People in Zong Tomb, Jieling Pirates

Chapter 245 Smell the fragrant jade

The journey back was peaceful. Although it was a little different from when they came here, Chen Ziyan and the others could feel that they were constantly rising.

What they were walking through now was no longer a robbery cave, but an underground passage similar to the one before.

It wasn't that Chen Ziyan and the others didn't want to go back the way they came, but that they couldn't find the original way. After coming out of the secret passage, what appeared in front of them was the underground passage, so they had no choice but to leave through this.

And just when she reached a fork in the road, Ding Sitian suddenly said: "Wait a minute."

While speaking, her nostrils twitched slightly, as if she was catching certain smells in the air.

When the others saw this, they knew that Ding Sitian had discovered something. They all stopped and looked at her, quietly waiting for the answer.

After careful identification for a few minutes, Ding Sitian said to the others: "Follow me."

She noticed something special through some subtle smells in the air.

Looking at Ding Sitian who was leading the way, Chen Ziyan's eyes flickered slightly. He probably knew what attracted Ding Sitian.

However, there were too many changes that happened, so Chen Ziyan was not completely sure. He could only say that he had some guesses.

If he hadn't guessed, this thing was probably Wen Xiangyu who appeared in the original plot.

After walking not far, a cave entrance appeared in front of them. At this time, everyone else also smelled the smell.

Wang Kaixuan stood in front of the cave entrance and sniffed sharply, wondering: "Oh, what does this smell like? Why does it smell so fragrant? It's just like chocolate."

Hu Ba immediately wanted to stop him, but thinking of Ding Sitian's previous actions, he did not say anything, and sniffed: "Don't mention it, it's really interesting, but where did the chocolate come from here?

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Hu Bayi could have felt that there was something wrong with this. After all, this was an unknown depth underground, and there shouldn't be any chocolate no matter what.

Then he looked at Ding Sitian, who was the first to notice the abnormality, and asked: "Sitian, do you know something?"

He had already seen how sensitive Ding Sitian's sense of smell was, and coupled with her lack of precautions, Hu Bayi had reason to believe that Ding Sitian already had the answer in her heart.

The fact did not go beyond Hu Bayi's expectation. Ding Sitian nodded slightly and said: "I already know roughly what the smell is, but this kind of thing is too rare and I have never seen the real thing, so I still don't know.

Not entirely sure.”

Smell-scented jade is so rare that Ding Sixian has read some records in classics, but has never seen a real thing.

Now I'm just making some guesses based on the characteristics of the smell, so my answer is a bit ambiguous.

"What exactly is it?" Hu Bayi clearly wanted to know more and asked.

Hearing him ask this question, Ding Sitian gave the answer she guessed: "If I'm right, it should be Wen Xiangyu."

"Wen Xiangyu?" Hu Bayi thought for a moment and asked, "But that rumored royal secret treasure?"

He didn't know much about Wen Xiangyu, and the label that impressed him most was the four words "Royal Secret Treasure", but these four words alone were enough, and there was no need to say more.

"What the hell is this smelling jade? Why does it smell so good? It's really sweet and greasy, just like that creamy chocolate." Wang Kaixuan had never heard of this word, so he didn't know what it meant. He just felt that this smell

The taste becomes more and more attractive, and saliva is secreted rapidly in the mouth.

Shirley Yang, on the other hand, did not participate in it. Instead, she frowned. She was also paying attention to the conversation at first, but she soon realized something was wrong.

Because Shirley Yang discovered that since the sweet smell became more and more intense, her body also experienced some changes.

After staying underground for so long, it was inevitable to feel a little tired, but after smelling the fragrance, the physical fatigue disappeared out of thin air.

Moreover, the whole person became energetic. It can be said that the muscles and bones all over the body are relaxed, and the limbs are smooth and comfortable.

This phenomenon is very abnormal. It should be noted that there is no good thing in the world.

So the more comfortable she felt, the more uneasy Shirley Yang felt.

Feeling uneasy, she quietly touched Chen Ziyan and said, "Mr. Chen, is it really okay?"

Among the people present, the one Shirley Yang trusted the most was Chen Ziyan, so he was the first person she thought of at this time.

Although Chen Ziyan didn't know what Shirley Yang was thinking, seeing the worried look on her face, he could guess some of the reasons, so he explained to her in a low voice:

"Don't worry, the fragrant jade is not an evil thing. This object is also called golden fragrant jade. It is an extremely rare treasure of heaven and earth. People often say that the golden fragrant jade cannot be recognized by eyes. This is what they are talking about."

Although Chen Ziyan's voice was low, others could hear it clearly in such an environment.

After Ding Sitian heard what he said, she continued: "This object was first seen in the Qin and Han Dynasties, and was mostly collected by the royal family. It is said that this fragrant jade has unique properties and infinite uses. The drier the environment, the more its aroma becomes."

The richer it is, someone once wrote an article praising this thing: In the world, I have never heard of flowers explaining the meaning, but now I can see the fragrance of jade; the creation of the heavenly palace is unimaginable, and it is infinitely wonderful, whoever examines it carefully."

"No one can say exactly what it does, but one thing is certain. The outer skin of this fragrant jade is a very precious medicinal material."

When Wang Kaixuan heard this, he quickly asked: "Xiao Ding, is this scented jade valuable?"

Ding Sitian didn't need to answer, so Hu Bayi helped give the answer: "Of course, the price of this thing is not more than gold, but it is definitely about the same."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's find the things quickly!" I don't know whether it was because of the aroma of fragrant jade or because the price aroused his interest. Wang Kaixuan immediately became energetic and muttered as he moved forward.

Go.

The others did not stop him and followed him into the cave entrance.

When I walked in, I found that the cave was very narrow, with a height of only more than two meters and a width of only three or four meters. The cave was full of strange-shaped rocks, all winding and circling like old trees.

Wang Kaixuan, who walked in first, was bending over and sniffing hard with his nose, trying to find out where Wen Xiangyu was.

Maybe it's because the smell here is so strong, or maybe it's because Wang Kaixuan's nose is really good. After wandering around like this for two times, he actually found where it was.

Chen Ziyan and others were still observing the situation inside the cave when they heard Wang Kaixuan pointing to a rock deep in the cave and saying, "That's it. This is where the smell comes from."

After speaking, he stretched out his hand to wipe his mouth a few times, looking salivating.

Chen Ziyan and others walked over and looked at the rock pointed by Wang Kaixuan. They found that it was a large rock like a tree trunk, with a brownish-yellow appearance. At first glance, it looked like it was covered with a layer of slurry, and some of the exposed parts were half-shaped.

It is transparent, and the stone surface is covered with cracked and scattered patterns. When illuminated by the light, it seems that you can see the texture inside the stone flowing, especially the exposed parts are even more greasy and transparent.

And that refreshing and rich aroma emanates from this stone.

Wang Kaixuan swallowed involuntarily, couldn't help but stretched out his hand to touch it, then put his finger to his nose, turned around and said: "It really smells good! Do you think this thing is edible?"

Hu Bayi shook his head and said: "This is probably a fossilized tree trunk, so it must not be eaten."

He had dug many holes in the Kunlun Mountains, and there were many types of rocks, but he had never seen any that were edible.

"But didn't Xiao Ding just say that the outer skin of this thing is medicine? Why can't it be eaten?" Wang Kaixuan thought of Ding Sitian's words and asked with some confusion.

"This..." Hu Bayi was speechless by his question and didn't know how to answer for a moment.

It stands to reason that stones cannot be eaten, but they are also used as medicine, which makes him confused about the joints here.

Chen Ziyan said helplessly: "Fat man, aren't you confusing the concept? Are being used as medicine and being edible the same thing?"

The authorities were obsessed with this, but as a bystander, he could hear clearly and knew that Hu Bayi had fallen into a small logical trap, so he spoke to help him.

Then, Chen Ziyan continued: "Besides, if you eat it, what will you sell it for when you go back?"

When it comes to selling money, Wang Kaixuan immediately forgets whether he can eat it or not: "That's true, it's more practical to sell money. If you have money, you can eat whatever you want."

Chen Ziyan nodded, looked at the rock wrapped with Wenxiang Jade, and said: "Looking at the appearance of this stone, there are no artificial traces. It seems to be naturally formed. This is an ownerless thing. Since we are destined to meet each other,

When it arrives, just take it back."

Wang Kaixuan had been waiting for this sentence for a long time, and immediately bent down to hold Wen Xiangyu in his arms: "Okay!"

As soon as Hu Ba saw this, he wanted to take the wooden box behind him. The remaining road was still far away, so Wang Kaixuan couldn't let Wang Kaixuan hold the stone and carry the heavy wooden box on his back.

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This time Wang Kaixuan did not shirk. He also knew that carrying these two things at the same time would consume too much of his physical strength.

But Ding Sitian said at this moment: "I can't hold her like this. I have to cover up the fragrance. At the very least, I have to find something to hold her up."

Through the observation just now, she found that the aroma of this fragrant jade was a bit strange. If she brought it in without concealing it, she might cause some trouble.

When Wang Kaixuan heard this, he immediately took out a sealed bag from his bag and put the rock in it.

Then he took off his coat and put another layer on it.

This sealed bag was prepared by him for the artifacts in the tomb, but he didn't expect to use it here.

After taking care of the fragrant jade, several people exited the cave and continued along the same path.

After walking in the underground passage for almost an hour, Chen Ziyan discovered that there was another cave entrance in front of him.

I quickly walked over and took a look, and I felt a sudden sense of enlightenment. I saw a familiar vast space in front of me.

Unknowingly, they walked back to the cave they had discovered earlier.

When Wang Kaixuan saw that he had come this far, he immediately laughed: "This time I am sure."

After arriving here, they only need to follow the route in their memory and they will naturally be able to get out of the underground.

This discovery refreshed everyone's spirits, and they had no intention of resting here. They immediately rushed towards the exit along the underground passage they had opened up.

The rest of the journey was smooth sailing, and they successfully returned to the ground without encountering any obstacles.

"Back! The leaders are back!"

As soon as Chen Ziyan and the others showed up, they heard an exclamation coming from above their heads.

This made several people look at each other, a little confused.

When they returned to the camp, they happened to meet Captain Lin who came in a hurry.

Seeing that Chen Ziyan and others, especially the nominal commander Ding Sitian, were fine, Captain Lin breathed an unabashed sigh of relief.

Several people were puzzled by his actions, so Ding Sitian asked: "Captain Lin, what happened?"

"It will be fine when you come back." Captain Lin's tone was full of emotion, and then he said with some complaints: "I said leaders, why did you go down for so long before coming back?"

But he was worried to death. If Chen Ziyan and the others didn't come back today, Captain Lin planned to report the situation here and apply to take people underground for rescue.

Chen Ziyan heard something was wrong and asked: "Captain Lin, how long have we been gone?"

Although Captain Lin was a little confused as to why he asked this, he still replied: "Nearly three days."

After hearing this answer, Chen Ziyan finally understood why Captain Lin behaved like this.

But what he couldn't figure out was that they hadn't even reached a day even after all their calculations. How could it be that three days had passed?

Wang Kaixuan even asked directly: 'What? Three days?'

Captain Lin nodded: "Yes, it's not long until three days."

Seeing that Captain Lin's expression didn't seem to be fake, he looked at Hu Bayi in disbelief: "Old Hu, are we really going to stay down there for that long?"

Wang Kaixuan was also a little unsure, after all, he had been in a trance for a while.

Hu Bayi pondered for a moment and said, "It seems like it should be, but it doesn't last that long in my memory."

Shirley Yang said at this time: "It should be the ghost tomb."

Her thoughts were not disturbed by this, so she quickly grasped the key points.

If something went wrong, the most likely problem would be the ghost tomb as a supernatural product.

As for the temple at the back, only Chen Ziyan was in trouble at that time, and the others remained rational from beginning to end.

"Is it possible that the time in the Ghost Tomb is chaotic?" Chen Ziyan thought.

He suspected that the Ghost Tomb not only had spatial attributes, but also that some time changes had occurred over the long years, such as the different speed of time from the outside world.

Although it is strange to say this, it is actually not too special compared to the other things below.

But this is not the time to talk about this, so Chen Ziyan decisively cut off his thoughts and said: "We will talk about this later. Captain Lin, I wonder if anyone else will come out before we come out?"

He thought of Shen Rong and others, that's why he asked this question.

Faced with Chen Ziyan's question, Captain Lin shook his head: "No one came out. We have been controlling the area around here."

"That's right." Chen Ziyan nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

If you put it this way, Shen Rong and others should have left here through other methods.

Such a result is not surprising. After all, he is a veteran who has been around for many years. He should have his own way to avoid being noticed.

(End of chapter)