Chapter 136: The Promise of the Year
The cuckoo nodded, and stepped forward to open the wooden box.
I saw several sets of military uniforms hidden in the box, although it seems to have been preserved for many years, but judging from the color of the clothes, all of them are ninety percent new, and they should not have been worn a few times.
At the top of the clothes, there are also military medals, witnessing the old man's great military exploits.
"At the very bottom of the chest!"
The old man saw that the cuckoo had passed for a long time and did not take out anything, so he reminded him.
The cuckoo answered, and after groping for a while at the bottom of the box, he took out a small box made of black wood hollowed out.
Du Juan just wanted to hand it over to the old man, but saw him pointing at Ling Zikai with his finger and motioning Du Juan to hand over the box to Ling Zikai.
Ling Zikai took the wooden box curiously. The wooden box was only the size of a palm, and it looked like an ancient object, with a smooth surface, and I don't know what kind of wood it was made of, and it was heavy when I bought it.
At the old man's suggestion, Ling Zikai opened the lid of the box, only to see a white pendant inside, which looked like it was made of the bones of some kind of animal, and carved this abstract deer head with two giant horns on the face of the pendant.
The cuckoo, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but let out an exclamation when he saw the pattern on the pendant.
"Sister, what's wrong with you?"
Ling Zikai glanced at the frightened cuckoo and asked.
Du Juan didn't answer Ling Zikai's question, but said to the old man, "Grandpa Zhang, where did you get this thing?"
"Girl, do you recognize this thing too?"
The cuckoo nodded and said, "This should be a inheritance bone pendant worn by the shaman of our Durenk clan. ”
Hearing that it was something related to the shaman, Ling Zikai suddenly became interested and took out the pendant with his hand.
At this moment, something strange happened, only to see that the pendant suddenly emitted a white light, and then disappeared in Ling Zikai's hand.
"Oops!"
Ling Zikai looked at the empty palm, suddenly became nervous, and stammered: "Old man, I, I-"
Since the old man hid this thing at the bottom of the box, it must be a very valuable treasure in his heart, but now it has disappeared in his hands for no reason, let Ling Zikai explain to him, it can't be said that it has wings and flew away.
To Ling Zikai's surprise, the old man was not much surprised by the disappearance of the pendant, but instead showed a kind of relief like abandoning the burden, as if he had expected this scene for a long time.
"That's right, this pendant is indeed what the shaman who saved me was worn. When I was leaving, he gave it to me, saying that it would help me turn evil into good fortune and be healthy.
In the countless battles that have come with this pendant, I have never been injured or sick. It's like the amulet. ”
Ling Zikai said with some remorse: "Old man, then why did you hand it over to me, now that it is suddenly gone, where can you let me go to find it back!"
The old man smiled and said, "No, you are wrong, this pendant does not belong to me.
When the shaman gave it to me, he said that the pendant had another owner.
The reason why it was handed over to me for preservation was that I waited for the owner of the pendant to appear, and then returned it to him, and at the same time agreed to a condition put forward by the new owner to repay the life-saving grace of the year.
I asked him when the new owner would appear, and he said that one day when the pendant suddenly became hot, it meant that the new owner was born, and I didn't need to look for it, and it would naturally appear in front of me.
I've been waiting for almost seventy years since the pendant was handed over to me, and now that I'm about to leave this world, there's nothing unusual about this pendant.
I thought it was just a casual remark by the shaman, intended to make me not forget the kindness of the past.
However, just three months ago, the pendant suddenly started to get hot. I was stunned, I didn't expect that after more than 60 years, the original prophecy would come true! I didn't dare to wear the pendant anymore, for fear that it would be accidentally destroyed before its new owner appeared, so I hid it in a box.
I'm curious about what kind of person the new owner of this pendant is, and when will it appear in front of me!"
Ling Zikai and Du Juan listened quietly to the old man's narration, as if they were listening to a bizarre legend. After thinking about it, when the old man said that the pendant was hot, it coincided with the time when Ling Zikai got the inheritance of the ancestral god, could it be that all this was arranged in the dark?"
Ling Zikai asked puzzledly, "Old man, how can you be so sure that I am the new master that the shaman said?"
"Do you need to ask, because you are a new generation of shamans, who else is eligible for the inheritance of the previous shaman?"
The old man looked at Ling Zikai with some emotion, and said, "Young man, while my old man still has a breath now, tell me if you need help, as long as you can do it, the entire Zhang family can unconditionally fulfill your heart's wishes!"
Ling Zikai was immediately moved when he heard this, the old man's promise was not small. With the current strength of the Zhang family, there is really nothing that cannot be done in the entire northern province.
Ling Zikai's heart began to tangle.
If he didn't have the idea of taking advantage of the power of the Zhang family to soar into the sky, it would definitely be false.
But he is just a small person who runs a forest farm, borrowing the resources of the Zhang family to develop, either it can't work, or there is a feeling of using a cannon to fight mosquitoes, and it is a big thing to use a little use.
In the big picture, as a shaman, he is the guardian of the mountain. But until now, Ling Zikai hasn't figured out what he, the guardian, should protect, and how to use the resources of the Zhang family?
For a moment, the atmosphere in the room was a little silent.
The old man didn't urge, and looked at Ling Zikai with interest, probably guessing in his heart what kind of conditions he would propose.
After a long time, Ling Zikai asked tentatively: "Old man, I don't know if there is a time limit for this promise of yours?"
"Are you saying you haven't figured it out yet?"
"That's right!"
Ling Zikai said honestly: "As an old man, if you casually put forward a condition, if the requirements are too high, it is a bit suspicious of retribution; if it is a trivial matter, wouldn't it be too much to lose your old prestige?
The old man laughed and said, "You little guy has a good idea. While there is no time limit for my commitment, it is best to bring it up before I enter the crematorium. I don't dare to guarantee that after I return to heaven, the descendants of the Zhang family will not give a discount after you put forward the conditions. ”
Ling Zikai was overjoyed when he heard this, and said, "Old man, you are still far from the crematorium! As long as I am here, you can live for at least twenty years!"
The old man has been a horse all his life, and at this age, he has taken a very light view of his life and death. But for the entire Zhang family, one more day of living will give the entire family one more chance to grow.
Looking at Ling Zikai with a confident smile on his face, the old man's always unwavering state of mind couldn't help but make some waves. He was sure that Ling Zikai's words just now would never be comforting himself.
He knew very well what magical abilities he possessed as a true shaman. Perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, some phenomena are too mysterious to accept, but I have experienced it myself.
"Little one, don't comfort me, old man, as I am now, maybe I will already be breathing before you turn away, let alone live for more than ten years. ”
Ling Zikai couldn't hear the implication hidden in the old man's words, but no matter from which point of view, the old man's ability to live a healthy life is of great benefit to himself and the Zhang family, and he didn't talk nonsense at the moment, he directly grabbed the old man's arm and lost a stream of ancestral energy.