We started marching according to Lao Jiang’s plan!
Soon the first white wax poles were inserted in the east, west, north and south directions. I don’t know if they were made by Lao Jiang. Each pole was actually coated with fluorescent powder, giving off a green light in the dark night.
It was fine at first, but as we went further, someone inevitably muttered: "Why do I feel like I'm playing house for a kid? Can I really find the entrance to the tomb like this?"
Lin Jianye comforted him with gentle words: "Mr. Jiang's ability far exceeds yours, he can't be wrong."
He said this with confidence, as if everything was under Lao Jiang's control.
"But in the middle of the night, we are running around holding poles... Forget it, let's not talk about it. After all, he is our savior."
The man complained, but thought of Lao Jiang's life-saving grace, he still kept silent.
We continued walking forward. On the way, I couldn't help but glance to the west. I didn't know what the situation was like over there with He Lanxue and Yin Ling'er.
This trip took us a full two hours, and when we turned back, we were out of breath.
I felt sticky sweat on my back, and I was about to ask Lao Jiang what to do now, but I saw this guy smoking leisurely around the campfire and grilling canned meat. Seeing that I was back , and asked me if I wanted a bite.
I replied: "I'm full and can't eat."
But Lao Jiang could still eat it, smacking his lips one bite at a time. After Qiu Xiuxiu's team finally returned, Lao Jiang finished the meal.
Lin Jianye couldn't help but ask what the purpose of those poles was?
Lao Jiang did not respond, but spread the huge map on the ground, then took out a pen and drew a red circle in the direction of the face and nose: "Now we are here."
Then he began to draw rows of small dots in the east, west, north, south and west directions of the nose.
I had an idea and asked Lao Jiang if this was where we would tie the pole.
Lao Jiang nodded and asked me if I still remember the obituary that the old mayor cracked before? That is the death note left by Wen Tao.
I suddenly remembered: "On February 6th of the first year of Tiancheng, Wen Tao dug three feet into the ground near the Yin Ruins, but still found nothing. Finally, with the help of a mysterious staff witch, he used the different directions of the sundial in spring, summer, autumn and winter, and finally Found the real entrance to Yin Ruins!”
Wen Tao also recorded in detail the method of finding the entrance, including the Western Elephant deduction, the three-wall orientation, etc.
Could it be that Lao Jiang is using Wen Tao's method to find the entrance to Yin Ruins?
When I got off the pole before, I didn't feel it yet, but after the map was marked by Lao Jiang, I finally realized it. Don’t the directions we set in the east, west, south and north represent: the Azure Dragon constellation in the east, the White Tiger constellation in the west, the Suzaku constellation in the south, and the Xuanwu constellation in the north?
After hearing what I said, Lao Jiang nodded with satisfaction and said in approval: "It seems that my apprentice is not stupid enough to accept you. I said you will understand when you come back..."
Lin Jianye suddenly came over, with a look of surprise on his face: "Mr. Jiang is worthy of being called the Black Saber Qilin. I knew when we parked the car before that you already had something in mind!"
Lao Jiang nodded and replied: "The reason why we parked here is not only because this is probably the center of Yin Ruins, but also because there is a hill here."
"You can climb the hills to see far away. Is this what Mr. Jiang meant?" Qiu Xiuxiu answered quickly.
Lao Jiang shook his head: "No, this hill is not an ordinary hill. In Feng Shui, it is called: Star Observation Platform!"
"Star observatory." I muttered the name silently and asked Lao Jiang if it was used to observe the stars.
Lao Jiang started to lie again, saying that the puzzle would be revealed when the time comes.
After that, he waved his hand and led everyone up the hill.
After climbing the hill, we had a panoramic view of everything around us. We also saw the poles in the east, west, south, north and west directions, which were especially obvious in the night.
"Hey, why do those poles glow?" Lin Jianye frowned, and Lao Jiang explained that it was him who sprinkled fluorescent powder on the poles when no one was paying attention.
Lin Jianye took a deep look at Lao Jiang, and then smiled: "It seems that you have been prepared for a long time..."
"That's right, nothing can escape my eyes." Lao Jiang said meaningfully.
After struggling all night, Yin Ling'er was almost exhausted. She sat down on the hill and asked Lao Jiang how long it would take before the puzzle was revealed.
Lao Jiang looked at his watch and said with a smile, "That's it!"
Yin Ling'er looked down with wide eyes, saying that she didn't see anything unusual about those poles. Lao Jiang handed her a telescope and explained that she was not to stare at the white wax poles, but to look at the stars in the sky.
"Look at the stars?" Yin Ling'er was very puzzled.
Lao Jiang nodded and explained: "The observatory is naturally for stargazing. Many large tombs not only coincide with the feng shui of the earth's surface, but also the dragon veins of the two qi, and they also correspond to the stars in the sky."
Yin Ling'er listened in a daze and took the telescope suspiciously. After a while, she pointed at the stars in the sky and said that this one looks a bit like Maomao, that one looks a bit like Lulu, and how the farthest one looks like a big bamboo basket.
It seems that this girl only has eyes for those bugs.
Oh no, it should be her friends.
Seeing that Lao Jiang couldn't explain to Yin Ling'er, he took the lead and took out all the remaining imported telescopes in the team. I was lucky enough to get one.
I looked at Lao Jiang with gratitude and was about to say thank you, Master.
But Lao Jiang said to me: "Remember, keep an eye on those stars and don't blink! Tell me when the stars move."
The reason why I dare to be affectionate is not because I love my apprentice, but because this is also hard work.
And how come the stars move? Is Lao Jiang trying to help me again?
But when I looked at the stars in the sky with a telescope, "Thirty-six Steps to Move Mountains and Reclaim Seas" that the mayor gave me suddenly appeared in my mind, including the article about stargazing.
As the saying goes, the first-rate is stargazing, the second-rate is watching water mouths, and the third-rate is walking all over the mountains.
This means that top-notch tomb robbers can confirm the location of the tomb based on the stars in the sky. Second-rate masters of tomb robberies have to look at the water outlet. Feng shui is important in all large tombs. Sometimes the direction of the water flow can determine whether there is a tomb in that place. As for the third-rate goods, they look for them everywhere with a compass.
I quietly recited the mantras in "Thirty-Six Techniques for Moving Mountains and Reclaiming Seas" and identified the stars bit by bit.
At this moment, I was surprised to find that the star in the center actually moved!
A dozen stars suddenly accelerated their flashing speed, forming a mysterious pattern. As they became brighter and brighter, the pattern became clearer and clearer, and finally turned into a big bird with wings spread.
The big bird spread its wings above the night, as beautiful as if it were made of pearls.
Suddenly, the big bird moved!
I don't know if it was a visual difference or because of the stars, but the picture I saw was that the bird was moving slowly in my sight, dancing its wings and falling downwards.
Fortunately, I did not forget to remind Lao Jiang. Lao Jiang snatched the telescope of a soldier beside him and shouted: "It turns out that Wen Tao's notes are true, and acupuncture points can really be determined through the Three Walls of the West Elephant!"
We followed the bird's movement and marveled.
At this time, Lin Jianye also cried with joy and said: "The destiny black bird descended and gave birth to Shang. It turns out that the legend is true!"
