The Boy with The Dragon Tattoo

Chapter 131: Lai's Five Tigers

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Although he is proficient in various techniques of tomb robbing, Li Zhenbei does not bother to work with other tomb robbers. He even despises the traditional tomb robbers. In his words, "not enough atmosphere".

Although the ancient tombs in Mangshan are in clusters, after thousands of years of robbing and excavation, basically the valuable ones have been excavated.

Moreover, for thousands of years, tomb owners and tomb thieves have been studying the same set of Feng Shui techniques. Basically, they know oneself and the enemy. If you steal it, you can prevent it. If you steal it all, the rest of the tomb will be very secret. , It is no longer possible to explore just by Xunlong and acupoints.

This kind of highly concealed tomb uses the "anti-feng shui technique". The basic principle is that you say south, but I go north, you point east, but I push west.

There are many people in history who do this kind of anti-feng shui technique.

Just like Genghis Khan and his Mongolian dynasty, they did better. You know feng shui, and I know better than you. You use feng shui to find acupuncture points. Therefore, few tombs of the Yuan Dynasty have been excavated.

However, the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties in modern times did not have this kind of crisis awareness. They all felt that their dynasty was long live long live long live long live, so the tombs were all blatantly and with great fanfare. As a result, the dynasty fell within two hundred years, and the tombs were also destroyed. Digging, blasting, digging in broad daylight...

The tombs of value from ancient times to the present can actually be counted. It is considered that the king of God, relatives, celebrities and celebrities of the king...

Therefore, the more modern times we go, the more difficult it is to robber the tomb, the risk is too high, and the profit becomes smaller. Coupled with intensified competition in the industry, there are also many poor people in this industry.

But Li Zhenbei has had a good life in his childhood. Although there are not many shipments, everything is high-quality and top-quality. Sometimes he even provides customized services, which means that he can dig what kind of treasure the buyer wants.

The whole Mang Mountain is like a cornucopia to him. What he wants, he can "pop out" by himself as long as he shouts.

According to folklore and even legend, there is indeed a cornucopia hidden in the northern home of Li Zhen.

Secretly, I don't know how many people covet the "cornucopia" of his house. If it weren't for the three fierce tiger cubs raised in Li Zhenbei's family, someone might really have thought of it.

These three tiger cubs are not ferocious animals, but the three eldest sons of Li Zhenbei.

Li Zhenbei's three eldest sons are all good boys—the fourth son Li Tianming does not count. Since he was a child, he has been weak, sick and without muscles, and his personality is also wretched and weak, so some people jokingly call them three tigers and one cat.

In fact, Li Zhenbei's family really didn't have any treasure pots. Like everyone else, he made his fortune by robbers.

It's just that other people who rob tombs use traditional techniques of looking, smelling, asking, and cutting to step on acupuncture points, but he relies on "psychic."

There is a saying that Li Zhenbei has yin and yang eyes, and ghosts can be seen and heard.

There is also a saying that Li Zhenbei opened his eyes, and the mountains, rivers and lakes were all transparent in his eyes. You can see the bottom at a glance.

Of course these are all rumors, the real secret, even his four sons don't know.

It's not that Li Zhenbei Tibetan private, according to his statement, it is impossible to heat up and cannot be easily taught, otherwise it will lead to murder.

It stands to reason that Li Zhenbei has such a stunt, and the family should be rich and noble, but in terms of income level, their family can only be regarded as the upper middle class. Compared with the wealth of several other tomb-robbing families, it is even far behind. .

This is strange to outsiders. It stands to reason that their father and son do not have any bad living habits, and their daily lives are also quite satisfactory, neither profligate nor arrogant and extravagant. On the contrary, Li Zhenbei ruled the family very strictly, and his four sons were equally unaffected by eating, drinking, and gambling.

There are many reasons for this. One is that this tomb in the north of Lizhen is very distinctive. He is very principled. Every time, no matter how big the tomb is, only a small amount is enough for living expenses. Moreover, each tomb is only taken once, never a second time.

This practice is traditionally called raising the tomb, leaving a thread in everything so that you can meet each other in the future.

Of course, everything can't be worth seeing money. Although raising a tomb says that it is a very "noble" behavior in this business, no one can resist it when you really meet a valuable baby.

Only Li Zhenbei has the confidence to do so. He has been walking the rivers and lakes for decades and has never made an exception.

In Li Zhenbei's words: "You can't do everything you do, leave a way out for people, whether it's the living or the dead."

He believes that tomb robbery is ultimately a damaging thing. Since ancient times, no matter how wealthy and wealthy the tomb robbers have been, they will never end well. This is called retribution.

As soon as a person dies, money becomes something outside the body. Even if the treasure is piled up like a mountain, it is inevitable that family members will be fratricidal.

Take the right way and use the right way. It is the principle of Li Zhenbei.

Although Li Zhenbei lives frugally, he is generous to his fellow villagers. He is willing to give alms if anyone needs help. Never ask for anything in return, these are all on the face.

Secretly, only he and his sons knew how much property he had "donated" for bridge repairs, road repairs, and Buddha worship, and Li Zhenbei never left a name for his good deeds.

According to him, this is called accumulating Yinde.

Li Zhenbei knew that he had dug so many tombs that would hurt the truth. He didn't expect himself to be able to drive away disasters and avoid disasters. He only hopes that after a hundred years, his descendants can be blessed by his own yin virtue.

Because of these high-profile festivals, Li Zhenbei is very famous in this area, and his neighbors and colleagues respect him as the "Pirate Saint." A tomb robber can get such praise, that is also a highlight of the industry.

Li Zhenbei's family never hides goods. He believes that these things are spiritual. A tomb robber's house that puts the original owner's spiritual tools will invite bad luck.

Li Zhenbei's family also never saves money. Except for daily needs, the extra money and things are scattered. It's a little free and easy to come back after all the money is gone.

He never has to worry about being hungry, no matter what the market is, he can always find "business".

After his sons grew up, Li Zhenbei also began to consider the issue of successor.

He slowly passed on some skills to his sons and started a family business.

Of course, the basic skills taught are basically basic skills, and the profession of tomb robbers also pays attention to basic skills.

Compared with the teaching of skills, Li Zhenbei cares more about the cultivation of ideas.

He repeatedly emphasized to his sons the principle of "one tomb, one point at a time, the living and the dead keep their way".

Therefore, although the Li family of tomb robbers is well-known in the surroundings, it is not rich or compelling, but steadily maintains a moderately prosperous middle class.

"Being a man, don't be greedy. When doing things, keep the water flowing." To this day, Li Tianming can still remember the solemn and solemn face on his father's face when he said this.

In fact, Tomb Raider is very particular about talent. My father is a rare genius in thousands of years. Even if he gives all his skills and skills to others, we brothers can only learn one or two. Li Tianming thought.

Some scenes of learning art in those days are still vivid.

One night it rained heavily, Li Zhenbei summoned a few sons to take the guy, climbed to the top of a mountain, set up a simple tent, and told the sons to observe carefully.

Observing what the old man didn't say, some basic common sense of the mountain shape and terrain, the brothers have long been aware of the chest, the black lights are blind, and the eyes are open for a long time and they can't see the door. I didn't dare to ask the old man, because the old man said that spirituality is achieved through enlightenment, and it will not work if you say it.

Sit all night on the thunderstorm mountain. At noon the next day, the rain stopped and the sun became clear. Li Zhenbei, who had been meditating all the time, asked his sons, "Have you seen it?"

The sons shook their heads in confusion.

"Lightning, did you see the lightning?"

"I saw it."

"What's so strange?"

"It's big, bright, loud..."

Li Zhenbei shook his head helplessly.

"Fog, have you seen the morning mist?"

"I saw it."

"What's so strange?"

The four sons Fan, Qing, Fu, and Ming were puzzled by his father's sudden interest in physics and optoelectronics.

"Father, don't test us, just tell me if you have anything? I've been bored here all night and haven't eaten any food..."

Tianfan was the oldest, and was very upset with Laozi's mystery.

I'm already twenty-seven and eighty, and I haven't married a daughter-in-law, and I don't want to be a high-level one. I don't want to be with myself because of my own status. I don't like myself when I'm low-level.

I have robbed the tomb from Li Zhenbei for several years. Apart from digging pits and digging the soil, I have not learned anything. What is true is nothing. There was a resentment in my heart long ago.

"Patience, be patient, boss, your temper is too quick, this problem can't be corrected, you will never become a big climate." Li Zhenbei scorned his eldest son.

Tianfan is pouting and not speaking next to him, still in a hurry? A man of the same age as me in the same village can make soy sauce for other children, but I am a bachelor.

You, a dad who doesn't rush Zhang Luo's marriage, know how to teach me all day long.

Had my old lady died early, I would have been so old... Thinking of this, Tianfan would be a bit wronged.

Li Zhenbei said sternly, "If we are a tomb robber, our eyes must be bright, we must exercise, and we must open our eyes."

"I just opened the eyes of the sky, so it's different from those tomb thieves in Xia San Lu. For them, the tomb was found. For me, the tomb came to me."

"Recall that there were 18 lightning bolts yesterday, and six lightning bolts fell on this spot. Each of them is talking to you. Do you hear what it means?"

The sons closed their eyes and thought for a while, but couldn't figure out why, isn't lightning all the same? There is a bird difference.

Li Zhenbei shook his head, "Opening the sky depends on fate and exercise. You must learn and realize slowly in the future."

"Remember, every tomb will have metal burials such as ironware. Rainy days, especially thunder and lightning, will affect the lightning more or less-although most of the effects are subtle, the differences can be seen in the details. —It's like the grave is talking to you."

Li Zhen walked to the north and taught his sons. After walking for more than an hour, he came to a hill. Zhang Yan looked around and asked, "Is there anything different?"

The sons shook their heads again in confusion.

"Each tomb has spirituality, which will affect the surrounding vegetation and soil. Even if it is buried for tens of meters and has gone through thousands of years, the difference can be seen."

"The tombs are hollow. Although the soil is excavated and backfilled in situ, because the geology below has undergone permanent changes, it will affect the infiltration of ground rain, the growth of plants, and even the activities of animals. "

Li Zhenbei pulled the surrounding plants to show his sons. Everyone stared at them, but they still couldn't see why.

"You must usually observe more and see more. Only after you have a complete understanding of the habits of the heavens and the earth, will you discover the slight differences."

"Do you think that the sky eye is opened casually? It takes years of exercise and careful observation to cultivate it."

"After you reach a certain level, you don't need to pay attention to these details. Just scan your eyes and it will be clear to your chest if there is anything."

Seeing his sons "convinced", Li Zhenbei stepped on the loess under his feet with satisfaction.

"Dig, there is something under here."

The Four Tigers are not good at "looking at the graves", but they have been digging holes and digging holes for many years, and they can use various methods of tomb robbery very skillfully.

According to Li Zhenbei's hint, the following tomb is of average size, a conventional small brick arch tomb in the Western Han Dynasty.

In the eyes of people like Li Zhenbei who have opened their eyes, one can infer the dynasty, scale, and style of the tomb just by looking at the weather outside the tomb. This is also the "work experience" accumulated over decades.

The four brothers started digging holes under the command of Lao Tzu-although Li Zhenbei disdains to be with ordinary tomb robbers, the way of digging holes is still the same.

Sure enough, after digging for more than ten meters, I found an ancient tomb of the Han Dynasty. With such a scale and location of the tomb, it is difficult to be found by tomb robbers. Li Zhenbei speculated that the original owner was either unpredictable or accidental in hiding the tomb so well.

It is precisely because of its concealment that it has not been attacked by countless tomb thieves throughout the ages-but after all, it is impossible to escape the "eye of law" of Li Zhenbei.

Li Zhenbei has rarely done it himself in recent years, and the eldest son, second son, and third son usually do the rough work of Xia Peng.

Tianfan carefully took out a few antiquities with an archaeological attitude, and most of the rest remained in the tomb-because he was going to marry a wife, he took a golden hairpin with a carved phoenix more than usual, which was regarded as a gift from the ancients.

After finishing the work, the soil was backfilled, and the surface treatment showed no traces. In terms of concealing traces, Li Zhenbei also has a unique set of unique skills. He can even cover up the flaws exposed in the original ancient tomb, so that experienced colleagues can Can't find it.

Because of this "habit", he also attracts the hatred of some of his colleagues. It's nothing more than you eat it all by yourself, and it also delays your colleagues from doing business. Is it you

After commanding the sons to finish their work. Li Zhenbei looked left and right, and felt that everything was done seamlessly before he led the team back with satisfaction.

Li Zhenbei, who had been cautious and low-key all his life, didn't know that this was the last time he had robbed the tomb in his life.