Chapter 045: The Token Under the Stone Stele
"Puff ......"
When Jun Buyu and Yudie were digging sand with a branch for about a foot or so in an inconspicuous corner behind the stone tablet, the branch poked at something that seemed to be a little soft, making a few dull crashing sounds.
As they dug deeper and deeper, the Sanskrit sound became louder and louder, obviously under this position.
Jun Buyu and Yudie glanced at each other, and there was a curious expression on their faces, and even a trace of anticipation.
"Huh? Looks like there's something down there. Yudie suddenly felt something and said in surprise.
"That's it, in order to avoid accidentally destroying this thing, I'll dig slowly by myself, sister, just pay attention to the entrance of the village." Jun Buyu suggested in a low voice for the sake of prudence.
"Alright then, be careful. What if there's some mechanism? Yu Die also said cautiously.
"Don't worry, I'll take notice." Jun Buyu slowed down his movements and said.
Then, Jun Buyu pushed the sand away a little bit, and soon revealed a piece of clothing that looked quite good, apparently wrapped in something that could produce Sanskrit sounds.
Jun Buyu glanced at the fabric, carefully and slowly brushed away the sand around the fabric, and finally picked up the fabric that was folded into a square.
If Ling Fox Charm was here at this moment, he would definitely recognize this piece of fabric, because this was exactly when he first came to the entrance of Yanjia Village, he was worried that he was wearing a jade pendant on his body and revealing that he was a member of the black-tailed leafhopper country, so he deliberately buried it under the stone stele.
He originally planned to get it back when he left Yanjia Village in the future.
However, he never thought that the thing he had hidden would automatically emit a Sanskrit sound, and it would also attract Jun Buyu and Yudie to dig it up.
All of this was so weird, so weird that Jun Buyu was quite careful, and he didn't understand whether all that was happening around him was man-made or coincidental, or if it was really just providence.
As for what the real reason was, he knew in his heart that it was useless to be anxious, and he had to let time explain everything.
For the sake of prudence, Jun Buyu carefully put the fabric to his ear and listened for a while, and there were indeed bursts of Sanskrit sounds coming from inside, and there was nothing wrong with it.
He pinched it lightly again, and felt a hard flake inside, which seemed to be a bit like a token-like piece.
"Brother, what do you think is inside?" Yudie asked curiously as she stared at the fabric in Jun Buyu's hand.
"It's not good, it's very light, it's very thin, I suspect it's a jade pendant or something." Jun Buyu said with a little confidence.
"Jade pendant? Who will bury the jade pendant here? Is this person afraid of losing it? Yudie asked puzzled.
"It shouldn't be because I'm afraid of losing it, maybe it's inconvenient to carry it with me, and I want to hide my identity, so I deliberately buried it here, maybe it's my opinion, the color of this fabric should be a man's clothes, and it's a rich kid." Jun Buyu looked back and forth at the fabric, trying to analyze.
"Concealing identity? Could it be that this person is not from Yanjia Village, but he came to Yanjia Village, so what is the purpose of this person? Then open it up and take a look, and maybe you'll know why. Yudie listened to Jun Buyu's words, and suddenly became interested and said eagerly.
"Good!" Jun Buyu replied cheerfully.
After speaking, he uncovered the fabric little by little, and when it was completely opened, the Sanskrit sound disappeared in an instant, only to see that inside was a leaf-shaped dark blue jade pendant, and an ancient word "cicada" was carved in the center of the jade pendant.
"Huh? Isn't this an identity token only found by the royal family of the neighboring black-tailed leafhopper? When Yu Die saw this jade pendant clearly, her face changed and she said, obviously feeling apprehensive about this country full of terrifying creatures.
"Oh? Have you ever seen this jade pendant? Is that black-tailed leafhopper country you mentioned scary? It's a pity that I don't have any memory of this, so tell me about it, sister. Jun asked in surprise.
"I haven't seen this jade pendant with my own eyes, but I've seen a picture in a book about the country of the black-tailed leafhopper, which states that only members of the royal family can wear tokens engraved with the word 'cicada'. As for the Black-tailed Leafhopper Country, it is a very terrifying and murderous country, and it has always been eyeing our Lotus Country. The big frozen monster you saw on the second page of the ancient book is the black-tailed leafhopper, and it is said that the black-tailed leafhopper with status and wealth such as members of the royal family and dignitaries can also take on human form, and look exactly like us. ”
Yudie recalled with a frown.
"Is the Black-tailed Leafhopper Country far away from our Lotus Country?" Jun Buyu asked.
"I once heard my mother say that the country of black-tailed leafhoppers is thousands of miles away from the country of Lotus Sheng, and there is a large desert in the middle. It is very likely that out of Yanjia Village, and then go all the way west through the desert, it will be the country of black-tailed leafhoppers. It's just that this desert is very dangerous, the climate is harsh, poisonous insects and beasts are infested, and there are few oases, so it is difficult for ordinary people to get out of this desert alive, even if it is more ferocious than us humans, and the black-tailed leafhopper creatures that are hungry and thirsty, can pass through the desert alive and come to our Lotus Country less than half. ”
When Yudie mentioned crossing the desert, her face was scared, which was enough to see that this desert was indeed intimidating.
"If it is true, as you said, this jade pendant is the possession of the people of the black-tailed leafhopper royal family, then it will be troublesome. It is very likely that it is a spy of the black-tailed leafhopper country, or a member of the royal family with a very special identity mixed into the Liansheng country, because he was worried that the token on his body would reveal his identity, so he was buried under the stone tablet in Yanjia Village, and when he passed back to the black-tailed leafhopper country from here in the future, it was not impossible to dig it out and wear it with him. ”
Jun Buyu also said with the same solemn face.
"Huh? Could this person be in our Yanjia Village? That Emperor ...... Oh, wouldn't my mother be in danger? Yudie shouted excitedly for a while, almost habitually calling Queen Nalan Qiqing again.
"Then you shouldn't have to worry, Yanjia Village is so remote and poor, and our family of three is a poor people, where will we be the target of assassination by enemy spies! It should just be passing through here, and the ultimate goal should be the Imperial City. Jun Buyu explained disapplausively.
"What if the royal family members of our Liansheng Kingdom also happen to be in Yanjia Village? Oh, I mean, it's going to hurt our family, and it looks like the village isn't safe. No way! I'm going back to tell my mother that I have to leave overnight tonight! ”
The more Yu Die thought about it, the more uneasy she became, and when she said that it was possible that the royal family members happened to be in Yanjia Village, she suddenly reacted, and lost her words in front of Jun Buyu, and hurriedly emphasized a sentence in case, so as not to arouse Jun Buyu's suspicion, and if she asked again, she would be really embarrassed.
"Wait, sister, what's wrong with you? What I've just said is just speculation. If you run home in such a panic, you will only frighten your mother. It's going to expose what we both slipped out of tonight. Besides, even if there are really members of the royal family in Yanjia Village, those spies who want to kill are also royal members, what is it that our family of three suddenly ran away overnight? I don't know, I think we're spies! Besides, even if we want to run, we have to secretly remind the royal, right? Do you think your mother is the kind of person who doesn't save her when she dies? What if that spy was really just passing by Yanjia Village, and was already in the Imperial City now. Didn't we lie about the military situation, and even hurt my mother, who had just given birth to me, dragged her weak body, and took our two minor children with her, and lived a life of exile from now on? ”
Jun Buyu hurriedly stopped Yudie's impulse and patiently analyzed.
"But...... Ay...... What you say does make sense, but I'm just worried about my mother. So what do you think we're going to do next? Put this jade pendant back and bury it, don't you know what to do? Yu Die didn't know how to describe her extremely complicated and tangled mood to Jun Buyu at the moment, so she stared helplessly at Jun Buyu for advice.
"Of course, you can't pretend that you don't see it, so let's do it. Let's put away this jade pendant, and from tomorrow onwards, we will secretly investigate every villager to see if we can find out the spy and our royal family. If there are no spies at all, and there are no so-called royals, it is just a false alarm. We continued to live in Yanjia Village. If there are really royals living in seclusion in our village, then we will secretly hand over the jade pendant to the royals and remind them to plan ahead. In this way, even if we escape from Yanjia Village again, we will have a clear conscience. That's right, sister. ”
Jun Buyu said methodically, obviously having made a decision.
"That'...... Well, just do as you say. Yudie thought about it and said, because she felt that what Jun Buyu said was still very reasonable.
After that, the two of them quickly refilled the sand hole that had just been dug out of the jade pendant.
Considering that Jun Buyu was just a baby after all, and the jade pendant on his body was easy to be discovered by Nalan Qiqing, so he handed it over to Yudie for personal custody along with the ancient books.
Then, the two of them studied the direction in front of the stone tablet, and continued to walk towards the depths of the desert one after the other......
Every time the two of them walked, they had to look back at the stele to correct the direction and avoid going astray.
One mile ......
Five Mile ......
Ten Miles ......
Twenty Miles of Land......
They had gone twenty miles, but they still hadn't come across the place where the sand depicted in the ancient books could rotate.
During this period, Yudie was a little confused, and she was also worried that they would be in trouble if they lost their way in the desert.
Only Jun Buyu still persistently flew forward, and every time he flew a distance, he would look back at the stone tablet, and after confirming that the direction was not wrong, he continued to fly.
Thirty Miles......
Forty miles......
By the time they reached fifty miles, they were both a little exhausted, so at Yudie's request, they decided to rest in place for a while, and then continue to study the pictures in the ancient books carefully to see if there were any better clues.
Just when Yudie took out the ancient book and was about to turn the second page, she didn't expect the ancient book to glow white again inexplicably......