Chapter 27: Instantly Cool

Shao Mingjie's anger was still frozen on his face, and the corners of his mouth twitched as he tried to suppress his emotions, but in the end he said nothing.

He acquiesced to Xiao Yu's order and silently led his men to follow Xu Chuchu and change direction.

Seeing that he didn't dare to disobey Xiao Yu, one had to admit that Xu Chuchu felt instantly happy.

She was now finally 100% certain that Xiao Yu's actual status was higher than Shao Mingjie's, and not just a little bit higher.

Otherwise, he would not have been able to bypass Shao Mingjie and take charge of the manhunt which was originally led by Shao Mingjie.

I originally thought he was just an ordinary rich young man with nothing to do, but I didn't expect him to have such a thick thigh.

Tsk tsk, do you want a hug?

Xu Chuchu secretly glanced at Xiao Yu, but saw that Xiao Yu was also looking at her inadvertently, with the words "Don't make any mistakes, you're done if you embarrass me" clearly written in his eyes.

Xu Chuchu quickly became serious, studied the compass, and searched for the tomb.

In fact, finding a tomb cannot be done with just a compass. Otherwise, you would have to spend 250 taels to buy a compass and rob tombs everywhere, and you could make your money back at any one of them.

The most important thing in finding a tomb is to rely on experience.

For example, the current records say, "Qin Tomb Ridge, Han Tomb Slope", which means that the ancient tombs of the pre-Qin period are generally located in the mountains, while the tombs of the Han Dynasty are mostly located on the slopes with their backs against the mountains and facing the rivers.

Many tomb robbers would determine the location of a tomb based on the burial customs and construction structure of the previous dynasty, but Xu Chuchu didn't know what the hell the Great Xia Dynasty was like, so he had no way to judge.

After all, the Xia Dynasty was the earliest dynasty in ancient China, and it was impossible for it to develop into such a prosperous civilization today.

When Xu Chuchu searches for tombs, she relies more on her judgment of Feng Shui.

She led people around in the mountains and forests, walking farther and farther, sometimes shouting "wrong, wrong", and then turning back. They wandered for more than two hours.

"Are you okay? It's been so long." Shao Mingjie was sweating profusely.

"Don't worry, if it were so easy to find, everyone would go robbing tombs." Xu Chuchu answered as he walked.

At this time, the advantages of her Taoist uniform were reflected. She was dressed lightly, and the fabric was loose and breathable. She didn't feel hot at all, but instead felt a cool and comfortable breeze.

It's much better than the layers of robes worn by others.

Xiao Yu had a good advantage. Not only was he fanning himself with a folding fan, but Ah Fu beside him was also fanning him. With the two fans combined, he felt quite cool.

"Be patient. We've been chasing him for months. There's no need to rush." ​​He glanced at Ah Fu, who was fanning him with one hand and wiping his own sweat with the other, and added hesitantly, "Or maybe we can hurry up."

"It's almost done. If you're tired, just wait for me here." Xu Chuchu said as he climbed up the slope alone, not knowing what he was doing.

Everyone simply sat down and rested, watching the little girl Xu Chuchu busying around.

Sometimes he used his hands and feet to climb to the top of the mountain to look into the distance, and sometimes he lay on the ground as if listening to some sound. His hands and body were covered with mud, but he didn't care at all whether he was dirty or messy.

Although Xiao Yu was sitting down to rest, she was staring at Xu Chuchu, as if she wanted to cut her open and explore her thoroughly to see how many secrets she had hidden.

While Xu Chuchu was guessing his identity, he was also guessing Xu Chuchu's identity.

Initially, I thought she was a village sorcerer with some minor abilities, showing off her power in the village but becoming insignificant once she entered the city. Now, it seems that a fortune teller who can capture demons, catch ghosts, and even locate graves must have a very special background.

Especially since she is a woman.

If he hadn't come to the door himself, he would have suspected that Xu Chuchu was a spy sent by the enemy to be planted next to him.

Ah Fu sat on a rock nearby and fanned Xiao Yu. Seeing Xiao Yu being so "fascinated" by Xu Chuchu that she couldn't take her eyes off him, he felt worried.

The young master and Xu Chuchu are getting closer and closer. How can he tactfully remind the young master that this female fortune teller has impure motives and is a bad woman who is greedy for his body?

If he did tell it, wouldn’t it be exactly what the young master wants, and then he would fall into his arms, right?

"Come here, everyone—"

Hearing Xu Chuchu's shout from afar, everyone got up and rushed over.

At this time, Shao Mingjie quickly rushed to the first place. He wanted to see carefully what result this female fortune teller could come up with after tormenting everyone for most of the time.

Xu Chuchu stood in front of an ordinary dirt slope and pointed: "This is it, you can start digging with a shovel."

Shao Mingjie walked around in disbelief, "Here? Are you serious?"

He didn't think this place was any different from other dirt slopes.

Xiao Yu pondered for a moment and asked, "Are you sure it's here? There are no signs of excavation here. Tomb robbers have never started from here."

"The tomb is here, and tomb robbers can dig holes from many directions. Previous tomb robbers might not have chosen this route." Xu Chuchu explained, "But the one I chose must be the closest to the main tomb chamber."

"So you are more professional than tomb robbers?" Shao Mingjie argued.

"You could say that, even though I'm not a professional." Xu Chuchu never cared about face. "We physiognomists look at feng shui in five steps: 'finding the dragon, observing the sand, observing the water, finding the acupoints, and determining the direction.' First, we look at the earth's veins, then the mountains, then the grass, the water direction, and finally the yin and yang. You can stand in my position and see, we're right at the dragon's head..."

"Dig, dig, dig, dig!" Shao Mingjie couldn't stand it anymore and directly asked people to use shovels.

He just couldn't believe it. How could such a young girl be so capable that she could find the ancient tomb of the previous dynasty by herself?

If she could find it, why didn't she come and dig it out herself, instead of trying to cheat him out of two hundred and fifty taels!

He said northwest and she said southeast. Now it will be revealed who is the donkey and who is the horse!

When the men heard the order, they all took shovels and started digging down the small slope drawn by Xu Chuchu.

The soil on this mountain is quite hard, so digging with a shovel wasn't easy, and it took quite a while at first. But because the ground is close to the Tailing River, the soil got wetter the deeper we dug.

After digging about a man's height, someone suddenly shouted, "Master Shao, there are bricks underneath!"

"What!" Shao Mingjie rushed to the edge of the deep pit nervously and saw several of his men working hard to clear the broken soil. Under these lumps of soil was a slanted dark gray brick wall.

He jumped down and saw that the bricks on the ground were as long as his forearm and as wide as his palm, and the material was of top quality. It was obvious that the mausoleum underneath was huge, and it was definitely not something that an ordinary official or a wealthy family could afford to build.

There is no doubt that this is the tomb of the prince of the previous dynasty.

"It's really here." He couldn't utter a word of rebuttal at this moment.