Longevity Bowl

  This skinny monkey, was his brain flushed down the toilet? Seeing such a huge creature, he could only run away with his tail between his legs. Yet this little guy actually said "I'll beat him to death".

  Unexpectedly, this little guy finished speaking and then rolled and crawled towards the edge of the pit, heading straight for that musk deer.

  Damn it, this skinny monkey is possessed by Superman!

  At this time, I had already raised my throat, and immediately afterwards, I saw Qi Xie and Guang Tou crawling over together.

  The first to approach the deer was Qi Xie, who held a dagger in his hand and walked behind the deer. With a fierce momentum, the dagger directly entered the deer's throat. As he pulled out the dagger, the deer let out a painful cry and kicked its front legs, hitting Qi Xie in the stomach. Due to the force of the kick, Qi Xie flew several meters away and fell into a corner.

  Then, the elk was like crazy, a wound on its neck, I still saw clearly that blood flew out, with its head down, it rushed towards Qi Xie like crazy, and the most deadly were those hooves, so the elk directly trampled over.

  However, at this time, the thin monkey in his hand held a gun, aimed at the deer's head and fired a shot, directly hitting the eyeball. The deer suffered such a serious injury, its four legs trembled slightly, and it fell to the ground where Qi Xie was located. Qi Xie sat there motionless, seemingly unable to see the 600-jin deer in front of him.

  He doesn't seem to be afraid of being knocked down by the elk, but I saw his face, extremely calm, giving me a feeling that he seems very confident.

  The next second, before I could even react, time seemed to freeze in place and nothing else changed. The deer remained still, its mouth letting out a low, ear-piercing cry that sounded like it was struggling, a desperate call for help until it finally let out a few whimpers and then fell silent.

  I'm going to, this worldview is thoroughly destroyed, this elk, died unexpectedly not fell to the ground, but stood there motionless, from behind, it looked like it was still alive.

  A loud "whooshing" sound came over, and Qi Xie suddenly fell to the ground, shouting: "Get down!"

  Seven demons usually don't make a sound, but when there's danger, they do. At this time, everyone's head is tightly pressed against the ground, with both hands covering their heads. I tilted my ears and suddenly widened my eyes, as hundreds of arrows shot from the bronze gate in an instant. Just by listening to the sound, you can tell how intense it was. Fortunately, the seven demons made a sound, so the arrows flew over everyone's heads and shot straight at what was behind them. In the blink of an eye, they were gone without a trace. I had a feeling that the top of my head was cool and numb, as if my scalp had been taken away by the arrows.

  The thin monkey subconsciously touched the top of his head, scared to be stunned, and couldn't help but scold: "This damn thing is too stimulating, this grave person is too ruthless, if it wasn't for the Seven Evils, we would have been shot into a porcupine and nailed to the wall."

  I just let out a breath of relief, full of admiration: "What a strong crossbow."

  In ancient times, arrows were made of bronze. The copper arrowheads of the Shang Dynasty were covered with various poisons. With a protruding ridge and triangular flat wings, when the arrowhead pierced the body, the reverse thorns on the two wings would firmly hook onto the closed wound, making it difficult to pull out. The blood groove sucked out the enemy's blood like a vampire bat. Most people would rather leave the arrow in their body than pull it out, because doing so would turn the flesh inside their body upside down and cause them to suffer excruciating pain.

  An ordinary archer can shoot up to seventy meters or more, and if it's a carefully designed mechanism, the distance will be even farther, so it's normal for these arrows to disappear in an instant.

  The problem arose, when we just came down, none of us shot out such fierce arrows. Now, the mechanism should have been stepped on by someone. So, who was it? As soon as I thought of this question, my face turned pale. Just as I wanted to remind everyone, I heard Hei Shu's low roar: "There are many mechanisms here, be careful, you guys take a look, who triggered the mechanism, these arrows can't shoot out for no reason."

  Since the arrow was shot, we all lay on the ground. Now, hearing the mechanism, I thought of getting up, but immediately suppressed it. I don't want to be shot into a hedgehog, if this life is given away, it will not come back.

  "It's getting closer......" Hei Shu muttered, very softly, but that faint sound still fell into my ears.

  My heart suddenly stirred, and I became excited all over. Could it be that behind this bronze door lies the answer we've been seeking?

  So many people have died, and it has finally come to this. I'm on all fours, with a glimmer in my eyes, staring fixedly at the bronze gate.

  At this moment, in front of the bronze gate, a sacrificial altar suddenly rose from the ground. With my 5.2 vision, I looked over and saw that on the altar, there was only one bowl, no other things, not even chopsticks.

  "What the...?! After all this time, there's no treasure, it's just a broken bowl!" Little Skinny Monkey was so angry he spat blood.

  At this moment, a swift figure flashed to the front of the bronze gate, stood in front of the altar, and quickly picked up the bowl.

  What's wrong?

  "Put it down, kid." The black uncle beside me, I don't know when he stood up, holding a gun in his hand, pointing at Qi Xie.

  Only to see the evil spirit rise from that bowl, his eyes still as cold and calm as ever, slightly raising his head to look at Hei Shu, devoid of emotion: "This has nothing to do with you, I don't want to use force."

  Hei Shu's face sank as he heard the words, his voice menacing: "I should have taken care of you long ago. You're not worthy of holding that Longevity Bowl."

  "I won't say it a second time." A light and airy voice, Qi Xie looked nonchalant.

  "You little brat, you dare to come before me and bully the Zhou family? Today I'll finish you off." Hei Shu made a motion as if he was about to pull the trigger, ready to fire.

  I saw that Hei Shu wasn't joking at all, so I immediately stood up and rushed to the front of Qi Xie, blocking him. "Hei Shu, it's just a broken bowl, we don't lack this little bit of money."

  Hei Shu saw me blocking Qi Xie's path, looking somewhat surprised, but immediately darkened his face and shouted at me: "Xiao Jiu Ye, hurry up and get out of the way. It's come to this point and you're still protecting him? Let me shoot this little rabbit with one bullet."

  I didn't dare to let him go, although I wasn't clear what had happened between them, but from the bottom of my heart, there was an inexplicable feeling that was hard to describe. I believed in Qi Xie, after all, he hadn't tried to harm us on the way here, just his movements were a bit suspicious. If he wanted to harm us, it would be easiest to do so behind our backs, but Qi Xie didn't do that because he had no reason to. I didn't speak, I just stared blankly at Hei Shu.

  If it were during normal times, I wouldn't dare look into Hei Shu's eyes, afraid that he would lose his temper and do something unpredictable, after all, his appearance was a major reason.

  At this moment, Qi Xie spoke up. He sneered and said: "If you know how to get in, go ahead and fire a shot. Little Ninth Master, step aside, I want to see if he has the guts."

  After listening to Qi Xie's words, Hei Shu's anger on his face dissipated a lot, replaced by hesitation and confusion. I saw him lower his head, obviously making a decision, or perhaps he was indecisive.

  "Hei Shu, I think that before we even enter the tomb, the owner of the tomb has already given us a few warning shots. In my opinion, this is just an appetizer, and the real feast is yet to come. It's better for sworn enemies to part ways rather than meet again, and besides, now is not the right time for us, having one more person means one more person to take care of. What do you think, Mu Tou?" At this moment, Xiao Shou Hou jumped out and began analyzing seriously.

  Qi Xie didn't say anything, and judging from his expression, he didn't want to cause any more trouble here either. Otherwise, in the confrontation with Hei Shu, he wouldn't have said such threatening words.

  Hei Shu grumbled and put away his gun, only then did I step aside from Qi Xie.

  Qī Xié didn't look at anyone, his eyes fixed on the bowl. After a long while, he finally spoke in a cold tone: "Ugly words spoken first, it has also come, inside..."

  I was stunned, and couldn't help but look up. I saw that Hei Shu and Guang Tou's faces changed instantly. It wasn't until then that I remembered what Zhou Baihe had said: "It's coming." But who or what is it? Judging from the looks on Hei Shu and Guang Tou's faces, they seemed to know what "it" was, except for me.

  Of course, I don't know if Little Skinny Monkey knew or not, but when he heard this, he was shocked and excited, as if he had a strong desire to challenge, unlike them who were all cautious and fearful.

  Immediately afterwards, Qi Xie took the bowl in his hand and walked to the right side of the bronze gate. He put the bowl into a groove, which was exactly the same shape as the bowl.

  Hei Shu walked over, his face no longer as fierce as before, and finally told me: "This bowl is the key to opening the Iron Gate of the Abyss, called Longsheng. The Longsheng Bowl was originally a pair of two bowls, thirty years ago, one bowl has already been used, so this is the last chance to enter the Iron Gate of the Abyss."

  At this time, I only noticed that the bowl in Qi Xie's hand was white in color, as clean and pure as ice and jade. Next, Xiao Shou Hou's eyes shone with a sharp light, staring at the bowl in Qi Xie's hand, his expression almost as if he wanted to pounce on it.

  "So that's it, no wonder you're making such a big fuss to find it. Wooden head, wait till the door opens, can I borrow the Longevity Bowl to take a look?" The little skinny monkey asked with a flattering tone as he approached the edge of the pit.

  I couldn't help but despise the thin monkey in my heart, while Qi Xie seemed to have not heard his words, her hand still lingering on that groove, turning it around, with an unreadable expression.

  The thin monkey continued to ask relentlessly: "Never mind whether this Longevity Bowl can really grant longevity, just considering its historical value from the Yuan Dynasty alone, this bowl is priceless. Wooden-head, you don't like this thing anyway, lend it to me for a look, just a look, I won't take it as my own."

  My god, I've never seen Xiao Shou Hou so diligent during normal times, there must be a problem?

  For the Longevity Bowl, I didn't have much of a concept, only knowing that Kublai Khan, the first emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, loved it the most. Legend has it that the Longevity Bowl was made from the Longevity Soil on the top of Kunlun Mountain, and since there wasn't much of this soil, Kublai Khan exhausted all his resources to finally produce only two bowls. According to folklore, the Longevity Soil had the effect of granting eternal youth, but it couldn't be consumed directly and had to be made into an object to maintain its effects. When Kublai Khan found the Longevity Soil, he was overjoyed and immediately ordered the best kiln workers from Jingdezhen to burn the soil into bowls, plates, teacups, and other objects. Unfortunately, this soil wasn't suitable for making ceramics, and after repeated failures, only two bowls were finally produced. As a result, the kiln workers were beheaded by Kublai Khan's order, and the discarded Longevity Soil lost all its effects.

  Can this thing really make one live forever? Otherwise, it wouldn't have been passed down in such a mysterious way.

  "Can't." Qi Xie coldly spat out two words, and Xiao Shou instantly lost his energy.

  Not long after, the Seventh Evil drew out his hand, and the bowl in the groove suddenly emitted a thick layer of oil, slowly overflowing the entire bowl, dripping down, and falling directly into the groove. It was only then that we saw the true face of the Longevity Bowl, and I stood there, stunned.

  The pure white porcelain body is flawless, the bottom of the bowl is like a blooming lotus flower, with beautiful lotus petals near the foot, all showing that this is a highly skilled and exquisite piece of ceramics.

  "This is a rare treasure... it was worth it, this trip wasn't in vain." Xiao Shou's eyes were wide open like a cow's, staring at the bowl with a hungry and thirsty gaze.

  Everyone present was shocked, with their jaws dropped to the ground, except for Qi Xie's expressionless face.

  At this time, Qi Xie took out a water bottle, unscrewed the cap and slowly poured the water into the bowl, and the magical scene reappeared.

  The lotus flower at the bottom of the bowl suddenly started rotating slowly on its own, emitting a faint white glow. We all looked like country bumpkins who had never seen the world before, and were stunned by what was happening in front of us. Little Skinny Monkey even rubbed his eyes hard, as if he had seen a ghost.

  "It really is it, it really is it, so those bowls were fake after all, and the real one was actually here..."