Cha Wenbin didnt dare to slack off, the enemy was in the dark, and he was in the light. This old cat would not give up easily, having already dismantled its old nest. It was waiting for an opportunity, a chance for him to let his guard down. Cha Wenbin decided to use himself as bait, intentionally focusing his gaze on several people at the side, pretending to go over and inspect them. He called out "Hei Zi, come here." The big black dog reluctantly wagged its tail and followed him to his side. Suddenly, a "meow" sound was heard, and a large black shadow shot out from the beam above, pouncing directly at Cha Wenbins head.

  Cha Wenbin was already prepared, dodging to the side, but still left a scratch on his face from the cats claw. The black cat turned its head and swiped again, leaving another bloody mark on Cha Wenbins face. Then the old cat stood in front of Cha Wenbin, taunting him with its tail held high, as if ready to pounce. But Cha Wenbin shouted: "Go guard the door!" The dog ignored the old cats provocation and ran towards the door, shaking its large buttocks, occupying the only exit route like a black Li Kui, majestic and powerful. It stuck out its tongue, baring its teeth, staring fixedly at the black cat in front of it.

  Cha Wenbin held up the large seal, reciting incantations, and before long, the scattered yellow beans began to jump around on the ground. The jumping sound also made the black cat shrink its neck in alarm. As the yellow beans continued to jump, they gradually surrounded the black cat in a circle. The black cat was trapped inside and didnt dare move randomly, only letting out a shrill cry towards Cha Wenbin. Outside, the black dog saw that it had been surrounded and shook its head with satisfaction, even turning around to wag its tail, looking like a small person who had achieved their goal. However, Cha Wenbin couldnt be bothered with it anymore. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Cha Wenbin took out a black talisman paper, unfolded it, and drew a complex pattern of symbols on it with a red cinnabar pen. With a loud "slap", he pressed down the large seal, raised the sword tip, and a blue flame flashed as he muttered: "In my name, grant me true thunder, Taishang Laojun, urgent, urgent, like a law decree!"

  The black cat seemed to understand human language, and as soon as it heard the incantation, it rushed out like a madman, not caring about the soybeans. After several charges, the formation of the soybeans seemed to be in disarray, and just as they were about to rush out, Cha Wenbin threw over the nearly burnt-out talisman.

  "A loud crack, a massive lightning bolt cut through the sky, directly breaking through the Generals Temple that had stood for who knows how many years and months. It struck the black cat with a loud thud, sending sparks flying everywhere. Even Zhang Wenbin himself was knocked to the ground... This thunder was truly earth-shattering, and Zhang Wenbins first-ever use of real thunder left him gasping for breath, coughing up several mouthfuls of blood. As he watched, on the verge of passing out, the black cat somehow struggled to its feet and began walking towards him. At this point, Zhang Wenbin had no strength left to resist, and was waiting to meet his ancestors. The two candles in the corners also went out, and Zhang Wenbin thought to himself that he might not be leaving the Generals Temple alive today..."

  Just as the black cat was approaching Cha Wenbin step by step, a portrait of Tai Shang Lao Jun in the temple reminded Cha Wenbin. With his last bit of strength, he struggled to run to the front of the portrait and spat a mouthful of blood onto the image of Lao Jun.

  Its strange to say, but after this mouthful of blood was sprayed upwards, the incense in front of the Big Dipper Array burned even more vigorously. A surge of righteous energy suddenly filled the entire great hall. Hei Zi took a deep breath and charged forward, biting down on Lao Mao with a crazed expression, wildly chomping down, pulling and tugging. It released all its pent-up anger onto this cats body, leaving behind only the pitiful meows of the cat and its own furious roars...

  The next day, after the rooster crowed, the awakened crowd saw the real scene: a cats corpse that had been torn to shreds, and Cha Wenbin lying unconscious under the painting. The old lady checked on him and said he was still alive, so they rushed him to the hospital...

  It wasnt until three days later that Zha Wenbin woke up, fortunately without any life-threatening injuries. The doctor said he had suffered a severe shock and damaged his internal organs, and needed to take good care of himself. After all, Zha Wenbin was also mortal and couldnt withstand such turmoil. He also instructed Old Wang to go back and burn the cats body, burying its ashes under the peach tree. Old Wang went back and did as he was told.

  A month later, Cha Wenbin was discharged from the hospital. The museum also sent over a message that the coffin should be from the late Tang Dynasty, made of golden silk nanmu wood, and inside the coffin was a corpse from the Qing Dynasty period, wearing a Taoist robe with dark blue lotus flowers painted on it, which had not yet decayed. It is one of the major archaeological discoveries in our province in recent years. Archaeologists believe that the corpse may be a certain person related to the legendary Qinglian Sect. Whats strange is that there was also a black cat corpse hidden in this coffin...

  After receiving this message, Cha Wenbin understood the general idea and immediately suggested that Old Wang go to dig up the underground palace of General Temple. He said that there must be the answers everyone needed there. Old Wang also didnt dare to slack off, since he had witnessed Cha Wenbins methods, he couldnt help but want to worship him as a true god, and immediately went back to arrange for people to start exploring the underground palace.

  In the past, many ancient temples or pagodas would build an underground palace to bury some classics, offerings, and some temples would also have relics for worship. Although this General Temple is a temple, it can now be confirmed that it was built by Taoists. As for the underground palace below, our local people have always been speculating about it, saying that the General Temple is buried with treasures. A few years ago, several hoodlums wanted to make a fortune and dug several tunnels, but all they found were limestone rocks. Later, they didnt give up and used explosives, but accidentally blew off one of their hands. After that, no one dared to touch the General Temple again.

  Old Wang led a team of experienced archaeologists, and finding an ancient tomb or opening up an underground palace was always a piece of cake. They had probably opened more than ten large tombs from the Han Dynasty alone. After experiencing danger last time, Old Wang had become more cautious and only worked during the day, refusing to participate at night. Because the temple had been burned down by a big fire, they had to start searching for the underground palace from the original site of the ancient ruins. Many places were no longer recognizable, so just exploring the original site before excavation took two weeks.

  During this time, Cha Wenbin also held a Buddhist ritual for the old cats liberation from suffering. Three days later, he replanted seven new peach trees under that very tree, arranging them in the Big Dipper formation, saying that if the liberation ritual was unsuccessful and it came back to harm people, he would nail it down here once and for all. Now this patch of peach trees has become a peach garden, but the peaches there will forever only bloom without bearing fruit, and no one can explain why.

  Another week passed, and Lao Wangs tomb seemed to have no clue at all. There was no way out, so he had to go find Cha Wenbin for advice again. Cha Wenbin originally did not plan to participate in this archaeological activity. Firstly, it belonged to the official business of others, and secondly, there were many farm chores to do at home, after all, there were still people to support. Unable to bear Lao Wangs pleading, Cha Wenbin decided to give it a try.

  Everyone knows that in the past, when our ancestors built things, there was always a saying about Feng Shui. The Feng Shui theory also originated from the I Ching and has a deep connection with Taoism. A good Feng Shui treasure land must have been seen by a master, for example, this General Temple is where two dragons meet.

  I remember when I was a kid, every year during the severe drought, people would come to pray for rain. How did they pray? I once followed others in the praying procession and saw that they carried gongs and drums, led by offerings of incense paper, went to the legendary Dragon Pool, killed a white rooster, lit incense, and then placed a calabash on the ground, constantly chanting. It was said that slowly water would enter the calabash until it was full, then they would choose the strongest young man in their village to carry the calabash back home without stopping. It was said that the calabash was extremely heavy, and by the time they arrived home, people with slightly weaker physical strength would be left gasping for air.

  After returning home, put the water in the ancestral hall and offer it up, and it will rain. This rain-seeking activity is what I have seen with my own eyes. According to the old mans words, the water in the gourd is like a big mountain, so heavy that some people carry it back home and die of exhaustion... However, the place where they pray for rain is on a mountain inside the General Temple, so the feng shui of this temple can be said to be extremely good. Where there are dragons, it is naturally a treasure land of feng shui.

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