Although Yu Bi had avoided the topic of half-soul before, Jiang Xuxu still secretly sensed her soul when studying Yu Bi's body.
In her current half-soul state, her soul lifespan would not last more than a hundred years.
This is the case even for the jade bi, a thousand-year-old spiritual object, let alone other spiritual objects that are only a few hundred years old.
If it is going to completely disappear in just a hundred years, then what is the point of returning and hiding in the mountains?
As this thought flashed through Jiang Xuxu's mind, she saw all the villagers in front of her, including the village chief and Yu Bi, looking at her with gentle eyes.
When they heard that the soul's life span was less than a hundred years, they were not surprised at all, because they had already known it in their hearts and had accepted it calmly.
Suddenly, something flashed through Jiang Xuxu's mind.
Vaguely, she seemed to know the answer.
"You already knew this... And, this was the plan from the beginning when we separated the main body, right?"
Jiang Xuxu's voice was slightly hoarse as he looked at the spiritual creatures in front of him.
A spiritual object that can be transformed into a spirit must be a unique treasure that carries spiritual energy.
Every cultural relic in this village is a national treasure.
But their return is not just to go home.
But to choose... death.
When Lu Nanxing heard Jiang Xuxu say that the villagers' soul lifespan was less than a hundred years, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart. When he heard her say this again, he couldn't help but feel confused and anxious.
"Xu Xu, what do you mean? Why are their soul lifespans less than a hundred years?
Aren’t they treasures that have been passed down for thousands of years? How come they are less than a hundred years old after being passed down for so many years? "
Lu Nanxing was really anxious.
Not only because she knew the identities of the villagers, but also because after just a few days of getting along with them, she had already regarded them as her friends.
Jiang Xuxu's heart was also shaken by the shocking actions planned by these spiritual creatures.
Seeing this, Chu Beihe reached out and held her slightly clenched palm.
Feeling the warmth from the back of his hand, Jiang Xuxu calmed down a little and explained to Lu Nanxing and the others.
"With sufficient spiritual energy and proper maintenance, the lifespan of a spiritual creature's soul can indeed be very long. However, if the soul body is forcibly divided, the soul's lifespan will naturally be greatly reduced."
It's like a person having a kidney removed.
Even if a person can survive with only one kidney, not only will his body functions be severely degraded, but his life span will also be affected.
"The true body of a spiritual creature is even more special. Once the half-soul is completely weakened to the point where it can no longer sustain the true body, the true body will gradually lose its luster. When the soul's lifespan is exhausted, the true body will instantly dissipate and turn into dust."
Jiang Xuxu looked at the village chief.
"You want to use collective self-destruction to let the world see you, so as to speed up the return of all the cultural relics scattered abroad."
Jiang Xuxu could imagine that once hundreds of cultural relics in foreign collections were turned into dust one after another, those who withheld China's treasures and refused to return them would definitely attract attention.
But they will only come to one result in the end.
They could not keep any of the looted treasures.
The consequence of not being able to keep them is either watching them lose their luster and disappear completely, or letting them realize their final value.
They were used to exchange for one final benefit from China, but the result was that all the remaining cultural relics were successfully retrieved.
But the prerequisite for success is that someone must react after the sacrifice of the cultural relics and manipulate public opinion to put pressure on the British Museum.
Therefore, there is a key person behind the cultural relics village.
"Who gave you this idea?"
The village chief had never expected that she could see through all their schemes just by guessing.
But they were relieved in their hearts. It was because of the existence of such people in Xuanmen that they could stand on this land and feel hope.
“This is a decision all of our artifacts make.”
The village chief said,
"I know the country has been working hard to get all of us home."
It's not just these cultural relics that are left behind, but also all the territories that were once forcibly divided.
Over the years, it has done so bit by bit.
But the brighter the means, the more time it takes to accumulate and plan.
Because we are a big country, we cannot resort to stealing or robbing.
So they can only wait.
They are also willing to wait.
But they can't wait too long.
"If sacrificing a group of us old guys can bring back the remaining cultural relics, then everything we do is worth it."
The village chief said,
"We hide here not to wait for extinction, but to wait for rebirth."
We are here, waiting for a bright future.
…
Nightfall.
The village was quiet.
Jiang Xuxu and Chu Beihe sat side by side on the roof of the attic, looking at the bright stars in the sky and the villagers who were gathering in front of the formation to absorb spiritual energy under the stars.
Chu Beihe said to Jiang Xuxu,
“It’s their choice.”
"I know."
Jiang Xuxu said,
"I was curious at first. The jade disc had clearly been replaced with a fake one, so why was she also in a half-soul state like the other villagers?"
"After I learned about the villagers' plans, I sort of understood why."
"After she turned into a spirit, she must have secretly changed herself back and left half of her soul there, just like the other villagers."
"Because she doesn't want to be alone."
When Jiang Xuxu said this, there was a long silence.
After a long while, she said to Chu Beihe,
"Chu Beihe, I want to help them."
They are treasures of this world and should not be buried.
Her voice was soft but firm.
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