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

Immediately afterwards, Bai Jing and Hu Bayi exchanged a smile.

By all accounts, Hu Bayi and Bai Jing should be considered to be of the same generation.

Bai Jing's father, Bai Banla, and Xia Laoyi were sworn brothers, and Xia Laoyi was a disciple of Yang Fang, the disciple of Jin Suanpan and the master of the God-Slaying Whip.

If we calculate it that way, he and Hu Bayi would naturally be fellow disciples of the same generation.

However, at this moment, Fatty Wang, Yanzi, and Huamei, who were left behind, had no idea what the two of them were talking about.

Fortunately, Bai Jing didn't explain. Instead, he smiled and said, "Old Hu, I didn't expect your family to have such books. My pair actually matched. It seems that we brothers are really destined to be together."

Upon hearing this, Hu Bayi was taken aback for a moment, then, as if remembering something, he laughed and said, "Yeah, I didn't expect you to have such a book at home, hahaha."

Hu Bayi finally understood what Bai Jing meant.

Bai Jing was reminding Hu Bayi not to let anything slip.

But now is not the time to talk about these things.

Immediately, Bai Jing said, "This is a temple, not a tomb, so we don't actually need to light candles."

Upon hearing this, Hu Bayi said, "It's alright, let's light it, better safe than sorry."

Seeing that the two were alright, although some were curious about what Bai Jing and Hu Bayi had been talking about, no one paid much attention to it.

After lighting the candles, the group began to carefully examine the murals on the wall.

In the end, everyone decided to open the coffin and see what was inside.

Although Bai Jing had already said that this was not a grave and the contents of the coffin were not a corpse, Yanzi was afraid that Bai Jing was wrong and advised the others not to open the coffin.

But he couldn't care less about that now. Immediately, Fatty Wang said with righteous indignation and composure, "Whether there are corpses or not, they were all plundered from the working people. We should take out what's inside to support the world revolution."

Suddenly, the thrush sensed something: "Wait, there's the sound of wind!"

Bai Jing had been trained since childhood, and his five senses were far more powerful than those of ordinary people. Therefore, he had noticed it long ago and there were indeed rumors circulating.

However, Bai Jing didn't care too much. He figured it was just the weasel playing tricks, so he said it didn't matter and would open the coffin first.

Yanzi wanted to offer some more advice.

Suddenly, a strange sound rang out, and then the candle that Hu Bayi had lit went out.

At that moment, everyone looked around in horror, wondering if there really was a ghost.

Just as everyone was filled with doubt and surprise, a knocking sound suddenly came from the red coffin!

Chapter 11 The Coffin Is on Fire

As soon as that voice rang out, everyone except Bai Jing felt a jolt in their hearts.

Fatty Wang swallowed hard, staring nervously at the coffin, and said tremblingly, "Could it be...could it be a zombie coming back to life?"

Bai Jing naturally knew that this was all the work of the weasel.

At that moment, intermittent knocking sounds came from inside the coffin.

So, the group slowly approached the coffin.

As Bai Jing and the others approached the coffin, the sounds gradually faded away.

For a moment, only the breathing of Bai Jing and a few others could be heard in the entire space.

Then, immediately afterward, it seemed as if a gust of wind suddenly swept through the tomb, and then they heard Yanzi shout loudly, "Look, the candles have gone out!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's gaze turned to the candle in the distance.

Sure enough, the candle had gone out by then.

Everyone has already walked around this space. Apart from the big hole above where a few people came down, there are no other ventilation openings.

There was no sign of wind blowing in through the opening above.

Therefore, everyone's eyes immediately turned to Bai Jing and Hu Bayi.

After all, among the few people here, only Bai Jing and Hu Bayi know about these things.

Bai Jing waved his hand dismissively and said, "It's alright. Didn't I just say that this isn't a tomb, but a temple? So there's actually no need to light candles."

However, the next moment, a half-smile appeared on Bai Jing's face.

"However, this is interesting."

As he spoke, Bai Jing's gaze subtly drifted in one direction.

Immediately, Bai Jing said, "Alright, enough of that. Come on, Lao Hu, Fatty, let's all open this coffin together and take a look."

Upon hearing this, Hu Bayi and Fatty Wang immediately stepped forward and stood beside the coffin with Bai Jing.

Bai Jing carefully observed the area around the coffin, then pointed at it and said, "Although there is certainly no corpse inside this coffin, in general, in ancient times, coffins had to be made of pure wood and no metal objects could be used."

Normally, glue or wax is used to seal the coffin, but this coffin shows neither signs of glue nor wax sealing.

Clearly, this coffin is most likely just a cover-up.

After listening to Bai Jing's words, Hu Bayi also recalled some things.

The Book of Burial states: "Burial is to conceal, to harness vital energy."

The yin and yang energies, when exhaled, become wind; when they rise, they become clouds; when they descend, they become rain; and when they move within the earth, they become life force.

Looking at the location and orientation of the coffin, it doesn't fit the principles of divination or metaphysics. It seems Old Bai was right; this really isn't a tomb.

Fatty Wang didn't understand any of this, so he immediately said, "None of that matters. Let's open the coffin first and see if there's any treasure inside."

Upon hearing this, Bai Jing and Hu Bayi did not refute it, and then the three of them worked together to open the coffin lid.

I don't know what material this coffin is made of, but to be honest, it's quite heavy.

It took the three of them a great deal of effort to open the coffin.

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The moment the coffin was opened, a stench hit them, making Bai Jing and the others feel nauseous.

Although Bai Jing knew a lot, this was his first time opening a coffin, but the stench made him completely lose interest.

After a while, the group took their flashlights and peered inside.

Just as Bai Jing had expected, there was no corpse in the coffin, only some tattered clothes and a few broken earthenware pots and the like.

To be honest, the items here aren't very appealing to tomb raiders, since they're difficult to preserve and not very valuable.

But in the archaeological world, it would actually be a significant discovery.

The items here provide a good reflection of the general living conditions of the Xianbei people in Northeast China about 1500 years ago.

Although the clothes inside looked tattered, they were of great research value. After Bai Jing finished explaining, the others discussed it and all expressed their intention to report the matter after they got out.

The discovery of a religious temple from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period is quite significant.

Who knows, the higher-ups might even give them an award or something.

Just as everyone was intently watching the situation inside the coffin, Bai Jing suddenly sensed something and silently produced a pebble in his hand.

Immediately afterwards, the thrush aimed its hunting rifle at the coffin.

However, although the two discovered something, they remained silent and became wary.

But at that moment, Yanzi suddenly patted Hu Bayi on the shoulder, which scared Hu Bayi half to death.

Before Hu Bayi could react, he heard Yanzi point at the coffin and shout, "Look, there's something moving inside this coffin!"

Before the words were even finished, everyone stared intently at the tattered contents of the coffin.

Immediately, the group saw the clothes inside suddenly move, and the next moment, they saw a weasel run out from where the head was, eventually stopping at the head's location.

This startled the group.

"Holy crap, there's another one!"

Bai Jing immediately laughed and said, "It seems that this place truly lives up to its name as the Weasel Graveyard. In such a short time, we've already caught two weasels, and now we have another one here."

Then look at the weasel inside the coffin; it suddenly started sharpening its claws.

Bai Jing seemed to have thought of something, and with quick reflexes, he threw the pebble in his hand.

However, it was ultimately too late.

The weasel had ignited the white phosphorus on the coffin through friction.

Almost instantly, the white phosphorus on the ground around the coffin was ignited.

In an instant, intense flames erupted throughout the entire space.

Bai Jing immediately shouted, "Let's go! We can't stay here any longer. In a little while, the air will be burned out. This place is almost in the very center of this space, and with this coffin here, it will be fuel. Once the fire gets bigger, it will be difficult to leave."

After saying that, Bai Jing reached into the coffin, grabbed the weasel inside, and stuffed it into the leather dumpling.

Then, I observed the room.

Soon, Bai Jing located a spot and said, "Let's go, here."

After saying that, he was the first to jump away and run towards the corner.

Seeing this, the others didn't think twice and followed closely behind Bai Jing to the corner of the wall.