NOVEL NEXT Chapter 421
Chapter 421: The Contents Recorded on the Jade Tablet!
All five pairs of eyes in the room were fixed on the bamboo scroll floating on the table.
To be more accurate, it should be called a jade tablet instead.
It gleamed with a jade-like quality.
Not a trace of impurity marred its surface.
Even the royal seal crafted from the He Shi Bi jade paled in comparison to its luster.
In terms of material, such a thing was nearly impossible to find in the world.
A gentle halo emanated from it, providing an oddly comforting sensation,
As if it could nourish both body and mind.
The weakened Grand Priestess, enveloped in this glow, showed a hint of improvement.
“What is this thing?”
Da Siming, drawn in by the jade tablet, unconsciously edged closer.
Li Mo’s lips moved slightly: “It’s that.”
Fei Yan nodded in agreement: “It should be.”
Da Siming looked at the few who were playing cryptic games, utterly confused.
The Grand Priestess exclaimed in shock: “This jade tablet should be the one from the wall painting!”
In her chamber below, there were three wall paintings.
In the last painting, a man holding a bamboo scroll appeared.
The contents of the first two paintings had already come to pass.
Thus, the bamboo scroll in the final painting must be this one in front of them!
Except for the befuddled Da Siming, the other three all turned to look at Li Mo.
Li Mo understood their intent.
After a moment’s hesitation, he slowly reached out toward the jade tablet.
Then, without any surprise, he grasped the jade tablet in his hand.
“Shall we take a look?”
The Grand Priestess blinked her eyes, anticipation gleaming in them.
“Let’s see then.”
Li Mo didn’t hesitate further and just sat down cross-legged.
As soon as he settled, several faint footsteps echoed beside him.
He looked up, realizing he had been surrounded.
Two people on either side were leaning in eagerly, waiting for him to open the jade tablet.
Li Mo instinctively sniffed the air.
Four distinct fragrances immediately filled his nostrils.
Regaining his focus, he shifted his attention back to the jade tablet.
Li Mo pressed his hand on it, slowly unfolding it.
The breaths of the four around him grew increasingly subtle,
All holding their breath as they stared at the jade tablet.
Aside from the difference in material, the jade tablet looked no different from a bamboo scroll.
Strung together with golden threads, each piece was the width of a finger.
There were a total of forty-nine jade pieces!
The jade tablet quickly laid itself fully open.
Everyone’s eyes were glued to it.
The atmosphere in the room froze for a moment, even the sound of breathing paused.
“This… why is there nothing written here?”
The Grand Priestess was the first to speak, rubbing her eyes as if she were seeing things.
However, after rubbing, she saw that the jade tablet was still entirely blank!
She raised her head in confusion, finding similar bewilderment reflected in the eyes of Fei Yan and the Moon Goddess.
It turned out she wasn’t the only one thinking that way.
“Did you see anything?”
She quietly asked Da Siming behind her.
Da Siming shook her head, indicating she hadn’t found anything either.
“It seems to be completely blank.”
The Moon Goddess gently nodded, expressing her observation.
Fei Yan agreed: “I see it the same way.”
Afterward, she looked at the entranced Li Mo.
Seeing him so absorbed in staring at the jade tablet puzzled the others.
Fei Yan quietly asked, “What did you see, Husband?”
Li Mo:
He seemed completely lost in it, entirely unresponsive to Fei Yan’s question.
The four exchanged glances, momentarily speechless.
Until Fei Yan gently nudged him, he suddenly snapped back to reality.
“Huh? What did you say?”
He looked up to find everyone staring at him with strange expressions.
Fei Yan, unsure if he was messing with them, asked again, “Did you see something up there, Husband?
What has you so captivated?”
Why was it that, despite being blank, he looked so engrossed?
Li Mo chuckled: “Oh yes, there are so many words. I just need to take my time reading.”
The four women were momentarily stunned, with the Grand Priestess staring intently at him, asking seriously, “You really saw something?”
Li Mo met her gaze, suddenly realizing something felt off.
Turning to look at Fei Yan and the Moon Goddess,
Seeing their faces filled with disbelief, he understood.
“You all didn’t see?”
Four lovely heads shook in unison.
Li Mo’s expression grew serious, brow furrowed, pinching his chin in thought.
“This can’t be! Every single jade piece is covered in writing; how can you all not see it?”
If Yan Lingji were here, he might suspect she was trying to prank him.
But there was no way Fei Yan would do such a thing.
She was a seriously devoted person,
Just as she was about her feelings.
“It’s true we can’t see it. What is written there?”
Fei Yan pointed to the jade tablet in front of him, pointing at the first piece.
Li Mo looked down and exclaimed, “Loulan, situated in the land of yellow sand, its people are branches of the Yellow Emperor’s bloodline.
Three thousand years ago, the Yellow Emperor sent his troops here under the orders of the Lady of the Nine Heavens, tasked with safeguarding the Chiyou Demon Spirit.
Only after three thousand years, with the Central Plains unified and the Chiyou Demon Spirit eradicated, did Loulan reconnect with the outside world.”
As he finished reading, the faces of everyone changed instantly.
The Grand Priestess nodded repeatedly: “Our Loulan was indeed built for this reason, and the current situation aligns with what is here.”
Before Li Mo’s arrival, Loulan had merely been a place of legend.
It was only because he came that Loulan established contact with the outside world.
“What about this one? What does it say?”
Fei Yan pointed again to a piece in the middle.
Li Mo’s personality was well-known to her.
Sometimes serious, but at times, he also liked to tease people.
What he just read might be true, but it also could have been a prank.
Li Mo sighed with resignation, looking down to read again: “Ulan, the first Grand Priestess of Loulan, daughter of the Yellow Emperor.
At eighteen, she was sent to Loulan with the Yellow Emperor’s troops, married her captain at twenty-two, and passed away at eighty-three.”
“This… this is about my ancestor, the first Grand Priestess!”
Hearing this, the Grand Priestess immediately jumped up in excitement.
If the previous statement was something Li Mo just cooked up,
Then the origins of the first Grand Priestess are not something anyone could just make up.
In fact, he even knew the age at which this Grand Priestess gave birth!
Such details would only be found in the lineage records passed down through Loulan.
Moreover, due to the long period, it only contained rough details.
It was even less detailed than what Li Mo just recited!