Chapter 26

"Brother, what are you doing?"

Suxiaoxiao, who had been sitting in the back seat and hadn't noticed Su Xiaofan slam on the brakes, bumped her head on the front seat back.

"Gangge, Xiaoxiao, wait for me a moment."

Su Xiaofan turned off the car, opened the door, and ran to where he had parked earlier.

"What is he doing?"

Zheng Dagang and Suxiaoxiao looked at each other, not knowing what Su Xiaofan was up to.

"It seems he's looking for something."

Zheng Dagang stuck his head out of the car window and saw Su Xiaofan using his phone to search for something at the place where they had parked earlier.

"Found it!"

With the flashlight on his phone, Su Xiaofan suddenly looked excited and picked up a small, unremarkable black stone from the ground.

"It's a bit cold, but why did it disappear so quickly?"

When Su Xiaofan first picked up the small stone, he felt a sharp pain in his palm, as if he had suddenly placed a piece of ice on his hand. But then he felt a warmth in his chest, and the coldness in his hand disappeared instantly.

"Is this talisman really effective?"

Su Xiaofan noticed the change in his chest and thought to himself that the coldness from the stone must have been suppressed by the dragon-shaped jade pendant.

Looking at the direction where the Wu brothers had left, Su Xiaofan ran back to the car, his face filled with barely contained excitement.

[Repair Value: 3 points!]

[Low-grade Yin Sha Stone, can be absorbed, absorb?]

Focusing on the small stone in his hand, two lines of information appeared in Su Xiaofan's mind.

What excited Su Xiaofan was that this low-grade Yin Sha Stone, whose nature he didn't know, was actually marked as absorbable by the repair value in his mind.

This information made Su Xiaofan, who had been unsure how to increase his repair value, suddenly feel enlightened. It seemed that besides the Han King's Tripod at the entrance of the Su family village, there were other things that could be absorbed by the repair system.

However, Su Xiaofan didn't rush to absorb it. He still had to drive, and he didn't know what might happen during the absorption process.

"This Yin Sha Stone must have come from a tomb. I wonder if I can find it in the antique market?"

Su Xiaofan pondered in his mind. From the conversation between the Wu brothers earlier, he had already figured out the origin of the Yin Stone.

Actually, after Suxiaoxiao told Su Xiaofan that the fog seemed to have gathered around Wu Chuanpeng, Su Xiaofan had suspected that he had some kind of object on him.

So when they got out of the car, Su Xiaofan deliberately guided the two brothers. When Wu Chuanpeng took out the small stone, Su Xiaofan immediately recognized it as a Yin Stone.

He barely managed to suppress the urge to pick up the Yin Sha Stone right then and there. After seeing the brothers walk away, Su Xiaofan ran back as quickly as possible, fearing that he might not find the Yin Sha Stone again.

"Brother, what did you go to pick up?"

When Su Xiaofan returned to the car, Suxiaoxiao looked at him curiously.

"Hehe, I picked up something good."

Su Xiaofan smiled proudly, opened his palm, and revealed the black Yin Sha Stone.

The car was dark, and with the weak light from the street lamps, the Yin Sha Stone in Su Xiaofan's hand seemed to emit a blackish glow, looking quite eerie and making everyone feel uneasy.

Moreover, as soon as Su Xiaofan took out the Yin Sha Stone, everyone in the car could feel the temperature drop sharply.

"Is this what that person brought out of the tomb? Why did you pick it up?"

Suxiaoxiao and Zheng Dagang had heard the conversation between Su Xiaofan and the Wu brothers and knew that this thing was very sinister, especially since it came from a tomb, which naturally made people feel repelled.

"The fog we saw was probably produced by this thing," Su Xiaofan explained.

"That's not a good thing. Brother, throw it away quickly," Suxiaoxiao said, not out of fear but because she knew it was from a tomb and felt uncomfortable.

"Yeah, brother, things brought out of tombs can be very sinister. You should throw it away," Zheng Dagang added, especially wary of objects that could cause ghostly phenomena.

"It's fine. We have talismans and talismanic objects in the car, so this thing won't affect us."

Su Xiaofan laughed. He had finally found something that could increase his repair value, and he wasn't about to throw away the Yin Sha Stone.

"That's true. Let me see it."

Zheng Dagang reached out, but as soon as he touched the small stone, he quickly pulled back.

"Damn, it's so cold, like needles pricking me."

Although it didn't emit yin energy, the Yin Sha Stone was extremely cold. Without any talismanic protection, Zheng Dagang immediately felt the difference upon touching it.

"Gangge, try holding the bell."

Su Xiaofan gestured for his sister to hand the bell to Zheng Dagang. The Yin Sha Stone's name included the word "sha," which was likely the cause of the coldness.

"Hey, it's not cold anymore."

Holding the bell in his left hand and touching the black stone with his right, Zheng Dagang was surprised. The cold feeling was gone.

"This bell is really a talismanic object?"

Zheng Dagang focused on the bell. He had initially thought Su Xiaofan's 1.2 million yuan was a waste, but now he no longer doubted the bell's effectiveness.

"I'll try."

Suxiaoxiao, finding it interesting, reached out and grabbed the Yin Sha Stone.

"It doesn't hurt, just a bit cold."

Unlike Zheng Dagang, Suxiaoxiao didn't feel any pain, just a strong coldness in her palm.

"Hmm? Is the jade Buddha my sister is wearing also a talismanic object?"

Su Xiaofan thought about the jade Buddha he had given to Suxiaoxiao, but since she wore it inside her shirt, he couldn't see or touch it to determine its nature.

"Where did Dad find all these things?"

Su Xiaofan was also puzzled. Were there so few talismanic objects in the country that they were mostly taken by foreigners, making it more likely to find them abroad?

"This thing is still a bit sinister."

Watching Suxiaoxiao play with the stone, Zheng Dagang shook his head and said, "Xiaofan, why are you keeping this thing? I've heard from the elders that some objects with heavy yin energy can bring misfortune to a household."

In the antique market, one might not know much about international affairs, but strange stories were plentiful.

Even Su Xiaofan had often heard stories about people who bought objects from tombs and then suffered misfortune.

"It's fine, Gangge. I have talismanic objects at home to protect us. I'll study it and then throw it away."

Su Xiaofan laughed and found a reason. He wasn't going to throw it away, but he didn't plan to keep it either. He would absorb the Yin Sha Stone as soon as he got home.

Actually, with the dragon-shaped jade pendant on his body and the bell at home, if the Yin Sha Stone couldn't be absorbed, Su Xiaofan would have considered keeping it as a makeshift air conditioner.

"This thing is still a bit sinister."

Zheng Dagang said, "Xiaofan, why are you keeping this thing? I've heard from the elders that some objects with heavy yin energy can bring misfortune to a household."

In the antique market, one might not know much about international affairs, but strange stories were plentiful.

Even Su Xiaofan had often heard stories about people who bought objects from tombs and then suffered misfortune.

"It's fine, Gangge. I have talismanic objects at home to protect us. I'll study it and then throw it away."

Su Xiaofan laughed and found a reason. He wasn't going to throw it away, but he didn't plan to keep it either. He would absorb the Yin Sha Stone as soon as he got home.

Actually, with the dragon-shaped jade pendant on his body and the bell at home, if the Yin Sha Stone couldn't be absorbed, Su Xiaofan would have considered keeping it as a makeshift air conditioner.

"It's best to throw it away as soon as possible. This is definitely not a good thing."

Zheng Dagang said, "I'll call Uncle Jing tomorrow. He has a wide network and should know what this object is."

"Hmm, I should get rid of it before he calls."

Hearing Zheng Dagang's words, Su Xiaofan was a bit troubled. He didn't know what would happen after absorbing the Yin Sha Stone, and if Uncle Jing was interested, he wouldn't be able to produce it.

However, Su Xiaofan didn't stop Zheng Dagang from calling Uncle Jing. He also wanted to know the origin of the Yin Sha Stone and where to find more.

An hour later, the car arrived at the neighborhood where Su Xiaofan lived.

Zheng Dagang, who had been somewhat frightened, dropped off Su Xiaofan and his sister at the entrance of the neighborhood and drove away.

"Xiaoxiao, this thing might not be clean. I shouldn't take it home. Let's throw it away."

Walking with his sister to the artificial lake in the neighborhood, Su Xiaofan threw the stone he had picked up earlier into the lake. The stone disappeared with a splash.

Suxiaoxiao agreed with her brother. Although she wasn't affected by the stone, as a girl, she had no fondness for things from tombs.

After a tiring day, Su Xiaofan and his sister were both exhausted and went to their respective rooms.

Hearing Suxiaoxiao talking to her classmates on video, Su Xiaofan took a shower and then took out the Yin Sha Stone from his pocket.

"Ordinary people shouldn't keep this thing. They would definitely get sick if they kept it for too long."

Just a short time in the room, Su Xiaofan felt the temperature drop significantly.

Although he didn't know what the Yin Sha Stone was, the word "sha" in its name suggested it wasn't a good thing.

[Repair Value: 3 points!]

[Low-grade Yin Sha Stone, can be absorbed, absorb?]

Looking at the meager 3 points, Su Xiaofan bit his lip and confirmed in his mind: Absorb!

"Hmm? This thing seems to be changing."

After confirming, Su Xiaofan closely watched the Yin Sha Stone in his hand.

From the outside, the Yin Sha Stone didn't seem to change, but Su Xiaofan noticed that the shiny surface of the black stone had disappeared.

"Why is it turning to ash?"

After about five seconds, the black Yin Sha Stone turned gray. Su Xiaofan touched it curiously, and the gray stone turned to powder.

"Good thing I 'threw' it away in front of my sister!"

Su Xiaofan was secretly relieved. If anyone asked him to produce the stone again, he wouldn't be able to turn the powder back into a stone.

Finding a small bag, Su Xiaofan put the powder in it and then focused on the information in his mind.

[Absorbed low-grade Yin Sha Stone, remaining repair value: 13 points!]

"Ten points of repair value?"

Seeing the information in his mind, Su Xiaofan was both happy and worried.

He was happy to have found a way to increase his repair value, but he was worried because the Yin Sha Stone was not a common item, and he didn't know where to find more.

Moreover, one Yin Sha Stone only increased his repair value by 10 points, which was lower than his expectations. He would need to find at least four more low-grade Yin Sha Stones to repair the jade pendant.

After encountering the Yin Sha Stone today, Su Xiaofan understood the effectiveness of talismanic objects in warding off evil and misfortune.

If he had enough repair value, Su Xiaofan would definitely repair the intermediate-grade damaged talismanic object his father gave him first, as he had been in car accidents and suffered electric shocks in recent years, and things hadn't been going smoothly for him.