At this moment, Chen Mo, who was outside, finally used his spiritual consciousness to see clearly the jade pendant in Zhou Ke's hand.
However, this time he could take a closer look at the jade pendant. Especially when using his divine consciousness, it did not arouse the alertness of the three people in the room, so it can be said that he used his divine consciousness unscrupulously.
But if you don’t observe, you won’t know, but you find that the jade pendant is indeed a cultivator’s thing, but there is something on the jade pendant that makes Chen Mo a little surprised. He didn’t expect it to be used like this. This made him use the formation runes. New senses again.
Ignoring Chen Mo's observation, Zhou Ke put the jade pendant, which was about the size of a child's palm, on the Kang table and slowly said to Duomaiti, "It seems that you recognize this jade pendant."
Duomaiti didn't speak, just stared at the jade pendant.
The lights in the room were not very bright, but the jade pendant emitted a burning white light under the lights, attracting everyone's attention.
The preciousness of mutton-fat white jade should make people like it. But the story told by Duomaiti and the origin of this jade pendant made the three of them feel palpitated about this jade pendant.
Especially the young man among the three, Zhou Hai, looked at the jade pendant on the table and felt a sense of fear at this moment.
When he saw this jade pendant, he liked it very much and wanted to keep it in his arms. But now, after hearing about Duomaiti's story, I no longer have that thought. I just look at the jade pendant with a feeling of fear.
Finally, after nearly ten minutes, Duomaiti asked bitterly: "Didn't that young man die suddenly? Why is this jade pendant here with you?"
Zhou Ke said: "The young man died suddenly at that time, but because he listened to your words, he wrote a letter after you left, put the jade pendant together, and mailed it home. So. , when he died suddenly ten days later, the jade pendant had already reached the recipient's hands."
"As for why it came into my hands, it's actually because my surname is Zhou, and the young man is also surnamed Zhou. His relationship with me is that of uncle and nephew. He is my clan uncle."
When Zhou Ke said this, his face also showed a trace of nostalgia, but also showed some gloomy expressions. It can be said that the expression on his face now is very complicated. There is a kind of remembrance, a kind of hatred, and some ambitions and so on.
Zhou Hai was young, so naturally he couldn't feel what Zhou Ke's face meant, it just felt a little strange.
But Duomaiti is almost sixty years old and has rich life experience. Even if he stayed in this desert town all his life and saw countless people, he would naturally be able to see something from Zhou Ke's face.
Therefore, while his eyes flickered slightly, he secretly made up his mind that no matter what Zhou Ke said, he could not agree.
Especially regarding the Xiye Ancient City, no matter how much he said, he could never step foot there again. It’s really the time to play with your grandson. If you don’t play with your grandson at home, why should you go to the desert to eat something?
Only a fool would go.
Thinking about it, he took out the iron box under the kang table and slowly opened it, revealing a box of Mohe cut tobacco. He took out a piece of paper that had been cut long ago, pinched a handful of tobacco, and placed it on the paper. He moved his index finger and thumb slightly to roll the paper into a small cylinder, and then licked the paper with his tongue. The side seam ends up becoming a cigarette.
Put the rolled cigarette in your mouth, take out a box of matches, and light it. Although the world is now dominated by lighters, and there are expensive and cheap lighters, Duomaiti still likes to use matches.
Even if matches are no longer easy to sell, if they are sold in the town, he will always insist on using matches.
It’s not that Duomaiti is stubborn and doesn’t accept new things. Even twenty years ago, lighters became common and he used them, but in the end he still replaced them with matches.
This is because ordinary lighters will have problems due to high temperatures in the desert. However, those expensive fuel lighters are very inconvenient to live and work in the desert due to their weight and the need to add fuel.
Except for those who pretend to be thirteen and use some fuel lighters, other people, as long as they make a living in the desert, will use some special lighters.
Of course, specially made lighters will naturally be more expensive.
For Duomaiti, it is not as convenient as matches, simple, effective, and cheap. That's why he insisted on using matches for many years.
Another reason is that he likes to smell the sulfur smell that comes out when a match is lit, which gives him a sense of peace of mind.
He lit the cigarette with a match and watched the flames burn to the end. Then he flicked his hand, extinguished the match, and threw it into an ashtray made of tinplate.
After taking a deep breath, a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.
For decades, he has never been used to smoking cigarettes, but he has a special liking for this kind of mohe cigarettes.
Zhou Ke originally wanted to wait for Duomaiti to ask and then guide the topic, but when he saw so many actions on his part and did not ask, he had a certain guess in his heart, feeling that Duomaiti would not promise him anything. .
However, he is confident that he will find a way to get Duomaiti to agree.
If it weren't for the people who knew the route to the ruins of Xiye Ancient City, the only person in front of him might be Duomaiti. He really didn't want to spend a lot of effort to talk to Duomaiti.
As a warrior, he has his own pride. Duomaiti is an ordinary person. At other times, he would not even look at him.
"It's getting late, I think you, my guest, should go back too. As we get older, we always want to rest early." Duomaiti finished smoking the cigarette in his hand and then said to Zhou Ke.
Tomorrow, he will send his grandson to kindergarten and needs to get up early.
After all, he and his children did not live together, but at a distance.
After all, young people like to live in buildings for convenience. Many elderly people like to live in this kind of bungalows because of the convenience of life.
Although his son had persuaded him many times to let him live with his family, Duomaiti refused and has been living in this bungalow. Comfortable and convenient for your own life. After all, I have been here for decades and I don’t want to move anymore.
Zhou Ke heard Duomaiti's words, but he did not stand up and leave. Instead, he said: "Domaiti, don't you want to know how much reward you will get for taking us to Xiye Ancient City?"
But Duomaiti shook his head and said, "I don't want to know. No matter how much there is, there must be life flowers, otherwise the person dies, and no matter how much reward you get, it will be of no use."
Zhou Ke was speechless, how should we chat like this, damn old man.
If this old man hadn't been the only one who knew the general direction of Xiye Ancient City, he would have definitely turned around and left.
After being speechless for a moment, Zhou Ke continued again: "Domaiti, in fact, I have no choice but to ask you to go to Xiye Ancient City this time."
Then, without waiting for Duomaiti to say anything, he continued: "Since my uncle mailed the things to my family, everyone in their family who came into contact with this jade pendant died suddenly in just a few years. And die."
"We have also used scientific methods to explore this jade pendant, but we have not found any harmful substances or other substances in it. We only found that this jade pendant has a kind of energy, but because we cannot detect the nature of this energy What is it, we can only prevent people from touching this jade pendant."
"Now, there is only one girl left in their family, my niece."
"So, Duomaiti, can you take us to look for Xiye Ancient City again and put this jade pendant back?"
For a moment, the house fell silent again.
Chen Mo, who was sitting on the roof, curled his lips at this time and kept complaining in his heart. He even died suddenly. Returning anything was just an excuse. He definitely had other things to do before he went to Xiye Ancient City.
Because, although this jade pendant sounds scary, it is actually just a jade pendant with runes on it, which can absorb the evil spirits floating around. This kind of rune is also a commonly used Yin evil rune in the world of cultivation.
If you are a cultivator, you will generally not wear this kind of jade pendant. Only cultivators who practice heresy or corpse cultivation will use this kind of rune to collect evil spirits.
Moreover, there are basically no such people who carve Yin evil runes on jade pendants, and I don’t know what the owner of this jade pendant thinks about engraving Yin evil runes on jade pendants.
Naturally, there is nothing wrong with it if it is worn by a cultivator. Even if it is worn by a corpse cultivator or a soldier, it will have some benefits. But for ordinary people, it matters a lot. As long as you hold this jade pendant, it depends on your physical fitness.
People with high qualities die later. People with low physical fitness will naturally die faster.
Even if the jade pendant is placed in the room for a long time, it will affect the feng shui of the entire house, causing the residents to gradually become sick, etc.
Therefore, even if this jade pendant is not worn, it will be affected wherever it is placed. This is just like a curse, causing all those who don't know it to think of a curse.
It's so uninformed and terrible.
Chen Mo complained a little bit.
In fact, although Chen Mo had good observations, there were still many things he didn't understand.
Although the young man named Zhou did not believe what Duomaiti said, he was still a little worried after all.
So he sent this jade pendant home, told everything in the letter, and also included the story of Duomaiti.
The young man surnamed Zhou had just gotten married and his child was only a few years old. But the Zhou family is like a family of warriors, but because he has no talent for cultivation, he can only live as an ordinary person. But his child has a talent for cultivation, so he naturally hopes that the value of the jade pendant can be used for his child's cultivation.
He sent the jade pendant back, thinking that if what Duomaiti said was true, then if he died in an accident, his family would be able to get some wealth. The mutton-fat white jade jade pendant can be considered a fortune even if it is sold.
After selling the jade pendant, the curse on it will naturally spread to others, and your family will gain wealth.
The young man's plan was naturally very good, but unfortunately, his family did not do that.
(End of chapter)
