Chapter 335

The lake surface was as calm as a mirror, reflecting the mountains and forests.

Ezhou has fertile soil and abundant rainfall, often with old trees that are not short of years, which can grow to tens of meters high, forming large areas of mountain forests.

The surroundings of Liang Zihu are the same.

The undulating hills are wrapped in dense forests. As long as no one lives there, plants will grow wildly. Many abandoned kiln sites are covered by green in a few years. Unless you enter them, you can't find any clues.

In the mountain forest, two groups of tomb robbers were moving forward.

The forest was dense, with not only shrubs and thorns on the ground, but also vines intertwined between big trees, so they had to constantly wave their machetes, which was very laborious to walk.

Seeing this, Wang Laobie said impatiently: "Too slow. You guys wait here, I'll go up the mountain to check the feng shui."

Having said that, he took off a flying hook from his waist, threw it lightly, and hung it on a tree trunk.

Those who can eat this bowl of rice and make a name for themselves are naturally not mediocre.

This Wang Laobie had already stepped into the dark energy. Although his body was fat, his arms were strong, and he climbed up the tree trunk like an old bear, pulling the rope quickly.

Afterward, the dark energy exploded, and he jumped directly to another big tree.

"Hmph, I'll follow to avoid him playing tricks!"

Chen Sanye also snorted and followed closely.

But unlike Wang Laobie, he just put on a pair of special nail gloves and climbed and jumped between the big trees like a gecko.

Soon, the two disappeared.

Their subordinates naturally had already received orders, glaring at each other, distinct from each other, their eyes full of defense.

Of course, what they were really guarding against were the few people sent by the Bai family.

On the other side, Wang Laobie and Chen Sanye climbed to the top of the mountain and stood on a big tree trunk.

"Brother Wang, what do you think?"

Chen Sanye finally asked.

Wang Laobie sneered: "That Bai guy is not well-intentioned. When entering the village, I looked carefully."

"The ground is dry, and some places are undulating. The compass shows 'tang needle,' the village is full of secret passages!"

"The common people in other villages are very guarded against outsiders, but the people in this village don't pay attention to us at all."

"The whole village is probably their people!"

"This Bai family village is probably a hidden mountain bandit. They usually pretend to be peddlers to scout everywhere, and when they meet a fat sheep, they pretend to be bandits to rob."

Chen Sanye nodded: "That's right, I've seen a few such villages. They are even more black-hearted than us. I guess they will turn against us when the time comes."

Wang Laobie sneered: "They are thinking beautifully. Chen Sanye, I heard that you used gunpowder to open tombs in Yuzhou first. You must have hidden stuff in your hands, right?"

Chen Sanye didn't commit himself: "I know that although Brother Wang is famous for dividing gold and setting points, your poison skills are not bad at all. Don't really have internal strife when the time comes, letting others pick up a bargain."

"Sanye, what are you saying."

Wang Laobie hurriedly shook his head and smiled: "We are all our own people. Let's follow the rules of the trade. There are many fire holes on Mangshan Mountain. I'll give Sanye a hand when the time comes, okay?"

"Good!"

Chen Sanye didn't hesitate and nodded in agreement.

There are naturally rules among tomb robbers. First come, first served, but what can truly make the two sides join hands is common interest.

After the agreement, the two spoke more directly.

"That Bai guy must have reservations. Sanye, let's not take action first. Let's wait until we find the thing before turning against him."

"Brother Wang's words are reasonable. Let's take a look at the feng shui here."

Wang Laobie nodded, took out a compass from his arms, climbed high to check the surroundings, frowned for a long time, and then said: "The feng shui of Liang Zihu naturally goes without saying."

"The middle is as flat as a mirror, surrounded by mountains, which is a place of excellent hiding wind and gathering qi, which can be called a treasure basin."

"Before I came, I had already inquired that the banks of Liang Zihu are winding and intertwined, known as 'ninety-nine branches,' and the terrain is complex, which is easiest to hide things."

"Originally I had no clue, but according to the locations marked by the Bai guy, I found some trickiness. These 'ninety-nine branches' of Liang Zihu are scattered, just forming a natural Nine Palaces formation."

"The formation eye is in the center of the lake. It is rumored that that is where the ancient county town sank, and the locations marked in the north are all in the Xun position..."

"According to the Qi Men Dun Jia, it is located in the Qian Palace in the northwest, where the opening door is located, and the five elements belong to gold. There must be a mineral vein underground."

"Sanye's subordinates should all have compasses. You can order the disciples to search in the surrounding mountains. If 'turning needle' and 'tang needle' appear at the same time, send a signal to notify immediately."

"Good! Brother Wang's methods are indeed extraordinary!"

After setting the plan, the two let the disciples disperse, searching along every hill and dense forest nearby, not letting go of any place......

Their actions were all seen by Li Yan and Lu San.

But what they were more concerned about was the movement in the Baihewan village.

The common people in the village, regardless of men, women, old, or young, had all gone out and gathered outside the village ancestral hall.

A few big men with red scarves wrapped around their heads and bare upper bodies carried two shrines out of the cellar of the village ancestral hall.

One was a bald Buddha statue, kind and amiable, smiling, with a big belly, bare chest and abdomen, holding a string of prayer beads in his hand......

The other was wearing armor, with a gorgeous scarf on his shoulders, a treasure crown on his head, holding a treasure sword, stepping on auspicious clouds, looking handsome...

The common people in the village were all holding three sticks of incense, kneeling on the ground, kowtowing to the two statues incessantly.

And Bai Wenghai, at this time, had also changed into an outfit, wearing a white robe, with a golden headscarf wrapped around his head.

He looked solemn, kowtowed to the two statues, and shouted: "Thus have I heard, at one time, the Buddha was in the Jetavana Garden of the Sravasti Kingdom, together with five hundred great bhikshus..."

After chanting a passage of scripture, he turned around and said: "Maitreya becomes a Buddha, descends to save the world, and performs the three meetings of the Dragon Flower to liberate all living beings. At that time, there will be no suffering in the world."

"At that time, all living beings will be equal. There will be no dog emperor in the world, and no corrupt officials to oppress us. The human world will be the Pure Land."

"But the demons of the heavens don't want to see this prosperous age. They will confuse people's hearts and deceive all living beings......"

"Just like this Great Xuan Dynasty, they are afraid, they are terrified, so they destroyed the flesh body of the Bright King to prevent Maitreya from descending."

"The Red Sun Catastrophe has arrived, and the Pure Land will eventually come!"

"At that time, there will be no suffering in the world..."

"Maitreya descends, the Bright King descends!"

"Maitreya descends, the Bright King descends!"

Listening to these words, the common people below became more and more fanatical. Some kowtowed, some prayed to heaven, and the scene was chaotic.

In the sky, the birds were also startled away.

Listening to the chirping of the birds, Lu San occasionally spoke, informing Li Yan of the situation over there.

This is the convenience of his supernatural power.

Li Yan's paper man is also a top-notch reconnaissance method, but the village is holding a sacrifice, incense is lingering, and there are people from the Mystic Sect, so it is difficult not to be discovered.

And Lu San is exploring by listening to the language of birds and beasts.

No one will pay attention to these ordinary birds and beasts. They don't have gang-sha energy, and they won't be discovered by any formation.

"So it's the Maitreya Sect..."

Li Yan shook his head slightly, not feeling surprised.

This Maitreya Sect is different from the Ghost Sect.

The Ghost Sect borrows the corruption of human desire to drag people into the water, and kills people to sacrifice to ghosts. The means are cruel, and there will eventually be a day of eradication.

And the Maitreya Sect exists by borrowing the dissatisfaction of the common people. As long as there is suffering in the world, it will exist. When times are difficult, it will rise with the wind and turn into a raging fire spreading everywhere.

Further north for dozens of miles is Longquan Mountain, where Chen Youliang's tomb is located. He was the leader of the Maitreya Sect and claimed to be the descent of the Bright King.

The people in this village might be the descendants of the remnants.

And there are many factions within the Maitreya Sect, fighting for orthodoxy among themselves. Not all Maitreya Sect members participated in that chaos in Guanzhong.

Thinking of this, Li Yan said: "Inform Daoist Wang about this and let them be careful."

Lu San nodded, immediately pinched the dharma formula and chanted the spell.

In the Shen mansion, the falcon immediately sensed it, and under Sha Lifei's suspicious gaze, it soared into the sky. "Could something have happened?"

Sha Lifei felt inexplicably uneasy in his heart.

The falcon flew fast, and in less than half a stick of incense, it returned with a secret letter, and also brought a package.

It was the secret letter and Thangka found on the foreign monk.

Seeing this, Sha Lifei's pupils shrank, and he hurriedly ran to Wang Daoxuan, who was busy, and whispered: "Daoist, come with me."

Having said that, he took Wang Daoxuan to a quiet corner and handed the secret letter to him.

"Maitreya Sect?"

After reading it, Wang Daoxuan felt a headache: "How did we run into these guys here too."

Saying that, he sighed: "According to the rules, this matter should be reported to the Law Enforcement Hall, but there are old and young in a whole village, and many are deceived. According to the imperial court's rules, I'm afraid none of them will survive..."

He had seen too many such things.

In the year when the Maitreya Sect caused chaos in Guanzhong, many villagers joined the sect, and the imperial court killed them indiscriminately, creating countless ghost villages.

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If they report it, it will be countless lives.

Wang Daoxuan would naturally hesitate.

Seeing this, Sha Lifei shook his head: "Daoist, you think too much. The Maitreya Sect is lurking here. I'm afraid they have already secretly developed many followers."

"You know their temperament. If they take advantage of the chaos, more people will die."

"Daoist, you are kind-hearted, so don't worry about this. Old Sha, I will set off now to send a letter to Wuchang City and return tomorrow."

"Daoist, protect yourself and don't talk too much, so as not to have spies from the other side in the mansion and alert the enemy."

"Hmm, I know. Be careful on the road."

After some instructions, Sha Lifei left the Shen mansion immediately without saying hello to anyone.

"Daoist Wang."

Before Wang Daoxuan could catch his breath, the old butler of the Shen mansion ran over to discuss the items needed for the funeral.

And in the main hall on the other side, Shen Jinghong was entertaining guests.

When Master Shen was alive, he left behind many connections. Some heard the news and sent nephews to pay respects, or came to the door in person.

Although they all left after one trip, it also represented an attitude.

With the support of these people, Shen Jinghong finally felt relieved.

Just then, a servant walked over hurriedly and whispered in his ear: "Second Young Master, the people of the second and third branches have all left, rode away all the horses, and took some silver notes and land deeds, saying that they will never see each other again for the rest of their lives."

"Hmm."

Shen Jinghong sighed and didn't pay attention anymore.

He naturally knew what those people wanted to do. Last night, they argued hard and wanted the map manuscript left by his father, and signed the family separation contract.

This thing was the bait he threw out on a whim.

He thought about forcing these people away after the funeral, but he didn't expect these people to be so monkey-urgent.

He didn't take that treasure to heart at all.

He saw the Wuchang City incident with his own eyes.

Let alone whether it could be found, even if the Black Cloud Long Sword secret technique was regained, his Shen family couldn't withstand this storm.

Stabilizing the situation at home as soon as possible, reopening the kiln site, and following the Chamber of Commerce to sell porcelain overseas is the right way!

Thinking of this, Shen Jinghong was too lazy to pay attention to that bunch of people.

On the mountain road near Shenjiaba, a large group of people rode horses.

It was the people of the second and third branches of the Shen family. Because there were not enough small boats, they rode horses and took the official road.

"You are simply messing around!"

The short and fat Jian Sanye of the Shen family had anger in his eyes, scolding Shen Jingcan: "You traitor, you dare to talk about such an important thing randomly."

Shen Jingcan had just returned and recounted the matter.

Even if he was eloquent, the Jian Sanye of the Shen family was still furious. If it weren't for this, why would he be in such a hurry to leave.

Shen Jingcan hurriedly defended: "Third Uncle, don't be angry. That is my master, proficient in feng shui, and can also do some arts."

"The map given by the eldest uncle is not spiritual at all. If the treasure is easy to find, will it be our turn?"

"My master is different. He already has clues. Besides, it's just two old men. We have so many people, are we still afraid of him playing tricks?"

"Jingcan is right."

The Second Master of the Shen family said coldly: "No matter how good the treasure is, we have to find it first. That little bastard Jinghong must be waiting to see our jokes. After we get the treasure, we must make him look good!"

Although he was also annoyed, at this time, he had to stand on his son's side, otherwise the third one would make trouble.

As for the danger...

There were more than twenty people in their group, all proficient in martial arts and carrying sharp weapons. Even if they met mountain bandits, they could fight, so why would they be afraid of two old men.

"Good!"

Xia Laosan Master of the Shen family also held his breath and scolded Shen Jingcan: "Don't make decisions randomly later. Listen to me. After getting the treasure, send some to the county yamen and put your master in death row on the charge of harming people with witchcraft."

"If you are not ruthless, it will be trouble sooner or later."

Shen Jingcan nodded hurriedly: "Third Uncle is right."

He was respectful on the surface, but cursed inwardly.

If he had known, he shouldn't have told this bunch of people. The thing hadn't been found yet, and they were already thinking about how to divide the money and how to kill people to silence them.

Bringing this bunch of stupid relatives, they would be in big trouble sooner or later...

Rumble!

The sound of horse hooves, everyone urged their horses to run hard.

Rumble!

This roar came from the sky.

It was because the sky was already covered with dark clouds, the wind was whistling, and the surrounding forest was rustling.

It was already summer, and the sky was becoming more and more unpredictable.

"Found it!"

On the shore, one of Chen Sanye's subordinates shouted.

The signal was sent, and the surrounding people gathered one after another.

"Get out of the way, let me see!"

Wang Laobie jumped up and landed on that boat, then took out his compass and observed, but saw the pointer on it not only spinning wildly but also sinking down.

"It's right here!"

A trace of surprise flashed in Wang Laobie's eyes. After hesitating for a while, he turned his head and said to Bai Wenghai on another boat: "Patriarch Bai, the entrance is below. We are not good at water, so we have to ask you to take action."

He was talking nonsense.

Chen Sanye's subordinates came from Yuzhou and were not good at water, which made sense, but Wang Laobie came from Xiangzhou, and he had dug many tombs in the water, so how could he not be good at water.

It was completely to let the people of Baihewan take the risk first.

Bai Wenghai clearly had some displeasure in his eyes and said coldly: "Brother Wang, why do you say that? Don't you trust me?"

Although he said so, he nodded and said: "All right, my people will go into the water first to show sincerity."

Having said that, he signaled to the side.

Splash splash splash!

Three people jumped into the water without hesitation.

"Patriarch Bai, I didn't mean that."

Wang Laobie apologized with a smile, his heart full of solemnity.

The situation below was unknown, and there was a threat of tomb-guarding beasts. Even if he gave the order himself, his disciples would probably drag their feet for a long time.