Chapter 4: A Lottery Worth Tens of Millions!
“Still one point short?”
The long, snow-white legs seemed genuinely puzzled. “One point short of what?”
The viewers in the live chat were even more confused. They didn’t recognize this bronze octagonal bell—it was only from Zhang Xuan’s words that they learned it was the bronze octagonal bell of King Mu of Zhou!
And the sound emitted by the bell was indeed incredibly strange!
It even had the effect of disturbing one’s mind.
It seemed enough to prove the authenticity of the item.
Yet, they didn’t understand why, despite all this, it was still one point short!
After a moment of silence, Zhang Xuan took a deep breath and said, “You all heard the sound of the bronze octagonal bell.”
“That sound has the ability to disturb the mind.”
“That’s why I insisted on listening to it.”
“However, even so, I cannot fully confirm that this is truly King Mu of Zhou’s bronze octagonal bell.”
“The reason why, I will explain to you shortly.”
He stared into the camera and said, “Brother, I still need to see one more thing to be completely certain!”
Snow-white long legs asked, “What thing?”
Zhang Xuan replied seriously, “A crustacean-like creature similar to a crab!”
As soon as he said this, the live chat viewers immediately expressed their displeasure.
“Seriously, streamer, are you joking? How does identifying an antique have anything to do with crabs?”
“Streamer, are you messing with us?”
“Can you be serious? There’s no way this bronze octagonal bell of King Mu of Zhou is something you made up, right? You’ll lose your viewers if you keep this up!”
“Stop fooling around, streamer, be serious—we’re all waiting to see the result.”
Facing the barrage of doubts in the chat, Zhang Xuan remained calm and composed.
He didn’t explain right away.
In fact, after the bronze octagonal bell emitted that disturbing sound, he was already confident about its authenticity.
But he knew that while identifying the bell was simple, the person behind the bell was far from ordinary!
Identifying the bronze octagonal bell was also to identify the tomb raider who owned it!
So!
He wanted to give this young man one more chance!
He had already done his part by giving a nine-point identification.
Although the young man possessed the bronze octagonal bell, he clearly didn’t know its origin and certainly wouldn’t have that giant corpse turtle!
“Xuan-ge, wait a moment!”
“I think I know what you’re talking about!”
The voice of snow-white long legs came from the live stream.
He was seen walking toward a display cabinet by the wall, holding his phone.
Among the various antiques displayed in the compartments, there was a blue-green shell the size of a sea bowl!
“Is it this one?”
“Xuan-ge, why aren’t you saying anything?”
Zhang Xuan’s eyes widened in shock as he stared at the blue-green shell!
“Is it real?”
Snow-white long legs asked, “What’s wrong?”
“You didn’t say this thing could prove the authenticity of the bronze octagonal bell?”
“What’s wrong with that?”
Zhang Xuan took a deep breath and slapped his forehead. “Wow, it really came true!”
“Brother, I guess this is fate!”
Snow-white long legs asked, “Xuan-ge, what do you mean?”
Zhang Xuan sighed, “Since fate has brought this bronze octagonal bell into the live stream, and so many coincidences have forced me to verify it, I can’t refuse anymore!”
“Ahem!”
“Everyone listen carefully!”
“The crab-like crustacean in the camera is called a corpse bug!”
“It only appears near ancient tombs!”
“Brother, do you understand what that means?”
Snow-white long legs shook his head. “No, I don’t.”
Zhang Xuan said, “It’s alright. Just take a closer look at the corpse bug specimen, and you’ll understand.”
“Be careful not to get pricked—it’s poisonous.”
Snow-white long legs, half-understanding, took out the specimen of the corpse bug.
Zhang Xuan pointed, “Look at its underside—isn’t it hollow?”
Snow-white long legs nodded, flipped the corpse bug over, and sure enough, the abdomen was hollowed out, as if something had pried it open!
“Xuan-ge, what’s going on?”
The viewers in the live chat were also curious.
Zhang Xuan explained, “The bronze octagonal bell was originally implanted inside the corpse bug’s abdomen. Since you’ve taken the bell out, the abdomen of the corpse bug is naturally hollowed!”
As soon as he said this, the live chat exploded with surprise.
Even the usually composed snow-white long legs exclaimed, “Can a bronze bell survive together with a corpse bug?”
“Who has that kind of power?”
“King Mu of Zhou?”
Zhang Xuan shook his head. “I guess we’ll have to ask King Mu of Zhou to know for sure.”
Snow-white long legs took a deep breath and tried to put the bronze octagonal bell back into the corpse bug’s abdomen—and it fit perfectly!
And the size seemed just right!
“Wow!”
“Xuan-ge, you were right!”
“By the way, can we now prove that this bronze octagonal bell is genuine?”
“Then how much is it worth?”
Zhang Xuan pondered for a moment. “Ten million!”
“Hey!”
Just as he said this at night, a door suddenly opened on the other side. “Still not asleep?”
“What ten million?”
“Who are you talking to?”
Snow-white long legs said, “Streamer...”
The middle-aged man said, “You!”
“Hang up now!”
Before Zhang Xuan could respond, the connection was abruptly cut off!
The live chat instantly buzzed with excitement.
“Looks like the kid’s parents found out.”
“This bronze bell of King Mu of Zhou, and the kid doesn’t know anything—there’s definitely something fishy inside!”
“Xuan-ge was very clear just now: the bronze octagonal bell and the corpse bug were originally one entity, and the corpse bug only appears near ancient tombs. So, does that mean someone has been to King Mu of Zhou’s tomb?”
“No way, it really is! No wonder Xuan-ge kept hinting at the kid and hesitating to authenticate it—this is why!”
“Haha, what a scam!”
Seeing the time was right, Zhang Xuan ended the live stream.
But just as he did, a system voice sounded in his mind!
[Congratulations, host, for successfully authenticating the bronze octagonal bell!]
[Item value: ten million!]
[Host has earned a lottery chance for an item worth ten million!]
Zhang Xuan instantly perked up!
A lottery for an item worth ten million!
If lucky, he might win ten million in cash!
A golden, gleaming treasure chest appeared before him.
He immediately decided to participate in the lottery!
After a flash of golden light,
an ancient scroll floated before his eyes!
The system’s voice rang out simultaneously: “Congratulations, host, you have won the complete Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret Manual!”
As the voice ended, the ancient scroll inexplicably entered Zhang Xuan’s mind.
As the information flowed through his consciousness, he began to integrate the contents of the Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret Technique!
“Not cash...”
Moments later, he had fully assimilated the contents of the secret technique,
and the treasure chest vanished.
In other words, the so-called ten-million-level lottery prize was actually this Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret Manual!