Chapter 52

Hearing Zhang Lin say that there was one extra Arhat statue in the pagoda, all the listeners couldn't help but shiver.

Chen Pi Ah Si was currently entering the pagoda to steal treasure at night.

The Arhat statues inside the pagoda were already sculpted to be eerie and terrifying.

And now there was one more out of thin air!

People with rich imaginations were already fantasizing: was there a little ghost squatting in some missing position, pretending to be an Arhat?

At this time, they heard Zhang Lin continue: "The entire underground palace was extremely dark; looking up, the beam of the flashlight shone on eyes full of overlooking Arhats, a hundred pairs of eyes watching Chen Pi Ah Si."

"Because of the change in light, the pupils of the Arhats revealed a ferocious expression in an instant, and the atmosphere suddenly became very eerie!"

"But he shone his flashlight and searched several times, yet still didn't find where an Arhat statue was missing!"

"In an instant, Chen Pi Ah Si suddenly realized where the problem was!"

Just as Zhang Lin said this, Yin Yin Nanfeng in the second-floor box had already answered first.

"It's that Arhat statue whose eyes were blinded by Chen Pi Ah Si."

Zhang Yueshan also nodded and then said: "It seems our judgment was accurate."

"This pagoda underground palace has already been moved by someone, and that Arhat statue was deliberately placed there by someone."

"The person who came before not only pushed an Arhat to the bottom, but also moved an Arhat and placed it at the entrance at the top."

"But what was the purpose of doing this? Could it really be to scare tomb raiders?"

Yin Yin Nanfeng also shook her head to indicate she didn't understand; I'm afraid this question can only wait for Zhang Lin to answer.

And Zhang Lin's description was the same as what Yin Yin Nanfeng and Zhang Yueshan had guessed.

That unique Arhat statue was the one that scared Chen Pi Ah Si!

"Chen Pi Ah Si was already terrified in his heart; that Arhat statue was specifically placed there, and if you weren't an insider, you couldn't have done it."

"Because that person had to be able to accurately know the position where Chen Pi Ah Si came down; this is even more difficult than finding the location of the main tomb chamber in one go while tomb raiding!"

"But at this moment, the Eight-Fold Treasure Casket was already in hand, and Chen Pi Ah Si felt even more that the matter was suspicious."

"If a senior expert had really come here first, why didn't he take the Eight-Fold Treasure Casket away too? It contained Buddhist treasures!"

Who knew that just as Zhang Lin said this, the listeners below immediately started to boo.

"I know this question, Mr. Zhang!"

"Yeah! We all know!"

"The person who came in before had long since taken the things in the Eight-Fold Treasure Casket!"

"They took the original things and put a Snake-Eyed Copper Fish inside!"

Zhang Lin asked the crowd with some surprise how they knew that there was a Snake-Eyed Copper Fish in the Eight-Fold Treasure Casket?

Only then did the listeners tell Zhang Lin about the old newspaper in a jumble of voices!

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

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

"You haven't finished your story, but I already knew the result!"

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

"It's a pity you told it as a story for so long; I think this Chen Pi Ah Si is nothing more than that!"

Young Master Zhao spoke impolitely, and there was already a vague suspicion of him trying to ruin the show.

Because he forwarded the content in the old newspaper for the public to know, he was spoiling the story!

This was a great disrespect to Zhang Lin as a storyteller!

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

"No manners!"

Strictly speaking, storytellers and crosstalk performers, like them tomb raiders, are all considered somewhat lower-class.

But the older the profession, the more they value rules!

Spoiling the story while telling it is the same concept as stealing someone's punchline while performing crosstalk.

If this were in the past, it would be smashing someone's rice bowl!

So, Zhang Lin looked at Young Master Zhao and didn't give him a good look either.

Instead, he said coldly: "Is that so? Everyone already knows there's a Snake-Eyed Copper Fish inside?"

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

Just when the audience was thinking about whether to help Zhang Lin out of the situation.

Zhang Lin said again: "Since everyone knows there is a Snake-Eyed Copper Fish inside, then who said this thing has no value?"

At this moment, everyone turned their eyes to Young Master Zhao.

Young Master Zhao had already realized that there was a trap in Zhang Lin's question.

But he still bit the bullet and said: "There's a photo of that Snake-Eyed Copper Fish in the newspaper!"

"Everyone can see clearly that it's just an ordinary small copper fish with no antique value at all."

"Such a thing is not worthy of being packed in an Eight-Fold Treasure Casket."

"I think it was just the person who took the treasure first humiliating the later person!"

"They just wanted to use a worthless little fish to humiliate the later tomb raiders!"

Hearing this, Zhang Lin directly sneered.

"Young Master Zhao is really wealthy and imposing, even leaving something like an Eight-Fold Treasure Casket to humiliate people."

"If you are so generous, then there are people in this world queuing up every day waiting for you to humiliate them."

"After all, you can give a national treasure-level artifact at once; who wouldn't be tempted when they hear that?"

At this time, many listeners also helped Zhang Lin.

Echoing from behind, whenever Young Master Zhao brings out an Eight-Fold Treasure Casket, they are all willing to be humiliated once!

Hearing this, Young Master Zhao's face turned 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, they just don't like the Eight-Fold Treasure Casket?"

"Or maybe they don't know the value of the Eight-Fold Treasure Casket?"

Zhang Lin directly burst out laughing.

"A person who can enter the pagoda's underground palace without a scratch, take the things in the Eight-Fold Treasure Casket."

"And move an Arhat to scare the latecomers, and even replace the things in the Eight-Fold Treasure Casket with a Snake-Eyed Copper Fish, wouldn't know the value of the Eight-Fold Treasure Casket?"

"That thing, just by being placed there, even a fool knows it's a treasure!"

Young Master Zhao was left speechless by the retort, and could only stiffen his neck and say: "Then in that case, why do you say this person did this?"

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

Zhang Lin said coldly: "This Snake-Eyed Copper Fish is worth a fortune, and it contains a shocking secret."

"But, why should I tell you?"

"Don't you like spoiling the story? Continue spoiling the secret inside the copper fish for everyone."

Young Master Zhao was forced into a corner, and he couldn't save face.

But he still bit the bullet and said: "You say the copper fish has value, so it has value?"

"Who can prove it? Could it be that just because of your one-sided words, this copper fish becomes worth a fortune?"

This question hit the nail on the head.

After all, the Snake-Eyed Copper Fish had gone missing, and now even if Zhang Lin said it was worth a fortune, it couldn't be verified.

Just when everyone thought Zhang Lin was going to be at a disadvantage.

Yin Yin Nanfeng in the second-floor box suddenly walked out.

Wearing a cheongsam, her figure graceful as she leaned on the second-floor railing, she spoke to the people below.

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

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