A comprehensive overview of tombs: starting with the Yellow Weasel's Tomb

Bai Jing immediately noticed that Big Gold Tooth had secured four locks to his store.

However, Bai Jing could understand.

There are relatively few counterfeits now, so you could say that most of the items in Big Gold Tooth Shop are genuine, so you should naturally be careful.

Once the door was unlocked, Bai Jing and the other two followed Da Jin Ya into the house, where they saw various antiques, calligraphy and paintings, as well as gold, jade and porcelain displayed everywhere.

Bai Jing glanced around and saw that although there were many things in the room, there were no fine items. They were all ordinary antiques, and the most valuable one could barely break ten thousand.

Of course, in this day and age, it's no joke that an antique can be worth over ten thousand yuan.

Once inside, Big Gold Tooth seemed to remember something and immediately said, "You three, please take a look. I'll give you three something as a gift."

As he spoke, Big Gold Tooth went to a cabinet, opened it, and took out a wooden box from inside.

Following that, Big Gold Tooth closed the cabinet door, and then took out three items from the brocade box as he walked, handing them to Bai Jing and the other two.

"Master Hu, Second Master Bai, Brother Kaixuan, please take a look at the three of you."

The fat man took the item and looked at it, saying uncertainly, "What is this thing? It looks like something's fingernail."

After a moment, Hu Bayi said somewhat uncertainly, "The Tomb Raider Talisman is said to have originated from the tomb raiding army under Cao Cao during the Three Kingdoms period. The people in the army were called Tomb Raider Captains, and the Tomb Raider Talisman was passed down from that era."

P.S.: I happened to have some time tonight, so I'm adding the extra chapter. I'll be on holiday starting tomorrow, the 31st, so I'll take a break. Of course, I'll still make sure to post at least two extra chapters.

Then, starting in February, I'll be updating at a breakneck pace, 10,000 words a day, with no extra chapters. However, if I can get into the top 1,000 on the monthly ticket ranking, I'll continue to write 10,000 words a day in March.

Chapter 121 Persuasion

Upon hearing Hu Bayi's words, Big Gold Tooth, who was already sitting on the sofa, chuckled and said, "Master Hu is right, it's a tomb raiding talisman! As Master Hu just mentioned, Cao Cao had an army that specialized in digging up graves, and everyone in that army had such a tomb raiding talisman!"

Later, this knowledge spread to the trade, and a special group called the "Tomb Raiders" emerged. These Tomb Raiders were all experts in locating and determining auspicious burial sites, just like Master Hu.

At this point, Big Gold Tooth stood up, looked at Hu Bayi, and said, "Master Hu, this thing is truly perfect in your hands. You have the ability to locate and pinpoint tombs, it's a pity you're not a tomb raider."

Big Gold Tooth is very good at judging people. Among the three, Bai Jing is a university professor, so there's no need to say more. No matter how skilled he is, he probably can't help him raid tombs, right?

The fat guy is obviously a slacker; he can't do anything, so there's no need to say more.

But Hu Bayi is different. He probably hasn't figured out what to do yet, and he's an expert in geomancy. If I don't win him over soon, he might still be thinking about doing something else.

After listening to Da Jinya's words, Hu Bayi found a sofa and sat down, saying, "Actually, I really don't have much experience in this matter. It's all from a book called 'The Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret Technique,' which was passed down from my grandfather's generation. To be honest, he did work as a tomb raider back then."

As a result, I encountered a giant zombie and almost lost my life. Therefore, I have no intention of doing such a despicable thing as tomb raiding.

At this point, Hu Bayi placed the Tomb Raider Talisman on the table.

Hearing Hu Bayi say that, Big Gold Tooth immediately changed his tune and said, "I didn't say I wanted you to go tomb raiding, I just wanted you to collect some things. Selling them casually is much better than dealing with cassette tapes, isn't it?"

Seemingly noticing Hu Bayi's hesitation, he immediately stood up and said, "Wait!"

Immediately, Big Gold Tooth walked to the cabinet, took out a brocade box from it, and then sat down on the sofa again with the box in his hand.

Then, Big Gold Tooth took out a porcelain bowl from the brocade box and handed it to Hu Bayi with both hands.

"Mr. Hu, please take a look."

Hu Bayi was somewhat puzzled, but he still took the porcelain bowl with one hand supporting it and the other supporting it with the other. However, Hu Bayi couldn't figure out what was going on.

He looked at Bai Jing with some doubt. Bai Jing took the porcelain bowl, looked at it, nodded and said, "It's a blue and white porcelain bowl with lotus petal and floral patterns from the official kiln during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. It's a small exquisite piece."

Upon hearing this, Big Gold Tooth gave a thumbs-up and said, "Second Master Bai knows it all!"

Then, he took the porcelain bowl from Bai Jing's hand, looked at Hu Bayi, and said, "Master Hu, would you like to guess the price?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Bayi was at a loss for words, and then he saw Big Gold Tooth raise three fingers.

Seeing this, the fat man guessed, "Three hundred?"

Big Gold Tooth shook his head, and Fatty's eyes widened slightly as he guessed, "Three thousand?"

This price was already enough to shock the fat man, but it was clearly not enough, because Big Gold Tooth still shook his head.

The fat man was utterly shocked. After a long pause, he hesitantly guessed, "...ten thousand?"

Big Gold Tooth then smiled and nodded,

Then he put the porcelain bowl back into the brocade box.

Bai Jing smiled but didn't say anything.

To be honest, Bai Jing has even better quality Qinghua porcelain bowls from the official kiln, and in his opinion, if he were to buy them, this one would be worth at most 15,000 yuan.

Of course, Bai Jing could understand that Da Jin Ya was trying to mislead Hu Bayi by deliberately inflating the price. In reality, the price was high enough to sell to someone who genuinely liked the product.

Therefore, Bai Jing had no intention of exposing him.

Afterwards, Big Gold Tooth stood up and walked to a stone block with patterns, provoking Hu Bayi again.

A porcelain bowl is worth 30,000, and a stone pier from the Western Zhou Dynasty is worth 70,000.

Such a price was a huge shock to Hu Bayi and Fatty Wang.

Big Gold Tooth even pointed at a television set and said, "The cheapest thing I have here is this, six hundred. But even at six hundred dollars, you two can't afford it now, can you?"

The truth is the most hurtful thing. After hearing this, Hu Bayi and Fatty Wang were both a little embarrassed and speechless.

Yes, the two of them combined can't even come up with six hundred yuan now.

Then Big Gold Tooth said some polite words to Hu Bayi.

After hearing what Big Gold Tooth said, Fatty couldn't hold back any longer.

After he retired from the military, he came to Beijing after the reform and opening up.

To be honest, Fatty also runs a shop in Panjiayuan, but if he sold all his belongings, he probably wouldn't even get five thousand yuan. Now that he knows that any item in Big Gold Tooth's shop costs eight or ten thousand yuan, how could this not be a shock to him?

But Hu Bayi didn't say anything; instead, he got up and left.

Watching Hu Bayi leave, Bai Jing knew that Hu Bayi was currently undergoing a fierce internal struggle.

Actually, it's not necessary; some things will just fall into place naturally.

Big Gold Tooth watched Hu Bayi and Fatty Wang leave, then looked at Bai Jing, who was still in the shop, and asked, "Second Master Bai, what's wrong?"

His target for recruitment was Hu Bayi, not Bai Jing, but Bai Jing picked up a dagger from the table and examined it carefully.

Seemingly seeing a business opportunity, Big Gold Tooth's eyes lit up, and he leaned over to ask, "Second Master Bai, are you interested? Let me introduce you?"

Bai Jing asked directly, "How much is this?"

Upon hearing Bai Jing's words, Big Gold Tooth's eyes lit up even more, and he immediately held up two fingers and said, "Two thousand!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Jing couldn't help but look at Big Gold Tooth behind him; this was tantamount to raising the price on the spot.

Bai Jing immediately said, "Stop with the nonsense. This is a Qing Dynasty dagger. I just thought it was pretty sharp and it's not a funerary object, so I'm keeping it for self-defense. I won't let you lose out. I'll offer you 200 each. I have cash on me right now."

Hearing Bai Jing say that, Big Gold Tooth thought about it for a moment and realized it wasn't a bad deal. He had bought this thing for five yuan in the countryside. Although it was quite sharp, he couldn't really tell what it was for. He might as well do Bai Jing a favor and take the opportunity to build a relationship with him. What if he needed it in the future? Most importantly, he could also make a profit.

That means you agree.

Bai Jing immediately paid the money, then left with the dagger in his pocket.

Once outside, Bai Jing pulled out his dagger, examined it again, confirmed his guess, and then smiled.

He just tried it out, and this thing is made of the same material as his Kangxi sword; it's obviously a good item.

Chapter 122 Heading to Ganggangyingzi

Bai Jing examined the object's shape again and finally found a small mark on the hilt.

At this moment, Bai Jing had confirmed the identity of this thing.

Judging from its shape, this item has a distinct snowy style. According to historical records, Emperor Qianlong designated a ceremonial sword to be worn by his attendants to celebrate the pacification of the Greater and Lesser Jinchuan regions. The sword was named "Shenfeng".

Although this thing is called a knife, its shape is actually made entirely in the style of a sword. Emperor Qianlong specifically instructed that when making it, "do not make the knife tip, make the sword tip."

Therefore, this thing is not a dagger, but a hidden blade.

Emperor Qianlong also ordered the Imperial Household Department to make two "small divine blades", which were made in the exact same style as the "divine blades" used by the attendants of the auspicious ceremony, with only slight differences in the length of the blade and the inlay of gemstones.

Emperor Qianlong attached great importance to these two "Little Divine Blades," and ordered special personnel to supervise the manufacturing process. From drawing paper patterns to making wooden models, from the scabbard to the blade and the handle, Qianlong himself made requirements for every detail.

Finally, after more than a year, the two "Little Divine Edge" swords were completed.

One of the handles is inlaid with coral, lapis lazuli, and turquoise.

The other one is inlaid with pearls, rubies and sapphires.

These two "Little Divine Edge" swords, which were Emperor Qianlong's personal swords, are now kept in the Palace Museum.

In fact, in addition to these two imperial "Little Divine Edge" swords, Emperor Qianlong also ordered the Imperial Household Department to manufacture two more Little Divine Edge swords without inlaid gemstones. These two swords were bestowed upon the two generals who made the greatest contributions in pacifying the Greater and Lesser Jinchuan regions.

Later, one of them was stolen by the Xieling gang and became a symbol of their leader's status.

The one Bai Jing is holding now is the last one, the 'Little Divine Edge', which is not inlaid with gems.

Aside from the presence or absence of gemstones, this knife is identical to the two "Little Divine Blades" in the Forbidden City in terms of both material and forging technique.

Even the Kangxi sword in Bai Jing's hand was forged using the same technique.

This can be considered a lucky break.

Bai Jing put the 'Little Divine Sharpness' into his waistband and went back with a smile on his face.