558: Chapter 435 The Real Entrance 558: Chapter 435 The Real Entrance “Different?”

In the office, Zhang Xiaoman was intently listening to Su Changqing’s analysis; upon seeing his current expression, her curiosity was instinctively piqued.

Su Changqing straightened his expression and said,

“Yes, according to folk tales, the Rebirth Poem usually accompanies the deceased into the underworld as part of the paperwork.

The content recorded within is mostly about guiding dead souls and even flattering the Yin Official, so that the person carrying it can enter reincarnation smoothly.”

As he spoke, his face took on a somewhat strange look.

“But this poem is a bit different; on the surface, it’s entirely about the determination not to enter reincarnation for the sake of love, yet the form of the poem is the same as the seventh joy in the Rebirth Poem…

Logically speaking, this is against the rules…..”

Su Changqing paced back and forth, starting another analysis:

“However, I have also heard some of Lin Hai’s stories…

If it’s about his love with Liu Yuhui, then writing such a poem is somewhat understandable…”

As he said this, he walked over to the desk, picked up a piece of paper and a water pen, and copied down the poem.

Zhang Xiaoman admired his ability to completely recite the poem after only hearing it once, silently marveling at the other’s memory.

“Nine Provinces…

underground…

cave…”

Su Changqing seemed to enter a certain state, still muttering to himself.

Moments later, his eyes suddenly brightened.

“Nine Provinces…

I recall that during the Luo Dynasty, this term had another meaning, which was a representation of the feng shui Spirit Vein!”

“According to ‘Emperor Wen’s notes on the third volume of the fifth’, it is recorded: ‘Beneath the Imperial City lies the Spirit Vein, its sound like a dragon, connecting the Nine Provinces, the country’s fortune.’

“This means they thought it was a Dragon Vein that could connect to the whole country, so sometimes when scholars wrote poems, they would use the Nine Provinces Dragon Vein as a literary device.”

“It wasn’t until later, during the Luo Dynasty, that a master of feng shui discovered the secret.

This so-called ‘Nine Provinces Dragon Vein’ was actually just an underground river beneath the Imperial City!”

Su Changqing visibly started to become excited.

“That is to say, the underground cave could very well have been discovered back then and its builders might have even positioned the main tomb close to the location of the underground river!”

“If that’s the case, then combining the Luo Dynasty’s feng shui writings and word usage, the entrance to the main tomb chamber would be obvious!”

He looked up as he spoke, his eyes intently focused on Zhang Xiaoman.

“Star Lord, in Lin Hai’s tomb, is there any sort of water flow?”

“Yes, how did you know?”

Su Changqing explained:

“Actually, this is quite simple.

Even though I don’t know much about feng shui and tombs, I’ve heard enough from that fellow Hu Peng to have some understanding.”

“According to archaeological discoveries, most of the tombs from the Luo Dynasty have some drainage systems built in, which in feng shui are called ‘flowing water nourishes, endlessly generating life’, a blessing meant for the prosperity of future generations.”

“Therefore, Star Lord, the hall you’re in must have a water system in place!

I’m certain, the real entrance to the main tomb chamber is right there!”

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiaoman was momentarily stunned, then suddenly remembered the artificial rockery with a water curtain in the hall.

“Are you suggesting the entrance is behind the water curtain of the rockery?”

He immediately guessed the answer and, at the same time, his mind inexplicably conjured images from Journey to the West, the home of Sun Wukong.

Huaguo Mountain, Shuilian Cave, a realm of its own.

General’s Tomb, Rebirth Poem, secret mechanisms hidden within.

“It seems that the entrance to the underground is very likely behind the water curtain of the rockery.”

Zhang Xiaoman sighed.

If the entrance was there, then everything would make sense.

After all, if all three passages are dead ends, it’s not like the monsters could have opened some device themselves and then entered the underground cave, right?

Su Changqing spread the paper he had just written on top of the desk and pointed at the first line of text saying,

“Actually, it’s very clear here on the surface, ‘Silver Bamboo forming doors’, where ‘doors’ refers to ‘gates’.

And ‘Silver Bamboo’, according to the popular feng shui interpretation during the Luo Dynasty, is a metaphor for ‘water’ or ‘rainwater’.”

“Therefore, the meaning of ‘Silver Bamboo forming doors’ naturally refers to ‘using flowing water as doors’!”

Zhang Xiaoman nodded inwardly upon hearing this.

He had thought about the meaning of this phrase before, but at that time, his guess was that ‘Silver Bamboo’ should refer to some kind of silvery bamboo plant.

As a result, he had searched the hall for bamboo for a long time, to no surprise finding not even a single leaf.

All of a sudden, Zhang Xiaoman felt an urge to go and investigate immediately, but for the moment, he forcibly suppressed the impulse.

Today he needed to rest first; everything could wait until tomorrow.

After bidding farewell to Su Changqing, Zhang Xiaoman headed up to the Dawn.

He had much to do tonight.

In addition to preparing the action plan for tomorrow, he also needed to analyze the recorded battle footage to distribute the Contribution Points in detail.

As for how they were able to record footage in the Mist where electronic devices couldn’t be used, that was simple, thanks to the Jade Scrolls that Zhang Xiaoman had purchased.

Jade Scrolls can be used to record visual information and are cheap in the mall, costing only 5 points each.

Equipping them across all four squads only totaled 20 points.

Compared to fragile and easily damaged cameras, Jade Scrolls were much more convenient and less susceptible to damage during battle.

By the time he had finished reviewing all the Jade Scrolls, a considerable amount of time had passed.

“Alright, it seems I do need to establish the institution for determining points as soon as possible,” he mused.

Rubbing his temples, Zhang Xiaoman got up and stretched, also checking the message he had left for the Abnormality Department on his phone, discovering to his surprise that there was indeed a message waiting.

After reviewing the message, which was sent by Hu Hu, he understood it was a notification to the Star Alliance about when the Abnormality Department and the Azure Dragon Army would start their operations the next day.

Besides that, Hu Hu also tactfully expressed their need for the Spirit Binding Scrolls in the message.

If possible, they hoped the Star Alliance could provide some support in this area.

In return, they were willing to offer funds for the purchase.

Zhang Xiaoman pondered the message for a long time and didn’t immediately agree.

It wasn’t that he was unwilling to provide the Spirit Binding Scrolls to them.

The problem was that he couldn’t agree too easily, or others might get the impression that the scrolls were cheap, which could lead to ever-increasing demands in the future.

As for money, that was even less of a concern for him.

After some thought, he ultimately set his sights on something else.