai Jing's family situation from Bai Jing.

Knowing that Bai Jing's grandfather was in his early years

They deal in antiques.

Although Bai Jing's father, Bai Banla, stopped the family business after joining the army, Bai Jing's abilities in dating and appraisal were indeed convincing to Hu Bayi and Wang Pangzi.

Just like when Bai Jing first came to the village, he recognized many of the jars in the villagers' homes that were used to store pickled vegetables, many of which were porcelain from the Liao and Jin dynasties.

At that time, Bai Jing took the initiative to lead Hu Bayi and Wang Pangzi to ask the villagers for some and hide them.

Although Hu Bayi and Fatty Wang didn't quite understand why they were hiding these things.

Bai Jing couldn't explain it either, only saying to keep it hidden for now, just in case it's needed later.

Hu Bayi and Fatty Wang didn't suspect anything.

After all, Bai Jing's family can be considered intellectuals.

However, Fatty Wang didn't think about such things. Instead, he examined the coffin in front of him and said, "No matter what's inside, even if it's not a person, didn't Old Bai just say that this is a temple from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period?"

Suddenly, Fatty Wang paused, looking somewhat embarrassed at Bai Jing and Hu Bayi.

"But when is the Northern and Southern Dynasties?"

Bai Jing was speechless upon hearing this.

Although Hu Bayi was speechless, he was still considered Wang Pangzi's childhood friend.

Hu Bayi immediately gave an explanation.

"The Northern and Southern Dynasties refers to the collective term for the Southern and Northern Dynasties, which spans from the fall of the Eastern Jin Dynasty to the establishment of the Sui Dynasty. As for the exact number of years..."

To be honest, Hu Bayi couldn't immediately figure out exactly how many years ago it was.

It was Bai Jing's turn to speak.

"It was probably 1500 years ago. Because the Southern and Northern Dynasties changed very quickly during this period, historical records don't contain much information about this time. However, I once read a book that was passed down in my family."

The text records that during the Northern and Southern Dynasties period, the Xianbei people in Northeast China had a deep faith in heaven, earth, nature, and all things. As mentioned earlier, this should be considered the earliest recorded record of religious beliefs in Northeast China.

After saying that, Bai Jing looked around the Wong Tai Sin Temple and said, "Although there is a coffin here, and it looks like a tomb, it is not a real tomb. You can see that the layout here is clearly built to the standards of a temple."

At this point, Hu Bayi, after reviewing the incomplete book in his family, finally understood and nodded, saying, "Old Bai is right. This is indeed not a grave. I didn't realize it before, but now that I look at it, it is indeed not a grave, but built according to the regulations of a temple."

After listening to Bai Jing and Hu Bayi's words, Yanzi asked with some doubt, "But if this is a temple, why is it underground? What kind of temple is built underground?"

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes turned to Hu Bayi and Bai Jing.

Hu Bayi was also a little confused when he heard the question, and immediately looked at Bai Jing.

Immediately, Bai Jing glanced at the surrounding scenery and said, "It must have been that the earth here was struck by a dragon in the early years, and the temples built on the ground sank underground."

After Bai Jing finished speaking, the others roughly understood and knew that Bai Jing's guess was probably correct.

However, Fatty Wang then asked in confusion, "Earth dragon turning over? What is earth dragon turning over?"

Bai Jing and Hu Bayi were speechless. Yanzi immediately explained, "It's an earthquake. Look at your uncultured appearance. You call yourself an educated youth? You're not as cultured as me."

These words left Fatty Wang speechless for a long time.

Immediately afterward, Hu Bayi ignored Wang Pangzi's reaction, glanced at the coffin, and asked, "Fatty, did you bring candles?"

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Upon hearing this, Fatty Wang quickly took out candles from his bag.

After receiving the candle, Hu Bayi took out a compass and adjusted its position until it finally stopped in a corner of the tomb.

Immediately, Hu Bayi lit the candle and then fixed it in that corner.

Seeing Hu Bayi's actions, apart from Bai Jing who knew what Hu Bayi was doing, everyone else was somewhat confused.

Immediately, Fatty Wang asked, "Old Hu, what are you doing?"

Before Hu Bayi could speak, Bai Jing replied, "Humans light candles, ghosts blow out lamps, and geomancy and tomb raiding are all about finding the star peaks. This means that anyone entering a tomb must light a candle in the southeast corner. If the candle doesn't go out, you can take whatever you want from the coffin. But if the candle goes out, you must quickly leave the tomb and not touch anything inside."

Upon hearing this, Hu Bayi looked at Bai Jing with some surprise.

Although he knew Bai Jing was knowledgeable, he didn't expect Bai Jing to know even these things.

Immediately, Hu Bayi thought for a moment, looked at Bai Jing, and prepared to test Bai Jing's situation.

Hu Bayi immediately asked, "The top master of tomb raiding? Yue Zhaozi Yuancai Gouzhua Tiganzi, may I ask where this top master has divided the mountain armor and how many gates of the hill have you dismantled?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Jing was immediately delighted.

The others were somewhat bewildered.

Fatty Wang immediately asked, "Old Hu, what's wrong with you? What nonsense are you spouting?"

Hua Mei, however, seemed to have thought of something and looked at Hu Bayi with great interest, then followed by Bai Jing.

Clearly, this is Hu Bayi asking Bai Jing a question.

Yanzi was completely confused and just stared blankly at Hu Bayi.

The next moment, Bai Jing spoke.

"Carrying firewood on the mountain and lighting fires at the foot of the mountain, recognizing the eye, never having ascended the palace, yet seeking the dragon tower, I am the master of the Golden Mound, the Heavenly Official bestows blessings, all taboos are lifted, the three rivers, five lakes, and four seas, I can roam freely as I please."

Upon hearing this, Hu Bayu's expression changed immediately, and he looked at Bai Jing with some suspicion.

Hu Bayi gleaned many things from Bai Jing's answer, some of which were quite unbelievable.

The gist of Hu Bayi's question was that he thought Bai Jing was a master tomb raider. He could tell from his observation that Bai Jing was quick and efficient, definitely a top expert in the field. So he wanted to ask Bai Jing where he raided tombs and what his best skill was.

Normally, tomb raiders would reply with a humble remark, such as "I have no talent or good reputation" or similar polite phrases.

However, Bai Jing's answer was completely different, as none of these contents were mentioned.

Combined with Bai Jing's answer: it's all a skill passed down from his ancestors, he only knows how to find tombs, but he has never robbed tombs, he just has the skill to find dragon veins.

This is still considered normal, after all, some feng shui masters also look for dragon veins, and dragon veins are a very mysterious thing, not easy to explain.

However, the second half of Bai Jing's answer just now was that he was the Heavenly Official of the Tomb Raiders and that he held the seal.

With the seal of the tomb raider in hand, there is no place in the world that he cannot go, and no tomb that he cannot overturn.

That's incredibly arrogant.

Hu Bayi looked at Bai with some hesitation.

Jing didn't understand whether Bai Jing's claim that he was the Heavenly Official of the Tomb Raiders was true.

Bai Jing naturally noticed Hu Bayi's confusion.

Immediately, he reached into his robes and found a uniquely shaped bronze seal in his hand. He then approached Hu Bayi, placed the seal in his hand, and turned it upside down.

Seeing this, Hu Bayi also stretched out his hand, flat and facing upwards, reaching below Bai Jing's palm.

This is considered a rule in the antique trade: when handing something over, the palm should always face down, while when receiving something, the palm should face up.

This is to prevent things from falling to the ground in case of accidents.

Hu Bayi calmly accepted the Tomb Raider Seal, fiddled with it for a few moments, and then looked at Bai Jing with even greater surprise.

As far as Hu Bayi knew, the Faqiu Seal should have been destroyed during the Ming Dynasty.

However, judging from the feel of it in my hand just now, it seems like a real thing.

Hu Bayi immediately returned the Tomb Raider Seal to Bai Jing.

Bai Jing took the seal of the tomb raider and put it into his bosom.