Behind them, the sounds of shouts and screams continued, but Yan Shouyi and Lin Zitong paid them no mind.
Although these people were all inheritors of folk sects, Yan Shouyi believed they were fundamentally bad people first, and inheritors of folk sects second.
Initially, when Yan Shouyi learned about Li Genmiao's organization from Ah Gong's senior brother Chu Liang, he thought the people of the Xin Xuan Shan Sect had merely strayed.
After all, according to Li Genmiao, as long as all other sect inheritors were killed, he himself could survive. In the choice between life and death, it was difficult for people not to be selfish.
However, Yan Shouyi later learned that what Li Genmiao said was a complete deception.
What was even more terrifying was that many people within the Xin Xuan Shan Sect knew it was a deception.
But for their own desires, for greater benefits, they chose to believe the deception, then deceived themselves, and followed Li Genmiao around causing trouble.
Now, Yan Shouyi had figured it out. These people were beyond saving. Even if they weren't inheritors of folk sects, they would have committed evil in other ways.
Therefore, Yan Shouyi, who had always been friendly towards inheritors of folk sects, became heartless, believing that everything they faced was their own doing.
For example, they were now facing a one-sided slaughter by Afang Nu.
Yan Shouyi's footsteps were resolute. After Lin Zitong summoned Ta Xue, the two mounted the horse and galloped away.
Their target was the southeast direction!
"Legend has it that Qin Shi Huang's corpse lies within a bronze coffin, which drifts on a mercury river, patrolling Kyushu day and night," Yan Shouyi said. "So we must follow the mercury river to find it."
If there was one place most important in the imperial tomb, it would undoubtedly be Qin Shi Huang's bronze coffin. The Imperial Tutor's ultimate destination was likely there as well.
However, this imperial tomb was vast, divided into an imperial city, inner city, and outer city. The mercury river was widespread, and finding the bronze coffin here would likely not be simple.
Yan Shouyi sighed, "It's too dangerous here. We shouldn't split up. We can only brace ourselves and search slowly."
Lin Zitong, however, blinked her beautiful, enchanting eyes and pulled on the reins, saying,
"No, that would be a waste of time. We must find a pattern."
"Find a pattern?"
"Qin Shi Huang was the first emperor in our history. Every detail in the imperial tomb reflects his almost meticulous seriousness about this tomb. For instance, the imperial tomb was designed to replicate Xianyang Palace; the distribution of mountains, rivers, and seas matched the scope of Qin's territory at the time; even in death, he insisted on patrolling Kyushu day and night."
Lin Zitong paused and continued, "Such a meticulous person, even the time the bronze coffin flowed past a certain place would be precisely calculated. If we think from Qin Shi Huang's perspective, we should be able to directly find the current location of the bronze coffin!"
Hearing this, Yan Shouyi was amazed by Lin Zitong's clever little head.
He touched Lin Zitong's forehead and said, "You haven't gone stupid, have you!"
A hint of panic flashed across Lin Zitong's pretty face, and her eyes darted away as she said, "Stupid or not, you're the stupid one, the most stupid one, you big dummy!"
Yan Shouyi: "..."
This isn't right!
That girl isn't usually one to bicker so much. Why is she so sensitive today?
Besides, I only teased her a little, and she unleashed all her ultimate abilities and dashes. What kind of move is that?
Yan Shouyi, completely bewildered, didn't notice the guilt in Lin Zitong's eyes.
She nervously reassured herself internally: The big dummy is so stupid, he wouldn't be able to notice. I'm just being too sensitive... Hmph, he can't even notice. I'm so angry!
On one hand, Lin Zitong didn't want Yan Shouyi to find out she was pregnant, fearing it would add to his worries and pressure.
But on the other hand, she felt that he, as her husband, hadn't noticed such a major event as her pregnancy, and she was instinctively a little upset.
Thus, her emotions swung back and forth between guilt and anger.
Yan Shouyi, of course, didn't think that much into it, considering it just a small playful spat with Lin Zitong.
Riding on Ta Xue's back, seated behind Lin Zitong, Yan Shouyi suddenly received inspiration from Lin Zitong's reminder.
Qin Shi Huang's bronze coffin moved with the mercury river, and the mercury river simulated the flow of the Qin Dynasty's rivers and seas.
What is the pattern of rivers and seas?
Naturally, it's tides, ebbing and flowing.
The ocean has tides, causing the seawater to flow.
For Qin Shi Huang's bronze coffin to move, it would surely be influenced by tides.
Therefore, as long as Yan Shouyi could find a pattern in the ebb and flow of tides, he could roughly calculate the coffin's location.
This might be difficult for others, but it was not a problem for Yan Shouyi.
The star-gazing technique in the Lu Ban Book could predict information like weather, temperature, and tides.
Ancient people's technological level was not advanced, and they could only analyze the future by observing the celestial phenomena at night. All conclusions were derived from the experience of their ancestors.
Don't underestimate the small act of stargazing; it could actually influence the destiny of a nation.
For example, the Imperial Observatory, responsible for revising the almanac in ancient times, needed to observe celestial phenomena, create the almanac, and inform farmers when to sow, when to fertilize, when heavy rain would occur, and when droughts might happen.
If the almanac was accurate, farmers would have a good harvest, the populace would have ample food and clothing, and the nation would naturally be stable and peaceful.
Therefore, never underestimate the art of stargazing.
However, everyone was currently inside the imperial tomb and couldn't see the sky. How could they perform stargazing?
The answer was, they still could.
Yan Shouyi looked up at the luminous pearls embedded in the dome above his head.
The large and small luminous pearls shone brightly, forming a beautiful Milky Way, making it feel as if they were on the ground.
"The girl is right. Qin Shi Huang's requirements for the imperial tomb were extremely strict, and everything was designed to be as it was when he was alive, even the stars in the sky corresponded to the stars in reality."
"However, the stars from over two thousand years ago are somewhat different from those now. I must eliminate those influencing factors and find the true answer..."
Yan Shouyi muttered to himself, then took out the Yan Xing Astrolabe and began to calculate diligently.