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Chapter 491 The Real Use of Handkerchiefs (4k+)

"Hassan, why did you want to go home today..."

The tent is not very spacious, with only two large boxes and a table on which are cluttered animal skulls, herbs, pottery jars and other witchcraft materials.

A skinny old man in his seventies was sitting at the table. He had only two strands of gray hair left, which were tied into a small braid and hung down behind his head. When he saw that there were several unfamiliar strangers following Hassan, the old man quickly put the letter in his hand away and put it in the drawer.

"Are you the witch doctor this kid is familiar with? He just tried to rob us and was caught."

"You can kill or chop this brat up as you please."

The old man snorted loudly, not being threatened by Yasmine.

Hassan obviously knew the old man's attitude, and he pursed his lips and did not beg him to save him.

"Witch doctor? Come with us to rescue someone, and we can consider letting him go."

Carol didn't want to kill Hassan. The most urgent task was to treat Lin Brown's eyes.

"You can kill me or chop me up as you wish."

The old man kept saying the same thing, and as he spoke he lit a few candles. The candles must have been mixed with the ashes of some creature, and were now emitting a faint light. It seemed that he was ready to die rather than cooperate.

"Master, we asked him to lead the way, not to bargain with him. Whether you go or not, I will prepare to teach this kid a lesson later.

Although my friend is blind, his hands are intact and he has nothing to do recently! Even the toughest guy can't last an hour in our hands."

At this time, Liu Yonglu and Millie Tang lifted the curtain and entered the tent. Seeing that the witch doctor in front of him was not cooperating, Liu Yonglu still had the same expression and patted Hassan's thin shoulder.

Hearing that Liu Yonglu was going to torture him, Hassan, who was still a half-grown child after all, unconsciously revealed a look of fear and pleading in his eyes. The old man's eyes were gloomy, but he quickly concealed it and continued to be stubborn:

"I'm not afraid of you knowing that he is my grandson. I don't feel sorry for him myself, so you don't have to be polite. Just try whatever you can on him."

"Okay, old man, you are putting justice above your own, how shameless!

But do you know where we come from?"

Anyway, they were going to take the old man to the Flowing Water Palace to rescue people, and he wouldn't be able to hide then. Liu Yonglu simply revealed his cards, pointing at Carol and Yasmine:

"This is the young master of the Moses Stanley family, his name is Carol Stanley!
This is Miss Soraya, the beloved daughter of Grand Duke Zahir, the pearl of the Upper Kurdish Desert. The two will be married soon.

We are here today for serious business. Old man, if you are sensible, just follow us and go to the Liushui Courtyard to heal your wounds. Maybe if we two are so pleased, we can spare your and your grandson's life.

If you don't know what's best for you, wait until we go back and explain the situation to Prince Herama, and then we bring people to drag you out of your home. Guess what will happen to you!"

Liu Yonglu looked like a villain and touched Hassan's head while speaking.

"Ms. Soraya..."

The old man really shocked Liu Yonglu. Helama had released the news of this marriage a month ago, and everyone in Kurt knew about it. It was just as he said. Prince Helama was the living devil of the entire Kurt. If he said he wanted to find him out, then he would definitely not be able to escape.

And we have to go to the Flowing Water Courtyard... The old man rolled his eyes:
"Well... okay, shall we go now? I need some time to prepare things."

"Don't worry, since he is your grandson, what is your name?" Millie Tang took over the conversation.

"Amjar."

"What about the last name?"

"Amjar...Morik." The old man hesitated.

"Morik is a surname from the Western Continent. Is the witch emblem at the door your family's crest?"

"Can you recognize that as a witch's emblem!?"

The old man stood up from his chair, changing his calm attitude. Mili Tang did not hide anything and took out the pocket watch she carried with her and showed him the engraving on the back of the pocket watch.

There was also an emblem of witch hazel and verbena, but the letters of the surname were different.

"Witch!? There are still living witches in this world!"

The old man stretched out his right hand tremblingly and tried to touch Mili Tang's pocket watch, but Mili Tang took it back:
"First, please clarify your identity. Are you the descendant of Emily Heck?"

"No, witches are cursed, and obviously I'm not one."

The old man seemed to have an inexplicable fondness for this special existence of witches. His expression softened a lot and he continued to speak:
"My ancestor was a servant of Miss Emily. He also learned a lot of forbidden spells. When the journey reached Kurt, he chose to stay here, marry and have children."

"What about Emily?"

"She went to the Lost Sea and never came back."

"Do you know...where Emily's journey ends?"

The old man opened his mouth and glanced at the other people in the room with caution. It was obvious that he knew about it, but he just didn't want the other people in the tent to know the witch's secret.

Millie Tang also understood what the old man meant. She took Liu Yonglu's hand and walked out, and Amjar followed her out.

"Now you can say it."

Millie Tang felt her heart pounding.

"Although I don't know the destination, my ancestor, who was a servant of the witch, knows Miss Emily's purpose. She... is looking for a way to escape from this world!"

Sure enough! Thinking of the half of the ancient book kept in his family and the lower half found in the Holy See, it was recorded on a spell of space travel!

"Miss, what should I call you?"

"Millie Tang."

"Miss Millie Tang, in fact, my ancestors still have some notes from the past. If you are interested..."

"Where are the notes!? Take them out now!"

Liu Yonglu, who was holding Millie Tang's hand, felt his girlfriend's excitement at this moment.

“Of course I can give it to you. I never thought that I would see other witches before I died. I heard that witches have been completely wiped out in the purge in the Western Continent.

But the book is not here. We also migrated to Oia from Upper Kurt decades ago. The book is hidden under the floor of the old house.

If there is a chance, I can take you there to get it."

"Okay, okay, then you arrange it, and arrange it quickly, do you hear me?"

Millie Tang didn't say this to Amjar, but to Liu Yonglu.

"That's no problem. We can go there again in two days."

Liu Yonglu nodded. He used to think that if he could take care of Kurt's affairs, he would do so, but if he couldn't, then forget it. But now it seems that it is really necessary to make another trip for Mi Li'er.

Amjar seemed to have something important to say, but after looking at Liu Yonglu, he shut his mouth.

"Uncle, after all this trouble, it's because the flood washed away the Dragon King Temple. Now that we are all one family, it's easy to deal with. In addition to treating the disease, we have other things that need your help."

Liu Yonglu, as usual, changed his attitude 180 degrees according to the situation. Amjar looked at him in confusion because the old man could not understand what Liu Yonglu was saying at all.

"In addition to seeing a doctor, we also want to buy some things."

Millie Tang was translating nearby, taking the notebook from Liu Yonglu and handing it to Amjar.

"The materials here are very rare and hard to buy."

The old man looked at the notebook and nodded. Millie Tang was not surprised by this answer, because the easy-to-buy materials were all related to Liu Yonglu's fan, and the four people had almost bought them all.

The remaining items that are hard to buy are the materials needed to make the "Sun Chariot", which are naturally not easy to find.

"Don't worry about the money, sir. I have plenty of money."

Liu Yonglu took out a pack of Yuzhou brand cigarettes, lit one for himself and gave one to the old man. "It's not about money. At least three of the materials here are priceless treasures. They can only be exchanged, not bought."

Oh, Liu Yonglu understood. He had participated in that kind of masked auction in Saint Daoding before. Many things in the auction were only exchanged but not sold. From what the old man said, he knew that he was not a fool but an expert.

"Take a look at this. Is it enough for replacement?"

Liu Yonglu took out his handkerchief which was made of hair of some unknown creature and handed it to the old man. He had asked many people about this thing, but no one knew what it was used for. It would be a waste to keep it on him, so he might as well change it.

The old man took the handkerchief and touched it first, then put it to his nose and smelled it, and finally he picked up a little with his fingernail and put it into his mouth.

"Do you really want to sell this?"

The old man looked Liu Yonglu up and down and thought, he is worthy of being the witch's husband. He doesn't even look down on such a valuable ancient relic and wants to sell it.

"You...recognize this? Do you know how to use it?"

"So you don't know its purpose. How do you usually use it?"

"A handkerchief is used to wipe wet hands, but this handkerchief doesn't absorb water! It's very awkward to use! And after wiping, I always feel numb all over, just like a blood clot."

"Are you alive?"

The old man looked at Millie Tang and then at Liu Yonglu.

"Stop talking nonsense. I am breathing with my nose and nose open. If I am not alive, how can I be dead?"

The old man stopped talking again, waiting for Millie Tang to translate.

"He's alive!"

"Oh, that certainly won't work, because this handkerchief is for the dead."

Liu Yonglu slapped his thigh and took out two cigarettes and handed them to the old man:

"Sir, how do you use it?"

"Wait until you find a dead body and I'll show you how to do it."

"Dead body? Of course there is one, ready-made!"

Didn’t Liu Yonglu and Carol just kill six people in the alley? It was a good opportunity to make use of them. Liu Yonglu took the old man back to the alley where the fierce battle took place.

"You put a handkerchief over a dead body's face."

The old man was worried about side effects, so he handed the handkerchief to Liu Yonglu. Liu Yonglu randomly found a strong man whose soul had been devoured by a toad and covered his face with the handkerchief.

"Cover your face with a piece of powder paper. This is a common practice. And then, sir, just wait like this?"

Amgar said nothing, smoking a cigarette while looking at the dead bodies on the ground and the hair woven into handkerchiefs. He had heard his grandfather mention that it was said that in the deepest part of the southern continent, at the end of the endless yellow sand was an extremely desolate land.

The land there is barren, without water, and the air is filled with a strong smell of death. It is not a kingdom of the living, but a paradise for the dead. Some extremely strange clans live there...

While Amjar was still recalling, the dead body on the ground had already reacted slightly.

At first he moved his fingers, then raised his hands stiffly upwards, and finally he supported his body with his knees and stood up by himself!
"Fake corpse!"

Liu Yonglu threw the cigarette butt to the ground and protected Millie Tang.

"Ricky, you tried to get the body to move?"

Milly Tang whispered behind her that she had seen a forbidden spell called "Loa's Blessing" in an ancient book. Some voodoo priests in the southern continent could transform corpses into servants. It seems that the real use of this handkerchief is similar to this mysterious forbidden spell.

The next second, the corpse squatted back, with his hands clenched into fists and clamped at his waist.

"Hey, horseback riding"

"Another one, Golden Rooster Stands on One Leg."

"Look at this, Yaksha exploring the sea!"

After a while, Liu Yonglu started to have fun. He found that just as Millie Tang said, the corpse would do whatever he thought, which was quite interesting.

"Uncle, then, I won't exchange this ancient relic. Please take us to ask later. If we can exchange it today, we will exchange it. If not, we will go back and think of a solution."

Seeing that the handkerchief was quite interesting, Liu Yonglu was reluctant to part with it, so he happily picked it up from the ground and shook it. The dead body followed behind him, raised his hands high and opened them to the left and right, gesturing exactly "the antenna of the TV".

"Amgar, what should we do to make the corpse return to silence?" Millie Tang snatched the handkerchief from Liu Yonglu. She was worried that the vice president of ancient relics would use too much, so she planned to study it thoroughly before returning it to that guy.

"It must be related to the handkerchief. Try to cover the dead body's nose with the handkerchief."

When the handkerchief covered the corpse's mouth and nose again, the strong man's body fell limply to the ground again.

In the tent, Carol and Yasmine were hesitating. Why did these three people go out to discuss something for so long? Hopefully something unexpected happened.

Just as the two were about to take Hassan out to look for him, Liu Yonglu and his team came back.

With Amgar's advice, the few people naturally would not bother Hassan anymore. Liu Yonglu and the other four waited outside, and Amgar packed up his things and went into the market with them.

This time, with a local tyrant leading the way, it was naturally much easier to find things, but as Amgar said, the materials for making the Sun Chariot were extremely precious, and the owners were unwilling to give them up even for Amgar's sake.

"Let's leave it at that for tonight. We'll think of a solution later. We don't want to try to do this all at once."

They stayed up until the late night and were really tired. They returned to the Liushui Courtyard at Liu Yonglu's suggestion. The first thing they did when they got back was to get Lin Bulang out of bed and let the old man treat him.

"Ricky, you guys take care of Lin Brown. I have something to do here."

Everything is arranged, Carol said embarrassedly with a yawn.

"What's the matter?" After asking, Liu Yonglu slapped his head. He remembered that Moses Sader's ship would arrive today. The one coming this time was the patriarch of the Stanley family, Sir Gregory. Carol's parents' ship would not arrive for a few days. Carol must be going to pick up his uncle!

"According to the time, the ship should have arrived at the port by now. I'm going to take a shower and leave right away."

Carol checked her watch.

……

At this time, at the dock of Oia, a warship slowly entered the port. The navy on the ship fixed the anchor and cable and jumped off the ship. The wooden ladder was set up, the carpet was laid on the road, and the hatch was slowly opened.

A dignified officer wearing a navy cloak and a triangular naval command hat walked down slowly. Although his beard was mostly white, he still walked with his back straight and big strides. The dawn mist had not yet dissipated, but there was no trace of sleepiness in the officer's eyes.

It was Sir Gregory, the powerful figure in Moses Sadd's Special Incident Investigation Department, who had arrived.

"Sir, what do you want?"

As soon as Moses Sader and his soldiers entered the port, his informant in Kurt came over to report.

"Telephone."

It is inconvenient for people to communicate at sea, and a lot of things may happen in a few weeks. On the one hand, Gregory needs to report his safety, and on the other hand, he also needs to grasp the latest information.

The informant led Sir Gregory to the bar where Liu Yonglu and his friends had rested. Gregory dialed the phone and waited for more than ten seconds. Just when Sir Gregory was about to lose his patience, the phone went through:

"Oh, it's so nice to hear your voice. I went to the switchboard room before dawn today to wait for your news."

Chief Norman's forced laughter came from the other end of the phone.

"How's Kurt doing lately?" Gregory took the coffee brought by the waiter and drank it all in one gulp.

"The situation changes suddenly, but overall, I am still optimistic. You don't have to worry."

Sir Gregory did not respond and waited for General Norman to continue.

"Ricky called me a few days ago to report on Kurt's situation, and last night I received a call from Marquette. You won't believe what secret mission he is carrying out now!"

(End of this chapter)