Those feng shui masters burst into laughter when they saw my action. "Are you trying to find a tree to hang yourself?"

I saw what I wanted from the tree and immediately climbed down, running towards an empty lot behind the building.

Shang He and Cheng Xinghe followed suit, asking me what I was up to. The other feng shui masters watched the spectacle, thinking I was running away in shame. Only the black-bearded man looked towards the direction I was heading, revealing a hint of surprise and suspicion.

There weren't any animals here that could stretch out their tails for me to grab, but there was a part of the "Turtle Embracing Egg" feng shui formation - the tip of the tail!

That place had a deep water pond, which was probably connected to the Fushou River.

I had already used up my three chances of observing qi for the day, but now that it was past midnight and a new day had begun, I could start observing qi again.

Sure enough, although the place didn't have as heavy an evil qi as the building, the black qi was still billowing upwards. This must be the backdoor entrance to the tomb.

If I could sneak in from here and bypass the undead skeletons and coffin demons, things would be much easier.

However, strangely enough, the color of the qi seemed a bit off. Could it be that the qi here was too fierce, and my cultivation wasn't enough to see it accurately?

Shang He asked me if I had seen anything. I shook my head and said I wasn't sure yet, that I needed to go down and take a look first.

Shang He immediately hugged me, saying that it was already dangerous enough earlier and that I shouldn't go and court death now!

I said it was okay, that Li Beidou was determined to get this matter settled today.

I stared at the qi and pondered for a moment, then looked around the construction site. I slung a bag of lime over my shoulder and asked the workers if they had any fireworks.

Our county town strictly prohibited fireworks and firecrackers, but when starting work, the workers would secretly set off firecrackers to ward off evil spirits for good luck. Fortunately, there were still a few strings of "Wintersweet Red" left.

"Wintersweet Red" was the most powerful type of homemade firecracker, capable of shattering cardboard boxes and the like. It was generally not allowed for children to play with.

I stuffed the "Wintersweet Red" into the bag of lime as well.

Cheng Xinghe stared at me, asking if I was going to give the General a welcome ceremony. I ignored him and went down.

To my surprise, Shang He followed suit, also carrying a bag of lime and "Wintersweet Red". I was startled and asked him what he was doing here.

Shang He patted his chest and said, "I'm afraid you won't have enough lime. My mom says it's always good to be prepared. Having an extra pair of hands can't be a bad thing, right?"

Seeing that Shang He didn't seem like he was going to turn back, I had no choice but to tell him to climb back up the original path as soon as there was danger.

This time, I had learned my lesson and wrapped a rope around my waist.

After Shang He came down, Cheng Xinghe actually followed suit as well. I found it incredible and asked him why he was here too.

Didn't this guy usually fear death?

Cheng Xinghe pursed his lips and said, "If you die, who will pay me back? Life is precious, but money is even more valuable."

His words were so reasonable that I was speechless.

The air in the well was damp and the smell was unbearable. Shang He held his breath and climbed down while saying, "Beidou, are you sure this is the backdoor entrance to the tomb? It doesn't look like a septic tank, does it?"

I said that in this day and age, everyone used flush toilets, so who needed septic tanks anymore? Besides, look at the bluestone walls of the well. They've been here for many years.

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As Shang He climbed down, he marveled at how he had never known about this place before.

This place was actually quite hidden, and if I hadn't been able to observe forms, I wouldn't have noticed it either.

The air here was so foul and damp that our hands, which were grasping the rope, felt slimy. I had just told them to be careful when I lost my grip and slid down.

At that moment, I was startled, thinking that my pelvis and tailbone were doomed, but fortunately, I had good luck. I slid down to a place that wasn't far from the ground and only ended up sitting on my butt hard, which hurt a bit but was otherwise fine.

However, the sewage here was ankle-deep, soaking my pants and making me feel quite disgusted.

Shang He also sat on his butt with a "ouch" and splashed sewage everywhere, while Cheng Xinghe slid down onto Shang He's neck, looking just like the comic strip "Father and Son".

There's a pretty long tomb passage here, it's quite large in scale.

I took the lead and told them to be careful, but Cheng Xinghe was used to this kind of scene and didn't take it seriously at all. He advised me to mind my own business. On the other hand, He Shang was very excited and said he felt like he had become Hu Bayi, fearless.

After passing through the tomb passage, we suddenly saw a large tomb chamber in front of us.

Inside the large tomb chamber was a big square object. He Shang couldn't see clearly and asked me if this was a movable color-coated steel room?

I said, "Who would build a color-coated steel room in a place like this? This should be a coffin."

In ancient times, when people were buried, the poor only had thin coffins, or even just a grass mat. Only dignitaries and noblemen were eligible to use such luxurious coffins, which was in line with the identity of that general.

"Drip... drip..."

The sewage here was indeed seeping down from here.

He Shang was quite nervous and asked me what we should do now?

I was about to speak when I suddenly heard a sound - like something knocking on the coffin.

He Shang turned around and scolded Cheng Xinghe, telling him not to touch anything and not to disturb the general.

Cheng Xinghe's voice sounded innocent as he said he wouldn't touch that stuff because it was dirty.

But at this moment, another sound of knocking on the coffin resounded, and I realized that this sound was not coming from the outside - it was coming from inside the coffin!

"Wow..." He Shang immediately took a step backward and said, "Could there be something alive inside this coffin?"

That's right, but before I could say anything, the wooden board suddenly exploded with a "bang", and something carrying a foul stench rushed out at us.

I reacted quickly and took a step backward, while Cheng Xinghe, as if he could predict the future, had already retreated to the back. He Shang's knife wound hadn't healed properly, and he wasn't that agile, so the creature lunged at him.

My heart immediately tightened, and I was about to go and rescue He Shang when I heard him yell, "Damn it, what the hell is this thing? I'm going to be suffocated by the stink!"

At that moment, Cheng Xinghe turned on the flashlight and shined it over. He Shang saw what was in his hands and immediately cursed, "Wow, a giant snake!"

It was a huge head, opening its mouth wide at He Shang. He Shang hadn't seen anything clearly just now, and with his two hands blocking, he was holding that thing's mouth open.

Nowadays, if he let go, his head would have been bitten off by that creature.

Cheng Xinghe muttered, "This isn't a giant snake... it's a big turtle!"

That's right, behind it was a huge hard shell!

He Shang was stunned for a moment and said, "Isn't it supposed to be a general? How did it become a turtle?"

This turtle had a fierce temperament and wouldn't let go of anything once it bit down. Fortunately, He Shang had the strength of a Lu Zhishen-like figure. If it were anyone else, their head would have been crushed already!

As quick as a flash, I immediately took the lime I was carrying on my back and stuffed it into that big turtle's mouth, along with He Shang's lime. Then I lit some red wintersweet and stuffed it in too. The turtle's mouth exploded with crackling sounds.

Then I pulled He Shang back - that big turtle had eaten a bellyful of lime and firecrackers, and was shaking its head in distress, no longer paying attention to He Shang.

Cheng Xinghe nodded repeatedly and said, "So you wanted to feed him popping candy."

At that moment, the entire coffin was struggled open, and that big turtle, like a tank, charged straight at us. He Shang was scared and dragged me away, saying, "Dude, when is the right time to panic? Are you still going to play turtle and rabbit race?"

I shook my head and said, "Don't worry, it can't catch up."

He Shang was stunned for a moment and said, "When did you become so calm? Are you for real with this turtle and rabbit thing?"

I shook my head and said, "Just watch."

Sure enough, that big turtle initially wanted to chase after us, but the lime had been exploded by the firecrackers, spreading all over its belly.

Lime, when it comes into contact with water, burns. It was tormenting the turtle's insides.

The big turtle couldn't stand this kind of torment and turned around to drink the sewage on the ground.

But drinking the sewage made it even worse - the lime came into contact with the cold water and immediately boiled.

As expected, that big turtle drank the sewage, writhed in pain, and with one swing of its head, knocked down many bricks and tiles from the tomb passage. It struggled for a while longer, vomited out many things, and died on its back in the sewage, its insides probably burned through, emitting an even stronger foul stench.

He Shang poked it with his hand and, confirming that it was lifeless, said with great joy, "It's really dead!"

Then he asked me, "But isn't this supposed to be a general's tomb? Where did this big turtle come from? It occupied the general's grave. Where did the general go?"

I pointed to what the big turtle had vomited out and said, "You'll understand when you look at this."