Without much thought, Xiao Jin was already quite certain: this man was most likely a university professor.
After putting down the photo, Xiao Jin turned her attention to the table.
She bent down to examine it closely and saw several pages of manuscript scattered on the table. The handwriting was somewhat messy, and she felt that it should be Teacher Feng's.
Nearby, many books were scattered and piled on the table.
Xiao Jin flipped through the books and found that they were mostly about folklore. A little thought revealed that the professor's research topic was very likely folklore.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Jin discovered a notebook among these books.
Xiao Jin reached out and picked it up, seeing that it was filled with research notes, as well as many annotations made in red pen.
Moreover, Xiao Jin also saw three sketches of magic arrays in the notes, as well as some runes on talismans, which also indicated the specific uses of the magic arrays.
Xiao Jin's eyes lit up immediately, and she was about to finish reading.
"Look what this is!" Luo Bin suddenly shouted, his voice filled with barely suppressed excitement, as if he had discovered a new continent.
Xiao Jin and the others looked up and were immediately drawn to see that he was holding a huge wooden box in his hands.
The box was very clean, without a speck of dust, but the edges and paint were extremely smooth, indicating that it had been around for many years.
Moreover, the patterns, carvings, and wood itself all look quite impressive.
Immediately afterwards, Luo Bin carefully carried the box to the table and slowly put it down.
Upon seeing this, everyone gathered around, their faces filled with surprise and curiosity.
"Wow, that's impressive! I searched for ages and all I could find here were books. My head was spinning, and you actually managed to find such a big box." Tong Xiaolu gave him a thumbs up.
Luo Bin's face was beaming with pride. He said with a smile, "Hehe, I thought there might be some kind of mechanism or hidden compartment on the bookshelf. After all, that's how it's usually portrayed on TV, isn't it?"
I just looked around randomly, and I actually found it! The box was hidden behind the bookshelf, very well hidden.
Everyone was astonished; he had really stumbled upon a lucky coincidence!
As he spoke, Luo Bin took a deep breath and gently lifted the lid of the box with both hands.
At that moment, everyone's eyes widened, afraid of missing any item in the box.
Xiao Jin, on the other side, also came over. She looked at the box and had already guessed what was going on.
The next second, accompanied by a dull and slightly trembling "click," the wooden box was slowly pushed open, revealing some very ordinary things lying quietly inside.
Paper...pen?
Everyone blinked.
Xiao Jin, on the other hand, was not surprised at all, since she had already recorded it in her notebook.
Then everyone looked closely.
It's called paper, but it's actually just a stack of black talisman paper. It's tough and has slightly rough edges, much like the ones on the ground.
They were blank, without any runes or patterns on them.
Those pens, with their gleaming white bodies, appeared even more mysterious and unpredictable under the dim light. They were neither made of common bamboo or wood, nor of gold, silver, copper, or iron, but rather resembled jade.
Just because others didn't notice it doesn't mean they didn't know either.
Xu Qing's gaze froze the moment it touched the pen, and he was secretly horrified—the pen was clearly carved from human bone.
It must have been handled for a long time, which rubbed the bone into a smooth, jade-like shape.
Thinking of this, Xu Qing's lips twitched. Who is this? Such a pervert, liking to play with bones for no reason!
Even more astonishingly, in one corner of the box, lay a transparent glass bottle, the liquid inside bright red and dripping, carrying an indescribable sense of danger.
That liquid must be "ink," but we don't know what the raw materials are!
The room fell into a brief silence due to this sudden discovery, with only the rapid breathing and heartbeats of everyone mingling together.
"This... should be the thing she used to draw the talisman!" The muscular man pointed at the box and winked.
Chen Mingchuan was quite curious: "Do you think this thing counts as a prop?" Could he draw talismans on it himself?
It's okay if you can't draw them. There are many Taoists in the channel. You can learn one or two talisman drawing methods from them without any problem.
"Heh~" Xu Qing sneered.
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After seeing the contents of the box, Xiao Jin thought to himself, "Just as I expected."
She realized she had guessed correctly, and then she looked away and continued to examine the notes in her notebook.
Just as Xiao Jin was about to continue reading the contents of the notebook, her gaze suddenly went out of focus, as if drawn by some invisible force, piercing through the barrier in front of her and looking towards a certain place.
The next second, Xiao Jin's body suddenly froze, and her gaze returned to reality.
The paper in her hand trembled slightly, her brows furrowed into a sharp mountain, and she thought to herself: It's so fast!
Without hesitation, she issued a warning, her voice low and urgent: "Quick, let's go! She's back!"
Before she finished speaking, her fingers were already rapidly flipping through the pages, reading ten lines at a glance, as if she were racing against death.
As soon as she finished speaking, the room fell into an eerie silence, filled with a suffocating atmosphere.
However, this silence lasted only a moment, and was shattered instantly, like a leaf swept up by a strong wind.
What? Who's back?
Players aren't stupid; who else could have returned? The owner of the house, of course.
At this point, no one was foolish enough to ask Xiao Jin how she knew, since the timing was about right.
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