Killing God - Chapter 17

Chapter 17 Scroll
The butcher’s footsteps stopped abruptly at the door. A moment later, he was a little surprised and said outside, “Little Shi, what’s wrong with you?”

Shen Shi really didn’t expect that suddenly, the small pot would be smashed in front of him in such a manner that he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. His mind was in a daze. Hearing this, he subconsciously said, “Uh … I’m fine, Uncle, I accidentally broke a teacup.”

“Oh.” The butcher heaved a sigh of relief. He didn’t seem to have any intention of knocking on the door and just casually asked outside, “I’m just here to ask if you’re hungry. Why don’t we go get something to eat first?”

Shen Shi casually glanced at the broken jars on the ground. He didn’t have time to look carefully for a moment. He hurriedly ran over and opened the door. He saw the butcher standing in the corridor outside the door. When he looked at the sky, he didn’t know when it had already darkened.

The butcher looked at him and smiled. “I’ll take you to eat something. After eating, I’ll come back and rest. I’ll have a good night’s sleep and pay my respects to Immortal Cliff tomorrow.”

Shen Shi hesitated for a moment before nodding, “Alright.” As he spoke, he walked out and closed the door.

The butcher took him out and casually said, “I’ll get someone to clean up your house later.”

“Oh … there’s no need. I can take care of a small matter myself.” Shen Shi gently exhaled and refused.

The butcher didn’t care, and the two of them walked out just like that.

The small courtyard stood quietly in the dusk. The door was separated from the inner door. At this moment, no one could see what was inside the room.

After about half an hour, the sound of footsteps resounded again. It was Shen Shi and Butcher turning around. At this time, it was almost dark. Butcher warned Shen Shi a few times before returning to his room.

Shen Shi raised his head and looked at the darkened night. He slowly walked back to his room door. For some reason, his mood suddenly became somewhat uneasy. He did not immediately push open the door, but carefully thought about it.

When the jar broke when it fell off the table, Because of the sudden arrival of the butcher, Shen Shi felt guilty as if he had been caught in the act. In a hurry, he only took a quick glance at the ground and ran out. He didn’t remember what exactly was sealed in the small jar. He only vaguely remembered that there seemed to be a black object mixed within the pile of fragments on the ground. However, he really couldn’t see clearly what exactly it was and what shape it was.

At that time, he was in a hurry to deal with the butcher. He didn’t think too much about it. Now that he recalled it, it seemed that the thing sealed in this jar wasn’t some ghost ghost that he was imagining. It was indeed him who frightened him.

Shen Shi laughed bitterly at himself, took a deep breath, pushed open the door, and walked in.

The room was already dark. However, Shen Shi still remembered where everything was placed in the room. He closed the door and fumbled around. Soon, he found the candle flint on the cabinet. After lighting it, the warm and dim yellow candle light lit up, bringing some light to the room. It also reflected his figure on the wall, flickering and swaying.

Shen Shi returned to the table with the candle. Sure enough, he saw that there were still fragments scattered on the ground beside the table. It was exactly the same as before he left. He carefully squatted down and placed the candle on the ground. Then, the candle light slowly separated the fragments.

It was unknown how many years ago this small jar was an antique. Its exterior had long since been corroded to the point of cratering. However, after it shattered, Shen Shi saw the inside of the small jar through the candlelight. He discovered that the inside of the small jar was extremely smooth and exquisite. Under the illumination of the candlelight, it reflected a faint layer of azure light, like a precious gemstone light.

Shen Shi let out a soft “Yi” sound and his spirits were lifted. If the exterior of this small jar had been as smooth and green as the interior back then, judging from the degree of detail of the craftsmanship, it was definitely not an ordinary jar. It was quite possible that it was something that could only be used by wealthy and wealthy families.

As a result, his eyes widened and he carefully sorted the fragments on the ground. One by one, the fragments moved away. Soon, under the pile of fragments, half of a small black stick-shaped object was exposed and met his eyes.

Was this the thing that was sealed in the small jar?

Shen Shi took a closer look, but he couldn’t see any clues. Just as he was about to reach out and take it in front of him, he hesitated for a moment before reaching out to pick up a fragment next to him and gently flicking the black stick.

The black stick rolled about twice, revealing itself from the pile of debris. It was about three inches long and pure black in color, but the material was not gold or wood. Shen Shi took a closer look at the candle and found that the material was somewhat like a silk cloth he had never seen before. The entire black stick looked like a rolled scroll.

“Could it be a scroll” Shen Shi muttered to himself. Before this, he hadn’t thought that it would be this kind of thing. He hesitated for a moment and reached out to pick up the small black scroll. It felt soft and dense in his hand. Indeed, it was something similar to a kind of silk. He held it in his hand and flipped through it for a while, only to find that there was actually no opening on the strange black scroll. The black circle was completely seamless, and there was no place to open it.

What was going on … There was such a strange thing hidden in the strange little pot. Shen Shi was really confused. At this moment, a faint golden light suddenly flashed on the edge of one end of the small black scroll.

Shen Shi’s gaze shifted over. He saw that there was no abnormal appearance at the end of the circular curl, However, he seemed to have accidentally scanned the candlelight because he wanted to observe it carefully. Under the heat wave near the flame, a layer of black powder appeared on the tail of the curl. The golden light was only revealed because he had accidentally wiped off the small black curl by rubbing it repeatedly just now.

At this point in time, he forcefully wiped the end of the small black scroll a few times. As expected, fine black powder and rustling descended. The golden light quickly lit up. A moment later, when the black powder fell clean, Shen Shi’s body suddenly froze. He stared blankly at what was revealed beneath the black powder.

It was the pattern of a sunflower. The seven leaves were gorgeous and brilliant golden. They shone in the darkness and emitted a resplendent light.

Seven Leaves Golden Sunflower!

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At that moment, Shen Shi only felt that his breathing had stopped for a moment. Then, a huge joy suddenly surged into his heart. It was an excitement from the bottom of his heart, not because the thing in front of him would be priceless. In fact, even now, Shen Shi was still unable to figure out what exactly this small black scroll was and whether it was of any value to him. But he was still so happy that he couldn’t help but clench his fists and swing them.

At this moment, he only said loudly in his heart, “Indeed, it is indeed the Seven-leaved Golden Sunflower. As expected, I am not mistaken!”

This could be considered a reward for his eyesight. Even though no one knew at this moment, as long as he knew that he hadn’t seen wrongly, Shen Shi was still immersed in a great sense of satisfaction. After a long while, he finally calmed down. There was a smile on his face. At this moment, he even had this thought in his heart. Even though this little black scroll wasn’t a good thing, it didn’t seem to matter anymore.

However, this small black scroll that was specially marked with the Seven Leaves Golden Sunflower was clearly something that the Demon Emperor Clan had used during the Heavenly Demon Court’s era. Being sealed in such a jar as a burial object made it hard for people to guess what it was.

Shen Shi suppressed the excitement in his heart. He carefully observed the small black scroll again and again. As before, there was still no place on the scroll that could be opened. In the end, after pondering for a moment, he focused his attention on the emblem of the Seven-leaved Golden Sunflower.

He stretched out a finger and gently placed it on the golden sunflower. He rubbed it. A golden light gently flashed past the edge of his finger, but there was no movement other than that. Shen Shi frowned. Could it be that this side wasn’t the mechanism to open the scroll? How could it be opened?

His gaze swept past the sunflower emblem. After a moment of hesitation, Finger down, Moving from the sunflower to the seven leaves below, press each piece gently, The first, second, third, The black scroll didn’t respond at all, This made Shen Shi feel a little depressed. When Shen Shi had almost lost all hope and was about to give up, a crisp crackling sound came from the inside of the black scroll. Shen Shi felt his hand suddenly lighten, and a small crack appeared on the seamless and intact surface of the scroll.

Shen Shi was stunned for a moment, and then he was overjoyed. He almost jumped up. He hurriedly picked up the black scroll and lifted the candle. He sat down at the table and slowly opened the black scroll by the candle flame.

The candlelight was quietly burning, emitting a warm light. In front of the youth, Shen Shi’s eyes lit up the inside of the slowly opened scroll. In front of him, the first thing that entered his eyes were three large words:

Yin Yang Curse.

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Inside the black scroll, there were rows of small golden characters neatly and properly arranged on the surface of the black cloth. Under the dim yellow candlelight, it was unknown how many years had passed before these characters could see the light of day again. They faintly and silently reflected in Shen Shi’s eyes, flickering with a golden light.

In a trance, it was like the ancient and distant past. The golden aura that carried a rebellious aura and once dominated the heavens and clouds finally lit up a little bit of light after many years of Meng Chen.

Shen Shi watched silently. He saw the end from the beginning, and his expression gradually calmed down from his initial joy and excitement. Gradually, he became somewhat puzzled and a little confused.

From the golden words on the black scroll in front of him, he roughly knew what it was. In fact, it should be a fragment of a spell called the Yin Yang Curse.

The name of the Yin Yang Curse, The first three words were clearly written, He could not understand more, but the reason why it was said to be a fragment was because there were some simple explanations in the text. The Yin Yang Curse was divided into two types: the Yin Curse and the Yang Curse. Among them, there were four types of Yin Curse and five types of Yang Curse. As for the black scroll in front of him, there was only one type of curse called the Heart Cleansing Curse.

Shen Shi carefully read through the Heart Cleansing Curse. Then, he slowly put down the scroll in his hand and remained silent for a long time. He frowned tightly. After a long while, he said softly to himself in an unconfident tone,

“This seems to be a … refreshing technique?”

(Unknowingly, it’s been a couple of days, and I’ve found that I’m slowly adapting to this kind of day …)