Zhang Haitao hesitated for a moment, then suddenly pulled out two photos and a jade pendant from his pocket. He handed them to me and said, "These two photos were taken from Xuanxuan's camera. Strangely, the time difference is one second, and the location is the same. In the first photo, Xuanxuan is crystal clear, but in the second, she's extremely blurry, as if she's about to disappear. I found it strange, so I kept it. And this jade pendant, from what I've observed, should be the 'Pisces Jade Pendant' that gold diggers dream of obtaining. I found it right where Xuanxuan disappeared. I suspected it had some connection to Xuanxuan, so I didn't tell anyone."

I took the photos and the jade pendant. The contents of the photos were the same as what Zhang Haitao said. They should have been taken continuously with the shutter at that time. The time difference was one second and the location was the same. However, Xuanxuan's figure was clear in one photo and blurred in the other. Just as Zhang Haitao said, it seemed as if it was about to "disappear".

As for this Pisces jade pendant, I don't see what's so special about it. But Su Xiaoniu said that the origin of this jade pendant is very mysterious. It is said that if a person who owns the Pisces jade pendant meets certain requirements at a certain time and place, incredible things will happen. Perhaps Xuanxuan's disappearance is closely related to this Pisces jade pendant.

I asked Zhang Haitao puzzledly, "How did Xuanxuan get this jade pendant?"

Zhang Haitao said: "When we went to Lop Nur, we passed by the ruins of the ancient city of Loulan. It was near there that the sharp-eyed Xuanxuan picked up this jade pendant."

Holy shit, this jade pendant Su Xiaoniu mentioned is so mysterious, yet Xuanxuan picked it up just like that? Who wrote this awful plot? It's so fucking ripped off!

I complained a lot, but I also learned one thing from this: Xuanxuan's disappearance is closely related to this jade pendant, but why she disappeared is still a mystery. I have to go there in person to draw a conclusion.

I told Zhang Haitao to get ready and go. Finding Xuanxuan quickly would put our minds at ease. Zhang Haitao naturally agreed, but he had to bring along two experts in the field. That was the main reason he'd come all this way. After all, to him, Lop Nur was a very eerie place. He'd only heard about it before, but now his daughter had disappeared there. How could it not be strange?

Therefore, if you ask a few experts in the industry to look for it together, your chances of success will be higher.

He immediately made a phone call, probably to contact those industry experts, and then agreed to meet at 2:00 p.m. It was already 12:00, and everyone needed to get ready. At Su Xiaoniu's reminder, I also said goodbye to Zhang Haitao and went to prepare some things.

Cinnabar, yellow paper, brush, red thread, copper coins, candles... These preparations were not enough, Su Xiaoniu asked me to go back to my hometown.

There was a dry well beside Su Xiaoniu's family yard, and she asked me to climb down. Luckily, it was daytime, and the well wasn't deep; I could see the bottom at a glance. I found a thick rope, secured it, and slowly climbed down. Although the well wasn't deep, it had been unused for years and was covered in spiderwebs. Fortunately, I had lit a candle beforehand, and using the flame to clear the way, I quickly reached the bottom.

Su Xiaoniu asked me to dig in the mud at the bottom of the well. I didn't know why she wanted me to dig a well. Could she be looking for some treasure? This time, I guessed right!

After digging for a while, I unearthed a long mahogany ruler, more than a meter long, which felt a bit heavy in my hand. There was also a gray bundle next to it, and Su Xiaoniu asked me to take it all up.

I climbed up with these things, and then curiously opened the bundle. Inside were several girls' clothes, short skirts and shorts, and even things like bra straps. I was stunned and then fell to the ground.

Su Xiaoniu said angrily: "Who told you to look at these? You have no shame!"

I covered my forehead and said with tears in my eyes, "You asked me to open it, how could I not see it?"

As I was talking, I found two things in the pile of clothes, one was a bell and the other was an incense burner.

I asked Su Xiaoniu what this peach wood ruler was. Su Xiaoniu told me mysteriously that this peach wood ruler was called Tianpeng ruler. It was long and six-sided, with the twenty-eight constellations, the sun and the moon, the Ziwei taboo, the Tianpeng taboo, the six stars of the Southern Dipper, and the seven stars of the Northern Dipper engraved on each of the six sides. This ruler was a high-level Taoist magic tool and should not be used carelessly.

This bell is called the Sanqing Bell, or "Emperor Bell" for short. Made of brass, its handle is shaped like a sword, symbolizing the Three Pure Ones. Handling the Emperor Bell, one can fling fire a thousand miles, and the flowing bell can send the Eight Strike. It specifically suppresses hallucinogenic phenomena such as corpse qi, miasma, witchcraft, and illusions, and can even be used as a magical offensive weapon when necessary.

As for this incense burner, it is called agarwood burner. After it is lit, demons and monsters will retreat.