Yellow River Craftsman

Chapter 17 Corpse Transformation
There was a huge shock in my heart, Hanyu Toad? !
Is this the cold jade toad unearthed from the prince's tomb?
I remember that when Gu Meidi was counting the unearthed cultural relics, he found that the most precious cold jade toad was gone.Gu Meidi mentioned this matter to Professor Ye at the time, but Professor Ye told us not to worry.Why does this cold jade toad appear in Professor Ye's hands now?
OMG!

Could it be... Could it be that Professor Ye is guarding himself?

At this moment, my heart has already set off a huge wave.If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed that the lost cold jade toad would be in the hands of my most respected mentor.Professor Ye's word of mouth and reputation are very good in the industry, but why did this respected professor become a thief who guards against himself?

No!No!I do not believe!

Professor Ye is not a thief!The Professor Ye I know and understand is definitely not a thief!
However, the facts are right in front of my eyes, I can't help but believe it.

I suddenly remembered a sentence: "Knowing people, knowing the face, not knowing the heart!"

Could it be that Professor Ye's good image all these years has been disguised?
I remember that Professor Ye carefully taught us when we first entered the industry. In our industry, we often encounter priceless and precious cultural relics. These things are very tempting, so we must always maintain a lofty professional ethics and never do it. unprofessional conduct.

but now……

My heart is like a cloth soaked in water, tightly twisted into a ball.

Professor Ye stared intently at the cold jade toad, completely unaware that in the darkness behind him, the students who admired him the most were having an intense and painful ideological conflict.To be honest, at this moment, I feel as if the beliefs I have cultivated over the years have collapsed.

Just when I didn't know whether to leave sadly or stand up angrily, I suddenly heard Professor Ye groaning in pain.He desperately scratched his hair with his hands, his shoulders twitched violently, and his behavior was very abnormal.

I thought Professor Ye was suffering from some kind of hidden illness, and just as I was about to go over to call him, he suddenly turned his head.I saw that Professor Ye's face was covered with a layer of black air, and his eyes were bloodshot and red, like the eyes of a devil.What was even more frightening was that a layer of dark green fine hair grew wildly on his face like weeds, covering his entire face in an instant.At this time, Professor Ye looked like a green-faced monster.He raised his head to the sky and let out a low and painful roar, a cloud of green corpse gas gushing out from his mouth.

what? !

I couldn't believe my eyes, Professor Ye turned into a dead body? !

I took a step back in horror and continued to hide in the darkness, my heart was shaking wildly.

I don't know what kind of mood I am at this moment, nervous?fear?anger?Hate?regret?sad?

At this moment, Professor Ye held the cold jade toad in his palm with trembling hands.

The night moonlight was brilliant, and the cold jade toad was bathed in the moonlight, with a snow-white halo.Layers of cold smoke slowly rose from the toad's body, wrapping the toad in the middle.

I couldn't help but exclaim in my heart: "This is really a superb treasure!"

Professor Ye opened his mouth, suddenly stuffed the cold jade toad into his mouth, and then sat down on the floor.

Professor Ye's face was quickly covered with a layer of frost, and that layer of frost quickly spread along Professor Ye's neck and towards his limbs.But in the blink of an eye, every inch of Professor Ye's skin was covered.At this moment, Professor Ye seemed to be wearing a wonderful coat made of frost.The moonlight fell on his body, reflecting a cold light.

I had a panoramic view of this weird scene, my mind went blank, I stared stupidly at Professor Ye who was not far away, and couldn't say a word.

After about half a stick of incense, the layer of frost covering the surface of Professor Ye's skin gradually dissipated.Strange to say, when the frost dissipated, the green hair on Professor Ye's face also dissipated, and his eyes returned to normal.I suddenly understood that the cold jade toad had the miraculous effect of restraining the transformation of corpses, no wonder it was put in the mouth of the ancient corpse.

It seems that the reason why Professor Ye took that cold jade toad as his own is to restrain the corpse poison in his body, but... But why did he suffer from corpse poison?I have been with Professor Ye for two or three years, how come I never knew about this matter?
At first I thought that Professor Ye guarded himself and stole it for the sake of treasures, but now that I knew Professor Ye's true intention of stealing the cold jade toad, I suddenly felt a little more sympathy for him, and my heart was not as angry and sad as before.

Professor Ye spat out the cold jade toad from his mouth, and let out a long breath.

Just as he turned and walked back, I also came out from the dark corner and appeared in front of Professor Ye.

When Professor Ye saw me, his face was filled with astonishment: "Tuobagu... you... why are you here?"

I said, "Oh, I went to buy Liangpi just now, and when I came back, I saw you on the roof. I was worried about your safety, so I followed you up. Professor Ye, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to follow you!"

Professor Ye sighed: "So, you saw what happened just now?"

I nodded: "It turns out that the stolen cold jade toad is in your hands!"

Professor Ye's complexion was a bit ugly: "I'm sorry, did I disappoint you? As your tutor, I actually guard against myself!"

I said: "Professor Ye, you should know better than me that stealing such a precious treasure will lead to imprisonment!"

Professor Ye said: "Of course I know this! But I have no choice, I need it! This cold jade toad can help me restrain the corpse poison in my body! If I hadn't brought this cold jade toad with me today, I'm afraid that something would happen to me now." The corpse has changed, can you still stand here and talk to me?"

I didn't say anything, because what Professor Ye said was true.

Professor Ye said: "Tuobagu, you are my most proud disciple. If you want to see my corpse turn into a corpse, then you should go to the relevant department to expose me! If you still want me to live, then please report what you saw today. The matter is rotten in the stomach, don't mention it to anyone!"

Looking at Professor Ye's raspy face, I can't find any reason to reject him. I know that covering up is a very bad thing, but I can't just watch Professor Ye's corpse change!In the face of friendship and principles, I still chose friendship, nodded and agreed to Professor Ye's request: "I will keep you a secret about today's matter, I swear, I will never mention it to anyone! But, you have to tell me, When did you get the corpse poison? Why did I never know?"

Professor Ye took me to the edge of the roof, and the night wind blew his gray hair into disorder.The street under his feet was dimly lit, and Professor Ye sighed heavily: "That was seven years ago! I have never wanted to bring up that period of the past, but since you asked today, I will tell you! Seven A few years ago, several explorers obtained a strange human skin map by chance, which recorded a very secret Miao ancient tomb. At the invitation of several explorers, I followed them into the The primeval jungle of the Southwest!"

"Have you found the ancient tomb yet?" I asked.

Professor Ye said: "Under the guidance of the human skin map, we have gone through many difficulties and obstacles, and finally found the ancient tomb. But what we didn't expect was that the ancient tomb was full of dangers, and there were poisonous Miao Jiang everywhere. Old Zongzi. During a breakout, I was betrayed by my companions, they left me as a bait to attract Old Zongzi, and then they waited for an opportunity to escape!"

I scolded angrily: "Bastard, how could they do this?"

Professor Ye smiled bitterly: "Humans are the most selfish animals in nature. They can sell anything for profit and life! Whether it is faith or friendship, whether it is soul or dignity!"

Professor Ye took off his coat while talking, showing his broad shoulders, and then pointed to an ugly scar on his left shoulder and said to me: "I was also lucky at the beginning, and I broke out of the encirclement and survived by luck. But unfortunately , I was bitten by a zongzi, I bit off a piece of meat the size of a bowl, and I was infected with corpse poison because of it!"

The scar on Professor Ye's left shoulder is very obvious. After so many years, the wound still hasn't healed. It looks like a piece of flesh has been torn off by something, which is particularly terrifying.

I clenched my fists tightly: "Then did you seek revenge from these people later? Are these people still alive? Haven't they been condemned by God?"

Professor Ye said: "Hey, when is it time to repay the injustice! Ever since I escaped from the ancient tomb, those people have disappeared. They may have died, or they may have gone into hiding!"

I said, "How come you never mentioned these things to us before?"

Professor Ye said: "This is not a glorious thing. What is there to mention? Every time when the moon is full, the corpse poison in the body will break out. I can bear it in the first few years, but recently In the past two years, the corpse poison has penetrated into the eight meridians. If it cannot be expelled from the body, once the corpse poison attacks my heart, I will turn into an old rice dumpling with green hair. Hehe, just thinking about it makes people shudder! That day the prince When I found this cold jade toad in the tomb, I knew that this cold jade toad had the miraculous effect of restraining corpse poison. The reason why it was stuffed in the mouth of the dead body was to prevent the corpse from changing! In order to save this old life , I had no choice but to steal and hid the cold jade toad secretly. Today, I felt a corpse poison attack again, so I came to the rooftop to use the cold jade toad to detoxify, but I didn’t expect to be discovered by you!"

I asked worriedly: "Can this cold jade toad completely expel the corpse poison in your body?"

Professor Ye said: "It should be possible to use it a few times! If not, I will keep it with me at all times, so that I can restrain the corpse poison in my body at any time! Tuoba Gu, the same sentence, I hope it will happen tonight Don't tell anyone about it!"

I raised my right hand and said, "I, Tuoba Gu, swear to God that I will never reveal even a word of Professor Ye Sheng's secret!"

Professor Ye nodded with satisfaction: "Let's go, go back to rest early, or Gu Meidi will become suspicious."

(End of this chapter)