Chapter 56: Xuanwu's True Shell and Dragon Turtle's Spiritual Armor

  Zuo Shi circled around the three-story building once and felt a bit bored, so he stood still beside the tortoise shell on the ground, listlessly waiting for Shi Yan to come over.

  Half an hour later, Shi Yan slowly went upstairs and changed into a cyan long shirt, which made him look quite handsome.

  Ke Zuoshi merely glanced at him, then withdrew her gaze, continuing to stare at the tortoise shell in front of her, saying: "If you're done, hurry up and come show me, I'm dying from waiting."

  Zuo Shi had seen too many handsome and elegant young men, the Zuo family's men were all good-looking, so Zuo Shi was almost immune to various styles of handsome men.

  "You're used to making others wait for you, if you don't let others taste the bitterness of waiting for you, how will you know the hardship of waiting?"

  Shi Yan let out a cold hum, but he didn't rush forward. Instead, he walked around several bookshelves, relying on the memories deep in his mind to pull out a thick, dusty old book. Only then did he approach Zuo Shi's side.

  Zuo Shi was dazed, and it wasn't until Shi Yan's words that she snapped out of it, nodding lightly in agreement: "What you said makes sense. In the past, people always waited for me, but I've never actually waited for anyone before. It turns out waiting is like this. But why did those people wait for me for so long without getting impatient, and instead smiled and talked to me?"

  "That's because they're cheap!" Shi Yan commented bluntly.

  "Hmph!"

  Zuo Shi pursed her lips and smiled, her bright eyes scanning the stone wall before turning back to him with a smile: "You're really something, where did they become cheap?"

  "You shouldn't be called Zuo Shi, you should be called Zuo Xinxin instead."

  "Why?"

  "In our place, if a child lacks something in their fate, their name will make up for it. For example, the name Zhao Xin means they lack gold in their fate, Wang Miao means they lack water... and you should be called Zuo Xinxin..."

  "You're blind! Bastard!"

  "So you're not stupid after all?" Shi Yan's expression was indifferent, "If you weren't blind, how could you not know what they're thinking? Since they want to curry favor with you, of course they wouldn't dare show any dissatisfaction in front of you. Men are like that, before getting something good, they're always very cheap, and after getting it... well, even cheaper!"

  "Are you talking about yourself?" Zuo Shi's eyes sparkled as she smiled brightly at him.

  "Cough cough, I'm saying most men are like that, but I'm an exception!"

  Shi Yan emphasized a sentence with a big tone, and then he squatted down in a hurry, leaning towards the tortoise shell on the ground. One hand quickly flipped through the thick ancient book in his hand, stopping at a certain page, his finger pointing to a special ancient character.

  The back of the turtle shell, about the size of a washbasin, has eight ancient characters that are as big as lips, in addition to the intricate and ancient turtle pattern. Those eight ancient characters look like they weren't carved on, but rather naturally formed by the turtle shell's pattern, which is quite magical.

  Eight ancient characters, arranged in two rows, each character roughly the same size, with a cool feeling to the touch.

  Shi Yan's left hand was tracing the ancient text, while his right hand kept flipping through the thick book in his hands. Sometimes he furrowed his brow in deep thought, and sometimes his eyes lit up with a hint of a smile, as if he had gained some insight. He was fully focused on deciphering the characters on the tortoise shell.

  He was so absorbed in his thoughts that he seemed completely unaware of the beautiful and charming girl standing right next to him.

  Zuo Shao's slender figure also slightly squatted down, her exquisite face directly facing him, always paying attention to the changes in Shi Yan's facial expressions.

  Can't help but say, Shiyan who is dedicated to doing things has a unique charm of men. This attitude of being focused and doing things right makes Zuo Shi appreciate him, nodding in his heart: This guy may have a big temper and a poor mouth, but when it comes to doing things, he's still quite serious.

  "Swish! Swish!"

  In the quiet room, there was only the sound of Shi Yan quickly flipping through books. Zuo Shi sat quietly beside him, silently observing him without making a sound to disturb him.

  After a long time, Shi Yan suddenly closed the ancient book in his hand and said solemnly: "It's out."

  "What are these eight ancient characters?" Zuo Shi's eyes lit up as he asked excitedly.

  "Dragon Turtle Spirit Shell! True Seal of the Black Tortoise!" Shi Yan shouted in a deep voice.

  "Huh?"

  Zuo Shi lightly exclaimed and pointed at the tortoise shell, saying: "The tortoise shell is shining because of your voice!"

  "Huh?"

  The stone rock was shocked, and hastily lowered his head to look, and indeed found that the fine turtle shell on the surface slowly released a faint cyan glow.

  Only those eight ancient characters seemed to come alive, slowly crawling on the tortoise shell and recombining on its surface.

  Zuo Shi and Shi Yan were both stunned.

  Eight ancient texts, after being activated for a while, connected together and surprisingly formed a palm-shaped depression.

  On the surface of the tortoise shell, a faint blue light flickered and flowed, with wave after wave of strange fluctuations also coming from within the shell. The air in the room seemed to be drawn into the shell, rapidly flowing into it, causing both Shi Yan and Zuo Shi to experience some difficulty breathing.

  "Zuo Shi, I'll keep an eye on things here, you quickly go to the living room and call your grandfather and my grandfather over, hurry!" Shi Yan shouted suddenly after being stunned for a moment.

  "Good!"

  Zuo Shi was also startled by the change in the turtle shell, she didn't dare to slack off, her slender body swayed slightly, and instantly disappeared from the line of sight of the stone cliff.

  Shi Yan's expression was solemn, his gaze fixed unblinkingly on the tortoise shell.

  Only the green light on the turtle shell kept flowing, and the hand-shaped recess on the turtle shell became more and more obvious. As the air flowed in, the recess seemed to sink a few more points.

  Staring at the tortoise shell for a while, Shi Yan's heart moved and he suddenly realized that the strange phenomenon presented by the tortoise shell seemed to be asking someone to put their hand in.

  As soon as this idea emerged in his mind, Shi Yan couldn't help but want to put one of his hands inside.

  But just as he stretched out one hand, he suddenly came to.

  No way, this turtle shell belongs to Zuo Shi, I shouldn't be the one to move it.

  Thinking so, Shi Yan stopped and took a deep breath, letting himself move a few steps away from the tortoise shell, quietly waiting.

  Before long, Zuo Shi and Zuo Xu, Stone Jian rushed up together, the three of them immediately surrounded the tortoise shell, staring at the continuously changing tortoise shell.

  "It's like this..." Shi Yan briefly explained the situation, then said: "The handprint that appeared on the turtle shell should be the way to open it. As long as you press your hand on it, you should be able to learn the secret of the turtle shell. Since the turtle shell was brought by Xiaoshi, I won't interfere."

  "Will it be dangerous?" Zuo Yu's eyes flickered uncertainly. At this moment, he was also somewhat indecisive.

  "I don't know either." Shi Yan shook his head, hesitated for a moment, and then put forward his own opinion: "It's precisely because I don't know if there will be any danger that I had Xiaoshi call you all over. Now that you're all here, even if something dangerous happens to the tortoise shell, you should be able to intervene in time to stop it."

  "Are you saying, let's give it a try?" Zuo Xu's eyes lit up, and the eight words "Dragon Turtle Spirit Shell" and "Xuanwu True Armor" were obviously related to secret treasures and martial arts. The turtle shell was so ancient that it was enough to prove its value was not trivial, and Zuo Xu wouldn't be unmoved by it.

  "Of course, I can give it a try." Shi Yan smiled and said lightly: "Old Master Zuo, if you're worried that something will happen to Little Shi, I can take care of it for you. How about that?"

  "I'm coming."

  Zuo Shi listened to Shi Yan and, without seeking Zuo Xiao's opinion, directly stretched out his crystal-like left hand and suddenly pressed it onto the deep recess in the turtle shell.

  "Boom!"

  A dull explosion suddenly came from within the tortoise shell.

  Five thin needles shot out from the groove in an instant and were inserted into the fingertips of Zuo Shi's five fingers pressing on the groove.

  On the left, a crystal-like jade finger, bright red blood immediately dripped out, like a ruby-like blood, surprisingly solidified in the groove and rotated around before being absorbed by the tortoiseshell.

  A brilliant green light suddenly burst out of the tortoise shell, and the dazzling green light was so bright that people couldn't even open their eyes.

  A string of strange ancient symbols condensed from green light suddenly flew out, along the arm of Zuo Shi, and flowed into Zuo Shi's mind.

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