mtl008 Chapter 292 Jade Maiden Bridge
Chapter 292 Jade Maiden Bridge
"It shouldn't be. Look at the blackened bones on the chest of this skeleton; it really looks like it was poisoned by Bi Zhong's trap. They must have suffered a lot before they died," Li Lianhua speculated.
"Could it be that the Lord of the Underworld had a falling out with Ox-Head and Horse-Face before they were alive, so he lured them here and killed them, then cruelly separated the conjoined brothers? This Lord of the Underworld is truly ruthless."
"Something's strange." Li Lianhua looked at the two skeletons and felt increasingly uneasy.
"What's strange?"
"I always felt that something was off about these remains. What was the purpose of leaving Ox-Head and Horse-Face here? And why did they leave their own residences abandoned and sold off without ever showing up?"
"Could it be that they're trying to evade Baichuanyuan's investigation?"
"Young Master, I feel a little dizzy." While Li Lianhua and Fang Duobing were talking, a servant shook his head, supported his companion, and barely managed to stand up straight.
"Oh no, this place seems to be poisonous. Let's get out of here."
After confirming that there were no other clues, Li Lianhua borrowed tools from inside the mine, chiseled out several pieces of emerald ore, and brought them out of the mine.
As soon as they emerged from the mine, Li Lianhua instructed Fang Duobing to find a renowned old craftsman in the small town to inspect the emerald ore he had brought.
"This is not an emerald, it's a type of emerald semi-metallic mineral called Jade Green," the old craftsman said after examining it carefully for a long time.
"I've always heard that this small border town is rich in emeralds, but I never imagined there was a mineral similar to emeralds. I've never heard of it before."
“These pieces of ore you found may look very different, but their effects are actually quite different. This jade green not only doesn’t fetch a good price, but it’s also highly poisonous.”
"If a person stays near that mine for a while, they might damage their lungs and cough up blood. The stone can also explode when ignited, but emeralds just happen to grow next to it, so naturally it's not famous."
Old craftsman: Poisonous things can't be spread around so easily.
The old craftsman shook his head: "It's inevitable that accidents will happen when clearing land. Later, everyone thought that if they encountered an accident, they should make a mark next to it so that the locals would avoid it from a distance."
Li Lianhua picked up a few pieces and examined them carefully next to the lamp and candle. People who didn't know anything about this industry really couldn't tell the difference between the two.
"It's indeed not easy to tell."
"It's hard for ordinary people to tell the difference. If you're not someone who's been a miner for decades like us, who could tell the difference?"
"In that case, thank you very much."
"Goodbye."
Only after seeing the old craftsman off did Fang Duobing agree to sit down on the stool.
"I just don't understand why we're wasting our time here. What does it matter to us whether it's emerald or jade green?"
"I...I understand." Li Lianhua looked at the jade green ore in her hand, her thoughts gradually becoming clearer.
"What do you understand?"
Wu You: I know, this is Li Lianhua's solo performance.
“I understand why Lian Quan insists on pulling those marriage-arranging tricks from time to time,” Li Lianhua explained.
"Actually, Lian Quan, who just arrived here, can't distinguish between these two types of jade. If he were to practice his palm techniques using emerald green jade as if it were emerald green jade, what do you think would happen?"
“This scheme was supposed to use an emerald to get the poison out, but by doing this, he's only drawing the poison deeper, making it seep into his bones,” Fang Duobing guessed, following Li Lianhua’s line of thought.