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  The lake is not big, about 200-300 meters wide and two kilometers long. The mountains on both sides rise and fall. The wind blows and the clouds sit at the bow of the boat, while Zhang Wenbin sits at the stern. The two bamboo rafts have slid to the middle position and stopped. Suddenly, Zhang Wenbin discovers that there is a stream flowing out from the right side of the raft. He looks up and sees that between the two mountain ranges, there seems to be a hidden river, which is just covered by the green plants hanging down from above.

  The boatman inserted the bamboo pole in his hand into the lake and stirred it with force, and the entire bamboo raft turned over. Along the extremely small gap between the two rocky shores, Zha Wenbin had to bow his head, and the bamboo raft slid in instantly. It turned out that there was an underground dark river here, and inside, everything was pitch black.

  As they entered the cave, the wind rose and Yun said: "Brother Cha, I apologize for any offense, please forgive me." After speaking, he got up and wrapped a black cloth around Cha Wenbin's eyes. After re-arranging Cha Wenbin, he said again: "Brother Cha, don't panic, this boatman has been in and out of this passage for decades, there are countless forks in the road inside the cave, but only one can lead to the new village. You are the first outsider to enter Hong Village after its tribulations, and you will soon see the sunlight outside."

  Cha Wenbin was able to understand the method of wind and cloud, he was originally a duckweed, this cave water flow is extremely dark, where did he dare to move, firmly grasping the bamboo raft only hoping to reach the other side as soon as possible.

  The old man lit a kerosene lamp and hung it in the middle of the bamboo raft, the dim light made people feel lethargic. Cha Wenbin's eyes were covered, and he didn't have time to pay attention to the situation inside the cave. It wasn't until half an hour later that they finally sailed out of the long river course. At the exit of the river course, there was a dock, where the boatman sent the two men ashore and then left immediately. Feng Qiyun told Cha Wenbin that only two people could figure out the route in this river course, one of whom was the boatman's granddaughter. Just as they were talking, a little girl with a small flower whip on her head ran over to the dock, laughing, and Feng Qiyun picked her up, saying: "This is the boatman's granddaughter, Little Lin calls you brother."

  As soon as he landed, Cha Wenbin felt that this place was very familiar. After walking for a while, he saw a stone archway with the two large characters "Hong Village" written on it, which were exactly the same as those in his hometown. Following this path further inside, there was the village. The current Hong Village has rebuilt many houses, but most of them are rebuilt on their original sites. The layout and arrangement of the houses here are all the same as those in Hong Village. People along the way who saw Feng Qiyun bowed to her, while they were more vigilant towards Cha Wenbin, an outsider.

  The wind and clouds brought him to the center of the village, where Hongcun should be now is the Grand Hall. Similarly, there is a arched bridge, with oak trees planted at one end of the bridge, only in the middle here is a huge mansion.

  The horse-head wall, the carved flower railing, the glazed tile with the divine beast, and the huge horizontal plaque above it, majestically inscribed with the four characters "Tian Dao Sheng De". The threshold was as high as Zhang Wenbin's calf. At the entrance, there were two big men who came to welcome them from afar. One of the big men, Zhang Wenbin recognized at a glance, was one of the ones holding a long spear and facing off against the fat man in the rain-seeking team that day.

  In the courtyard, there were fake mountains, pavilions and towers, as well as all sorts of flowers, grasses and trees. As I walked along the corridor, in the center of the courtyard an old man was practicing boxing. This was also an old acquaintance, the same old man who had released the insects to bite the fat man that day. The old man saw that the visitor was actually Cha Wenbin and was taken aback for a moment. The wind started to pick up and he beckoned him over, whispering something in his ear, whereupon the old man hastily went out.

  Entering the house, Cha Wenbin found that this was a living room. On both sides were five large armchairs, each with a tea table beside it. In the center of the hall was a huge dragon-shaped chair, which was undoubtedly the master's seat.

  There was a servant who brought tea, pastries and fruit to Zha Wenbin. He carefully inquired about every nook and cranny of the place, and suddenly felt a faint fragrance entering his heart. Looking up, he saw that Feng Qiuyun was pointing at something. On the left side, there was a portrait with a man having thick eyebrows and big eyes, hair falling over his shoulders, but on his forehead, there were two small protrusions, like horns but not quite. This was exactly the appearance of Taohuang in legend, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of reverence.

  "This incense is quite special, it smells very good."

  The wind rose and the cloud saluted the painting, then said to Cha Wenbin: "When making incense, add one qian of dragon's brain, one qian of musk, and use water-soaked sandalwood powder. Brother Cha, if you like it, I'll give some to you later, it has a refreshing effect."

  As soon as he heard these expensive materials, Zhang Wenbin was shocked again in his heart. At this time, sitting in the great hall, he became a bit awkward and began to become restrained. Fortunately, after a while, the old man led seven or eight people wearing black clothes into the room. Those people were all over sixty years old, and when they saw Zhang Wenbin, they knelt down on the ground and paid their respects. At this time, Zhang Wenbin was certain that his identity should be the patriarch of this family.

  The wind rose and the cloud seemed to be somewhat dissatisfied with their actions, frowning and saying: "Alright, wasn't it said that you elders don't need to pay respects to me, so why are you all kneeling again today?"

  Those people looked at Cha Wenbin and then at Feng Qiyun, each of them lowering their heads and not daring to speak. Feng Qiyun said: "Today I invited you all here just for the sake of this friend of mine, surname Cha, name Wenbin, you can call him Mr. Cha." As he spoke, he again beckoned them to sit down and said: "Everyone needn't worry, Brother Cha isn't a wicked person, he originally lived in Old Hong Village, that day we happened to meet and encountered some things, I wanted to come ask for your guidance, esteemed elders please listen to what he has to say."

  Cha Wenbin then repeated what he had said to Feng Qiyun, and the reactions of these people were even greater than Feng Qiyun's. When Cha Wenbin finished speaking, Feng Qiyun stood up and said: "Elders, I am still young and do not know whether my friend's misfortune is related to some kind of taboo set by our ancestors. We are descendants of Emperor Taikang, and we should have a heart of great virtue, follow the Great Way, and only those with great virtue can become saints. Please speak without reserve, elders."

  The elderly people below first talked to each other in private, and after a while, an old man sitting in the first row on the left stood up and said: "Report to the clan leader, what Brother Cha said is somewhat similar to a prophecy told by our ancestors. I once heard the old clan leader mention that Hongcun was originally built with a yin-yang structure, referring to the stone abacus in the 'River Map' and 'Luo Book', which has one more hexagram than the eight trigrams of Fuxi's Qiankun, this hexagram is called Tian Hexagram, no one can interpret it, no one can break it.

  It is said that this trigram has the divine power to reverse heaven and earth, and invert yin and yang. Fearing that it would be used to harm the world after its transmission, the method of deciphering this trigram was divided among the ten branches of the Feng surname. Each branch had one segment, and I obtained a part of the Lei Yu segment, which has the way of changing clouds and seeking rain and wind. If these ten segments are combined, they can unlock the abacus stone and directly connect with the heavenly path.

  The old man continued: "Later, due to internal strife in the ten departments, they split into east and west. In order to complete the ten departmental divination texts, the world began to contend, and the war of the deer burst out one after another. The Heavenly Emperor Department of Huangdi and the Heavenly Yin Department of Yandi, as well as the Hou Niao Department where Chi You was located, were the strongest. The Hou Niao Department took the initiative to launch a surprise attack, sweeping across the world. The Heavenly Emperor and Heavenly Yin departments joined forces with the remaining six departments and finally defeated it under Mount Zhuolu. At this point, eight of the ten departmental divination texts had been completed, only lacking the Hou Niao Department and my Lei Yu Department. After several hundred years, King Zhou was tyrannical, and King Wu attacked him. He found Chi You's ninth department in Mount Zhuolu, and the Shang Dynasty was destroyed by the Zhou Dynasty.

  The nine-section divination text already has the power of the heavenly gods. Jiang Ziya then created the divine list, but King Wu raised the white flag and couldn't seal Bi Gan. So he engraved a copper plate with sixteen characters, Jiang Ziya used the nine-section divination text to infer the heavenly machine, predicting that three thousand years later, in the first year of Gui Mao, there would be a descendant of Zhou who could understand the general meaning of the sixteen-character inscription and collect the tenth section of the divination text to break the calculation stone and seal Bi Gan again.

  The latter half of this passage, Cha Wenbin remembered that Ye Huan had also said on the mountain top that day, and asked: "May I ask the elder, what does this prophecy have to do with the experiences of my few friends?"

  The old man said, "Mr. Cha is unaware that before this, Jiang Ziya had visited the Lei Yu sect to find the last oracle bone inscription, but unfortunately, my ancestors knew that this oracle bone would bring about a great calamity in the world, so they took it with them into their tomb more than 100 years ago and set up multiple mechanisms. Only those who are destined can see through the heavenly machine, not even Jiang Ziya could get it. Later, Jiang Ziya obtained the nine-part oracle bone inscription to help Zhou Wu Wang seize the throne, he deeply understood its danger, so he hid the nine-part oracle bone in a mysterious place, and no one knew about it, leaving only four jade rings with the location of the hidden oracle bone inscribed on them.

  Jiang Ziya was in charge of the thunderstorm department that year, and he had made great contributions to the people's prayers for good weather. He then entrusted someone to send one of the jade rings to me, the Thunderstorm Department. As for what happened to this jade ring, I don't know where it went either. Only the clan leader has always known about it.

  "I just heard what Mr. Cha said, the Shuangyuan Village you arrived at should be the Hongcun built according to the principles of Fengshui, and under the Bagua Pavilion by the river is where my ancestors' tomb is located. My ancestor obtained the great Tao of Taihao and lived for 599 years, with the divine power of changing time and space, turning stars and moving gods, you mistakenly entered but don't understand the method to break it, it's both a disaster and fate."

  Up to this point, Zha Wenbin was half-believing and half-doubting. He believed that the village of Zhuangyuan was indeed the resting place of their ancestors, but he didn't believe in any divine power; if there was one, he thought it must be some unknown and mysterious method. However, at this moment, he reached into his pocket and pulled out an object - the same jade ring that Fatso had handed him from the coffin on that day.

  As soon as this thing came out, it was a shocking scene, and even the wind and clouds stood up together. Cha Wenbin held the jade ring and asked, "Seniors who have seen much and know widely, can you help me identify what this thing is?"

  "...". Several elders didn't dare to get close, after a burst of astonishment, it was the old man who spoke to Feng Qichun: "We are shallow in learning and dare to ask the clan leader, is this thing that legendary Jade Ring?"

  Unexpectedly, the wind rose and Yun said: "Not to deceive all the elders, I have also heard about this jade ring, but in fact, no one in the clan knows what it is, nor has anyone told me where it is." After speaking, he stood up and said to Cha Wenbin: "Brother Cha, please wait for a moment. I remember that there is a silk book in the clan with a picture of a jade ring on the top layer. I'll go get it and make a comparison..."

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