Well of Mystery

Why are there snakes in jewelry stores? !What, what's the trouble? !

Bai Xiuqi was not afraid of snakes until five years ago when he went out to sketch in the bamboo forest and was accurately hit on the neck by a free-falling bamboo leaf green.

Although the snake itself fell unconscious and did not cause any secondary damage to him, Bai Xiuqi suffered from an inextricable phobia of snakes after that.

However, at this moment, not far from him was a coiled python that was so big, its head was so big that it could swallow him in one gulp.

Bai Xiuqi felt his whole body go stiff.

Apparently aware of his nervousness, Gong Pingqing, who was leading the way, coughed and pointed in another direction: "The things Boss Shang ordered are here."

"Let's go!" Le Yaochun thoughtfully walked on the right side, helping him to block the snake cage from his sight.

Bai Xiuqi managed to gather his composure and followed, passing through a row of small cages with hamsters in them, and in front of them was another water tank, but there was no living thing in it.In the light blue-green water, there is a five-inch long, thin and white object that seems to be able to spring up.

Oh, it's stalactites.

Of course, this is not the first time Bai Xiuqi has seen stalactites, but all the stalactites he saw before were gray-white opaque stone pillars, but this one in front of him is not only round and shiny, but also has a translucent texture like ice cubes.

He was in a daze, when he saw Gong Ping fetch the stalactites with a pair of silver tongs set on the side of the water tank, and asked Le Yaochun to confirm.

"'Most Shangru' is six, two or three dollars."

The monsters are really honest in their work, Le Yaochun didn't go into detail, and nodded directly.

I saw Gong Ping put the 'Most Top Milk' back into the sink, leaned over and took out a white plastic box with a golden pattern printed on it from the mahogany cabinet under the sink.

Bai Xiuqi was stunned again.

Although he has only seen it once, he can confirm that he has seen a similar pattern before—or, in other words, he has only seen such a special pattern in another place.

Jiang Chenglu's house, the box containing the heart!

So he asked Gong Ping: "What is this?"

"Crisper."

Gong Ping spat out the most common three words, opened the lid of the box and carefully put 'Moshangru' and some liquid into the box.

It was Le Yaochun who explained that the engraved on this box was the curse of peace of mind.The incantations are connected back and forth, running through the whole body of the box.Theoretically, the things stored in this kind of box can stop decay, weathering, dryness or moisture, etc., and be perfectly preserved in the state at the moment when they are placed in.

If the cat hides in this box, is there nothing wrong with Schrödinger?

Bai Xiuqi thought nonsensically, and then asked: "Is it really possible to keep it forever?"

"Of course it's not so magical in reality. This has a lot to do with the materials used to make the crisper. Like this one...it can be stored for seven days."

Le Yaochun went on to explain that the fresh-keeping box in front of him is made of environmentally friendly pulp, but a very, very special kind of leaf is mixed into the pulp.

The name of the tree is "Reflecting Soul Wood". According to legend, its root heart is boiled to make a pulp to make a pill, which has the effect of bringing the dead back to life after taking it.And extract its branches and leaves to make the soul-returning incense.It can also give people the ability to communicate with the dead in their sleep.

It is also because of these miraculous effects.Anti-soul wood was almost extinct as early as the ancient Yao and Shun era.Now the only few plants left with fruit are all male plants.Although it will not die, the possibility of reproduction and growth is almost zero.

Le Yaochun said that it is the best choice to engrave the curse of peace of mind and immortality on the wooden box made of soul-reversing wood.Although even a fallen leaf is now strictly controlled.But in ancient times, anti-soul wood was used drastically to make coffins.

Those who do such a big job must not be ordinary people, and the owner of the coffin is Qin Shihuang.

Legend has it that Qin Shihuang sent people to the sea to seek elixir but failed, but brought back a piece of anti-soul wood.He ordered people to cut the soul-reversing wood on the spot to make a coffin, first to keep the dragon's body uncorrupted after death, and then wait for the envoy who went to sea to bring back the elixir of resurrection.

When the coffin was finished, it coincided with the fifth eastward tour of the first emperor.He came to the east coast, but he didn't see the Shenmu he had dreamed of—the coffin was mysteriously stolen the night before his arrival!

After this.The emperor's convoy searched secretly up the east coast, only to return in vain.The first emperor fell ill due to depression, and finally died in the sand dunes.Without the anti-soul wood, the convoy on the way back to Xianyang could only use salted fish to cover up the stench from the decaying corpse...

Bai Xiuqi was stunned when he heard it, and it took a while before he asked again: "It's so amazing. The cost of this kind of box should be very high, how can I digest it?"

Gong Ping finally replied: "We have a special processing method, one leaf of the returning soul can be processed into one hundred seven-day fresh-keeping boxes. In this way, the cost of each box is about 1000 yuan."

"1000 yuan? That means a leaf is worth [-] yuan?" Bai Xiuqi was speechless: "Is this the rhythm of buying a tree and returning the pearl?"

"Pearls are more expensive, but pearls are more expensive." Le Yaochun disagreed: "Do you know why the boss opened a Taobao store? Because all the money he earned was spent on these things."

"What is he buying these things for?"

"Used to recreate his own body."

Le Yaochun's answer was beyond Bai Xiuqi's expectation, but it seemed reasonable—in order to create a brand new body as soon as possible, Shang Douxing has been collecting precious and rare materials according to ancient methods. Many of them are cinnabar and precious stones.

"For example, this 'Supreme Milk' is made from the best stalactites through medicinal extraction. Mix it with pearls and grind it into powder, mix it with special ointment and aerated spring water, and apply it on the skin within a quarter of an hour. On the skin of the doll. Let it dry for a while, and after the air bubbles are released, a layer of soft skin with pores will be formed."

"……magic."

Bai Xiuqi was not familiar with the history, so he felt his head was big when he heard it, so he interrupted and asked again: "So, all the precious things are stored on this floor. Could it be that the big boa constrictor is the guard?"

"It's said that Hutian doesn't need to be guarded." Le Yaochun patted Gong Ping's shoulder: "Brother, open his eyes."

Gong Ping was taken aback for a moment, but he still understood what Le Yaochun meant.He raised his hand and clapped his hands twice, and the lights on the whole floor were suddenly completely extinguished.

There was no light, and the darkness did not come as expected.

Bai Xiuqi's eyes widened, but his eyes were full of colorful lights, as if he had returned to the night in Xuanjing's apartment.

But this is definitely not Soul Fire.

Bai Xiuqi looked in the direction of the python cage.The big tree was completely invisible, but there was a string of white lights hovering in the air like a string of beads.He froze for a moment, and then realized that the bright place was the body of the boa constrictor.

Not only that, but in the water tank on one side, the bamboo rat cages, bird cages and potted square bamboos in the distance all emitted large and small lights.

These are not the lights of the living beings themselves.

"You hid jewelry and medicine stones in the bodies of animals and plants?!" Bai Xiuqi was shocked: "It's so cruel to do so!"

There was another clap of hands in the darkness, and the light came on again, illuminating Gong Ping's expressionless face.

"Actually, this has the same meaning as artificial cultured pearls."

Le Yaochun smoothed things over: "The practice of feeding mineral jade with flesh and blood has existed since ancient times. Because only living animals are the best carriers, so when doing this, we will pay special attention to the health of animals. Feed them tonic food. The method of inserting pearls and jade should be as gentle as possible."

"Then what about when it's taken out?" Bai Xiuqi asked back: "Could it be cooked to death!?"

"Generally speaking, the lifespan of these animals will be ten times that of the outside world." Gong Ping finally replied: "When their conditions become unsuitable for this task, they can choose to die of old age naturally, or use those treasures left in the The remaining energy in their bodies can be cultivated into essence faster."

"..."

Bai Xiuqi never thought that there was a second option.Immediately I didn't know what to say.At this moment, he suddenly heard footsteps coming from the ceiling above his head.

"Is there another layer above?"

"some."

Gong Ping didn't hide it at all: "The price on the upper floor is higher, because the host of the treasure is a human being."

"People?! You also put things in human bodies?!" Bai Xiuqi was stunned: "Where did those people come from? Are they voluntary? Want to become immortals too?"

Gong Ping shook his head: "They wanted treasures, but they couldn't afford the corresponding price, so they came to this treasure pavilion voluntarily. When will they pay the price, and when will they leave with the treasures."

"This is the rule of the demon world."

Le Yaochun approached Bai Xiuqi and whispered in Bai Xiuqi's ear: "Transactions not only use currency in circulation, but generally speaking, they are strictly fair and equal. In fact, because there are many types of prototypes of monsters, they will not discriminate. Or abuse any living thing... except humans, maybe."

Is it really?Why humans are always special.

Bai Xiuqi frowned slightly.But he didn't refute anything.

The procurement task was completed, and Gong Ping led the two of them back along the original road.After passing through the roller blind, they still returned to the humble storefront.Uncle Gong has already opened the cash register, ready to swipe cards for two customers.

"Thank you for your patronage, all the other goods have been loaded onto the truck!"

Check out.Bai Xiuqi and Le Yaochun walked out of the shop.It was already dawn outside, birds were chirping on the branches in the distance, and the air was fresh with a hint of saltiness from the ocean.

Le Yaochun's pickup was indeed filled with several large bags of goods. He didn't check carefully, but jumped into the driver's seat, and carefully placed the fresh-keeping box in his hand in a safe place.

The car started, but Bai Xiuqi was not in a hurry to get into the car.He glanced at Gong Ping who came out to see him off, and asked in a low voice, "I...have I seen you somewhere?"

Gong Ping did not immediately answer this question.He was silent, his clear eyes briefly gliding over Bai Xiuqi's face, and then he looked at the ground in front of his feet peacefully.

"No." He replied decisively, "We haven't met before."

Ps:

The word "Most Shangru" is derived from the "Shangshangru" unearthed in the "Tang Dynasty Cellars of Hejia Village in the southern suburbs of Xi'an", which means the best stalactites and is one of the medicines used by ancient alchemists for alchemy.

The soul-returning incense made of anti-soul wood was once used by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

The box is a very important prop and will appear again

Qin Shihuang and Anti-soul Wood were invented by me.