17.Scroll

The butcher's footsteps stung at the door. A moment later, with a little surprise, he said outside the room, "what's wrong with you, Xiaoshi?"

Shen Shi really didn't expect that suddenly, the small can was smashed in such a bewildering way in front of his eyes. His mind was in a daze. He unconsciously perfunctorily said, "er... I'm ok, uncle. I accidentally broke a teacup."

"Oh." The butcher breathed a sigh of relief, and seemed to have no intention of knocking on the door to come in. He just asked casually outside the house, "I'll come and ask you if you're hungry. Why don't we eat first?"

Shen Shi glanced at the small jars that had been broken into pieces on the ground. He didn't have time to take a closer look. He hurried to open the door. He saw the butcher standing in the corridor outside. Looking at the sky, he didn't know when it was dark.

The butcher looked at him, smiled and said, "I'll take you to eat, then come back to rest, have a good sleep at night, and go to worship Xianyan tomorrow."

Shen Shi hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "OK." With these words, he walked out and closed the door.

The butcher took him out and said casually, "I'll ask someone to help you clean up the house later."

"Well... No need. I can clean up the little things myself." Shen Shi exhaled a sigh and refused.

The butcher didn't take it seriously, so they went out.

The courtyard stood quietly in the dusk light. The door separated the inside and outside of the door. At this moment, no one could see what was in the room.

About half an hour later, the sound of footsteps rang again, but Shen Shi and the butcher turned around. At that time, it was almost dark. The butcher told Shen Shi a few words and went back to his room first.

Shen Shi looked up at the dark night and walked slowly back to his door. Somehow, he suddenly felt a little uneasy. Instead of opening the door immediately, he thought about it carefully.

When the small pot fell from the table and burst, Shen Shi felt inexplicable and guilty because of the butcher's sudden arrival. In a hurry, he just glanced at the ground and ran out. What was sealed in the small pot? I don't remember much now, but I vaguely remember that there seemed to be a black thing in the pile of debris on the ground, But I really can't see what it is and what shape it is.

At that time, I was in a hurry to deal with the butcher, but I didn't think much about anything. Looking back now, it seems that what was sealed in this jar should not be the ghosts and spirits I had dreamed about. I really scared myself.

Shen Shi smiled wryly at himself, took a deep breath, pushed open the door and went in.

At the moment, the room is already dark, but Shen Shi still remembers the location of the things in the room. He closes the door and fumbles. He quickly finds the candle flint on the cabinet. After lighting it, the warm and dim yellow candle lights up, which brings some light to the room and reflects his figure on the wall, flickering and swaying.

Shen Shi returned to the table with the candle. Sure enough, he saw that there were still fragments scattered on the ground beside the table, just like before he left. He squatted down carefully, put the candle on the ground, and then the candle light slowly separated the fragments.

It is unknown how many years ago this small pot is an ancient thing. Its appearance has long been pitted and eroded, but after it was broken, Shen Shi saw the inside of the fragments of the small pot through the candle fire, but he found that the inside of the small pot was incredibly smooth and delicate. Under the light of the candle, it reflected a light green color, just like the light of a precious gemstone.

Shen Shi gave a light "eh" and his spirit was refreshed. If the outside of this small pot was as green and smooth as the inside, it was definitely not an ordinary pot according to the degree of meticulous craftsmanship. It might be a good thing for rich and powerful families.

In this way, he opened his eyes wider and wider, carefully picked them up on the ground, and moved the fragments one by one. Soon, under the pile of fragments, a small black stick shaped thing appeared and came into his sight.

Is this what is sealed in a small can?

Shen Shi looked carefully, but could not see anything. He just wanted to reach for it. After hesitating, he reached for a fragment next to it and gently stirred the black stick.

The small black stick rolled two times and emerged from the pile of fragments. It was about three inches long and was pure black in color. But the material was not gold or wood. Shen Shi looked closely at the candle and found that the material was a bit like silk he had never seen before. The whole black stick looked like a rolled reel.

"Is it a scroll..." Shen Shi said to himself. Before that, he still didn't think it would be this kind of thing. He hesitated for a moment and reached out to pick up the small black scroll. It felt soft and dense at the beginning. It was indeed something similar to silk. I took it in my hand and looked through it for a while, but I found that there was no opening on the strange black scroll. There was no gap in the dark circle, and there was no place to open it at all.

What's wrong with this... There's such a strange thing hidden in the strange pot. Shen Shi really can't figure it out. At this moment, a subtle golden light suddenly flashes on one end of the black roll.

Shen Shi's eyes moved to see that the round curl tail originally looked like nothing unusual, but it seemed that he had unintentionally moved that side closer to the candle fire because he wanted to observe this thing carefully. Under the heat wave near the flame, the curl tail seemed to have a layer of black powder, and the Golden shimmer was revealed just now because he kept rubbing the small black curl and accidentally erased some.

At this point, he simply wiped the end of the small black roll with force. As expected, he saw the fine black powder falling down and the golden light shining quickly. A moment later, when the black powder fell clean, Shen Shi's body suddenly froze, and he looked at what was revealed under the black powder.

It is the pattern of a sunflower, seven leaves, with gorgeous and brilliant gold, shining in the dark and emitting bright light.

Seven leaf sunflower!

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At that moment, Shen Shi only felt that his breath stopped for a moment, and then a great joy surged into his heart. It was a kind of emotion from the heart, not because of the priceless things in front of him. In fact, even now, Shen Shi still can't figure out what the black scroll is and whether it is valuable to him. But he was still genuinely happy, so happy that he could not help but clench his fist and wave it vigorously.

At this moment, he just said aloud in the bottom of his heart: "sure enough, it's a seven leaf sunflower. I'm sure I'm right!"

This can also be regarded as a reward for his eyesight. Even though no one knows it at the moment, as long as he knows that he is not mistaken, Shen Shi is still immersed in great satisfaction. In this way, after a long time, he slowly settled down and smiled. At this moment, he even had this idea in his heart. Even if this black scroll is not a good thing, it seems that it doesn't matter.

However, this small black scroll specially printed with seven leaf sunflower is obviously something that was used by the demon kings in the days of the demon king's court in the past, and it is difficult to guess what it is when it is sealed in a jar and becomes a sacrificial object.

Shen Shi repressed his excitement and carefully observed the small black scroll again. As before, he still couldn't find anything to open on the scroll body. Finally, after pondering for a moment, he still focused on the emblem pattern of the seven leaf sunflower.

He stretched out a finger and gently put it on the golden sunflower. After rubbing it, the golden light gently flashed from the edge of his finger. But there was no other movement. Shen Shi frowned and thought, "isn't this the mechanism to open the scroll? How should I open it?"?

He glanced at the sunflower heraldry and hesitated for a moment. He moved his finger down from the sunflower to the seven leaves below. He pressed each one gently. The first, second and third black scrolls were unresponsive all the time. This made Shen Shi feel a little depressed. When he pressed the sixth leaf in this way, Shen Shi almost lost all hope and was ready to give up, The inside of the small black scroll made a clear "crackling" sound. Shen Shi felt a sudden light in his hand. A small crack appeared on the surface of the scroll, which seemed to be seamless and intact.

Shen Shi was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed and almost jumped to his feet. He quickly took the black scroll and lifted the candle, and sat down directly at the table. Then, with the light of the candle, he slowly opened the black scroll along the gap.

The candle was quietly burning, emitting warm light. In front of young Shen Shi, it lit up the inside of the slowly unfolding scroll. The first thing in front of him was three vertical characters:

Yin Yang mantra.

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In the interior of the black scroll, there are rows of small gold characters neatly and correctly arranged on the black cloth. Under the dim yellow candle fire, it is unknown how many years it took to see the words of Tianyue again. They are reflected in Shen Shi's eyes silently and silently, flashing golden light.

In a trance, it's like the ancient and distant days of the past. The gold, which has a wild and unruly atmosphere and once dominated the world, finally shines a little again after many years of dust.

Shen Shi watched silently and saw the end from the beginning. His expression gradually calmed down from the initial joy and excitement, gradually with some doubts and a little confusion.

The black scroll in front of him, through the gold words on the scroll, he probably knew what it was. In fact, it should be a remnant of a kind of magic called Yin and Yang mantra.

The name of the yin-yang mantra is clearly written in the first three big characters, which can't be more understood. But the reason why it is a fragmented text is that there are some simple descriptions in the text. The yin-yang mantra is divided into "Yin mantra" and "Yang mantra". Among them, there are four kinds of Yin mantras and five kinds of Yang mantras. As for the black scroll in front of me, there is only one kind of mantra in the Yang mantra, called "clear heart mantra".

Shen Shi carefully read the heart clearing mantra, then slowly put down the scroll in his hand. He remained silent for a long time, frowning tightly. After a long time, he whispered to himself in a voice that was not very confident:

"This seems to be a... Refreshing technique?"