Chapter 107

"That's right! We all know!"

"The person who came in earlier already took the things from inside the Eight Treasures Layer case!"

"That person took the original item and put a Snake-Browed Copper Fish inside!"

Zhang Lin asked in some astonishment how everyone knew the Eight Treasures Layer case contained a Snake-Browed Copper Fish.

Only then did the audience, all talking at once, tell Zhang Lin about the old newspaper!

At this moment, Young Master Zhao sat below, also looking quite smug.

"Mr. Zhang, didn't expect that, did you?"

"Your story isn't even finished yet, and I already knew the ending!"

"That Chen Pi A-Si stole the treasure, but ended up stealing a useless Snake-Browed Copper Fish!"

"And you went on telling it like some grand story. In my opinion, this Chen Pi A-Si is nothing special either!"

Young Master Zhao's words were far from polite; he was already vaguely suspected of trying to wreck the show.

Because forwarding the contents of the old newspaper to the public was nothing but spoiling the plot!

For Zhang Lin, a storyteller, this was an extreme lack of respect!

Seeing him so arrogant, even though Old Lady Huo on the second floor had some grudge against Zhang Lin, she couldn't help frowning.

"No manners!"

Strictly speaking, storytellers, crosstalk performers, and tomb raiders like them all carried a whiff of the lower nine trades.

But the more old-fashioned the trade, the more it valued its rules!

Spoiling a story during a storytelling performance was the same concept as sabotaging a crosstalk act.

In the old days, this would have been smashing a man's rice bowl!

So Zhang Lin looked at Young Master Zhao and didn't give him a pleasant face either.

Instead, he said coldly: "Oh? Everyone knows there's a Snake-Browed Copper Fish inside?"

Young Master Zhao laughed even more arrogantly, and the audience below nodded somewhat awkwardly.

Just as the audience was wondering whether they should help Zhang Lin out of the awkward spot.

Zhang Lin said again: "Since everyone knows there's a Snake-Browed Copper Fish inside, then who was it that said this thing has no value?"

At this moment, everyone turned their gaze toward Young Master Zhao.

The Young Master Has Already realized there was a trap in Zhang Lin's question.

But he still braced himself and said: "That Snake-Browed Copper Fish has a photo in the newspaper!"

"Everyone saw it perfectly clearly — it's just an ordinary little copper fish, with absolutely no antique value."

"Such a thing doesn't deserve to be placed inside the Eight Treasures Layer case at all."

"I think it was just the person who took the treasure earlier, humiliating those who came after!"

"He meant to use a worthless little fish to humiliate the tomb raiders who came later!"

Hearing these words, Zhang Lin gave a cold laugh.

"Young Master Zhao really is rich and generous, to leave behind something like the Eight Treasures Layer case just to humiliate people."

"If you're that generous, then there are people lining up every day in this world waiting for you to humiliate them."

"After all, who wouldn't be tempted by getting a national-treasure-level relic in one go?"

At this point, many listeners also began siding with Zhang Lin.

Echoing from behind, saying whenever Young Master Zhao produced an Eight Treasures Layer case, they'd all be willing to be humiliated once!

Hearing this, Young Master Zhao's face flushed bright red.

Staring at Zhang Lin, he said: "Just because you can't do it doesn't mean others can't."

"Maybe in some people's eyes, he just doesn't like the Eight Treasures Layer case?"

"Or maybe he doesn't know the value of the Eight Treasures Layer case?"

Zhang Lin simply burst out laughing with a snort.

"A person who could enter the pagoda's underground palace without a scratch, take the things from inside the Eight Treasures Layer case,"

"move in a Luo Han statue to scare those who came later, and even swap the contents of the Eight Treasures Layer case for a Snake-Browed Copper Fish — wouldn't know the value of the Eight Treasures Layer case?"

"That thing, just sitting there, even a fool would know it's a treasure!"

Young Master Zhao was left somewhat speechless by the rebuttal, and could only stiffen his neck and say: "Well then, if that's the case, tell me why this person would do such a thing?"

"And what value does this Snake-Browed Copper Fish have?"

Zhang Lin said coldly: "This Snake-Browed Copper Fish is priceless — it contains a heaven-shaking secret."

"But why should I tell you?"

"Don't you love spoiling plots? Go on, spoil the secret inside the copper fish for everyone."

Young Master Zhao was forced onto the spot, unable to save face.

But he still braced himself and said: "You say the copper fish is valuable, so it's valuable?"

"Who can prove it? Surely just because you say so, the copper fish becomes priceless?"

This question hit the nail on the head.

After all, the Snake-Browed Copper Fish had gone missing, so even if Zhang Lin said it was priceless, there was no way to verify it.

Just as everyone thought Zhang Lin was about to be at a disadvantage.

Yin Nanfeng from the private box on the second floor suddenly walked out.

Wearing a qipao, her figure graceful and elegant, she leaned against the second-floor railing and spoke to those below.

"I can prove that what Mr. Zhang says is true!"

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