Chapter 337: 5 Dragons Holding Pearls
Chapter 337: 5 Dragons Holding Pearls
Ah Zhi walked in front, his eyes fixed on the compass needle and said:
"It's this mountain range. Look, it has a unique shape, with five main ridges winding through it.
Countless branches crisscross each other, just like five dragons playing with a pearl, forming an extremely rare situation of five dragons holding a pearl."
Ah Zhi stroked the compass and continued:
"The place where the dragon pearl is located is a place where wind and energy gather. It is an excellent place for feng shui. If an ancient tomb is built here, it will surely bring extraordinary wealth and prosperity.
I belong to the tomb-raiding sect. Our founder passed down the art of finding dragons, using the technique of dividing gold to locate the location of ancient tombs.
This Five Dragons Holding a Pearl formation is the feng shui layout that our tomb raiders have always dreamed of. The ancient tomb hidden within it is likely to contain rare treasures."
The little weasel suddenly squeaked, and Milk Tea translated it: "There are good things, there are good things, tomb raiders, hurry up and rob the tomb..."
Master Bai grabbed Nai Cha and said, "What do you mean by tomb robbing? Keep your voice down! Even if we really were robbing a tomb, we can't just shout nonsense!"
Ah Zhi coughed and said, "Let's follow the little weasel to see..."
The little weasel ran around happily on the ground, sniffing everywhere, and its small body moved nimbly through the grass.
Suddenly, it stopped in a slightly low-lying place, surrounded by several tall ancient trees. The moonlight shone through the gaps between the branches and leaves, forming patches of mottled light and shadow.
The little weasel stood where it was, raised its head, and kept squeaking at everyone in a very excited voice, while its two little paws kept digging the ground.
Azhi was originally holding a compass, brows furrowed, pacing back and forth nearby, muttering to himself.
Hearing the cry of the little weasel, he turned his head suddenly, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
He walked quickly to the little weasel, looked at the compass, and kept turning in circles, muttering, "Yes, yes, why didn't I think of it? It's right here, right here!"
His eyes fell on a big old tree with a thick trunk and lush branches and leaves.
The young carpenter stood under the tree, gazing up with surprise in his eyes. He gently stroked the rough trunk and said, "Isn't this the black mulberry tree we've been looking for?"
Liu Yanshi touched the tree and said:
"The texture of mulberry wood is hard yet resilient. If it is used to make a crossbow, the crossbow body can firmly withstand the tension of the string and is not easily deformed.
The crossbow arrow fired must be quite powerful."
Azhi didn't care about the crossbow or not. He just took out a Luoyang shovel, held it tightly with both hands, and inserted it into the ground under his feet with force. The Luoyang shovel sank into the soil.
Azhi took a deep breath, slowly pulled out the shovel, and stared at the soil brought out by the shovel head.
He examined it carefully, then brought it to his nose and sniffed it gently, a puzzled look on his face.
"No, this doesn't look like an ancient tomb! The soil and smell are not right.
There might be a treasure underneath, why don’t we go in and take a look?”
Master Bai stood aside, coughed slightly and said, "If that's the case, then let's dig it up and see what's hidden underneath."
Lin Wanwan was also very excited. She was just a little young, otherwise she would definitely participate in the event.
Madam Bai patted her butt gently and said, "Little girl, stop busying yourself. We'll just stand aside and watch."
Mrs. Bai took out a bottle of goat's milk from her bag. The goat's milk was placed in a dark brown leather case and was still warm.
She passed the goat milk to Lin Wanwan's lips. Lin Wanwan held the bottle with both hands and drank obediently, making satisfied "gulp gulp" sounds from time to time in her throat.
She blinked her big watery eyes and watched everyone digging hard not far away, her little face full of curiosity.
The moonlight was like water, and everyone dug hard with one shovel at a time, their foreheads covered with fine beads of sweat.
Huangmao was swinging a shovel when the soil under his feet suddenly loosened. He lost his balance in an instant and rolled uncontrollably into the deep pit that had just been dug.
Everyone screamed and reached out to pull it out in a panic, but everything happened too fast and it was too late.
"Yellow Hair!" Master Bai shouted, "What's wrong? Are you hurt?"
After a while, Huangmao's surprised and excited voice came from below: "I'm not hurt! Come down quickly, there are so many... so many night pearls down there!"
Everyone went down one after another using the ropes and martial arts skills, and the scene before them left them dumbfounded.
This is a huge stone chamber, the space is vast beyond imagination. Above the stone door, there are densely packed night pearls inlaid. They are of different sizes, but each one is round and translucent.
Huangmao was the first one who couldn't hold back. He reached out and pressed hard on one of the night pearls, thinking that it would trigger some mechanism, but the night pearl didn't move at all.
Master Bai frowned and walked to the stone gate. He gently stroked the night pearl and said, "It seems that we can't open this stone gate at all..."
Azhi held the compass tightly, and the needle on the compass spun wildly, making a slight "clicking" sound.
"How could this happen?" Azhi murmured in a low voice.
Liu Quanzhou stood aside and sighed helplessly: "The Emperor of Nanchu is quite cautious. This stone gate is definitely not what we imagined."
His eyes slowly swept across the stone door, trying to find a flaw in the cold stone surface, but in the end he shook his head in disappointment.
Lin Wanwan was squatting aside, whispering with Naitang.
Her eyes were shining with anticipation, and she kept gesturing, hoping that Naitang could give some useful advice.
Naitang just shook his head slightly, and his furry ears drooped down, as if he had no way to deal with the stone door.
"Are we just going to give up like this?" Lin Wanwan bit her lip, feeling unwilling.
Suddenly, she noticed that the golden silkworm Gu was moving. She saw a faint golden light slowly seeping out from Lin Wanwan's collar.
The golden silkworm Gu circled quickly around the night pearls on the stone gate and stopped in front of the largest night pearl.
A silver thread visible to the naked eye was drawn out from the night pearl and continuously flowed into the body of the golden silkworm Gu.
As the essence was sucked away, the night pearl quickly lost its luster and became dull and lifeless.
One, two... The golden silkworm Gu tirelessly shuttled between the night pearls. Every time it absorbed one, a dark area would appear on the stone gate.
As the essence of the last night pearl was sucked dry, the entire stone gate fell into darkness.
Just when everyone thought things had reached a stalemate, a low roar came from deep within the stone gate.
The stone gate rose slowly, making a dull rumbling sound, and the dust it raised flew wildly in the dim light.
Everyone held their breath, their eyes fixed on the passage that was gradually revealed.
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