From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

Jiang Xingzhe is a wandering cultivator, but the other two must be true disciples of major sects! Even if he guessed wrong, these three also possess extraordinary abilities and should be befriended!

At least in Chen Yulou's view, Jiang Liu, Lu Jin, and Li Muxuan were far more valuable than his cheap sworn brothers.

After Luo Laowai and Kunlun descended the mountain, the old Miao man mustered his courage and thanked Jiang Liu and the others.

"You're welcome."

Li Muxuan brandished his pistol and chuckled, "I just can't stand those bullies who rely on their power!"

"The head of the team."

At this moment, Hua Maguai leaned close to Chen Yulou's ear and whispered, "These three are not on our side at all. We need to be careful in the future."

"It's alright. Most righteous people are trustworthy. They just don't get along with that old man Luo." Chen Yulou had a different opinion.

Furthermore, compared to Jiang Liu and his group, he needed to be more wary of the other Changsheng Mountain brothers besides Huamaguai, Kunlun, and Hong Guniang.

He personally took charge, and each time, even if he didn't achieve a resounding victory, he had to at least gain some success. If he suffered a loss, his reputation would be tarnished, and his men would gossip about him behind his back, requiring him to put in a lot of effort to stabilize morale afterwards.

Therefore—

As Chen Yulou grew older, he became increasingly weary. Now, seeing chivalrous figures like Jiang Liu, he couldn't help but feel envious.

"Brother Chen."

Jiang Liu, in a familiar manner, addressed Chen Yulou as "Brother" and asked, "I just heard Sister Hong say that your inferior method involves observation, auscultation, inquiry, and palpation. Is it related to medicine?"

In traditional Chinese medicine, the four methods are observation, auscultation, inquiry, and palpation.

Zhang Jingyue of the Ming Dynasty compiled a poem titled "Ten Questions," which is found in the "Ten Questions" section of "Jingyue's Complete Works: Record of Loyalty." It contains the following:

First, ask about fever and chills; second, about sweating; third, about the head and body; fourth, about bowel movements; fifth, about diet; sixth, about the chest; seventh, about deafness; eighth, about thirst; ninth, about pulse and complexion to observe yin and yang; tenth, about the spirit to discern from the taste and smell. Although discerning these things is not difficult, one must still be wise and avoid incurring resentment.

Chen Yulou's methods of observation, auscultation, inquiry, and palpation are identical to the four characters of Traditional Chinese Medicine—

"Could it be that you are treating heaven and earth as a person?"

"Amazing!"

Chen Yulou was startled, never expecting that Jiang Liu had revealed the essence of his inferior technique. He exclaimed, "As expected of a divine being, you saw through the fundamentals of my technique at a glance!"

When my master first taught me this inferior method, he said that it originated from medicine:

Observe the complexion; listen to the sounds and breaths; inquire about the symptoms; feel the pulse.

Using heaven and earth as metaphors for people, one can observe mud marks and grass color by looking; one can hear wind and thunder and distinguish the shapes of objects by listening; one can understand worldly affairs and know information by asking; and one can measure the earth's veins and know its direction by touching.

This method of observation, listening, questioning, and palpation helped me find many large tombs. However, my late master said that these four words are only the foundation. To truly observe the heavens and the earth, one must learn the methods of observing the stars above and examining the earth's veins below, and obtain Qi before one can measure the human body and the heavens and the earth.

It's a pity my master passed away early; I only learned the lower-level four-character method. If I had learned medicine, I could have become a doctor. But I love Lu Xun's writings and know his past; I know that studying medicine cannot save the country…”

That's all for now.

Chen Yulou stopped abruptly, sighed, smiled at Jiang Liu, and said, "I'm sorry to have made you laugh, but I won't lie to you. I was once an ambitious young man! Although what I do now is tomb raiding, which is looked down upon by ordinary people, it is all for the sake of protecting this village."

"Brother Chen is truly a hero!"

Jiang Liu gave a thumbs up.

"I dare not accept such praise! I dare not accept such praise!" Chen Yulou's vanity was instantly satisfied by the compliment from someone with "divine abilities." He waved his hands repeatedly, but the smile on his lips could not be concealed.

call!

A mountain breeze swept by, stirring up a layer of grayish-purple and dark red mist from the bottom of the ravine, causing Chen Yulou to exclaim in alarm, "Oh no! It's a mirage!"

The so-called mirage is a mixture of poisonous mist and gas spewed by venomous insects in the mountains, forming a kind of miasma. If the poison is not strong, inhaling it will only cause hallucinations, making one disoriented and lost; but if the poison is extremely strong, it can even turn a person directly into pus!

Chen Yulou was knowledgeable and experienced. He once encountered a mirage that caused hundreds of people to get lost in the mountains. Fortunately, the wind was strong and the sun was bright at the time, which caused the mirage to quickly disperse and save their lives.

The monstrous miraculous creatures emerging from this rift are as thick as smoke, and the air around them hisses, clearly indicating that they are extremely poisonous.

If a person touches it, it might actually turn into pus!

# Chapter 128 Divergence

Although the demonic mirage was dense, it did not spread towards the location of Jiang Liu and the others. Instead, it moved along one side of the rift, left Bottle Mountain, and disappeared without a trace when blown by the wind and swept away by the rain and mist, returning to the underground.

"When we left Beizhai before, we met a little girl, and from her we heard the rumors about the place where the corpses were moved—"

The girl in red murmured, "I thought it was just a rumor, but now that I've seen this mirage, it's probably true. If a person dies in these mountains, they probably won't leave behind any bones, but will turn into pus and disperse into mist, becoming one with the mirage's mist, wandering back and forth in the mountain streams, drifting unpredictably!"

Chen Yulou also realized that the white mist and red light he had seen outside the mountain were not some kind of jewels, but rather a mirage formed by poisonous insects spitting out poisonous mist.

The venom of this demonic mirage was so potent that Chen Yulou considered the worst-case scenario: the artifacts in the underground palace had already been corroded.

Even if there are any residues, they're worthless!

But as the head of Changsheng Mountain, if he returns empty-handed—

His reputation will inevitably be damaged!

For outlaws, reputation is of utmost importance. Without a name, how can they maintain their position as the number one leader?

Luo Laowai suffered a defeat, his troops were reduced by half, and his men had not been paid or given any benefits for several months. Now that he had returned empty-handed, those men were really thinking of ways to take Luo Laowai's head and defect to another warlord.

Therefore, he had made up his mind that once the mirage dissipated and Luo Laowai and Kunlun brought their men up, he would order his men to go down and investigate!

Furthermore!

Previously, he went to Nanzhai and spent the night at the mortuary. While out chasing night cats, he encountered a raccoon spirit that used urine to mark its territory and harm people. In fact, he couldn't have solved it by himself. It was the Mountain-Moving Taoist who saved him.

At the time, he also invited the three mountain-moving Taoist priests to join him, but they had to go explore another tomb, so they parted ways temporarily...

That's alright.

The important thing is that after being saved by those three Mountain-Moving Taoists, Chen Yulou actually harbored a lot of resentment—

He, the leader of the Unloading Warriors, was actually going to be saved by the Moving Mountain Taoist!

In the first half of his life, Chen Yulou had a smooth life. Now, he had only been in the Old Bear Ridge area for a short time when he encountered danger and was almost killed by a beast. Naturally, he felt aggrieved.

Moreover, he invited the three Mountain Moving Taoists to explore Bottle Mountain together afterward, wanting them to witness his abilities as the leader of the Unloading Ridge!

Although Jiang Liu, who was not far away, did not know what Chen Yulou was thinking, he could see the unwillingness on his face, but still advised him: "A hero should not act rashly."

Again:

He who takes a bribe is beholden to it.

After all, he had obtained a fine iron rod from the other party's collection!

"We can't go back empty-handed."

But Chen Yulou clearly didn't listen and asked Hong Guniang, "When you went to Beizhai, did you find out any other information about Ping Mountain?"

"It's pretty much the same as what you found out in Nanzhai, Chief."

After saying this, Hong Guniang turned to look at Jiang Liu and the bamboo cage behind him, "Besides that, there's probably only that angry-looking rooster."

no doubt.

There must be snakes, insects, and rodents in the underground palace beneath this chasm, and their venom would be potent. If you rashly go down to explore, you will most likely be trapped by them.

Of course!

Everything in the universe has its counterpart, both generating and restraining it!

Chickens are the best at fighting poisonous insects!

However, Jiang Liu bought this Angry Sun Chicken from the old man in Golden Phoenix Village, and it is his private property. He probably won't take it out to deal with the poisonous insects below unless it's a critical moment.

Furthermore, given how dense the demonic mirage was just now, how many poisonous insects must have been underneath? Probably no less than hundreds of thousands!

Can an angry rooster really make a difference?

We still need to buy more roosters from the nearby villages!

Speaking of the Angry-Eyed Chicken, Chen Yulou suddenly realized that before he could go down to explore, he would first need to find a bunch of chickens and let them go down to the bottom to clear away the snakes, insects, and rodents before he could feel at ease.

But when Luo Laowai returned with his men and learned of the situation, he was the first to object, shouting, "The brothers finally made it up here, and they've got all their gear. They were just about to go down and explore, why are they going down the mountain to buy chickens again?"

According to Luo Laowai, human life is worthless, and it doesn't matter how many die, because as long as there is money, more people can be recruited.

But he couldn't be so blunt in front of the people behind him: "Aren't they just some poisonous insects? When the brothers went up the mountain, they were also bitten by insects in the forest. They just got bumps and redness. I suppose the poisonous insects in this ravine are the same. It's just that the poisonous fog has accumulated for many years, which is why they are so powerful. Let the brothers bring more lime powder."

"Human life is of paramount importance."

Lu Jin spoke up.

Although none of these people are good people, not many of them really want to do dangerous things; it's just a problem with the world.

At least some of those who are willing to reform later should be given a chance.

"Young hero, aren't you being a bit too nosy?"

With two Mauser pistols now on his left hip, three grenades on his right, and a German rifle hanging from his body, Luo Laowai's confidence returned.

He had witnessed the "divine methods" of Jiang Liu, Lu Jin, and Li Muxuan before, and was intimidated, but he also believed that they were ultimately just mortals.

They have the numbers and the advantage now. If a conflict really breaks out, a hail of bullets will surely turn them into sieves!

"Then please."

Lu Jin frowned, turned her head, and seeing that Jiang Liu remained unmoved, she stopped trying to persuade him.

It would be best to persuade them to stop.

Unable to persuade them—

That's just their fate!

Hong Guniang frowned and said to Chen Yulou, "Chief, to be on the safe side, let's go down the mountain first to buy some roosters. It won't take much time."

"Miss Hong, you can't say that!"

Luo Laowai stepped forward and said, “We’re not the only ones who know that there’s an ancient tomb hidden in Ping Mountain. If other bandits and warlords also come after hearing the news and want a share, we’ll get one less piece of the pie!”

Red Girl, I've also learned about you. You've been saving money, wanting to develop your career in Shanghai and rebuild Moon Gate.

If you're bold enough, once this is over, you'll be able to go to Shanghai.

I, Lao Luo, will also support you!

Is this young woman in red actually planning to develop her career in Shanghai?