"Stop it." Zhang Wenbin's mouth was still foaming with blood, this injury wasn't the first time he had suffered from it. The way of controlling the devilish power was not easy to master, and if the timing was off or interrupted, it would easily lead to a backlash. Human strength couldn't compare to ghostly power, humans could only guide and control it indirectly, but once this guidance failed, the uncontrolled ghostly power would backlash, just like when using a rubber band to pull heavy objects, if the rubber band snapped, it would violently snap back and hit you in the face.

  Zhuo Xiong looked at the young man with a hint of resentment, then stood up again beside Cha Wenbin and supported him. Cha Wenbin looked at the young man with a hint of apology and said, "Don't mind him, my brother is just hot-headed, but he's not a bad person."

  When Wen Bin came to apologize, the young man's face turned red with shame. He knew that his recklessness had caused the Taoist priest to be injured and felt extremely remorseful. He hastily apologized, saying: "It was my fault for not listening to your instructions and sneaking a peek. But it was also because I heard that strange cry and thought something was wrong."

  Tie Niu saw that he still wanted to make excuses for himself, and the palm of his hand as big as a gourd was raised again. Cha Wenbin repeatedly blocked him: "Don't blame him, I really saw a large bird swooping in at the critical moment, it seems that we need to break the person who set up the situation before we can catch this kid's soul."

  "What bird? Where did the bird come from?" Tie Niu saw that the surrounding forest was empty and didn't see any birds, but Hei Zi kept staring at the sky with alertness, his two eyeballs constantly searching.

  "It should be an old crow, this kind of messy burial ground is where they love to stay." Zhang Wenbin didn't see the whole big bird clearly, but in that area, this bird called "old crow", also known as a crow, has always been considered unlucky by rural people, because crows also have another name: mourning bird.

  "I have this..." A young man hesitantly pulled out something from his waist, and suddenly a group of young men burst into laughter. It turned out that the young man had pulled out a slingshot, and under everyone's teasing, he continued to pull out a mud pellet from his pocket, saying embarrassedly: "I like shooting birds, so I always carry it with me."

  "Let's first take care of the master, bury this doll here and seal its soul with mercury. This person is really too vicious." Originally, he had taken in the doll, but Cha Wenbin planned to send it away, so that Hu Changzi's soul, which had been hooked by it, would naturally be released, and this matter would thus come to an end.

  The gate in it is also what he has heard, according to the four directions of east, south, west and north, burying Tongzi, people who don't understand think it's a burial, actually this is used to lead Tongzi.

  The person who set up the局 must have been knowledgeable, fantasizing that they could become an immortal after death and needed a child to guide them. However, if it were just a matter of burying a doll, the soul would return to the earth, so how could there be any children? Therefore, a vicious plan was devised to dismember the corpse, seal each part with mercury, and then create a fake body out of paper to deceive the child into thinking its body was intact, allowing it to stay calmly. In reality, the child had been divided into four parts, and Zhang Wenbin could tell that the means used at the time were cruel, and this child did not die all at once, but was slowly tortured to death.

  First, chop off the doll's hands and feet, then find a way to keep it alive, ensuring that the person does not die immediately. Then, put it in a human-shaped coffin, leaving each part of its limbs with a residual soul. Only then can you remove its head, because the seven orifices are sealed with mercury, so the soul cannot escape. This doll, placed in a human-shaped coffin, thinks that its body is still intact and will not harbor resentment towards its master. It's just that the soul cannot gather or disperse, so it stays here forever.

  The lingering soul in every part of the body, under the effect of the human-shaped coffin, is equivalent to having four Tongzi. This fulfills the saying that the four Tongzi come to guide and can also ensure that these Tongzi will exist forever and not perish.

  Because the child was mischievous, Hu Changzi passed by here and was seen by a part of the doll's soul, so he went to hook his soul and attached himself. I suppose the organizer found that one of the children was missing and the situation couldn't be established, so he was furious and came up with a plan to capture him back.

  However, this place seems to be a chaotic burial ground, but it is also the intention of the setter. I'm sure that those pots and coffins on the ground are all props, and among the many tombstones, only one is the real owner of the grave. This is done simply to create an illusion: first, to cover up their own true grave, and second, to tell others that this is a chaotic burial ground, so it's best not to come in. Because most people see these things will consciously withdraw, fearing bad luck, and tomb raiders see the chaotic burial ground, thinking it must be a poor man's grave, and won't take action. This can't help but say it's a highly skilled disguise and anti-theft technique.

  "Now it seems that Hu Zhangzi's father was in the wrong place, which is why he was killed by his grandfather," Cha Wenbin said. "No one who wants to become an immortal would choose to slaughter innocent people, as this would only bring about revenge from others. It's possible that at the time they were hunting and stumbled upon a forbidden area, and that person had no choice but to take his life in self-defense, just like that old owl earlier, it was more of a warning than an attempt on my life."

  "What's going on? Are we retreating?" asked Zhuo Xiong.

  Cha Wenbin said, "How can this kind of person possibly become an immortal, it's just a fantasy. This doll is quite clever, and until now hasn't let out Hu Changzi's soul. I think this is what he wants to tell me, that I should untie him, and only then will he release Hu Changzi."

  Since this is a deal between him and that little devil, now the chips of the transaction are in the hands of that doll, does Cha Wenbin have any other choice?

  He took out the compass and began to pace out the entire burial mound. Since it was arranged according to the formation method, he would definitely be able to find the location of that pit. In the end, his footsteps stopped between two grave mounds, where a crooked wild persimmon tree grew. Because sunlight rarely reached this spot, the tree's growth was extremely poor.

  "It should be here, this tree was definitely planted later, so it's smaller than the surrounding trees. This guy is really well hidden, not even a tombstone, and he's afraid that future generations won't be able to find it, so he planted a tree. Big brother, let's dig here." As he spoke, Cha Wenbin used his Seven Star Sword to draw a rough outline on the ground.

  Heng Roulian's face carried a hoe and walked over, first with a casual swing, the persimmon tree that was hundreds of years old immediately broke off at his command, and he threw it aside. With a fierce swing of his muscular arm, all that could be heard was a "clang" sound, sparks flew out from the ground, and Heng Roulian's tiger mouth was numbed by the shock.

  "This is underneath the stone." The thick-faced man said after brushing away the surface layer of yellow soil.

  Could it be that my own speculation was wrong? Wen Bin hurriedly ran over to take a look, covering his still slightly painful chest and said: "Dig correctly, this is a tombstone. This guy buried the tombstone along with everything else in order to hide it. You all go help out and pry this thing up, what's underneath must be the real deal."

  He took a few steps back, and the other young men, under Tie Niu's murderous gaze, had no choice but to join the construction team. With the collective effort of the large crowd, it was discovered that this was indeed a tombstone carved from massive stone, weighing over a thousand catties. The group used all their might to move it aside, and on the tombstone, there were no inscriptions, but instead, a painting depicted four child attendants kneeling on the ground, seeing off a god with a deer, rising into the clouds.

  Iron Bull spat at the tombstone and cursed: "You still want to become an immortal!"

  All I heard was a "wow" sound, and that black shadow suddenly rushed out from somewhere, flying extremely fast towards Tie Niu. It seemed like its target was his eyeballs. Before I could react, all I heard was a "whoosh" sound, and the old crow's body shook in mid-air, then it started flapping its wings and falling downwards.

  Hei Zi had long been furious with this disgusting big bird, but he couldn't reach that height. Now the opportunity came, would he let it slip away? Before the old crow even landed, Hei Zi let out a loud roar and leapt into the air, his belly facing upwards, his two front paws embracing, his mouth wide open to bite down. After landing, he went mad, pinning the poor big bird to the ground and tearing at it with all his might. In no time at all, the old crow was torn to shreds like a ragged cloth.

  Everyone came back to their senses and only then realized that the young man's hand was still holding the slingshot, muttering: "I actually hit it."

  Tie Niu happily patted him on the back, causing the young man to bend his knees slightly. He laughed and said: "Good kid, you have skills! When we get back, Brother Niu will treat you to braised pork intestines."

  "Great!!!" The young people were motivated by this and started digging again with renewed enthusiasm.

  The tomb was buried deep enough, and the soil dug up was enough to pile up four tombs. It was only with great difficulty that they finally saw the bottom. What was buried inside was not a coffin at all, but a half-meter-long box. However, the workmanship was extremely exquisite, with ink jade inlays on top. Zha Wenbin took it out and looked at it, and the wood should be purple sandalwood.

  "Is this also a doll?"

  "No, people will never use something so small." Zha Wenbin let everyone take a few steps back and carefully placed the box on the ground. The box had a live latch, but what surprised Zha Wenbin was that the latch was not closed, but open...

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