Xu Gongran thought his hand had slipped, and tried again to pull the jade gourd out of Xiao Nian Nian's arms, but this time he still couldn't pull it out.
He was a little angry, so he simply let go of the ribbon and grabbed the jade gourd with his hands.
But the moment he touched the jade gourd, his demon spirit was violently burned by the jade gourd, and he was so frightened that he suddenly retracted his hand.
What's going on? Why does this jade gourd resist him so much?
The confused Shen Zhengwen didn't know what trick he was playing, so he directly picked up the jade gourd from Xiao Nian Nian's arms and tried to stuff it back into his hand.
"Wait!" Xu Gongran took two steps back in fright, "Just put this jade gourd on the ground. You don't have to put it in my hands."
Shen Zhengwen looked puzzled and looked at the jade gourd in his hand.
This is nothing. Is it so scary?
But he didn't think too much and put the jade gourd on the ground obediently.
After all, this is someone else's thing, and it must be returned to them no matter what.
Xu Gongran took a deep breath and carefully knelt down to pick up the jade gourd's ribbon.
Fortunately, as long as he doesn't touch the jade gourd, he won't be burned.
But when he wanted to pick up the ribbon and lift the jade gourd, he couldn't lift it up.
He even used his demon power, but the jade gourd still didn't move at all.
It was really strange, this jade gourd had been with him for many years, and nothing like this had ever happened before.
But this time, the little girl could lift it, and so could the little girl's father, but when it came to him, he couldn't pick it up.
When the master saw this, he approached with a flattering smile.
"Sir, how about I do it?"
Xu Gongran rolled his eyes at him angrily and motioned for him to go forward and get it.
The master first wanted to lift the gourd, but he couldn't lift it either.
"Why is this gourd so heavy?"
His face was full of doubts, and he reached out to pick up the jade gourd. However, like Xu Gongran, he suddenly retracted his hand the moment he touched the jade gourd.
"Oh, this gourd is so icy, it really froze me to death!"
Shen Zhengwen and Xiao Niannian looked at them speechlessly, as if they were mentally retarded.
This jade gourd is obviously very light and feels warm to the touch without any problems.
Why can't I pick it up when I get to the county magistrate and master?
The villagers looked at it for a long time, and they were also full of doubts.
What is the county magistrate doing? Should he leave or not? They are still waiting to go home for lunch.
By the way! Little Niannian suddenly remembered where she had seen the runes on the gourd.
She had seen the exact same runes in an ancient book given by her grandfather.
That rune was handed down from ancient times, and it is said that very few people know about it.
I vaguely remember that the rune is a kind of protective spell, which is usually engraved on the body of the storage magic weapon.
In this way, this gourd is not just a random thing, but a storage instrument.
The purpose of the runes is to protect the items inside the magical artifact, such as gold and silver treasures, or various magical artifacts and elixirs.
Xiao Nian Nian didn't care about the magic weapon and elixir. Thinking of the gold and silver treasures, her big eyes shone with infinite brilliance.
Seeing that the runes are still very complete, I guess the county magistrate hasn't opened the jade gourd yet, so the things inside must be intact.
Yes, it is an ancient rune after all, and not everyone can open it.
It's worth using such a powerful protection spell, I think the things inside must be valuable.
But the county magistrate regarded the jade gourd as an ornament and even used it to ward off demons.
What a waste of natural resources, tsk tsk tsk, what a pity.
Xiao Niannian could guess that the bronze mirror before and the gourd now must have been used by the county magistrate to test her, just to see if she was a monster.
It's just that she's not afraid of these things. Even if he invites all the four ancient artifacts, she won't be afraid.
When Xu Gongran saw that his master couldn't pick up the jade gourd, he pointed to a villager in annoyance.
"You, come here and try!"
Feng Da touched the back of his head and walked up bravely.
He walked to the jade gourd, took the ribbon and picked it up with his hands, seemingly effortlessly.
"Sir, where should I put this thing?"
Xu Gongran said with a gloomy face, "Put it back on the ground."
After the jade gourd returned to the ground, he went up and tried again, but still couldn't pick up the jade gourd.
Even an ordinary villager can pick up this jade gourd, why can't he?
Xu Gongran was a little angry and paced around anxiously.
Everyone was confused and didn't know what was going on, but he didn't say anything and others didn't dare to say anything.
Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind, and he remembered that someone had told him before that some high-level magic weapons would give birth to weapon spirits, and the thoughts of the weapon spirits would directly affect the magic weapons.
Some weapon spirits even choose their own masters.
Could it be that this jade gourd gave birth to a weapon spirit and then recognized this little girl as its master, so it was unwilling to follow him?
Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!
This jade gourd has been with him for decades. Even if it recognizes its owner, it should recognize him as its master.
Now that he has accepted a little girl whom he has only met once as his master, what does that mean for him?
What's more, this is a rare magic weapon in the world. He only got it from a secret realm after a narrow escape. How could he just give it to others!
Xu Gongran was so angry that he stretched out his hand to grab the jade gourd, but remembering the feeling of being burned by the demon spirit just now, he retracted his hand unconsciously.
He pointed at Feng Da again, "You, help me get the jade gourd to the carriage."
Since he couldn't lift it, he had to ask others to help him.
No matter what, he would not give this jade gourd to anyone else.
"Yes." Feng Da obediently stepped forward and picked up the jade gourd and stood aside.
Xu Gongran said no more and turned around to leave.
"Wait!"
At this time, Shen Zhengwen took a step forward with little Niannian in his arms and shouted loudly, "Someone slandered my daughter as a monster before. Now you have seen it and checked it. Are you ready to just leave like this?"
, won’t you give me an explanation?”
Some villagers echoed: "Yes, don't you explain whether this child is a monster or not?"
Someone said with disapproval: "Haven't you seen it yet? Of course that girl Nian Nian is not a monster, otherwise you wouldn't leave so easily."
"Oh, it's so pitiful that a nice little girl is being slandered as a monster without even being given an explanation."
"Exactly!" Shen Zhengwen continued, "The adults are unwilling to clarify now. What does this make everyone think about how the little girl will live in the village in the future? Do she have to live under the name of a monster?"
Xu Gongran suppressed the rage in his heart. These villagers were so protective of this little girl. What else did he need to clarify?