Chapter 97 The Wishful Stone
A rumor quickly spread in Tianhu County.
It is said that someone accidentally dug up the ancient tomb of the former royal family while digging a well.
There is a golden coffin in the ancient tomb. The corpse inside is holding a strange twelve-sided stone with twelve strange runes engraved on it.
According to the tomb inscription, this stone is called ‘Da Yuan Stone’.
It is a holy object given by God, which can fulfill the holder's various wishes.
Including immortality, infinite wealth, resurrection of the dead and other miracles.
Such bizarre rumors are naturally scoffed at by most people.
I secretly laughed at how such a magical holy object could exist in the world.
Besides, even if such a thing really existed, why didn’t the so-called royal family of the former dynasty who was buried with him make a wish for immortality?
What's more, this rumor spread in most of Tianhai County inexplicably, which is too coincidental and smooth.
There must be someone behind the scenes who is adding fuel to the flames and fanning the flames.
Of course, the person who spread the news was Xu Ke.
He also did not expect to confuse most people with just a piece of gossip.
This is just a small appetizer before the main course, to create some warm-up atmosphere.
After the rumor spread, a beggar appeared, with a crooked mouth and slanted eyes, an extremely ugly beggar, his body covered with leprosy, and his body exuded an unpleasant stench.
Stumbled into Caishikou, the most crowded place in Tianhai County.
Everyone who saw the beggar also backed away, frowning in disgust.
But some sharp-eyed people discovered that the beggar seemed to be holding a brilliant stone with golden light in his arms, which seemed to have exactly twelve sides.
For a time, the widely circulated rumor of the so-called ‘Wish-fulfilling Stone’ became a joke.
If this stone is really so magical, why does this beggar still look so smelly and ugly now?
Some people who believed the rumors immediately became the target of jokes from their peers, ridiculing them for being fanciful.
From the beginning to the end, no one was willing to rob a smelly beggar’s belongings in public. It would not only be a loss of face, but also disgust for the beggar’s smelly leprosy.
The beggar also wandered around the market crazily for a long time, and was almost driven out of the county town by a passing policeman with a stick.
But at this moment, the beggar suddenly shouted loudly in front of everyone:
"Don't you just dislike me for being smelly and ugly!"
"If I wish to become a handsome man, you won't even be able to fawn over me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the beggar His body suddenly felt like it was made of clay, and it quickly began to dissolve and reshape.
Everyone was so frightened that they stepped back, thinking that the beggar had been bewitched by some evil spirit.
But the next moment, the ugly beggar turned into a handsome young man with outstanding appearance.
Gently swinging the folding fan, the peach blossoms bloomed in the eyes, which attracted a lot of women who originally despised and disliked her.
“How is this, this, this…possible!?”
Everyone who witnessed this stone’s supernatural power was suddenly shocked and confused.
Is it possible that there really is a wish-fulfilling stone that can grant all wishes?
But the beggar still seemed to think it was not enough.
He shouted again:
“I want money, I want a lot of money!”
The next moment, a lot of copper coins fell from the sky, as if it was raining copper coins, all of them fell In front of the beggar.
Such a scene finally triggered a rush of people.
There are those who rob stones, there are those who rob money, and there are even those who rob people.
Taking advantage of the chaos at the scene, the already extremely handsome beggar quickly disappeared.
Not long after, he appeared in the core of the fierce land and transformed into a ball of clay figures again.
Obviously, the scene just now was a good show written and directed by Xu Ke and acted with great affection by Ni Qianmian.
How does it look? Shouldn’t it just change according to his wishes?
As for the copper coins, they were only a few thousand dollars in total, but falling from the sky was too eye-catching.
That's why it seems particularly shocking.
Even who will be the winner of the Nada Yuan Stone was actually arranged by Xu Ke...
“Damn, I’m really making a lot of money this time, I’m going to get rich. ”
A man excitedly took the wish stone home, closed the door tightly, and made sure no one saw it before he felt relieved.
He never thought he could grab this wish-fulfilling stone.
But on his way home, he happened to see a woman sneaking around, holding the wish-fulfilling stone in her arms.
As a result, the evil thoughts in his heart suddenly rose, and he quietly knocked out the woman behind his back and took away the magical wish-fulfilling stone.
It wasn’t until he ran all the way back home that he hurriedly started to make a wish.
“I want money, I want more money than I can spend in my lifetime!”
After making the wish, the man discovered that the stone only emitted a burst of strange light, and there was no trace of it. What other abnormalities.
"Am I being deceived?"
The man felt annoyed and regretful for a while, so he had to hide the stone on his body again, opened the door and went out to look for the beggar who suddenly became handsome.
Want to see if there is some scam behind this.
But not long after leaving the house, I saw a speeding carriage coming towards the side of the road.
The man was unable to dodge and was knocked out by the carriage, falling heavily to the ground.
Even one of his legs was heavily trampled by the crazy horse. The pain was so heartbreaking that he screamed miserably.
Not long after, a wealthy businessman hurriedly caught up with him.
Seeing the man howling miserably, his face was full of apologies.
"I'm really sorry. I accidentally failed to train this evil beast well. Who knew he would suddenly be frightened."
After saying that, the wealthy businessman took out a bag of silver from his arms.
“These silver coins should be taken as my apology. If you have any difficulties in the future, you can ask me to help solve them.”
Although I really got a bag of silver coins, Enough for the rest of his life.
But the price was that his leg was stepped on and broken. I was afraid that he would have to limp and walk with difficulty for the rest of his life.
And my chest is also in burning pain at this time. The impact is really serious, and I may still have many years to live...
"It's really enough money for a lifetime."
As the wish was fulfilled, the contract was established.
One-third of the man's soul was sucked away by the wish stone.
Part of it is consumed to realize the wish, and the other part is given back to Xu Ke as pure profit.
【Soul Strength +5】
The man has lost one-third of his soul, and his spirit and internal organs will be greatly weakened, not to mention how much his life span will be shortened.
My physical condition will definitely remain sick and extremely weak.
The Da Yuan Stone also rolled down when the man was knocked away and disappeared into the street.
Wandering around, it was finally picked up by a child who was lame in one leg and blind in one eye.
He didn't know the legend of the so-called wish stone, but simply thought that this stone might be worth some money because of its brilliance.
If you take it back to 'Brother Tiger', you may be able to offset today's share...
A moment later, in a ruined temple, several children with disabilities returned one after another. In the temple.
A strong man with a strong build was holding a copper basin and placed it at the entrance. Every child needs to throw today's harvest into the copper basin when he comes in.
He is the ‘Big Brother Tiger’ of these children.
If these children collected enough money, they would be able to avoid a severe beating and have a few mouthfuls of hot rice.
But if the harvest is unsatisfactory after a whole day, all they can get are sticks and slaps.
Only by letting them starve for a whole day can they gain more sympathy and kindness from passers-by and reward them with more money the next day.
The results of the first two people were obviously pretty good. Brother Tiger sneered and let them enter the temple.
But when the third child came back and saw that he only had a few big coins in his hand, Brother Tiger became furious and kicked the other child over.
"You stupid pig! I only asked for this money for three days in a row, and it's not enough for me to buy this waste."
"Why don't I beat you to death today to save me some trouble!"
While speaking, this man kept beating and kicking you with his hands and feet.
At first, the child could still scream, but later he couldn't even utter pleas for mercy or moans.
It fell to the ground like a puddle of mud and did not move. The man let the man vent his anger and killed the chicken to show the monkey, warning these children that they must work hard to beg for money.
Otherwise, this kid who was beaten almost to death would be their role model.
All the children were cowering in fear and trembling in the depths of the ruined temple, fearing that they would also end up like this.
In fact, they are not abandoned orphans.
They are children of ordinary families living in other states and counties.
They were all drugged into unconsciousness by a certain group of people some time ago and abducted to a foreign land.
It wasn’t until they arrived here that they knew they had met ‘Paihuazi’.
Just slap your hands in front of them or touch them lightly on the shoulder to knock them out and sell them to other places.
After being transported here, their arms or legs will be artificially broken.
Or blind your eyes and leave scars on your face.
The other part is to make them swallow hot coals and become artificially mute.
Let their miserable situation arouse the pity of the people and collect the money from their begging.
The most important thing is that no matter how miserable these children are, it will be difficult for them to escape from the control of the "Tiger Boss".
Because most of the people who are capable in this business are local gangsters, these children with disabilities and extremely obvious physical features cannot escape very far before they are captured.
And the government has long been bribed by local snakes, and has always turned a blind eye to this kind of thing.
As long as it doesn’t make the government look too ugly in public, they won’t meddle in other people’s affairs.
These children were also repeatedly threatened and tested. Anyone who dared to ask passers-by for help would basically be caught and beaten to death.
Therefore, these batches of children often die miserably after not lasting more than a year or two.
But fortunately, the price to buy them is not high, and once you are lucky and meet a kind-hearted rich man, you only need to donate money once to buy a dozen abducted children.
At this moment, the child who picked up the wish stone returned to the ruined temple with a limp.
Under the fierce gaze of the tiger boss, the child carefully took out the wish stone.
“This...this shiny gold thing seems to be worth some money.”
(End of this chapter)