PDLP Chapter 444 Oolong Incident
Chapter 444 Oolong Incident
After Xu Yi came down, she took the token and washed it clean.
As the sludge flowed away with the water, the outline of the token became clearer.
It is a beautifully carved fish with fine, lifelike scales.
The fish's body was brutally torn in the middle, leaving only the tail.
Xu Yiyi's heart sank suddenly; she had still held onto a sliver of hope.
Now she was completely certain, even though she hadn't seen the other half of the fish talisman.
But the blueprints were ones I had seen from Lin Ke.
This was a token used by the imperial court to mobilize troops; it had to be broken into two pieces before it could be put into effect.
Xu Yiyi frowned, gripping the half-fish token tightly, the cold token almost embedded in her flesh.
How did you get here?
Xu Yiyi couldn't understand why this thing was on her roof, and her mind was in a complete mess.
"What are you doing, big sister?"
Si Hai tugged at her sleeve and then placed his hand on her hair.
Xu Yiyi snapped back to her senses and instinctively tried to hide her hands behind her back.
But Si Hai was already looking at her clenched fist.
When his gaze fell upon the half of the fish-shaped talisman, he suddenly exclaimed in surprise.
His tone was full of childlike innocence.
"Big sister, why did you pick this up?"
These words exploded in her ears like a thunderclap.
"Pick it up. Do you know what this is?"
Xu Yiyi's face darkened, and her voice became sharp and shrill, like a tile scraping against a stone, her tone lacking its usual kindness.
Si Hai was startled by the sudden, sharp sound and trembled.
She pursed her lips and timidly took half a step back.
I have absolutely no idea why my older sister has become so fierce.
Seeing his appearance, Xu Yiyi's heart tightened, and she immediately realized that she had lost her composure.
She then took a deep breath, suppressed her surging emotions, and squatted down with a smile, coaxing him in the gentlest tone possible.
"It's my fault, I scared you."
Xu Yiyi pulled Sihai into her arms, her voice soft and gentle, "Tell me, do you know what this thing is? Or did you pick it up somewhere?"
Xu Yi subconsciously felt that this must have been picked up by one of the children in the family out of curiosity.
After all, you can always encounter different things washed ashore by the waves at the beach.
Sihai shook his head. Sanchuan heard the noise inside the house and quickly came out to see what was going on.
Sanchuan sighed, "Isn't this what you gave to Sihai?"
Xu Yi's expression instantly turned to confusion, "Me?"
Why doesn't she remember giving Sihai this thing?
"Yes, my older sister gave it to me."
As Sihai spoke, he happily ran back into the house and retrieved a box.
Upon seeing the box, Xu Yi was instantly dumbfounded.
This is from the shipwreck she encountered at the bottom of the sea; she also brought back quite a few pieces of jewelry.
The box looked exquisite, but when you opened it, it was empty.
She didn't think much of it and picked it up casually.
It was originally intended for Er'er, but Sihai took a liking to it at first sight.
So the box was given to him.
But she clearly remembered that it was empty inside.
Before she could even ask, Sihai opened the box right in front of her.
It turned out there was a hidden compartment inside the box. She put the fish talisman inside, and it fit perfectly.
She stared blankly at Sihai and Sanchuan, then laughed at herself in exasperation.
"This layer was opened by Sihai by accident. I was originally thinking of taking this to ask you about it."
Sanchuan explained, then turned to Sihai, "Didn't you say you were going to use this to ask Big Sister?"
Sihai scratched his head awkwardly, "I forgot..."
"Then how did it end up on our roof?"
Xu Yiyi reached into the box and took out the fish talisman, only to find it was a hot potato.
Sihai's eyes darted around. "Back then, we used to dry fish at home, didn't we? Seabirds would come to eat them, and I would throw this at them. I threw it several times and finally it landed on the roof."
"Oh, it's you. So it was you."
San Chuan suddenly realized, "I was wondering why the tiles fell off when there was no wind and no rain at that time?"
Si Hai shrank back, feeling guilty, and hid in Xu Yiyi's arms.