Chapter 177 Sister Drum
Everything was settled, the 749th Bureau had removed a nail, and also got the seal from Judge Cui. Long Weihua felt extremely happy and was so happy that he held the seal in his arms.
"Okay, it's just a seal, can you see a flower in it?"
Huo Qinghuang was unhappy. Seeing Long Weihua smiling with his teeth showing while holding the seal, she disliked him and couldn't help but make sarcastic remarks.
"Haha, Miss Huo doesn't care, but for my 749th Bureau, Cui Pan's seal is very useful."
Long Weihua explained with a smile.
Bureau 749 is often constrained by the major Taoist sects and ancient martial arts families. If one wants to ask them for help or borrow a magic weapon, one has to pay a huge price.
Now that I have Pan Cui's seal, it will be much easier to deal with the underworld in the future, and I won't have to waste any more time talking to them.
Huo Qinghuang didn't care about that and just said, "You promised me before that I could choose three treasures from the treasure house of Bureau 749 as a reward. Now that I'm here, Director Long should fulfill your promise, right?"
Long Weihua slapped his head and said suddenly, "Look at my memory. I almost forgot about this. Miss Huo, please follow me. I will take you to the treasure house myself."
"That's more like it."
Huo Qinghuang was satisfied and followed Long Weihua to the treasure house of Bureau 749.
The treasure house of Bureau 749 is located in the innermost part of the basement of the building. After going through layers of complicated verification, we finally arrived at the door of the treasure house.
The door to the treasury was tightly closed and surrounded by various high-tech security equipment.
Long Weihua stepped forward and went through a series of complicated identity verification procedures, and the door slowly opened.
Inside the treasury, there are all kinds of rare treasures, dazzling the eyes.
Rows of shelves are filled with all kinds of gemstones, jade, and some things that I can't name.
Huo Qinghuang took a quick glance, walked in, and carefully selected from the treasure house.
Although there are many kinds of things in the treasure house, most of them are ordinary items, with only a few talismans and magical instruments. As for elixirs, there are only a few bottles.
Come to think of it, if Bureau 749 had something good, they wouldn't spend a huge amount of money to buy the amulet from her.
Although Long Weihua always complained about being poor, he was quite decisive when paying the balance last time.
Otherwise, let Huo Lingfeng refine more pills and sell them to Bureau 749?
Huo Qinghuang touched his chin and pondered in his mind, but soon shook his head to reject it.
Huo Lingfeng had just learned how to make pills, and the finished products were too few. She didn’t even have enough for herself, so how could she have any left to sell?
Just as I was thinking about it, I heard Long Weihua say with a smile: "Miss Huo, all the things in the treasure house are here, you can take your time to choose, you don't have to be polite."
Huo Qinghuang nodded.
She had originally wanted to come and see the rare treasures of this world, but now that she had seen the true appearance of the treasury, she no longer had any hope for the things here.
I just took a quick look and she has a lot of jade in her hands, not to mention the gemstones and jadeite, and the quality is better than what is here.
As for the talismans and magical instruments, they were rare and inexpensive, so she didn't really think highly of them.
Although Long Weihua said it casually, she was actually very nervous. She followed closely behind her. Every time she stopped in front of a magic weapon, her breathing would be held, as if she was afraid that she had chosen it. This made her speechless.
Huo Qinghuang found it funny and wanted to tease the other person.
She deliberately stopped in front of the shelf where the magic instruments were placed and reached out to grab a strangely shaped double-sided drum.
This small drum looks like an hourglass and is made up of two hollow hemispheres. The wooden drum body is covered with red and black glaze and is inlaid with gems of various colors, which looks very beautiful.
There are small and hard drumsticks hanging on both sides of the drum body, and the drum head has a natural texture. It lies quietly on the stand, like a rattle played by children, small and exquisite.
"You can take it back and let Baoer play with it."
Huo Qinghuang muttered to himself.
I originally wanted to tease Long Weihua, but unexpectedly this small drum was quite to her liking. It would be nice to give it to Huo Baoer as a toy.
"Miss Huo, this is my sister's drum. Ordinary people cannot touch it. Even if it is a cultivator, if the soul is not stable, it will be backfired if it is not careful. I hope Miss Huo will consider it carefully."
Long Weihua's heart was in his throat and he explained hurriedly.
He didn't expect that Huo Qinghuang would take a fancy to the Ajie Drum as soon as he arrived. This is a secret magical weapon and a treasure in this treasury. It would not be used unless it was a difficult task.
"Ajiegu? Why is the name so strange? What's its origin?"
Huo Qinghuang frowned and paused his outstretched finger in mid-air.
Long Weihua breathed a sigh of relief and continued to explain, "This drumhead is made from the skin of a sixteen-year-old girl who died of natural causes. When the girl was alive, her eardrums were pierced and her tongue was cut off to maintain her purity. The sound of the drum can communicate between the yin and yang worlds and help people transcend the cycle of life and death. This method is against the harmony of nature, so it has been kept here and rarely used."
"Using human skin to make drums? What's the difference between that and the devil's ways!"
Huo Qinghuang's eyes were slightly cold.
Although she acted eccentrically and had swallowed countless souls, they were all evil spirits that had lost their minds and only knew how to kill.
Even among the demon cultivators, very few would sacrifice living people to refine their magical weapons, unless some demon cultivators were nearing the end of their life span and had no way to advance, they would take the risk of sacrificing living people in order to break through.
"That's right. So after the drum was acquired by the 749th Bureau, it was only used once. Since then, it has been stored here and has never been moved again."
Long Weihua also let out a sigh.
This Ajie drum is a Tantric item, and the 749th game was obtained by chance.
During the great war with Annan, Annan sent many wizards and sorcerers to the border, who used all kinds of evil means to deal with the Dragon Kingdom soldiers, causing great losses.
The situation in Long Kingdom was special at that time. Many practitioners fled overseas, and the rest hid in the mountains to practice and did not dare to show their heads.
In the critical moment, Bureau 749 stepped forward and called on all Taoist sects to take action, and promised to issue them certificates later and not to hold grudges against the past. Only then did they summon many monks to go to the border together.
But before that, an old man from the 749th Bureau held an Ajie drum and blocked the enemy at the border for three days and three nights, killing dozens of people. Finally, he died of exhaustion and backlash.
The past is still vivid in my mind, and it would be all blood and tears if I talked about it too much.
Long Weihua was filled with sighs in his heart.
Huo Qinghuang didn't understand all this, she only cared about whether Huo Baoer could play the drum.
There was a faint golden light flashing in his eyes, and Huo Qinghuang looked intently at his sister's drum.
I saw a layer of red light floating on the surface of the small drum, which was not much bigger than a palm. Upon closer inspection, I saw that it was mixed with a strong aura of resentment and evil, as if it would burst out at any time.
It looks like an ordinary drum, but it contains extremely strong energy fluctuations.
Huo Qinghuang reached out and gently stroked the drum.
"Ms. Huo!"
Long Weihua was shocked and wanted to stop it, but it was too late.
“Boom!”
The drum surface suddenly vibrated, and a huge amount of resentful and evil energy burst out, instantly attacking Huo Qinghuang.
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