While we were chatting, Professor Dong's cell phone rang. He answered the phone and said a few words, and his tone suddenly became excited.
After hanging up the phone, he immediately told us: "The restoration of the sheepskin scroll has been completed, and 90% of the text and map on it have been restored. I have to go back to the bureau immediately." After that, he led Dong Xiaodan in a hurry.
left.
Two days have passed since the incident. I originally thought that Professor Dong would come to us after reading the contents of the sheepskin scroll, or at least tell us about the situation of the sheepskin scroll, but he did not, not even call us.
He didn't call anyone. I thought maybe it was because the matter was still confidential and it was not convenient for him to say anything more to us, so even though I was very curious, I didn't dare to call and ask.
In this way, more than half a month has passed. After waiting hard at home for seventy-seven forty-nine days, the day finally came to get the elixir. That night, I, Wen Qingshan, Jianjian and
Niu Fatty and the others all gathered around the Qi-gathering Yin-Yang stove.
Everyone was excited and nervous at the same time. I was afraid that I would not be able to make the elixir for resurrecting the dead. Although I still kept a copy of the materials for making the elixir, it was really uncomfortable for me to wait another seven or forty-nine days. During this period, I almost
I didn't go anywhere, just stayed at home, and it felt like my days were like a year.
Just in case, we did not dare to open the furnace cover rashly. Instead, Wuchenzi transformed into a ball of mist and sneaked into the alchemy furnace to investigate the situation.
After a while, Wuchenzi flew out of the alchemy furnace. I hurriedly asked him: "Senior Wuchenzi, how is the elixir refining going?"
Wuchenzi didn't mince words and said bluntly: "According to Pindao's opinion, the elixir has been refined!"
"Really!?" I was surprised and happy.
Wuchenzi nodded: "Now we can open the furnace and get the elixir."
I couldn't wait to open the stove lid and looked inside. I saw that the pills that were about an inch in diameter had now become more than twice the size, and the reddish-brown pills had now turned black.
brown.
I picked one up and put it in front of my nose and smelled it, but I didn't smell anything. This made me a little surprised, because among the materials for refining the elixir, century-old wild ginseng and Longyin sand both have strong
The smell, especially the Long Yin Sand, is extremely fragrant, but now how come I can't smell it at all.
I was confused, so I raised my head and asked: "Senior Wuchenzi, why does this resurrection pill have no smell at all? Could it be that it has been left out for too long and the effect of the medicine has evaporated?"
"Haha, my benefactor doesn't know. This pill has no smell, so it is of the highest quality."
"How do you say this?"
Wuchenzi replied: "If there is an odor emanating from it, it means that the essence contained in the pills is gradually dissipating, and over time, it will lose its efficacy. However, this pill that does not emit any odor can
Long-term preservation. Even if it is stored for decades, it can still be used as usual."
"Can it still be eaten after decades of storage?" I couldn't believe it.
Wuchenzi nodded, and then said: "Of course, it would be best if there is a pill box to store it."
"What is a pill box?" I asked hurriedly.
"It is best to store elixirs in something that can be isolated from the outside aura, so as not to be affected by the external aura. The so-called elixir box is a box specially used to place elixirs. The elixir boxes are usually made of golden nan or red sandalwood.
It’s better if it’s made of precious wood.”
As soon as Wu Chenzi finished speaking, Wen Qingshan said from the side: "I have prepared the elixir box a long time ago. Junyaozi, go to my room and bring over the golden wooden box that is placed on the desk."
"Okay!" Fatty Niu immediately turned around and went downstairs. After a while, he came back holding a golden wooden box about one foot square.
Wen Qingshan took the wooden box from Fatty Niu's hand and said: "I specially asked someone to build this pill box a few years ago. It is made of golden nanmu. I would like to ask Senior Wuchenzi to see if it is suitable."
As he spoke, he opened the elixir box. Only then did I realize that this elixir box was different from ordinary boxes. It was divided into four layers, upper and lower, and each layer was divided into many independent small squares. I counted them.
, each layer has forty-six squares, that is to say, there are a total of sixty-four small squares in the entire wooden box.
Wuchenzi took a closer look at the elixir box and praised: "This box is quite exquisitely designed, and the gaps are very tight. It can be regarded as a top-grade elixir box."
I picked up a pill and placed it in one of the small squares in the pill box. It fit perfectly.
Wuchenzi said: "Please ask your benefactor to collect these pills first."
I nodded and put all the pills into the small square one by one, then handed the entire wooden box to Jianjian's hand and said: "We will give this resurrection pill to Uncle Zhai early tomorrow morning.
Go back and ask him to take two pills every day for ten and a half days, I won’t believe it..."
Before I could finish my words, Wuchenzi interrupted me: "My dear, are you going to give this pill to others?"
"Of course, if I don't feed it to others, who will eat it!"
"Since it's for human consumption, how can we eat two pills a day for ten and a half days in a row!?"
I explained: "Because Zhai Bo has a terminal illness and it can't be cured without strong medicine."
Wuchenzi hurriedly said: "Absolutely not!"
"Why not?" I was a little confused.
"My benefactor doesn't know that the materials used in this elixir are all of the highest quality. The medicinal materials are extremely rich in spiritual energy, and the fire dansha and dragon chant sand are both toxic to a certain extent. If these elixirs are taken continuously, there will be no
In three days, I'm afraid it will be unbearable for people, which may lead to internal qi disorder in the slightest, and may even kill people in the worst case."
Hearing what Wuchenzi said, I couldn't help but be shocked and quickly asked: "Then how should I take this elixir?"
"You should take one pill every seven days. Taking seven pills in a row should be effective."
"Can that cure Uncle Zhai's cancer?" Jianjian asked from the side.
Wuchenzi said: "I don't know what cancer is, so I don't know how to answer you. But from what I can see, this elixir may really have the effect of bringing the dead back to life. If that person really has an incurable disease, it might as well
Give it a try.”
After listening to what Wuchenzi said, I suddenly became more confident in curing Zhai Bo's cancer.
Early the next morning, Jianjian and I rushed back to Liang County with the pills.
When he learned that we had refined the resurrection pills, Huang Yixian still couldn't believe it. Even though we took out the pills and put them in front of him, he still didn't believe that these pills were the legendary resurrection pills. His doubts were actually the same as those of the legendary pills.
I'm the same, it's because I don't smell anything
. He even suspected that these pills were kneaded with flour, and we were deliberately fooling Uncle Zhai. The purpose of this was to make Uncle Zhai think that he had taken the resurrection pills, and he could be more optimistic mentally, because the doctor said
However, optimism is the best medicine for treating cancer.
I had to explain it to Huang Yixian, and he finally believed that what we got back was really the resurrection pill! In order to cure Zhai Bo's illness as soon as possible, we made him take one on the same day.
In the next few days, we closely observed his condition. Although we did not go to the hospital to check the cancer cells in his body, we found that his complexion did indeed look much better, which made all of us happy.
No, this at least shows that the resurrection pill is indeed effective. As for whether it can completely cure his cancer, we can only know after taking it for a period of time.
But on the third day after I returned to Liang County, I suddenly received a call from Dong Xiaodan. As soon as I picked up the phone, I heard Dong Xiaodan's crying voice on the other end of the phone. I quickly asked what happened.
She told me on the phone that Professor Dong had disappeared.
It turned out that since seeing the sheepskin scroll, Professor Dong had locked himself in his study and studied it with great concentration. Based on the text and map on the scroll, and consulting a large number of ancient books, he deduced the approximate geographical location of the Tianlang Kingdom ruins.
After he reported the situation, another inspection was organized. This time, several young men from the archaeological team of the Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau, including Hai Huzi, also went.
I have been there for more than 20 days without any news. Unexpectedly, just this morning, Dong Xiaodan received a call from Xinjiang, saying that the expedition team had an accident in Lop Nur and encountered a sandstorm. One of the teams was missing.
, and the leader of this team is Professor Dong. Also missing with Professor Dong are other members of the archaeological team of the Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau, including the leader of the archaeological team, Hai Huzi.
Dong Xiaodan is very anxious now. She plans to go to Xinjiang to find Professor Dong, but she needs help, and the only person she can think of is me.
I persuaded her on the phone not to worry, and said that I would rush back to Xiangsha City to meet her as soon as possible, and then accompany her to Xinjiang.
After hanging up the phone, I immediately explained the situation to Huang Yixian and others, and then drove back to Xiangsha City alone.
On the way back, I called Wen Qingshan. After all, he is an expert in exploration. If you want to go to Lop Nur, it is natural to ask him for help. Moreover, after Professor Dong came to see me last time, I will
The legend about the Sirius Kingdom was told to him, and he actually knew the ruins of the Sirius Kingdom.
I was very interested, but because I really couldn’t get away at the time, and after all, it was an inspection organized by the government, and it was inconvenient to get involved without an invitation, so I had to give up. Now that I heard that Professor Dong was missing in Lop Nur, he immediately said
, willing to accompany me and Dong Xiaodan to search for the person.
So I immediately called Dong Xiaodan and asked her to book tickets for the three of us to fly to Urumqi that night.
I drove all the way and rushed back home in three hours. It was already five o'clock in the afternoon. After a quick tidying up, Wen Qingshan and I drove to the airport.
Dong Xiaodan had already been waiting at the airport. The moment she saw me, she couldn't suppress the pain in her heart. She threw herself into my arms and cried loudly. I had to persuade her again.