Feng Shui Land Assessment

When I returned to the ancient temple, it was already past four in the morning, nearing five. Zhang Jinya was lying on the floor like a dead pig, rubbing his nose, while Wu Fatty squatted beside him, whispering in conversation. The sight of these two sleazy characters together instantly wiped away all my good mood. Zhou Jing and Heizi, on the other hand, were helping Rosa prepare some medical supplies.

"Come over here!"

Rosa turned to me as I entered and said, "It's a pity we don't have any anesthetics, and if we did use them, you probably wouldn't be able to move for several days, so..."

Are we really going to do this the hard way!?

Sweat broke out on my forehead when I heard this, but considering the current situation and how little time was left until the end of the month, I remembered the mysterious woman's warning. She said if I couldn't make it to the Qinling tombs by the end of the month, I would be in mortal danger. I had an instinctive trust in the words of that mysterious woman. If she wanted to harm me, she could have just ignored me tonight, and I would have died without knowing how. In any case, that mysterious woman, whose identity I still didn't know, seemed much more reliable than Zhang Jinya and his crew. She never threw me out as cannon fodder. So, I'd rather believe her than trust Zhang Jinya and his lot again.

According to the woman, I didn't have much time left. After a brief silence, I nodded and said, "Let's do it. I'll try to endure as much as I can."

At that moment, Qingyi, who had been sitting quietly aside, suddenly took out a small green porcelain bottle from his luggage and tossed it to Rosa, "After the surgery, sprinkle this on his wound. It will stop the bleeding."

I was immediately intrigued by the porcelain bottle; its pattern was very delicate and exquisite, likely a piece of blue and white porcelain from the Song Dynasty. Just this small bottle alone must be worth a fortune!

What exactly does Qingyi do? He seems to be a treasure trove...

"Alright, we're almost ready."

Rosa was now calling me over, "Come here."

I nodded and walked over. Rosa stuffed a towel into my hand and said, "If it gets too much to bear, bite down on this towel. Just don't bite your tongue in a fit of pain!"

"I understand."

I sighed, realizing that I couldn't avoid this ordeal no matter what. I lay down on the grass mat as instructed by Rosa. Because of the ghost soldier's spear that had pierced right through me, leaving a piece sticking out of my back, I couldn't lie flat and had to lie on my side.

Rosa came over, cut my vest into pieces with scissors, took the surgical knife from Zhou Jing, and said softly after looking at me, "I'm going to start now. Try your best to endure."

After saying that, she nodded at Zhang Jinya and Wu Fatty.

"Hehe, Brother Xiao Tian, no offense!"

Wu Fatty came over with a grin and without a word, sat down on my legs!

This guy weighed nearly two hundred kilograms. How could my legs withstand his weight? It felt like a mountain was pressing down on me, extremely uncomfortable.

What's worse, this guy had encountered a ghost soldier when he went to the toilet earlier in the evening and was so scared that he didn't even have time to wipe his butt!

As he sat down, I felt both pain and disgust, and I immediately cursed, "Wu Fatty, what the hell are you doing?"

But before I could finish my sentence, not only did Wu Fatty ignore me, but Zhang Jinya also stepped on my other arm.

"This is for your own good. We're afraid you won't be able to handle the pain during the surgery and might move around, which could cause the knife to cut the wrong place."

Zhang Jinya grinned, his nose red from the punch I had given him, revealing a gold tooth, looking indescribably sleazy, and he pressed down on my arm even harder!

This was clearly revenge!!

I was both anxious and angry, but before I could speak, Rosa came over, crouched down, and pulled out the broken spear from my shoulder. A stream of dark blood sprayed out more than a meter away, and the pain made me howl. Cold sweat poured down my forehead, and I couldn't move at all under the weight of Zhang Jinya and Wu Fatty, so I had to endure it.

"Stop howling!"

Zhang Jinya sneered, "Ever heard of Guan Yu scraping the bone? Can't you act a bit more like a man? You were quite fierce when dealing with those ghost soldiers just now, but in the blink of an eye, you've turned into a coward!"

After that, he stuffed a towel into my mouth.

At this point, Rosa had already started pouring alcohol on my wound. The pain was so intense that my whole body trembled. With the additional torment from Zhang Jinya and Wu Fatty, I couldn't take it anymore and blacked out.

Passing out three times in a week, am I setting a record?

This was the last thought in my mind before I lost consciousness completely.

...

When I woke up again, it was already noon the next day. Because I had passed out, our group had to stay in the ancient temple for another day.

Strangely enough, despite the simplicity of the situation when I pulled out the broken spear, my wound didn't hurt when I woke up the next day. When I asked, Rosa told me it was all thanks to Qingyi's medicinal powder. It was truly miraculous; as soon as it was poured on my arm, my blood stopped immediately. When she stitched me up, there wasn't even any swelling!

My gratitude for Qingyi grew even more. He was definitely a man of his word. He had promised to keep me safe before we set off, and he had been taking special care of me all the way. Although he was quiet and not very interesting, he was definitely someone worth befriending, much more reliable than Fatty and Zhang Jinya.

With Qingyi's medicinal powder and the food Rosa hunted in the Qinling mountains for lunch and dinner, I regained my energy in just half a day, and my spirits were much better.

The next morning at ten o'clock, after staying in the ancient temple for two days and nights, our group finally set off again. Just as the mysterious woman had said, our journey became much smoother. We didn't encounter any more dangers, at most just a few attacks by wild animals, all of which were taken down by Rosa with a couple of shots, and then became our food. I have to say, the food from the mountains is indeed more delicious than what is raised at home. It's not only chewy but also tender. No wonder those rich people are so obsessed with delicacies from the mountains and seas, almost eating all of China's wildlife to extinction. It turns out this stuff is really tasty!

Along the way, I spent most of my time studying the "Invoking the Divine Technique" and "Fa Qiu Secret Techniques" that Qingyi had given me. After personally dealing with a few dirty things, I gained a deeper understanding of these two books. Even if I occasionally didn't understand something, I could always find the answer from Qingyi. So, I had basically mastered the "Invoking the Divine Technique," it was just a matter of time before I could summon something. As for the "Fa Qiu Secret Techniques," it was too profound. I estimated that it would take me at least a decade or two to fully understand it. It's a lifetime's work, not something that can be achieved overnight.

I must say, Qingyi is truly a capable person. Whatever I asked, he could give me an answer, even providing guidance on the contents of the "Fa Qiu Secret Techniques." He was very forthcoming with me, so I spent most of my time running to him and my gratitude increased day by day.

So, after about two more days on the road, it was around July 27th.

That morning, after crossing a mountain gully, we finally saw the river!

"We're here!"

Rosa's usually cold face finally showed a hint of a smile as she pointed to the river rushing down from the mountain and said, "Just follow this river up the mountain, and once we cross this peak, we'll be there!"

Her words noticeably lifted everyone's spirits. We had suffered a lot on this journey, and finally reaching our destination gave us all a sense of accomplishment, like pilgrims reaching the end of a long journey.

Because of our excitement, we climbed the mountain quite quickly. In less than three hours, we reached the summit. Standing at the top and looking forward, the mountains stretched on majestically, and I felt a sense of openness in my heart.

"But this doesn't make sense. How could there be a 'Ten Dire Tombs' here?"

Fatty, standing at the summit and surveying the mountains, frowned and said, "This place has mountains and water, a gentle breeze, and looks like a feng shui treasure land. Look at those mountains, they look like a giant dragon lying across the land. The mountain at the end of the range is particularly high, that's the dragon's head, clearly standing out from the other mountains. If I'm not mistaken, this is a 'dragon raising its head.' It's a place fit for the burial of emperors. How could it possibly be the site of the 'Ten Dire Tombs'?"

Hearing Fatty's words, everyone was stunned, and I couldn't help but widen my eyes, wanting to see this legendary dragon vein for myself. So I took out a telescope and looked towards the "dragon raising its head" that Fatty mentioned. This casual glance left me stunned.

The "dragon raising its head" mountain looked so strange!

The peak was indeed high, but the scene on the top was quite peculiar. The rocks were rugged, without exception, all resembling swords thrust into the mountain's summit. The tallest rock was more than ten meters high, with a diameter of only about one meter at most, like a pillar...

This terrain... it looked very familiar to me, as if I had seen it somewhere before. After racking my brains for a long time, I finally had a realization!!

Yes!! I had indeed seen this kind of terrain before, and it was in the "Fa Qiu Secret Techniques"!

The "Fa Qiu Secret Techniques" contained a section on the method of feng shui and land assessment, and it had depicted this kind of terrain!!!

I suddenly remembered the records related to this terrain, and my heart sank, exclaiming, "This is not any dragon vein!! It used to be a dragon vein, but now this 'dragon' is dead!!!"