Zhao Yanxun loosened the lid of the wooden box and heard a "pop" sound as the box closed tightly.
Zhao Yanxun took a few steps back, with a hint of panic in his expression. At this moment, he understood everything.
The white jade wall contained in the box actually released a wisp of black air the moment he opened the box.
This black air is the radiation of meteorites, and only he can see it with the blessing of the system.
No wonder the system proactively sends a warning, no wonder Hou Yunhe mutates, presumably it is related to this thing.
At this moment, the guards' eyes were fixed on the rosewood box. They really didn't understand what terrible things could be contained in a small box.
Walking to Hou Shiyun, Zhao Yanxun pointed at the box and asked, "Where did the things in the box come from?"
Zhao Yanxun was also very puzzled as to why a white jade wall exuded the black air that only meteorites can have.
"The jade was given as a gift by someone else. Because it is so precious and rare, my father couldn't put it down and refused to show it to others... When he was in good health, he often played with it and didn't let anyone get his hands on it."
It can be seen that she does not understand what her father did, because even she has never touched this jade.
But Zhao Yanxun knew that it was Hou Yunhe's excessive cherishment of the jade that prevented Hou Shiyun from mutating with him.
"After my father fell ill, this thing has been stored in the box and has never been opened!"
Not having time to pay attention to Hou Shiyun's thoughts, Zhao Yanxun then asked: "Then do you know who gave this object to your father?"
Hou Shiyun then replied: "It seems to be a gift from a big family outside the city. I think it's to ask my father to do something!"
When saying this, Hou Shiyun looked extremely embarrassed. After all, corruption and bribery are not honorable.
"Don't touch anything except that box, and look for a ledger in the room!" Zhao Yanxun ordered the guards.
Except for a few books, the rest of the shelves in the room are filled with antique calligraphy and paintings.
These things are worth a lot of money, and many of them are worthless. Most of them are probably obtained through bribery.
In fact, in this era, corruption and bribery as an official are not uncommon.
Officials usually write down the whereabouts of things. After all, it’s easy to get confused if there are too many things collected.
While the guards were rummaging around, Zhao Yanxun came to the bookshelf again and picked up the rosewood box.
"Your father was killed by this jade!" Zhao Yanxun said slowly.
Hou Shiyun nodded, but did not ask why. None of this mattered to her.
After a while, a guard shouted: "Your Majesty, there is a handwritten booklet here!"
The booklet was handed to Zhao Yanxun, and when he opened it, he saw that it was indeed a booklet recording bribes.
After turning over the pages, Zhao Yanxun's eyes were opened. Every bribe recorded above was written down in detail with the time and reason.
Zhao Yanxun read quickly and found the record about this white jade.
"On April 25, the 24th year of Tai'an, Ho Hongxian, Hejiazhuang, Hecheng County, presented the best white jade..."
On April 25th, just a few days after I arrived in Yuanyang, this guy got the white jade.
Corroded by the black energy emitted by the stone, Hou Yunhe fell ill immediately and never appeared again.
But why, other people who were eroded by black energy mutated directly while they were alive, but Hou Yunhe mutated after death.
After much deliberation, there was no explanation. Zhao Yanxun could only attribute it to the fact that this was white jade, which had a different radiation from the black meteorite.
But in the final analysis, he still knows too little about meteorites.
"He Hongxian in Hejiazhuang?" Thinking of this briber, Zhao Yanxun understood many things in an instant.
After he came to Yuanyang, the first place he found zombies was Hejiazhuang in Hecheng County.
In other words, the mutation in Hejiazhuang was most likely caused by this white jade.
No wonder I didn't find the meteorite at that time, but I couldn't find the source of the disaster, and it had already been sent to Yuanyang City.
Zhao Yanxun shook his head helplessly, things were really unexpected.
"Ding, the meteorite core has been detected and can be used to activate the third-order system!"
The sound of the system in his head made Zhao Yanxun a little stunned for a moment. He was looking for a place to bury this thing!
But through the system prompt, Zhao Yanxun learned that this thing was the core of a meteorite. No wonder it was not as black as ordinary meteorites.
Third-level system? Thank God you are finally here... Zhao Yanxun was a little excited for a moment.
"Activate!" Zhao Yanxun did not hesitate.
"Ding, the meteorite radiation has been absorbed, and the activation progress is 3%!"
"Fuck..." Zhao Yanxun couldn't help but curse.
"Ding, activate the third-level system for the first time and reward the host with a meteorite sword!"
"Meteorite sword? What kind of thing is it?" Zhao Yanxun asked in his heart.
Then a dialog box popped up in the system in his mind, which introduced the details of the sword.
From the appearance, this knife is not much different from the knife in Zhao Yanxun's hand at the moment. The main difference is that this meteorite knife is extremely strong.
"System, how to activate the third-order system?"
"The first activation requires a meteorite core. The remaining activation progress can be carried out with both the meteorite core and the outer shell!"
Meteorites are needed to activate progress. This thing is not easy to do, and Zhao Yanxun was a little confused for a while.
He was not in a hurry to get the sword. He just opened the lid of the wooden box slightly and there was no black air coming out from inside.
When the lid was fully opened, there was a jade inside, which was no longer harmful to the world. This made Zhao Yanxun feel relieved.
Taking the jade out of the box, Zhao Yanxun handed it to Hou Shiyun and said, "This is your father's relic, so you can keep it!"
After saying that, Zhao Yanxun led the people out of the study. He had finished his work and it was time to go back and rest.
Hou Shiyun was stunned on the spot, holding the jade in her hand and she couldn't help but burst into tears. The loss of her family and her family made her extremely desperate.
The cry behind him made Zhao Yanxun stop.
He turned around and said calmly: "It's dangerous outside tonight, so let's go to the palace to stay overnight!"
His words of concern were like a beam of light in the long night, which was hope for Hou Shiyun.
In fact, Zhao Yanxun said this sentence by some strange messenger, and bringing Hou Shiyun back to the palace is a bit strange.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Hou Shiyun wiped away her tears.
Here Zhao Yanxun returned home, and a large number of palace guards were still scattered in the city to clean up the zombies.
The number of zombies is small, so they don't pose much of a threat. What really causes trouble is the darkness.
"It's not bad. The gates of all the buildings are closed, so the monsters can't do anything evil!" Liu Enfu said in a deep voice.
"Sir, I heard from my humble position... In a few days, we will go out of the city to clean up the monsters. Has your Excellency heard about this?"
Glancing at his subordinate, General Qiu, Liu Enfu said expressionlessly: "Why, are you scared?"
"There are endless monsters outside, can we really clean them up?"
Although I have confidence in Zhao Yanxun's leadership, there are so many zombies outside that it is extremely difficult to kill them all.
"Don't worry, the prince has his own plans for everything. All we have to do is follow the prince's guidance!" Liu Enfu said slowly.
The magic revealed by Zhao Yanxun is the support for them to persevere and the source of their hope.
At this moment, I heard a guard in front shouting: "Sir, there is one in front of you!"
Liu Enfu immediately scolded: "You are just yelling, why don't you just kill me!"
"I don't know what's going on with Wang Zong!" Liu Enfu murmured.
