162: Chapter 162 Flood Drift? The Story Comes True

As the system's voice in his mind faded, the items rewarded by the system appeared before Ye Xiao:

A worn-out turtle shell with a missing corner.

It was covered in dense star patterns, showing some level of sophistication.

There was also a square copper seal engraved with the eight characters: "Heavenly Official's Blessing, No Taboos."

Presumably, this was the heavenly official copper seal capable of warding off evil and dispersing a hundred ghosts!

As for the one covered in dense symbols and marked with several directions, that was the Heavenly Secret compass rewarded by the system.

It was said to be the compass used by Qiu Chuji, who founded the Quanzhen Sect during the late Jin and early Yuan dynasties.

It was engraved with the thirty-six Heavenly Stems, seventy-two Earthly Branches, twelve double-hours, the Eight Trigrams, Four Symbols, and so on.

When the compass was closed, the top revealed an extremely exquisite constellation map!

However... even Ye Xiao couldn't quite understand this constellation map.

As for the final reward...

Ye Xiao raised his right hand, only to suddenly discover that the index and middle fingers of his right hand had grown significantly longer.

Moreover, he could clearly feel an explosive power contained within these two fingers.

If he wanted to, crushing bluestone with just these two fingers would be no problem at all!

"But... it seems this system is dead set on making me a grave robber!"

Ye Xiao gave a "hehe" and decided to take things one step at a time, not thinking too much about the rest.

As for this period of time, Ye Xiao didn't want to make another public appearance.

Currently, the hype surrounding him on the internet was far too intense, which couldn't help but make Ye Xiao feel a bit helpless.

Perhaps only he knew the troubles of being so handsome.

So Ye Xiao planned to wait for this wave of popularity to pass before gradually showing his face again.

Otherwise, even Ye Xiao couldn't be sure what might eventually happen.

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For the next few days, Ye Xiao stayed at home the entire time.

When bored, he would study the "Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret Arts" or check the "I Ching" to learn the Six Lines Divination.

Except for occasional calls from Professor Zhou and Director Zhang, Ye Xiao spent the rest of his time at home.

"Clatter..."

"Clatter..."

"Clatter..."

Ye Xiao placed the Heaven and Earth Copper Coins into the liuyao tortoise shell and shook them gently three times.

Then, with a flick of his wrist, the six Heaven and Earth Copper Coins were scattered on the ground before him.

With a casual glance, Ye Xiao's eyebrows shot up.

"The Yin lines are excessive... Is the natural disaster not over yet?"

"Due North... the Kan position belongs to water. A water disaster?"

Ye Xiao rubbed his chin and fell into deep thought.

...

A few days later, the authorities announced a re-exploration of the Dragon Locking Well.

Only this time, the Archaeological Team's main task was to bring back the remains of their fallen comrades.

There was also some measuring of the great tomb and marking work to be done.

Furthermore, in places like the "Road to Heaven," they needed to install electric ropes in preparation for the subsequent Archaeological Team's cleanup.

However, on the very night they entered.

A sudden clap of thunder woke the lightly sleeping Ye Xiao. Looking at the sky which was as bright as day, he murmured:

"Sigh... if you don't try it, you'll never believe it!"

Sure enough,

That night, the streets and alleys of the capital were flooded, with the water reaching as high as one's knees.

But strangely, although there was thunder that night, it didn't rain at all.

Where did this flood come from?

All of a sudden, some people remembered the allusion to [Flood Drift] that Ye Xiao had mentioned during the livestream.

Immediately, the entire internet exploded again.

"Holy crap, it didn't rain in the capital last night, but I woke up this morning to see a flood. My god!"

"I'm trapped at home and can't even go out! In the decades since I was born, this is the first time I've seen the capital flood like this!"

"Damn! What's going on? Did the capital's water conservancy system get destroyed by thunder overnight?"

"I'm afraid it's not that simple... Have you forgotten the [Flood Drift] story Ye Dao mentioned?"

"You mean... the flood drifted?"

...

Sure enough,

As a video went viral online, it proved what Ye Xiao had said.

That night, in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, giant waves surged. The Yellow River water, carrying silt, rolled through the riverbed like a rampaging dragon python.

Just one look was enough to make one's heart tremble, as if they were about to be swallowed whole.

But suddenly,

The rampaging Yellow River water abruptly calmed down.

A massive whirlpool appeared on the river surface, as if it had swallowed the roaring Yellow Dragon.

Eventually, the surging and roaring Yellow River water became calm once again.

This short video, roughly five minutes long, caused a huge sensation online as soon as it was posted.

It was exactly as Ye Xiao had described.

This surging and roaring Yellow River water... had truly drifted from the lower reaches of the Yellow River to the capital!

For a time, this matter became something almost all netizens talked about with great interest.

Everyone was frantically discussing whether the flood in the capital was related to the rampaging Yellow River.

And the authorities, perhaps having caught wind of something, sent people back into the great tomb once more.

The next day, the surging floodwaters in the capital slowly receded, revealing messy streets.

Ye Xiao held half a glass of whiskey, leaning lazily on the balcony sofa. Looking at the mess outside the window, he lost his interest in enjoying the view.

"Sigh... I told you not to move Emperor Jiajing's remains, but you just had to!"

"Only after an accident happens do you realize the severity of the situation!"

Saying this, Ye Xiao slowly shook his head and turned to walk back into the room.

And just then...

Ye Xiao's phone suddenly rang.

"If I'm not mistaken, it should be Professor Zhou, right?"

Ye Xiao picked up his phone and looked; as expected, it was indeed a call from Professor Zhou.

Answering the phone, before Ye Xiao could even speak, Professor Zhou's anxious voice rang out from the other end.

"Xiao Ye, this... what on earth is going on? This flood came too suddenly!"

Hearing this, Ye Xiao raised an eyebrow and intentionally spoke with an air of indifference:

"Hmm? Flood? Shouldn't you be looking for a meteorological expert for that? Why are you calling me?"

Upon hearing this, Professor Zhou immediately apologized:

"I know, we were reckless. We brought this disaster upon ourselves by not listening to you!"

"But now... what's the situation with this flood? Did it really 'drift' like you said?"

Ye Xiao slowly shook his head and then explained:

"Before Emperor Jiajing ordered Lan Daoxing to kill the Vile Dragon, it was that Vile Dragon guarding the Beixin Bridge Sea Eye that kept the Yellow River water from flooding in!"

"After the Vile Dragon died, first Lan Daoxing guarded the Sea Eye, and then Emperor Jiajing guarded it with his True Dragon body. That's why nothing happened to the Beixin Bridge Sea Eye!"

"But you people went and moved Emperor Jiajing's remains. With the Sea Eye no longer guarded, the Yellow River water naturally seized the opportunity to rush in!"

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, a hint of bitterness welled up in Professor Zhou's heart.

He could only shake his head with a bitter smile, say "I understand," and hang up the phone.

After this incident,

Even if they hadn't believed in the feng shui and trigrams Ye Xiao spoke of before, these experts had no choice but to take them seriously now!

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