Guanzhong Tomb Robbery Notes

Chapter 230: Yin Stone, Jade Emperor Coins Emerging from Water

"Is this black stone ball an evil thing?" I asked in surprise.

Taoist Master Zhang nodded slowly: "This is Yin Stone."

"Records of the Grand Historian: Biographies of Bian Que and Cang Gong" records: Yin stones are used to treat Yin diseases, and Yang stones are used to treat Yang diseases.

The Yin stones mentioned here are stone medicines with cold properties such as gypsum and cold water stone.

There is another saying about Yinshi, which refers to a tombstone.

And what Taoist Zhang was pointing at was the tombstone!

"Stones are divided into yin and yang? Are there male stones and female stones?" Cui Hao asked curiously, staring at the black stone ball.

"Of course, there are yin and yang stones. Generally speaking, stones that are exposed to the sun all year round are yang stones, while stones that are buried underground and away from sunlight are yin stones."

"To put it simply, stones with heat are yang stones, and stones with cold are yin stones."

"As for male and female stones, they naturally exist. The wonders of nature's creation are beyond the comprehension of ordinary people."

Taoist Master Zhang's explanation rises to the level of Taoist philosophy.

Cui Hao didn't understand the meaning at all, but he chased after the male and female stones and started asking.

"What does the male stone look like? What does the female stone look like?"

"Tell us in detail and let us know more."

Taoist Priest Zhang scratched his head and said carefully, "Both male and female stones are pictographic stones."

"The male stone resembles a man... the female stone resembles a woman... Anyway, it can only be understood but not explained."

"Ah? Stones can grow like that?!" Cui Hao shouted.

"Mouse, let's get down to business. Stop making such a fuss."

Cui Hao stuck out his tongue and walked over to squat in a row with Wang Hu and the others.

I pointed at the black stone ball and asked, "Lao Zhang, the origin of this Yin Stone is a bit strange. I guess Ma Si gave it to me on purpose..."

I told him in detail what happened after I went to Captain Hu's house yesterday.

He also took out the bronze dragon-shaped plaque inlaid with turquoise, the Jade Emperor coin, and the paper wrapped around the black stone ball.

"This is the bronze plaque Liu Aiguo brought out of the cave."

"Captain Hu and two veteran detectives also saw this bronze plaque, and then they all went crazy... It's not quite right to say crazy, they looked like they were possessed by evil spirits."

"Captain Hu has become like a snake. He can no longer walk, but can only swim on the ground. He also sticks out his tongue and hisses like a snake."

Taoist Priest Zhang took the bronze plate and examined it carefully over and over again.

"This thing has a very strong yin energy."

"If you already have weak Yang Qi, wearing or touching this for a long time will damage your Yang Qi, and you may even die suddenly from Yang deficiency!"

"But if you say it can drive people crazy or make them possessed..."

Taoist Master Zhang shook his head slightly.

"Normally, that's impossible unless the evil attached to the bronze plate has dissipated."

Evil spirits, dissipate?

Combining these two words, Taoist Master Zhang was not sure whether the bronze plate had been possessed by evil spirits before.

Perhaps the evil spirit found something better to possess.

"If I could see Captain Hu's condition, perhaps I could make a more accurate judgment, but I don't have time to see him."

Taoist Master Zhang returned the bronze plate to me, took the Jade Emperor's money and put it under his nose to smell it.

“A familiar taste.”

"Sixty Chinese herbs correspond to sixty cycles of the celestial sphere. When mixed with cinnabar, they are used to print Jade Emperor coins, which are top-grade Jade Emperor coins."

"I haven't seen this thing in some years."

"I don't know which fellow disciple brought it out."

I had smelled the medicinal scent from the cinnabar used to print the Jade Emperor Coins before, and was sure that these Jade Emperor Coins were not ordinary things.

I didn’t expect that it took sixty kinds of Chinese medicinal herbs to mix cinnabar. The Taoist sect in the past was really particular about this.

"It's a pity that the Jade Emperor's money is tainted with evil spirits. Let's burn it."

I quickly took the Jade Emperor's money aside.

He struck a match and lit one corner of the Jade Emperor's coin.

call!

Whoops!

A gust of cold wind blew, and the Jade Emperor's money made a rustling sound, and the match in my hand went out.

It seems that this Jade Emperor money, which is tainted with negative energy, does not want to be burned!

Cui Hao came over, picked up the Jade Emperor's money, and shook it diagonally.

"Brother, keep going."

"I don't believe there will be any more trouble."

laugh!

I struck another match.

This time there was no cold wind, and the match successfully ignited the edge of the Jade Emperor's coin.

But the fire burned very slowly, even emitting white smoke.

Usually paper burns very quickly, and burning one or two sheets will not produce much smoke.

But the more it burned, the more wrong it felt!

"Brother!" Cui Hao exclaimed in a trembling voice, and his hand holding the Jade Emperor's money was shaking slightly.

"The paper is damp!"

"It was dry just now, but now it's getting damper!"

As Cui Hao spoke, the white smoke coming out of the Jade Emperor Coin became bigger and bigger.

When damp things are ignited, thick smoke often billows out.

But no matter how wet a piece of paper is, it is difficult for it to produce such thick smoke!

Cui Hao's hands shook even more violently.

Wow!

The Jade Emperor's money made a sound when he shook it.

"Brother, look up there, there are water droplets coming out!"

I frowned and looked above the Jade Emperor Coin.

Sure enough, water droplets appeared!

The color of most of the paper used for Jade Emperor coins has become darker, as if it had just been fished out of water.

Water droplets kept condensing on the top.

It looked like condensation, or like it was coming out of damp paper.

This is so weird!

"Old Zhang, come and take a look!" I shouted to Taoist Master Zhang.

I really can't understand the weirdness on the Jade Emperor's coins, and I don't know how to deal with it.

I can only ask Taoist Master Zhang for help.

Taoist Master Zhang seemed to have anticipated this. He made hand gestures with his right hand and chanted a few words in a low voice.

Then he made a hand gesture and pointed at the Jade Emperor's money.

call!

The fire suddenly grew bigger.

It was like adding fuel to the fire, and flames shot out from the corners.

In the blink of an eye, most of the Jade Emperor coin was burning.

The burned paper turned black and curled up.

Cui Hao only let go when the fire was about to burn his fingers.

The burning Jade Emperor coins floated down to the ground and eventually burned into a pile of ashes.

Cui Hao wiped the sweat from his forehead and let out a sigh.

"Lao Zhang, what the hell is this thing?"

"It's too heavily contaminated by Yin energy."

"Has it been infected by the negative energy on the bronze plate? Will it have any impact on me wearing the bronze plate?" I asked worriedly.

It is not a good thing for Yin energy to enter the body.

Although I am still young, I am a good guy with great firepower.

But it can't withstand such a strong yin energy.

What if the Yang energy is eroded and consumed too much... the consequences are unimaginable.

Taoist Master Zhang laughed and said, "The negative energy on the bronze plate has gone away."

"The Yin energy of this Jade Emperor coin mainly comes from the Yin Stone."

"hiss!"

I gasped.

Taoist Master Zhang then explained, "This is not an ordinary Yin stone."

"My master once had a Yin Stone exactly like this one, which he brought out from a cave."

"What? Exactly the same?" My eyes widened.

This sentence contains a lot of information.

There are hardly any two stones in the world that are exactly alike!

Or maybe Taoist Master Zhang remembered it wrongly.

Or maybe this black stone ball was brought out of the cave by his master!

"Are you mistaken?"

"No mistake. The pattern on the stone is just as I remember it."

"I remember that Master took this Yin Stone with him when he went down the mountain..."

Taoist Master Zhang had just finished speaking when he suddenly stopped and looked towards the mountain road.

Several figures flashed by on the mountain road leading to the cave.

Looking more closely, it was Old Man Su, Su Meng, and Su Lou!

My heart tightened, and I quickly whispered in Taoist Master Zhang's ear, "Old Zhang, quickly take a look at these three!"

"See if they're possessed!"