In Panjiayuan, the first thing they did was trick Lao Hu into going tomb raiding.

Wang Yueban put her phone away: "Let's begin!"

Xiao Ma lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said, "Alright, I'll tell you then!"

Wu Xie and Wang Yueban nodded and sat up straight.

Xiao Ma said, "Actually, it's quite simple. Three years ago, I went to the Qinling Mountains with a distant relative..."

"Neither of us has much wilderness survival experience, and this is our first time hiking through a primeval forest!"

"As a result, we walked for more than ten days in these deep mountains and forests!"

"oops!!!"

"We felt like we were lost, and we were almost out of food. I was on the verge of a breakdown!"

"As we walked along, we discovered that there was a cliff in front of us."

"Fatty, this is no exaggeration. That cliff is extremely high, probably over a hundred meters."

"That place was gloomy and eerie, and it was dark and gloomy at the time, it was terrifying!"

"..."

Wu Xie and Yue Ban exchanged a glance.

Something's not right!

Is this a treasure hunt?

It's starting to sound more and more like a ghost story.

Wang Yueban quickly interrupted, "Telling a story, not making it up!"

Little Ma said earnestly, "Fatty, what I said is true. On that cliff, we also found an altar of unknown age!"

"Up there, there's a bronze tree. This tree looks like it grew out of the ground!"

At this point, Wu Xie perked up!

A bronze tree—this is a genuine and rare treasure!

The bronze tree unearthed at Sanxingdui in Sichuan in 1986 is now a top national treasure.

Xiao Ma continued, "Now that I think about it, it's kind of weird!"

"I looked down through that crack, but I couldn't see the bottom at all."

"And that bronze tree, I reckon it must be at least a hundred meters tall!!!"

Upon hearing this...

Wang Yueban drank a glass of baijiu in a daze.

Wu Xie frowned and said, "This is too outrageous. The bronze tree unearthed from Sanxingdui is only four meters tall."

"And it was cast in sections."

"Your hundred-meter-long bronze tree not only needs to be cast in sections, but also needs to be poured as a whole. How is that possible!"

Xiao Ma stated frankly, "Everything I said is true. If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do..."

"Fatty, hehe, just take this as a story!"

Wang Yueban asked curiously, "No, then, then, did you dig anything out in the end?"

Xiao Ma laughed and said, "We dug it up! We found some jade pieces, some ancient porcelain, and hey, this bell too!"

"Um... After I went out, my cousin disappeared."

"I was taking these things and trying to resell them back in my hometown when, hehe, I got caught by the police."

"I also spent two years in jail!"

"I just came out, I'm penniless."

"Luckily, I hid this bell back then. Now, I'm counting on it to turn things around!"

Good guy!

This guy looks honest and simple, but I never expected him to have been in jail before.

Wang Yueban said, "Whether I can turn things around or not depends on me, but is the story over yet?"

Little Horse turned to the empty space beside him and whispered, "Are you finished? Are you finished?"

"..."

Wang Yueban and Wu Xie looked on in bewilderment. Had this guy gone mad from being incarcerated for so long?

Xiao Ma smiled at the two of them and said, "That's all!"

Wang Yueban asked cautiously, "Okay, cash or bank transfer?"

Xiao Ma turned to the air again and asked, "Cash or bank transfer?"

Turning to Wang Yueban and Wu Xie, Xiao Ma chuckled, "Hehe, let's keep it in cash!"

Wang Yueban looked completely bewildered. "Wait, who are you talking to?"

Xiao Ma pointed to his side and said, "My buddy, my buddy from my hometown!"

Wang Yueban peeked out and looked around in the direction Xiao Ma pointed.

There's nothing there!

Immediately, Wang Yueban and Wu Xie felt a chill run down their spines.

Could it be that I've encountered a ghost today?

Chapter 267: The Vanished Ancient Civilization

"..."

Wu Xie and Yue Ban looked at each other in bewilderment.

Little Ma rubbed his hands together and said, "Fatty, what about the money?"

Upon hearing this, Yueban quickly got up, took out 200,000 yuan in cash from the safe, and handed it to the other party.

Then, he personally saw Xiao Ma and "his buddy" out the door.

"........."

Watching Lao Ma's departing figure, Wang Yueban carefully closed the door and returned to his seat.

At this moment, Wang Banyue realized that he had become completely neurotic, and said speechlessly, "I've heard of buyers making bids and creating suspense, but this is the first time I've seen someone with such a high degree of schizophrenia... Heh, hehehehe!"

Wu Xie held the bronze bell and wooden box, examined them for a while, and said, "I don't think that guy was acting!"

"Fatty, you said this bronze bell has appeared in the underwater tombs of the Xisha Islands and the Qixing Lu Palace, and now there's another one in the Qinling Mountains..."

"Such a strange thing couldn't possibly exist on such a large scale!"

"Also, that bronze tree Old Ma mentioned, a hundred meters tall, how big must that be!"

Wang Yueban said suspiciously, "Hey, I don't know about the bell, but you can tell me about the bronze tree. He's definitely bluffing."

"During the Bronze Age, the manpower and resources available for production were limited. Even if the entire nation were to pool its resources, it would still be impossible to produce it!"

"That's impossible, even if it were several hundred meters long. If it were really that big, and someone made something like that, wouldn't it be recorded in history?"

"Don't overthink it. Go to sleep. We'll ask Master Su next year. He's traveled all over the country and knows a lot. He'll definitely know about this stuff."

"... "

Wu Xie thought about it and agreed. In his memory, there was nothing that Master Su didn't know.

If you're in trouble, find Master Su!

Master Su is much more reliable than my third uncle!

Wu Xie put down the box, stopped thinking about the problem, and turned over to fall into a deep sleep.

……

the next morning.

Wu Xie and Wang Yueban arrived at the Su family's antique shop early.

Hmm... the two of them even got a free breakfast, which was quite delicious!

Afterwards, the group had afternoon tea in the backyard.

Big Gold Tooth happens to be here today.

Su Mo personally poured a cup of tea for everyone and said, "So, what's wrong with you all today, coming to ambush me so early in the morning!"

Wang Yueban chuckled; he liked to spend time with Su Mo whenever he had free time.

Despite being a high-ranking figure, Su Mo is approachable and down-to-earth.

Wang Yueban said directly, "Tianzhen, take out the treasure..."

Wu Xie took the wooden box out of his pocket, placed it on the stone table, and then opened the box, revealing the bronze bell inside.

Big Gold Tooth exclaimed in surprise, "A bronze bell! It's been quite a while since we've seen such a treasure on the market..."

Got it!

Looks like we've really found the right person!

Master Su does indeed have someone here who knows about this treasure!

See? That's what you call professional!

With so many talented people under his command, Su Ye's success today is no accident.

Wang Yueban explained, "We acquired this from Yueban's antique shop last night and wanted you to take a look!"

Big Gold Tooth took out his handkerchief, poured out the bronze bell, and examined it carefully.

"This bronze bell, although made of bronze, is remarkable for its craftsmanship; it can induce hallucinations and cloud the mind!"

Wu Xie nodded: "That's right, we also want to know the origin of this bronze bell, and even its source!"

Big Gold Tooth looked at it for a while, then put it back on the table and said, "Judging from the material, the craftsmanship, and the degree of weathering, this is a very ancient object!"