Chapter 2372 - 2275: Misjudged

Of course, due to limited time, she didn’t pay much attention to what was buried in the ancient tomb, just scanned it roughly and noticed there were indeed coffins and a large number of burial objects inside.

At this moment, Zhou Shitao made a request, and Huo Sining naturally couldn’t refuse. Seeing Huang Zhenlong had already handed over a stack of A1-sized engineering drawings, she pondered slightly and then began to swiftly sketch on the paper.

Shi Qingyun, Zhou Shitao, and Xie Daoyuan had witnessed Huo Sining’s Dragon Vein Seeking skills before, so they appeared quite calm and composed, but Huang Zhenlong and the Oil Rat hadn’t seen them.

So, when the two saw Huo Sining start drawing, they simultaneously gathered around.

Huang Zhenlong stared tightly at the pen in Huo Sining’s hand, seemingly curious about how she was drawing the structure of an ancient tomb.

He had heard more than once from those old colleagues about Huo Sining’s incredible skill but had never seen it; he hadn’t expected to have such an opportunity today, to witness this unheard-of geomancy ability.

Meanwhile, the Oil Rat seemed even more shocked. Seeing Huo Sining gradually sketch the structure of the ancient tomb on the drawing paper, he was utterly awestruck, his eyes glued to her face, as if trying to discern something from it.

The reason was simple: the structural diagram this young girl drew matched the actual structure of the tomb below perfectly, without the slightest error.

Others might not know, but the Oil Rat was intimately familiar with the tomb below.

Although he hadn’t entered the other stone gates besides the outer chamber, he possessed the Feng Shui Map of the tomb, which included notes left by his ancestor, detailing risks and areas needing attention within the tomb.

Thus, he knew more about this tomb than Xie Daoyuan and Ding Liang.

He believed that among this group, he should be the one who understood this tomb the best, subconsciously feeling a sense of superiority and had even prepared to be consulted by Zhou Shitao and Huang Zhenlong, experts in archaeology.

But Huo Sining suddenly displayed this skill, shattering the sense of superiority the Oil Rat felt, instantly.

It was simply uncanny and unbelievable – this girl had merely followed him into a thief’s tunnel, briefly visited the outer chamber, yet managed to draw the entire tomb’s internal structure, including the thief’s tunnel he dug, the length of the passage, stone gates, and items in the outer chamber, all without error.

Not only that, but even the dimensions, width, and height of the unbroken gates were meticulously marked with a ruler by her.

Crucially, the scale of her drawing matched the actual area of the tomb perfectly upon conversion, leaving no place for the Oil Rat to pick faults.

Although she took nearly an hour to draw, none felt it was too long or showed impatience; even the Oil Rat observed the drawing attentively and slowly shed his nonchalant demeanor.

By this point, he had started to subtly admire this young girl named Huo.

Even though he had previously crossed paths with Huo Sining and knew this young girl was Zhou Shitao’s closed-door disciple with significant skill in treasure appraisal, the Oil Rat still held a slightly dismissive attitude toward her.

After all, Huo Sining’s age was obvious – being barely over twenty, no matter the talent, the experience couldn’t be that great, could it?

Thinking about what he was doing in his twenties – still tagging along behind his father, playing with mud and bird eggs, knowing nothing.

But now, seeing Huo Sining display her skill, the Oil Rat was thoroughly convinced, realizing he seriously underestimated this young girl. Being noticed by Zhou Shitao at such a young age and becoming his closed-door disciple was not due to connections but because of her true ability.

Putting aside her talent in treasure appraisal, her geomancy drawing skills were unmatched in the entire archaeological field – a rare talent indeed, no wonder even Zhou Shitao, the esteemed veteran, valued her so much!

During this hour, the Oil Rat’s thoughts had twisted and turned; looking up at Huo Sining now, his gaze was entirely different from before.

Previously, though Huo Sining twice saved him, while he was grateful, he couldn’t help but suspect that Huo Sining had ulterior motives for helping him; thus, he couldn’t fully trust her, instead, remaining wary, speaking truth mixed with lies, never revealing everything.

Of course, the Oil Rat couldn’t be faulted for overthinking; any person holding a manual capable of causing a seismic shift in archaeology would likely keep others at a distance, always suspecting anyone approaching them.

But now, the Oil Rat had understood that his earlier suspicions about Huo Sining were judging her with a petty mind against noble intentions, simply overthinking.

This young girl’s abilities were extraordinary; her geomancy skills were refined to perfection. If she truly had intentions of grave robbing, there was no need to approach him purposely to acquire his Feng Shui Secret Manual, just by finding a few experts in the field, she could prosper.

The Oil Rat felt ashamed for his previous sordid thoughts and opened his heart to Huo Sining completely.

For people like him, wealth and benefits were indeed alluring, but he held greater admiration and respect for those with talent and extraordinary abilities.

The Oil Rat even faintly foresaw, with this young girl’s involvement, perhaps handing over his Feng Shui Secret Manual wouldn’t necessarily be a bad thing.

Though the three large tombs posed grave dangers and risks, with this young girl involved, perhaps searching for the secrets of the tombs wouldn’t be that difficult?

Originally hesitant about giving up the manual, the Oil Rat now had no regrets; contrarily, he even felt a faint sense of anticipation.

This manual had been passed down through the Ji Family for generations, yet none had entered those large tombs, not due to unwillingness but knowing full well these tombs were the most dangerous according to the manual, possibly never to return once entered, hence no one dared to take the risk.