Chapter 93

Old Six drank water from a cup used for burial, which made everyone feel uneasy. Only someone who disrespected the spirits would dare to take on the job of a tomb raider!

Even Li Er, upon hearing this, lost his momentum during the negotiation, took a few steps back, and eventually bought it.

Although he didn't sell the bronze ding, Old Six was in high spirits, "Young man, help me throw this dirty cup away and get a new one later."

Yang Bo nodded, "Sure."

At this moment, Lu Dongxing asked, "Old Six, to be honest, your bronze ding looks good, but its style doesn't seem to be from the Xia, Shang, or Zhou dynasties. It should be a replica from a later dynasty. May I ask where this ding comes from?"

Lu Dongxing's question was indeed impertinent. After the transaction, he still wanted to ask where the tomb was dug. Wasn't he asking for trouble?

Old Six looked up at him, shook his head, and said, "Can't tell you!"

Lu Dongxing was a bit disappointed, "No problem."

Yang Bo recalled Lu Dongxing's words. The ding looked like a replica from a later dynasty. Which dynasty could it be? Yang Bo couldn't figure it out.

After moving the items to the trunk, they got into the car. Yang Bo still held the glass cup. Lu Dongxing, sitting beside him, smiled and said, "Still thirsty? I can give you a bottle of water?"

Yang Bo came to his senses and shook his head, "I'm not thirsty."

Li Er turned around, "Then why don't you throw the cup away quickly? That old man is so dirty. You saw the black spots on his bowl, and this glass cup is yellow and dirty too!"

The driver even rolled down the window for Yang Bo, which made him feel a bit awkward.

"Mr. Lu, take a look first!"

With that, Yang Bo handed the cup to Lu Dongxing.

Lu Dongxing was a bit reluctant, but he knew that if Yang Bo hadn't noticed anything, he wouldn't have done this. Still, he took two pieces of paper and wrapped the cup.

The car's interior was dim, which helped the driver's safety. Lu Dongxing shone a flashlight on the cup.

The cup was ordinary in shape, wider at the top and narrower at the bottom, and comfortable to hold. There were no patterns on the surface, and the design was simple.

However, when the light beam shone on it, Lu Dongxing quickly noticed something different. The cup was crystal clear and dazzling, but inside the glass, there were many cotton-like substances, which wouldn't appear in modern manufacturing!

Glass wouldn't have so many impurities; only natural crystals could have this condition!

Then, Lu Dongxing actually used the cup to scratch the car window. With a "squeak," he brought the cup back and found no damage. When he shone the flashlight on the window, he saw a clear scratch!

"This isn't a glass cup?" Lu Dongxing looked at Yang Bo, his face full of surprise.

Yang Bo nodded, "It's indeed not glass."

Li Er, witnessing Lu Dongxing's reaction, couldn't help but ask, "Could it be made of crystal?"

"It's made of crystal!" Yang Bo pointed to the crystal cup.

Li Er was stunned, "This is unbelievable! Is it real?"

Li Er took the crystal cup and examined it carefully.

Lu Dongxing looked at Yang Bo, "I'm really impressed!"

Yang Bo returned to the room with the crystal cup. According to him, the crystal cup should be shared among the three, but Lu Dongxing declined, as it was Yang Bo's keen eye that found it. Li Er didn't say much either.

Yang Bo didn't explain the age of the crystal cup, and they didn't ask. Looking at the thick light halo outside the crystal cup, Yang Bo couldn't help but be overjoyed. This was a crystal cup from the Warring States period!

The fact that such a crystal cup was made during the Warring States period was hard to believe, but the truth was right there!

After washing and disinfecting the crystal cup several times, Yang Bo carefully stored it.

Next, Yang Bo started to look up information on the computer. The Nine Tripods disappeared during the Qin Dynasty, and the inscriptions on the pre-Qin Nine Tripods couldn't be in traditional characters, so they must be replicas.

Empress Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty cast the Nine Tripods, named after the Nine Provinces, which could also be ruled out.

Finally, it was Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty. This昏帝 (昏帝 means "昏君" or "昏王" in this context, referring to a "foolish emperor") actually cast the Nine Tripods, and one of them was the "Red Tripod"!

Yang Bo recalled Lu Dongxing's last question. Why did he ask that?

The next morning, after washing up, Yang Bo went out for breakfast and saw Lu Dongxing in his pajamas, inviting him to eat.

Yang Bo didn't ask, but after breakfast, he finally asked, "Aren't we going back today?"

Lu Dongxing waved his hand, "Are you in a hurry, Mr. Yang? You're paid by the day. Does your shop make that much money in a day? Don't be in a rush!"

Yang Bo smiled and didn't say more. He was paid by the day, with a daily wage of 100,000, so he wasn't in a hurry.

Unexpectedly, Lu Dongxing then took everyone shopping. He seemed very familiar with the area, walking through the streets and alleys, pointing to signs and telling stories.

After shopping for the afternoon, they sat in an old shop and drank a bowl of spicy soup. Lu Dongxing looked very satisfied.

Yang Bo didn't say much, just observing and carefully watching the crowd. Lu Dongxing's unusual reaction made him very puzzled, and he had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

Back at the hotel, no one mentioned going back, and Lu Dongxing seemed unwilling to leave.

Yang Bo kept waiting.

The next day was the same.

In the evening, after tidying up, Yang Bo was about to lie down when his phone rang. He saw it was Yuan Yezhi calling. He didn't answer, waiting for the call to end, and then Yuan Yezhi called again.

"So late, not sleeping?" Yang Bo said.

"Do you have the heart to sleep?" Yuan Yezhi's voice came, "We found over ten bronze dings in Wang Miaodian!"

"Over ten? Large bronze dings?" Yang Bo was surprised because the number was quite significant. After all, each bronze ding required a large amount of metal, and it was quite difficult to buy a large amount of metal privately!

"They are large bronze dings!" Yuan Yezhi said.

Yang Bo suddenly remembered the information he had looked up and quickly asked, "Can you determine the origin of these bronze dings? Are they the same as the ones that disappeared before?"

"If we could determine that, would we need to call you?" Yuan Yezhi retorted.

"Since you're in Dangshan, come and take a look!" Yuan Yezhi added.

"No need, I don't want to go." Yang Bo hung up and fell into deep thought.

However, he couldn't think for long as a heavy knocking on the door interrupted him.

Yang Bo opened the door and saw Lu Dongxing standing outside, "Brother Yang, I just received a call saying they found a large number of bronze dings in Wang Miaodian and invited me to take a look. Let's go together!"

Yang Bo was stunned.