Chapter 785: Chapter 782: Forgotten Heart Knot
Soon, the pendant in Lin Bingxuan’s hand started to react. A dazzling light suddenly burst forth, and the surface of the pendant began to crack like an eggshell, with one conspicuous bright light after another emerging from it.
As Xiao Tian’s blood continued to drip, the pendant acted like a bottomless pit, showing no trace of blood on the surface, and its light became increasingly blinding, making it impossible to look at directly.
About three minutes later, the three of them, who had closed their eyes tightly, felt the light was no longer so glaring and tentatively began to open their eyes. However, Lin Bingxuan felt that the pendant in her hand seemed to be getting heavier...
Yet upon looking, Lin Bingxuan couldn’t help but widen her beautiful eyes in astonishment, as there was no trace of the pendant left in her hand.
The disappearance of the pendant left all three of them somewhat shocked. As it vanished, something else appeared in Lin Bingxuan’s hand, looking like a stone, with strange patterns on its surface, resembling the texture of oracle bones.
No one expected this turn of events. Under the dazzling light earlier, no one could see how the pendant turned into a stone.
No time to think, the slightly yellow stone emitted light again, but this time the light was very gentle.
The light appeared like a meandering Flying Dragon, moving along the stone’s patterns. Once the light covered all the patterns on the stone, it suddenly floated, suspended silently mid-air.
Soon, the stone floating in mid-air acted like a projector, casting lines upon lines across the corners of the underground laboratory, each line forming different shapes.
Rushing water, continuous mountains, lush forests, vivid scenes appeared before their eyes, leaving the three of them speechless in amazement.
After a while, Xiao Tian’s gaze gradually returned to normal. Frowning, he said, "This looks like... a map?"
"To be precise, perhaps it should be called a Treasure Map!" Ghost Face said, reaching out to turn off the overhead light, then pointed to the center where a small red dot blinked, seemingly beckoning.
"Could this be the location Linda mentioned for unlocking the next Five Elements Crystal?" Lin Bingxuan boldly speculated.
"We can’t be sure right now, but it’s possible!" After examining it for a while, Ghost Face gave a vague response.
Xiao Tian, more pragmatic, said, "Whether it’s a Treasure Map or something else, we need to first determine where this location is. Can you tell?"
This question indeed posed a challenge, as although it might be a map, it’s only an inanimate object and couldn’t possibly function like modern navigation, marking your current position directly.
Given this, the problem became exceedingly difficult to solve. The map was enormous, nearly impossible to draw out, and they weren’t even sure of which era the map originated from. As for the constantly blinking red dot in the center, it was even more challenging to determine its specific location.
After a while, when Lin Bingxuan used Endless Life to heal Xiao Tian’s wounds, the image projected by the stone gradually faded, and the previously glowing patterns disappeared along their original paths like a receding tide.
As each pattern’s light faded, the corresponding projected lines also vanished, prompting astonishment and wonder.
Seeing this scene, Lin Bingxuan pondered for a moment, took a dagger from Ghost Face’s hand, and lightly cut her finger, letting scarlet drops of blood fall onto the stone’s surface, but they showed no sign of absorption.
The uneven stone surface couldn’t hold Lin Bingxuan’s blood, as it quickly slid off, causing genuine surprise at the stark contrast!
Seeing her blood ineffective, both Lin Bingxuan and Xiao Tian turned their gaze to Ghost Face...
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After Ghost Face’s attempt also failed, he reached up to turn on the overhead light, finally confirming that, for now, only Xiao Tian’s blood could activate this stone.
After pondering for a moment, Xiao Tian suddenly said, "Bingxuan, you should rest for a while and then prepare some food!"
Lin Bingxuan gave Xiao Tian a dubious look, but didn’t object and left the underground laboratory.
"Click!"
Following the sound, Xiao Tian glanced at the tightly closed laboratory door, then turned his gaze to Ghost Face and said, "Is there anything you can say now?"
Ghost Face didn’t immediately respond but instead took a photo from the drawer he had just opened, his expression greatly serious. "Before showing you the photo, I must warn you not to act recklessly."
Xiao Tian was about to chuckle, but seeing Ghost Face’s serious demeanor, not at all like he was joking, he didn’t laugh and instead nodded just as seriously.
The result was Ghost Face handing over a photo, featuring a girl with a warm and bright smile like the rising sun, with two shallow dimples on her pretty face, exuding immediate likability.
Just as Ghost Face watched Xiao Tian with concern and anxiety, he saw Xiao Tian frown in puzzlement and say, "Why does this girl look so familiar, as if I’ve seen her somewhere before!"
"..." Ghost Face’s eyes widened suddenly, looking like they might pop out, as he stared at Xiao Tian with an expression of disbelief: "Are you sure it’s just... familiar?!"
Ghost Face enunciated his words slowly, only for Xiao Tian to look perplexed and ask in return, "What else?"
Taking a deep breath, Ghost Face reluctantly spoke, "Nothing, look at the back." His shock reaching its peak.
Turning it over, Xiao Tian saw a letter, identical to the one he’d seen on the plane before, although only the writing style was the same, the handwriting was different.
Dear Hunter:
First of all, congratulations on obtaining the ancestral treasure of the Huang Family from the Northern Border; you indeed have the ability to make me take notice.
However, it’s time for me to make my move, and I hope you’re ready, so I won’t be too disappointed in you!
Lastly, I’m very much looking forward to the day we meet!
...
After reading the unsigned letter identical to the previous one, Xiao Tian was filled with unsolvable confusion. The content of the letter was straightforward enough to understand, but who was the person in the photograph?!
"Do I know the person in the photograph?!" After racking his brains without an answer, Xiao Tian turned to Ghost Face for help.
Ghost Face’s eyes flickered several times before he replied, "How would I know if you know her or not!"
At this moment, Ghost Face had a rough understanding of Xiao Tian’s situation. It was likely due to genetic breakdown coupled with the excessive use of True Qi that stimulated his nerves, causing him to forget even his heart’s linchpin, Liu Hanyan.
Understanding that this circumstance was irreversible, Ghost Face had to tell a lie to deceive him, because even Ghost Face couldn’t possibly restore Xiao Tian’s lost memory.
