Imperial Treasure

Chapter 454 - 310 Mystic Osteoderms_2

Perhaps it was that wildness that turned Mao Dafeng into what he had become.

This made Sui Yi very curious, and naturally, he could not hand the item over to Shen Que and the others; instead, he hid it away...

As for how she took the item away, Shen Que only found out later.

"I recognize it. The old man showed it to me before, but he said ordinary people shouldn’t touch it, that it’s more of a disaster than a blessing, so I took it away and hid it... How did it end up here~~"

While speaking, Old Lady Mao San suddenly paused and asked subconsciously, "Is it because of Dafeng, that kid.."

"It is,"

Sui Yi nodded. "I think he and Mao Yun must have been tempted by an evil faction outside. They intentionally returned to Mao Bamboo Mountain to find this item... However, this item is wicked, turning Mao Dafeng into neither human nor ghost. Yet, it seems Dafeng was not afraid; instead, he reveled in the power he gained from it..."

She didn’t explicitly say that Mao Dafeng had lost his humanity, devouring human flesh like a beast, but Old Lady Mao San had experienced great calamities in her early years, and cannibalism was not something she had never seen during times of great famine...

"This is the misfortune of fate... It was meant to be~~ it’s just that the child ultimately took the wrong path." In Old Lady Mao San’s view, cannibalism was ultimately intolerable to heaven and earth, a grave sin, for which one would descend to the eighteenth level of Hell in the future.

However, she hugged Xiao Dao tighter in her arms and looked carefully at the osteoderm in front of her, which vaguely had writing and dragon patterns on it...

After looking for a while, she smiled bitterly: "I regret not listening to the old man’s rants back then. I truly don’t recognize what this item is, but I do know it is related to a small part of the Dragon Vein in these mountains."

"Dragon Vein?" Sui Yi’s eyebrows raised.

She picked up the osteoderm for a closer look.

Indeed, there was a faint dragon body running through it.

"The old man said Mao Bamboo Mountain is naturally lucky, with its open surroundings and excellent terrain. Historically, it was almost chosen by an emperor to attract the Dragon Vein by many celestial masters for the construction of the Dragon Mausoleum. However, that Dragon Vein was only drawn partially before the emperor was overthrown, and the project fell through. Nonetheless, that part of the Dragon Vein remained within the mountain..."

Old Lady Mao San was only repeating what Master Mao San had told her, unaware of the depth of his words.

The Dragon Vein, such an invaluable treasure, was related to the prosperity of a nation and was also one of the concentrations of the Qi of heaven and earth. The books written by Loulan also mentioned the Dragon Vein, although the methods to locate it were beyond profound. Sui Yi surmised that even Loulan was not very adept in this, considering the complexity and difficulty of becoming famous for such knowledge, and thus she also did not understand it.

She only knew it was formidable.

But there was one thing she did know with certainty,

Many Dragon Veins were not naturally formed but artificially created by powerful individuals with Divine Skills. They utilized numerous methods and secret techniques, expending mental power to channel the Qi of forests and mountains to construct a Dragon Vein. The scale of effort could be massive or modest, yet even the smallest ventures were extraordinarily ambitious, and it wasn’t someone other than the emperor in those days who would dare undertake such endeavors.

However, should a Dragon Vein be drawn out, it meant that the spiritual energy within the forests and mountains would mostly be drained and sealed away.

The Dragon Vein was domineering; once established, the mountains and forests could only succumb to the ordinary...

But the spirituality of Mao Bamboo Village was not weak; the mountains were clear and the waters pure... it was likely that the pivotal artifact used to seal the Dragon Vein had come loose...

Sui Yi looked at the array of mystic osteoderms before her, squinting her eyes, noticing that there was a gap on its edge~~ and since nothing major had yet occurred in Mao Bamboo Mountain, the Dragon Vein was likely not completely unsealed.

Considering this, Sui Yi gently caressed the mystic osteoderm and looked at Third Granny without saying a word. Third Granny already understood and reached out her hand to pat Sui Yi’s shoulder, her wrinkled face breaking into a smile.

"You have a connection with our Mao Bamboo Mountain and with this as well... I’m starting to understand what that old man meant when he said those words before he left..."

Having said that, she took Xiao Dao back to the house to sleep. It was getting late, and the old bones couldn’t take it anymore.

Master Mao San~~

For that man, Sui Yi always had an inexplicable reverence, whether it was due to his spirit of dedication to the nation or his proficiency in all matters.

"Fate, huh... Fate means it’s predestined, but what about my destiny..."

The moonlight outside the window was intoxicating. Sui Yi sighed softly, and just as she was about to put away the mystic osteoderm, suddenly...

The moonlight spilled over it, and the silver threads surged through it like infusion, the network sprawling in all directions with the shape of a dragon, but there was a faint Qi crisscrossing within...

The geography and topography of Mao Bamboo Mountain rapidly surfaced in her mind, connecting these intersecting lines...

But she couldn’t find it...

Too chaotic.

It seemed that the mere moonlight was not enough, no wonder Mao Yun and the other person were at a loss... The people behind them probably also knew about the Dragon Vein, otherwise Mao Yun wouldn’t have been so certain that he would come here.

And Wei Huan’s visit to Mao Bamboo Mountain was likely for the same reason~~~

Wei Huan... Wei Huan!

Jiang Chenyu!

All at once, Sui Yi recalled a place and frowned.

And yet again, she connected it to Jiang Chenyu...

After thinking for a moment, Sui Yi picked up the mystic osteoderm, packed it into her small backpack, slung it over her back, and silently left Old Lady Mao San’s home.

It wasn’t that she was too impatient, but she felt the moonlight was useful; there was no better time for action than at night. ——————

For Sui Yi, the dangerous and treacherous valley where Jiang Chenyu had been found was not unfamiliar. Guided by the moonlight and her memory, she maneuvered through Lin Zhong, reaching the bottom of the valley in about half an hour.

Returning to the lake, she remembered the fox that had been killed there, as well as the pool...

She glanced at it and walked inside.

It was only now that she realized that the mountain she faced was concave in shape, with its inner walls sealed off, flanked by two stone pillars on the left and right that at first glance resembled the gates of a grand and prestigious family. From a distance, didn’t it look like the majestic and noble gates of the Dragon Tomb?

Yet, this vast project was clearly a shoddy piece of ancient workmanship.

She just didn’t know what Jiang Chenyu represented within it...

Just as Sui Yi was about to move forward, suddenly, she heard footsteps approaching from behind.

Time seemed to rewind, and she saw...(To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)