As A Trash Collector, I Collected A Imperial Jade Seal

182 Suppressing with a Sword! Whoever’s Buried Here is Someone Special! (2)

Swiftly, Luo Feng scrutinized the sword inch by inch and discovered that the character “Li” was engraved upon it.

“Could it be that the owner of this sword has the surname Li?” Luo Feng speculated.

He set the sword and cow bones aside, picked up the 5 jade pendants An Peng had just dug up, and said thoughtfully, “Doesn’t anyone find the tomb rather peculiar? You might not notice anything if you look at the patterns on the jade pendants individually, but when they’re together, the animals they depict seem to convey a significant message!”

“5 animals?” Li Shishi asked, puzzled.

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“Yes, they represent the Five Poisons! They are the Five Poisons mentioned in the idiom ‘to possess all Five Poisons.’ The Five Poisons refer to the centipede, venomous snake, scorpion, gecko, and toad, which are all poisonous creatures. Due to China’s vast territory, diverse ethnic groups, and the influence of many stories and legends, the customs of the Dragon Boat Festival vary across regions. In some southern regions, it is believed that the Five Poisons begin to wreak havoc on the world at noon on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, which is why the custom of warding off the Five Poisons exists.”

“Thus, having 5 jade pendants depicting the Five Poisons surrounding the tomb is a sign of a bad burial site, no matter how one looks at it.”

Luo Feng picked up a tomb-sealing brick and continued, “Moreover, this tomb brick is extraordinary! On the back of the brick, there is an engraving of a sword. Generally, tomb bricks either have inscriptions or symbols, but to have a weapon like this engraved directly onto it, along with the character for ‘suppress,’ it clearly indicates that the purpose is to suppress the tomb.”

“Of course, swords can have other uses and can be beneficial if used properly. For instance, in the eunuch’s tomb we encountered last time, the sword was used to suppress evil spirits rather than the tomb itself.”

Luo Feng glanced at the sword and added, “Moreover, don’t you find it strange that the sword was placed vertically right in front of the box containing the skull? It’s definitely not a good omen.”

“Furthermore, beneath this massive stone slab lies a stone box containing a skull. This confirms my suspicions! In ancient Chinese culture, those who were buried in stone coffins were either nobles or followed specific customs. However, only a few ancient minority groups, like the Zang and Yi, practiced such customs, and they did not prevail for long!”

“Thus, ordinary people did not have a tradition of being buried in stone coffins. To be buried in a stone coffin would symbolize eternal entrapment and no hope of transcendence!”

“Now, this tomb has a coffin but no lid, and the skull is sealed in a stone box! The stone slab crushes it, and random stones are piled on top! Essentially, it is meant to imprison the deceased eternally and prevent transcendence!”

“The symbols on those large stone slabs are likely related to Taoism. Although I do not understand their meaning, I can tell they do not bode well.”

“Additionally, with the jade pendants of the Five Poisons surrounding it… I can only say that this is a cursed tomb.”

As Luo Feng uttered his last 3 words, the viewers were instantly astounded.

“What? A cursed tomb?”

“So ruthless? A cursed tomb?”

“They even cut off the head? How much torment did this person suffer before death?”

“Streamer, you should leave. This place is rife with negative energy.”

Luo Feng’s analysis and explanations sent chills down the spines of many viewers who were watching the livestream late at night. Nobody wanted to hear about such ominous things at this hour.

Luo Feng paid them no mind and opened the stone box once more, examining the skull carefully. This time, he discovered that the character for “slave” was carved into the skull.

Good heavens! How deep was the hatred to warrant such treatment?

“Why are you looking at the skull again, host?”

“At this time of night, you have quite the courage to stare at a human skull!”

Luo Feng aimed the skull at the camera and said, “There’s a character on this skull. Look…”

“Ah? It says ‘slave’?”

“How ruthless! Was it a vendetta for a murdered father or a stolen wife?”

The viewers were stunned, having never seen such cruelty before. However, considering the practices of ancient times, when people would spend great effort to make effigies out of grass and hire sorcerers at a high price to curse their enemies, it seemed somewhat normal.

Modern people, even if they harbored great hatred for someone, would not bother with such futile actions.

Of course, there was another crucial question.

Despite the tomb’s simplicity, it contained a valuable sword worth over 4 million yuan, which seemed illogical. Such a sword would have held considerable value even in ancient times.

Who would bury a treasure like this sword here? Was their hatred for a person so intense as to reach such an extreme?

In other words, if the sword was valuable, then the owner’s identity would not be ordinary.

Could it be someone with ties to Dalong Mountain? Someone with the surname Li who wielded a sword? Someone who lived during the Ming dynasty?

Combining these key pieces of information, what connection could there be?

Luo Feng did not dwell on it any further, placing the skull back into the stone box. However, at that moment, he noticed that there were a few characters carved beneath the stone box.

‘Defeated General’?

What did these characters mean?

“What is the host looking at the box for?”

“Could it be that the streamer is tempted and wants a similar box?”

“Hahah, is it possible that the streamer wants to order a custom one for his enemies?”

Luo Feng responded, “Everyone, be quiet. There are 2 more characters at the bottom of the stone box.”

“Huh?”

Upon hearing this, Li Shishi, who was also quite bold, looked inside.

“‘Defeated General’? Is this what you’re referring to?”

“What do they mean?”

“I don’t know! Luo Feng, do you know?”

The rich second-generation heirs looked at it but were unable to decipher its meaning.