In Panjiayuan, the first thing they did was trick Lao Hu into going tomb raiding.

The fat man also leaned his head in.

Old Hu stroked his chin. "The top is Zhen (震), the bottom is Kan (坎). Zhen represents movement, Kan represents danger. When danger comes, we move. It's like telling us to run away as soon as possible!"

The fat man curled his lip. "Isn't Blind Man a bandit from the Unloading Ridge faction? Why does he speak so formally? He could have just told us directly..."

Big Gold Tooth laughed, "Perhaps this is what a master is like, beyond the comprehension of ordinary mortals like us!"

Su Mo then asked directly, "Did Blind Chen say where we're going?"

"The southwest, according to the divination, is favorable."

Fatty and Big Gold Tooth stood up. "Alright, let's head to the southwest corner then!"

Everyone stood up, and then Old Hu suddenly said, "There's another saying here. 'May I cross the sea of ​​suffering and then go to worship the immortals?'"

The fat man and the man with the gold tooth looked at each other, bewildered. "Worship gods? Where are there gods?"

Su Mo pondered for a moment, then suddenly remembered something, "Fishbone Temple, he wants us to go to Fishbone Temple!"

Blind Chen was the leader of the Xieling sect who lived in seclusion in Gulan County, and Fishbone Temple was the work of a certain tomb raider. Without much thought, the two must be connected.

Let's go...

The group got up and carefully left the city. Following the direction indicated by the divination, they walked for three or four hours. When they were exhausted, they stopped at a farmhouse, asked for a bowl of water, and rested for a while.

"no…"

Big Gold Tooth clutched his stomach. "Gentlemen, I need to take a dump... Sir, where's your outhouse?"

The old man at the farm pointed to the side, "It's right up ahead..."

"Okay!"

Big Gold Tooth slipped right in.

Seeing that the group was panting, the old man brought out some cornbread and dried radish from inside the house. "Young men, we don't have much to offer, please don't mind!"

The fat man said, "Sir, you're too kind. We're starving. How could we possibly mind?"

As he spoke, the fat man picked up a steamed bun and began to wolf it down.

"Gentlemen..."

The group was enjoying their meal when Big Gold Tooth shouted, "Come on, come on..."

"What..."

Although the group didn't understand what was going on, they still stood up and headed towards the toilet. The fat man, however, had no such taboos and followed them in with some cornbread and dried radish.

"Gentlemen..."

Big Gold Tooth pulled up his pants, pointed to a rock nearby, and said boastfully, "Look what a treasure this is!"

Old Hu raised an eyebrow, a slight change in his expression. "The writing on this is from the Zhou Dynasty, isn't it...?"

Su Mo covered her nose; the smell was just too strong. "It's definitely from the Zhou Dynasty, or more accurately, the Western Zhou Dynasty. It's an ancient relic..."

The fat man exclaimed in surprise, "It's from the Western Zhou Dynasty! It's quite old! This is a treasure! How could it be buried in the toilet? Isn't that a terrible waste?"

Hmm...not bad, even the fat guy has learned to use idioms!

Su Mo smiled, just about to praise the fat man, when he turned around and saw the fat man chewing on dried radish with relish.

Su Mo's face darkened. "Does the food taste good here...?"

The fat man spat out another mouthful of radish, "It's alright, but it stings my eyes a bit!"

"........."

Everyone was speechless.

Chapter 52: The Dragon Ridge Maze Begins

"It's alright, but it's a bit too bright for my eyes!"

Hearing what the fat man said, Lao Hu covered his face; this brother had really embarrassed him.

“The dolls…”

The old man from the farm came out of the house and saw Su Mo and the other three circling around his toilet. He was both amused and exasperated. "That's the outhouse. The place to eat is here..."

The four men quickly came out. The old man, holding his pipe, looked at Su Mo and the others with a smile, "Kids, you recognized the stone slab I used to step on in the outhouse?"

Before anyone could respond, the old man continued, "A professor from Beijing once said my stone slab was a good thing, but good as it is, you can't eat it. I used it to line my outhouse..."

The crowd looked at each other, unsure how to respond. Although this stuff couldn't be eaten, it could be exchanged for money enough to feed you for several years.

Sometimes, when people don't realize the value of something, they don't need to worry about too many things. Those who are content live longer!

Seeing that the old man seemed to be in good spirits, Su Mo stopped dwelling on the question and tried to change the subject, "Grandpa, do you know Li Chunlai?"

The old man took a puff of his pipe. "I've heard of him, but I'm not very familiar with him. He's a notorious old bachelor in the surrounding area. But I know his boss—Ma Dadan—I'm familiar with his reputation!"

Ma Dadan?

Didn't Li Chunlai say that this person was struck by lightning and died?

Old Hu asked suspiciously, "Grandpa, I heard that a lot of people died here recently from the dry bone pile driving, including one named Ma Dadan!"

The old man shook his head. "There is such a thing as driving dry bone stakes, but no one died. Ma Dadan didn't die either. Speaking of Ma Dadan, he was a very powerful man!"

Old Hu raised an eyebrow. "Grandpa, could you tell us about it?"

"Okay!"

The old man put away his pipe. "This Ma Dadan is an outsider. He and his buddies have only been in Gulan County for a few years, but they've already taken over a coffin shop and are in charge of funeral arrangements for the surrounding villages. People call him the Living Yama!"

"It is said that there is a coffin in his coffin shop, and if Ma Taidan were to slap the coffin lid, someone in the surrounding area would die!"

"The harder he slaps, the farther away the dead person is. When the coffin shop's business is bad, he slaps the coffin lid."

The old man got more and more excited as he spoke, but Su Mo and the other three seemed to be listening to gibberish. One slap and someone would die. This was too bizarre.

The fat man immediately asked, "Is it that strange? Then why don't you smash up his coffin shop?"

The old man waved his hand, "It's just a legend. Without any real evidence, why would you smash someone's clothes? Besides, Ma Dadan is very powerful. He's a notorious bully in Gulan County. No one in the surrounding area is afraid of him!"

"..."

After hearing the whole story, everyone was enlightened. It turned out that the person behind Li Chunlai was Ma Dadan, and the person Chen the Blind Man had warned him to be careful of was probably the same person.

"All right…"

Su Mo stood up. "We've rested and eaten enough, it's time for us to set off..."

"it is good!"

Everyone nodded and then began to organize the tools.

The old man casually asked, "Young men, where are you going?"

Without looking up, the fat man said, "We're heading southwest!"

The old man nodded, not giving it much thought. "Southwest, that's a ferry crossing. Stop when you reach the ferry, and whatever you do, don't go any deeper into the labyrinth..."

"The labyrinth? What labyrinth?"

The fat man and the man with the gold tooth stood there, stunned.

"You don't know about the Labyrinth?"

The old man was slightly surprised for a moment. Seeing that the children knew nothing about it, he kindly warned them, "Don't go to the area near the Fishbone Temple. It looks like ordinary mountain land, but if you're not careful, you can fall into a sinkhole..."

"Once you fall, there's no way you'll get out!"

"We locals call that place the Dragon Ridge Maze. It's really eerie there. You can even encounter ghosts and spirits in broad daylight..."

"..."

Everyone stared at each other in disbelief.

The old man emphasized, "Kids, I'm not lying to you. Just last month, a prospecting team came in, saying they were going to mine for uranium. They went in, and never came out again. Not a single one of them came out. They're probably all dead there..."

The Mysterious Caves of Longling!

Everyone secretly memorized these four words.

After saying goodbye to the old man, the group continued southwest. The Loess Plateau was uneven, and the paths were particularly difficult to traverse.

Holding the golden compass, Su Mo walked along, saying, "May we cross the sea of ​​suffering and become immortals with a single step. It seems this blind man Chen is intentionally leading us to the Fishbone Temple..."

"Eh?"

Big Gold Tooth, panting, said, "Look over there, isn't that the Fishbone Temple?"

"I saw it too. Isn't that the Fishbone Temple?"

The fat man also pointed ahead.

Old Hu stepped forward and saw that he did indeed see the Fishbone Temple. However, looking at the undulating mountains around it, he immediately said, "This should be the Fishbone Temple. But if anyone says that the Fishbone Temple is a feng shui treasure land, I will go back and burn my half of the Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret Technique!"

The fat man scratched his head, somewhat puzzled. "What's wrong with this place? I think it's great. It's boundless, and from this high vantage point, the view is expansive. The wind feels nice, and as the old man said, there's a ferry crossing up ahead. It has all the auspicious feng shui features; putting them all together makes it a feng shui treasure land..."

Old Hu rolled his eyes. "Even if this place is surrounded by the sea and water everywhere, it's not a feng shui treasure land. Building temples is not the same as building houses or tombs. In terms of feng shui, there are many rules. Building a temple is to bless a region, so the place where a temple is built must be a place with towering peaks and a bright mountain with a grand hall!"

"As the saying goes, 'There are hidden dangers in the valley, but don't pierce the heart; standing with a pierced heart will not bring you into the inner circle.' Look at this horned bone temple..."

Old Hu pointed to the Fishbone Temple ahead. "Have you ever seen a temple built in a ravine? As the old saying goes, people fight for a breath, and Buddhas fight for a stick of incense. Which deity lives in a mountain ravine!"

Fatty and Da Jinle looked over upon hearing the sound, and indeed, the Fishbone Temple was located in a ravine, with no grandeur whatsoever, failing to inspire any sense of awe.

Su Mo looked at Lao Hu and chuckled, "Hahaha... Lao Hu, the Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret Technique is a family heirloom. Are you really going to burn it?"

"Huh? What does this mean?"

Upon hearing Su Mo's words, Old Hu was completely bewildered and cautiously asked, "You mean this Fishbone Temple... I must have mistaken it?"

"Ok!"

Su Mo nodded and pointed to the Fishbone Temple in the distance, explaining, "At first glance, this Fishbone Temple appears to be a barren mountain basin, without any barriers or protection, and seemingly insignificant. However, it is hidden by clouds atop a very high peak, and below it lies a deep and tranquil landscape, presenting a peaceful and stagnant atmosphere. This is a rare and auspicious burial site in the world!"

"..."

Old Hu paused for a moment, then looked around again. Sure enough, Su Mo was right; this place was indeed a rare treasure.

Old Hu gave an awkward smile, "Brother Su, you're still the best!"