Chapter 467: Prize Redemption

"Little brother, may I call my friends over to see this thing of yours?" the old man said to Xu Mo, pointing at the xuan paper on the table.

His friends, like him, are also experts who have spent most of their lives studying Redology.

"Of course I don't mind," Xu Mo said with a smile, shaking his head. "I kept it in the museum just to show everyone."

Seeing that Xu Mo didn't refuse, the old man thanked him, then took out his phone, snapped a photo of the box together with the item, and sent it to his friends.

He even called each of them, notifying them one by one.

Previously, Xu Mo hadn't deliberately publicized that he possessed the original manuscript of The Missing Forty Chapters of Dream of the Red Chamber; he simply placed the manuscript in the museum.

So it only caused a stir in a small circle and hadn't spread widely yet.

But now it's different: a Redology heavyweight is leading the publicity, and the fact that Xu Mo has the original manuscript of The Missing Forty Chapters will soon be fully known, shaking the entire Literary Community!

After making several calls, Redology experts from across the country bought the next regular flights, preparing to go to Yangcheng to witness the Missing Forty Chapters of Dream of the Red Chamber.

Of course, even if these experts set off so quickly, they won't arrive until tomorrow.

After notifying his friends one by one, the old man looked at Xu Mo again, his face full of curiosity.

"Little brother, where did you get this thing?"

The Missing Forty Chapters of Dream of the Red Chamber were thought to be completely lost; before this, the Literary Community had no news at all about them.

Theories about why Dream of the Red Chamber was lost were many, each side holding its own view, and no one could convince anyone else.

But now that the Missing Forty Chapters have appeared, the Redology world will probably have only one voice.

"I found it while cleaning out my old house," Xu Mo gave a casual excuse.

He wouldn't say it was a System Reward given to him; nobody would believe that anyway.

As for saying he dug it up somewhere… that would be too risky, and Xu Mo didn't want to cause trouble for himself.

"Found it in the old house? Then it must be a family heirloom…" the old man murmured.

No one expected that the Missing Forty Chapters had never truly been lost, but had been sealed in a box all along, only to reappear now.

The old man thought silently: "What a sin! Everyone thought the treasure long thought vanished was actually sitting in Xu Mo's house all this time, only now coming to light."

Of course, it's not too late now; at least he gets to see this worthy cultural gem in his lifetime, fulfilling a long‑held dream.

"Little brother, are you familiar with Dream of the Red Chamber?" After learning the provenance of the original manuscript in Xu Mo's hands, the old man eagerly began chatting with Xu Mo about Dream of the Red Chamber.

"I know a bit, but certainly not as deep as you. I heard from Han Team that you specialize in Redology?"

"……"

The two of them continued a sporadic conversation.

The old man even completely ignored Han Fei standing nearby.

The more Xu Mo and the old man talked, the more the old man liked Xu Mo, even entertaining the thought of becoming sworn brothers.

"Little brother, we feel like kindred spirits! How about we become sworn brothers of different surnames here, not needing the same birth year, month and day, but sharing the same year, month and day…"

Before he could finish, Xu Mo waved his hand quickly, "No, no, that's not allowed!"

"Old man, stop joking."

Han Fei's father‑in‑law is at least seventy or eighty years old; it would be improper to die on the same year, month and day.

Xu Mo still hasn't lived enough.

Han Fei couldn't stay still either.

"Dad, you can't make jokes like that!"

Han Fei naturally didn't want to see Xu Mo become sworn brothers with his father‑in‑law, since there's a generation gap between them.

If Xu Mo swore with his father‑in‑law, wouldn't he become an uncle‑type figure to Han Fei?

That can't happen!

After both of them urged strongly, the old man gave up the idea and stopped thinking about becoming sworn brothers with Xu Mo.

This visit, the old man came only to see Cao Xueqin's original manuscript in person, with no other ulterior motives.

Research and discussion will have to wait until all Redology experts gather together.

So he didn't bother Xu Mo much, and soon had Han Fei lead him away.

……

The next day.

Redology experts from across the country arrived in Yangcheng one after another, gathering together.

Han Fei's father‑in‑law met the group at the airport; after everyone was present, the old man prepared to take them to find Xu Mo.

Today Xu Mo took another day off.

Part of the reason for the leave was that he needed to go to the Prize Redemption Center to claim the seven‑million Lottery Ticket he picked up last night.

The other part was to host the arriving Redology experts as the behind‑the‑scenes owner of this private museum.

Prize Redemption Center.

"Hello, I'm here to claim a prize."

Having learned from the previous experience, Xu Mo was now well‑versed in the redemption process.

The staff, seeing Xu Mo's familiar face, were a bit stunned.

They knew Xu Mo.

Not only because he had appeared on a very popular program before, but also because he had redeemed a prize just two days ago!

Who would have thought that only two days later, Xu Mo would be back, and again to claim a prize!

The staff clearly remembered that the amount he won last time was seven million, and this time it was another seven million.

They even felt as if they were caught in some loop!

Who the hell can win two seven‑million prizes back‑to‑back?!

The amount isn't the point; the point is how frequently Xu Mo keeps winning.

The previous draw had just won seven million, and this time he won again.

Just as they were about to take Xu Mo through the prize redemption process again.

Suddenly, a person in a Snow King costume walked in at the door, drawing everyone's gaze.

As everyone knows, only a grand-prize winner would show up at the Prize Redemption Center dressed like that—and everyone knows why.

The surrounding onlookers immediately erupted.

"Holy crap, this costume…… could they have won the grand prize?"

"Definitely, wearing this in the summer heat to claim a prize—this must be someone who won over ten million, a god!"

"Your vision is too narrow—at least it's over a hundred million!"

"Over a hundred million? Another lucky one who cleaned out the prize pool?!"

"Holy crap, let's go take a look!"

All that could be seen was the Snow King sneaking up to the prize redemption window, whispering to the staff: "Hello, I'm here to claim my prize."

The staff member looked utterly confused.

This period's top prize is seven million, and the winner has already shown up.

Had he not just dealt with Xu Mo, he would have thought this Snow King was the winner of this period's top prize.

At this moment, Xu Mo, who hadn't yet gone through the prize redemption process, looked curiously at the Snow King.

He thought, "This guy must have won a lot; otherwise he wouldn't be braving the heat dressed like that to claim a prize."

As Xu Mo sized up the Snow King, the Snow King also noticed him.

"Team Leader Xu? What are you doing here?"

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