Chapter 97: The Seven-Colored Tassel Jade Appears

  Only to see that the cut surface is smooth and even, with a glossy blackness, but amidst the blackness, there is a bright light shining through, and faintly visible are ripples of water flowing, it's actually more beautiful than the finest white jade.

  Everyone looked at this situation and was a bit stunned. They had never heard of black jade before, and the color and quality of this jade seemed to be even higher than that of top-grade jadeite.

  Cheng Zihan was also taken aback.

  Is this Ink Jade?

  Cheng Zihan turned around and glanced at Qin Kexiu. She didn't know much about jade, and in her previous situation, she had no opportunity to learn about such luxury goods. This time, it was Han Jincheng who briefed her on the way, so she had some understanding of jade.

  This time she chose this stone, mainly because of its lovely shape and the price was not expensive, so she bought it.

  One hundred yuan for a piece of jade like this is still a good deal.

  The master who cut the stone was also a bit stunned, and he subconsciously glanced at the boss of the shop next to him, as if he had also seen some clues.

  The fat boss standing next to Cheng Zihan spoke up at this time: "Little girl is really lucky, I like this jade stone, can you bear the pain and give it to me?"

  At this moment, others who were shocked by the scene in front of them also reacted and opened their mouths. "Little girl, sell it to me, I'm willing to pay a high price."

  This quality of ink jade is extremely rare at home and abroad, and looking at the one in front of you, it's as fine as sheep fat, absolutely a top-quality jade!

  Jade is something that has no absolute value, with unlimited potential for appreciation. You might buy a piece of jade today for a few hundred or thousand dollars, but in three to five years, the price of this piece of jade may rise to tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands. This situation is not uncommon, mainly depending on your luck.

  Cheng Zihan's luck was undoubtedly extremely good, because she wanted to enjoy the thrilling process of gambling on the stone, and she didn't turn on her demon eyes, so this time she won a treasure, completely relying on her luck.

  This person's luck is really too good.

  "Little girl, this has already been confirmed to be a top-quality ink jade. Do you want to continue cutting it open or sell it now?" The shop owner was after all someone who had seen many storms, and although he coveted the top-quality ink jade that Cheng Zihuan could get, he remained very calm.

  It's just been cut open now, and no one knows what the situation is inside. However, judging from the jade stone's water absorption condition, it's estimated that the quality won't be bad, and cracks are rare.

  This jade is estimated to be worth over one million yuan, but if it were sold now, it would likely only fetch around 500,000 to 600,000 yuan.

  "Never mind, just pack it up for me." Cheng Zihan was also calm and quickly recovered from the initial shock, saying lightly to the store owner.

  The people around were naturally disappointed, but some also had ulterior motives.

  In southern Henan Province, such incidents of being intercepted on the way are not uncommon.

  The shop owner didn't say much and directly handed over the packaged items to Qin Kexiu.

  Qin Kesou glanced at Cheng Zihan and reminded her that it was time to leave.

  Cheng Zihan didn't have the heart to stay any longer, she felt that there was something else in the ink jade, and now she had to hurry back to take a closer look.

  After taking the things, the two people left together.

  Because she was eager to see what it was, Cheng Zihan didn't have the heart to continue watching and directly returned to her room. The others hadn't come back yet, so Cheng Zihan and Qin Kexiu went straight into their room.

  "Be careful, someone has been following us." As soon as they entered the room, Qin Kesu whispered to Cheng Zihan, while also vigilantly looking outside through the gap in the window.

  Cheng Zihan's face was cold, "These annoying flies are really hateful."

  "I'll go collect it, you stay inside." Qin Kexiu patted Cheng Zihan's head and handed the ink jade to her, then opened the door and walked out.

  Cheng Zihan quietly lay on the windowsill, secretly looking at the situation outside.

  This time, only three people followed Cheng Zihan and his group. One was the nouveau riche Bao Fa who had been seen once before, and the other two were thin and dry, probably small bosses from the crowd of onlookers, this time they came just to probe for information.

  Qin Kesou walked out and looked at the three people hiding aside to steal a glance, smiled coldly, and then walked over directly.

  The three people did not feel anyone approaching at all, Qin Kexiu directly hid and stood behind them.

  "This little girl's luck is really good, you say this ink jade is how big? This kind of quality ink jade is rarely seen, at least it should be sold for 18 million." Fat paper spoke first, but was afraid that the people inside would hear, so intentionally lowered his voice.

  "That's it, I just saw that man is no longer inside, why don't we go in and snatch it directly, then divide it?" one of the thin papers suggested.

  "Are you out of your mind? Robbing people directly in Yu Nan, I think you don't want to see tomorrow's sun!" Another skinny paper slapped the person who just spoke on the forehead and scolded.

  Fat paper turned around and glared at them fiercely, "Shut up! Are you afraid that the people inside don't know you're sneaking a peek here?"

  The fat guy successfully shut those two up.

  The three of them quietly crept to the window and started peeking, but suddenly felt a chill on their backs, so they quickly turned around to look behind them.

  Behind was empty and desolate, with no one in sight.

  The three of them looked at each other in dismay and continued on their way back.

  Qin Kesou coldly stared at the three protruding buttocks, lifted his foot and fiercely kicked the largest one.

  "Ah ya!" The fat paper shouted in pain and turned his head to look back, scolding loudly: "Which son of a bitch kicked my ass?"

  The other two skinny men burst out laughing at the sight.

  "Shut up, you two idiots!" Fat Paper was enraged and slapped Thin Paper with a loud smack.

  The thin paper dodged nimbly and was also infuriated by the attitude of the fat paper, "Huang Dabao, you're done for! Don't think I don't dare to lay a hand on you!"

  "You're a thin monkey, try saying one more sentence?" Fat paper was also angry.

  A few people had a disagreement and actually started fighting in the courtyard.

  Cheng Zihan walked out of the house, took a glance at Qin Kexiu who was standing aside with his arms around him watching the commotion, and then looked at the three people rolling on the ground in a heap, her mouth twitching.

  "Are the three of you done peeking? Are you done causing trouble? Can you now get out of my sight?" Cheng Zihang asked coldly, seeing that the three people didn't know when they would stop fighting.

  Three people were instantly petrified, stiffly turning their heads towards Cheng Zihuan, and then simultaneously swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

  At this time, Han Jingchen and Han Yi also returned with a full load. Seeing the three people who were in a mess in the yard, and looking at Cheng Zihang standing at the door of the room with an angry face, they seemed to be unclear about the situation in front of them.

  "Zi Han, what's this?" Han Yi spoke first, pointing at the three people on the ground and asked.

  Cheng Zihan pouted, "Boot-licker!"

  Han Jingchen's face changed, and he slowly walked to the front of the three, squatted down, and coldly asked: "Are you going out by yourselves or do I need to take action?"

  "Never mind, never mind, we'll go out ourselves." Piao Zhi was so intimidated by Han Jingchen's powerful aura that his legs trembled and he quickly rolled away in a hurry.

  The remaining two people also hastily slipped away.

  Han Jingchen stood up, clapped his hands, and walked to the front of Cheng Zihan, stretched out his hand to rub her head, and smiled: "Why come back so early? Don't continue playing?"

  "Hey, Uncle Han, come quick! I and Kexiu just dug up a piece of mysterious jade, it looks quite strange. We were thinking of coming back to see what's going on, so we came back first." Cheng Zihan saw Han Jingchen and excitedly pulled him inside.

  Han Yi and Qin Kexiu also followed him into the house.

  That piece of ink jade was quietly lying on the ground at this time, with a flat cut and a crystal-like black luster.

  Han Jingchen took a look at the jade stone and was also stunned. He hurried over and began to carefully examine it.

  Cheng Zihan and others also did not make a sound, quietly watching.

  "Zi Han, your luck is really good! This is a top-quality ink jade from the Hetian jade, as fine as sheep fat, absolutely the best of jades! You've made a fortune this time, this thing is very rare, even a piece the size of a thumb can sell for tens of thousands of dollars. I estimate it's worth a lot of money here. But still need to grind off the outer material and bring out the jade inside to see how big it really is." Han Jinchen gave a thumbs up to Cheng Zihan, repeatedly praising him.

  Ink jade is not as common as ordinary jade, with a relatively low output rate. Most of them are ink jade with white or bluish-green base, while pure black ink jade is extremely rare, at least in the past few thousand years, there have been only a few cases.

  Cheng Zihan was also a blind cat who stumbled upon a dead mouse, and it was only by dumb luck that he managed to dig up such an extraordinary piece of jade.

  "Really? But I feel like there's something inside it." Cheng Zihan reached out to touch the ink jade, which felt cold to the touch, unlike the usual soft and warm jade. Most jade stones were warm, rarely would they be this cold. This piece of jade had an ugly appearance, and was pitch black, but Cheng Zihan could faintly sense a strange energy emanating from within it, piquing her curiosity.

  This jade is absolutely not simple.

  "Oh? Is there something inside?" Han Jingchen was also somewhat interested, and the two of them crouched down to look at the jade utensil in front of them, which looked like a beautiful painting from afar.

  Han Yi and Qin Kexiu exchanged a silent glance, feeling that they were somewhat superfluous here at this time.

  Han Jingchen and Han Yi also bought a lot of treasures, but because there were too many, they didn't bring them back themselves, instead the seller was responsible for sending them to the hotel.

  Han Jingchen and Cheng Zihan rarely had the opportunity to cultivate their father-daughter relationship, so they tacitly retreated to the hotel lobby to drink tea while waiting for the goods.

  Outside the hotel entrance, several people were sneaking a peek, occasionally whispering to each other.

  "Are you sure they live here?"

  "Alright, shall we take action tonight?"

  "Idiot! Do you know whose territory this is? You dare to make a move here, have your brain gone rotten?"

  "What's to be done? Am I supposed to just watch as that treasure slips away before my eyes?"

  "Idiot! Of course we'll make our move when they leave Yunnan City!"

  "Right, right, right! The boss is indeed the boss, really clever!"

  "You all stay here and watch, see when they leave Henan. When the time comes for them to leave, they will definitely take a car, and we'll take advantage of that opportunity to get close to them. Under the pretext of renting a car, we'll snatch away all the treasures they've gathered in Henan over the past few days! As long as we return to Henan, once the goods are out, what can they do to us?"

  "Haha, right, right, right."

  A few people conspired for a while, and one person was left outside to keep watch, while the others went ahead and left.

  Han Yi and Qin Kexiu exchanged a glance. Although their voices were low, they were clearly audible to the two masters.

  "Looks like someone else is coming to their death again." Qin Kexiu hooked up the corner of his mouth and smiled coldly.

  "No big deal, Zihan has been bored lately too, it's a good opportunity to move around and loosen up." Han Yi also had a hint of cold smile on the corner of his mouth.

  Two people exchanged a glance and smiled, both seeing the tacit understanding in each other's eyes.

  Inside the room, Cheng Zihan and Han Jincheng were lying on the ground, staring at the jade stone with wide eyes.

  Han Jingchen is not only an expert in identifying jade stones, but also has a good way of dealing with them.

  This time he came, he also brought a set of tools, now he is grinding the skin off the surface of the ink jade, and the whole piece of black and shiny ink jade finally appeared in front of Cheng Zihang.

  It has become an irregular oval shape, with the corners being ground into a very round shape, but still can see a small pointed corner protruding out.

  After polishing it well, Han Jinchen stared at the jade stone for a while, then took out a sharp Swiss army knife, and with a swift motion, the jade stone was cut in half.

  The jade was cut open, and a burst of colorful light suddenly radiated out, illuminating the entire room.

  Cheng Zihan was knocked backwards by a gentle force and fell directly onto the ground, with his four limbs pointing towards the sky.

  But she didn't care at all, because all her attention was drawn to the colorful light inside the house.

  So beautiful, red orange yellow green blue purple, seven eye colors are stunning.

  Han Jingchen was also shocked by what he saw before him. He had been in the jade industry for some years, but it was still his first time seeing such a strange scene.

  A seven-colored light burst out from inside the house, enveloping the entire inn in a seven-colored glow.

  Qin Kexiu and Han Yi, who were drinking tea in the front hall, were also startled by the commotion inside. They quickly got up and stood in the courtyard, staring foolishly at the yard shrouded in seven-colored light.

  Tao Jinhua had just entered the door and was also startled by this scene, hurriedly running over to ask in confusion: "This, what's going on?"

  Qin Kexiu and Han Yi didn't quite understand what had happened either, so they just shook their heads.

  Tao Jinhua gazed at the seven-colored light, and her heart was secretly worried. With such a big commotion, she feared that some old monsters in Yu Nan would be startled, hoping nothing went wrong.

  After Tao Jinhua returned, Zhu Goudan naturally followed back as well.

  As soon as he entered the door, he saw the movement in front of him and was also startled.

  "Stinky woman, what kind of trick are you playing here?" Zhu Gou Dan stood beside Tao Jin Hua, embracing his own wife and asking loudly.

  "Get out! Who allowed you to come in?" Tao Jinhua slapped him with a bad temper.

  "Your door isn't even closed." Zhū Gǒu Dàn's face was full of helplessness as he hugged the woman in his arms tightly.

  The two of them started quarreling with each other in a tit-for-tat manner.

  Han Yi was speechless about the two of them and worried about the situation inside where Cheng Ziheng and others were, so he went in to take a look with Qin Kexiu first.

  This commotion was indeed great, and everyone in southern Henan saw it. The seven-colored auspicious light, this phenomenon has appeared only twice in southern Henan. The first time was when southern Henan was just built, about two thousand years ago, because someone opened the seven-colored Xuanwu stone, rumored to be the stone left by Nüwa when she mended the sky, possessing the power of reversing heaven.

  But that's just a legend, and no one knows whether it's true or false.

  But this time, the seven-colored light was real and naturally attracted a lot of people's attention.

  Many people put down their work and walked towards the place where the colorful light was emitted.

  Tao Jinhua knew that this time it was likely to be a big trouble, so after Gou Dan entered the hotel, she immediately closed the door and didn't let anyone in.

  Cheng Hai and they sneaked in through the back door, almost got caught, fortunately they ran fast and slipped in just in time.

  Cheng Zihan and Han Jingchen were still staring at the thing inside the newly cut open ink jade.

  It was a concave and convex statue of a woman, with a seven-colored glow on the surface of the statue, so beautiful that it made people's hearts beat faster.

  Cheng Zihan looked at the beauty and raised her head in confusion towards Han Jincheng.

  She had never heard of such a thing before.

  Han Jingchen also furrowed his brow, as if it was also his first time seeing such a strange sight.

  At this time, Han Yi and Qin Kexiu pushed open the door and came in. They took a look at the two people who were lying on the ground and walked over with some curiosity.

  When they saw the exquisite and delicate beauty statue, both of them were somewhat astonished.

  The statue is carved vividly, just like a real person. The statue is only the size of two fingers, but every single hair is carved realistically.

  The statue's eyes are tightly closed, its vermilion lips slightly parted as if saying something. Its long hair is coiled into an elegant hanging cloud bun, on top of which a butterfly-shaped hairpin can be faintly seen among the strands.

  The entire body is carved with every detail, the slender waist, the plump abundance, the delicate navel, and the private area...

  This looks more like a miniature of an absolute beauty than a man-made sculpture.

  Han Yi looked at the statue, feeling that his entire consciousness was being drawn into a mysterious place. There, the sound of celestial music lingered, and clouds and mist swirled around. He could see fairy maidens dressed in seven-colored robes dancing gracefully, their faces so beautiful they took his breath away, their movements absolutely stunning.

  Cheng Zihan furrowed her brow, feeling that the atmosphere in the entire room had changed in an instant.

  Han Jingchen picked up a bag beside him and covered the statue with it, blocking out the colorful light.

  Han Yi also came to his senses at that moment, but his head was a bit dull and painful, and he was still a little dazed.

  He looked at everyone in confusion, and for a moment, he couldn't figure out where he was.

  "This thing is a bit eerie, it seems to be able to make people fall into an illusion. Be careful, Zihuan, and it's best to put it away in a jade box." Han Jincheng glanced at Han Yiyu, his heart still racing.

  If it wasn't for him noticing Han Yi's abnormality and covering up the colorful statue in time, who knows what would have happened.

  Cheng Zihan took away the bag, and the colorful light was emitted again. She took a look, directly stuffed the statue back into the ink jade, and then closed the two pieces of broken ink jade, completely blocking the colorful light.

  After doing all this, Cheng Zihan brought the rope again, tied Mu Yu tightly and threw it into the storage ring.

  At this time, the door was pushed open and Cheng Hai and Li Lan walked in, panting heavily, as if they had just engaged in intense exercise.

  As soon as they entered, Cheng Hai couldn't help but ask: "Zihan, what happened? Just now I saw a seven-colored light emanating from the inn here, and many people rushed towards it. We almost got submerged by the crowd."

  Cheng Zihan stood up, patted his clothes, and smiled at Cheng Hai, "It's nothing, we just opened a stone slab and something unexpected happened, but it's all right now."

  Cheng Hai finally let out a sigh of relief and walked into the room.

  The two of them didn't gain much, went to play a few rounds of gambling stones, the thrill was enough, but basically neither won nor lost, just gained experience.

  The matter was quickly brought up and then dropped, with Cheng Zihan and the others tacitly not mentioning it again. Cheng Hai and Li Lan also didn't ask much, and the few of them exchanged their gains from this trip out. The ones who gained the most were naturally Han Jincheng and Han Yi.

  With Han Jingchen's expertise, they naturally gained a lot.

  Cheng Hai and Li Lan were considered to have gone in vain, without gaining anything.

  Cheng Zihan got that ink jade because there was such a strange thing inside, so it was directly ignored.

  After chatting for a while, Cheng Zihan stretched and stood up, "Alright, let's stop here for this morning. We'll continue our journey after lunch."

  "But now the outside is surrounded by people, what can we eat?" Qin Kexiu honestly told Cheng Zihan about everyone's current situation.

  Cheng Zihan was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "What's there to be afraid of? Isn't there the dried provisions prepared by the boss's wife?"

  Qin Ke's mouth twitched slightly, but he also acknowledged that Cheng Zihans words were correct.

  A few people casually ate some dry rations and then each went back to rest.

  Finally, someone has come to collect the trouble outside.

  Tao Jinhua knew something was wrong from the moment she saw that colorful light, now the entire hotel is surrounded and the knocking on the door is making the floor of the hotel start to shake.

  "Son of a turtle! What are you still doing here? Get out and chase those people away for me! Do I still want to do business or not? Don't I have no money, is it up to you to support me?" Tao Jinhua glared at Zhu Goudan who was still lingering around her, her anger bursting forth as she slapped him away with a loud smack and scolded viciously.

  The dog egg crawled up from the ground and scolded: "Stinky girls, come back and I'll deal with you properly!"

  But scold as he might, he still had to get things done.

  He took out his mobile phone and dialed a number. Zhū Gǒu Dàn directly called back to his old haunt, gave some instructions to several brothers, and then hung up the phone.

  "Alright, you stinky girls, I've already taken care of it. They'll be here soon to clean up the scum outside. Now, how are you going to repay me?" Dog Egg said with a grin, cracking his knuckles.

  Tao Jinhua gave him a disdainful glance and turned around to enter the house, too lazy to bother with him.

  The dog egg followed her into the house with eager eyes.

  The people outside were intimidated by the violence of Gou Dan's brothers and eventually dispersed.

  In the south of Henan, apart from Zhu Gou Dan and a few other local tyrants, there were also several old monsters hiding in seclusion. They lived in five directions: east, south, west, north, and center, each occupying a large mansion, never interacting with outsiders. However, their strength was something that everyone in Henan knew but didn't dare to mention.

  At this time, in each of the five large mansions, the same scene was unfolding.

  At the moment when the seven-colored light appeared, five elderly men who were originally still sitting on the soft couch with their eyes closed suddenly sat up, looking towards the direction where the seven-colored light was emitted with piercing eyes, and then issued orders in unison: "Go and investigate immediately to see where this light is coming from!"

  A terrible storm is brewing, and after years of silence in southern Henan, it's feared that things will never be calm again.

  The protagonist who triggered this storm was now hugging his quilt and sleeping sweetly.

  In the afternoon, Cheng Zihan woke up and found two more people in the house, Mangcang and Tiancan.

  Seeing them, Cheng Zihan was obviously somewhat surprised. Previously, Mangcang said that Yuannan here clashed with him, so he didn't come along and stayed in Wangcheng to help watch the plantation. But this time, he suddenly ran over, which is really strange.

  "Wild, how did you get here?" Cheng Zihan rubbed his eyes and sat up in bed, looking at the big and small ones in front of him.

  "You've made a big mistake this time, that seven-colored statue is no ordinary object. I'll take it away now. Remember, during this period of time, many unbelievable things may happen in southern Henan, but no matter what happens, you must not intervene, absolutely cannot get involved, otherwise, even I won't be able to turn the tide." Mang Cang's face was grave, apparently the situation was very serious.

  Cheng Zihan's whole body was invigorated, and she became much more alert.

  She took out the ink jade from the storage ring and handed it to Mangcang. Mangcang took a glance at it and directly threw it into the Tree Spirit Space. Then, he pointed to the Celestial Silkworm beside him, "He will be following you for some time now, and he will be of help to you. Remember, don't get involved in any trivial matters, no matter how much they may concern you."

  The old man repeatedly exhorted Cheng Zihuan for a long time before disappearing suddenly.

  Cheng Zihan's mood suddenly became much heavier.

  Tian Can was overjoyed and rushed over to hug Cheng Zihuan, kissing her repeatedly. "Sister Zihuan, I've missed you so much! Have you missed me?"

  "Get out! I don't miss you at all! You're so annoying, do you want to suffocate me?" Cheng Zihan kicked out with one foot and sent Tian Can flying.

  The silkworm rolled around in circles inside the room, with an extremely wronged expression, pouting its mouth and looking pitifully at Cheng Ziheng.

  "Follow me and don't cause trouble for no reason, got it?"

  "Mang Cang said I'm here to help you." Tian Can protested indignantly.

  Cheng Zihan turned around and glared at him fiercely, "Less nonsense, you'd better not cause me any trouble, let alone expect you to help me? Forget it."

  As I walked out of the room, Tian Can followed closely behind me.

  Cheng Hai and Li Lan saw the sudden appearance of the heavenly silkworm here, and were visibly startled.

  "Zi Han, how did he get here?" Li Lan furrowed her brow, originally thinking that this fat kid was strange, often suddenly appearing out of nowhere and disappearing without a trace. Now that they were in Yu Nan, he could still appear suddenly.

  "Mom, he just came over and dumped him on me, then went to gamble with rocks himself." Cheng Zihan seemed to be very helpless as she spread her hands.

  "His dad has come too?" Li Lan was somewhat surprised.

  Just then, Mang Cang walked in from outside the door, muttering to himself as he walked, "Oh right, Zi Han, I forgot to tell you, this little brat has been very disobedient lately. If he follows you and still doesn't listen, don't be polite with him, just give him a good beating."

  Mang Cang said, "Brother, sister-in-law, I'm really sorry to trouble you again. With so many people and him getting along well with Zi Han, he's always running around with me and I've been busy looking for him these past few days. This time I came in a hurry, so I didn't have time to come see him. Zi Han said you're mainly here on vacation, so it shouldn't be a problem bringing him along, right?"

  What he said was very polite and made it impossible for others to refuse.

  Cheng Hai hurriedly smiled and went over to greet Mang Cang, "Don't be polite, don't be polite. You've also taken good care of my family's Zi Han. If it wasn't for you, our family wouldn't have made it this far today. Don't worry, the child is in our hands, we guarantee they won't get lost and will return home safely."

  "I'll leave it to you then, I have a guest waiting for me, so I'll take my leave first. Have fun and when we get back to Wang City, I'll treat everyone to dinner." After repeatedly thanking them, Mang Cang hastily left the hotel.

  The silkworms are working hard, and I'm fed up with the hypocrisy of the mighty.

  "Afternoon, let's continue to act in groups, but if something happens, it might not be peaceful. Uncle, please accompany my parents and protect them." Before going out, Cheng Zihan made new arrangements for the personnel.

  Han Jingchen had no objection and tidied up his things before leaving.

  Cheng Zihan and Qin Kexiu, Han Yi also carried a big backpack out.

  Because there were people guarding outside the inn, no one dared to wander around outside, but it was still possible to see someone keeping watch from a distance.

  Cheng Zihan and Qin Kexiu went out. They didn't plan to go to the Tian Guang Market today, but instead wanted to take a look at the nearby jade mine.

  Henan's south is surrounded by mountains, the whole city of Henan is built in a mountain valley. This place is also one of the major cities for jade production in China because Henan borders Myanmar and some jade mines are possibly located on the border between the two countries.

  This time, Cheng Zihan and his party are going to visit a jade mine located at the border of two countries.

  Yunan City has four gates, located in the east, south, west and north directions. Cheng Ziheng and his group left from the North Gate. After leaving the North Gate, you can see a vast expanse of flat land, and then you can see a stream not far away, which is Liuxi River. Many stones that rolled down from the nearby mountains fell here, and occasionally, you can pan for jade stones of good quality. However, as more and more people came to pan for treasures, the probability of finding treasures here also decreased.

  Even now, even if you dig for a few days, it's estimated that you won't make more than a few thousand yuan, but there are still many people who want to get something for nothing and are eagerly waiting here, picking up the stones that have fallen into the river and selling them at Tian Guang Market.

  The price of a stone ranges from 50 cents to 50 yuan, and gamblers all hope that they can have good luck and find treasures in these low-priced stones, so the market for these stones is still very large.

  The Liuchuan River is very long and extends deep into the distant mountains, with no one knowing where its source is, only that it has been flowing here for many years.

  Near the Liuxi River, there are countless large mountains, where many high-quality jade mines are distributed, and even several emerald mines, all of which are top-grade old-pit emeralds.

  But in recent years, mining has been too intense, so mineral resources have become less and less. It is estimated that it will not take many years for the jade mine here to become a deserted mine.

  Jade is not like ordinary coal and iron mines, its formation requires a slow process, once mined out, it's not easy to condense good mineral deposits again, it's likely that after this mine is mined out, it will be an abandoned mine, and no jade will come out of it anymore.

  In recent years, many mine owners seem to have realized this, so they have reduced the speed and intensity of mining. However, jade is limited in quantity, once it's mined out, there will be no more, and it can't withstand their mining forever.

  In the mountains, except for the location of the mine pits, basically no one is guarding, so you can enter at will. Many people also go into the mountains to pick up stones, and there are many scattered stones in the mountains. Occasionally, they may encounter some good materials. Someone once picked up a piece of jade rough stone in the mountain, and the quality was said to be not bad.

  Cheng Zihan and the three of them arrived without drawing anyone's attention, as everyone was busy picking up stones from the river. Several simple ox carts could be seen parked on the side, with a large number of stones already piled up on them.

  On the riverbank of Liuxi River, there are still many colorful pebbles, but these things are not valuable, so no one pays attention to them.

  Cheng Zihan thought these stones were very beautiful. When she saw the colorful ones, she would also squat down to pick up a few and keep them well.

  After years of washing by the river, these stones have been ground into smooth and lovely shapes. Or perhaps it's because this place is full of spiritual energy that the pebbles here are more beautiful than elsewhere, with colors that are even more vibrant.

  Apart from the pebbles, Cheng Zihan also saw many colorful minerals, but these stones are not valuable, even if they are kept for decades, they will not be worth much money, and can only be used for appreciation.

  "Look, there's even a chicken blood stone." Cheng Zihan picked up a bright red stone like fresh blood and waved it at Qin Kexiu and Han Yi.

  Qin Ke Xiu also picked up a green stone and threw it at Cheng Zi Han.

  Cheng Zihan received it and happily put it in her bag.

  They looked just like a few tourists who came to Taobao, so the people around them also relaxed their vigilance, especially since there was a small girl of ** years old among the three, so they didn't take the three seriously at all.

  In this way, the three of them played and picked up beautiful stones on the ground, advancing towards the big mountain.

  Several people who had been following the three men hastily retreated along the road and went back to report to their master.

  It was a bit chilly in the mountains, and as soon as they entered the mountains, Cheng Zihang immediately put on his clothes.

  Underfoot were thick layers of fallen leaves, and occasionally some insects unique to southern Henan could be seen. The surrounding trees were all very common large deciduous trees that reached high into the clouds.

  Once inside the big mountain, it became much quieter, and here you can hardly see anyone.

  Three people walked in the dim mountains, and some strange sounds could be heard coming out. Occasionally, the roar of wild beasts could also be heard.

  The environment here is really eerie and strange.

  There were no stones on the road either. According to the information from the investigation, continue forward for about one mile, and it is the jade mine cave in this mountain.

  After Cheng Zihan and the three of them entered the mountain, there were still many people who came into the mountain one after another. They seemed to be walking randomly, holding sticks and occasionally poking at the fallen leaves on the ground, as if they were looking for stones hidden under the leaves.

  "Haha, it's really lively today. Qin Kexiu, looks like you've got something to do again." Cheng Zihan glanced at the follower with the corner of her eye and smiled at Qin Kexiu.

  Qin Kesu smiled coldly and turned his head to glance at them, a flash of bloodthirsty light flickering in his eyes.

  The people behind kept following at a distance, not moving forward, and always maintaining a distance of 500-600 meters from Cheng Zihang and the others.

  Cheng Zihan and the other two were like tourists, advancing slowly, occasionally stopping to examine a nice rock, looking as if they had really come to the mountains to dig for treasure.

  There aren't many good rocks in this mountain, after walking for more than an hour, Cheng Zihang only picked up two rocks.

  Further ahead, it became even more desolate, with only a small path trodden out by previous travelers that wound its way forward.

  The temperature here is even lower and the tree species are different here.

  It's really true that in southern Henan, one mountain has four seasons. The temperature difference between the foot and top of the mountain is not just a matter of four seasons.

  After walking and stopping along the way, a group of people finally arrived in front of the legendary old pit emerald mine.

  There were several people guarding the entrance of the cave. As soon as they saw someone approaching from a distance, they immediately shouted: "Hey, you up front! What are you doing? You can't come near here!"

  Cheng Zihan glanced at Qin Kexiu, shrugged and followed Qin Kexiu around.

  The people behind also came up and looked at each other without taking any action, as if waiting for someone.

  At this moment, at the foot of the mountain, five old men slowly walked over, and when they arrived at the foot of the mountain, the five people looked at each other, smiled coldly, and then stepped forward, walking towards the great mountain.

  When the five people appeared, the sky changed color and became overcast. The originally clear sky suddenly turned dark.

  The people around saw the five old monsters appear together, and they were all curious, guessing what treasure had come out of this mountain that could attract them to take action.

  Many who knew them stopped their work in hand and secretly followed them.

  Just as the five of them stepped onto the mountain, Qin Kexiu seemed to have sensed something and looked towards the foot of the mountain. His face suddenly turned solemn, and he spoke to Cheng Ziheng in a light tone: "Ziheng, someone is coming up, and there are five of them. They're very strong!"

  Digression

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