In the beginning, he was ranked alongside An Shigeng as a spoiled brat.

As for the lawsuit? It's even less likely that the Zhang family will lose.

After all, when you buy something, you are treated fairly and the price is clearly marked. It's impossible to return it just because you can't find it.

While everyone was feeling frustrated, Zhang Xiaoshan secretly ordered his men to buy it back at a low price.

This compass was one that Zhang Xiaoshan modified.

The entire base is made of hard gold, surrounded by the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, and the outermost edge is marked with 360 degrees, which can be accurate to every degree.

The dragon-seeking compass has a complete gemstone mirror embedded in its front, which is in a vacuum state, so it will not be affected by various environmental factors during the survey.

Even Li Buyi regarded this compass as a treasure.

Just as a peerless divine sword is a swordsman's weapon, this is undoubtedly a divine weapon in the hands of a sorcerer.

Moreover, this Dragon-Seeking Compass is truly extraordinary; it immediately pinpointed the location of the Dragon Pearl to Zhang Xiaoshan and the three bronze-armored warriors.

However, Li Buyi understood that everyone knew Zhang Xiaoshan had the Dragon Ball, but no one dared to touch it.

Because it can't move at all.

Leaving aside Zhang Xiaoshan's strength, the mere presence of his three bronze-armored warriors was enough to make many people tremble at the mere mention of their names.

The Zhang family's strength and influence almost implicitly acknowledged that they possessed the Dragon Ball.

"Thank you very much, Young Master Zhang!"

"I'm glad you don't mind, Master!"

Looking at the compass in his hand, even Li Buyi couldn't help but sigh, the rumors that the young master of the Zhang family was proficient in 'strange skills' were indeed true.

The mere sight of a pointer suspended in a vacuum was enough to broaden his horizons.

As for the 360-degree scale?

The celestial sphere in the Central Plains is 365 and a quarter degrees, which is 5 and a quarter degrees short.

However, this number of circumferences is not the number of days in a circle, but rather the number of full circles. Zhang Xiaoshan explained for a long time before Li Buyi finally understood.

Even so, in Li Buyi's eyes, 360 degrees was still unorthodox.

After everyone left the valley, Zhang Xiaoshan instructed Lei Laowu to escort Li Buyi to a safe place before they parted ways.

The main concern was that someone might discover Li Buyi's whereabouts beforehand, thus exposing their location.

It was ten days later when everyone returned to Lin'an Prefecture.

As a result, over a period of two weeks, many forces returned empty-handed.

However, given the ten-day timeframe, everyone speculated that the area the Zhang family relocated their graves to could not possibly extend beyond the Jiangnan region. Even a master with exceptional lightness skills could only reach the Central Plains at most, lingering around the Guanzhong Pass.

But none of that matters anymore.

If we find it, are we going to dig up their ancestral graves?

Even the four major tomb raiding factions probably wouldn't dare to do this; this is their boss, he's asking for trouble.

Upon his return, Zhang Xiaoshan's first action was to investigate the situation. He understood the curiosity of those forces that had withdrawn from their operations.

But if they really intended to dig up the Zhang family's ancestral graves, Zhang Xiaoshan wouldn't be polite.

Chapter 351 The Mysterious Tomb of Murder: The Ancient Sword Soul's Conspiracy

"found it!"

Cao Cao had seventy-two suspected tombs, and Zhang Xiaoshan also created a suspected tomb to fish for his own purposes.

The main reason is that, based on the information gathered during this period, many people are still secretly searching for the Zhang family's 'ancestral graves'.

When I was lying there peacefully, no one moved me.

Now that so many people are suddenly looking for him, Zhang Xiaoshan also sensed that something was wrong.

So, in the Qinling Mountains, he used a tomb of a feudal lord from the Zhou Dynasty as bait, renovated it into a new tomb, and decorated it luxuriously, with Qimen Dunjia (a form of divination and strategy) for cover.

Ten days later, the dog, smelling the fishy odor, quickly came looking for them.

Looking at the magnificent tomb before them, everyone's eyes were filled with greed.

They had no doubt about the authenticity of the ancient tomb.

First of all, it's a geomantically auspicious location; Lei Laowu's business acumen is no joke.

This is a feng shui formation resembling a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix, the most superior auspicious burial site.

Secondly, it uses marble polishing technology, resulting in an exquisite and grand overall layout.

Moreover, the epitaph consisted of only three newly carved large characters—

Zhang Dagong!

If it weren't for the Zhang family ancestors, why would they use this name?

But they forgot that Zhang is a common surname. You can easily find an elderly person with the surname Zhang who has just passed away at the foot of the mountain, and it would be fitting to bury them in the tomb.

Thirdly, the ancient tomb is very large, and the Zhang family would not have moved it easily if they hadn't prepared for it for a long time.

Therefore, some were after the treasures buried inside, some were after the Zhang family's hidden, unspeakable secrets, and some wanted to disrupt the Zhang family's feng shui...

Therefore, the 19 tomb raiders who entered the tomb came one after another in an endless stream!

Whether inside or outside, it was a scene of carnage.

Outside, the Blood Droplets were tasked with assassinating the tomb raiding experts who came to the area.

Because it's an ancient tomb, a skilled tomb raider can analyze the soil and determine that it's a thousand-year-old tomb, not a new one, simply by digging into it with a Luoyang shovel.

Faced with such a skilled tomb raider, Zhang Xiaoshan naturally wouldn't let anyone show mercy.

At this point, showing mercy is pointless.

Furthermore, the traces of bloodshed left by the flying guillotine led everyone to believe that this place was definitely the Zhang family's ancestral tomb.

They were killed to silence them because they were discovered.

The entrance to the tomb, the 'main gate,' was like a black hole that swallowed life; no one who entered ever came out.

Even so, people continued to break in!

Everyone thought they were the luckiest one, but little did they know that this was a trap deliberately set for them by the Zhang family.

After all, it's a tomb designed specifically for fishing; once you go in, how could you possibly come out?

For a time, the entire martial arts world was filled with fear and unease.

People naturally looked down on those who raided tombs.

The Heavenly Official of Tomb Raiders was from Ghost Street, so it was impossible for him to send people to rob the Zhang family's tomb. Therefore, the purpose of those tomb robbers was self-evident.

Moreover, the reason they didn't move before was before the Zhang family rose to prominence. Not only did they not have many burial goods, but their burial site was also on a high mountain south of the city, a place that most ordinary people would visit every year during the Qingming Festival.

Now that the Zhang family has made a move, these people naturally flocked to the scene like cats smelling fish!

"Is that a fake grave?"

Emperor Huizong looked at Zhuge Zhengwo, who was reporting below, with a look of surprise.

As the rulers of the Song Dynasty, the Zhang family's relocation of their graves was indeed somewhat sudden, and given that their people had lost track of the cemetery as soon as they left the city, it was naturally impossible for them not to pay attention.

But in the end, it turned out to be a fake grave.

"How did you know, my dear minister?"

“The grave looks new, but I’ve already made sure that there haven’t been any missing persons or other strange occurrences within a hundred miles.”

"Or perhaps the Zhang family could transfer people from a hundred miles away? With the Zhang family's capabilities, that shouldn't be difficult, right?"

"For the Zhang family, it is an extremely simple matter to transfer people here from thousands of miles away."

However, building a tomb is no simple matter. If someone were to accidentally wander in or hunt nearby, the noise from the tomb's construction would inevitably alert them.

The people in the hall immediately realized what was happening.

What I'm referring to isn't the people needed to build the tomb, but rather the unexpected events that might occur upon discovering the site of the tomb.

In order to build the mausoleum, the Zhang family would inevitably take some actions, such as haunting it.

But none of this happened; there was no movement within a hundred miles.

Unless the tomb is extremely small, was completed in a short period of time, and involved no major construction project.

"Perhaps it's because the location is too remote?"

“Your Majesty has already had people search the area. There is a nearby mountain village within ten miles, and the people there make their living by hunting all year round.”

If an ancient tomb were indeed being built nearby, its sheer size would not be concealed from them.

Zhuge Zhengwo's reasoning was sound and his words were well-founded, and everyone gradually came to believe him.

"Moreover, what kind of methods does that young master Zhang have? How could he let people discover the location of his 'ancestral graves' so easily? Coupled with the killings during this period, it is clearly a warning or a purge of those with ill intentions."

"What do you think we should do, my dear minister?"

"Those who can find that place are all cunning and unsavory figures in the martial arts world. What they're after are nothing more than those few things—treasures and secrets!"

Even if we wanted to stop them, they wouldn't listen!

"In that case, recall the experts from the Six Doors and leave a few spies behind to gather information."

"Yes!"

Knowing it was a fake tomb, Emperor Huizong of Song did not insist on it.

Moreover, he wasn't particularly interested in this matter to begin with. He was the emperor; how could he possibly do something as simple as digging up someone's ancestral graves?

It was just curiosity following the crowd.

Throughout the martial arts world and across the land, rumors circulate about the immense wealth and treasures the Zhang family had amassed in that ancient tomb, including dragon pearls and secret manuals...

I only sent someone to investigate because I believed it was better to be safe than sorry.

A month later, the masters of the martial arts world realized something was wrong.

Too many experts died inside, and the Zhang family made no response whatsoever.

If they were really disturbing the Zhang family's ancestral graves, how could the Zhang family remain indifferent?

They couldn't believe that the Zhang family's information was so outdated.

It's safe to say that the Zhang family is one of the most well-informed factions, which is clearly suspicious.

After the Flying Guillotine left, experienced tomb raiders came to investigate and discovered that it was an ancient tomb that had been there for a thousand years.

What does it mean to have a thousand-year-old tomb?

The Zhang family wouldn't stoop to such a blatant act of usurping someone else's place, which only proves that the tomb is fake.

For a moment, the forces that sent out experts to probe the situation nearly vomited blood.

It's important to understand that they didn't just send one group of people, but rather several groups.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Xiaoshan was so ruthless that he set up such an ancient tomb to trap them. You have to know how many experts were killed in this process, at least thousands.

However, all the factions were unable to voice their opinions.

I can't exactly say that I sent people to protect the ancestral graves, can I?

They themselves don't believe that.

If they were to confront the Zhang family directly and break off all pretense of civility, Zhang Xiaoshan might very well wipe them out.

Even the major forces in Ghost Street could feel Zhang Xiaoshan's ruthlessness and domineering nature!

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"Those who steal ancestral graves deserve to die!"

The various factions that received the news all smirked disdainfully.

It wasn't just Zhuge Zheng who noticed something was wrong; they all sensed it to some extent and immediately informed the Zhang family.

First, to befriend the Zhang family; second, to test the waters.

The reply they received was that the Zhang family were merchants and dared not overstep the rules regarding their ancestral graves!

Even though the Zhang family possesses absolute power, they maintain the humility of businessmen on the surface, which is why Zhang Xiaoshan generally doesn't show his face.