Another student immediately added.
"Then I'd like to ask, do you know any rules or customs associated with tomb raiding?"
Wang Yueheng asked again.
"Well…"
"The tricks of tomb raiders? We're proper archaeology students, why would we study that?"
Yin Ying, who also voted against revising the script, frowned and said.
When Wang Yueheng mentioned the words "tomb raider," his first reaction was disgust.
Other archaeology students also shook their heads, indicating they didn't know.
"All I know is that the shovel, one of the archaeological tools, was originally used for tomb raiding..."
"Many tomb raiders are even more skilled at exploring tombs than professional archaeologists."
"Some tomb raiders are even more skilled than some history experts; they can tell the origin of a tomb at a glance, and even the era and identity of the tomb's occupant..."
As a top student, Tong Yue seemed to have vaguely guessed Wang Yueheng's thoughts and hurriedly said something.
In ancient China, tomb raiders were also commonly known as "tomb raiders" or "gold-touching captains"...
"This was a military rank established by the Cao Wei regime during the Eastern Han Dynasty to supplement insufficient military funds. The purpose was to obtain money and treasure through tomb raiding to subsidize the army's pay..."
"One of the rules of tomb raiders is to light a lamp in the southeast corner of the tomb. Once the lamp goes out, all desires are extinguished. No matter how many treasures there are, you must leave the tomb immediately!"
"One must also possess ample knowledge of Feng Shui, understanding how the ancients selected burial sites, a process commonly known as 'finding the gold and determining the burial location'..."
"Feng shui knowledge is actually a kind of geography. Tomb raiders need to use methods like 'observation, listening, questioning, and palpation' to deduce the location of royal tombs and the main burial chamber..."
Wang Yueheng sat in his seat and began to tell the story as if he were a storyteller.
More than a dozen archaeology students stared wide-eyed and mouths agape, completely absorbed in the conversation.
"Locating the burial site by analyzing the gold? I don't think I've seen this term in our professional books."
The boy, Yin Ying, scratched his head with one hand and muttered to himself with a blank expression.
His doubts also represented those of most of the archaeology students present.
Everyone understands that tomb raiding requires knowledge of ancient feng shui, but what exactly is this "finding the burial site by dividing the gold"?
"This is an unofficial historical story that circulated among tomb raiders."
"Legend has it that Empress Wu Zetian specially invited two feng shui masters and ordered them to find a burial site for her after her death."
"Both masters used copper coins as markers to indicate the auspicious locations they had chosen, based on their feng shui calculations..."
"Finally, people were surprised to find that the two men's copper coins were placed in the same spot, and from then on, the concept of 'locating burial sites by dividing the gold' arose in the world of tomb raiding..."
"This is intended to illustrate the importance of feng shui in the selection of ancient imperial tombs and the general consensus among the people..."
Wang Yueheng patiently explained.
"There are many similar legends and rules."
"For example, tomb raiders must never damage the remains of the tomb owner, and they cannot be too greedy; they must leave some burial goods for the tomb owner, otherwise they may be cursed..."
"Another rumor is that, in order to avoid disturbing the sleeping occupant of the tomb, and more likely to avoid being caught by the police, tomb raiders invented a lot of slang..."
"For example, referring to 'tomb raiding' as 'grave robbery'..."
"Group tomb raiding is called 'setting up the pot,' and 'the pot collapsing' means the tomb raiding has failed..."
"'Returning to the kiln' signifies abandoning the tomb raiding and immediately leaving the scene..."
...
Faced with the growing curiosity of the audience, Wang Yueheng spoke eloquently, like a master tomb raider.
"My goodness, there are so many strange and unusual rules and practices in the tomb raiding world?"
"Teacher Yue Heng, how did you know all this? These kinds of things aren't usually mentioned in official histories!"
"If I didn't know who you were, and someone else said these things to me, I would definitely think they were a real tomb raider!"
Upon hearing Wang Yueheng's account, the students present felt a cold sweat break out on their backs.
The once grand stage and auditorium now resembled an empty tomb, as Wang Yueheng led everyone on an exploration of an unprecedented world of tomb raiding…
"I have a friend who spent several years traveling with tomb raiders..."
"Then he recorded what he saw and heard during his participation in tomb raiding in the form of a diary, which was eventually compiled into a book called 'Tomb Raider Notes'."
"Unfortunately, so far, I am the only one who has read this notebook."
"So the stage play I'm rewriting today is related to 'The Grave Robbers' Chronicles'..."
Hearing the students' confusion, Wang Yueheng turned to look at them and said in a calm tone.
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Note: The author of *The Grave Robbers' Chronicles* is Nanpai Sanshu.
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