What is royalty and wealth.

Chapter 400 The Secret of the Sheepskin Scroll

The parchment was encased in Zhang Tian's qi and brought out directly.

Perhaps due to prolonged exposure to blood, the entire parchment was a strange shade of red.

"Boss, this thing should be blood, right? It smells like it's human."

Fatty muttered beside him.

Judging by the smell, it was indeed similar to human blood.

Zhang Tian sniffed the air and spoke slowly.

"The smell is indeed strong, but I wonder what kind of person would fill a Buddha's head with blood, and how such a thing would end up in Japan. It's very strange."

Zhang Tian's voice was not loud, and he slowly unfurled the parchment in his hand.

The parchment might have been treated with some material, as it did not show any signs of damage.

The drawings and other content inside were clearly visible.

"What is this? A giant Buddha?"

Upon seeing the patterns on the parchment, Fatty asked with curiosity.

The first pattern on the parchment depicted a massive Buddha statue.

Beneath the Buddha statue, many people seemed to be kneeling.

On the left side were rows of text.

"The Buddha said, all good and evil in the world are karma."

"The Buddha said, greed for wealth and lust are difficult paths to righteousness."

"The Buddha said, helping others brings joy and broadens good connections."

"The Buddha said, peace in the world, our Buddha is merciful."

Each sentence pierced Zhang Tian's mind like a sharp sword capable of penetrating the soul.

"No, why am I unconsciously reciting this."

Zhang Tian suddenly awoke, looking around at Zhang Qilin and the others, who were looking at him with strange expressions.

Zhang Tian instantly sensed something was wrong.

These few sentences alone had unsettled his mind. What was the origin of this Blood Buddha Head?

"Boss, what's wrong with you? Your head seemed to be glowing just now. Are you trying to illuminate the darkness with your head?"

Fatty quipped from the side.

"That's the Morning Star. Brother Kaiyuan, your knowledge needs to be expanded."

Wang Banyue chimed in.

Zhang Tian gave them a speechless glance.

"Young Master Zhang, what just happened to you?"

Wu Tianzhen asked with concern.

"Was it an illusion?"

Hu Bayi saw at a glance that something was amiss.

Zhang Tian nodded slightly.

"This scripture is strange. It might be something meant to confuse. Don't stare at the text."

"Also, I constantly feel something incredibly eerie from this parchment. It might hide some kind of secret."

Zhang Tian's voice was not loud, but it sent shivers down everyone's spines.

"There's more on the back."

Zhang Qilin, who had been focused on the parchment, pointed to a corner.

Zhang Tian's gaze followed.

On the parchment, a few small figures were standing up, looking down at their feet.

Looking further down, beneath their feet, was a Buddha's head, from which it was evident that blood was flowing.

Around the Buddha's head, countless gold and silver treasures, as well as numerous strange little figures, lay quietly at the very bottom, near the Buddha statue.

The small figures standing above seemed to be looking down upon all beings.

Zhang Tian looked further back and saw that the small figures were like slaves, constantly being ordered around by a few other small figures.

It looked extremely peculiar.

"Boss, there are words."

Fatty exclaimed in surprise at the very end.

Zhang Tian gave Fatty a look.

"I'm not blind. I can see words this close."

Saying that, Zhang Tian looked up.

The text read:

"Great Tang Flourishing Temple, ten thousand people kneeling in worship."

"The Buddha should be the root of culture, to be worshipped by countless people and receive their incense."

"To stand above all beings."

"Recorded by Xuanzang of the Western Regions."

Looking at the almost crooked handwriting, Zhang Tian's fists clenched.

Buddhism itself was an external sect.

It did not originally belong to Xia Kingdom.

It was considered a product of foreign invasion of culture, yet it was so prevalent at that time.

And these words, proclaiming such things so brazenly, truly disgusted Zhang Tian.

"Damn it, Fatty can't take it anymore. Let me go kick this giant Buddha."

Wang Banyue said excitedly.

"Brother Banyue, count me in."

Wang Fatty also chimed in.

"This should have been done intentionally by someone."

Hu Bayi pondered for a moment before speaking. After all, even a true Buddhist sect would not write things that were detrimental to themselves.

This thing was clearly the work of someone with ill intentions.

Zhang Tian nodded slightly.

"It seems someone deliberately smeared its reputation at the time."

"However, I'm not very interested in Buddhism, so this thing isn't of much use to us, unless we plan to go to that temple."

Zhang Tian said with a wave of his hand.

"Tch, even dogs wouldn't go. Fatty would rather dig graves in Japan than go to that godforsaken place."

Fatty said with a tough demeanor, his attitude instantly changing.

It was as if he were a person of great stature.

Zhang Tian looked at Hu Bayi and Zhang Qilin.

After all, matters like this needed the team's consensus.

"I think it's fine not to go. Since Japan has brought out such a thing, there probably won't be much left inside."

"We just need to retrieve what was lost to Japan."

Hu Bayi said after some thought.

What he said was not without reason.

Zhang Qilin uttered a few words.

"I'm fine with anything."

His objective was not the Buddha itself, but to find his own memories, so Zhang Qilin was not interested.

Zhang Tian's gaze then fell on the headless Guanyin.

"Item: Headless Guanyin."

"Item Grade: Low-level Cursed Artifact."

"Item Description: A Guanyin statue that emerged after the decline of Buddhism in the late Tang Dynasty."

A voice sounded in Zhang Tian's mind.

Zhang Tian knew this was the description of the headless Guanyin.

However, what puzzled Zhang Tian was why there was no Buddha's head.

Could it be that the Buddha's head itself was merely a container?

With questions in his mind, Zhang Tian examined the Guanyin again and again.

Based on Zhang Tian's experience in appraising artifacts, these two items should be from the same era.

Both were from the late Tang Dynasty.

As everyone knows, Buddhism began to amass wealth during prosperous times and retreated to the mountains during times of chaos.

This thing was truly infuriating.

"These two items should have come from the same place."

Zhang Tian finally concluded.

"Boss, are there really any evil temples these days?"

Fatty said, a look of fear on his face.

Zhang Tian gave him a speechless look.

"Whether there are evil temples or not, I don't know. But I do know that this thing also carries a curse, though it won't affect us."

Zhang Tian said, fiddling with the Buddha's head in his hand.

After all, he already had the Queen's curse on him. Unless a curse was stronger than the Queen's, Zhang Tian wouldn't be affected.

This also indirectly proved that the Queen had protected Zhang Tian and the others.

"Can I take a look?"

Wu Tianzhen looked at the headless Guanyin with curiosity.

Zhang Tian smiled. This guy was truly fearless of death.

"Of course."

Zhang Tian said and intended to hand the item to Wu Tianzhen.

But just as Wu Tianzhen was about to take it with his hand, a knock came from outside the door.

The Captain appeared, smiling broadly as he looked over.

And in his hand, he seemed to be carrying something.

He appeared to be offering a gift without any ulterior motive.