Chapter 40: The Power of the Jade Dragon
"Jade Dragon...... Yes, yes, yes, the dragon's body was all made of jade. What's more, its faucet is still squirting water out of the air!" Fan Xiaoqi said with great interest.
"That's not a good place. The youngest of the four men pouted, tilted his head to the side, and said with a bitter expression.
"Yes, lad. Growing up here, haven't you ever heard of the rumors of this 'Jade Dragon Stele'?" the man in his early thirties looked at Fan Xiaoqi with a frown and a little surprise.
"Forehead......" Fan Xiaoqi frowned, thought for a moment and said, "I, I have rarely gone out since I was a child, so ...... I heard that there were indeed fewer rumors. And you big brother can teach and teach!"
"I rarely went out since I was a child...... Then you really don't know much, young man!" sighed the man in his early thirties as he slowly sipped the nice cup of tea.
Fan Xiaoqi pretended to be embarrassed and blinked his clear eyes and was silent.
"Well, I'll tell you about it...... This 'Jade Dragon Stele' is very mysterious, and I have asked many elders about the date of its construction, including some old people who are over 100 years old. But they said that they had been like me since they were children, and they had asked many elders about the construction time of the Jade Dragon Stele. But no one, including their more than ten generations of ancestors, can answer!" The man in his early thirties put down the teacup in his hand and explained to Fan Xiaoqi carefully.
"Ah, more than a dozen generations of ancestors don't know ......when it was built," Fan Xiaoqi exclaimed.
"Yes!" said the man in his early thirties with a pout, nodding earnestly.
"That's right, not only that, but in the historical documents, this jade dragon stele only mentions its scale and appearance, but does not record the specific time of its construction. So I guess...... It's at least four or five thousand years old!" recalls the oldest man.
"At least four or five thousand years?...... I've been there a few times, and I've found that there are no obvious wear and scratches on the stele and statue?......" Fan Xiaoqi's eyes widened and he couldn't help but exclaim.
"Huh!" the oldest man smiled, then explained, "Don't let its appearance fool you. The reason it looks 'young' is because ......"
"The dish is coming, ......" just when Fan Xiaoqi opened his ears wide, wanting to hear the uncle in front of him say the answer he wanted to know the most. The shopkeeper walked out of the kitchen with two plates of dishes and a smile on his face. "A few guest officers, I've kept you waiting!" said the shopkeeper as he walked quickly to the table and put the two plates of good dishes in his hand neatly and steadily on the tables of several guests.
"Oh...... It's so fragrant!Well, a few people, and this little brother, you're welcome, come on, let's drink in a big bowl together, eat meat in a big chunk, and rest when you get drunk!" The twenty-** man picked up his chopsticks, waved them, and shouted to several brothers and Fan Xiaoqi with high interest.
"Okay, that's a good point! This little brother Fan, we are destined to meet thousands of miles away. Be sure to have a good drink today. The oldest man opened the wine jar and poured wine into the bowls of several people, while looking at Fan Xiaoqi with a kind smile and said.
"Okay, okay! Then I'm welcome. Fan Xiaoqi picked up a big bowl in front of him, took the wine poured to him by the uncle, and replied politely.
Immediately, several men and Fan Xiaoqi tasted delicious dishes while happily drying a few bowls of wine. The shopkeeper took advantage of this gap to bring up the remaining two plates of dishes. The shopkeeper next to him, while watching the joy of several customers, greedily flipped through the account book in front of the counter.
After drinking for a while, Fan Xiaoqi felt that it was time to continue to ask. So, he put the bowl down temporarily, and continued to ask the oldest man with a smile: "Uncle Feng, what did you just say about that Jade Dragon Stone Tablet because ?......it looks so young?"
"Oh, I almost forgot!" the uncle put down the wine bowl in his hand, recalled it for a moment, and then continued to explain with a solemn face: "The reason why that jade dragon stele looks quite intact on the surface is because, because of ...... Inside the stele lies the result of a very strange and mysterious power. ”
"It's weird, it's a mysterious power?......" Fan Xiaoqi repeated in surprise as his mouth widened.
"yes. In the past, many people wanted to cut down the dragon carved from valuable jade and sell it. But, guess what the result is?" the twenty-** man next to him took the uncle's words and said with great interest.
Fan Xiaoqi blinked his clear and immature eyes in confusion, looked at the man curiously, and did not answer.
Then the man explained, "As a result, their axes, hammers, and saws not only did not knock out of the dragon, not even a single piece of sesame jade. And most of these tools wear and break instantly as soon as they touch the dragon's body!"
"Ahh......h Is there such a god?" Fan Xiaoqi interjected in amazement beside him.
"And that's not all! The ropes they use to climb are often inexplicably tied in knots or broken!" the twenty-year-old man continued to explain with a lot of character.
Fan Xiaoqi listened more and more vigorously beside him, and his clear eyes became brighter and brighter. In addition to being excited, he couldn't help but interject humorously: "Broken? Then aren't they going to fall down and die?"
"Hehe, hey, of course, I fell to my death. But...... That was recorded in the history books more than 1,000 years ago. After that, although there were still thieves who did not know whether they were alive or dead, and they continued to fight the attention of the dragon, they all ended in defeat without exception. The twenty-year-old man, with a faint smile, continued to explain.
"Oh......" Fan Xiaoqi nodded in response.
"There are fewer thieves. But hundreds of years ago, the Jade Dragon Stone Tablet was still a hot topic in people's hearts. There are many people who have traveled thousands of miles with their families to the feet of the dragon for vacation, set up tents, and engage in picnics. There are also many businessmen who have the ingenuity to build a tourist resort based on the 'Jade Dragon Stone Monument Complex'. But the result ......" When the twenty-year-old man said this, he paused deliberately and restrained the faint smile on his face.
Fan Xiaoqi was so excited by him that his interest became more and more frizzy. Impatiently asked, "What is the result?......
As a result, as soon as the night came, a mysterious wind began to blow around the Jade Dragon Stone Tablet Complex. The tents and amusement structures they had set up under the stele were blown to the ground, even uprooted! And strangely enough, the wind blew only in this small area around the stele complex, and as soon as you walked a little outside, the wind suddenly disappeared. ”
"Such a strange ......" Fan Xiaoqi's eyes widened, frowned, and said with a sigh.
Then Fan Xiaoqi continued to maintain an expression full of interest and curiosity on his face, smiling and waiting for him to tell the next wonderful story.
A few men next to him, in order not to disappoint the interest of these two brothers, have been drinking and eating silently with smiling faces next to them.
"Not to mention, around the stele complex, you can often hear the howl of a ghost crying wolf from somewhere, around the stele complex. The twenty-** man, as he spoke, made a frightening gesture to Fan Xiaoqi's face.
Fan Xiaoqi opened his mouth wide, his eyes widened, and he stepped back with the gesture he made in a little frightened.
"With these two things, so ...... You can imagine. After this time, no one dared to approach this strange jade dragon stele again. It has also become a shadow in people's hearts and a topic that most people avoid talking about. After the twenty-year-old man finished telling the story of the Jade Dragon Stone Tablet with great interest, he spread out his hands and looked at the young man in front of him who seemed to be quite pure-minded with a strange expression.
"Original, come, such as, this!" Fan Xiaoqi continued to stare at those bright eyes, sighing word by word.
A twenty-year-old man, after finding the kind of satisfaction he wanted in Fan Xiaoqi's expression. After a slight pause, he said, "And the reason why it looks as 'young' as you see it, without any signs of wear, is because of ......"
"Is that because it's the result of being protected by a powerful mysterious force hidden within?" Fan Xiaoqi took his words, and inferred from his own intuition.
"Yes, you guessed it, little brother!" said the twenty-year-old man, who nodded with a smile.
Fan Xiaoqi picked up the wine bowl and took a sip of wine, while lowering his head and sighing in contemplation, the mysterious Jade Dragon Stone Tablet he had just heard about.
At this time, the other three men next to him saw that the two of them were full of interest and heard that they had finished talking, so they opened their voices and chatted leisurely.
"Hehe, I said you two don't just gossip. Eat more, eat more, the food is cold!" said the eldest man with a smile as he stood up and took a few bites of food on the two people's plates.
Just when Fan Xiaoqi respectfully accepted the delicious dishes that the uncle brought over out of politeness, he was ready to continue to eat and chat with them, and by the way, he learned about the many living habits and details of this unknown prehistoric continent. There was a steady and powerful sound of footsteps outside the inn.
Several people turned their heads at the same time to look outside the inn. I saw a man in a special costume with a black hat on his head and a big knife at his waist, walking slowly from outside the door............