"Okay! If Mr. Jiu can really help us get the other three bells, you can come to me at any time!" I said as I put the bells away.
The old ghost changed the topic again and said to me: "I came here this time to visit my sworn brother. Can you accompany me?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Jianjian beside him said immediately: "Okay! I just want to go back and see Uncle Zhai!"
Speaking of which, when Wen Qingshan and I went to Lop Nur, Jianjian stayed at home for more than half a month in order to take care of Uncle Zhai. According to him, the resurrection pill really had a miraculous effect. Uncle Zhai's condition has improved significantly, and the cancer cells in his body have been eliminated.
However, I have not visited him since I came back from Lop Nur. I only made two phone calls. Now is the time to visit him.
I asked the old ghost: "Then when do you plan to go?"
"If you two are free, I would like to leave immediately!"
I thought for a moment, discussed it with Jianqian, and decided to go back with the old ghost first. After returning, I would clean up the sundries in the store. Closing the store was not a matter of urgency anyway.
So I said hello to Wen Qingshan and drove the old ghost to Liang County that day.
We planned to surprise Huang Yixian and Zhai Bo, so we didn’t call home beforehand. We set off from the provincial capital at around 11 am and arrived in Liangxian County at around 3 pm. I drove directly to
At the entrance of Qibao Zhai, one could see Uncle Zhai and Huang Yixian sitting in the shop chatting about something.
Uncle Zhai looked good and rosy, and there was no indication that he was a cancer patient. It seemed that Jianjian was right. The cancer cells in Uncle Zhai's body should have been effectively controlled.
The three of us got out of the car and walked towards the store. When we entered the store, Huang Yixian and Uncle Zhai were surprised and happy, and immediately got up and came over.
"Why are you two brats back? You didn't even say hello to me beforehand!" Although Huang Yixian seemed to be blaming us, his face was full of smiles.
I smiled and said, "I have been back from Lop Nur for such a long time, so naturally I should come back to see you and Uncle Zhai!" After saying this, I asked Uncle Zhai, "Uncle Zhai, how is your health now?"
Uncle Zhai smiled and replied: "It's much better. Thanks to the resurrection pill you gave me. I didn't expect that there is such a wonderful medicine in the world."
As soon as he finished speaking, the old ghost suddenly appeared from behind Jianjian and I, and shouted excitedly: "Brother!"
Huang Yixian and Uncle Zhai were both slightly startled. Huang Yixian looked at the old ghost and asked in a daze: "Who do you call eldest brother?"
The old ghost ignored him and stared at Uncle Zhai with his eyes. After all, more than thirty years had passed. Uncle Zhai did not seem to recognize the old ghost immediately. After being stunned for a while, he finally reacted: "You...
…You are the third brother!?”
"It's me! Brother! I didn't expect that after so many years, I would see you again! I thought you..." Before the old ghost could finish his words, Uncle Zhai quickly stepped forward, stretched out his hand, and took it.
The old ghost's hands, and tears welling up in their eyes.
The two old brothers, who had not seen each other for decades, naturally had endless things to say when they met. In order to prevent us outsiders from disturbing them, Huang Yixian asked them to go to the backyard to chat alone, while he asked me and Jianjian.
The current situation.
When he learned that we planned to temporarily close Qibao Zhai's branch in the provincial capital, Huang Yixian surprisingly did not raise any objections, but just sighed, as if he had expected this to happen.
I took the opportunity to ask Huang Yixian about the copper bell passed down by the master, because the master once told me that the copper bell was passed down by the ancestor of the master. I wondered what Huang Yixian, a fellow disciple, might know.
Facts have proved that I asked the wrong person. When Huang Yixian heard me mention the copper bell passed down by his master, he immediately nodded and said: "Of course I know, that copper bell is a magic weapon passed down by my master. It is said that it was made from Dayu."
It was made from the fragments of the Demon-Conquering Cauldron that Wang had cast to suppress the river demons. There were originally two identical ones."
When I heard that there were actually two of them, I couldn't help but feel excited, and quickly asked, "Where is the other copper bell?"
The corner of Huang Yixian's mouth twitched slightly, and he said angrily: "It was taken away by that traitor! At first, the master did not expect that he was such a sinister person, so he passed one to him!"
The traitor mentioned by Huang Yixian refers to his and his master's senior brother Ma Yuanjing. Huang Yixian once told me and Jianjing before that Ma Yuanjing injured their master and took away half of the book "Yin Yang Xuan".
Technique", I didn't expect that he also had a copper bell in his hand.
The Jianjian on the side couldn't help but cursed: "Damn, why are all the good things taken away by this hateful guy!"
I frowned and pondered for a while, then asked Huang Yixian: "Uncle Master, can you tell us about Uncle Ma? For example, his appearance and other characteristics."
Huang Yixian glared at me: "Why are you asking him!?"
I replied: "He took away half a volume of "Yin Yang Xuan Shu", and he also had a copper bell in his hand. We have to find him."
"Why are you suddenly interested in this copper bell?" Huang Yixian was a little puzzled.
I didn't intend to hide it from him, so I answered truthfully: "Because the old ghost senior also has an identical copper bell in his hand..."
As soon as I said this, Huang Yixian was shocked and said: "What! Has he seen the traitor!?" As soon as he finished speaking, he stood up immediately and wanted to go into the inner courtyard to find the old ghost and ask him.
Jianjian and I hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed him. Jianjian said, "Dad, why are you so anxious? Wait for my brother to finish his words first! The copper bell in the old ghost's hands did not come from that guy.
It’s earned.”
Huang Yixian was slightly startled: "Didn't you get it from the traitor? Then where did he come from?"
"Senior Old Ghost got it from an ancient tomb, and he also found a bamboo slip in that ancient tomb. The bamboo slip recorded the origin of the copper bell. It was made by King Yu using fragments of the Demon-Conquering Cauldron.
OK, there are actually not two such bells, but five in total!" To avoid any further misunderstandings, I told the old man all the information I knew in one breath.
"What, there are five of these things?" Huang Yixian had a surprised look on his face.
I nodded and continued: "According to Senior Old Ghost, as long as you find all five copper bells, you can get an artifact left by King Yu in the world."
When Huang Yixian heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Sacred weapon? What kind of magical weapon is it?"
I shook my head and said, "This old ghost senior doesn't know either."
Huang Yixian walked back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back. He raised his head and said seriously: "Since our sect has handed down two copper bells, then this treasure must be closely related to our sect! Maybe it's possible.
…”
When he said this, he suddenly thought of something, turned around and said to me: "Shi Yu! Where did you put the book that your master left for you?"
What Huang Yixian asked about was the book "Yin Yang Xuan Shu" passed down to me by my master. Because this book is a very important token for me, in order to avoid losing it, I packed it in a rosewood box and kept it.
Let Wuchenzi be included in the stone tablet. In my opinion, there is no safer place than the void barrier contained in my stone tablet.
I didn't expect Huang Yixian to suddenly ask about this book and casually replied: "I carry it with me!"
When Huang Yixian heard this, his expression suddenly changed: "What! You kid actually carries such an important thing with you!? You're not afraid of breaking it! Take it out and show it to me!"
As he said that, he spread his hands in front of me and asked me to take out the book and give it to him immediately.
I can't help but regret a little. If I had known better, I should have told him to leave the book at home, and I wouldn't have handed it over in front of him. The key is that my cultivation is not enough now, and I can't enter the void barrier of Shipai.
inside, so the things sealed inside must be extracted through the Wuchenzi.
It was really inconvenient to take out the book in front of him and Jianjian. I didn’t know what to do for a while, so I had to push back to Huang Yixian and said that I would give him the book next time. Unexpectedly, when he saw me hesitating, his attitude became even more determined.
, I must be asked to take out the book immediately.
I had no choice but to summon Wuchenzi and ask him to take out the "Yin Yang Xuan Shu" from the stone tablet.
Huang Yixian and Jianjian were both stunned when they learned that I had stored this book in the void barrier contained in the stone tablet.
I handed the rosewood box containing the book to Huang Yixian. He was stunned for a while before he came back to his senses. He quickly opened the wooden box and saw that the book "Yin Yang Xuan Shu" was placed neatly in the wooden box.
.
Huang Yixian breathed a sigh of relief, and I took the opportunity to ask: "Uncle Master, why do you suddenly want me to take out this book?"
Huang Yixian took the book out of the wooden box and carefully read it. While flipping through it, he asked: "Do you still remember that I once told you that there is a shocking secret hidden in this book?"
secret."
I nodded: "I remember. However, you didn't tell us what secret is hidden."
"I don't know what kind of secret is hidden. This was what Master told me and Senior Brother Mo when he was dying. He told Senior Brother Mo to keep this book and not let outsiders know about it.
existence, otherwise it may lead to death, but it is a pity that his words
He passed away before he could finish the story, so we don’t know what secret is hidden in this book. And you just mentioned that the copper bell passed down from our master is related to an artifact, so I thought,
Unfortunately, the secret hidden in this book is also related to this artifact."
Hearing what Huang Yixian said, I immediately became interested. I quickly put my head over and stared at the shabby ancient book in Huang Yixian's hand.