Movie variety show soul travels between two worlds to become a rich man

Chapter 502 Exclusive Reveal
Looking at Fatty Wang and Wu Xie, Gao Dongxu couldn't help but smile faintly.

A single thought of greed opens a million doors of obstacles!

Even though they know it's a trap, they still get involved, and even actively participate, because that's a weakness of human nature. Even if they see the truth, they still can't let go.

The most difficult thing to discern is the human heart, and the most difficult thing to understand is human nature. But those who orchestrate schemes know human nature and the human heart well, and they first attack the heart before destroying it.

"So, are you two still willing to sell it now?" Gao Dongxu took out a cigarette, lit one, and asked the two of them with a smile as he exhaled the smoke.

"Are you kidding me? How could I possibly sell such a treasure? I'd rather sell a kidney than sell it..." Fatty Wang said with a forced laugh, clutching the snake-browed bronze fish tightly.

Wu Xie, his eyes burning and his breathing rapid, looked at Gao Dongxu and said, "Young Master Gao, aren't you tempted?"

Huang Yanyan also looked at Gao Dongxu with sparkling eyes. To be honest, she was also moved, and very moved at that.

That was the accumulation of fourteen generations of a dynasty, a wealth that even mountains of gold and silver could not encompass.

"How could I not be tempted?" Gao Dongxu said with a frank smile. "However, for me, those treasures are just icing on the cake. The wealth and businesses I have now are enough for me to squander for several lifetimes, as long as I don't invest recklessly."

You see, huge profits always come with huge risks. Why should I take such a risk just to add to my already lucrative fortune? Don't you agree?

"..." Wu Xie and Fatty Wang shook their heads with wry smiles, speechless.

"Then why do you still want to go to the Lu Palace?" Fatty Wang asked curiously.

Wu Xie looked at the smiling Gao Dongxu with complicated eyes. He naturally knew the purpose of Gao Dongxu's visit to the Lu Palace: the Qilin Rest, the jade figurine, and other rare treasures.

At the same time, Wu Xie felt that Gao Dongxu was becoming more and more unfathomable. Just knowing so many secrets was mysterious enough, not to mention that he also possessed extraordinary skills and could wield divine artifacts, which was beyond the scope of normal people.

"Young Master Gao, could you give us some more information about this Snake-Eyebrow Bronze Fish? I believe you must know something," Wu Xie said thoughtfully, looking at Gao Dongxu before continuing his inquiry.

"Well, I do know a little bit. Oh well, I'll tell you everything. After all, I'm too lazy to solve this mystery myself. Let's see what you can do. Once you solve it, let me know, and maybe I'll go on an adventure with you guys..." Gao Dongxu said with a smile.

Wu Xie couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Just as he had guessed, this young master in front of him possessed many secrets unknown to others. The reason he had taken a liking to him was simply to find a tool to solve the mystery while he waited for the outcome.

Although it was frustrating, it was also helpless. Faced with Gao Dongxu, who was like a bug in the system, with money and power, she was just too weak and powerless to resist.

"To talk about the Snake-Eyebrow Bronze Fish, we have to start with someone. I don't know if you've heard of Wang Zanghai," Gao Dongxu asked the three of them.

"Wang Zanghai?!" Fatty Wang frowned and thought, feeling that the name sounded vaguely familiar, but he couldn't quite place it.

"The designer of the Ming Palace," Huang Yanyan said with a smile.

"Yes, yes, that explains why that name sounds so familiar. The Ming Ancestral Mausoleum was designed by him." Fatty Wang clapped his hands in sudden realization.

Wu Xie, who studied architecture, frowned slightly and said, "Wang Zanghai can be said to be a genius of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. He was the most famous architectural design master, architect, and feng shui master at that time. He participated in the design and construction of the Ming Ancestral Mausoleum, the Ming Palace, and it is said that Macau was also designed by him. He not only understands feng shui, but is also proficient in tomb construction. He can be called a rare genius who appears once in a thousand years."

"Hehe, it seems you know quite a bit about Wang Zanghai. You're right." Gao Dongxu looked at Wu Xie and smiled.

"It is said that in the early Ming Dynasty, Wannu Wang felt that he was about to die. In order to have a grand funeral after his death, he asked someone to capture a feng shui and architecture master in the Ming Dynasty."

And the person who was arrested is none other than Wang Zanghai, whom we're talking about!

Huang Yanyan, Wu Xie, and Wang Pangzi's eyes lit up. They knew that what they were about to hear was the true secret of this world.

"...Wang Zanghai was an official of the Ming Dynasty at the time, serving as an Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Works. Because he was well-versed in feng shui and architectural techniques, he was also a tech geek in the Ministry of Works."

As the Ming Dynasty underwent dramatic changes in its early years, he followed Liu Bowen in constructing the Nanjing Ming Palace and the capital Ming Palace. During this process, he honed his skills and rose through the ranks. However, just when he thought his life would continue peacefully, fate dealt him a cruel blow. The Wannu King of Dongxia secretly sent men to smuggle Wang Zanghai from the capital to Changbai Mountain in Northeast China.

Although the Prince of Wannu had many talented men under his command, none of them were experts in architecture. Therefore, they needed to find an expert from the Ming Dynasty to build the Prince of Wannu's tomb. And the person they chose happened to be Wang Zanghai.

After being captured and taken to Northeast China, Wang Zanghai quickly understood Wan Nu Wang's intentions. Therefore, in order to save his life, he cautiously built a tomb for Wan Nu Wang.

As the mausoleum was gradually completed, Wang Zanghai discovered a shocking secret in the process.

The Wannu King asked Wang Zanghai to depict all his experiences from his dozen or so lifetimes in the murals of his tomb. At first, Wang Zanghai thought it was the story of each Wannu King, but he discovered that the Eastern Xia Kingdom only had one imperial tomb, which was the one he was building.

Wang Zanghai knew that when the tomb was completed, the Wannu King might make him be buried with him. Therefore, during the construction process, he secretly left himself an escape route.

Just as King Wannu was dying, Wang Zanghai used this secret passage to secretly escape from the Eastern Xia Kingdom.

After escaping from Changbai Mountain, Wang Zanghai traveled back to his hometown incognito. On the way, he felt that his strength alone was too insignificant to uncover the earth-shattering secret of the Wannu King of Dongxia Kingdom. Sensing that his life was nearing its end, he hid the clues to the location of the Wannu King's imperial tomb in three snake-browed bronze fish.

Fearing that his descendants who discovered the secret of the Snake-Eyebrow Bronze Fish would be unable to find and excavate the royal tomb of King Wannu, he placed the three Snake-Eyebrow Bronze Fish into three extremely dangerous ancient tombs before his death in order to screen the personnel.

Because Wang Zanghai was not only a master of tomb construction, but also a master of tomb raiding.

The Lu Palace was one of the three ancient tombs that Wang Zanghai had chosen.

To be honest, I was initially skeptical of this legend, until I saw the snake-browed bronze fish in the golden box, which confirmed its truth.

"Young Master Gao, does that mean that as long as we collect all three Snake-Eyebrow Bronze Fish, we can find the Imperial Tomb of the King of Ten Thousand Slaves in the Eastern Xia Kingdom?" Fatty Wang asked Gao Dongxu excitedly.

"That should be the case. However, what has truly drawn people to the Imperial Mausoleum of the Wan Nu King of Dongxia Kingdom over the past few centuries is not just the vast wealth accumulated over fourteen years, but more importantly, the earth-shattering secret concerning the Wan Nu King that Wang Zanghai spoke of before his death..." Gao Dongxu said calmly.

"What earth-shattering secret is it?" Fatty Wang asked curiously.

Gao Dongxu laughed and said, "Then I really don't know. We can only wait for you to solve the mystery and then explore it together."

"Do you know the whereabouts of the other two snake-browed bronze fish?" Wu Xie asked, observing Gao Dongxu's changing expression.

Gao Dongxu shook his head and said, "I don't know, but there have always been people collecting snake-browed bronze fish in the antique market, so it's certain that someone has seen the snake-browed bronze fish, or even has one in their possession."

This is all the information I know about the Snake-Eyed Bronze Fish.

After saying that, Gao Dongxu started eating his food by himself, ignoring Wu Xie, who was frowning and deep in thought, and Wang Pangzi, who was examining the snake-browed bronze fish in his hand.

Although he concealed the details of the Wan Nu King's immortality and Wang Zanghai's establishment of the Wang family and his entanglement in the pursuit of the Zhang family's immortality, what he said was enough to allow Wu Xie to explore with a clearer goal than in the original story, so that he wouldn't be led by the nose by Wu Sansheng.

Of course, there was a selfish reason for sharing so much information with Wu Xie: to accelerate Wu Xie's growth.

This will make Wu Xie realize that he is already in a huge mystery, making him even more curious and determined to keep pursuing it, and will guide him in the right direction.

The underwater tomb in the Xisha Islands, the enormous coral tree adorned with countless hexagonal bells that could traumatize and cause amnesia to tomb raiders, the replica of a heavenly palace made of pure gold, the coffin made of Phoebe zhennan wood for raising corpses, and a large quantity of blue and white porcelain from the Yuan and Ming dynasties... these are all motivations that would motivate him to go to the underwater tomb.

Not to mention the mountains of gold and silver treasures piled up in the entire palace of the Heavenly Palace on the Cloud Top.

Others might be subject to carrying restrictions, only able to take a small amount, but with his spatial ability, he could easily collect all the gold and silver treasures, leaving not a trace, leaving nothing behind.
Therefore, Gao Dongxu felt it was a must-visit for the Xisha Undersea Tomb and the Cloud Top Heavenly Palace.

Of course, besides these two tombs, he definitely wouldn't go on any other adventures that were too dangerous, such as the Bronze Sacred Tree, the Snake Swamp Ghost City, the Queen Mother of the West's Palace, or Tamutuo.

(End of this chapter)