"Also, I have another request."
"What's your request? Please tell me!"
"When you came here, you probably used two boats to make the people on the island think that there were more than 20 of you. Now that the militiamen are guarding the outside, you can't get out, and the boats have been impounded. , if you want to go back, you can only rely on diving.”
The thin monkey smiled and said: "It is indeed the Xunlong Taibao, you can see this."
"I want you to do one thing first. Find a few people, take advantage of the island's attention, sneak onto the island, and pretend to be snake catchers."
"Is this—is it still necessary?" Thin Monkey asked doubtfully.
"You heard me right. The island has called for reinforcements. The reinforcements will be here soon. By then, even if you bring diving equipment, you may not be able to swim back."
Shouhou nodded doubtfully, "Okay, Pang Qiu, call home and do as Brother Li Rui said."
After Pang Qiu finished the call, I said, "The entrance to the Undersea Tomb should be at Storm Point, but where exactly it is, it will take some trouble."
"Don't be afraid of a little trouble. With the help of Xunlong Taibao, half the problem will be solved." Thin Monkey said with a smile.
"On the way here, I observed the terrain here. This place is muddy and the bedrock is bottomless. It is not the location of a tomb structure."
"Will we have to go further?" Thin Monkey asked.
"Probably." I nodded.
At this time, the man in Taoist robes behind Shouhou said: "We have already taken a look at the front. There are many bare rocks with no artificial traces. There is no possibility of building a tomb."
"Oh, really?" I took a look at the man and saw that he had the head of a deer and eyes like a rat, but he was wearing a Taoist robe. He looked like a ghost Taoist.
"Don't listen to the ghost Taoist's nonsense. What can you tell from his meager Taoist skills?" Xu Miaofeng teased.
"I don't know the true face of Lushan Mountain, just because I am in this mountain." I smiled, "Some things need to be seen through the phenomenon to see the essence. If we go forward, I believe we will find out soon."
Everyone was doubtful, but instead of staying where they were and not knowing where to go, it was better to go forward and look for it, so everyone followed me up.
After walking for nearly ten minutes, we were deep into the Storm Cape, right in the middle. This place is a basin. The entire Storm Corner is shaped like a crater. It is low on all sides and gets higher as you go inward. However, it sinks in the center, attracting wind blowing from three sides of the sea. After climbing up, it sinks. All gathered here.
This place is not only very windy, but also very isolated. Not only is it a dead end in terms of topography, but it is also a complete dead end in terms of geomantic omen.
"It is impossible for there to be an ancient tomb in this place." The ghost Taoist opened his mouth and said, "All large tombs have spring water as their blood, earth as their flesh and skin, and vegetation as their hair. How can it be found in such a desolate place with bad weather and thin soil?" land."
I smiled and said: "You are only half right, ordinary ancient tombs are indeed so, but what we are looking for is not an ordinary ancient tomb. The Feng Shui pattern of the undersea tomb is completely different from that of ordinary tombs. , cannot be based on the ground, but must be based on the seabed.”
"It's ridiculous, where does Feng Shui come from under the sea?" Ghost Taoist snorted coldly.
"The methods of the five major sects of Faqiu, Xunlong, Touching Gold, Moving Mountains, and Unloading Mountains mainly include the four words of looking, hearing, asking, and cutting. The four words are divided into twelve methods: upper, middle, and lower. Among them, hope is the most basic , is also the most practical method. Among the three methods of looking at characters, the upper method is to observe the stars in the sky and examine the earth's veins below, the middle method is to understand Yin and Yang, understand Yili, and perform Yao Gua, and the lower method is to observe mud marks and distinguish the color of grass. Let's not talk about it. In addition, let’s talk about observing the stars from above and examining the earth’s veins from below. How does it relate to the natural landscape we can see with the naked eye?”
The ghost Taoist said in shock: "You, don't try to stir up Xuanxu. If you are really capable, just quickly find out where the earth's veins are!"
I ignored him, "Looking at the stars from above and examining the earth's veins from below are the unique skills of Jin Xiaowei. I can't do it. What our Xunlong Taibao pays attention to is understanding yin and yang, understanding Yili, and performing Yao Gua. Should we use it?" Let’s make a bet with this coin. If it’s a person, I’m right; if it’s a flower, you’re right.”
"This..." Everyone looked at each other in confusion.
How do they know that, in fact, the study of Feng Shui, Yin Yang, Yi Li, and Yao Gua are all derived from the "Yi", but the former is a practical study, while the latter is more academic, and there is not much difference in essence. In terms of expression, Mojin Xiaowei condensed the knowledge of Feng Shui into the "Xunlong Jue". By chanting the formula, one can divide gold among people, while Xunlong Taibao condensed the essence of Yin and Yang, Yili, and Yao Gua. It was integrated into "Fuxi's Thirty-Six Hexagrams to Seek the Dragon". When it comes to actual combat, he often performs divination and hexagrams, never adding a bit of mystery to himself.
"Okay, just bet, I'll see how you finish!"
After saying that, I immediately flicked the coin up, spun it a few times in mid-air, and then it fell steadily into my hand. With a "pop" sound, I covered my hand.
Everyone gathered around curiously.
I smiled and said: "Everything is taken care of, I'm ready to go."
"Open!" everyone urged.
I smiled slightly and slowly took my hand away.
"Holy shit, the person is facing up!" Pang Qiu said in surprise.
"What does this mean?" The Ghost Taoist refused to give up and said, "Until he finds the entrance, all this is just a trick on his part!"
"Yes, yes, you are right!" I said with a smile, "Everything must be based on evidence, otherwise you will lose and you will not be convinced."
After saying that, I took out two more coins from my pocket and said with a smile: "Don't be anxious, everyone. I'll do another fortune telling and I'll find them soon."
At this time, Xu Miaofeng was also confused, "It doesn't matter, are you really telling fortunes now?"
"Hahaha, just calm down and don't be impatient." I smiled.
We often say that the Zhouyi is fortune-telling. In fact, there are three Yis in the Yi, namely the Lianshan Yi, the Guizang Yi and the Zhou Yi. They are the three stages, or three forms, in the development process of the Yi Jing. It is said that the Zhouyi was composed of It was invented by King Wen of Zhou, who was Ji Chang.
There are generally two ways to study the "Book of Changes", one is righteousness, and the other is physiognomy. In terms of "righteousness", Taoists from the Song Dynasty are mainly responsible, such as Zhu Xi and others, while "physics" is also commonly referred to as fortune telling, and There are three "筮法", which are simply three methods of "initiating a hexagram".
"Book of Rites·Quli" says: "Turtle sun divination, yarrow sun divination." This "divination" and "yarrow" are the two most important methods of making hexagrams. The former uses tortoise shell, and the latter uses yarrow. . Compared with tortoise shell divination, yarrow divination is more ancient. Among them, the oldest Dayan method is to use fifty roots of yarrow. "Use forty to make nine, divide it into two, hang one to resemble three. Pluck it with four to resemble four." At that time. The strange thing is that it is a leap, and it symbolizes a leap. It is a leap again at the age of five, so it is cut again and then hung."
It is really difficult to explain these words clearly to you. For example, in the hexagram image of Zhen Gua, the top two lines are both broken horizontal lines, then a complete horizontal line, the next two lines are broken horizontal lines again, and finally a complete horizontal line. horizontal. One of the horizontal lines and the broken horizontal line in the middle are called Yang Yao and Yin Yao respectively, and nine is the largest Yang number. Therefore, nine is generally used to call Yang Yao. For example, the bottom Chu Yao is called "Chu Yao". "Nine", and six is an even number, which is Yin, and the Yin Yao is generally represented by six, from bottom to top, and the second Yao is called six two.
Therefore, the first and most critical step in fortune-telling in the "Book of Changes" is how to determine which hexagram represents the official luck or marriage you seek. A paragraph is used to determine which hexagram it belongs to.
To put it simply, first take 50 yarrow roots, randomly pick one out of them, and then use this one to arbitrarily divide the remaining 49 into two piles. Then, divide the number in one pile by 4 to get the remainder. , is an even number, then this line is the yin line, if it is an odd number, it is the yang line, and then in order, we get the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth lines, and when combined together, we get six One of the fourteen hexagrams, the hexagram obtained in this way is generally called the Houtian Bagua, which was invented by Ji Chang. According to legend, each hexagram of Fuxi Bagua only has three lines, which are combined into the Bagua, while the Wenwang Bagua is a six-yao hexagram. From this, sixty-four hexagrams are derived. King Wen's "Zhen hexagram" comes from two Fuxi's "Zhen hexagrams".
After getting the hexagrams, you can then look up the hexagrams and lines in the "Book of Changes" to judge good or bad luck. This is fortune telling.
The person who was best at the "Dayan Zhen method" in later generations was Yufan during the Three Kingdoms period, while Jingfang during the Western Han Dynasty perfected the Najia Zhen method.
The Najia Zhen method is relatively simple. It no longer requires fifty yarrows, but only three copper coins or coins. Then, throw the three coins together and count the number of upward characters or patterns to determine the yin and yang of the hexagrams.
Specifically, if there are two characters, that is, two fronts and one with the back facing up, it belongs to two more and one less, which belongs to Shaoyang. On the contrary, it is Shaoyin. If there are three fronts facing up, it is Laoyang. Three The back side is facing up, which is Lao Yin. Six times in a row, you can also get a six-line hexagram.
What I am using now is the Najia Zhen method.
When everyone saw me throwing three coins into the sky at the same time, their eyes were full of disbelief. They couldn't believe it anyway, that someone could really find the location of the ancient tomb by tossing coins.
"Three backs," I said with a smile.
Everyone was confused: "What does this mean?"
I put away the coin slowly and tossed it again. Unexpectedly, when it landed, I saw three more tails.
At this time, everyone's curiosity was aroused, and they all looked at me tossing the coin for the third time.
As you can imagine, the result is still three backs.
"Lao Yin." I smiled, "If it's Lao Yin six times in a row, then we can only say that this place is really a place of great Yin."
"Li Rui, stop grinding and throw it away." Xu Miaofeng urged.
"Yeah, throw it away!"
I smiled slightly and tossed it three more times in a row. Every time, it was Lao Yin.
At this time, everyone's jaw dropped.
If it was Lao Yin once, it might be said to be accidental, but if it was Lao Yin this time, it would be a given.
"Li Rui, that's amazing, how did you do it?" Xu Miaofeng asked.
"Mother-in-law, stop talking nonsense and let Li Rui finish what he said." Thin Monkey asked impatiently.
I meditated for a while and said: "To the southeast, fifty steps away, dig a hole diagonally, and you will see the tomb door ten feet away."
"Seriously?" Thin Monkey said in surprise.
"Tch!" Ghost Taoist said with disdain on his face.
"You will know after you try it." I said confidently.
Shouhou didn't waste much time, gave Pang Qiu and the others a look, and then took action. Xu Miaofeng asked with great interest: "Li Rui, what kind of spell did you use? How did you do it? Can you teach me?"
"This Najia Zhen method is too difficult. I can't explain it in a few sentences. If you want to learn it, I'll teach you a simple plum blossom number when you have time."
"Plum blossoms are easy to count?"
"The number of plum blossoms was created by Shao Yong, a philosopher in the Northern Song Dynasty. It is also the most convenient way to make hexagrams. However, it is too random to pick hexagrams on the spot. For example, if the other party wants to test your marriage with you, you just bring it. Just two cups of coffee, you can make a prediction without having to count yarrow or flip a coin." I explained with a smile.
