"A novel?"


    Old Yao was taken aback again.


    Even Professor Qi, who had dabbled in Feng Shui, couldn''t help but frown.


    If Qin Sisi had imed she learned everything from a novel before she answered, he would have scoffed at it.


    Who takes novels as truth?


    Naturally, a novel is fictional.


    But Qin Sisi''s answer was verbatim, precise, and correct; she even knew about the disruption in the transmission of the Touch Gold Captain''s Sixteen Maxims and the missing Yin-Yang Technique parts.


    That was something only a few in the tomb-robbing lineage knew.


    Qin Sisi nodded: "Yes."


    Old Yao turned to ask Professor Qi, beginning with, "Qin just mentioned those sixteen words; are they real?"


    "Ahem."


    Professor Qi cleared his throat, his expression returned to calm, and then he spoke, "Those sixteen words are real, but Qin probably only understands part one, not part two."


    "Please enlighten me," Qin Sisi respectfully said to the professor.


    Old Yao too leaned in, ready to listen to the professor''s lecture.


    Professor Qi''s face glowed with anticipation, thrilled by the archaeology team members'' eagerness to learn, and he couldn''t resist starting to share:


    "As Miss Qin just said, the Yin-Yang part is lost, leaving only the Feng Shuiponent. You often hear a few rhymes."


    "—Seek the dragon, divide the gold, observing the entwining mountains, eachyer of entwining signifies a barrier; if a gate appears with eight dangerous intricacies, it won''t be without the form of Yin, Yang, and the Eight Trigrams."


    "Do you understand the meaning of that?"


    Having said that, Professor Qi looked at everyone.


    Old Yao and the others shook their heads, indicating they didn''t understand.


    Qin Sisi nced at Professor Qi, pursed her lips, and said nothing.


    Seeing everyone''s puzzled faces, Professor Qiughed, "Captain Yao, you need to strengthen training in this area."


    Old Yao chuckled: "That seems appropriate."


    Professor Qi continued, "This rhyme is not a fabrication by tomb raiders out of thin air; ites from Yang Junsong, a Feng Shui master of the Tang Dynasty, from the work ''Shaking Dragon Scripture.'' In fact, the real meaning of these phrases is to describe the internal structure of an ancient tomb."


    "Oh?" Old Yao''s eyebrows raised in curiosity.


    Professor Qi raised his hand, gesturing as heughed, "Captain Yao, you''ve been to quite a few great tombs, you should know that in the great tombs there areyers uponyers of walls; these walls are like barriers. Once you break through these barriers, you can see the VIPs inside the tomb – that''s exactly what is meant."


    Old Yao suddenly understood, repeatedly saying, "I see, I''ve learned something new."


    "Some novels in the outside world portray this sentence as something incredible, which is somewhat biased," Professor Qi said with a chuckle.


    At this moment.


    He nced at Qin, who had eagerly answered before, and casually asked, "Miss Qin, do you have a different opinion?"


    Qin Sisi looked a bit troubled, nced at Professor Qi, and then at Old Yao.


    Old Yao nodded at her.


    Then Professor Qi said, "Miss Qin, treat this as an academic exchange; if you''re wrong, no one will me you."


    Qin Sisi took a deep breath and said, "I''m not expressing my own views; these are someone else''s. ording to him, the first part has the same meaning that Professor Qi exined."


    "And the second part?"


    Professor Qi couldn''t help but ask further.


    "The second part..."


    Qin Sisi paused, looking at Professor Qi: "Professor Qi, he said, ''Seek the dragon, divide the gold, observing the entwining mountains, eachyer of entwining signifies a barrier'' is not only about the structuralyout of the tomb, it also rtes to Feng Shui.


    You could consider the heavens and earth as a great tomb chamber, withyers uponyers of mountains and ranges being the barriers wrapping around the main tomb. If one canprehend this point, it would be the beginning of understanding geomancy."


    Professor Qi''s expression changed, his thoughts racing rapidly.


    Comprehending this point is the beginning of understanding geomancy?


    Does this mean I still haven''t begun to understand?


    What kind of nonsense is this?


    Well, what he said does make some sense.


    The heavens and the earth as a great tomb, with mountains and earth''s veins winding closely around.


    Sss—


    Professor Qi looked out of the window, his mind suddenly filled with shes of insight.


    Old Yao, however, looked at Qin Sisi and quietly asked, "Did you also read this in a novel?"


    Qin Sisi nodded.


    "Who''s the author of the novel?" Old Yao pursued.


    "Lin Chuan, he released a new book a couple of days ago," Qin Sisi replied.


    "Lin Chuan..."


    Old Yao murmured and then sighed, "It''s just a shame we''re on an archaeological mission right now. In these deep mountains and old forests, there''s no signal, otherwise, I could have taken a look at what novel he wrote."


    "There''s no rush to look at it once the archaeological mission ispleted," Qin Sisi smiled.


    "Right, right, right," Old Yao said three ''rights'' in a row, clearly expectant in his heart.


    And the expectation was strong.


    Whether it was the earlier ''Dragon-Seeking and Positioning,'' ''Art of Soil Sniffing,'' ''Double Finger Probe,'' or the exnation of ''The Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Fengshui Secret Tome,'' ''The Great Tomb of the Earth'' that Qin Sisi had just ryed, all of it made him bright-eyed as if he had opened the door to a new world.


    This would undoubtedly be a huge boost to archaeology!


    Old Yao silently made a n in his mind.


    Afterpleting the mission, not only did he n to read Lin Chuan''s novel but also to pay a visit in person to this master-level individual to learn from his wisdom.


    The archaeology team''s off-road vehicles traveled through the Taiyi Mountain Range.


    The ring sunlight fell into the dense forest and through the gaps, it sprinkled on the ground, creating a mottled pattern of light and shadow.


    Amid the intery of light and dark, from deep within the Taiyi Mountain Range, different cries of birds and beasts could be heard.


    asionally, a few wild martens would dash out, and even one or two wild pythons could be seen coiled up, basking in the warm sun.


    At this point.


    The off-road vehicles could no longer proceed.


    The team had to pick a good spot to park the vehicles, then unload their luggage and equipment, and continue on foot.