After Ye Bai and the others returned, Uncle Beard led a few more people to search the main tomb chamber, fearing that they might miss some treasures hidden in the soil.

Unfortunately, nothing was found.

At noon, the air was hot and dry, and the fiery red sun scorched the surrounding jungle.

It was not the right time to rush on the road, so the two groups found a shaded area to sit on the ground, eat and rest to replenish their strength.

Ye Bai also took the opportunity to ask Wu Guangyuan about some situations in Xiling.

"In the territory of Hunan, Xiling is the most powerful. Among them, Chen Yulou, the leader of Xiling, is even more popular. He is also the general leader of "Changsheng Mountain" and the leader of thieves in the world. As far as I know, Chen Yulou was born in Xiangyin.

He belongs to a distinguished family and is the third generation leader of a family of tomb robbers." Wu Guangyuan slowly told what he knew.

"A family of tomb robbers?" Ye Bai was a little confused.

Seeing that Ye Bai's expression didn't look like he was faking it, as if he really didn't know, Wu Guangyuan explained patiently: "The family of tomb robbers is a title given by people in the industry. Most of these families have various tomb robbing skills and secrets of tombs that are difficult for ordinary people to know.

, that’s why they are called a family of tomb robbers.”

"It is said that when Chen Yulou was not the general leader of Xiling, the general leader of Xiling was his father Chen Mowen. This man had learned the Chen family's tomb robbing skills since he was a child. Every time he went to the tomb, he would gain something. Over time,

, it has become famous in Hunan."

"Later, this person worshiped Xiling and won the position of leader of Xiling. He combined the power of the Chen family and the forces of Xiling, and this is how we have the hundred thousand people in Xiling today."

"Chen Mowen?" Ye Bai was surprised. Chen Yulou's father, Mr. Chen, did appear in the plot, but the author didn't use much description and didn't even mention his name. Now it seems that Chen Yulou also developed because of his ancestors' inheritance.

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After everyone rested for a while, they got up in a hurry and started on their way. According to Uncle Beard's estimate, if they go faster, they can reach the county seat before the sun sets.

The county seat is called Yongshun. Although it is a small county town, it has a population of over 100,000. Most of the nearby Miao and Han people come here to gather and trade.

Xiling's headquarters is in Yongzhou County, which is hundreds of kilometers away and requires crossing half of Hunan Province to reach it. This also puts an end to Ye Bai's plan to go to Xiling alone to find Chen Yulou.

Along the way, Ye Bai asked Wu Guangyuan many questions, and Wu Guangyuan patiently answered them.

At this point, Ye Bai had a general understanding of this era.

Foreign forces are turbulent and chaotic, and so are the domestic forces. Warlords, large and small, are cutting off territories and fighting in chaos, making people's lives miserable.

In Hunan alone, there were seven or eight warlords. Ye Bai also heard the familiar name Luo Laowai in Wu Guangyuan's description.

Wu Guangyuan said that the relationship between this man and Chen Yulou was irreconcilable. Most of the money he needed to maintain the army was provided by Chen Yulou. The two men were black and white, and no one in Hunan dared to mess with them.

Famous.

As we approached the county seat, the sky was completely dark and the air was oppressive. It seemed that a heavy rain would hit soon.

Everyone couldn't help but feel a little lucky. They urged the only donkey in the Miao village to pull the truck and hurried forward.

After entering the county town, Wu Guangyuan disappeared alone with a jade pendant. When he reappeared, he had a package on his body, which was filled with a silver ocean.

Wu Guangyuan showed his big white teeth and said: "Brother Beard, the price during this period is good. The jade pendant was sold for 100 pieces. According to the original agreement, it will be divided into 50 and 50. In addition to your life-saving grace for the puppy, we will take

40 oceans, and I’ll give you the rest.”

Everyone in the Miao village was a little overjoyed. This was 20 yuan more than the 40 yuan promised before.

Now I should be able to buy more supplies for the people in the village.

Uncle Beard didn't refuse, he took the gift generously and showed a rare smile.

After all the money was cleared, the two groups of people separated. Wu Guangyuan and his party were preparing to return to Changsha. Wu Xiaowu seemed to be a little reluctant to leave before leaving.

"Brother Huzi, little brother Ye, brothers, Changsha is a long way away, so we will stay here soon. If you come to Changsha for anything, come and find me. Brothers, I will sweep the bed to welcome you." He said some polite words and stayed.

Address in Changsha, the group left.

Seeing Wu Guangyuan and Wu Xiaoxiao leaving, Ye Bai didn't say much. He vaguely remembered that it was mentioned in the tomb robbing notes that three generations of native masters of the Wu family excavated the blood corpse tomb in Changsha and suffered heavy casualties. It seemed that only Wu Xiaoxiao survived.

From then on, the Wu family fell into ruin.

It wasn't until Wu Xiaowu grew up, became the scheming Wu Laogou, and established the Wu family of Pingsanmen, one of the nine families, that the situation improved.

Unfortunately, he didn't know exactly where the Blood Corpse Tomb was in Changsha, nor was it clear when it happened. He only remembered that Wu Xiaoxiao was not very old at the time, perhaps within the past two years.

In this way, he could not directly remind Wu Xiaowu and Wu Guangyuan. He only vaguely mentioned that they need to be careful when digging red soil. He only hoped that they could use his butterfly wings to incite their fate and save themselves from danger.

After everyone in the Miao village rested for the night in a cheap inn, Uncle Beard arranged for everyone to purchase the daily necessities needed by the Miao village in batches.

Ye Bai was not assigned the purchasing task, so he changed out of his Miao clothes and took a few pieces of bronze wares collected from the Miao village to try his luck in the antique street.

There were many disheveled homeless people on both sides of the street, most of them lying on both sides of the road begging. Ye Bai sighed, helpless about this era.

After asking for directions from a few people, I found the place where antiques were bought and sold.

What comes into view is the well-specified blue-tiled attic. On both sides of the door are stone braves that attract wealth. The plaque on the door reads - "Jinbao Tower!"

Although the name is very simple, the background of this Zhenbao Building is not simple. According to Wu Guangyuan, the owner of this Zhenbao Building is a famous big shot in Changsha.

This big man is in charge of various channels for the sale of ancient objects in Hunan. Even Xieling of the Chen family is inextricably related to this big man.

When Ye Bai asked in detail, Wu Guangyuan was somewhat secretive and shut up angrily.

After sorting out the information from the nine gates in his mind, Ye Bai had no idea who this big shot was. He could only lament that the world of tomb robbing was too deep, and the memories he brought from his previous life could only be used as a reference.

If you really rely on your foresight and foresight to make your way through this world, you will definitely end up with a bloody head.

"Low-key development!" Ye Bai muttered a few words to himself, then recovered his thoughts and looked at the decoration in the store.

The space in the store is not large, but the decoration is quite luxurious. There are red hollow cabinets on the wall, and there are several pieces of seemingly exquisite ancient porcelain and jade. In the middle is an ancient tree root-shaped reception table, which seems to be used for entertaining.

There are many calligraphy paintings hanging on the surrounding walls of the guest room.

"My little brother is quite unfamiliar. Do you have any goods to sell here?"

He must have heard the noise, and a middle-aged man with a peaceful face walked down from the second floor. Judging from his clothes, he seemed to be the shopkeeper.

"Just take a look." Ye Bai gestured with a smile, and then placed his eyes on the porcelain on the cabinet, as if he was looking at it carefully.

Seeing that Ye Bai didn't look like an ordinary person, the shopkeeper didn't say much, but smiled and said, "That's up to you." Then he asked the waiter to serve him a pot of tea.

Ye Bai was not in a hurry and browsed all the items in the store. He didn't take out a piece of copperware in his arms until he finished drinking the tea in the cup.

"Give me Zhang Zhangyan."

The shopkeeper took it with both hands, and after observing it for a long time, he slowly said: "It's a good thing. Could you please tell me the origin of it?"

"It's a family inheritance." Ye Bai pursed his lips.

After hearing Ye Bai's answer, the shopkeeper smiled and said: "It seems that my little friend's ancestor is also a person with an origin. Since it is not something of unknown origin, our Zhenbao Pavilion will naturally accept it. However, the market has been bad recently, and I know it well."

.”

"How much can you offer?" Ye Bai said bluntly.

"Fifty oceans!"

Ye Bai remained silent and made an estimate in his mind. He had previously collected six pieces of ancient bronze wares from the Miao Village, and most of them were similar to the ones he took out. It seemed that the price of each piece of bronze wares was almost the same.

According to this price, six pieces of bronze can be sold for 300 oceans, which is considered a small sum of money in this era.

However, if this money is used to hire a foreign doctor to treat the farmer's son, it will probably be a drop in the bucket, only a fraction of the salary.

Seeing Ye Bai frowning, the shopkeeper thought he was dissatisfied with the price, and then asked: "What do you call me, little friend?"

"Ye Bai!"

The shopkeeper thought about it, but he never thought of a family named Ye in Hunan.

It would be easier if there was no background.

"I won't hide it from Ye Xiaoyou. The price was lower in the past, but prices have risen sharply recently. No matter how good the ancient items are, they can't be eaten. Even if we take them, we can't sell them at a high price. Fifty yuan is already

This is the limit I can pay, otherwise I may not be able to sell it at this price in a few days."

The shopkeeper seemed confident.

Ye Bai smiled: "What's your last name, shopkeeper?"

"My surname is Lu, and I am the thirteenth in my family." The shopkeeper picked up the tea cup and said with a smile.

Ye Bai held up his hand and said, "So you are the Thirteenth Master. Yesterday Wu Guangyuan told me that if I have something to sell, I should go to the Thirteenth Master in Zhenbao Pavilion. He said that the prices here are fair, the background is profound, and the shop will not bully customers.

"

"Old Wu introduced you here?" The store manager was a little surprised. He looked at Ye Bai again, stood up from the chair and said: "Since it was introduced by an old friend, I guess he is an insider, so I will open the skylight and speak frankly.

.”

"Your copperware has clear lines and exquisite carvings. Judging from the age and craftsmanship, it should belong to the nobles of the Yuan Dynasty. Unfortunately, it has not been properly preserved. Many places are rusty and it is considered a treasure covered in dust. It might have been worth a hundred oceans originally, but now

You need to subtract 30% to 40%.”

"For Lao Wu's sake, I'll give you sixty oceans."

Ye Bai smiled, feeling that Wu Guangyuan's face was only worth ten oceans, but he also heard some meaning, and the price was reasonable.

The shopkeeper looked at the sky outside again, and suddenly said: "If Xiaoyou Ye agrees, we will make a deal for sixty yuan. If it doesn't work, it doesn't matter. If the deal is not done, benevolence and justice, and the tea pipes here are enough."

Hearing the words that were about to drive people away, Ye Bai nodded, drank the tea in one gulp, and said decisively: "Since Uncle Thirteen has something urgent, I won't talk nonsense, then it will be sixty yuan."

The transaction is completed and the money and goods are cleared.

After putting Dayang on his body and hiding it, and looking like nothing was wrong with him, Ye Bai slowly walked out of the Treasure Pavilion.

Originally, I wanted to inquire about information from the Treasure Pavilion to see if I could get in touch with people from Xiling. However, I had no identity and no background. Once my trump card was exposed, others would inevitably look down upon me.

I thought it would be smoother to borrow Wu Guangyuan's face, but I never thought that this face would be worthless. If I had the opportunity to meet him, I would really talk about it.

Thinking of this, Ye Bai sighed slightly, and then quickly left here with vigorous steps.

After watching Ye Bai leave, the clerk approached the shopkeeper and whispered: "Master Thirteen, do you want to send someone to follow?"

Shopkeeper Thirteen shook his head: "Forget it, the eldest lady is coming to check the accounts soon. I'm afraid she'll arrive in the afternoon. It's better not to cause too much trouble. By the way, I asked you to prepare all the account books in advance. If anything happens,

If you make a mistake, you will know the consequences yourself."

"According to my instructions, it has been prepared for a long time. I will never make any mistakes."
Chapter completed!