"You're just a thief, you noob, step aside."
Chen Tao resisted the urge to slap Haozi, and a thought flashed through his mind.
"When I go home this time, something is wrong with this kid..." Chen Tao looked at Haozi's back without saying a word. This guy had grown up naked since he was a child, and he had grown a few pounds and a few hairs. The little friend who was clearly aware of him now gave him a vague feeling that he couldn't understand.
Haozi opened the door to the top floor in a few moments, and a group of people followed Uncle Long and stood on the roof of the small hotel building.
This hotel is considered to be one of the higher floors in this area. From a distance, you can see several large mountains standing impressively, with lush trees and shrouded clouds and mist.
The weather is exceptionally good today, with blue sky and white clouds. The sun is shining brightly, and there is a cool breeze in the air, which makes people very comfortable. Looking at the distant mountains in such a comfortable environment has a unique flavor.
"What a dragon!"
Uncle Long squinted his eyes for a while and suddenly sighed.
Chen Tao was just looking at the scenery, but he didn't understand the meaning of Uncle Long's words. Uncle Long saw Chen Tao's confusion,
"Taotao, can you tell which of the three dragons these mountains belong to?" After speaking, he looked at Chen Tao.
Chen Tao was still thinking about his own affairs, and when he heard Uncle Long calling him, he looked up and was startled.
"Come on, let's try and tell us which main vein these mountains originate from." Uncle Long said.
There are three main dragons in China, namely the North Dragon, the Middle Dragon and the South Dragon.
Chen Tao looked up at several mountains, roughly estimated his position in his mind and said, "Is it... Zhonglong?"
"Well, yes, it's also called Zhenlong."
"Zhenlong?" Chen Tao asked.
"Yes, Beilong is also called Genlong, Gen. In the innate Bagua, Gen is located in the northwest, and in the acquired Bagua, Gen is located in the northeast, so the Northern Dragon is called Gen."
"This dragon is also called Zhenlong. Zhen points to the east."
"Nanlong is also called Sunda Dragon. The innate Bagua refers to the southwest, and the acquired Bagua refers to the southeast."
Chen Tao nodded and said: "Yes, I remember." Then he seemed to remember something again and asked:
"Uncle Long, you said before, what a dragon! Are you saying there is something unusual about this dragon?"
"Yeah," Uncle Long nodded and said:
"This little dragon originates from Zhenlong. Zhen belongs to wood, so it is a wooden dragon." Uncle Long raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the mountain range:
"You see, this mountain range extends from the southwest to the northeast. In Feng Shui, this is the direction of the wood dragon, and the wood energy is the strongest. Among the five elements, wood is the main source of hair, so you see, the vegetation on this mountain is lush. , full of vitality. This is the result of strong vitality.”
Chen Tao followed Uncle Long's fingers and thought they looked good before. But now that he thought about it carefully, it made sense.
Uncle Long continued: "This is just one of them. Come, look at this river." Uncle Long took out the map and pointed:
"We can't see this river from here. This river comes from the southwest, along here, all the way to the east. The mountains and rivers here are in the same direction. In Feng Shui, it is called 'Golden Sheep Harvesting Guijia'" Ling', that is, the combination of water and direction, which is the direction suitable for wood dragon. "
"Look there again, that's the Qinglong Fang, and this is the White Tiger Fang." Uncle Long pointed at the two mountains and said:
"The dragon must follow the dragon when it builds its cave. The tiger must follow the tiger when it builds its cave. The dragon is wood, and the dragon here is stronger than the tiger. If there is a hole, it must be in that direction!"
"That's... Heizigou!" Chen Tao looked in the direction Uncle Long pointed, and couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart. It was indeed so! That direction is exactly where Heizigou is.
"There must be a hole in this rare geomantic treasure land, and it must be a big hole! A fallen Jupiter is a hundred feet long, so it can be buried regardless of whether it is horizontal or vertical. If you look straight for it, don't stick to it, because horizontally, the bract node must be strong in the middle. When Jupiter buries its buds and hidden nodes, it must be buried. Xunbaojie is used as a leaning hole. The location of the tomb is on that side."
After listening to Uncle Long's words, everyone's hearts became excited. I already know the location, but I still have to shovel some rough ground!
At that moment, Chen Tao became interested: "Since we know there is a tomb over there, let's go!"
Unexpectedly, Uncle Long shook his head and said:
"It's not that simple."
Everyone was puzzled, and Haozi asked from the side, "Uncle Long, what do you mean..."
Uncle Long squinted his eyes and looked into the distance, and after a long time he said: "Yin and Yang are in balance, and the extremes of things must reverse. This place is too angry, and there must be a dead end somewhere, and it is a dead end with nine deaths and no life."
"Ah? Dead end?" Chen Tao was confused.
"Well, this place makes me a little uneasy. I'm afraid something may have affected the Feng Shui pattern here. This is not a good thing."
Everyone was silent.
"That's why I have to go around the surrounding villages to see if I can find any clues. I can't go into the cave rashly before I understand the situation."
Sure enough, Uncle Long had his own reasons for not going directly to Heizigou.
"Let's go. Be smart about your moves (eyes), mouth (mouth), and don't ignore any details."
A group of people turned and walked towards the stair door. He quietly returned to the top of the stairs and locked the small door again. There was no one around, no one knew they had been up there.
After packing their things and leaving the hotel, they followed the plan and sent Chen Tao and Uncle Long to the predetermined place. After making an appointment to meet up, they started taking action.
In the name of collecting antiques, Chen Tao followed Uncle Long to check door to door. The two villages they went to were called Lijiacun and Liangzikou. They first went to Lijiacun. It is said that a group of people moved here because of war and famine, and most of the people in this group were named Li, so it was called Lijiacun. This village is not big. After walking around for a while, it was just past noon.
"Oh, there's nothing, it's a waste of time." Chen Tao followed Uncle Long with his head drooped.
"The time in this village is too short, there is nothing to check. Among these villages, it is the farthest from the mountains. It is normal that there is no harvest." Uncle Long said lightly.
"It's noon. Let's have something to eat and rest. We'll go to Liangzikou in the afternoon."
When I go out, I have nowhere to go. The two found a shady spot under a big tree and simply ate some of the dry food they had brought with them.
Taking this opportunity, Chen Tao tentatively asked:
"Uncle Long, is there something going on in our family that I don't know about?"
Uncle Long looked up at him and said, "What do you want to know?"
"Um...I..." Chen Tao suddenly realized that he didn't even know what he wanted to know. All of this was like a big mystery that he couldn't start with. He didn't even know it for a while. How to reply to Uncle Long's words.
"Why don't you say anything?" Uncle Long asked.
"Forget it, just pretend I didn't ask." Chen Tao waved his hand and changed into a comfortable position, leaning against the tree trunk.
Uncle Long smiled and said, "Aren't you going to ask?"
"Oh, I don't know what to say. I always feel that my family, you, and Haozi are all weird when I come back this time."
"People always change, I will change, Haozi will change, your parents and uncles will change, and you will change too. After experiencing too many things, we will grow older, mature, and even become things we can't even imagine. It looks like this is something that no one can stop."
"Well... maybe..." Chen Tao didn't know what to say.
"No one knows what will happen in the future, but there is one sentence that I want you to remember forever and keep it in your heart like a vow." Uncle Long's face became serious, "Just like when the master asked me to remember it Same."
"What are you talking about?" Chen Tao's eyes lit up.
"The Chen family are tomb keepers, not tomb robbers!"
"What?" Chen Tao was completely confused this time. The Chen family? Tomb keeper?
Uncle Long rubbed Chen Tao's head hard and said, "Don't let those external things confuse your true nature. You are a member of the Chen family."
"Well..." Seeing that Uncle Long had no intention of continuing, Chen Tao had no choice but to stop asking and leaned against the tree trunk and narrowed his eyes.
"Taotao, you really noticed it..." Uncle Long looked at the sleeping Chen Tao, "Oh, it's not that we don't want to tell you, it's just that we can't tell you now. You have to believe that I, Mr. Li, Your parents and your uncles are all protecting you. We are doing it for your own good and for our Chen family. This family, and even the entire Spirit Alliance, has reached the most critical time now. Grow up quickly, this family need you."
After resting, the two of them arrived at the place called Liangzikou. This village has existed much longer than Lijia Village.
After rushing through the door until the afternoon, the two of them came to the door of a courtyard, which was ajar. Out of politeness, the two knocked on the door.
The person who opened the door was a child, about five or six years old. When he opened the door, he shouted,
"Dad is back? Hey, it's not dad. Who are you?"
"Uh..." Seeing that the visitor was a child, Chen Tao didn't know how to answer with his childish voice.
"Xiaobao, who is it?"
An old man's voice came, loud and powerful.
"It's not daddy. I don't know him either." The little baby shouted word by word.
"Oh!" the old man inside responded, and heard a knocking sound on the door, and then, a man in clothes came out.
Chen Tao looked along and saw the person with his hands behind his back. He looked about fifty or sixty years old, with black hair mixed with white hair and a vigorous walk.
When the little kid saw someone coming, he ran over on his little legs, called grandpa affectionately, and then hid behind the old man and stuck out his little head to look at them curiously.
"Who are you two?"
Chen Tao quickly replied: "Hello grandpa, we are in the antique business in the county. This is my uncle. Do you have any used goods for sale here?"
"Oh...there's nothing to sell, you go."
"Sorry to bother you."
Chen Tao was already used to this. Along the way, except for those who didn’t lock the door at home, everyone basically answered like this.
The two turned around and walked a few steps when another loud shout came from behind: "Hey, you two, wait a minute!"
Hearing the shouts, Chen Tao and Uncle Long stopped. Chen Tao secretly said with joy:
"There's a way! After working hard for almost a day, I finally have a harvest!"
"I have something here. Take a look and see if you want it." The old man opened the courtyard door and stood at the door, gesturing for the two of them to go in.
Chen Tao and Uncle Long entered the yard. There was a big black dog in the yard, barking non-stop.
"Douzi, stop barking!" the old man shouted.
The dog seemed to understand the human words, and actually stopped barking. It just stared at Chen Tao's uncle and nephew with a pair of eyes. Chen Tao felt that if he dared to move, the dog would definitely pounce on him and bite him half to death.
"Xiaobao, go bring two stools over." The old man said to the child. After hearing this, the child ran back into the house with his calves thumping. After a while, a hand ran out holding a small vest.
There was a short-legged Eight Immortals table in front of the window of the house in the yard. The old man took the vest from the child, handed it to Chen Tao and Uncle Long, and said:
"sit down!"
The two took the vests and sat around the table. Uncle Long said:
"What do you want to sell, uncle?"
The old man pondered for a moment, seeming to be making some kind of decision. After a while, he sighed and said:
"Forget it. Just sell it. Just wait a moment and I'll get it." After saying that, he got up and returned to the house.
The little doll held two cups and put them on the table.
"Tea, please."
Chen Tao smiled and looked at how cute this little baby was. He couldn't help but touch his head and said:
"What's the kid's name?"
"My name is Xiaobao, and I am five years old this year!" the child replied word for word.
Chen Tao liked children very much, so he started playing with the little treasure. Uncle Long looked at the two of them, then looked around, and found that this was just an ordinary farmhouse with nothing special about it, so he ignored it.
After a while, the old man came out, holding something in his hand.
"Come on, let's see how much this is worth!"
Uncle Long took the thing from the old man's hand and saw that it turned out to be a jade plaque.
It's slightly heavy to start with, cold and warm. Looking at the sun, the luster is bright and moving. Holding one end of the hanging rope in the air with his left hand, he flicked it with his right hand, and the sound was clear and sweet, with a melodious aftertaste.
"Twenty thousand, I'll take it."
"Twenty thousand..."
"If you think it's low, just make a price."
Uncle Long returned the jade token to the old man. The old man took it, held it in his hand and rubbed it:
"This piece of jade has a story to me. It's twenty-five thousand."
The old man was also a real person and did not dare to bid. Uncle Long nodded and said:
"Okay, just twenty-five thousand."
Immediately, he winked at Chen Tao. Chen Tao took the backpack on his back and found two thick envelopes inside. Uncle Long took it and gave it to the old man and said:
"This is twenty thousand, count it!"
He took out a small envelope from his pocket and said:
"Here's five thousand dollars."
The old man's hand holding the jade stiffened, and after rubbing it some more, he handed it to Uncle Long. Uncle Long took the jade token, weighed it in his hand, and put it in his arms.
The old man counted the money, and after making sure it was correct, he sighed and put the money away.
"Old man, you just said that this jade also has a story with you. I like to hear people tell stories and rumors. Are you willing to tell me?"
Uncle Long smoked a cigarette and handed it to the old man.
The old man seemed hesitant, rubbed his hands, and took the cigarette.
"this……"
"It's okay. If it's inconvenient for you, it's okay if you don't tell me. I don't force it." Uncle Long said.
"It's not that it's inconvenient, it's just that I'm afraid you won't believe me if I tell you!"
"Oh? How do you say this?"
Uncle Long took out his lighter and helped the old man light a cigarette.
The old man took a deep breath, spit it out slowly, pointed at the mountain behind Uncle Long and said:
"That mountain can eat people!"
"What? Cannibalism?" When they heard it was about that mountain, Uncle Long and Chen Tao were both excited. They looked at each other and Chen Tao said:
"Grandpa, you said I love hearing this kind of story the most!"
"Well... the story starts when I was young. At that time, I was only a few years older than Xiaobao."
Then, the old man talked about an incident that he had personally experienced back then. Chen Tao and Uncle Long were shocked when they heard this incident!
"This mountain really eats people!"
