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Sun Xuewu looked puzzled and asked, "Comrade Li Yang, what makes you say that? Everything I just said is based on my investigation records. How could it be a fabrication?"
Professor Chen knew that Li Yang wouldn't speak without reason, and subconsciously glanced at Sun Xuewu with a suspicious look.
Hu Bayi, who was standing to the side, looked at Sun Xuewu with suspicion, and then turned to look at Li Yang.
"Li Yang, could it be that Guanshan Taibao doesn't exist at all, or that Dixian Village doesn't exist?"
Li Yang shook his head. "No, they all exist!"
"What Professor Sun just said was seven parts true and three parts false!"
"That fake three-pointer is the most important thing!"
Sun Xuewu stared at Li Yang in astonishment.
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He suddenly had a bad feeling!
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Chapter 104 Revealing the Truth of the Earth Immortal Village! The Fake Finger of the Silent One!
Sun Xuewu's story, which was seven parts true and three parts false, convinced Hu Bayi, Professor Chen, and others.
But Li Yang's words instantly changed their attitude!
Sun Xuewu still tried to struggle, arguing, "Everything I just said is true, there is absolutely no falsehood in it..."
Li Yang held up one finger and smiled, "First of all, the Guanshan Taibao were active not during the late Ming Dynasty, but during the early Ming Dynasty. They appeared as early as the reign of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty!"
"If we trace it back further, we can go even further back!"
"Because Guanshan Taibao is actually Guanshan Taibao, the Guanshan Taibao, the Guanshan Taibao!"
Upon hearing this, Sun Xuewu looked shocked, feeling as if the sound had struck him like a bolt from the blue!
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He stared intently at Li Yang, his panic making no attempt to hide.
This person actually saw through Guanshan Taibao's true colors in one sentence!
Sun Xuewu forced a laugh, "Is that so? It seems the information I've gathered isn't comprehensive enough."
Li Yang smiled and said, "The so-called Guanshan Taibao are actually all from the same family, the Feng family!"
"The Feng family was a very prestigious and powerful clan in Sichuan Province long before the Ming Dynasty, and their ancestors had lived near the Coffin Gorge in Wushan for generations!"
"The Wushan Gorge is steep and dangerous, and contains countless hanging coffins. The ancestors of the Feng family once stole many 'heavenly books and strange artifacts' from the Coffin Gorge, which enabled them to rise to prominence, learn long-lost witchcraft, and become obsessed with the art of furnace fire!"
Sun Xuewu stared at Li Yang with an expression of utter astonishment.
At this moment, he felt only apprehension and fear towards Li Yang.
Who exactly is this young man, that he is so familiar with the family mysteries of the Guanshan Taibao?
But then Li Yang slowly extended his second finger.
"Secondly, the Feng family truly rose to prominence at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, when the head of the Feng family was named Feng Wangli!"
"At this time, the Feng family called themselves the Coffin Mountain Protectors and, relying on their expertise in the 'Coffin Mountain Guide' technique, began to excavate ancient tombs in various places!"
"The Feng family was already extremely wealthy. They didn't raid tombs for money, but for the various ancient scrolls and secret manuals hidden inside!"
"Back then, when Zhu Yuanzhang gained the throne, he learned from Liu Bowen that the Ming Dynasty's reign would last less than three hundred years, while the Northern Dragon's destiny would not decline, and in the future, this beautiful land would still have a period of rule by the barbarians!"
"After years of fighting in the south and north, Zhu Yuanzhang witnessed firsthand the looting of the tombs of the Southern Song emperors by the Yuan Dynasty. Fearing that he might suffer the same fate, he asked Liu Bowen to build him an imperial tomb that would solve the problem once and for all!"
"Liu Bowen was thinking of retiring at the height of his career and was unwilling to build a mausoleum for Zhu Yuanzhang. So he asked Zhu Yuanzhang to wait for him for ten days. After ten days, he would recommend a capable person to build the imperial mausoleum!"
"Ten days later, Liu Bowen gave Zhu Yuanzhang a painting, and then recommended the title of Prince to Zhu Yuanzhang, saying that this person was a strange person hiding among the people, possessing extraordinary skills and knowing everything, and was qualified to undertake the important task of building the imperial mausoleum!"
"Moreover, Liu Bowen knew that Feng Wangli would find various excuses to refuse, so he told Zhu Yuanzhang that he should show Feng Wangli the painting he had just seen, and that Feng Wangli would definitely agree and do his best to build the imperial mausoleum for Zhu Yuanzhang!"
“The Feng family was a prominent clan, so it was easy for Zhu Yuanzhang to summon Wang Li; he simply summoned him to the capital!”
When Feng Wangli learned that Zhu Yuanzhang had ordered him to build the imperial mausoleum, he knew all too well that serving a ruler was like walking on thin ice, and that the slightest mistake could cost him his head!
"Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang was an emperor who rose to power through military force and was extremely ruthless. His family might be implicated!"
"Therefore, he declined the imperial decree, claiming that he was ignorant of 'funeral rites' and 'dragon-seeking' and wanted to shirk this imperial mission!"
"So Zhu Yuanzhang showed Liu Bowen's painting to Feng Wangli, who was greatly shocked and immediately took on the task of building the imperial mausoleum!"
"Because the scene in that painting depicts the Feng family robbing tombs in the Wushan Valley!"
"One person forcefully opened the lid of the hanging coffin, while another person used a rope to put around the neck of the ancient corpse inside the coffin and pulled it up to sit up."
Then two more people squatted beside the coffin, taking out pieces of bone armor from it. The bone armor was covered with star maps and ancient snail-shaped seal script!
"Next to the painting is a line of small characters that reads 'Viewing the Mountain and Stealing Bones'!"
"Feng Wangli believed that Zhu Yuanzhang knew about the Feng family's tomb raiding. You should know that this was a capital offense in ancient times. Now that the emperor was willing to give them a chance to redeem themselves, Feng Wangli naturally had to take on the task of building the imperial mausoleum!"
"And we must also satisfy Zhu Yuanzhang!"
"Later, Feng Wangli exhausted his ingenuity and drew a near-perfect blueprint for Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial mausoleum. He was appreciated by Zhu Yuanzhang and was bestowed with the title of 'Guanshan Taibao'!"
Li Yang looked at Sun Xuewu, whose forehead was covered in cold sweat, and smiled slightly, "This is the true origin of the Guanshan Taibao!"
Sun Xuewu never expected that Li Yang would be so familiar with Guanshan Taibao, and so familiar that it terrified him!
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He wiped the sweat from his forehead and forced a smile that looked worse than a grimace.
"I never imagined that the true origin of the Guanshan Taibao was like this. It seems that the information I collected before was wrong!"
"Tonight was definitely worth it. Listening to Comrade Li Yang explain the true origin of Guanshan Taibao will be very helpful for my future discovery of Dixian Village!"
"Comrade Li Yang, I should thank you properly!"
Hu Bayi took a deep breath. "So these Guanshan Taibao are just official tomb raiders, just like us Mojin Xiaowei and Faqiu Zhonglangjiang. They used to serve feudal emperors!"
Professor Chen, grasping the key point, asked curiously:
"Since this Guanshan Taibao built Zhu Yuanzhang's mausoleum, he must have been a high-ranking official. Why then did he go and build that Dixian Village?"
Sun Xuewu stared intently at Li Yang, his heart filled with unease.
Probably not?
He probably doesn't know the truth about the Immortal Village!
Absolutely impossible!
The secret of the Earth Immortal Village is known only to the Feng family members, and specifically to the core disciples of the Feng family!
But then Li Yang extended his third finger.
Sun Xuewu's heart jumped into his throat, and he almost screamed, his expression filled with terror.
This is scarier than a horror movie!
Li Yang smiled slightly, "Let me say something else first!"
Sun Xuewu breathed a sigh of relief. He thought Li Yang really knew the truth about the Earth Immortal Village, but it turned out he just wanted to change the subject on purpose!
Suddenly his vision went blurry, and his eyes stung painfully.
Only then did Sun Xuewu belatedly realize that his forehead was covered in sweat, and beads of sweat slid off his skin and dripped into his eyes.
He hurriedly took out a handkerchief from his pocket and carefully wiped the sweat from his face, using this brief moment to ease the tension in his heart.
The others watched Li Yang intently, eager to hear what information he would reveal about Guanshan Taibao.
Li Yang said, "Before the uprising, Zhu Yuanzhang had also wandered the Jianghu for a long time and knew about the schools of tomb raiding such as Jinmo and Banshan Xieling. He asked if Feng Wangli could solve these tomb raiders!"
"He then offered advice to Zhu Yuanzhang regarding the enfeoffment ceremony."
"He said that the Mountain-Moving Taoist is skilled in the art of mutual generation and restraint, and his whereabouts are secretive and difficult to find. For many years, he has rarely communicated with outsiders."
"They rob tombs only to obtain the 'Golden Elixir'. As long as the imperial tomb does not contain the 'Golden Elixir Cauldron,' the Mountain Moving Taoists will never steal from the imperial tomb!"
"The Unloading Warriors are basically outlaws and bandits. They gather in the mountains and forests and specialize in digging up large tombs and graves. They are the most difficult to guard against."
"Since mountain bandits and outlaws often harbor rebellious intentions, we must send skilled soldiers to surround and annihilate them completely to eradicate them from the root!"
"Although the two factions of tomb raiding are Jinmo and Qiu, they actually come from the same lineage and are most proficient in the art of feng shui and finding dragon veins!"
"The leader of the Tomb Raiders is the Heavenly Official of Tomb Raiders, who possesses a Tomb Raider Seal. It is a seal from the Later Han and Three Kingdoms period, with the eight characters 'Heavenly Official bestows blessings, all taboos are lifted,' meaning they can do anything for tomb raiding and tomb raiding!"
"But the tomb raiders are very particular about rules and regulations, and they value the rules passed down from their ancestors. They won't raid tombs without the tomb raiding seal and the tomb raiding talisman!"
"Therefore, to restrict their tomb raiding, we need to destroy the Tomb Raider Seal and the Tomb Raider Talisman!"
"After that, the entire Ming Dynasty abhorred tomb raiding and would severely punish any tomb raiders it discovered!"
"However, the whereabouts of the Tomb Raiders and the Tomb Raiders were scattered throughout the world, and the imperial court could not wipe them out in a short period of time. It was not until the Yongle era that the Tomb Raider Seal and the seven Tomb Raider Talismans were destroyed, so only three Tomb Raider Talismans have been passed down in the world!"
"Of course, the three tomb raiding talismans I mentioned are genuine, but there are also quite a few counterfeit tomb raiding talismans nowadays."
Shirley Yang, standing to the side, had a beaming smile on her face because the three tomb raiding talismans that were passed down through the ages eventually ended up in the hands of her maternal grandfather, Partridge Whistle.
Now it's all been passed on to her!
Hu Bayi and Fatty Wang also thought of this and were very envious of Shirley Yang for having three Tomb Raider Talismans!
Hu Bayi once tried to buy two Tomb Raider Talismans at a high price, but Shirley Yang refused, after all, they were left by her grandfather and she did not want to give them away easily.
Fatty Wang curled his lip, "So the Guanshan Taibao are actually our Tomb Raiders' enemies? If it weren't for their advice to the emperor, we wouldn't only have three Tomb Raider Talismans left!"
"Moreover, the only remaining Faqiu Seal is gone, which has essentially severed the lineage of the Faqiu Heavenly Official... Well, we still have Brother!"
"Young man, you are a legitimate descendant of the Celestial Official of the Tomb Raiders, and those fake Falcon Fingers..."
Zhang Qiling could no longer bear it and stomped hard on Wang Pangzi's foot.
Fatty Wang screamed in pain.
With Wang Pangzi's witty remarks, the somewhat quiet atmosphere in the room regained some warmth.
Sun Xuewu silently gave Wang Pangzi a thumbs up.
That's right, that's it!
Let's quickly turn the page on the story of Dixian Village and Guanshan Taibao!
If Li Yang continues talking, he might actually know the inside story of Dixian Village.
Sun Xuewu dared not gamble!
He looked up, wanting to secretly observe Li Yang, only to see the other man staring at him with a smile, waving his three outstretched fingers.
The cold sweat that Sun Xuewu had finally managed to stop suddenly poured down his back!
Is this ever going to end?!
Li Yang slowly began, "The third point I'm going to talk about next is the truth about the Earth Immortal Village!"
Sun Xuewu's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at Li Yang in disbelief.
Does he really know the inside story of the Immortal Village?
impossible! Absolutely impossible!
Sun Xuewu prayed silently in his heart, hoping that Li Yang was just talking nonsense.
Li Yang was somewhat disappointed. Why didn't Sun Xuewu provide him with any more happiness points?
Looks like I need to share some exciting information!
"Before revealing the truth about the Earth Immortal Village, we must first tell you that two hundred years after Guanshan Taibao left the mountain, a genius named Feng Shigu appeared in the Feng family!"
Upon hearing Li Yang mention Feng Shigu's name, Sun Xuewu's heart leaped into his throat.
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coincide!
Must be a coincidence!
Sun Xuewu could only keep comforting himself in this way.
But they couldn't help but prick up their ears and listen carefully to what Li Yang was going to say next.