Chapter 78 Blood Jade

That night, some people couldn't sleep, while others couldn't wake up.

A fire broke out in a newly discovered red jade mine on the outskirts of the city. It burned half of the hill and then died out on its own. When the fire department arrived, no casualties were found.

Su Nanzhi slept in the cave for a long time, and she subconsciously thought so.

She remembered that Chi You died before she fell into a coma.

But now when she opened her eyes, she found that the scene had changed. There was still a wooden coffin in front of her, but there was no corpse lying next to her.

Come to think of it, if the drought demon killed by the peach wood sword was a person with an evil spirit, his soul would have been destroyed long ago, and his body would not be left.

What's more, there are so many doubts about Chi You that it completely overturned Su Nanzhi's understanding of Chinese mythology and legends.

She stood up and couldn't help but gasp. The wound on her shoulder scratched by the female ghost was hot and painful.

No matter how strong she is, she is still just a mortal. Although the wound has stopped bleeding, it still hurts.

Su Nanzhi stood up and suddenly found that there were paintings and words on the surrounding stone walls.

Of course, it was not a painting she was familiar with.

What Su Nanzhi saw was not just simple lines, but also a story from ancient times carved on the stone wall.

In the story, Chi You initially led his army to victory over the Yellow Emperor's tribe at the Battle of Zhuolu. However, the context of this battle remains unknown to later generations. It is known that Chi You was the ruler of the Nine Yi tribes, known as the Zhu Emperor.

Later, both sides prayed to the gods.

Huangdi's daughter Ba was an ancient deity. She severely injured Chiyou, but also died at his hands.

Before she died, she cursed Chiyou, cursing that Chiyou would be like herself.

The Book of Songs says: "The drought is severe, washing away the mountains and rivers. The drought demon is cruel, as frightening and burning."

Wherever the drought demon goes, no grass grows and there is no rain for years.

Chiyou became the drought demon.

He possessed the power of the drought demon, but was destined to be unpopular. He was later defeated by the Yellow Emperor and disappeared without a trace.

There are many speculations among later generations, and most people believe that Chiyou died at the hands of Huangdi.

But as the wall says, Chiyou died from the curse of the drought demon.

But he was unwilling to give up, so he found such a dragon vein for himself, made a rosewood coffin, set up a barrier, and lured countless ghosts over. Finally, he stepped into the coffin while he was alive. After his death, he was nourished by the dragon vein and blood jade day and night, hoping that one day in the future he would wake up and become king.

Su Nanzhi finished looking at the entire stone wall and fell silent.

If she were to describe it, it would be ridiculous.

She looked at the wooden coffin in the middle, thought about it, and decided to burn it. It had been immersed in evil spirits for thousands of years. This coffin might be targeted by some evil spirit. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, it would be better to burn it and put an end to it once and for all.

Although rosewood is really expensive, such a large coffin would probably cost a fortune.

So expensive.

Su Nanzhi was thinking while burning the coffin, and ended the coffin burning ceremony with an expressionless face.

Finally, all that was left of the wooden coffin was a piece of jade as red as blood.

The legendary artifact of Chiyou.

Su Nanzhi picked it up. As the blood jade touched her hand, a cool feeling came over her. She actually squinted her eyes in comfort.

What a great stuff.

No wonder it can nourish the soul. People like Su Nanzhi who have a hot body all year round feel extremely comfortable when they touch it.

This blood jade has experienced too many wars and historical migrations. Now, with the complete demise of its previous owner, the bloodshed engraved on it has also dissipated, and it has become an ordinary jade with healing properties.

(End of this chapter)