The master went down the mountain with Xiao Laodao, but after coming to the village under the mountain, the master was very surprised that there were still four people waiting for them in the village.

These four people are an old man, two middle-aged people, and one young man. After Xiao Laodao's introduction, the old man is Xiao Laodao's old friend, he is very reliable, he has dug up the tomb several times in the past, the other two middle-aged people are the sons of the old man, and the young man is the nephew of the old man.

The old man's surname is Hou, what is his real name, even Xiao Laodao is not clear, people who know him call him "Thousand-handed Monkey", although he is thin and dry, but he has a pair of skillful hands to open the door and break through, no matter how difficult it is to open the copper lock or sell the letter ambush, it is effortless and easy to solve in his hands.

The eldest son of the old man was named Hou Zhong, and he was about forty years old; The second son, Hou Yi, is also about forty years old, and his nephew Hou Xin, who is in his twenties and less than thirty years old; Xiao Laodao had never seen the three of them before, and it was the first time he had dealt with them, but with the personality of the "thousand-handed monkey" and his reputation in the industry, these three juniors should not be far behind.

Some time ago, the father and son found a large tomb in the hinterland of the Qinling Mountains, which is in Lantian County, Xi'an, not too far from Yuncheng. However, this tomb, even the "thousand-handed monkey" faced it with difficulty, dead or alive can not be opened, the father and son dug for more than two months, even the tomb wall did not penetrate, the degree of solidity is unimaginable, in desperation, the "thousand-handed monkey" had to come to Xiao Laodao for help,

Although the "thousand-handed monkey" has a pair of skillful hands that can break through 10,000 machines, but he specializes in the art industry, he can only break the mechanism and the tomb door, but he doesn't know anything about feng shui, dividing gold and setting acupoints, among the friends he knows, in terms of knowledge, ability, and character, Xiao Laodao is the first choice. The "thousand-armed monkey" promised to open the tomb, and the property inside was divided in half.

After introducing each other, everyone did not delay and rode straight to Lantian on fast horses.

Ten days later, everyone came to the territory of Lantian County, because they were going into the mountain, the horses could no longer ride, packed up, brought enough dry food, and walked into the mountain.

Walking in the mountains for two days, a small village appeared in the mountains, "thousand-handed monkeys" said to everyone, don't look at this small village is not big, located in a poor rural area, but there is some fame in ancient books, according to legend, Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu had evaded Wang Mang's pursuit here, the ancient tomb is still in the depths, before they were in the mountains for more than two months, are here in the village to buy dry food.

After passing through the village, they continued along a stream at the edge of the village, and after two days they came to the end of the stream, which was a pool of water, and when the water overflowed, it formed a stream at the bottom of the mountain.

Skirting the waterhole, I walked for another three days, and the whole country was surrounded by mountains and inaccessible.

At this time, everyone stood on a small mountain peak, and the thousand-handed monkey pointed to a mountain peak shaped like a dragon's head in the distance, "Brother Xiao, it's that mountain, you can see what the feng shui of that mountain looks like." ”

Xiao Lao Dao put up a pergola to look at the mountain, and said: "From the form of this one, in the center, the position is heavy, the surrounding mountains are guarded, the air swallows the mountains and rivers, there is a ninety-five image, however, the shape of the mountain range "potential" is a little worse, the "potential" qi is slightly lower than the true dragon vein, the mountain pass is lacking, the qi can not be fully gathered, only the power of the dragon, no real dragon power, if I see it right, buried here, should be a side by side king who is second only to the emperor, and the possibility of the emperor's relatives is the greatest. ”

When the "Thousand-Handed Monkey" heard this, he hurriedly praised: "Brother Xiao is really an expert, you can see these many ways at a glance, the old man invited you to come over, it seems that you have found the right person." ”

Xiao Laodao said with a smile: "Brother, don't praise your brother first, even you can't open the tomb, even if I can see the acupuncture veins, what can I do?" ”

"Thousand-armed monkey" hurriedly said: "Brother is too humble, how capable you are, brother, I know very well in my heart, this tomb, even if it can't be opened, you have a way to enter." ”

Xiao Laodao waved his hand again and again, "When we get closer, let's take a look." ”

In the evening, everyone came to the foot of the mountain, and the "Thousand-Handed Monkey" pointed to the mountainside and said to Xiao Laodao: "The tomb is on the mountainside, there is no road up the mountain nearby, there is a small road on the side, but it is steep and difficult to walk. ”

Xiao Laodao glanced at the "Thousand-Handed Monkey" and asked, "This tomb is so secret, how did the elder brother find it?" ”

"Thousand-handed Monkey" smiled bitterly and said: "This is the address given to me by a strange person a few months ago, and he made a bet with me that I couldn't open this tomb, I was not convinced, so I made a bet with him to open it within half a year, who knew that it had been three months, and I hadn't even seen the tomb door." ”

Xiao Laodao was very curious when he heard it, "Dare to ask that strange person, how did he know about this tomb?" ”

The "Thousand-Handed Monkey" replied: "That strange man is an expert in feng shui, and I don't know how to get here, and when I saw a tomb here, I happened to know him, so he made a bet with me...... Brother, let's not talk about it here, I'll take you up and have a look. ”

As he spoke, the "Thousand-Hand Monkey" took the lead and walked up along the foot of the mountain, about two miles away, and a very dense vegetation appeared on the hillside, shrubs, vines, and dog-tooth staggered feet were more than one person high, but fortunately it was winter at this time, and the vegetation had died.

The crowd bowed their heads through the vegetation, and after walking a few feet away, a path faintly appeared under their feet.

The "Thousand-Handed Monkey" told everyone that this path was still stepped on by their father and son before, and when they first came, they couldn't see the road at all.

The crowd followed the path, winding up the mountain, and when it was completely dark, they reached the mountainside.

On the mountainside, the entrance to the tomb is similar to that of the grandfather and a few of them, and it is also a small platform, but on the platform, there is also a stove, and there is an iron pot on the stove, which makes the grandfather see it, and some cry and laugh, "Thousand-handed Monkey" father and son, it seems that they are really iron-hearted, and they build a pot at the door of the tomb to make rice.

Look at the place close to the mountain again, it is a stone cave, the thousand-handed monkey beckons the master to a few, goes into the cave to rest, and after eating, then studies the way to break the tomb. The grandfather followed the father and son into the stone cave.

The stone cave is not big, how high is a person, how wide is a person, all are traces of artificial excavation, and it is a straight shape, without a bend, and there is no fork hole.

Less than two feet away, the stone cave came to an end, and the thousand-handed monkey lit a candle, beckoned everyone to put down their luggage, and told his nephew to wait for the letter and go outside to cook on the fire.

Xiao Laodao put down his luggage, then lit up the candle, looked at the cave, and blurted out: "Why do I look at this cave like a tomb?" ”

Hearing this, the "thousand-handed monkey" hurriedly responded: "Brother is really wise, this is indeed a tomb road, you may not have paid attention to the bottom of the mountain, there is a pile of rocks under the mountain, this tomb road is dug out by a few of us." ”

When Xiao Laodao heard this, he looked at the "Thousand-Handed Monkey", "I looked at the traces of the axe and chisel on the wall, I don't want it to be newly opened, how could it be opened by you, especially on this ground, the mirror surface is as smooth and flat." ”

"Thousand-handed Monkey" suddenly showed a helpless face, "Brother doesn't know, this tomb is full of square boulders, the tomb is filled tightly, I have no way to take these boulders, I can only chisel one by one, more than two months, chisel three boulders, only to have this long and deep tomb Wow, however, this tomb road does not know how deep, how many boulders have to be smashed to enter the tomb." ”

When Xiao Laodao heard this, he felt a little incredible, "There is such a tomb?" So saying, he picked up the candle and walked to the end of the cave to take a closer look. The grandfather also followed, and the grandfather looked at the bottom of the stone cave, and it was really a boulder.

The boulder is not as big as the tomb, the top can be more than half a foot high, not the top, and the sides are also half a foot wide and cannot reach the cave wall, but only half a foot wide of the gap, can not penetrate people at all, if you want to enter, you must smash the boulder blocked in the tomb.

Xiao Laodao sighed after seeing it, "If you want to open up the tomb road, it's the year of the monkey." ”

"yes." "Thousand-handed Monkey" said: "Brother Xiao, you are an expert in digging tombs, and you know feng shui, you see, can you find a passage elsewhere and enter the tomb." ”

Xiao Laodao shook his head, "Looking for a passage elsewhere, I'm afraid it's hard to say, which tomb owner is afraid that his tomb is not reliable, who will leave another door in the tomb." ”

"So, is there only one way out of the tomb?"

Xiao Laodao said: "Let's take a look on the mountain tomorrow to see if we can open a robbery hole from elsewhere, the tomb road has always been the weakest place in the entire tomb, so many main tombs will set up many mechanisms in the tomb road, although the tomb road is the weakest and the most difficult place to break." ”

As he spoke, Xiao Laodao squatted down with a torch, looked at the place where the boulder touched the ground, and touched the gap with his hand, and then put his finger under his nose and sniffed it, as if he had found something.

Standing up from the ground, Xiao Laodao asked the "Thousand-Handed Monkey", "After you broke the boulder, is there anything on the ground in the cave?" ”

The "Thousand-Handed Monkey" was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly replied: "There is something, between the ground and the boulder, there is a black layer, I don't know what it is, it is still a little sticky to the touch, like a secret medicine for bonding." ”

Xiao Laodao smiled, "I'm afraid it's not a secret medicine for bonding, but sesame oil, but after a long time, I can't see that it's oil." ”

"Sesame oil?" The "Thousand-Handed Monkey" was puzzled, "What is the sesame oil doing in the tomb?" ”

Xiao Laodao didn't answer in a hurry, his face was thoughtful, and after a while, Xiao Laodao asked, "How big can a piece of the boulder you broke before?" ”

The "Thousand-Handed Monkey" replied: "The more there are about four feet." ”

Xiao Laodao asked again: "Can it only be broken, haven't you thought of using a winch to pull them out piece by piece?" ”

"Thousand-handed monkey" replied: "I have thought about it, but this tomb is an inclined plane, from the entrance of the cave down, all the way slightly oblique, from the entrance of the cave to push the boulder inside, it is difficult to pull out from the outside, besides, the boulder and the bottom of the cave touch the layer of things, the mind is very firm, even if it is not an inclined plane, it can not be pulled out." ”

Xiao Laodao smiled again, "Old brother, it seems that you have found the right person when you brought me here......"