Chapter 334: Rat-Chasing Pill

"It really is this kid..."

Although Li Yan didn't recognize Shen Shen Jingcan, he looked familiar. After all, he had been walking in the martial world for many years, and his eyes were not those of an ordinary person.

And this kid had fan-like ears and triangular eyes, which were very striking.

As the saying goes, "Men fear fan-like ears, women fear exposed nostrils."

Physiognomy books mention that this kind of face leaks wind from the mouth, is jealous, likes to gossip, often causes trouble, so it is also called "two ears catching the wind, the ancestor of the family's decline."

If it were just this, it would be fine, but he also had triangular eyes.

Most of these people are vicious, suspicious, and scheming.

Having both, most of them are not good things.

But if it's just this, it's fine. The Shen family is holding a funeral, so why did he sneak here?

Just then, Li Yan felt a chill in his heart, hurriedly hid behind a big tree, and restrained his aura.

At the same time, the old Daoist also raised his head and looked over. Seeing no abnormality, he continued to turn his head and said: "Don't talk too much when you arrive. Do whatever I tell you to do."

Shen Shen Jingcan bowed and scraped, asking carefully: "Master, why haven't you mentioned this person before?"

The old man glanced at him: "Walking in the martial world, there will always be some friends. Don't worry, Master is old and has no descendants, so I always need someone to provide for my old age."

"Master, the disciple didn't mean that..."

Shen Shen Jingcan hurriedly apologized with a smile, feeling much relieved.

He had already instigated his father to ask for the map, and after remembering the location, he sneaked out. Who knew this old ghost would change his plan and want to find helpers, which inevitably made him suspicious.

When the old ghost said this, he felt much relieved.

Over the past three years, the old ghost had indeed lived alone in the broken temple, suffering in poverty, and he even had to send rice and grain to provide for him on weekdays.

Three years of getting along, he wouldn't harm him...

As they spoke, the two walked further and further away.

After they left, Li Yan showed his figure from behind the big tree, narrowed his eyes and said: "Such strong spiritual perception."

"What kind of magic is that?"

Lu San leaned over and asked curiously.

Just now, he also felt a gaze, like a kind of intention, sweeping over with the line of sight.

Fortunately, they hid quickly, otherwise they would have been discovered.

"Not magic."

Li Yan frowned: "It's more like a special supernatural power, fusing the eye supernatural power with spiritual perception, which is quite rare."

"In short, be careful. Baihewan definitely has a problem!"

On the other side, Shen Shen Jingcan and the old man also approached the village.

This is a small village by the river, built along the hills. Around the mottled and ancient residential houses, there are large areas of paddy fields.

Compared to Shenjiaba, it is obviously much poorer. Many villagers' houses have peeling walls, and I'm afraid they haven't been repaired for many years.

Shen Shen Jingcan looked at the surroundings with some curiosity.

He had also heard of this village. It was quite down-and-out. The villagers had no kiln sites and were peddlers for generations, walking the streets and alleys, traveling all over Ezhou.

They didn't earn much money, and their status was humble.

Especially in the village, not even a single scholar had been produced.

Before they even got close to the village, an old farmer working in the fields raised his body, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and smiled: "This Daoist, where are you from?"

"Immeasurable Longevity and Fortune."

The old Daoist performed a Daoist salute and said calmly: "The poor Daoist is here to visit a friend. I wonder if Brother Bai Feng is here?"

"Blacksmith Bai."

The old man smiled: "I saw him today, over at the east entrance of the village. If you go to his house, you should be able to find him."

"Many thanks, old lay Buddhist."

The old Daoist performed another salute and left with Shen Shen Jingcan.

As soon as they left, the old farmer's face became cold. He took out a carrier pigeon from a cage hidden in the farm tools and sundries beside him.

He hurriedly wrote a few sentences, stuffed it into the bamboo tube, and threw it up.

*Flap flap flap! *

The carrier pigeon flew away, flew into the village in advance, landed in a large courtyard old house in the center, and was received by a pair of hands, taking out the note inside.

This old house was the main house of the Bai clan in the village.

Compared to the Shen mansion, it was much older and had no carved decorations, looking very simple.

The person receiving the pigeon was a middle-aged man with a thick beard.

Seeing the handwriting on the note, he immediately stood up and whispered to a servant beside him: "Elder Wu has brought someone here. I'm going to support them and tell the Hall Master."

After saying that, he hurriedly went out, and halfway there, he had already torn off his upper garment, revealing his dark chest, looking sloppy.

Not long after, he arrived at an old house at the east end of the village, pushed the door and entered, guarded the courtyard, and took a knife to pretend to sharpen it.

In less than half a stick of incense, the old Daoist brought Shen Shen Jingcan to the door, bowed and smiled: "Brother Bai, long time no see."

"Temple Keeper Wu!"

The bearded man pretended to be pleasantly surprised and hurriedly stood up to welcome him.

"How was the medicine last time?"

"Thanks to the Daoist's blessing, the asthma is much better..."

Listening to the greetings between the two, Shen Shen Jingcan felt relieved.

And on the other side, in the main hall of the Bai family mansion, the servant took the note and walked quickly into the front hall.

Both groups of grave robbers had arrived, sitting on the left and right sides, glaring at each other, and the atmosphere was very solemn.

Their leaders had already communicated last night, deliberately creating a fake appearance of discord to paralyze the employer, and then cooperate to black-eat-black at the critical moment.

Sitting in the main seat was an old man in a green shirt, with a spirited face, white hair, and a straight posture, sitting there with an inexplicable momentum.

It was the Bai family patriarch, Bai Bai Wenghai.

After taking the note handed by the servant, Bai Bai Wenghai just glanced at it, stuffed it into his bosom, then stood up and bowed: "The two of you, please don't be angry. This matter is all my fault for not explaining in advance and arranging it properly."

As he spoke, he sighed: "If this matter weren't difficult to handle, I wouldn't have bothered the two of you."

"To tell the truth, this matter is a bit dangerous. My clansmen have suffered heavy casualties, and only by working together can we enter."

"Oh?"

Wang Wang Laobie from Xiangzhou couldn't help but ask: "Patriarch Bai, I was entrusted by someone to come and help. If it weren't for this, I wouldn't have dealt with someone who is so secretive like you."

"The rules of our trade, since we are here, we must make things clear, otherwise this errand will be called off!"

Chen Yi Jian Sanye on the other side picked up his teacup and drank two sips with an expressionless face. Although he didn't speak, he was clearly of the same opinion.

"The two of you, don't be impatient."

Bai Bai Wenghai hurriedly said good things: "It's not that I intentionally concealed it, but this tomb is extraordinary."

"The two of you, you can combine the copper plates into one."

Wang Wang Laobie and Chen Yi Jian Sanye naturally knew what was going on, but they still pretended to be surprised and combined the tokens, then exclaimed:

"Wu Wu Youxu, Prince Tomb?"

"The two of you are indeed well-informed."

Bai Bai Wenghai praised, then shook his head: "But if it were just a prince's tomb, we wouldn't have hidden our names and searched for generations."

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and a servant brought up a black sandalwood box. After opening it, there was a copper pill inside.

Wang Wang Laobie frowned: "What is this?"

Bai Bai Wenghai didn't rush to answer, but asked: "The two of you are proficient in old history, have you ever heard of the name Wang Su of the Tang Dynasty?"

Chen Yi Jian Sanye glanced at it indifferently: "In the late Han Dynasty, there was a Wang Su, the son of Situ Wang Lang. In the Tang Dynasty, there was no famous Wang Su." Bai Bai Wenghai stroked his beard: "Don't blame the two of you, it's because this person's identity is secretive, and even in the Tang Dynasty, few people knew about him."

"The only record is a sentence in *Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang*: 'Wang Su made a Rat-Chasing Pill, made of copper, which rotates day and night.'"

As soon as this was said, Wang Wang Laobie and Chen Yi Jian Sanye were stunned at the same time.

*Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang* contains many strange and bizarre things. Ordinary people who have read it mostly treat it as a joke, and few believe it.

And they have been robbing graves for many years, so they naturally know about the Mystic Sect, and even more clearly that there are many secrets in this world that ordinary people cannot know.

"Could this be that 'Rat-Chasing Pill'?"

Chen Yi Jian Sanye was also clearly interested.

Bai Bai Wenghai smiled without saying a word, took out a yin-yang shaped copper key from the wooden box, and inserted it into the copper ball, turning it three times with a *creak*.

He nodded, and a servant immediately brought a wooden cage, grabbed a mouse from inside, and threw it on the ground.

"Squeak squeak!"

!.

The mouse landed and immediately wanted to escape.

And Bai Bai Wenghai threw the copper ball out casually.

*Thump thump! *

The copper ball fell to the ground, and with a *crack* on both sides, gear-like mechanisms appeared, spinning and humming like car wheels, moving forward at high speed.

What's even stranger is that this copper ball seemed to have spirituality, rushing directly toward the mouse, and its speed was extremely astonishing.

The mouse was panicked, and when it got close to the chair, it made a sharp turn.

And this "Rat-Chasing Pill" also followed the rotation. When it caught up with the mouse, it extended an iron cone from the front with a *crack*, directly piercing the mouse.

"Squeak squeak!"

The mouse screamed twice and stopped moving.

This scene left the two groups of grave robbers dumbfounded.

Wang Wang Laobie and Chen Yi Jian Sanye stood up involuntarily, exclaiming: "Mohist mechanism technique!"

"Exactly."

Bai Bai Wenghai picked up the "Rat-Chasing Pill" that had stopped spinning, carefully wiped the dust and blood off it with a white cloth, and put it into the wooden box.

After doing all this, he said: "The Mohist school flourished during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, and gradually disappeared after Qin unified the world."

"But the Mohist school did not break its inheritance. It appeared in the world several times later, and now there are even descendants entering the imperial court to serve."

"Unfortunately, the true Mohist mechanism technique has long been lost."

"Wang Su's other identity was the Mohist leader of the Tang Dynasty. He met Wu Wu Youxu in Mount Song and became close friends."

"It is rumored that these two studied secret techniques and had already reproduced the Mohist mechanism technique. However, they felt that the political situation at that time was turbulent, and the emergence of this technique would be a disaster rather than a blessing, so they built a mausoleum near Lake Liangzi Lake, hiding the mechanism technique within it, waiting for those with destiny."

As he spoke, a trace of excitement and greed appeared in Bai Bai Wenghai's eyes: "The two of you, you know how important this thing is."

"What are gold and silver treasures?"

"With this inheritance, what can't you get?"

It sounded good, but the two grave robbers became more and more vigilant.

Wang Wang Laobie sneered, his tone neither yin nor yang: "The thing is naturally a good thing, but Patriarch Bai, how do we divide it after we find it?"

Bai Bai Wenghai smiled: "Easy, we only want the mechanism technique. Any gold and silver treasures in the tomb belong to the two of you."

"If the two of you also want the inheritance, then we will divide everything inside equally."

Chen Yi Jian Sanye narrowed his eyes and was silent for a while: "Good!"

"Where is the tomb?"

Bai Bai Wenghai shook his head: "We haven't found it yet."

Wang Wang Laobie got angry when he heard this, his eyes full of viciousness: "Are you playing with us?"

"The two of you, calm down."

Bai Bai Wenghai hurriedly explained: "There is another reason for this. This Lake Liangzi Lake was originally a hilly plain, and there was a Gaotang County. During the Tang Dynasty, a mountain flood broke out, the earth dragon turned over, and Lake Liangzi Lake appeared, and the whole county town sank to the bottom."

"The terrain changed, and the position of the tomb also changed. We can only search near Lake Liangzi Lake. Fortunately, we have some clues now."

"To tell the truth, many of my Bai family disciples have died, all harmed by the tomb-guarding beast that escaped from inside. It should be certain that it is somewhere on the north shore of Lake Liangzi Lake."

"Brother Wang is proficient in dividing gold and determining acupoints. To find the specific orientation, we still have to rely on your methods..."

Listening to his explanation, Wang Wang Laobie's face softened slightly: "Good, tell me the location, and I will notify you after I find it."

Bai Bai Wenghai's face stiffened: "Brother Wang is not staying in the village?"

Wang Wang Laobie shook his head: "I'm used to staying in the mountains. I'm not used to staying in the village."

Chen Yi Jian Sanye on the side sneered: "Who knows if you want to swallow it alone after finding it? I have to follow you."

"Hmph!"

Wang Wang Laobie said neither yin nor yang: "As you wish."

Bai Bai Wenghai hesitated for a while and said: "Alright, but I also have to send people to follow to guide you."

Wang Wang Laobie nodded: "That is natural."

After setting the plan, Bai Bai Wenghai immediately took out a map of the Lake Liangzi Lake area. The markings on it were exactly the same as the Shen family map.

Wang Wang Laobie and Chen Yi Jian Sanye didn't talk nonsense. After getting the map, they immediately took their men and left the village.

After they left, Bai Bai Wenghai drank tea, a trace of mockery appearing in his eyes: "These two idiots must have already united, and they are still pretending here. It's ridiculous."

"How is it over there?"

"Reporting to Hall Master, we are inciting that kid to drag the Shen family in. With Elder Wu's cooperation, that kid will definitely take the bait."

"Very good. After Wang Wang Laobie has gone far, let that kid leave. Now is not the time for them to meet."

"Hmph, that place, if you don't fill it with some human lives, I'm afraid you won't even be able to find it. I hope this time we can succeed..."

On the other side, in the blacksmith's house at the east end of the village.

"Need to call my father and the others?"

Shen Shen Jingcan was full of hesitation, a bit reluctant.

Blacksmith Bai shook his head: "I've seen those places, they all need to be dug. With just the three of us, it's a bit difficult."

"Little brother, they are your own family after all, and they already know about it. You can't eat alone."

"This..."

Shen Shen Jingcan couldn't help but look to the side.

Elder Wu also remained silent for a while, then nodded: "Call them. I don't want you to be scolded either. At worst, we'll just give them a share when the time comes."

"Alright."

Shen Shen Jingcan nodded.

At this moment, he had no more doubts. Although the Second and Third Houses were not as good as the Black Cloud Guards, they all knew some martial arts and were numerous.

When the time comes, he wouldn't be afraid of this cheap master turning against him.

After discussing again, Shen Shen Jingcan immediately left Baihewan. To avoid wasting time, he even borrowed Blacksmith Bai's boat and returned to Shenjiaba from Lake Liangzi Lake.

And all of this was seen by Lu San.

"Interesting."

Li Yan naturally didn't know what happened in the village, but he also sensed something wrong from his experience: "Someone is setting a trap..."

"Let's not show ourselves first, let's see what these people are up to!"

The second update will be later.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 335 =====