Ghost Shelter System

In the early morning, after resting, Gu Shunzi and his party officially set off.

Two cars and nine people set off from the county town and drove into the vast grassland.

In fact, life on the grasslands in this era has many inconveniences and is quite difficult.

Fortunately, the county town is a gathering place after all. It has complete food, drink, housing, water, electricity and transportation, and it looks like a place where people live.

But outside the county town, when it gets dark at eight o'clock in the evening, it completely returns to its original state.

There are no street lights.

There are no roads.

There is no human habitation.

The road was bumpy and bumpy, and it was extremely difficult to navigate.

Looking around, except for the beautiful stars, nothing else is beautiful.

The grassland is too big.

When the moon is covered in the sky, you can only rely on the compass to lead the way.

The driver of the van was Gu Shunzi, Qin Kun was in the passenger seat, and Li Chong, Han Miao, and Zombie were crowded in the back.

The car drove for two hours and finally stopped at a place where no ghost could be seen. In the distance, apart from the calls of strange birds and the faint howling of wolves, there were only the intermittent sounds of mosquitoes and flies.

Qin Kun and others saw that the jeep had stopped, and Director Li was gesturing outside the car with a compass.

He looked at the stars, pinched his fingers, looked at the compass again, and then got in the car again.

After going up and down like this four times, Li Chong finally couldn't help but said: "Master Gu, what is this Taoist priest doing?"

The person who spoke was Qin Kun's friend. He did not show his face and did not give his name. He vaguely felt that this master was full of evil spirits and was also a member of the secret sect. However, when he heard the other party's polite address, Gu Shunzi also smiled and replied: "Little brother, Taoist priest Li is looking for stars to determine his tomb."

Looking for a star to determine a tomb?

This is so damn difficult.

There are mountains in this grassland, but the mountains are low, there are trees, and the vegetation is not lush. I feel that Feng Shui is difficult to use. If you can determine the location of the tomb just by looking at the stars, how powerful can you do it?

"Is it reliable?"

"This is the only thing we can rely on in the grassland."

The fifth time I got off the bus, two hours had passed since departure.

Daochang Li finally stopped leaving in a hurry and came to Gu Shunzi.

"Master Gu, when we reach the mountain ahead, we can identify the soil."

Gu Shunzi nodded.

There is a forest at the foot of the mountain. The trees are sparse. The grassland does not have enough water to support the trees, so woods are rare. Since there are woods in this area, it at least means that there is a water source or underground river nearby.

Entering the forest, Gu Shunzi signaled Hong Yang and Hong Xiang brothers to grab the guy, and they walked up the mountain carrying their eating utensils.

There was no mention of building tombs in grassland funerals at first, but after the integration with Han culture, many grassland people also chose sites for burials. Some nobles would follow the example of the Han family and use mountains as mausoleums to bury and rest in peace.

These mausoleums will be located in sunny areas and built with bricks and stones. The coffin is a sitting coffin, and some also have stone coffins. The burial objects are mostly utensils used during life and a large amount of gold and silver. They are also attractive to tomb robbers, but the tombs are poorly built. It is dangerous to go down to the grave, and coupled with the natural concealment ability of the grassland, the tombs are basically not discovered. If they are discovered, they are almost empty.

The group went up the mountain, and Qin Kun and Li Chong also helped carry the things. The black package was heavy, but Qin Kun didn't ask what it was.

However, Li Chong looked through it curiously and whispered: "Qin Heigou, this is the detonator!"

Qin Kun said: "Maybe it is used to open a road."

"We are from a well-established family no matter what. Carrying a bag of detonators is beneath our status!" Li Chong said heartbroken.

The key is that this method of tomb robbing is too low-level.

People in the secret sect didn't like bows and crossbows in ancient times. Nowadays, they don't touch guns and cannons. It's a rule. The husband is an unlucky weapon. Their magical weapons are basically blunt weapons such as wooden swords and sticks. They are all used to drive away ghosts and evil spirits, and their ritualistic nature is better than their lethality.

Qin Kun also knew that the guys brought by the Xiling warriors were not good people, but he just said: "As long as they don't hurt anyone. Let's make a change. They promised me that they would only take the tokens lost in the tomb during this trip and not touch the corpses of the underworld. Since I agreed to go with them, I don’t care about those things. After all, these foreign objects are just in case.”

If the tomb passage is blocked, why not rely on a detonator or a shovel?

Han Miao used a flashlight to illuminate the road and had no interest in detonators, while the zombie was carrying Gu Chenggong, who was still sleeping.

Several wolves in the forest heard the sound and came, and when they saw the large number of people, they left silently. Daochang Li and Gu Shunzi didn't stop until they were halfway up the mountain.

"That's it."

"Okay! Hong Xiang, identify the soil!"

The burly Xiling warrior thrust his shovel into the soil and continued to pound it with his hammer.

There was a clanking sound, and after the shovel was almost completely immersed in the handle, the rebar interface was connected to an iron handle and continued to smash.

Beat, get the soil, beat, get the soil.

Every time after collecting soil, Hong Xiang would hold it under his nose and smell it. Hong Yang and Gu Shunzi were also sniffing nearby.

After digging a hole, Hong Xiang smelled the last pile of soil and said to Daoist Li: "It's not here."

Taoist priest Li got used to the bad start, took out his compass and continued walking forward.

They changed three places, dug three robbery holes, and spent nearly an hour, but the group still found nothing.

Seeing Hong Xiang filling back the soil, Li Chong grabbed Gu Shunzi and asked: "Master Gu, do we have to find the Year of the Monkey?"

In Li Chong's view, this was just an ordinary low mountain, so why did it involve a mausoleum?

Gu Shunzi comforted him: "Don't be anxious, little brother. Finding a tomb is already very troublesome. However, we have received information in advance, proving that there is indeed a tomb in this area. If you look at the location chosen by Director Li, you will know that we are not looking for a tomb." luck."

Location?

"This position...is there any particular value?"

Li Chong was suspicious, and Qin Kun, who had been silent until now, suddenly said: "Three suns are blowing in the face, and everything is shining. Seven stars are shining on the top, and the dragon is raising its head. Those three thief caves are the dragon heads, three inches, and seven inches of this mountain range, and Everywhere is not covered by trees and faces the rising sun. It is really exquisite and fits the grassland customs and Han family Feng Shui."

Gu Shunzi looked at Qin Kun in surprise.

The indifferent and taciturn Daochang Li suddenly became interested: "Do you understand the Three Stars and Nine Qi?"

The three stars refer to the three stars of Ziwei, Changgeng and Sirius.

The nine qi are anger, joy, sadness, fear, cold, heat, surprise, fatigue, and thought.

Ziwei is the North Star, Chang Geng is Venus, also called the Taibai Star, and Sirius has been recorded as an evil star since ancient times.

These three stars are the astrological reference for Daochang Li's lineage.

See the stars in the sky and seek Qi on the ground.

Daochang Li's method of finding Qi pulses is different from what is recorded in the Qin and Kun Zhenzi scrolls. The Zhenzi scroll says that mountains move above the ground and Qi travels underground. Qi is an invisible thing. However, Daochang Li's secret method of finding Qi pulses is based on the Yellow Emperor's Nei Jing Suwen. For the method of finding Qi, 'Su' is the original thing, and 'Wen' is the question and answer between Huangdi and Qi Bo. Su Wen was originally a medical theory, but for thousands of years it was accepted by Daochang Li as a Feng Shui sect for diagnosing earth veins.

"Three stars and nine qi... the secret technique of yin and yang?" Qin Kun suddenly asked.

Daochang Li nodded and his eyes lit up: "Exactly."

Qin Kun said to Taoist Li: "I have heard of it, but I don't understand it. I only know a little bit about Feng Shui."

The most surprised person at this moment is Qin Kun.

The three-star nine-qi yin-yang secret technique... If I remember correctly, Qi Hongzhuang obtained this technique.

How could Daochang Li know this?

Does the surname Li... have anything to do with the experiment at Sanfenshan?

Daochang Li was a little disappointed after hearing Qin Kun's explanation: "I see. The art of Feng Shui is originally about different paths leading to the same goal. You are proficient in this art at a young age. You must not be an unknown person in the sect's inheritance, right?"

"It's a small trick, with no inheritance. This technique was mastered by a certain Taoist master in Maoshan. After studying it for several years, I have only achieved a small amount of success. It can't be said to be a master."

Hearing that Qin Kun learned from Maoshan, Taoist Li did not ask any more questions.

Qin Kun spoke modestly. During this period, Gu Shunzi spoke several times, preparing to introduce Qin Kun's identity so that everyone could get to know him formally, but he still swallowed his words.

Qin Kun is a member of the secret sect. This trip to fight with them is an exception, so it is better to conceal his identity.

Regarding Qin Kun's identity as a ghost hunter, he only told his son Gu Chenggong to know about it. The two junior brothers only heard about this man's solo adventure in Qiaoling Antiques, but did not listen to their senior brothers' detailed explanation of Qin Kun's ghost hunting skills.

However, after searching for the tomb for three times without success, Taoist Li saw that Qin Kun was also familiar with this matter, so he asked one more question: "Then from Master Qin's point of view, is it still necessary to search this mountain?"

It means asking for advice, but also includes exploring.

Qin Kun pondered and didn't speak for a while.

The atmosphere was deserted, Gu Shunzi laughed and said: "Daoist Master Li, please don't make it difficult for Master Qin. Master Qin came here with us as a righteous act, and his real ability is not in this way."

"So that's how it is. It's just a poor thing that's arrogant."

When several people were about to leave to return, suddenly, Qin Kun said: "If there is really a tomb here, and if it is buried like the Han family, the Taoist priest might as well look for it on the dragon's back."

Director Li, who was about to leave, stopped.

Dragon's back?

“Will anyone be buried in that location?”

"If you are particularly proficient in Feng Shui, no, because it is not a Feng Shui treasure place at all. And the Feng Shui of this mountain is not good. This is Dushan, and Dushan is not suitable for burial. Because lonely yin does not grow, lonely sun does not grow. And This is not only a Dushan Mountain, but also a Tongshan Mountain!"

Hong Yang pinched his beard and asked curiously: "May I ask what Tongshan is?"

"It's just a very small mountain."

Daochang Li interrupted and replied, then looked at Qin Kun, "Master Qin is saying that the person who selected the site is not proficient in Feng Shui?"

"That's not necessarily the case, but if you want to choose a location based on Feng Shui on the grassland, I'm afraid there are few suitable places. If you add in the local customs, then Dragon's Back is undoubtedly the most suitable."

In grassland funerals, the deceased has the honor of serving the "Eternal Life Heaven" after death.

Changshengtian is Tengger. To put it bluntly, it means heaven and God.

And the tomb site closest to Changshengtian is undoubtedly a high place facing the sun!

Li Daochang rolled his eyes and nodded to Gu Shunzi: "Master Gu, I think what Master Qin said makes sense. We might as well go to the top of the mountain to have a look!"

Gu Shunzi was not sure about finding tombs on this trip, because it was difficult to find tombs in the grassland, so he invited Daoist Li to take charge. Since Daoist Li said so, Gu Shunzi simply said: "Okay!"

On the top of the mountain, the dragon's spine is winding and the trees are sparser.

When Daochang Li arrived here, he felt that Qin Kun was right.

He only thought about Feng Shui in the Han way, and did not take into account the grassland conditions at that time. Even if grassland funerals absorbed Han customs, they were also based on grassland customs.

If there is a tomb on this mountain, it must be on the dragon's back!

Standing here, with the sky shrouded in stars, this is the ‘treasure land’ where one can serve Tengger after death!

"Master Gu, identify the soil!"

The position of identifying soil has changed from the mountainside to the ridge, and it is still the position of the head, three inches, and seven inches.

Several people identified the soil all the way until the leading hole was drilled. After the bottom soil was taken out, Hong Xiang smelled the soil and laughed: "Brother, there is a fight!"

Gu Shunzi grabbed a handful of soil, rubbed it carefully, smelled it under his nose, and laughed.

Hong Yang also sniffed the soil and said loudly: "Look! The traitor must have left a robbery hole before, and maybe there is a tomb entrance. Look carefully!"

Several Xiling warriors dispersed, and within 20 minutes, a rabbit nest was found.

After the hole was filled with soil, it was occupied by rabbits and they made a nest filled with new soil and several small rabbits. The rabbit's nest was not far away. Hong Xiang used an iron rod to pry open a stone half a man's height. Inside was a newly dug tomb!

"Master Qin has such great views, I admire you so much!"

Taoist priest Li came next to him and praised him without hesitation. Qin Kun touched his nose and said, "I happened to say that. Shall we go down? It's almost dawn."

"Don't worry, it will be daybreak soon. The three quarters of Yin hour have passed. If Yang people don't want to make Yin wealth, they should rest for a day."

Professional matters should be left to professionals. Qin Kun did not dictate.

A group of people returned from the top of the mountain, set up tents in the forest, and began to rest like camping travelers.

Several Xiling warriors were not in a hurry to fight, and entered the tent one after another to recharge their batteries. After discussion, Qin Kun was also assigned to a tent and slept in it with Li Chong.

Li Chong didn't expect these local masters to be so calm. He looked at Qin Kun and said, "Qin Heigou, they are not in a hurry. Why do I think you are in a hurry?"

Can I not be in a hurry?

The mission says to suppress the immortal!

Just give it three days.

Now that the day is over, everyone needs to rest. I have two days left, and I don’t know where the immortal is! I can’t suppress the immortal, I can’t go back home!

Qin Kun guessed that the immortals mentioned by the system might be the Five Immortals of Hu, Huang, White, Gray and Willow. There might be big ones occupying this tomb. Otherwise, the rebels in Qiaoling would not have been infected by corpse spores, escaped and ascended to heaven, and then died on the road.

"Li Chong, when the time comes, you and Han Miao should stay away."

"Why? I've never fought!"

"Do you think it's a trip?" Qin Kun rolled his eyes at Li Chong.

"What about the zombies?"

"Come with me."

"I haven't asked you why you hang out with him?"

"If we don't fight, we won't get to know each other."

"Why can he go but I can't?"

"There may be relatives in the tomb. He went to see what happened? Are your relatives also in there?"

"Your relatives are in there!"

"Stop talking nonsense and just be patient."

Li Chong curled his lips and wanted to say something else. Seeing that Qin Kun was a little impatient, he could only give up the idea.

The next day.

In the morning, Gu Shunzi and others were cooking rice in a pot. This mountain forest seemed to be very remote, and there was no one on the grassland.

After eating and drinking, in the afternoon, they began to smear a layer of smelly and greasy stuff on their bodies.

It is said that there are many fungi in the air and soil in the tomb, and many inexperienced local masters will contract skin diseases. This layer of secret medicine can resist those things, as well as some corpse evil spirits.

"Master Qin, this is my Qiaoling secret medicine, which is made from pangolin tablets and herbs. You should also apply some of it. This pill is a soul-containing pill. Hold it in your mouth when you feel something is wrong in your head. It can calm the soul and calm the mind."

Gu Shunzi gave Qin Kun a small box of secret medicine and a pill. Qin Kun followed suit and mixed it with saliva and applied it on the exposed skin.

After lunch in the afternoon, it was already dark, and Gu Shunzi and the others began to distribute equipment.

When the moon rose, Gu Shunzi walked out of the tent. He had changed into a black outfit, with a leather girdle wrapped around his waist, and many small and exquisite tools hung on the copper rings of the girdle. On the back are ropes, three detonators, and three lighting torches.

"Set off!"

Go up the mountain and enter the tomb entrance.

The tomb passage that had been ventilated for a day had no longer smelled strange. Hong Xiang took the lead. One hand was wearing a glove made of iron locks and holding a German-style military flashlight. The other hand was wearing a sleeve armor and carrying a crowbar. , seems to be useful for exploring paths.

The same goes for Gu Shunzi and Hongyang costumes.

The sleeves looked like European medieval iron sleeves, shining with metallic light. Wrap their five fingers and wrists all the way to the shoulder blades, with a leather buckle sticking out from the end, and tie it around the other side of the chest to ensure that it will not fall off. Qin Kun also got a pair of such sleeve armor and iron gloves, zombies But he doesn't have this kind of treatment, but he doesn't need it either.

"At the entrance to the tomb at the foot of Qiao Ridge in Xushi, black shirts and iron sleeves swept the vaginal mound!"

"Please avoid the monsters ahead. I have no intention of offending you today. I am only looking for the token in the door and do not cause any debts!"

After Hong Xiang shouted, he got in first.

The entrance to the tomb looked like a dog hole at first. After drilling three meters, it became larger and larger, and reinforcements appeared. After five minutes, you can stand up and walk.

Under the illumination of the flashlight, stone bricks with carved patterns appeared on both sides.

Hong Xiang and Hong Yang were in front, Gu Shunzi was at the end, and Qin Kun and Daozhang Li were sandwiched in the middle. Along the way, Daozhang Li looked at the stone bricks and said uncertainly: "Khitan text?"

Khitan is Daliao.

The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms appeared and were later destroyed by Jin.

Before going to the tomb, Gu Shunzi kept guessing the year of the tomb, and it had been pushed back to the Yuan Dynasty. Who would have thought earlier!

"What did you write?"

"I can't see clearly. It may be the name of the craftsman, or it may be a blessing message." Daochang Li was not sure.

Qin Kun understood other meanings.

Just because you can't see clearly doesn't mean you can't understand.

Taoist Li looks like a mountain Taoist priest, but he also understands Khitan?

Following the crowd, we reached the end of the corridor. A stone wall had been broken open long ago, and there was no formal stone gate.

Hong Yang touched the broken stone wall and sneered: "I'm not good at studying, and I can't even find the right entrance to the tomb. I deserve to die last!"

Obviously, the defecting disciple was Hong Yang's disciple, and he was very angry at the traitor's actions.

This is the material entrance, not the tomb entrance, nor the suspicious entrance. The previous wave of people obviously found that they did not dig in the right direction and forced their way in through the wall.

Qin Kun followed them in and found that the sealed material opening had also been made into a wall, at least one and a half meters thick. How much effort did those people spend to open it...

After entering the tomb, everyone lost their direction. Because this is not a formal entrance, the entrance may be from any direction of the tomb.

"Senior brother, it's bigger than imagined!"

"I'm afraid it's the tomb of the Daliao royal family."

"This is an underground palace..."

"wrong!"

Daochang Li interrupted, "This is a mountainside! The tombs are built inside the mountainside."

Li Daochang's words were shocking, and Qin Kun also discovered that there was something special about him.

Some places are lined with bricks, but often the brick walls are partly made of smoothed rock, as if they had been artificially integrated into the structure.

Qin Kun touched the cold rocks and looked at his feet. Even the tomb passage was made of rocks and bricks.

Qin Kun wanted to go forward, but Gu Shunzi grabbed him and said, "Master Qin, wait a minute. This is a mountain cage tomb, with the mountain as the cover and the belly as the drawer. There may be quicksand on the top of the tomb. If you step in the wrong place, the mechanism will be triggered. , maybe all the tomb passages will be buried. We will become sacrifices in the grave."

Gu Shunzi sweated.

Although there are rocks on the walls on this ground, the roof of the tomb is artificially built. It will collapse at any time. It is originally a means of preventing theft.

Gu Shunzi's expression was solemn, and after a while he decided: "Hong Da, you work carefully, I'll let you lead the way."

Hong Yang twirled his moustache and said with a smile: "My branch was responsible for this. Naturally, I have to lead the way. Senior brother, follow closely and just lend a hand at critical moments."

"Well, be careful!"

"It doesn't matter. The traitor can come in and out. As a master, can I still end up here? What a joke!"

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