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

However, Bai Jing knew that this must be Hu Bayi's future wife, Shirley Yang.

After everyone sat down, Professor Chen said, "Comrade Xiao Jin has told me about your situation. I am very impressed. Xiao Hu was a company commander in the PLA and has experience in combat. He has been to the desert and glaciers. He is not simple."

Comrade Xiao Wang has served in the military, been to rainforests, and ventured into deserts; he's quite remarkable. To be honest, even if he doesn't know much about it, he's more than capable of leading our team.

After hearing Professor Chen's words, Hu Bayi quickly replied, "I dare not accept such praise, but I did indeed go deep into the desert twice with the army to participate in military exercises, and Fatty also went into the desert for training, so we are indeed very familiar with the desert environment."

Upon hearing this, Professor Chen smiled and nodded, then continued, "However, our archaeological activity has another special requirement, which is to be proficient in it. Judging from what Xiaobai said earlier, you two are familiar with this?"

Although the fat man didn't understand, he knew that Bai Jing and Hu Bayi definitely did, since Hu Bayi had found the Jin general's tomb in Yeren Gou by using a compass and the moon.

Immediately, Fatty called out to Hu Bayi, "Old Hu, talk to them."

Upon hearing Fatty's words, Hu Bayi cleared his throat and then, without holding back, spoke directly: "Professor Chen, the Celestial Star Feng Shui you mentioned, also known as the Celestial Azure Bag Technique, is the content recorded in the Heavenly Scroll of the Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret Technique. This scroll is the most obscure and difficult to understand among the entire Sixteen-Character Technique, and I can only say that I know a little about it."

Upon hearing this, Hao Aiguo was about to stand up and say something when Bai Jing quickly pulled him back and whispered, "Senior brother, don't rush. He's just being modest. Don't you trust the person I recommended?"

Hao Aiguo calmed down after hearing Bai Jing's words and wanted to hear what Hu Bayi had to say.

Seeing this, Professor Chen smiled and said, "It's alright, Comrade Xiao Hu, just tell us what you know."

Seeing everyone's reaction, Hu Bayi immediately continued, "Then I will tell you what I know."

This Feng Shui system is considered the pinnacle of geomancy.

A place of good feng shui can be simply summarized as: a place that shelters from the wind and has water.

In later generations, this feng shui technique was gradually extended to the art of geomancy, which, simply put, is a discipline that analyzes the relationship between heaven, earth, and humanity. Today, we'll focus on one branch of this—celestial feng shui.

At this point, Hu Bayi paused for a moment, looked at everyone's reaction, and then continued, "These ancient emperors and nobles were very particular about what happened after death. They believed that the treatment they enjoyed in life should continue in the afterlife."

Furthermore, they believed that the rise and fall of the world all originated from the dragon veins, so they would set up their tombs on auspicious sites with strong feng shui.

The mausoleum chosen by Emperor Yongzheng during his lifetime can be summarized as: a place where heaven and earth gather in harmony, a place where yin and yang converge, a place where dragon veins, sand, and water are all beautiful, and a place where all auspicious omens are present.

After reading it, Emperor Yongzheng added a note: "The mountain range and water features are well-organized and detailed, truly an auspicious site."

Emperor Yongzheng was right in what he said, but he was only half right.

Because the ancients pursued a state of harmony between humanity and nature, they required not only mountains and water features, but also the sun, moon, and stars.

At this point, everyone was drawn to Hu Bayi's words, including Sadi Peng and his two companions who were tidying up outside, as well as Shirley Yang who was watching over things in the inner room.

Hu Bayi glanced at everyone's reactions and then continued, "Since ancient times, our ancestors have been studying the changes of the sun, moon and stars and using them to predict good fortune and misfortune. When searching for auspicious feng shui sites, they also frequently applied the essence of astronomy."

The distance between heaven and earth is 84,000 li, and the distance between the hearts and kidneys of two people is 8.4 cun. The human body is divided into metal, wood, water, fire and earth, which correspond to the five heavenly stars and the twenty-four stars, which correspond to the mountains and rivers of the world. Stars have beauty and ugliness, and land has good and bad fortune. All the most auspicious land must correspond to the sun, moon and stars in the sky.

The Qingwu technique, which uses the movement of nebulae to locate auspicious sites, is the most difficult to master in the field of Feng Shui.

The heavens have twenty-four constellations, the day has twenty-four hours, and the year has twenty-four solar terms; therefore, feng shui also has twenty-four directions and twenty-four positions.

If someone could observe the auspicious and inauspicious arrangement of these stars, and use a compass for positioning, they could find the place we were looking for.

However, there are many schools of thought in this field of celestial feng shui, each with its own rules and methods, and some of them even contradict each other.

Bai Jing glanced around and saw that everyone present was listening intently. Clearly, Hu Bayi's words had captivated everyone there.

As Hu Bayi finished speaking, Professor Chen stood up excitedly and said, "What Comrade Hu said is excellent. The vast desert of the Western Regions has been transformed into a sea of ​​sand over thousands of years. For example, the ancient Peacock River has dried up and is now hard to find."

Not to mention the ruins and ancient tombs in the desert. The ancients used mountains, water features, and the sun, moon, and stars to determine their burial sites. If we want to find those ancient tombs and ruins long buried in the sea of ​​sand, we can only rely on this simplest and most effective method.

After listening to Professor Chen's words, Hu Bayi praised him, saying, "Professor Chen, you are knowledgeable in this field."

Upon hearing Hu Bayi's praise, Professor Chen laughed heartily and then announced, "Comrades, I hereby declare that Comrade Hu Bayi has officially joined our archaeological team from this moment on."

Chapter 142 Joining the Archaeological Team

As Professor Chen announced the news, everyone present excitedly applauded.

Professor Hao, in particular, excitedly ran to Hu Bayi's side and shook his hand.

Then, Professor Hao called over his three students and introduced them to Hu Bayi one by one.

The boy with glasses is Sadi Peng, the tall and handsome boy is Chu Jian, and the last girl is Ye Yixin, who is sweet-looking and petite.

At this moment, Shirley Yang also came out from the inner room, saying, "Mr. Hu is very knowledgeable."

Bai Jing listened for a moment and found that the Mandarin was quite standard, with no accent.

Everyone present should be able to understand.

When Professor Chen saw Shirley Yang, he immediately pulled Bai Jing and Hu Bayi aside and introduced her: "Bai, Hu, this is Miss Yang, she is the sponsor of our event, and she will be coming with us."

After Professor Chen finished his introduction, Shirley Yang first shook hands with Hu Bayi and then said, "Hello Mr. Hu, you can call me Shirley Yang from now on."

He then shook hands with Bai Jing and said, "Professor Chen has told me about Mr. Bai's name many times. I wonder if I would have the honor of inviting Mr. Bai to join the archaeological team?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Jing couldn't help but look at Professor Chen, and it was clear that Professor Chen was also very much looking forward to it.

Bai Jing knew, and Professor Chen also knew, that Bai Jing's work was quite busy, and all of it involved key national projects, so he might not have time to participate in such archaeological activities.

Bai Jing thought for a moment and said, "Since Miss Yang has invited me, and I happen to be free recently, I'll attend."

Upon hearing this, Professor Chen and Professor Hao immediately burst into laughter.

With Bai Jing joining the archaeological team, their chances of finding the ancient city of Jingjue are even greater.

At this moment, Fatty Wang saw that Shirley Yang had already shaken hands with Bai Jing and Hu Bayi, and immediately wanted to go up and shake hands as well. Unexpectedly, Shirley Yang asked, "Mr. Wang, you came with Mr. Hu, right? I just don't know what skills Mr. Wang has. This time we are going to the desert. This matter is of great importance, and our team does not need people without special skills."

Just as Hu Bayi was about to say something, Bai Jing walked over and said with a smile, "Fatty really has to go. If he doesn't go, our trip will have been for nothing."

Upon hearing Bai Jing's words, Shirley Yang frowned. What did he mean?

Bai Jing didn't hide anything and said, "Fatty, take out your jade."

The fat man was puzzled by what he heard, but he didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he reached into his collar, took out the jade pendant he always wore around his neck, and handed it to Bai Jing.

Bai Jing took the ancient jade and handed it to Shirley Yang, then said, "Fatty, this jade has Ghost Cave script on it, which roughly means that it is a key."

Upon hearing this, Shirley Yang's eyes lit up, and she took the jade from the fat man.

Professor Chen quickly came over, put on his reading glasses, and began to study the material.

After a while, Professor Chen nodded to Shirley Yang, confirming that what Bai Jing said was correct.

Shirley Yang nodded, pondered for a moment, and then handed it back to the fat man.

And Professor Chen at this moment

He smiled and said, "I believe in your abilities now, and welcome you both again!"

These words were spoken to Hu Bayi and Fatty Wang. As for Bai Jing, Professor Chen believed that his participation in this archaeological activity was out of respect for his teacher; otherwise, it would be almost impossible to persuade Bai Jing to participate in such an archaeological activity.

Then, Shirley Yang looked at Hu Bayi and Fatty Wang and said, "For this operation, each of you will be rewarded with ten thousand US dollars. If we can find the Jingjue Ancient City, the reward will be doubled. Do you two have any objections?"

The fat guy's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing the price, and he asked right away, "So, if we find it, we'll each get a reward of 20,000 US dollars, right?"

Shirley Yang nodded and said, "That's right. As long as we find them, we'll give each of us twenty thousand US dollars. What do you two think?"

Suddenly, the fat man realized something and looked at Bai Jing, saying, "Hey, why is it just me and Lao Hu? Where's Lao Bai?"

Upon hearing this, Shirley Yang smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Bai, I plan to invite you separately. If you participate in this event, I will pay you 20,000 US dollars directly. If you can find the Jingjue Ancient City, I will pay you another 20,000 US dollars."

To be honest, this is already a very attractive price.

Forty thousand US dollars! Nowadays on the black market, the exchange rate between US dollars and US dollars is one to ten.

In addition to Hu Bayi and Fatty's reward, Shirley Yang will pay 80 US dollars if the Jingjue Ancient City is found. If the cost of the archaeological team is also included, the expenditure this time will probably be a very large figure.

Bai Jing also sighed, "Shirley Yang's family is indeed wealthy, as expected of Wall Street tycoons."

Finally, Shirley Yang told Bai Jing and the others that she would notify them when it was time to depart.

Bai Jing knew that the only way to find the Jingjue Ancient City was during the windy season.

The windy season in the Western Regions is generally from March to May. If you can't find the ancient city of Jingjue during these two months, you'll have to go back the following year.

It's already early March, so I think we should be able to set off in a few more days at most.

As it approached mid-March, Professor Chen and his team had made preparations and called Bai Jing, asking him to meet at the train station before 9:30 a.m. on the 16th.

Hu Bayi and Fatty were afraid of being delayed, so they rushed over to pick up Bai Jing just after eight o'clock.

Bai Jing didn't have much to bring. Apart from the white leather, he only brought the tomb raiding seal, three bronze talismans, and a divination mirror. In case of any accidents, he also brought the Kangxi Treasure Sword and the Little Divine Blade with him.

Besides that, there were two sets of clothes to change into, and Bai Jing brought everything in a specially made small backpack.

As soon as Bai Jing stepped outside, he saw Hu Bayi and Wang Pangzi, dressed similarly to him, sitting on their hips waiting for him.

Bai Jing climbed into the basket of the rickshaw, and the three of them set off for the train station.

To be honest, it was still quite cold in the capital in March. Bai Jing and his two companions rode in a sidecar, braving the cold wind, towards the train station.

When Bai Jing and his two companions arrived at the train station, it wasn't even nine o'clock yet. As expected, they waited for more than half an hour before Professor Chen and his group finally arrived.

Alright, now that everyone's here, let's get on the bus.

Unlike Hu Bayi, Bai Jing and Hao Aiguo also managed to get soft sleeper berths, right next to Professor Chen's private room.

Thus, the search for the ancient city of Jingjue officially began.

Chapter 143 Dapu Ghost Worm

While Bai Jing was reading in the private room, there was a knock on the door.