Live treasure appraisal: Netizens asked me how to open the bronze door

Chapter 20: Who dares to touch the Emperor’s Tomb?
In the camera, Zhou Cheng is approaching Zhou Zeyi and the others.

"Third Master, why are you so entangled?"

"It doesn't matter whether it's from the Western Zhou Dynasty or the Warring States period, as long as it's a treasure, isn't it enough?"

"As for the period, that's something that archaeologists should worry about. We are tomb robbers, and making money is our real business!"

The tall and thin man seemed confused, but he didn't dare to rush Zhou Zeyi too much, so he could only smoke impatiently.

When he came this time, his partner got involved.

If he gets a few more antiques from before, he will be at a big loss!

But I didn’t expect that Zhou Zeyi has been obsessed with the age of this bronze tripod!

In his opinion, this is totally meddling in other people's business!

Seeing that Zhou Zeyi ignored him, he stopped talking.

He had no choice but to ask Terry for help: "Brother, please persuade the Third Master."

Tai Li sighed and cleared his throat: "Ahem, Third Master"

But he was interrupted by Zhou Zeyi as soon as he opened his mouth.

"It's clearly recorded on the map that this location must be an ancient tomb from the Warring States Period!"

"Now bronze artifacts from the Shang and Zhou dynasties have been found in ancient tombs from the Warring States period!"

He glanced at the two of them calmly: "What does this mean?"

Terry shook his head: "How should I know?"

The tall and thin man thought for a moment and said excitedly: "This means that the owner of this Warring States tomb is also a tomb robber!"

Zhou Zeyi suddenly frowned: "What do you mean?"

The tall and thin man said excitedly: "Third Master, don't you understand this?"

"The owner of this ancient tomb from the Warring States Period built an ancient tomb here, that's right!"

"But he was a collector when he was alive, and he had a lot of stuff hidden in his house that he didn't know where it came from."

"After his death, he still wanted to enjoy the wealth and splendor he had in his lifetime, so he asked someone to bury him with antiques!"

Terry's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Although it's a little more imaginative, it's still quite reasonable!"

But Zhou Zeyi shook his head: "I naturally don't care about the period of a bronze tripod."

“But here’s the problem!”

As he spoke, he took out a wooden box from his pocket. After opening it, he found the octagonal bronze bell that Zhou Cheng had given to Zhang Xuan for appraisal!
When Tai Li saw the bell, he was surprised: "Third Master, why did you bring it here?"

Zhou Zeyi said calmly: "I was afraid that this thing could be used, so I brought it here."

The tall and thin man didn't recognize the bronze bell, and his face was even more puzzled: "Third Master, what is this bell used for?"

Zhou Ze glanced at Zhou Cheng behind him, and then said to the two of them: "I didn't really trust the anchor named Zhang Xuan before."

"So I didn't take the bronze inscriptions he translated seriously."

"But he helped us find ways to escape twice, and we also saw here a Taotie dragon-patterned tripod from the same period as the one he mentioned about King Mu of Zhou!"

"I don't think this can be a coincidence!"

Tai Li narrowed his eyes slowly: "Third Master, what do you mean?"

"I don't quite understand!"

"Could it be that this is not a tomb from the Warring States period, but an ancient tomb from the Zhou Dynasty?"

Zhou Ze's eyes suddenly turned sharp: "That's right!"

"There are bronze inscriptions with the name of the emperor of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and there is also a tripod with a taotie dragon pattern that is most likely from the Western Zhou Dynasty!"

"I doubt."

"This is the ancient tomb of King Mu of Zhou, the emperor of the Western Zhou Dynasty!"

Tai's eyes suddenly widened and he stared at Zhou Zeyi, shocked and speechless.

The tall and thin man was also surprised!
After a moment, the tall and thin man looked around the Taotie dragon-patterned tripod again, and said in a daze, "The ancient tomb of King Mu of Zhou, the emperor of the Western Zhou Dynasty."

"If we were to be dug up by his ancient tomb, we would be assassinated even if we fled abroad, right?"

Zhou Zeyi: "That means the only punishment now is the death penalty. In ancient times, this crime would be a heinous crime of killing nine generations of the clan!"

Terry also nodded with an unpleasant expression: "That's right!"

“We have to pull out the grass!”

"You have to shake the eggs to break up the yolk!"

The tall and thin man looked at Terry in surprise and said, "Don't try to be funny at this time!"

Then he looked at Zhou Cheng anxiously: "Little brother, your uncle and I are old acquaintances!"

"Is it okay for me to call you my nephew?"

Seeing Zhou Cheng's acquiescence, he then said, "You just said that this is a tripod with a Taotie dragon pattern from the Shang and Zhou dynasties."

"That means it could be Shang or Zhou!"

"But there are inscriptions on the bronze bell about the name of the Zhou emperor."

"So the Shang Dynasty is ruled out, the only possibility is the Zhou Dynasty!"

"But the late Zhou Dynasty and the Warring States Period overlap. Is it possible that this bronze tripod is actually a product of the period between the Zhou Dynasty and the Warring States Period?"

After these words were spoken, even Zhou Zeyi looked at Zhou Cheng expectantly.

The ancient tombs of the Warring States Period and the ancient tombs of the Zhou emperors are obviously not on the same level.

He really dared to touch the ancient tombs of the Warring States Period if he gritted his teeth, but he didn't want to encounter the Zhou Emperor from the bottom of his heart!

Zhou Cheng was also confused by the question!

He had never thought about such a detailed question!

The tall and thin man noticed that Zhou Cheng looked a little strange, so he couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"

Just as Zhou Cheng was hesitating, Zhang Xuan's voice suddenly came to his ears: "Tell him to stop talking nonsense!"

"Gulu!"

Zhou Cheng's throat rolled, and he subconsciously waved his hand and said, "Stop talking nonsense!"

The tall and thin man was stunned and his face looked very ugly.

It seemed that he didn't expect Zhou Cheng to be so blunt when speaking to him.

Even with swear words!

Terry also looked surprised.

Zhou Zeyi cleared his throat and glared at Zhou Cheng: "Ahem!"

Zhou Ze also realized that there was something wrong with his words, and hurriedly smiled awkwardly: "Sorry, I spoke too quickly."

The tall and thin man's expression finally eased, and he smiled generously and said, "It's okay. When I was young, I also liked to use catchphrases when I spoke."

But Zhang Xuan's voice came from the headset again: "Brother, let me tell you, this is just the beginning!"

"There's still a long way to go, and you never know what fatal things might happen to you!"

"If you rely on these three cobblers, you'll all die in there!"

"Listen to me, you can't be too polite to them."

"Let them see your momentum and strength!"

"This is the only way to save you, understand?"

Zhou Cheng felt a little uneasy when he heard this, and muttered in a low voice: "Can it be done?"

Zhang Xuan sneered: "You're kidding!"

"If they want to get out alive, they have to count on you!"

"You're so polite!"

"If it were me, I wouldn't even give face to your Third Uncle!"

"Don't mention an outsider!"

"Listen to me and tell them the information about the Taotie Dragon Steed that I just told you!"

"Speak more domineeringly and confidently. Don't let them look down on you and make me suffer as a result!"

"I'm so annoyed. If you keep being so submissive, I won't care about you anymore!"

Zhou Cheng's scalp tingled, but at the same time, he felt inexplicably more confident. He glanced at the tall and thin man with disdain: "You are quite good at saving yourself a way out!"

Tall and thin man: “?”

Zhou Zeyi couldn't help it: "Be more polite!"

Zhou Cheng: "Uncle San, you should shut up too."

"It's just a trivial matter. After thinking about it, do you come to rob tombs or do scientific research?"

Zhou Zeyi's eyes widened and his hand reached for the belt.

Tai Li was also confused: "Nephew, have you taken medicine?"

"That's your third uncle!"

Zhou Cheng ignored him and just snorted, saying, "I'm too lazy to talk about others!" Then he walked to the Taotie Dragon Patterned Cauldron and patted it with his hand.

A heavy tripod sound suddenly rang out!
"Did you hear that?"

"Can the vassal states of the Warring States period produce this kind of craftsmanship?"

Zhou Cheng said with disdain.

The three of them were stunned!

The viewers in the live broadcast room were laughing like crazy!

"Awesome! This brother is really awesome in using the power of others to bully others!"

"This is the confidence given by Brother Xuan! With a great man like Brother Xuan, novices dare to teach their master a lesson!"

"I am dying of laughter. The expressions of those three people are so funny!"

Zhou Cheng looked nonchalant and pointed at the Taotie dragon pattern on the bronze tripod and said, "Although during the Warring States Period, some utensils still had Taotie patterns on them."

"But its pattern features are very different from those of the Shang and Zhou dynasties. The most obvious feature is that the Taotie patterns of the Warring States period have many decorative patterns!"

"Look at the Taotie pattern on it. It's weird, overbearing, and ferocious!"

“Only the imperial power of the Zhou Dynasty could have this feeling!”

"So don't doubt it, this is the Zhou Dynasty's Taotie Dragon-patterned Ding!"

I heard Zhou Cheng say this.

The expressions of the three people changed again.

Seeing that Zhou Cheng's words were well-reasoned, the three finally realized the seriousness of the matter.

The tall and thin man didn't have the heart to argue with Zhou Cheng. The resentment in his heart made him even more uncomfortable!
A thief never leaves empty-handed, this has always been his industry standard!

Seeing that Zhou Zeyi also had a dark face and didn't say anything.

He gritted his teeth, looked at Zhou Cheng, and said in a more polite tone: "Young people are really to be feared!"

"Little brother, since you know so much about the Taotie Dragon Patterned Tripod, can you recognize the words on this bronze tripod?"

"If we can decipher a little bit of it, maybe we can find out why the Warring States tomb became a Zhou Dynasty tomb!"

"My brother can also die with a clear conscience!"

Zhou Zeyi also looked at Zhou Cheng. To be honest, he was not reconciled either!
Terry pointed at the human-faced beast on the back of the bronze tripod and said, "There's also this thing!"

“This isn’t a glutton, is it?”

"It looks like the face of a combination of a man and an animal!"

"What the hell is this?"

Zhou Cheng's face suddenly turned ugly.

Zhang Xuan didn't tell him the above content.

Not to mention him, even if an authoritative domestic archaeologist were to come in person, he probably wouldn’t be able to translate a few words!

It seemed that he noticed Zhou Cheng's anxiety.

Zhang Xuan's voice came from the headset again: "Brother, don't panic!"

"Stand behind the bronze tripod!"

When Zhou Cheng heard Zhang Xuan's voice, he suddenly felt confident and hurriedly walked to the back.

The three of them followed Zhou Cheng curiously.

Zhang Xuan: "Did you see the picture of the beast with a human face?"

"tell them!"

"This is the Queen Mother of the West!"

Zhou Cheng took a deep breath and said, "Queen Mother of the West?"

The three of them heard it clearly, and their expressions became even weirder.

The dark pupils were filled with incredible shock!

"Nephew, you said it was the Queen Mother of the West?"

Terry walked up to it and stared at the pattern of human-faced beast in shock!

He just felt it was weird just now, but after hearing Zhou Cheng's words, looking at this face again, he felt a creepy sense of terror surge in his heart!

"King Mu of Zhou hasn't figured it out yet, how come the Queen Mother of the West appears again?"

"Isn't the Queen Mother of the West a legendary deity?"

The tall and thin man's brain seemed to be shutting down.

Zhou Ze looked at Zhou Cheng and said in a deep voice: "Boy, you can see it clearly!"

Zhou Cheng nodded: "It can't be wrong!"

The three of them looked gloomy again.

Zhang Xuan's voice rang out: "Come, I will translate the contents of the inscription on the tripod for you now!"

"You must listen carefully!"

Zhou Cheng nodded.

Zhang Xuan said: "This actually records the story of King Mu of Zhou's meeting with the Queen Mother of the West during his Western Expedition!"

"If you search the ancient books in depth, you should be able to find this content!"

"To be more specific, King Mu of Zhou went west to Kunlun and met the Queen Mother of the West who lived in Kunlun."

"The Queen Mother of the West told him that she could pass on the art of immortality to him!"

"King Zhou Mu saw the Queen Mother of the West holding a jade staff, with brilliant light and a fairy aura behind her, so he followed her to her palace!"

"The two had a wonderful time together in the palace."

"King Mu of Zhou's character and ability were recognized by the Queen Mother of the West, so she passed on the art of longevity to him, and the two agreed to meet again after a thousand years!"

Zhou Cheng was stunned when he heard what he heard, but he still told the three people the story that King Mu of Zhou and Queen Mother of the West wanted to see according to what Zhang Xuan said!

The three of them were also shocked when they heard it!

Zhou Zeyi came back to his senses and said in surprise: "I remember it!"

"There is indeed a record of this story in history books!"

"I saw it before, but it's been so long that I forgot about it!"

"I remember the name of that passage is the Biography of King Mu of Zhou!"

He stared at the statue of Queen Mother of the West intently: "I never thought I would be able to see the original version in my lifetime!"

Tai Li seemed to be still in a daze. He blinked and looked at Zhou Cheng, then at Zhou Zeyi: "So is this legend true?"

Zhou Ze rolled his eyes at him and said, "Nonsense, of course it's a legend!"

"If it were true, wouldn't King Mu of Zhou be alive today?"

Terry scratched his head: "Yeah."

The tall and thin man at the side seemed to have been drained of his strength: "Even the content of the bronze inscriptions are legends from the Western Zhou Dynasty."

"There's nothing about this ancient tomb that looks like the Warring States period!"

"Let's play, this is going to be a big trouble!"

Tai Li understood what he meant and gritted his teeth and said, "Are you planning to withdraw?"

The tall and thin man looked conflicted: "What if we don't retreat?"

"If it was a tomb from the Warring States period, I would just rob it!"

"If he is discovered, there is still a possibility that he will run away."

"I really can't afford to go to the tomb of the Western Zhou Dynasty."

Tai Li sighed, turned to look at Zhou Zeyi, and handed him a cigarette: "Third Master, what do you think?"

Zhou Ze exhaled a puff of smoke: "Everyone knows the consequences."

"But since we're here, there's no reason to return empty-handed. At worst, we can just not take anything with us!"

Terry looked surprised: "You mean you want to go down and take a look?"

Zhou Zeyi: “Yeah!”

"In order to get here, Lao Hei broke an arm, and one of the Di Laizi brothers also died. Even we were almost trapped to death!"

"If we leave now, we will be sorry for them and ourselves!"

Tai Li's eyes became firm after hearing this: "Since the Third Master said so!"

"Well, I'll accompany you, Master San!"

Then he looked at the tall and thin man and said, "If you want to leave, I won't keep you!"

"Money, Master San will not give you less!"

The tall and thin man was stunned for a moment, then said fiercely: "Who are you looking down on?"

"Just do it!"

(End of this chapter)