Shen Luo was cheered up.
There is actually a mystery inside this thing!
Shen Luo placed the stone ball on the ground, took out the talisman from the palm of his hand, took off his outer robe, gently stroked the "stone ball" with his fingers a few times, and then pressed it lightly.
The surface of the stone ball appears a bit rough due to the small holes, but it is also somewhat elastic and does not seem to be very hard.
Shen Luo thought about it, picked up a fist-sized stone from the ground nearby, and tentatively scratched a certain spot on the surface of the "stone ball".
With a "hiss".
A large amount of gray powder fell down, and a deep mark several inches long appeared on the "stone ball".
The "stone ball" is as soft as flour.
He was stunned at first, then overjoyed. He immediately picked up the "stone ball", sat on the nearby grass, and began to "polish" it bit by bit with the stone in his hand.
After a cup of tea, the stone ball turned into a pile of powder and disappeared.
Instead, there was another new thing in Shen Luo's hand, which made him look a little strange.
At first glance, this thing is more than one foot long and less than half a foot wide, in the shape of a rectangle. The whole body is a very pure dark yellow color. It should be made by polishing a whole piece of material. The two ends are slightly upturned and the middle is concave, forming a small arc. The eight corners at the edge look quite round.
Shen Luo touched it with his hand and felt it was cold but not icy, cool but not chilly, and smooth and delicate, as if it were made of jade. There were some fine strip-like marks on the surface, which seemed to be some wavy patterns, giving people a feeling of being carefully carved out of jade.
However, this item seems to be quite old, the surface luster is a bit dull, and there are one or two cracks on the edges, giving it a sense of antiquity.
"This thing... why does it look like a pillow? A jade pillow?" Shen Luo looked at it carefully and muttered.
Because the Shen family ran a medical clinic and drugstore business, he had come into contact with many people from all walks of life and had seen some of the world. He had once seen a jade pillow in a local pawnshop, which was quite similar to the one before him.
The medical practice advocates "cool head and warm feet", and the jade pillow comes from this. Sleeping on it for a long time can improve intelligence and brain health, and make people's wisdom clear. Therefore, some princes, ministers, and even the emperor would generally use jade pillows on their beds, in order to strengthen the body and brain and prolong life.
However, jade pillows are very particular about the jade used, and not all jade can be used to make pillows. Therefore, they are very valuable and not something that an ordinary wealthy family can afford.
How could there be a jade pillow in this desolate mountain, and hidden in this strange cave and stone ball
Shen Luo turned the jade pillow over and over several times, but could not see what was mysterious about it.
However, since it can attract the white light emitted by the talisman, it is obviously not an ordinary object.
Shen Luo felt both excited and nervous when he thought that he might have encountered one of those "adventures" often written about in books and really found a "treasure".
After thinking for a while, he wrapped the jade pillow in his outer robe, tied a knot and put it on his back. He also blocked the hole with stones and pulled nearby grass and vines to cover it to make sure no one would notice anything unusual.
He cleaned the surroundings again, and after making sure that there was no one else around and nothing left out, he turned and headed out of the valley.