Chapter 207
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Chapter 207: The Emperor’s Seal
After hearing this, Expert Chen quickly returned, "There is indeed a jade seal behind, but there is no body on this floor."
After thinking for a moment, Chu Jiang reluctantly put back the two guns on the gun rack.
"Take me to see that jade seal first. What is it and what does it do?"
After Chu Jiang came out, Expert Chen answered while closing the door, "It’s an unidentified sealing object, similar to the black box earlier."
"This thing was bought by an employee of our research institute from an antique dealer."
"At that time, he was eager to get rid of it and said that this thing would bring bad luck, so we bought it at a very low price."
"However, shortly after the employee brought the jade seal back to the research institute, he died of sudden heart failure; later we also investigated the antique dealer, and he also died, having hanged himself…"
"Since everyone who had close contact with this thing died, we have been very cautious in our research, never daring to touch it with our hands, and always using mechanical tools to move it."
"However, even so, during the research stage, several level-three researchers died, all of whom were responsible for the on-site work."
"Since we didn’t get any results in our research and more deaths would occur if we continued, we sealed the jade seal in this layer."
Expert Chen closed the door and took the lead, saying, "I personally suspect that the Ghost Mirror wants to tempt you to choose the jade seal, and then kill you through the jade seal."
"It is the first time since records began that it has shown images to people through the glass."
"Based on this change, after I go back, I will write a report suggesting not to display this thing and also store it in a deeper place."
Zhang San looked at Chu Jiang and said, "It seems like Ghost Mirror really likes you. Why don’t you choose this mirror?"
"No, I can’t handle this kind of liking."
While they were talking, they came to a new room. This area was even colder, and the lights looked dim and sometimes flickered unnaturally.
It’s not just a broken light bulb. It’s affected by the strong supernatural aura around here. Ordinary people can’t stay in this area for long, or they might get sick or even die.
However, Chen Yehua seemed to have extra protection measures, so when he came here, he didn’t seem uncomfortable.
"It’s this thing. Take a look, but I don’t recommend you to change it."
Through the tempered glass, Chu Jiang looked at the jade seal in the center of the room. It was a black jade seal, four inches in width and length, with five dragons carved on it, exuding a proud and commanding presence.
But for some reason, just looking at this jade seal gave people a sense of impending doom…
"What does the inscription on this jade seal say? Commanded by Heaven, Eternal Prosperity?" Chu Jiang stared at it for a while and couldn’t help but ask.
Expert Chen shook his head, "How is that possible? It’s not Emperor Qin Shi Huang’s imperial seal."
"The characters used in the seal script seem to be ancient text from the Warring States period. We had some experts examine it and they said it could be the ‘Seal of the Emperor’."
"Of course, it might not be genuine. I’m not saying it’s a modern artifact, but rather that it could be a fake made by clever forgers in ancient times, not an emperor’s official jade seal."
What Chen Yehua said is not uncommon. Although it’s a serious matter, antique jade seals passed down from ancient times often have a mix of real and fake ones, surrounded by doubts.
Moreover, in history, some emperors had dozens of jade seals, as if they were toys with engravings, so they can’t be considered unique.
"Can you open the door for me to take a look?" Chu Jiang asked.
Expert Chen hesitated for a moment, "If you’re not afraid of death, then you can."
Chu Jiang was, of course, afraid of death, but this time was different. Looking at the jade seal, he felt a faint sense of excitement in his heart, perhaps he could even use it…
After the door opened, Chu Jiang didn’t actually enter. He just stood at the door, observing from a distance and made a slight motion with his left hand.
As he moved, a Dark Left Hand emerged from the shadow of the jade seal and grabbed it, lifting it up.
The clone of the Left Hand Ghost, like an extension of Chu Jiang’s palm, gripped it and Chu Jiang decided, "I want this Level 1 Seal."
Saying that, he took big strides forward and personally took the jade seal in his hand, seemingly no longer afraid.
Expert Chen was surprised and looked Chu Jiang up and down. "Are you sure? You seemed quite fond of that gun earlier."
"Then how about I take another one?" Chu Jiang asked in return.
Expert Chen waved his hand. "Don’t joke around. Come back when you’ve gathered more contributions in the future and then you can exchange it."
Weighing the cold jade seal in his hand, Chu Jiang, as usual, stuffed it into his left hand.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, in front of him appeared a hunchbacked, ominously faced, little old man.
As soon as this old man appeared, the lights in the room immediately went out, and not even a single ray of light from outside could flow in.
"Hey, hey, can you please calm down?" Expert Chen signaled Zhang San, who took out a golden ingot from his pocket that he had prepared in advance and walked into the room.
Based on the previous position, he threw the golden ingot across to the opposite side.
There was no sound of the ingot hitting the ground, but the light returned to normal after a few seconds, and the old man disappeared.
Chu Jiang’s tense body instantly relaxed.
The ghost just now was very special. In that darkness, Chu Jiang couldn’t see anything or capture the ghost’s position. It was like his special senses were disabled.
However, it seems like the research institute has figured out the ghost’s killing rules and is using them to their advantage.
Otherwise, the research institute would never dare to let a dangerous ghost wander on this floor.
Expert Chen walked out of the room with Zhang San and took care of closing the door.
At the same time, he asked, "Can you control that jade seal? Is it related to the ghost inside you?"
"Maybe it’s related, but I’m not sure if I can control it. I have to go back and try to find out. The only thing that is clear now is that it can’t harm me."
Zhang San pondered by the side, "So, the Ghost Mirror really gave you a good hint? Then why don’t you choose the Ghost Mirror?"
Chu Jiang shook his head, "It wants to trick me into taking it away, but I won’t fall for it. If I take it away, who knows how it might kill me. It’s better like this, as it is now."
Regarding the jade seal, after Chu Jiang picked it up, he had a kind of instinctive perception. The ghost inside the jade seal belongs to the type that can be restrained by himself.
In other words, this ghost draws power from corpses, similar to Yan Wanli’s situation.
In this way, perhaps it carries a certain special curse that causes people who come into contact with it to die one by one, but this power can definitely not affect Chu Jiang.
Because Chu Jiang is the biggest leader of the zombies.
By the way, could it be that the ghost inside the jade seal is the body he saw on the glass before, the one wearing imperial robes…