"Di-"
The familiar and terrifying voice resounded again.
Wu You touched the cowhide pocket hanging on his chest, it was heavy at this time, but it was not full, and it was the last.
"There are only three hours left. We have now collected the six treasures of the Seven Treasures of Buddhism mentioned in the Lotus Sutra." Wu You looked at the contents in the cowhide pocket, "Gold, silver, colored glaze, and trillium.粲, agate, roses."
The last thing to do is pearls.
When several illusions appeared in the sky in front of them again, the two of them decisively abandoned the interference item of the "Pirate Tin" world.
Gu Qingqing looked at Wu You's expression: "What can you see in the other two skies? Is it something terrible?"
"It's not scary, it's just weird." Since Wu You experienced the world of blood red agate, he has become more courageous. "If I said that I saw a bunch of rabbits, you would definitely think it was very strange."
"rabbit?"
"Yes, it's not a bunch, there are only two in total, the fur is yellowish," Wu You went on, not knowing how to describe it, "I don't know what these two rabbits are eating there, anyway, they can hear something like metal. The sound, what is even more unbearable, is that these two rabbits are pulling while eating, all the black iron beads pulled out, and they make a hard sound when they fall to the ground."
After listening to Wu You's description, Gu Qingqing seemed to understand something: "There is indeed such an animal in the legend, they like to eat all kinds of iron tools, and they look like rabbits. It is said that two such rabbits can kill a barracks. The weapons are all eaten up."
Wu You looked incredulous: "Then what are they pulling? It's definitely not ordinary rabbit shit."
"That thing is a treasure. It is said that when casting a sword, as long as you put one in it, you can cast a rare divine sword."
Wu You gained knowledge again. At this time, she pointed to the sky in the middle: "Let's go straight ahead, that's our direction."
"Oh? Did you see the pearl?"
"I saw a huge mussel in the sea. Although I didn't see the beads directly, the pearly light appeared from the gap where the mussels merged." Wu You saw hope and walked faster.
Gu Qingqing affirmed Wu You's statement, and walked forward with a quicker pace: "You said, this world doesn't want us to go to the sea to pick pearls, right?"
"It's a pity Fang Fei isn't here." Wu You looked relaxed, but she was actually a little afraid of the sea. She usually went to a swimming pool, and she really didn't have the courage and ability to really go into the sea.
"I always feel that the scale of the painting push is very good this time." Gu Qingqing said suddenly.
"You're... complimenting him?"
Gu Qingqing smiled: "I'm just a summary of our world, although it's not over yet, but according to the process of finding the first six Buddha treasures, I think... it seems that those knowledge are just within the scope of our knowledge. It's a bit unnatural by coincidence. I'm even thinking, if I haven't read some books that help us find the answer, will the pictorial 'change the subject' for us?"
Wu You pondered what Gu Qingqing said, and felt that the other party made a lot of sense: "I also had an idea just now, if after the silver tree world, we did not choose to find the world of agate, but chose the world of iron or tin, we two Will it be eliminated
"Will our treasure hunt target change from the Seven Treasures of Buddhism to the Five Treasures of Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron and Tin?"
Listening to Wu You's slightly absurd analysis, Gu Qingqing nodded in agreement: "Maybe."
"Then we both lost, obviously five can be done, but we have to find seven, otherwise we would have found the fragments and went out now!" Wu You made a needlessly optimistic assumption.
The two of them walked forward while talking, and they didn't know which one stepped into a certain barrier, and the two suddenly entered a bustling market.
"Sell beads, sell beads! The best South Sea pearls!" Someone shouted loudly.
The two of them didn't expect to get to the point so quickly.
Gu Qingqing looked at the hawkers selling pearls on the street, as well as the shops on the street that said "Pearl for Sale", and then walked to the hawkers to take a closer look at the large and small pearls.
"It's so strange, do they know that we need pearls? How could everyone be selling beads?" Wu You picked up a huge oval bead on the stall and thought to herself, the pearls in the Seven Treasures of Buddhism It should be all round.
Gu Qingqing whispered, "Do you think it's unnatural here?"
"Yeah, they are too 'thinking about people's thoughts and worrying about people's worries', they are like roundworms in our stomachs." Living in the bodies of thirteen members like roundworms
Gu Qingqing said: "You are right, this matter is too strange, let's take this market, even if it is positioned as a pearl market, it is impossible to only sell pearls and not see anything else at all. - Do you think Thinking about it, is the concentration of beads sold in the past that we have experienced a little different from this place?"
Wu You put himself in his shoes and thought for a while: "I don't like pearls either, but I bought them for my mother, my aunt, and the others when I traveled... You're right, whether it's Dalian, Qingdao, or Beidaihe, even if it's pearls. The main market, it is impossible to only sell pearls, the shopkeepers will always sell some shell jewelry and other things."
Gu Qingqing nodded, looking at the simple pearls, large and small, displayed by the vendors, suddenly feeling inexplicably frightened.
"I think the painting push may be in a hurry." Wu You said his analysis, "He wants us to find the right pearl so much, and then the painting is successful."
"If you follow your ideas, the painting "Hehe" is likely to allow all thirteen of us to go out safely." Gu Qingqing expressed her conjecture.
Wu You's eyes lit up, but her voice was a little sad: "But this matter will never end because of this. Who knows what the thirteen of us are trying to do - I don't think he's holding back!"
Gu Qingqing was amused by Wu You's unabashed words: After all, we are in other people's paintings, so we should pay more attention to our words.
Just as Wu You was about to say something, she was suddenly attracted by a huge black pearl. She hurriedly grabbed Gu Qingqing, and the two of them walked to the store with black pearls.
Wu You first inquired about the price of this black pearl, which was indeed very valuable. Then, with the permission of the boss, she picked up the pearl and pretended to check it out, but in fact she put the pearl at the end of the cowhide pocket and wanted to try the pocket. attitude towards this pearl.
Sure enough, things weren't that simple. When Wu You put his hand near his pocket, he could feel a strong repulsive force similar to a magnet.
It doesn't seem to be this one, Wu You put the pearl back in place.
"This girl, is there anything you are dissatisfied with about this pearl?" The boss looked at everything and came over and asked.
"Do you have better beads here?" Wu You asked.
The boss first looked at Wu You and Gu Qingqing before saying, "Better? Let's talk about what kind of pearls are better? Is it bigger in size, or is the color more scarce, or is it better? The shape is more peculiar, so I have to give you a direction."
The boss obviously did not take these two girls in ordinary clothes in his eyes.
Gu Qingqing thought for a while and said, "The two of us are from other places, but we are only servants of a big family. Now our old lady wants to find the best beads in the city, no matter what the price is. Buy them. Boss, If you have access to this area, please think of a way, our old lady will never treat the boss badly."
Gu Qingqing's words really moved the boss's mind, he looked at the two young girls back and forth, but finally put on a noncommittal expression: "Where do you guys know, really good beads are not Not in our hands."
"Who's in the hands of that?" Wu You hurriedly asked.
"Naturally in the hands of those Persians." The boss replied.
"But, I didn't see Persians in our market." Wu You asked.
"The Persians in our city have offended their superiors, and many people have been implicated. I heard that the government sent a large ship to transport them back to China." The boss didn't seem to be lying.
Gu Qingqing and Wu You looked at each other, always feeling that the boss had clues, but he didn't want to say anything.
"Boss, if you know who has the best pearls in their hands, please give us directions. If the pearls satisfy our old lady, they will definitely not treat you badly." Wu You said.
Wu You quickly made a statement, putting a small handful of golden sand on the boss's counter: "After this is done, there will be a big reward."
Gold really worked, and the boss's expression relaxed a little.
"If you believe me, come with me, and I'll show you someone." The boss said this, and began to tell the shopkeepers to be optimistic about the shop.
Gu Qingqing nodded: "We'll go with you."
Wu You also added: "Our old lady sent bodyguards to follow us secretly."
This sentence is to give himself courage, and secondly, it also has a certain deterrent effect on the shop owner.
The shop owner smiled: "My shop is right here, and it's not a one-shot deal with you, so why should I hurt you?"
So, the two girls followed the store owner out of the back door of the store and walked through the streets to the store owner's residence.
"Could it be that the pearl is in your home?" Wu You asked unconsciously.
The boss was silent and closed the courtyard door.
The two girls were somewhat nervous, but at the moment they could only bite the bullet and move forward, ready to act at any time.
The two entered the room with the boss and saw a terminally ill Persian on the bed.
"This man has good beads in his hand, but he doesn't admit it and refuses to hand it over." The boss said with great certainty.
The Persian looked at the two strange girls with blue eyes and did not speak.
"Can he understand what we said?" Wu You asked the boss in a low voice.
"Understood, he has been with us for more than ten years, understands everything, and is particularly good at bargaining." The boss seemed to know this Persian very well.
"But he's in such a state of despair now that he is seriously ill. Even if he has precious pearls on his body, he would have already pawned them to treat his illness." Wu You didn't believe that this Persian would still have valuable pearls on his body.
"You don't know the Persians, they will keep one last pearl for themselves until they die." The boss looked at the Persians and said, "And that pearl must be the best pearl this Persian has ever found in his life. "
Gu Qingqing listened to the boss's words, remembered some relevant historical records, and nodded in agreement.
"Where is this Persian's bead? If he died here, even if he hid a bead thousands of miles away, would it still be his?" Wu You asked.
"So, the priceless pearl must not be thousands of miles away. The pearl should be very close to this Persian, but he refused to say it." The boss was a little helpless.
"Since you can't get him to hand over the pearl, we can't help it," Gu Qingqing looked at the boss, "What's the point of letting us see him?"
The boss sighed: "I can't find a solution either, I don't want to tell my colleagues about this matter, and I can't find out the whereabouts of the beads from this Persian man - I regard you as the buyers of this beads from the bottom of my heart. Yes, so I hope you can find a way to get the beads from him."
Suddenly a long sigh sounded, as if coming from a throat that had been dry for decades.
The Persian lying on the bed sighed and turned his head slowly. His slightly curly beard had turned gray, and his blue-gray eyes looked at the two strange girls, and sighed again.
"This, is he dissatisfied with buyers like us..." Wu You said softly.
The Persians sang a long list of strange languages.
The boss hugged his arm in surprise, and complained, "This cunning sick Persian!"
Wu You listened for a while, looked at Gu Qingqing, and asked again, "What is he talking about? Is it related to the beads? But no matter how I listen to him, it sounds like he's singing."
"Hey, I don't understand either." The boss was helpless.
After a long while, Gu Qingqing said to the boss, "Are you sure the most precious pearl in the city is on him?"
"I've seen it with my own eyes," the boss said with certainty. "It's a rare blue bead the size of a pigeon's egg. It's priceless as jewelry, and I've heard that the powder of that kind of bead has the effect of prolonging life."
Gu Qingqing looked at the Persian who was still speaking a foreign language, and put some golden sand on her palm, placing three small piles in total: "Three living things, if you can sell us beads, Not only can we promise you wealth, we might even ask someone to cure you of your illness."
The Persian stopped talking, and seemed to be very uninterested in Gu Qingqing's words. He muttered a few strange words in his mouth, and then closed his eyes, as if he had fallen asleep.
"It's really interesting, are his beads more important than his illness?" Wu You said to the boss, "The two of us have to return to the old lady's place to return to our lives. Let's see how the old lady plans to deal with this matter. We will come back tomorrow. ."
"Well, that's all there is to it."
…
Gu Qingqing and Wu You left the boss's residence and went far, far away.
Wu Youcai said in a low voice, "I didn't expect that he actually spoke English."
"You heard it too?" Gu Qingqing asked.
"Yes, I can understand 50% to 60%. The English he speaks is a bit old, and the grammar is not the same as it is now." Wu You said.
At this moment, both of them are pleased with the tacit acting skills just now.
"Ordinarily, ancient Persian should be closer to Iranian. I don't know why his words are closer to modern English." Gu Qingqing said.
"Do you speak Iranian?"
"Won't."
"So, he has to say something that we both understand but the boss doesn't understand..."
"… "
Just now, the strange language spoken by the Persian on the sickbed was actually English, and what he said surprised the two girls even more—
"This man is a devil. He has trapped me here, so I can't return to my homeland. Two kind girls, if you can understand me, please take me out of here."
Under the circumstances at the time, Gu Qingqing and Wu You couldn't tell each other that they understood in a proper way, so they could only respond cautiously with their eyes.
The Persian said again: "If possible, please come to the back door of this house to meet me after three sticks of incense. There is a secret door here, and I need your help before I can leave. Remember, after three sticks of incense, If you understand, please use the time of 'three sticks of incense' to respond to me."
Gu Qingqing had a clever idea, put three small piles in the palm of his hand with golden sand, and confuses the boss with "three living things".
There was relief in the Persian's eyes, but he didn't bring it out on his face. He turned his face again and said again: "You better find a boat, I have to take a boat back to my hometown."
…
"Does he know that we are also going for his beads?" Wu You said.
"Didn't that boss speak? He can understand Chinese."
"Then why did he ask us for help?"
"Probably there is no other way." Gu Qingqing and Wu You are currently renting a boat on the dock.
"We'll have to figure out a way to inquire about the whereabouts of his beads later."
"Let's act by chance. The treasures we've found these times are often obtained by surprise, and this time should be no exception."
Wu You looked at the phone, it showed: 11:46—
The time for the three sticks of incense is almost up, and there is only more than an hour left before the two of them finally go out.
…
12:27
The poor and sick Persian finally lay down on the boat as he wished, and his blue eyes looked at the two girls who were rowing apart: "Thank you, two angels."
Wu You wanted to ask about the beads, but he didn't know how to speak for a while.
The Persian supported the boat, as if trying to sit up.
Wu You stepped forward to help him, and the Persian smiled: "I know, you guys also want that bead. What if I can't give you that bead?"
The two girls didn't speak. Even if they used a knife to force the sick Persian, they probably wouldn't be able to force the bead out.
"Even if you can't get beads, it's good to send a homeless person home." Gu Qingqing said.
The Persian seemed a little moved, but not too grateful. He fumbled for a while in his arms and took out a knife.
Wu You swiftly ducked back, and Gu Qingqing also retreated slightly, but the boat was very small, and there was almost no bigger place for people to hide.
The Persian took the knife and cut his thigh. He gritted his teeth and endured the pain, and took out a bead from the depth of the blood-filled wound on his thigh.
Wu You was stunned by this scene.
The Persian held the bead in the palm of his hand: "This is the best bead among the rare treasures I have experienced in my life. I originally wanted to use it to bury me, but now... you can't be in vain. Help me, you can take these beads, as long as you can help me find the big boat that the Persians left, and give my body to my villagers, so that they can take me home."
"But..." Gu Qingqing wanted to say something.
"Don't think too much, this bead is my reward to you." The Persian placed the bead on the wound on his thigh, and miraculously stopped the bleeding.
"This bead can cure disease, can't you use it to cure your disease?" Wu You asked.
"Beads can cure diseases, but they are powerless to return to the sky." The Persian lay down again weakly, as if he knew when his own death was, "Take these beads, I believe my villagers will always find a way to make my soul rest in peace. ."
The Persian closed his eyes and said nothing.
Wu You probed his breath and determined that the person was dead.
The Persian had a weird smile on his face after he died, and he didn't have the peace that he should have after death.