90,000 Years of Longevity

Chapter 324: Gathering

Ye Bei looked at the old man unpacking the black bag flatly.

This old man's fingertips were sallow. Inside his nails, there many dark stains.

His fingers were obviously different from ordinary people, it had thick joins and the length of the fingers was relatively long.

The breath of dead corpses was still vaguely released from his body.

He was really a genuine military officer.

"Sir, let me tell you, our team dug this thing out in the western desert. At that time, the sky was full of yellow sand and the weather was extremely bad. After we went to the tomb, the yellow sand directly blocked the entrance of the cave. We stayed in the tomb for a total of one month. We thought we were dead, but when we finally ran out of ammunition and food, there was another huge storm in the desert. A giant tornado happened to hit the tomb in the air. The yellow sand was sucked away... Our team was also sucked into the air. Even in this state, we still clung to the excavated artifacts..."

There was also fear and happiness in the old man's eyes as he talked about this.

Judging from the changes in his expression, everything he said should've had truly happened.

But these things were nothing to the well-informed Ye Bei.

In the long years, Ye Bei had seen and experienced bizarre events with his own eyes, and he couldn't even remember how many of them he had seen.

Seeing that Ye Bei didn't speak, the old man was a little embarrassed.

In fact, before coming to Wensheng Antique Shop, he had visited several other stores. He had said this several times, but it was the first time he saw a situation like Ye Bei.

"Don't you believe what I said?" The old man said, trying to ease the atmosphere.

Ye Bei shook his head slightly, "On the contrary, I think that everything you say is true."

The old man was surprised again. But soon, a smile appeared on his face.

"I have met many people and experienced many things, young man, you are definitely a very special existence. Logically speaking, you shouldn't be a clerk in an antique shop." The old man said, but before Ye Bei answered, he immediately said, "But it's fine, everyone has their little secret. Let's continue talking about the desert. That day, we were swept tens of meters high by the storm. Fortunately, we landed again. In the sandpile, it is logically certain to die, but in the end, we survived, and even the antiquities brought out of the tomb were intact. This is definitely a miracle."

When it came to this, the old man's hands had already taken apart the black bag.

Ye Bei looked at it leisurely.

It was a tree vine that had been carved by craftsmanship.

This vine was only the size of a fist but the details were extremely clear.

It was a carving of an ancient house in ancient Chinese style.

There was a clear ground at the entrance of that house.

On that clear ground, there was a pile of wheat stalks. In the middle of the clear ground, there was a stone mill.

But that was not all, there was also a bald child sitting.

The child was holding a wooden fish in one hand and a wooden stick in the other.

From the clear detail, one could see that this boy's eyes looked very clear.

He was also wearing a blouse.

But overall, from this image, it could be seen that he was using that wooden stick to beat the wooden fish constantly.

"This is a good thing, right?... From the time I first dug out, I found that it's not so simple. You must know that that tomb is at least hundreds of years old from the present era, but this rattan carving is completely damage-less, just like modern sculptures. This thing is definitely a treasure of the same level as the Warring States Crystal Cup! The value is immeasurable."

Seeing Ye Bei staring at the wooden sculpture, the old man said quickly.

"It is not as old as the Warring States Crystal Cup, but it's not bad." Ye Bei corrected the old man.

The old man was directly occupied by excitement after he heard this, "Young man, do you think so?"

Ye Bei nodded.

"Hahaha... I personally dug out this thing from the tomb, and always carried it with me, it never left my side. Before, I also found some archaeological experts in the Confucian Temple and has also seen many shop owners, but all those guys are blind-eyed. After seeing this rattan carving, they all called me a liar."

Excited, the old man stood in front of the table, blabbering wildly.

Since he got this thing, he had seen many people but none of them believed him.

Ye Bei was the first person to believe him.

At this moment, the old man felt like he had found his companion.

Seeing Ye Bei still staring at the rattan carving, the old man said again, "Little guy, I think we are predestined. I won't lie to you... I don't know the origin of this rattan carving. I only know that it is definitely a treasure. In order to toss this thing, I ran out of money completely. If you are interested, make an offer, as long as it is not too small, I will sell it directly to you! Of course, if you know this thing, before selling, I also want to know what it is."

"Do you really want to know?" Ye Bei spoke softly.

Ye Bei really did know this thing.

"Of course, although I'm a gold-seeker who doesn't see the sun, my love for antiquities is absolutely unrivaled, otherwise, I won't enter this business. This thing has tossed me for too long. If I sell it in the end but don't know its origin, isn't it a pity?" The old man had a serious expression. His eyes were staring at Ye Bei.

Intuition told him that the boy in front of him... really might know the answer.

"Northwest, wilderness."

The corner of Ye Bei's mouth moved as he stretched out his left hand and slowly picked up the rattan carving.

When holding it in his hand, Ye Bei's indifferent gaze fell on the bald figure in the vine.

Sitting at the table, his body still hadn't moved, but his thoughts had already revolved around a certain memory...

He seemed to have crossed time and detached from this space, in but an instant, he was back to hundreds of years ago.

Ye Bei not only knew the scene in the carving, but he was also very familiar because he had personally experienced it.