Volume 4 Lingdong Sword Burial Chapter 53 The Value of Soul Nourishing Wood
In a daze, I felt the sound of footsteps all around me. I wanted to continue to sleep for a while, but the footsteps were getting more and more excessive, and I had already come to the front.
In desperation, I opened my eyes. At this time, I had been put on the ground by Zhao Zhifeng and the others to sleep, so I got out of my own bed.
When I opened my eyes, Yu Qian was squatting in front of me and packing up her backpack, and this backpack was not mine? Why did you suddenly start packing up?
Seeing me sit up, Yu Qian glanced at me with a smile, and then said, "Awake?" Then feel washed up, we're ready to evacuate! Professor Han took us to a big dinner. ”
I was stunned, and while the curtain of the tent was open, I stretched out my head and looked out. It was very bright, and it would be no different from me if I went to sleep, so did I just sleep for a while? But how do you feel so hungry? Especially when Yu Qian talked about eating a big meal, she felt even hungrier.
But then again, I did have dinner before I went to bed, and I didn't eat, so I just went to sleep.
"Don't look at it, you've slept for a day and a night, and it's the second day we're back." Yu Qian packed my bag, threw it on my bed, and then said to me again.
This time I was so confused, one day and one night! So, I missed four meals! No wonder so hungry.
"Is Xiao Chen awake? Wake him up if he doesn't wake up, the car is already coming......" Outside the door, Professor Han's voice suddenly came in, and then, he himself came out from behind the curtain.
"Yo! Isn't this waking up? That's just right, it feels like we're packing up and we're ready to go. Professor Han called out to me happily.
I was puzzled and asked, "Why are you in such a hurry to leave?" Did something happen? ”
"Nothing happened, I have an old friend who is ready to receive us in the town in front of me, and wants to hear us talk about the sword burial in Lingdong. He was a writer and wanted to write about it in a book. I have already agreed for you, this writer is very well-connected, and there will be a lot of people attending the reception, you are the protagonist, you can't be late! As Professor Han spoke, everyone became excited. After saying that, he stood there, looking at me with a smile on his face, urging me to get up quickly.
I was helpless, I was actually very reluctant in my heart, but Professor Han was looking forward to it, and I couldn't refute his kindness, so I had to reluctantly change my clothes.
It won't take me long to clean up, just wash up. As for the rest of the things, Yu Qian and they have already packed them up. As soon as I finished washing, I got in the car and drove out of the village.
As I walked through the village, I found that in the event of a day, the people who were still stationed in the village had been evacuated, and the four Orthodox tents had disappeared.
"The Four Orthodox have also been invited to the town for a reception, and they have already gone first." Zhao Zhifeng sat beside me, as if he had discovered my doubts, and whispered in my ear.
I didn't speak, I was silent, thinking about my own business. When the car left the village and walked onto the avenue, I turned my head to look at Yu Qian, Boss Taiyi and Zhou Jun. At this time, I was surprised to find that the three of them were frowning slightly, a little absent-minded, this look is exactly the same as when I was thinking about things just now.
Seeing this expression, I already understood their thoughts. Towards Boss Taiyi, I stretched out my hand. And the boss of Taiyi first shook it for a moment, then laughed, and then took out something from his pocket and handed it to me.
We didn't say a word, but the tacit action made Zhao Zhifeng, who was sitting together, confused, and his eyes were staring at us. After I received the thing handed over by Boss Taiyi, my eyes were even more fixed on the thing and I didn't move.
"What is it? Lao Chen, what is that? After I withdrew my hand, Zhao Zhifeng's whole body trembled with excitement, and he kept asking me what it was, and there was an excited and trembling tone in his voice.
His voice attracted Professor Han, who was sitting in front of him, and he turned his head in confusion. But as soon as he saw the thing in my hand, he immediately turned his whole body upside down, and he was exactly the same as Zhao Zhifeng excitedly.
"What is this? Xiao Chen, where did this come from? Can you show me? ”
Seeing Professor Han's excited appearance, the four of us all smiled, and we had already guessed this scene. I handed over the item in my hand, it was the soul-nourishing wooden bracelet we had taken out of Mr. Kizo's hand.
Professor Han held the bracelet in both hands, then carefully pinched one end, and the other hand was connected to the bottom, for fear that the thing would fall. This careful action makes us want to laugh. You know, we treat this thing as a normal thing, and I don't know how many times we have played with it and thrown it around.
"It's ...... This is...... Open the tree? Not quite right, the texture is similar, but not so dense, it's like compressing the tree. This creates a special pattern that looks a bit like some kind of ancient script...... What is it? "Professor Han had actually called out the name of the Soul Nourishing Wood in one mouthful, but he refuted it himself, and asked me in turn.
I smiled and said, "Actually, Professor Han, you have already said it, this is the bracelet made from the trunk of the open tree. However, this tree is a spirit tree that has grown for a very long time, and it should be renamed a demon spirit tree or a soul nourishing tree. ”
"Demon Spirit Tree! Is it the Demon Spirit Tree where the Excalibur is hidden? Professor Han was not calm and exclaimed.
"Yes, that's the one. It was an ancient tree that had grown for an infinite number of years, and it was already a huge ancient tree when the sword was hidden thousands of years ago. Coupled with the thousands of years in the afterlife, it is simply a demon tree. I continued.
"The Demon Spirit Tree is the Tree of the Devil's Spirit? Oh, my God! Such a huge tree is the only one on earth. The legendary soul-nourishing tree turned out to be the Qikai tree, so this tree is simply a priceless treasure! Zhao Zhifeng took these words, and his mouth opened in surprise, which was enough to stuff eggs.
"Priceless? Right? It is not a rare tree species, but in modern society, there should be a lot of it. I looked at him with some surprise and said.
"What kind of tree is that? It's just that the four seasons who look like each other have been renamed by some good things in modern times. The real tree is an extinct tree species in plant statistics. Let's not talk about this extinct thing, just the name of the soul nourishing wood, in history, in the history of the pre-Qin period, that is a famous existence, how many princes and nobles sought after the spirit wood? But it is rare to meet but not sought, it is thousands of times more precious than golden silk nanmu, thousand-year-old sycamore wood, and gloomy wood. It was priceless in those days, and now, it's a priceless fighter! Zhao Zhifeng said a lot in one breath, and with his excited appearance, I was afraid that he would explode.
"That's right, the Soul Nourishing Wood is said to contain blood-like juice even from the severed branches, and it is a magical potion that preserves corpses from decaying. The coffin is made of soul-nourishing wood, which can keep the body from decay and survive forever...... Back then, I was in charge of the excavation of an ancient tomb, and I found a coffin made of half soul-nourishing wood, but we didn't know it was soul-nourishing wood at the time, but it was an ordinary wooden coffin that had been destroyed. But in the half-coffin, the female corpse turned out to be lifelike, as if she had just fallen asleep, and we were very shocked and investigated many aspects, including the coffin. ”
"Afterwards, we found clues on the coffin, the interlayer of the coffin, there was a layer of blood-like liquid, we analyzed the liquid, and found that this was the sap of the tree, a natural maintenance liquid that could not be replicated......
"That's called blood wax ......" When Professor Han said this, Boss Taiyi couldn't help but interject.
"Blood wax? Blood wax! Yeah! It can indeed be called blood wax! The juice is like wax, it burns and doesn't get wet! After that, we consulted countless materials and spent more than a year before we found out what this bloody wax tree was, and it turned out to be a soul nourishing tree that was listed as a legendary! The half coffin is now listed as a five-star protected cultural relic, and it is neither exhibited abroad nor open to the public, even if I want to see it, it has to be approved by the above. ”
"But I never thought that after many years, I would come into contact with the Soul Nourishing Wood again! And it's such a complete thing! Professor Han was full of emotion, and his voice was full of intoxicating feelings.
"Uh, that means the Soul Nourishing Wood is very valuable? Then this bracelet ......" Boss Taiyi listened to it for a long time, didn't understand, and didn't want to understand, he changed his words and asked directly to the point. This is not only what he wants to know, but also what the three of us want to know.
"It's priceless! The value is too great to estimate. Not to mention that this is a cultural relic......"
"It's an antiquity worn on Mr. Kizo, and we've been wearing it for a long time, so we took it off him." I focused on explaining it, and I also wanted to raise the price. The so-called priceless treasure will also have a price in today's society.
"Oh! That's worth more! This is an artifact that should also be treasured! In that case, isn't Mr. Onizo quite well preserved? That's the case with the female corpse I encountered. Unfortunately, not knowing the importance of the coffin at the time, he removed her, and in just a few minutes, she turned into corpse water and turned into a pile of rotten meat. Professor Han said as he held the bracelet in his hands like a treasure.
After hearing what he said, the four of us were embarrassed, Mr. Ghost is indeed like a ghost at this moment, where is the original appearance still preserved?
Seeing that we didn't speak, Professor Han also guessed a rough idea: "You moved Mr. Kizo, right?" Already unrecognizable? ”
"Yes, he's the last guardian, and that position is no longer suitable for burying him. According to his last wishes, it was also necessary to move the grave. So in the process of moving the grave, we removed him from the coffin......" I said honestly.
"Then there's no way around it. However, according to you, the coffin is also made of soul-nourishing wood? Or is it a complete ...... Alas! Not to mention that it is complete, in the Wen City, even the branches of a soul-nourishing wood are probably priceless. The discovery of the soul nourishing wood has long been revealed, and the price of this thing in the cultural play market has always been at the highest end, but it has never seen a soul nourishing wood come out. Professor Han sighed, sighed, took the bracelet, and sat back, not knowing what he was thinking.
And the four of us, after hearing his words, our faces turned white, as white as paper.
"What's wrong with you?" Han Chang asked curiously.
The four of us looked at each other, and I wanted to cry: "We burned a lot of bills!" We took the money and started a fire......"
"Huh? What do you mean? Han Chang and Zhao Zhifeng were both stunned, and Professor Han also turned his head and looked at me suspiciously.
Boss Taiyi cried and continued: "When we came out, everyone brought a lot of soul-nourishing wood roots, but they were all used as torches along the way, and the firewood was burned out. That thing, it's so good to burn......"
"Nonsense! That's an ink banknote, of course it's burning! Hearing what Boss Taiyi said, Zhao Zhifeng was furious, but the next moment, his face collapsed like stinky tofu.
Han Chang couldn't laugh or cry, and comforted Yu Qian, who was sitting next to him. Professor Han was stunned and couldn't speak, so he had to keep sighing and shaking his head.
In a sad atmosphere, we had driven a long way, and we were almost before entering the town, when I called Professor Han.
"Professor Han, when I took out the bracelet at this time, I actually wanted to say ......"
"You don't need to say it, I already understand, don't worry, I'll help you get through this reception......"
Before I could finish speaking, Professor Han interrupted me. My intentions were clear, and he completely guessed it. The four of us are ghosts touching the mountain, authentic people touching the mountain, which is different from the four orthodox, and should not appear on the bright side. In this kind of big gathering on the surface, we should not show our faces at all, or even show our names. This is the rule, and it is the only way to protect yourself.
"I'm going to donate this bracelet from you!" Professor Han is also an old fox, and he took this opportunity to knock on our bamboo poles.
The four of us looked at each other and could only smile wryly. didn't pass Wang Xin, Wang Fatzi's road, this result can be guessed a little. Who told us to get into a thief's car?