Huozhezi was invented by the ancients to preserve fire.
Drill holes in the bamboo tube, put the fire into the bamboo tube, and control the oxygen content inside to let it smolder. When you need to light a fire, open the bamboo tube to let the fire contact oxygen to rekindle.
The ingenuity of the fire breakers lies in the location, number, and size of the holes drilled at the top, so that the fire can smolder rather than be extinguished.
The origin of the fire seal in Zhou Shi's hand is not simple.
A memory drilled into his brain from the iron abacus——
Gold diggers, also known as tomb robbers, often attack at night to deceive others.
However, it is difficult to work with a dark lamp; it is difficult to carry a lighted lamp; and there were no matches in the past, so fire sticks are a must-have for every tomb robber.
Zhou Shi’s perspective is that of a forty-year-old tomb robber who has been in the industry for thirty years and has never failed. He is known as "Shovel Lee" in the world.
How capable is this shovel Li? Legend has it that in the last years of the previous dynasty, the world was in chaos, and the emperor left Beijing to take refuge. The eunuchs and maids who stayed behind became interested in selling the treasures in the palace for money.
At that time, the chief eunuch and the head of the House of Internal Affairs bought out a sunflower wash with azure glaze for the imperial use! This treasure would surely allow him to have enough food and clothing for the rest of his life, right? He never thought that if he took it to the black market, others would not want it.
The manager was anxious. This treasure was unparalleled in the world. It was supposed to have a price but no market. How could it have a market but no price? As a result, they said that someone came the day before yesterday and sold twenty pieces of azure-glazed sunflower washes. You, I really
Can't accept it.
The steward has been in the palace for twenty years and knows all about the treasures in the palace. There are only ten pieces of this royal sunflower wash at most. Where did the twenty pieces come from? It must be fake!
As a result, when they took out the things, the manager was dumbfounded. The twenty pieces of sunflower washbasins all had imperial seals, and the signatures were different. They were the reign names of the three late emperors of the dynasty!
These twenty azure-glazed sunflower washes were all excavated from the imperial tomb!
Needless to say, this is all the work of Shovel Lee.
He comes when he wants to come and leaves when he wants.
After the change of dynasties, Shovel Li went south to find the tomb of a vassal king three hundred years ago.
It took him half a month to finally determine the location of the tomb, and he chose a dark and windy night to prepare.
Tomb robbing is not about murder and arson. It is just that you are worried that some unclean things in the ancient tomb will come out to cause trouble when they see the moonlight, so you cannot work at night when there is a moon.
Shovel Li lived up to his reputation. It only took him less than an hour to dig the hole leading directly to the tomb.
After the three pillars of incense were burned and there was no abnormality, he lit the torch with the fire stick and went to the tomb to open the coffin.
The feudal king's tomb is not large, and the anti-theft measures are also very ordinary, which cannot hinder him at all.
He picks and chooses among them, only chooses the funerary objects that he likes, and sends them away through the robbery hole.
There are too few treasures, it is not worth this trip...
There is no other way, let’s open the coffin.
Logically speaking, it is not advisable to open coffins in ancient tombs. Firstly, the yin energy accumulated over hundreds of years is harmful to people, and secondly, there is concern that the corpse will change in the coffin.
However, the previous experience of successfully entering and exiting the imperial mausoleum made Tieguai Li's already strong self-confidence reach a higher level, and he decided to take the risk.
After setting up the lever, with a cry of "promotion and fortune", Shovel Li opened the heavy coffin lid, and the fire illuminated the inside of the coffin...
A pair of eyeless faces were facing him.
"Ah..."
After darkness, the perspective changes.
"Haha, the unparalleled man in the underworld finally lost to his own greed. It's really..."
A man picked up the fire folding piece from the ground and took out the iron abacus from behind.
"Delightful."
After the memory was over, Zhou Shi rubbed his temples and leaned against the wall.
It's that man again...
He is tall and thin, wearing a mandarin jacket. Although his face cannot be seen clearly, from his voice and clothes, it is basically certain that he is the same person who appears in Mr. Hu's memory.
It seems that this iron abacus is really his...
I think about it, before Daliang unified the world, there were troubled times, with political powers in the north and south, and they were attacking each other. Shovel Li lived two hundred years ago at the end of the Northern and Southern Dynasties and the early years of Daliang, but Duke Hu lived much earlier than this.
Duo, what era is that man from?
"No, he did not go to collect the belongings immediately after the death of the client, but he went there after an unknown period of time, so the age cannot be determined.
"We'll talk about that man's problem later. The problem is..."
What Shovel Lee saw before he died.
The body of the feudal lord is missing a pair of eyes, which inevitably reminds people of Chen Zhu’s death method.
And Shovel Lee died as soon as he saw his body, which is also weird.
"It seems that the vassal king died in a very strange way..."
Zhou Shi shook his head. That was thousands of miles away, more than five hundred years ago. No matter how curious he was, it was useless.
He touched the fire fold in his hand and decided to hide it first and then study it after sending away the ghost.
He took a sneak peek to confirm that his abnormality had not been noticed by Mr. Mo who was sitting behind the counter smoking, and continued to serve the customers.
The three people pulling the cart chatted with him for a while. They heard that Chen Zhu had "dispersed", and the three of them seemed very happy.
Soon, Mr. Mo shouted loudly, and the ghosts paid their bills and dispersed.
Zhou Shi looked around and was thankful to find that no one was left.
That’s right, how can anyone around here die unjustly every day?
After greeting Mr. Mo, Zhou Shi returned to his room and took out the fire discount from the iron abacus.
Information about it floods into my mind.
This fire seal is the relic of the tomb robber Shovel Li, who followed him in and out of the tombs. After Shovel Li died violently, a large amount of Yin Qi accumulated in the feudal king's tomb, and he himself also changed.
What is preserved in this fire book is no longer an open fire, but a yin fire. Only when you feel the yin energy will it burn.
Zhou Shi opened the bamboo tube, and the tinder inside immediately emitted a faint blue fire.
"I come into contact with Yin Hun every day, and the Yin Qi in my body is very heavy... But that may also be the reason why the Yin Qi in this Yin Hun Inn is heavy."
In this case, you can use this to detect Yin energy in the future.
That’s right, Hu Gongzun can sense living people, and Huo Zhezi can sense dead people. If they are put together, they can really become a radar.
And because Shovel Li was greedy before his death, and he had been robbing tombs for treasures all year round, Huo Zhezi was also well-informed, so his Yin Fire could identify treasures.
Within a certain range, the flames will point to valuables!
This is a treasure detector. Zhou Shi is very satisfied.
Let's experiment with the power of Huo Zhezi's Yin Fire.
Zhou Shi carefully brought his hand close to the flames. Not only did he not feel hot, but he even felt a little cold.
It looks like I won’t accidentally light something on fire...
He felt more relieved, turned the bead, took out Lord Hu, and poured out some Yin wine——
Suddenly, flames shot into the sky!
"Oh my god!"
Zhou Shi was so frightened that he took a step back, surrounded by twisted grimaces, rolling in the blue yin fire!
He quickly closed the bamboo tube and the flame disappeared immediately.
"It scares me to death. Mr. Hu's yin energy is still too strong..."
The door opened with a "dong" sound, and Mr. Mo appeared at the door.
"What are you shouting?"
Zhou Shixin said, it’s useless to bolt the door.
"It's okay, I saw such a big spider, I was scared..."
At this time, the scenery in his eyes started to spin, and everything went dark...
"Boy, boy!"
A stinging pain came and the spinning stopped.
"Why is the yin energy in your body so heavy!"
"It's okay..."
It seems that although Yin Fire will not burn the skin, it will damage the soul and should not be used indiscriminately.
"I stayed up too late and the things I encountered yesterday were not clean, so I'm a little dizzy." He lied, while forcing himself to stand up straight.
Mr. Mo nodded and said, "Then what are you going to do with her?"
"Take...who?"
Zhou Shi was stunned.
"Who else could it be? Isn't it the thing that followed you back last night?"
"Ah?"
A chill ran down his spine.
"Where?"
Mr. Mo pointed at Zhou Shi's back.
He turned his head mechanically——
A woman in a red wedding dress stands in front of her.