Hearing the word "bet", the old man's spirits immediately rose, but when he thought about it, he felt that the boy in front of him suddenly asked him to bet, which made him feel uneasy.
"I'm not betting. Forget it. I don't intend to bet on anything. I just want to relieve your boredom. Forget it!"
When Ding Xiaoyi saw this, he turned around and stopped mentioning the matter.
The old man actually wanted to leave, but he stood up and squatted down again.
This word "Gamble" lingers in my heart, like a cat scratching it.
After pondering for a while, he finally couldn't help but said: "What are you betting on?"
Seeing that the old man had taken the bait, Ding Xiaoyi immediately put on a smiling face and pointed at the hole that Meatball was still digging: "I bet there is some big stuff hidden in here. If you win the bet, you can take that hole."
Give me the full text of the poem. If I lose, the fish will be yours. It’s a small gamble for fun.”
The old man glanced at the green rhinoceros fish and sneered.
"Boy, why don't I know about your little tricks? But if you think you caught the blue rhinoceros fish, then there will be treasure in the pit? Well, I'll bet you that there's nothing in this pit!"
Seeing that the old man was so sure, Ding Xiaoyi felt a little unsure about paying attention.
After all, this bad old man is a real native of Huangquan. How could he not recognize the Blue Rhinoceros?
But if you say it for sure, is there something else fishy about it?
After thinking about it, this doesn't make sense. After all, [Pointer Box for Avoiding Disaster] and [Mirror for Illuminating Darkness] both gave a very positive answer.
Why is this old man so sure that there is no treasure in the pit?
As if he saw the confusion on his face, the old man was in a good mood for a moment. When he smiled, the wrinkles on his face were squeezed together, and he chanted:
"If you avoid the rhinoceros and don't end up in a treasureless land, ghosts and magpies will come to your doorstep and three disasters will arise.
The pigs are imprisoned in search of life, and the fire kites sing and all the ghosts cry.
The green rhinoceros, the ghost magpie, the wild pig, and the fire kite are the four monsters of the underworld.
I don’t know since when, there is such a nursery rhyme in Netherworld.
But although it has been widely circulated, it has never been confirmed. I have seen a lot of blue rhinoceros fish, and I have never seen any treasures in the place of blue rhino fish.
Birds like the ghost magpie became extinct a long time ago, and I have never seen a wild pig.
The Fire Kite is even more of a joke, it’s just a fireball, it doesn’t even have a mouth, how do you expect it to roar with its butt?”
After saying that, the old man burst out laughing, and the depressed mood just now disappeared.
Ding Xiaoyi was startled and quickly asked: "Can I look into the mirror..."
The old man waved his hand and interrupted Ding Xiaoyi: "The looking mirror is also called the listening mirror. Everything it knows is what it hears. Naturally, what it hears is right or wrong. You can't rely on a mirror.
If so, it is the truth!”
Hearing this, Ding Xiaoyi rolled his eyes. Sure enough, when he used the mirror to look at his head, he felt that what the mirror said was wrong.
Now after listening to the old man's words, he finally understood.
This mirror...is a living cookbook!
When he thought that he had exchanged a fierce fish intestine sword for a living recipe book, he glanced at Old Man Zao with resentful eyes.
But he hasn't given up hope because of these words.
Almost letting Meatball search carefully, no matter what is underneath, he will dig it up for himself.
He believes in the results of the [Disaster Avoidance Pointer Box].
Although the results of [Disaster Avoidance Pointer Box] may change at any time, in general, it is still very reliable.
At this time, Datou basically dug the hole upside down.
In addition to bones, some things were also dug out.
Three nails!
After wiping off the mud on it, there was a cold light for a moment.
These nails were naturally the claws of the Xuantong beast. Ding Xiaoyi stepped forward and saw that when the big head was moving the nail, he accidentally touched the edge of the nail, and one of the claws was cut off directly.
You can imagine how sharp these nails are.
It's just too big and heavy. If it were smaller, maybe...
Thinking of this, Ding Xiaoyi thought. If he used these nails to make a dagger, it would not be as good as the Fish Gut Sword.
But in reality, it must be a first-class murder weapon.
The old man only wants bones, so these nails are all his own.
After letting Da Tou rummage for a long time and seeing nothing else down there, Ding Xiaoyi asked Da Tou to collect the other things in the pit and bring them up.
Especially those [Bixinzhu], which can strengthen muscles and bones if eaten for a long time, and are also the staple food of meatballs.
Last time I was pressed for time, so I only picked a small amount.
This time the time is loose, so I can pick more meat balls. The more the better. I plan to dry them and eat them as supplementary meals for these two living treasures.
Eating a little bit every day can also play a big role.
Turn around and go to the meat ball again.
It turned out that Meatball was at the bottom of the pit, and the search was almost carpet-like, except for some unnamed snails and shells, which were as small as a fingernail.
Basically I didn’t see any treasures.
At this time, the sound of the waves around me gradually started to get louder and louder.
When I looked up, I saw waves starting to roll up on the water again.
"No! The tide is coming."
Seeing the movement on the water, he suddenly felt anxious.
Let Datou come back first. After all, this guy was not born and raised in the underworld. What if he gets involved in the underworld?
But it became a dish in other people's mouths.
"Quick, quick, quick...move the things to the back, there is also a water pump, move the water pump first!"
Seeing that the tide in Huangquan was rising faster and faster, Ding Xiaoyi hurriedly directed the boss to move the water pump away first.
This thing is the magic tool for my future fortune, so there must be no mistakes.
Wave after wave of yellow spring began to pour into the pit.
Almost at a very fast speed, the body of the meat ball was swallowed up.
But Ding Xiaoyi was not panic about this.
Unlike Datou, Rouqiu actually grew up from the underworld.
If you really soak in it, nothing will happen.
Just watching the underworld gradually filling up the puddle, and no meat balls coming up, I thought it was impossible to say that I was not in a hurry.
On the side, the bad old man was rubbing a ball of tobacco with his fingers and slowly placing it in the pipe pot.
He half-closed his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.
As half an hour passed, Ding Xiaoyi began to feel a little panicked.
Baby or not, it doesn't matter.
It doesn't matter if you lose the bet.
But if you lose the meat ball, you will suffer huge losses.
Even if you catch another iron mayfly, you may not be able to find a meat ball that will be obedient and well-behaved. The most important thing is that once you develop feelings, you don’t just throw them away.
"Gululu!!"
At this time, several large bubbles suddenly appeared on the water, and splashes of water and sand were splashed on the dim water.
I saw a slender tentacle suddenly protruding from the water, twisting continuously.
"Big head, quick! Pull it out."
In fact, you don't have to shout, the big head on the side has already stretched out its thick tentacles, and the tentacles are wrapped around the meat ball as it protrudes out of the water to explore downwards.
For a moment it was like two giant squids entangled together.
Immediately, the claws tightened, and the soil turned up under Big Head's feet. It seemed that what he was pulling up was not a ball of flesh, but a huge stone.
"There's something! What did Meatball catch??"
Looking at the bubbling water bubbles, he suddenly became excited.
"come on! Come on!"
Ding Xiaoyi stood aside and held his breath, silently cheering for Datou in his heart.
For a moment, the expression on the big head's face twisted into a ball, as if he was trying hard to suck milk.
??(?′Д｀?)??
I saw the water surface rolling down, gradually revealing the shadow of the meat ball. This thing was like a huge net bag, tightly wrapped around a group of rocks and lifted up on the net.
"No way?? There is really a treasure??"
Seeing the commotion under the water, the old man couldn't sit still anymore and stood up to watch.
I looked at it so seriously for a while that I didn't even know that the tobacco in the pot was extinguished.
As the stone was lifted out of the water little by little, Ding Xiaoyi saw clearly that it turned out that Meatball was holding a big black stone and crawled out of the water.
The stone is as tall as a person, and there are many messy barnacles and broken corals growing on the surface of the stone.
At first glance, this stone is very ordinary, with nothing special about it at all.
Ding Xiaoyi looked around the stone, but he didn't see anything different about it.
But Meatball actually looked very excited.
He jumped up and down and rolled to Ding Xiaoyi's hand, looking at himself with a pleasing expression.
(*???*):"sugar!"
Although he didn’t know why Rouqiu had to carry such a big stone, Ding Xiaoyi immediately took out two candies from his pocket and gave them to Rouqiu as a reward.
No matter what the meat ball is holding up.
Even I think it will be fine as long as the meat ball comes back.
I used to feel that cold machines were easier to get along with than living animals.
Now his concept has gradually changed, and he suddenly feels that meatballs and big heads are better.
Compared with the two energy bars consumed by the engine per 100 kilometers, Meatball only requires two candies.
Meatball, who was rewarded with candy, rolled aside happily and enjoyed the candy.
I saw a big head on the side, curiously circling the stone.
In fact, not to mention Datou, even myself and Old Man Zao were curious about the stone in front of them.
I don’t know why Meatball spent so much effort to pick up a big rock.
Looking left and right, I can't see any way.
Ding Xiaoyi could only take out the mirror and shine it on the stone.
I saw the Listening Beast on the back of the mirror. Its eyes gradually glowed with red light. However, soon, the red light went out, and there was chaos on the mirror surface.
Chaos!
Suddenly Ding Xiaoyi glanced at Old Man Zao, and sure enough, he saw Old Man Zao's eyes gleaming, staring straight at the stone and walking forward.
Ding Xiaoyi didn't speak a word, his eyes narrowed into a straight line, and he watched the old man approach the fence step by step.
When he saw the bad old man about to step over the fence with one foot, he couldn't help but hold his breath and looked at the straw sandal that was about to fall to the ground, and his heartbeat began to speed up.
Suddenly, the old man seemed to have remembered something. He glanced at his feet warily, his expression changed, and he quickly took his feet back.
He raised his head and said angrily to Ding Xiaoyi: "You are lucky this time. In one word, it will be sold or not!"