Regarding the "calculation" Shen Wanjun had imposed on him, the tone in Lao Qian's chest came and went as quickly as it came.
Although he didn't have any lofty ambitions to save the common people, Lao Qian was willing to take a risk just so that Shen Liang could better save his life in the future.
Even if he loses his old life for this naughty boy who brought him a lot of fun in his later years... he won't hesitate.
Lao Qian was concentrating on the next few stone platforms and did not dare to slack off at all.
Fortunately, the temperature around the following stone platforms no longer soared as sharply as before. The temperature may change with the change of distance, but it is still within the tolerance of Lao Qian.
Finally arrived in front of the natural stone basin in the center of the magma.
The moment before he looked into the stone basin, Lao Qian closed his eyes on purpose as a precaution, and then opened them slowly and slowly to ensure that the phoenix essence contained there would not emit some unique light. After burning his eyes, he completely relaxed and observed the situation in the stone basin.
The quality of the stone in this stone basin is unknown.
Depending on the development trend of the world Shen Liang lived in this life, it was impossible to use scientific measurement tools to detect the chemical elements contained in the stone basins.
In short, the naturally formed stone basin can be used to hold phoenix marrow with an unknown temperature, which will inevitably make the old man amazed.
The object of this trip is lying quietly inside, a handful of thick liquid that looks red but not red, yellow but not yellow, gold but not gold...it is hard to describe its exact color, as if a bowl of water is placed flat on the table. There was no ripple on the surface, and the surface was as smooth as a mirror, even reflecting Lao Qian's face.
And this thing doesn't have its own flames like the legendary phoenix burning all over its body.
Anyway, the feeling given to Lao Qian is that if he holds an instrument made of thousand-year ice in his hand now, he can easily take it away and bring it back to Prince Jin's Mansion.
Unexpectedly, just when Lao Qian observed it for a while and felt that he only needed to do it again, the phoenix marrow, which was originally as calm as a dead thing, suddenly erupted into dozens of tiny flames!
Lao Qian couldn't react in time, and a few of the flames touched the Zhen Qi barrier. The Zhen Qi barrier shattered instantly, and a wave of heat surged in. In just an instant, Lao Qian's precious flower cotton jacket and flower cotton trousers were On the top, there was a layer of charred black, and there were faint signs of burning!
"not good!"
Lao Qian, who had never expected that the phoenix marrow could be so terrifying, was secretly shocked. He immediately stretched out his arms and flew out. In the process, he readjusted the state of the true energy circulation in his body and filled up the holes in the true energy barrier around his body.
After settling down on a stone platform, Lao Qian wiped the sweat from his forehead with lingering fear. He first looked at the peaceful stone basin in the center, and then looked down at the cotton-padded clothes and trousers that he regarded as treasures.
"well--"
Looking at the "baby" that was burned to a layer of blackness, Lao Qian sighed heavily and felt like a knife was in his heart.
This is simply more uncomfortable than taking away a hundred thousand taels of silver notes from him!
But there was no other way. The matter had come to this, and no matter how heartbroken it was, nothing could be changed. He turned around and stepped on the ground without any regrets. Following the gully cut on the rock wall when he came down, Lao Qian moved left and right, and returned to the outside of the crater in a moment.
Zhu Mo, who was standing on the edge of the crater, had a panoramic view of the whole process. When Lao Qian stood firm, he quickly ran over and said with concern:
"Mr. Qian, are you okay?"
Lao Qian shook his head with a dark face, and said without caring about Zhu Mo's presence:
"Damn Shen Wanjun! I don't know how to investigate the matter clearly before asking me to take action. If it ruins my appearance, let's see if I don't tear down the gate of his palace and burn it as firewood!"
Zhu Mo knew that Lao Qian was speaking angrily, so he couldn't help but smile bitterly and comfort him:
"Mr. Qian, I don't blame this junior for not saying hello to you in advance. The main reason is that since we were ordered to guard this crater more than 20 years ago, even though we have sent many people down to explore, no one has been able to reach the volcano. The marrow is close, so..."
"I know, I don't blame you."
Lao Qian waved his hands in a bad temper.
"Hurry back and open two jars of wine for me to vent my anger."
"Okay, okay, the wine manager has enough. When all the wine on the mountain is drunk, I will send someone to buy more."
In this way, the two of them returned to the camp all the way until the drinks were ready. Lao Qian was still caressing the old floral cotton-padded jacket on his body.
Zhu Mo caught this point keenly, but did not ask for the reason. It was not that he was not curious, but that he had been curious for too long and asked too many times. As a result, the reply he got every time was the same sentence from Lao Qian——
"You little brat, stop worrying about so many useless things. If you have those thoughts, go out and stand for a few more hours."
As time passed, everyone, including Shen Liang, stopped asking questions.
"Mr. Qian, I wonder if this can be done?"
Lao Qian didn't rush to answer. He took a big gulp of a bowl of wine and replied solemnly without swearing:
"This is a difficult job. In fact, the temperature inside can't hurt me. The main reason is that the phoenix marrow will release dozens of fireworks every once in a while. The fireworks may not look big, but their power is really overbearing. Any flower that comes into contact with my Qi barrier will immediately tear open and cause my Qi mechanism to become disordered."
After hearing this, Zhu Mo was secretly shocked. If even a master like Mr. Qian still had lingering fears, wouldn't it mean that his adoptive father's instruction could not be fulfilled?
"But it doesn't mean it can't be done."
Lao Qian pondered for a moment and then changed the subject.
Zhu Mo sat upright in anticipation.
"how to say?"
"You need to give me some time. As long as I roughly figure out how often the fireworks are released, I can seize the opportunity to put them into the equipment Shen Wanjun brought me. Of course, even if they are really put in , we have to see which one is stronger between the two. If the fire burns more intensely, then I may not be able to save my hands."
Upon hearing that even obtaining the phoenix marrow might require paying such a high price, Zhu Mo, who had already regarded Lao Qian as half a grandfather, could not help but frown and suggested:
"Mr. Qian, why don't I send a messenger to hurry up and report the situation that you have discovered to my adoptive father, maybe..."
"No need."
Before Zhu Mo could finish speaking, Lao Qian waved his hand and refused.
"I have always been a thief who never escapes. Now that he is here, there is no reason to retreat. Besides, can Shen Wanjun be the master who cares more about me than his son? Then it will be nothing more than pretending to retreat. Come on, in the end you still have to find ways to lure me into the fire pit."
"Over the years, I have become more and more afraid of trouble after being influenced by that stinky boy, so I will avoid those tasteless farts in the future. No matter how dangerous it is, or how much the price may be, I am determined to do it. Give it a try.”
After hearing this, Zhu Mo stood up, walked heavily to the front of the main seat, bent his knees, knelt down, and kowtowed three times to Lao Qian!
"From now on, Zhu Mo owes you his life. If there is a hidden arrow in the future, Zhu Mo will be the first to repay it with his life!"
Although Zhu Mo didn't know what the phoenix marrow would be used for after it was retrieved from Prince Jin's Mansion.
But by reading between the lines of Lao Qian's words, he had already guessed that this phoenix marrow must be very important to Shen Liang.
It's about Shen Liang.
He, Zhu Mo, was willing to exchange his life for silver to buy his younger brother a bright future.
