Chapter 6: Apprenticeship
If I can rescue Du Sanniang earlier, she will be able to get out of the sea of suffering one point earlier, how can I not be in a hurry?
The tomb god stroked his beard and smiled, and said, "Then this apprentice learns to rob tombs, there are many rules for getting started, you should always know, right?" ”
I was startled, and my face changed slightly.
I remembered the rules for the introduction of the three apprentices.
At that time, Ah San said that the first rule for beginners is to take off their clothes and check their bodies, which is also the so-called "purification".
I'm a woman, how can I undress?
I hesitated for a long time before I said, "Can I not take off my clothes?" ”
Ah San tilted his head and looked at the "young man" in front of him who looked like a beggar, and said with a strange smile: "What? Don't take it off? This is a rule that cannot be broken. ”
I was so frightened that I had to be cautious and said, "I'm not trying to learn how to rob tombs, I'm just eating with a mouth." ”
Ah San raised his head and laughed: "Mixed rice to eat? Why don't you eat with rice, but you want to eat with me, a tomb robber? ”
I don't know what to do, so I can only continue to make up: "Because I like to see dead people since I was a child, and I like to smell the dead, so I ......"
Before I could finish speaking, I felt like throwing up.
Ah San stared at me with a tiger face, as if he thought it was ridiculous, and said, "Nonsense, how can there be such a person?" ”
I tried to pretend to be pitiful and said, "It's unfortunate that I'm such a poor person, so my parents don't want me to kick me out of the house." Uncle, be merciful and give me something to eat, I don't want anything, as long as I have something to eat, I will be satisfied. ”
Ah San hesitated for a moment, probably thinking that there was a shortage of manpower and that he could not spend money, so he finally agreed.
That's how I kept up with Ah San, and I really didn't take a penny in four years except for having wrist food.
Seeing that I was in a trance, the tomb god asked, "Why, what do you remember?" ”
I hung my head, and I didn't dare to look at the tomb god, almost like a mosquito: "Can I not take off my clothes?" ”
The tomb god was stunned, looked at me inexplicably for a long time, scratched a messy hair, and asked me with difficulty: "You mean, take off your clothes?" ”
I blushed and nodded, and said, "Isn't the first thing you need to do when you join the tomb robbery to take off your clothes for a physical examination?" ”
The tomb god was even more stunned and said, "Who said that you should take off your clothes and check your body?" ”
I said, "Ah San said it." ”
The tomb god finally understood, and said with a smile: "Silly girl, what kind of rule is this?" This is Ah San's kid playing tricks on you. ”
I was confused: "That...... Then why did Ah San lie to me? ”
The tomb god gave me a blank look and said, "Silly girl, that's Ah San who knows that you are a girl, and he deliberately scares you." Fortunately, this Ah San is never a good woman, otherwise there will be a lot of trouble! ”
I was shocked and scared, and shuddered when I thought about it: "It's impossible, I'm dressed as a man, how can he still know?" ”
The tomb god laughed and said, "Silly girl, you can't even see this, then it's not him with a pointed head."
The more I thought about it, the more scared I became, I just thought that I had fortunately hidden it from everyone over the years, but in the end, not only did others already know, but I was also stupidly kept in the dark.
If there is a hungry ghost in Nasan, the consequences are unimaginable.
I thought about the chill down my spine, but I felt strange, since Ah Sanming knew that I was a girl, why did he take me in?
I couldn't figure this out anyway, but it was only in what happened to me that I realized that this might be the so-called providence in the dark!
I hung my head and cautiously asked the grave god, "What about ...... So what are you ...... What are the rules? ”
The tomb god smiled and said, "Look at what you're afraid of, you don't have to worry. It's not what you might think, and it's usually just a matter of people, but it's something you need to keep in mind. ”
I nodded and replied, "Yes."
The tomb god stiffened his body, and his expression was also very much, and said: "To be our tomb robber, it is against heaven and will be struck by lightning, so the more tombs you rob, the deeper the sin, in order to reduce the sins, you must do more good deeds in every year, practice merits, and die in the future!" ”
I was respectful and said, "I remember!" ”
I know that this may be the reflection of the tomb god on tomb robbing in his heart over the years of living in prison.
Because Ah San never said this.
They are only greedy, selfish, and where have they ever had the slightest repentance?
But then again, the struggles and entanglements of human nature experienced by tomb robbers make them gradually distorted and lost in their essential character.
The grave god's intentions are good, and I don't know how.
He wants me to know that wealth is a vast thing, and the more you get, the more you give, the more humanity will continue to be enriched and enriched in the search, and you will never lose yourself.
And ask yourself, when countless splendid and huge riches are once in front of us, is it that the tremor of the soul can't help but be eclipsed?
I had more respect for the tomb god, and looked at the tomb god with a shallow and sad smile.
The dark night outside the window, in the sound of the old wood, is obviously lonely for the frustrated.
The tomb god listened carefully, and his face showed an expression that he had long been accustomed to, as if he had adjusted his inner feelings, and said to me: "Before that, I will tell you about the four tips of tomb robbing!" ”
I leaned forward with my arms in my arms, listening eagerly and attentively.
With the experience accumulated by the tomb god for many years, he summed up four incisive tips from continuous exploration, which are the four-character tips that were later widely circulated in the tomb robbery industry:
Look, smell, ask, cut.
I was slightly stunned when I arrived at these four words, isn't this the four-word key that doctors do when they see a doctor?
The tomb god nodded, quite proud: "Yes, a clever doctor can often make a diagnosis in one word, relying on these four words." And the highest level of our tomb robbery also depends on the four words 'looking, hearing, asking, and cutting'! ”
I had a strange feeling in my heart, and I said with great hope: "I still hope that the master will teach!" ”
The tomb god laughed and said, "Don't worry, this tomb robbery is not something that can be learned overnight, I can win the title of tomb god, it takes a lot of hard work......"
Of course, any outstanding achievement must be achieved by having enough effort, and I naturally know this truth, and I can't help but feel ashamed when the tomb god says this.
But when will I be able to find Du Sanniang?
I couldn't help but feel at a loss.
The tomb god didn't notice the change in my feelings, and said slowly: "Now, I will briefly tell you what it means to look, smell, ask, and cut. These four-character formula, the so-called hope, is to look at qi, which is commonly known as looking at feng shui. All the tombs, whether they are rich or noble, or even the emperor's house, all choose a feng shui treasure land that thrives and winds. Therefore, generally speaking, as long as you find a real feng shui treasure, there must be a large tomb underneath. Of course, both for the tomb, it is not taken off the deep hidden, and after the years of loss, many cemeteries are buried deep underground, to dig this kind of tomb, it is extremely difficult, so for these cemeteries without obvious signs, if you rely on Feng Shui, you can almost hit a hundred shots. ”
The tomb god told me a lot of amazement, these Ah San have never said it.
The tomb god said, "As for what smells, it is like the smell used by doctors, that is, smells." This is what I have explored over the years, and the smell of each tomb will be different depending on the original design and filling, and if it is an ancient tomb of different ages, the smell will be even more different. Therefore, when digging a tomb, if you master the skill of smelling, you can judge the age of the tomb according to the smell and soil color, and whether it has been excavated by other tomb robbers, so that you can more accurately infer the value of the tomb, and you can do something and not do something! ”
I listened to it and admired the tomb god very much, although I did not see the magic of this four-character formula for tomb robbery, but it was also refreshing to hear from his high-minded talk.
The tomb god looked at me with a fascinated look, smiled slightly, and then said, "Then what is the question?" This is our daily asking for directions, if we don't know a place in our daily life, then we have to ask, only by asking can we understand. It's the same with our tomb robbing, where all the valuable tombs are buried, no one knows. When you hear about certain tombs, and you don't know exactly where they are, then we have to ask more questions, and the skill of asking them is up to each of you to master. Of course, you have to choose the old local elders, because they are the only ones who can know some of the exact information we want, and once it is confirmed, this precious tomb will be like a treasure trove to find. ”
He said it easily, but I listened to it with a thrilling shock, and the shock was far more intense than what I experienced when I robbed the tomb of Ah San.
I've never felt this way, and I thought, "If the Mahavira Hall and the Bodhisattva can hear the words of the tomb god, I'm afraid I'll be blinded even if I die." But they were buried in the hands of a villain like Ah San in no apparent way, how sad it was! ”
When the tomb god said this, his eyes flashed with remembrance, and he looked up at the window and sighed.
I was slightly stunned and asked him, "Master, why are you ......?"
The tomb god smiled bitterly and said, "It's nothing, I suddenly remembered that Ah San's kid was here." ”
My heart was gloomy, and I whispered: "Master, there is always retribution in this world, but there is no retribution now, but it has not yet arrived!" ”
The tomb god was full of helpless long sighs, and did not speak for a long time.
Suddenly, there was a desolate silence in the cell.
The tomb god seemed to recover from his emotion again, and said with a wry smile: "Look at me, this person is old, and his thoughts are always unable to concentrate. Now let's talk about the cut-and-go formula. The so-called cutting of words is very important in tomb robbing. Generally speaking, when we find the tomb site, it does not mean that we have the tomb, but what we really have is how to enter the tomb. At this time, you have to use the technique of 'cutting the pulse'. Because all valuable tombs are designed with a thousand strange mechanisms, if you want to open the tomb to enter, you must pay attention to the method, otherwise it will be in vain or you will lose your life. Therefore, this 'pulse cutting' technique refers to the method of opening the tomb, finding a good direction, how to start, etc., are all real technical work. ”
After a pause, he continued: "However, in addition to referring to the opening of the tomb, this cut word also contains the meaning of hand, that is to say, at any time, including inside and outside the tomb, there are some hidden and uncertain things, you only touch it with your hands, even if you don't use your eyes to see, you can also know where Jingyu is, so that we will not be blindly deceived, or waste more time and material resources and delay our ultimate goal!" ”
Until the tomb god finished speaking these four words, everything seemed clear and unfamiliar, simple and complicated, just like my current mood was a little trance-like.
The Tomb God had already sensed the complexity of my heart, but he didn't say anything about it, but said indifferently: "What I said is just a concept of theft, but in fact, to understand and master it, you have to go through countless experiences to do it. So you should know that tomb robbing is also a science, and it is also a very difficult science. Of course, if you want to learn thoroughly, it is not very difficult, as long as you put your mind to it, everything can be done well. Wait until tomorrow when I go to see the prefect of Qian, and then I will teach you some detailed four-character recipes and skills, so that you can be handy when robbing tombs in the future! ”
He didn't wait for me to react, he yawned and pouted: "Okay, it's time to sleep, let's talk about it tomorrow!" ”
He turned around and collapsed in the straw, quickly letting out a slight snoring sound.
I looked at his thin back and couldn't help but sigh in my heart.
An old man who I didn't know turned out to be the legendary tomb god, and he was forced by Ah San and others to hide in this sinking prison, and I was also victimized by Ah San, but what an honor it was to meet him here?
God is pitiful, is it because God has looked at me with some hard work and persistence, and actually used the help of the underworld?
Sanniang, Sanniang, as long as I learn the skills of the tomb god, I will be able to find you soon!
At that moment, I was so excited that I couldn't sleep at all.
I looked up at the window, although it was pitch black, I still seemed to see Du Sanniang looking at me and smiling......
The next day, when I woke up, the tomb god was gone.
The sky was still overcast, and occasionally two small birds flew through the window sky.
The jailer was a fat man in his forties, with a dark face with a hint of obscurity, constantly shaking at the door of his cell, and from time to time casting a fierce gaze for no reason, as if the world owed him something.
I looked at my sky and didn't bother to pay attention to him, and whatever I did was obviously more interesting than looking at such a person.
At least by this time, I have discovered that there is usually a wide world outside the narrow window, but I am often so confused by my own emotions that I ignore it.
Time passed little by little while waiting, until noon, when the tomb god did not return, and I became a little worried.
When the fat jailer came to deliver the food, I couldn't help but ask him, "Can you tell me where that white-haired old man has gone?" ”
The fat jailer glanced at me with disdain, and the rice spoon in his hand looked particularly heavy when it fell into the bowl: "Where can the old immortal go?" On this day of the month, I will be taken out by the prefect, and this time it will inevitably be a lot of fighting. ”
He then muttered in confusion: "But it's fucking weird, every time I come back, it's fine, and I don't see his old immortal pain there!" ”
When I heard this, I couldn't help but laugh dumbly, and I thought to myself, "So he doesn't know." The master wants to give money to buy the prefect of Qian, and he must have gone to get the treasure he collected on time. ”
The fat jailer's temperament may have been subjected to too much repressed torture in prison, so his words and deeds seem to be resentful: "What are you laughing at, look at your young age, why is it not fun to go to the tomb robbery?" No, no, according to your jargon, that's an inverted bucket, what else? ”
He thought about it for a long time and didn't come up with it, so he rolled his eyes angrily and said: "It's okay now, playing with fire and setting yourself on fire, I'm afraid it's too late to regret it." Hmph, you really deserve it! ”
I listened to it with a sour heart, but the long-standing belief in my heart never wavered, and I couldn't help but respond to him: "I will never regret it!" ”
The fat jailer was about to leave, but he stopped and turned around, sneering: "Hmph, I don't know what to do!" ”
He seemed to be puzzled by my rebuttal, and was about to reach over the spoon and strike me, but there was a soft "bang", and the door of the cell was pushed open, and he immediately withdrew his hand and withdrew.
Ai Xiao walked in from outside the door, feeling that the fat jailer's face was not wet, and he was slightly stunned: "What's the matter?" ”
The fat jailer changed his smiling face and said, "It's okay, it's okay, this kid just asked about the old man, I didn't bother to say, he still hates me!" So saying, he went straight away.
Aixiao approached the iron fence and sighed.
I was amazed and said, "Why, and when you sigh?" ”
Ai Xiao glanced at me and said helplessly: "You don't know, this old man is really pitiful, when he went out with the prefect today, he was stabbed to death by an assassin!" ”
I was "ahh......h Stabbed to death? ”