Jiang Si had already pointed out the location, and with the help of professional equipment, the work was completed quickly, and a stone door appeared before them.

However, the stone door was too heavy, and they had to find a way to open it without damaging it.

Jiang Si stepped forward and said, "Stop messing around. This uses the Eight Numbers of Heaven and Earth. By the time you decipher it, it will be dawn."

She pointed to several protruding parts on the door and instructed the archaeologists to press them down one by one in a specific order.

A magical thing happened: just like in the TV series, the stone made a dull sound and slowly opened.

The moment it was opened, a blinding golden light shot out.

The aisle alone was filled with quite a few.

Even a domineering CEO like Li Jianshan felt blinded by the brilliance.

Even bank vaults don't necessarily have that many.

At this time, the treasure cave had been taken over by the military, and Jiang Si and the others were too embarrassed to go in, so they just took a look from the outside.

Those dead ghosts, led by Chen Dashan, were itching to rush in.

However, the army naturally possessed an aura of royalty and killing intent, making it impossible for ordinary ghosts to approach. They could only watch from outside the door with bloodshot eyes.

At this moment, Li Jianshan also felt a little strange. This wasn't theirs, so why did it seem like someone had robbed them of their money?

"Master, what are they doing?"

Jiang Si looked over as well, and answered irrelevantly, "What do you think is the most painful thing in the world?"

Li Jianshan: "???"

This is a somewhat philosophical question; let him think about it carefully.

"Unable to love, yet unable to let go?"

“Wrong.” Jiang Si shook her head: “It is your obsession before and after your death, and ultimately it will not belong to you.”

"Think about it, what would happen if you were obsessed with that pile of gold inside for half your life?"

Li Jianshan thought for a moment, "Hmm... I've always come from a family with decent living conditions, so I probably won't be fixated on anything."

Jiang Si remained silent, a rare occurrence.

That's true. For someone who has grown up in luxury, money really doesn't hold much appeal.

She was quite curious whether Li Jianshan would develop a lingering obsession with her.

Yang Tianshi interjected, "Master Jiang, how should we solve this?" He pointed to the group of ghosts staring intently at the gold and silver treasures inside.

Are these really the simple and honest villagers they described?

He had seen eyes like that before.

It contains endless greed.

Just then, the ghosts seemed unable to resist the temptation of the gold and silver treasures inside, and disregarded the imperial aura and murderous intent emanating from the soldiers, and rushed straight in.

The result was naturally that she screamed in pain, but she still insisted on going in.

He was shouting frantically, "Don't move, this is ours!"

Jiang Si watched coldly from the sidelines.

After a while, he said, "Let's go. Your dad's problem is solved. They won't bother him anymore."

Yang Tianshi was still astonished by the ghosts' hideous appearance when he came to his senses and asked, "How was it resolved?"

Yang's father stared at it for a long time, then said, "Am I blind to ghosts?"

Jiang Si comforted him, "Mr. Yang, there's no need to worry too much. Ghosts have a thousand faces; you're just new to being a ghost and don't know the difference yet."

Yang Tianshi and Li Jianshan were brainstorming wildly when a sudden inspiration struck them: "Could it be that they've got the story backwards, and they're the ones who are the robbers?"

Jiang Si gave them an approving look, "Your comprehension is not bad."

"After they killed the people, they were still searching all over the mountain. The rain was so heavy that a mudslide buried them alive. Their sins in life were too great and their obsessions too deep. After death, they could not enter the cycle of reincarnation and were trapped in this place for the rest of their lives."

"That gold-hiding cave is the source of their obsession. They will gradually be consumed by their own desires here until they are nothingness."

Yang Tianshi's eyes widened, his worldview utterly shocked. To be fair, these ghosts were quite good actors; even his father was fooled.

"So they've been here all along?"

“Hmm.” Jiang Si nodded. “The villagers who were killed on the mountain were quickly reincarnated. As for the people below, they died because of the mudslide. They died too suddenly and didn’t have much resentment. So, the only ones who were trapped here were those who had always wanted to get the treasure.”

"What if the staff finish moving all this gold and silver treasures?" Li Jianshan asked.

"Waiting to die hopelessly." Jiang Si's tone was cold.

Their obsession runs too deep; they'll just linger in this place day and night.

This is retribution for the evil they have sown.

Li Jianshan felt a chill.

To say I feel sympathy is absolutely not an option; I just feel that human desires can sometimes be deadly.

Yang Tianshi wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked, "Could the remains of those villagers who died tragically before be under this grave?" He was afraid that if they came out again someday, he would have to trouble Jiang Si again, but Jiang Si wasn't so easy to find. "They won't come out again, will they?"

"What are you thinking?" Jiang Si said, "Countless people have died on this land since ancient times. Do you think you can avoid it?"

"So many years have passed, they have long since been reincarnated, and even if they were buried there back then, they would be long gone by now."

Yang Tianshi: "..."

That makes a lot of sense.

The matter was resolved satisfactorily, and Yang Tianshi was very pleased, so he transferred the money to Jiang Si.

When Li Jianshan saw the money, he said, "Master, at this rate, you'll be richer than me someday."

It's highly profitable, with no risk of loss, no need to worry about after-sales service, and no need to worry about fraud.

Jiang Si replied quite seriously, "That won't happen. You're destined for great wealth and honor."

"Did Master ever predict what my later life would be like?" Li Jianshan pressed, "For example, my marriage or something?"

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