"This... this stone actually cracked. Originally we couldn't open it, but we didn't expect that after burning it with fire, we could actually crack it!"
"No, our scientific researchers have tried to burn it with fire before, but it has no effect at all. How come cracks appear when burning it with candlelight?"
Ouyang Xiu was shocked when he saw this scene.
"I don't know either. I just wanted to give it a try. Wait and see, something will come out!"
Ye Xuan immediately put the black ball in his hand on the table. The black ball shattered into pieces. At this time, a turtle poked its head out and looked at Ye Xuan with confused eyes.
"Holy crap! I thought it was some rare treasure, but I didn't expect it to be a turtle bastard!"
"Your museum has been studying this thing for so long? Could it be that this thing is an ancient bastard?"
Ye Xuan directly peeled open the black egg shell, took out the turtle and put it in his hand.
This newly born baby turtle is only as big as three fingernails, but it feels like it weighs more than ten kilograms when held in my hand. I gently touched the turtle shell and found that it was extremely hard. I gently touched it with my fingers.
After knocking on the turtle shell, there was a sound of metal colliding.
"I didn't expect it to be a turtle, but this turtle looks very special. Not only is it extremely black, but its shell is very hard and heavy. Could it be that the shell is denser than gold?"
Ye Xuan held the turtle in his hand and played with it.
"I didn't expect that after studying this thing for so long, it turns out it's not just a turtle, and I don't know what kind it is. When the time comes, I'll ask a biologist to come over and check it carefully."
Ouyang Xiu shook his head in disappointment.
"Isn't this just an ordinary turtle? And it's too small to make soup with, but the shell is pretty good. If you grow it up, you can use the shell to make turtle paste, which should be very useful.
"
Ye Xuan gently tapped the turtle shell, already having an idea in his mind.
Unexpectedly, the black turtle covered his head with both hands, and then tears shed from his eyes.
"You see he seems to be crying. Did we scare him? He actually understands what we are saying."
Ye Xuan noticed this and immediately picked up the turtle in his hand and showed it to Ouyang Xiu.
"Maybe that's the case, everything has a spirit, why don't you just release it?" Ouyang Xiu looked a little unbearable.
"I think what you said makes sense. There happens to be a pond near the museum. Let me throw it into the water."
Ye Xuan said and walked out with the little turtle in his hand.
Then I came to the fish pond in the museum and threw the turtle into the pond casually.
Unexpectedly, after the turtle was thrown into the pond, it flopped twice and returned to the shore, crawling in front of Ye Xuan.
"Look at him actually swimming back. It seems he still doesn't want to let you go." Ouyang Xiu said with emotion.
"Really? But I don't plan to raise the turtle. Maybe he just got lost and I will put him back."
"The biologists from the museum will come soon. You can ask them to study it in the pond to see what kind of turtle it is."
Ye Xuan said and threw the turtle in his hand into the pond.
Unexpectedly, the black turtle struggled to swim back from the water again and lay down on the shore. It was so tired that it lay down in front of Ye Xuan.
"Maybe this turtle has already regarded you as its master. You abandoned him but he never left you. Even if he risked his life, he would come to find you. How about you accept it?"
"If you raise other pets, you have to watch them leave. How good is it to raise a turtle? It can send you away," Ouyang Xiu advised.
Ye Xuan rolled his eyes: "Do you dare me to raise this turtle so that I can die on my own?"
"I'm not interested in turtles, but I am somewhat interested in turtle shells. Turtle shells can be used to make medicine."
"So if you want to live, little turtle, don't climb onto the shore again, otherwise I will take you back to make turtle paste."
Ye Xuan said as he was about to throw the turtle in his hand into the pond.
At this time, a man in a white coat ran over and shouted to Ye Xuan: "Wait a minute, help, that's a tortoise, if you throw him into the pond, he won't survive!"
After hearing this, Ye Xuan took back his hand.
"What? This turtle is actually a land turtle?" Ye Xuan looked at the black turtle in front of him with some embarrassment.
The turtle turned his head away and looked away, as if he was angry with him.
For some reason, Ye Xuan could feel that the black turtle's eyes were very resentful, as if he was blaming himself.
The man in a white coat came to Ye Xuan and said, "Hello Bureau Ye, I am Wu Kang, a researcher at the nearby Biological Research Bureau."
"I just received news from Senior Ouyang that you hatched a turtle from the stone in the museum, so I rushed over quickly."
"Can you let me see this little turtle on your hand?"
Wu Kang stretched out his hand.
After Ye Xuan handed the turtle over, Wu Kang looked at it for a long time, his eyes gradually becoming excited, just like his breathing was gradually speeding up.
"This... this is indeed not an ordinary turtle. If I guessed correctly, this should be the prototype of Xuanwu in myths and legends, the ancient black turtle!" Wu Kang said excitedly.
"What do you mean?" Ye Xuan asked in confusion.
"It is recorded in ancient books that there is a mythical beast called Xuanwu. The so-called black turtle is the prototype of Xuanwu. The shell of this black turtle is the hardest object in the world. No matter what kind of weapon or attack,
There is no way to harm it."
"Ancient books also record that black turtles understand human nature, but they cannot enter water when they are just born. When they are older, they can soar in the sea."
"There are even legends that this mysterious turtle can soar into the sky after reaching a certain level of cultivation. However, these are just legends and records. I don't know if they are true. I have never heard of a real mysterious turtle.
Many scholars even believe that this is just a legendary animal."
Wu Kang looked at the turtle in his hand and was so excited that he was shaking all over. The turtle raised its head high, as if enjoying the compliment.
"I understand what you mean. This turtle is extraordinary. It is more powerful than other turtles, many of which are super bastards!" Ye Xuan said seriously.
"...Can you respect me? This turtle is also a legendary beast after all." Wu Kang was speechless.
"Actually, I'm a little curious. I wonder if the legendary beast is used to make Guiling paste. Will the effect be better than the ordinary tortoise?"
Ye Xuan looked at the turtle in front of him and touched his chin.