After finding the little rhinoceros, Li Er went mad.

The next day, the sun shone brightly.

Jiang He was woken up by a cell phone alarm.

He opened his eyes and found that Xiao Sizi had woken up at some point and was sitting beside him, looking at him curiously with her big, dark eyes.

"Good morning, Uncle," the little boy greeted in his childish voice.

"Good morning, Little Sizi." Jiang He smiled and rubbed her head.

After a quick wash and breakfast, Jiang He watched as Xiao Sizi intently built blocks in the living room, but his mind began to consider something else.

Raising children costs money.

Formula, diapers, toys, clothes... plus my own living expenses, my meager savings simply won't last long.

His gaze unconsciously fell on an old-fashioned wooden box in the corner of the desk.

That was the "Dragon and Phoenix Jade Disc" that was offered as a sacrifice when the Tang Dynasty emperor offered sacrifices to Heaven last time.

At the time, he just thought it was antique and pretty, so he casually put it away.

Now, perhaps it's time to put it to some practical use.

"Consider it child support from that cheap old man," Jiang He muttered to himself, picking up the jade disc.

The jade disc felt warm and heavy to the touch, and the dragon and phoenix patterns carved on it were lifelike, exuding an indescribable sense of antiquity and majesty.

Although Jiang He didn't know much about antiques, his intuition told him that this thing was definitely not an ordinary item.

He searched for "antique appraisal" online and found a highly respected local expert, Professor Qian Bingde.

Professor Qian is a retired museum researcher with a keen eye and high moral standing. He only receives a few visitors each week in his studio.

Jiang He made an appointment for that afternoon and decided to try his luck.

In the afternoon, at Professor Qian Bingde's studio.

Professor Qian took a sip of tea and glanced impatiently at the clock on the wall.

The person I was supposed to meet today is five minutes late.

He dislikes people who are not punctual.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Please come in."

The door opened, and a young man dressed in an ordinary T-shirt and jeans walked in, carrying a little girl in his arms.

It was Jianghe and Xiaosizi.

"Hello Professor Qian, my name is Jiang He, and I have an appointment with you."

Jiang He felt a little embarrassed, as taking the child out always caused some delays.

Qian Bingde's brows furrowed even deeper.

He sized up Jiang He, looking at his attire and then at the exquisitely beautiful little girl in his arms. He had already formed a judgment in his mind: another young man trying his luck with counterfeit goods from his home.

"Take the things out." His tone was somewhat cold.

Jiang He didn't mind. He carefully placed the wooden box on the table and then opened the lid.

The moment the dragon and phoenix jade disc was exposed to the light, Qian Bingde's originally cloudy eyes suddenly narrowed.

He didn't rush to do it; he just watched from a distance.

The jade was... delicate and lustrous, with an inner radiance, a quality that modern imitations could never replicate.

The carving... with dragons and phoenixes dancing, majestic and powerful, full of the unique grandeur and confidence of a prosperous era.

Qian Bingde's heart began to race uncontrollably.

He shakily put on white gloves and reading glasses, and carefully picked up the jade disc.

The moment he got his hands on it, he knew it was almost certainly the one!

The weight, the patina, the patina accumulated over a thousand years—all these tell him an astonishing truth.

"Young man..." Qian Bingde's voice was a little dry, "This...this is a family heirloom?"

"Uh... more or less, I found it in an old box back home."

Jiang He gave a vague answer.

Qian Bingde stopped talking. He picked up a high-powered magnifying glass, brought it close to the jade disc, and carefully observed every detail on it.

His breathing became more and more rapid, and his hands, which were holding the jade disc, even began to tremble slightly.

The gleam in the dragon's eyes, the engraved lines on the phoenix feathers, even the almost imperceptible patina left by time...

Everything was so perfect it was unbelievable!

"Tang Dynasty...Tang Dynasty...Imperial use in the court...Dragon and phoenix pattern...This...This belongs to the emperor and empress!"

Qian Bingde's voice was already trembling with sobs.

"A national treasure! This is a true national treasure!"

He abruptly raised his head, his eyes bloodshot as he stared at Jiang He: "Young man! Do you know what this is?! This is a groundbreaking discovery that could revolutionize the entire field of ancient jade research! If... if it were auctioned off, it would conservatively fetch at least nine figures!"

"Nine...nine digits?" Jiang He was dumbfounded.

He wondered if this thing might be worth something—tens of thousands? Hundreds of thousands? At most a million?

Nine figures, that's... hundreds of millions?!

Seeing Jiang He's blank expression, Qian Bingde became even more certain of his judgment.

This is definitely a family heirloom that was accidentally discovered by a once-prosperous family that had fallen on hard times; its value is unknown even to its descendants!

"Don't sell it! Absolutely don't sell it!" Professor Qian grabbed Jiang He's arm excitedly. "This is a national treasure! Jiang, listen to my advice, hand it over to the country! The country will definitely not let you down; you'll receive honors and bonuses! This thing is enough to make you leave your mark on history!"

Jiang He's mind went blank; he hadn't yet recovered from the shock of "hundreds of millions."

Just then, a mechanical voice that only he could hear rang in his mind.

[Ding! Detected that the host is struggling to raise the princess and has successfully monetized items from the Tang Dynasty world in modern society. Sky Screen Live Streaming System upgraded...]

[New Mission Issued: Initial Tempering of the Divine Body]

[Task Description: Her Highness has just recovered from her illness, but ordinary grains and cereals are no longer sufficient to meet her ever-increasing demand for spiritual energy. Please prepare a nutritious meal containing 'life energy' for Her Highness within 24 hours.]

[Task ingredient hints: Fresh, organic, and natural ingredients rich in protein and vitamins.]

[Reward for completing the mission: One bottle of 'Basic Constitution Enhancement Liquid'. This can comprehensively improve the host's physical fitness and alleviate sub-health conditions.]

Jiang He jolted awake and instantly sobered up.

He looked at Professor Qian, who was so excited he was about to have a heart attack, and then at the little girl in his arms who was curiously examining the jade disc. A thought suddenly came to mind.

money?

Does he still need to worry about money?

This jade disc was merely a gift offered by Li Shimin as a token of their greeting!

If we want more in the future, won't we have as much as we want?

"Professor Qian, please calm down," Jiang reassured him. "I don't plan to sell or hand this over for the time being. I'll... keep it for myself."

Are you kidding me? Hand it over?

This is a "local specialty" from another world, one of the key tokens connecting the two worlds, and even more so, the key to my inexhaustible wealth in the future. How could I possibly hand it over?

"You...you're so foolish!" Professor Qian exclaimed, pounding his chest and stamping his feet in frustration.

Jiang He ignored him; his mind was now completely occupied with the new mission.

"A nutritious meal containing life energy?" He held the little ox, politely bid farewell to Professor Qian, and quickly walked out of the studio.

"Fresh, organic, rich in protein and vitamins..." Jiang He muttered to himself as he walked.

He immediately thought of the city's most upscale imported organic supermarket. The ingredients there are said to be picked and put on the shelves within 12 hours, absolutely meeting the standards of "fresh" and "organic".

As for protein and vitamins...

Jiang He envisioned a menu: Australian snowflake beef tenderloin (rich in protein), deep-sea silver cod (DHA and protein), broccoli, carrots, and freshly squeezed juice from organic fruits.

perfect!

He carried the little ox and headed straight for the supermarket with outrageously high prices.

Behind him, inside the Taiji Hall of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin and his ministers watched the entire event unfold through a sky screen.

When they heard Professor Qian shout "national treasure" and "nine figures," everyone was stunned.

"Nine...nine digits? How much money is that?" an official asked in a trembling voice.

"If we use 'guan' as the unit, nine figures... that would be hundreds of millions of guan!" Fang Xuanling gasped, his voice trembling.

Hundreds of millions of strings of cash!

How much was the annual revenue of the Tang Dynasty's national treasury?

A jade disc that His Majesty casually offered as a sacrifice is actually worth such an astronomical price in the Immortal Realm?!

Li Shimin's breathing became extremely heavy, and his eyes shone with a light that was a mixture of ecstasy, shock, and boundless longing.

He seemed to see a broad road paved with mountains of gold and silver, leading to the celestial realm and exchanging for endless "divine treasures"!