Chapter 65: Vessels

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"What about the other four waiters besides me and Bu Jin? Who are they, and where are they? And, most importantly, where did I come from? I asked.

Zhang Hefang glanced up at me and said, "The guy with the golden mask in the old man's cave must be one of them, his immortal state is similar to a zombie. ”

Hearing this, I was a little surprised and said, "But if that's the case, then the ritual can't be started, because that guy is completely trapped in the old man's cave, and Bu Jin, she should also be trapped inside, right?" ”

Zhang Hefang shook his head and said, "Long Bujin has also been rescued by my people, as for the guy wearing the golden mask, it's useless to ask him." ”

"What do you mean by that?" I asked.

Zhang Hefang explained: "Mr. Fan, you must know that the ceremony is not for all the six imperial attendants to participate, the only attendants who really participate in this ceremony are you and Bu Jin, and the other four attendants, they are all guarding the same magic weapon, as long as the magic weapon is collected, the ceremony can be completed." ”

Hearing this, I thought about it carefully, and suddenly realized, "In this way, that golden mask is one of the magic weapons, and it is held by the attendant who is hidden in the old man's cave. ”

Zhang Hefang nodded and said, "That's true, that's right." ”

I thought about the cause and effect carefully, and I couldn't help but shiver all over my body, and said in a trembling voice: "Is it that the jade plate on Bu Jin's body is also one of the magic weapons." ”

Hearing my words, Zhang Hefang smiled with satisfaction and said, "That's true. ”

I thought about the jade plaque for a while, and then said, "However, I think that the jade plaque is more like a 'vessel', because it, it can ......."

"It can draw the spirit of all things." Zhang Hefang said, "That's true, so we prefer to call it the Spirit Absorbing Demon Jade." ”

"'Soul Extracting Demon Jade', I've also heard of this name." I thought about the origin of this jade plaque again, and couldn't help but think of Wang Chengbao, and said, "But, where did that piece of spirit demon jade come from?" ”

Zhang Hefang frowned and said, "We speculate that this Spirit Extraction Demon Jade should come from the relics of the Liangzhu civilization, but we don't know the specific situation. ”

Hearing this, I was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help blurting out: "It turns out that there are things you don't know, I thought I could find the answers to all your questions here." ”

Zhang Hefang smiled and said, "If you really think so, then, Mr. Fan, I'm really sorry, our ability is limited. When I learned about this jade plaque, it had already appeared in Azina's Miao Village, and it was Fan Jiyun who brought it, and we don't know how Fan Jiyun got that jade plaque, so that's why both our Nanwu Group and government organizations are so interested in your father's research manuscript. ”

I reasoned according to Zhang Hefang's story, and soon came to some conclusions, saying: "In that case, that jade plaque is actually left by one of the six imperial attendants. ”

"That's right," Zhang Hefang said, "Mr. Fan, you didn't start this adventure from scratch, you appeared halfway, just like Long Bujin." ”

I did the math and said, "In that case, the ritual of the six imperial attendants already has me, Bu Jin, Jiling Demon Jade and the Golden Mask, so there are still two left, where are the two waiters?" ”

When Zhang Hefang said this, his tone became a little hesitant, and his words were not as conclusive as they were just now. He said slowly: "Now, as a 'vessel', you are actually the heavenly imperial attendant, and Bu Jin, as the 'medium', is the earthly imperial attendant, and in the direction of Liuhe, the two most difficult to find attendants have appeared. If our previous speculation is true, that piece of Spirit Extracting Demon Jade is indeed from the Liangzhu civilization, and according to the direction, then it is the east. The remaining two directions are north and west. ”

I frowned, thought about it carefully, and said, "If you follow the previous inference, then it must be an ancient civilization looking for these two directions. ”

Zhang Hefang nodded.

I said to myself, "What kind of ancient civilizations are there in the north and the west......

Zhang Hefang said: "The ancient civilization in the north is relatively easy to determine, because there are few ancient civilizations in the north, and the only thing that can be taken out is nothing more than the Hongshan civilization at the junction of the border between Liaoning and Inner Mongolia, but it is more difficult to guess the ancient civilization in the West." ”

The Ancient Civilization of the West in China? I blurted out: "Could it be the ancient kingdom of Loulan?" ”

Zhang Hefang shook his head and said, "We have all been to these places before, but we have found nothing. Moreover, although there are relics of civilization such as the ancient kingdom of Loulan and the ancient kingdom of Jingjie in the Western Regions, they did not belong to the civilization of Middle-earth in six or seven thousand years, so there should be no such possibility. ”

I suddenly thought of the golden mask in the old man's cave, and blurted out: "Wait, could it be the Sanxingdui civilization of the ancient Shu Kingdom, I have seen the golden mask, and its style has many similarities with the noodles in the ancient Sanxingdui civilization." ”

Zhang Hefang nodded and said: "That's right, in the past, we always thought that the ancient Shu Kingdom should belong to the ancient civilization in the south, but since the appearance of the golden mask, I have also had conjectures in this regard, so the next place we are going to is the Sanxingdui civilization of the ancient Shu Kingdom." ”

"Do I still need to attend?" I asked.

"Of course," Zhang Hefang said with a smile: "Not only you, but Long Bujin will also go with you." Because, among the six imperial attendants, Long Bujin is the only immortal mode with an immortal spirit, so she will remember the terrain and many things there, and be able to drive away the spirit demon jade, you know, that jade plate has a great function, and even, to a certain extent, it is our pass. ”

I felt a little weak all of a sudden, and instinctively thought of retreating. But things have come to such a point that even I am mixed in, and no longer a spectator, so that I have no reason to retreat.

"Immediately?" I asked.

Zhang Hefang smiled, shook his head, and said: "Don't worry, we have to do a lot of preparation work before this, for example, where did the Spirit Demon Jade come from, where did Fan Jiyun's research manuscript come from, where did you come from, etc., and so on, rushing there will only make us have more and more doubts." “

I nodded approvingly, not only with emotion, Zhang Hefang is a very urban person after all, but also his erudition far exceeds mine.

I couldn't help but say, "So, I'm already one of your bunch?" ”

Zhang Hefang stood up and said, "Is this important?" ”

I thought about it for a moment and couldn't help but laugh and say, "Indeed, it's not very important. ”

"Mr. Fan, listen to me. There is a question about that ritual, although we people in the Nanwu Group know something, but the specific ways and methods are not clear, we only know that according to the legends handed down by some old wizards, that ritual is nothing more than to concentrate all the magic weapons on the body of the 'vessel', but the key activation method, we also don't know. ”

"Bu Jin doesn't know either?" I asked.

Zhang Hefang shook his head and said, "I'm not sure about this, but I shouldn't know about it, and that ritual should be very unbelievable." However, it is useless to speculate here now, we might as well go and ask that Long Bujin directly. ”

Hearing Long Bujin's name, my heart tightened, and I couldn't help asking, "She is also in this villa?" ”

Zhang Hefang smiled and pointed to the top of his head, and said, "She is in the room above our heads, maybe she heard all the words we talked about just now." ”

"Then let's go and have a look." I said.

Zhang Hefang glanced at me in surprise, smiled silently, and said, "Okay, you don't have to be in such a hurry. After seeing her, we're going to meet someone. ”

"Who?" I asked.

Zhang Hefang said with a smile: "An old friend of mine, whose name is Lu Lin, is a person who does antique business and has a lot of research on jade. ”

"He's also from the Nanwu Group?" I asked.

Zhang Hefang shook his head and said: "He knows my identity, but my dealings with him are limited to friends, but he knows no less than me, and he is a very interesting person, I think, there are some things, he will give us some answers." ”

I thought about it for a while and said, "Let's go see Bu Jin first." ”

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ps. Unconsciously, "Witch Trace" is almost 500,000 words, although 500,000 words can only be regarded as a short story in terms of online texts, but this is really a bit incredible for myself.

Recently, my life has been chaotic, and I am exhausted every day, not physically but mentally. 500,000 words, to be honest with you, I want to give up countless times, not to give up writing, I am tired, I want to rest and rest, but I see the messages of those readers every day, and I look forward to it, even if I complain more, I still come and write honestly, indeed, Mo Feng's update is not powerful, very weak, but I still tried my best, after all, writing is not the whole of life, right.

Recently, I have been in a bad mood, many things are not going well, and if you think about it carefully, it may be a good thing, and it is difficult for people to grow without adversity.

Having said so much, in fact, I just want to thank everyone, so to speak, I write this, and the motivation to insist on me is actually very simple, it is a sense of responsibility, I must write it well, finish writing it, for you, but also for myself.