Film and Television: Living in an Apartment, Part-Time Soul Ferryman

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After noticing Zhang Qiling's expression, Fatty Wang whispered a sarcastic remark:

"Hey buddy, there's something strange about your gaze. It's like you're lusting after Li Yang's good looks!"

"Hey, I have to say, your eyes are exactly the same as Uncle Ming's mistress, Han Shuna. The way she looks at Li Yang is practically drooling!"

Zhang Qiling's thoughts momentarily froze, and he gave Fatty Wang a big eye roll, an expression he rarely made.

Fatty Wang chuckled. He loved teasing Zhang Qiling, and seeing the speechless expression on Zhang Qiling's face made him very happy.

Li Yang added, "Actually, Professor Sun, the reason you don't let people see the back of the Guixu Divination Mirror is because there are four bronze talismans hidden on the back of the mirror: a human talisman, a fish talisman, a ghost talisman, and a dragon talisman!"

Unable to contain his shock and panic, Sun Xuewu jumped up from his chair and stared at Li Yang in disbelief.

"How...how do you know so much?"

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Li Yang curled his lip, "Is that a lot?"

"No! I haven't said enough, because I know much more!"

"For example, Professor Sun, you should have a dragon talisman, which you found on the grasslands of Inner Mongolia!"

When Sun Xuewu looked at Li Yang again, his eyes were no longer just filled with shock, but also with a hint of fear.

Even a fortune teller couldn't predict this accurately!

"Who exactly are you?" Sun Xuewu couldn't help but ask.

Then he glanced at Professor Chen, who stood calmly to the side, with a somewhat resentful expression.

Old Chen, Old Chen, where did you find such a divine being?!

If he continues talking, I might not be able to keep my biggest secret!

On the other side.

Upon learning from Li Yang that Professor Sun had obtained a dragon talisman from the grasslands of Inner Mongolia, Hu Bayi was taken aback.

Back when he and Fatty went to the grasslands to find Ding Sitian, they saw a dragon talisman on the grasslands!

However, the dragon talisman was swallowed by the old sheepskin, who attempted to use the Yuan Cult's evil technique "Nine Transformations of Dragon" to bury it naked from head to toe in a place where dragon energy condensed, and after seven days it would grow scales and claws, transform into a dragon and ascend to heaven!

Old Sheepskin wanted to use this evil method to borrow the dragon energy from the earth's veins to bless his descendants for generations to come!

Unfortunately, man proposes, God disposes. The dragon talisman may have had some mysterious secrets, because it attracted thunder and fire, burning everything to ashes, and the dragon talisman disappeared without a trace!

Just as Hu Bayi was thinking this, Li Yang suddenly spoke up:

"Brother Hu, you've actually seen that dragon talisman in Professor Sun's hand before!"

Hu Bayi was shocked and looked at Li Yang, blurting out in fright, "You really do have mind-reading abilities! Otherwise, how would you know what I'm thinking?"

Li Yang rolled his eyes. "Nonsense, what's so interesting about reading the mind of a grown man like you? If I were to read the mind of a woman like Shirley, it should be reading the mind of a woman like Shirley!"

Shirley Yang blushed and wrapped her arms around Li Yang's arm, her eyes as gentle as spring water.

She was moved!

I wish I could go back to my apartment right now and have a three-hundred-round battle with Li Yang!

Hu Bayi was forced to swallow a mouthful of cold, hard dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection), and spat inwardly before turning to look at Sun Xuewu.

"Professor Sun, may I take a look at that dragon talisman?"

Sun Xuewu tried to cover it up, saying, "I don't have any dragon talisman..."

Professor Chen sighed, "Old Sun, what exactly is the origin of that Guixu Divination Mirror that made you go so far as to deceive me to get your hands on it!"

"Even if you had just told me the truth, I would have helped you. Why did you have to do this... Sigh!"

Sun Xuewu's expression shifted between anger and remorse, finally settling on a look of shame. "Old Chen, I'm sorry, but you'd better not know about this!"

At this time.

But then they heard Li Yang speak.

"Professor Chen, how did you come to know about the existence of the Kingdom of Hatred?"

Professor Chen calmed himself down, a hint of reminiscence flashing in his eyes.

"That was when I was young, and I participated in an archaeological excavation!"

"At that time, the archaeological team unearthed a Zhou Dynasty bronze vessel in Guliannu, which is known as the Zhou Muwang Banquet Vessel!"

"It was a food vessel, decorated with zigzag patterns and set against a background of thunder patterns. The patterns were magnificent and spectacular, making it a pinnacle of bronze history!"

"Bronze and jade artifacts from the Shang and Zhou dynasties were considered national treasures in that era, and they were inscribed with important events!"

"King Mu's banquet for the spirit vessel this week will be no exception!"

"Based on the deciphering of the patterns, it records that at the end of the South China Sea, there is a place called the 'Land of Returning to the Ruins,' which is also the Land of Hatred!"

"The Hentian clan possessed the secret of the dragon fire. The Zhou emperor sent historians there, hoping to use the dragon fire to forge the Heavenly Cauldron. The Divine Bowl of King Mu of Zhou was forged for this purpose!"

Li Yang nodded.

"Indeed, the Kingdom of Hatred Heaven did cast a large cauldron for King Mu of Zhou, named the Guixu Ancient Cauldron!"

"The Guixu Ancient Ding is inlaid with divination symbols and mirrors, which are the essence of divination by candlelight during the Western Zhou Dynasty. It can use the sea vapor contained in bronze to deduce funeral omens!"

"The most important thing in Feng Shui is 'Qi,' which is the 'vital energy' in the dragon vein. Mirages on the sea are mostly caused by changes in sea Qi!"

"The sea energy in Guixu is the energy of the dragon vein, because Guixu is located at the intersection of two branches of the Southern Dragon. The dragon energy is abundant here, causing dragon fire to rise, making it the birthplace of the Kingdom of Hatred!"

"At the same time, any fragment of the Guixu Ancient Cauldron can transform an ordinary tomb into a feng shui treasure land where vital energy is concentrated!"

"And the divination mirror on the ancient cauldron can be used to deduce the location of the ancient tomb!"

Professor Chen quickly realized what was happening.

"Were the Guixu Divination Mirror and the ancient cauldron originally one entity?"

Li Yang nodded. "The Guixu Ancient Cauldron was buried in the tomb of King Mu of Zhou, but when the tomb was excavated, the cauldron had already been struck by lightning and shattered into pieces. The Guixu Divination Mirror and the four bronze talismans are nowhere to be found!"

"There are a total of sixteen Zhou divination symbols, created by King Wen of Zhou. These sixteen symbols can be used to deduce all things under the Dao of Heaven!"

"Therefore, when the sixteen hexagrams of the Zhou Tian appeared, it caused gods to weep and ghosts to wail. King Wen was worried about being punished by the Heavenly Dao, so he destroyed the Pre-Heaven Bagua, leaving only the Post-Heaven Bagua to be passed down to this day!"

Hu Bayi, who was standing to the side, nodded thoughtfully.

"That makes sense. Of the sixteen-character Yin-Yang Feng Shui secret technique I learned, my ancestor Zhang Sanlianzi destroyed eight of the eight characters, saying that they were not something ordinary people could master. He left only the eight characters of the Feng Shui secret technique and passed it down to me!"

Li Yang continued, "The Guixu Gua Mirror is intricately designed. Guided by the divination symbols, it can display different hexagrams based on the gathering and dispersing of the surrounding vital energy!"

"The ancient cauldron only has four trigrams: dragon, ghost, human, and fish, which can only be used to observe the yin and yang energy points!"

Li Yang stared intently at Sun Xuewu.

"So, Professor Sun, you went to great lengths to obtain the Guixu Divination Mirror and the four bronze talismans because you wanted to divine the existence of a super-large tomb, right?"

Sun Xuewu sighed, cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to Li Yang, and said with heartfelt admiration, "Comrade Li Yang is truly a divine being!"

"I originally thought you were only in your early twenties, and that you looked like a big star on TV, so I looked down on you a bit!"

"I never imagined that Comrade Li Yang would be such a learned and extraordinary young hero... I offer you this tea instead of wine as an apology!"

After saying that, he downed three cups of tea in one go.

Then she turned to Professor Chen, her face full of apology.

"Brother Chen, I'm sorry, brother. I made you mistake the Guixu Divination Mirror for the Qin King's Bone-Illuminating Mirror. It was my selfishness that caused this!"

Professor Chen asked curiously, "So which large tomb are you looking for?"

"You're actually going to use the legendary Guixu Ancient Cauldron, a divine artifact? Are you looking for Cao Cao's tomb? Or perhaps the tomb of some other emperor?"

Sun Xuewu shook his head, "Neither!"

"To tell you the truth, what I'm looking for is a village of earth immortals, also known as the Tomb of the King!"

Professor Chen muttered the words "conferring a title of king," a puzzled expression on his face. "How come I've never heard of any feudal lord being granted the title of king?"

Sun Xuewu sighed, "Because there was never a system of bestowing titles of kings in history!"

"The so-called king was actually a tomb raider, a notorious thief!"

Upon hearing that a tomb raider had actually become king in history, Hu Bayi was filled with intense curiosity and was about to ask him a question when Sun Xuewu spoke up first.

"Comrade Hu, I heard from Brother Chen that you are a tomb raider, right?"

Hu Bayi nodded.

Wang Pangzi, who was standing to the side, couldn't wait to say, "Old Hu and I are both legitimate tomb raiders, and you, young man, are the Lieutenant General of Tomb Raiders!"

Sun Xuewu nodded. "The four major schools of tomb raiding are Mountain Moving, Ridge Unloading, and Tomb Raider... Besides these, Comrade Hu, do you know of any other school of tomb raiding?"

Hu Bayi was startled. "Are you talking about Guanshan Taibao?"

"Isn't that just a legend? Could this school of thought actually exist?"

Sun Xuewu nodded and began to explain the origins of the Guanshan Taibao...

"The Guanshan Taibao school of tomb raiding originated in Sichuan Province!"

"During the Ming Dynasty, there was a group of people in Sichuan Province who were similar to charlatans. They were skilled in sorcery and knowledgeable in a feng shui technique called 'Guan Shan Zhi Mi' (观山指迷). The men were called Tai Bao (太保), and the women were called Shi Niang (师娘)!"

"This group of people were inciting unrest and wielded immense power. The Ming court, with its weak rule at the end of the dynasty, was powerless against them!"

"The leader of Guanshan Taibao is a local tycoon surnamed Feng. He understands the way of furnace fire, cultivates qi and nourishes the body, and has extraordinary abilities. He has countless disciples and subordinates. He calls himself an Earth Immortal and is also known as King Feng!"

"This person has a peculiar hobby: tomb raiding!"

"He used the feng shui technique of 'observing mountains and pointing out the way' to excavate many ancient tombs from various dynasties, including many large tombs of emperors and generals!"

"Moreover, this guy has an addiction to building tombs. He spent decades and a lot of manpower and resources building a 'Village of Immortals' in the mountains, which is actually a huge tomb!"

"This giant tomb is even larger than some imperial mausoleums!"

"The King of Feng collected all the funerary objects, coffins, cauldrons, pottery figurines, and even valuable and rare building materials, tomb bricks, and wooden coffins from other ancient tombs he had obtained from tomb raiding in his own Dixian Village!"

"They also built various bizarrely styled tombs and installed all sorts of mechanisms and locks, turning the Earth Immortal Village into an impregnable underground fortress!"

"And the Xuanji Tower inside contains secret artifacts, treasures, gold and silver jewelry from tombs of various dynasties!"

"Later, Zhang Xianzhong, a notorious bandit at the end of the Ming Dynasty, led his troops to invade Sichuan Province. Feng Wang then hid in the village of Dixian in the deep mountains with his disciples!"

"But whether he went mad or for some other reason, he killed all his disciples, regardless of age or gender, as well as the craftsmen who were digging mountains and building tombs. He then activated a mechanism to lower the Dragon-Slaying Stone, burying himself alive in the Earth Immortal Village!"

"Later, the locals called it 'Fengwangfen' (Fengwang Tomb), and no one knew the exact whereabouts of Dixian Village!"

For a while.

Hu Bayi and Professor Chen were deeply shocked.

Hu Bayi exclaimed, "So that's how the Guanshan Taibao came to be... No wonder this school of tomb raiding disappeared completely; they were all buried in the Earth Immortal Village!"

Professor Chen couldn't help but exclaim, "This Dixian Village is practically an ancient tomb museum! If it could be excavated, it would be an unparalleled earthquake for the history and archaeology communities!"

Sun Xuewu sighed.

"Brother Chen, as you know, I have dedicated my whole life to studying the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book!"

"But how difficult it is to unravel the mystery of the Dragon Bone Scripture! It requires studying the tortoise shells, animal bones, and inscriptions on bells and tripods found in various ancient tombs to gain some inspiration!"

"But many ancient tombs in history have been destroyed by tomb raiders, leaving nothing of value!"

"But Dixian Village is different. I have conducted an in-depth investigation. Back then, after Zhang Xianzhong's bandit troops entered Sichuan Province, they carried out a large-scale excavation of mountains and tombs!"

"Historical records state: Bandits entered the mountains and dug caves in search of the golden books and jade incantations, and the secrets of the dragon bones hidden by the earth immortals. When they failed, they slaughtered tens of thousands of people, filling the ravines with their corpses!"

"Therefore, the Dixian Village is well-preserved, and because Guanshan Taibao has excavated a large number of ancient tombs, there must be tortoise shells, inscriptions, or even Zhou Dynasty secrets that I need, which will be of great help in deciphering the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book!"

As he spoke, Sun Xuewu's expression turned extremely dejected.

"But when I submitted a report to my superiors requesting approval to organize an expert group to search for the 'Immortal Village' in Sichuan Province, I was criticized by my superiors for having unrealistic ideas!"

"The leader also said that Guanshan Taibao was just a folk legend, and the news about Dixian Village was even more unfounded, and returned my application report!"

For a moment, the entire private room fell silent.

Everyone could feel the bitterness and resentment in Sun Xuewu's heart, as well as the profound sense of sorrow!

Just now.

Li Yang suddenly clapped, breaking the silence in the private room.

"Excellent! Truly excellent! Professor Sun, the story you've crafted is truly brilliant!"