"I don't understand what you mean. Fish are aquatic creatures, and water can overcome fire. How could it be possible to burn to this extent?" Luo Tianbao said puzzledly.

It's hard to explain this with words alone, and I'm just speculating, so I picked up a damp branch, walked over to the bronze coffin, dipped it in the pure white liquid, and then returned to Luo Tianbao and said, "Just try it and you'll know."

To be on the safe side, I didn't use fire directly, but lit a ball of paper and threw it on the ground. I carefully moved the branch over, and before it touched the fire, I heard a loud bang. A fireball suddenly formed in front of the branch and rushed upwards. Soon the large flame disappeared in the air. Although the flame from the branch was not as exaggerated as the one in the pit, it could also be called a raging fire. Such a fire was obviously not something that could be formed by a single branch.

However, what is even more strange is that when the white liquid on the branch was ignited, it quickly turned into a gelatinous substance, just like chewed gum, and the fire only burned on the surface of the white gelatinous substance, while the branch was intact.

I waved the branches vigorously a few times, but the fire did not subside at all. Instead, it burned more and more vigorously. I could even feel the hot gas blowing on my body when I held it in my hand.

Later, I was too hot to tell, so I threw the branch on the ground. However, the fire was not affected at all after it touched the wet soil. This shows how fire-resistant this white liquid is.

I was just about to announce my "latest discovery" when I suddenly heard Luo Tianbao burst into heart-wrenching laughter.

I was startled by him. Turning my head, I saw Luo Tianbao kneeling on the ground, shaking with laughter. Could he be possessed by some ghost again? Chu Sen and I stayed close together cautiously, in case he suddenly attacked.

However, Luo Tianbao did not seem to have lost his mind. After laughing wildly for a while, he pointed at the bronze coffin and said, "That's the mermaid oil. We are rich, very rich." After that, he laughed wildly again.

We didn't know what he was talking about, but as long as he wasn't possessed by a ghost, it was fine. So I leaned over and asked, "Brother, what is mermaid oil?"

He finally stopped laughing, wiped his tears with his hand and said, "Have you heard of the Eternal Light?"

"Of course I know. We've read 'Introduction to the Objects Inside the Tomb.' The Eternal Lantern is an oil lamp that can burn in a tomb for a thousand years, right?"

"That's right, but the lamp itself can't burn for a thousand years. What can burn for a thousand years is the lamp oil, that is, mermaid oil. Legend has it that this is a humanoid creature that lives deep in the South China Sea. Just one drop of oil extracted from the mermaid's fat can burn for three years without extinguishing. However, people in the engineering industry think that mermaid oil is just a legend and that such a thing doesn't exist in the world. I didn't expect that we would stumble upon it by accident. Xiao Zhen, you are a Feng Shui genius. You have such insight after only a few days of study. If you cultivate it well over time, you will definitely become a Feng Shui master."

I was stunned. I was just bragging, but I accidentally got a full tank of mermaid oil. My luck must be unbeatable, right?

Of course, I couldn't say in front of him that this was just luck, so I could only smile modestly and say, "It's all thanks to my uncle's teaching. I'm just applying what I've learned. But the fish in this coffin isn't humanoid, right?"

"That doesn't prove anything. Mermaids are just legends, but eternal lamps are not. Tombs all have eternal lamps, but the art of making the oil has long been lost, so the lamps in the tombs are just decorations. You can imagine that if we have the oil for eternal lamps, once the news gets out, everyone in this business will be outshined by us."

The importance of eternal lamps to tombs has been introduced in detail in ancient books. For any tomb of a certain size, eternal lamps are an indispensable interior decoration. However, the eternal lamps nowadays are nothing more than symbolic ones that use kerosene and can only be lit for two or three days at most. If we can light a real eternal lamp, the reputation value, economic value and even brand value generated will be immeasurable.

"I was drunk and won such a big jackpot without knowing it." I am still a little confused.

"Brother, you are so awesome now. Just wait for the whole village to worship you as a god." Luo Tianbao then contacted the villagers and asked them to drive their trucks over to get the oil.

However, this matter is far from over. We can't just wait to count the money, because this bronze coffin has nothing to do with us. If we just take the benefits away, it would be no different from stealing. Besides, there is not much fish oil in the bronze coffin. If we keep using it, it will run out sooner or later. The most important thing is to understand the production process of fish oil.

But no matter what, this is a major personal progress for me. I have only studied Feng Shui for a short time, but I have found extremely precious things through this method. It is quite amazing.

The most important thing right now was to put out the fire, otherwise it would attract people sooner or later. We were also considered grave robbers , and theoretically we would be sentenced if caught. So we broke down the side wall that was harder than bricks and dug a lot of wet mud to bury the burning corpse . However, after a while, smoke rose from the wet mud, which meant that although the corpse was buried, the fire was not extinguished.

It was really eye-opening. Even a thick layer of wet mud could not put out the fire. But we had no better way, so we could only keep piling up soil on top of it. Later, the wet mud here piled higher and higher, and it rose into a small hill, and finally the steam disappeared.

After we breathed a sigh of relief, we closed the coffin lid and reburied the copper coffin. We were very tired after doing all this, but we didn't dare to go far. We could only find a fairly decent house in the desolate and dilapidated Xiti Village to rest temporarily. That night, we didn't see the "ghost lighting the lights" that Luo Tianbao said. Xiti Village was so quiet at night that there was no sound at all. We inserted burning branches at the door to prevent wild animals from entering the house. The three of us fell asleep quickly on the dusty cabinets and beds.

When I woke up, it was already past nine o'clock the next morning. The branch was still burning, the white gelatinous substance had not decreased at all, and the surface of the branch was intact.

After the three of us got up, we didn't dare to leave, so one of us had to go out to buy food. Since I now had a "special status", the task of running errands naturally fell on Chu Sen. He drove to the market town and bought a bunch of bread and mineral water. So we stayed in Xiti Village for four consecutive days without going anywhere. The burning branch broke automatically because the moisture was completely dried up, but the burning end fell on the muddy ground and burned for two consecutive days. Not only did it not go out, but the fire did not subside at all.

On the afternoon of the fourth day, we finally waited for the people from Longhua Village. This time, the people who came were not ordinary people. It was a team led by Fourth Grandpa himself, and there were also Uncle, Wu Tianxiong, and Luo Tianjin. It can be said that the strongest lineup that can be mobilized at present was mobilized, which shows how much importance they attach to fish oil.

When the two parties met, Fourth Grandpa handed me a small, long, brocade box and said, "Xiao Zhen, this is a little gift from the old man as a token of his recognition for your accomplishment. Although there are still a few elderly people left in Longhua Village, they are too old to handle the work. Among our next generation, only Jin Tian is capable of making a significant contribution. The old man is most worried about the lack of talented people in the younger generation, but he sees hope for Longhua Village in you. In the future, you must study hard and revitalize the family business."

When he said this, everyone in the family was standing by, and I almost flattered him to death. You have to know that this was said by the family elder in front of the family, and its meaning is not just as simple as praise, because Fourth Grandpa represents the opinion of Fifth Grandpa, the highest controller of the family, about me. What he said is what Fifth Grandpa really thinks, and this statement is very meaningful.

After calming my beating heart, I said, "Fourth Grandpa, I'm actually still far from being as capable as you. I'm just lucky. I will definitely study hard in the future and won't let you down."

"Well, as long as you can take over the mantle of us old guys , we will die with our eyes closed. By the way, this time when you go back, you don't have to follow your uncle to learn. I will personally teach you the art of astrology. This Feng Shui art is not as simple as the Nine Palaces and Eight Diagrams. Boy, you have to master the ability to spy on Yin and Yang."