Chapter 591

Wynter carefully examined the item in her hand. Throughout history, anything made from locust wood had been deemed unsuitable for people to wear. It was important to note that Scandonese characters had profound meanings, sometimes related to the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams. For example, the character for "locust" was related to "disasters", which suggested that it was wood used by ghosts and spirits. Locust trees preferred to grow under shade, and in some southern regions, people would occasionally use them to make coffins. In order to make urns with lotus designs related to Zen, one could use cedar wood or mahogany. If those weren't available, poplar wood would also suffice. But people would never use locust wood, as it could easily attract disasters or spirits over time. Moreover, the pattern of this lotus was also unusual—it had twists and turns that made people uncomfortable. Atwater had once said that there were thousands of Mystic Path statues in the world. He had als