Chapter 37: The Peerless National Treasure

Bai Wei frowned.

These antiques were all things from Daliang.

To think... they were being claimed as culture passed down from Goryeo!

Several Goryeo inspectors took out a box.

Inside the box lay a few broken ceramic bowls and a blood-red stone the size of a finger.

One of the inspectors put on Surgical Gloves, carefully lifted the red stone, and chattered away at Professor Ye.

"What is he saying?" Bai Wei asked Zhou Yuchuan.

Zhou Yuchuan's expression was cold, "He says these ceramic bowls, as well as this rare Chicken Blood Stone, are the same as those in the Daliang murals, all treasures gifted by Goryeo to the Daliang Kingdom back then."

Bai Wei was so angry she almost laughed.

She truly didn't know where the Goryeo inspection team had stolen or bought these antiques from.

She had no idea how many of these things were in her own home!

The other side had produced evidence, and Professor Ye and the several members looked embarrassed.

They truly did not have any.

At this moment, Bai Wei stepped forward, "A few antiques don't prove anything; I have this Chicken Blood Stone too!"

Zhou Yuchuan was startled, then quickly translated.

The several inspectors looked at her in surprise.

One of them asked in stiff Huaxia, "You, have how many."

"I have a whole string!" After Bai Wei finished speaking, she pointed to the ceramic bowls in the box, "And as for antiques like these, my home has as many as you want!"

Once she finished speaking, everyone present was stunned.

Professor Ye was the first to come to his senses and spoke in shock.

"Xiao Wei, are you really sure? This kind of Changhua Full-Blood Chicken Blood Stone, the mine vein went extinct decades ago; it is a national treasure."

"I am sure." Bai Wei said decisively.

That string of red stone bracelets that Han Guiying gave her was Changhua Chicken Blood Stone!

There were a full dozen or so beads!

The several inspectors also revealed expressions of disbelief and chattered at her.

Bai Wei could not understand what they were saying and spoke calmly.

"If you don't believe me, I can take you to see."

After speaking, she turned and walked outside.

Originally she wanted to keep a low profile, but now, she had to shock this Goryeo inspection team!

Soon, several cars stopped at the back gate of the manor.

Bai Wei pushed the door open and entered.

In the manor, the fish pond was sparkling, the peach orchard was hung with bright red honey peaches, and waves of peach fragrance rushed toward them.

The rural scenery was pleasant, and the several inspectors nodded continuously as they looked.

Professor Ye walked into the gate, and just as he was about to speak, he suddenly reached out and pointed forward in shock.

"Sweat... Sweat-blood Horse?"

Bai Wei looked up, saw the little red horse, and was immediately stunned.

The little horse Xiao Moting gave her was actually a Sweat-blood Horse?

The crowd had already surrounded it, incomparably excited.

"I didn't expect there to actually be a Sweat-blood Horse!"

"And it's the Fierce-Maned Blood-Sweating Horse that went extinct a thousand years ago!"

"It's simply a living fossil!"

The several Goryeo people also became excited and took out their phones to take pictures of the little horse one after another.

Professor Ye was so excited his face turned red, "Xiao Wei, where did you find it? This is the only living Fierce-Maned Blood-Sweating Horse in the whole world; it only ever appeared in the Daliang Dynasty."

"I... my grandmother used to raise it. Aren't you here to see antiques? They are all in the house."

Fearing they would keep asking, Bai Wei hurried into the house, grabbed a cardboard box, and walked out.

Inside the box were things the people of Daliang had given her.

Leather pouches, Cosmetic Box, White Jade Bowl, Ceramic Cup...

It filled half the box.

And every piece was exquisite and undamaged.

The crowd swarmed around again.

Professor Ye was so shocked his mouth hung open.

"They are actually all genuine."

So many precious items were just thrown into a cardboard box like cabbages.

The several Goryeo people were also excited, chattering away in their mouths.

Bai Wei casually picked up an identical, intact ceramic bowl and flipped it over.

On the bottom of the ceramic bowl, there were clearly a few characters.

"Made in the Xuanjing Year of Daliang"

Instantly, the several Goryeo people looked as if they had been slapped in the face, too embarrassed to speak.

Professor Ye felt both vindicated and excited, "Xiao Wei, what about your Chicken Blood Stone? Hurry and take it out for them to see!"

Bai Wei took out the Chicken Blood Stone bracelet.

The crowd fell into a dead silence.

Immediately after, a sound of gasping for air rose up.

"It really is the extinct Changhua Chicken Blood Stone!"

Bai Wei held up one of the Chicken Blood Stones.

On the bright red stone, a line of tiny, gnat-like characters was carved.

"Bestowed by Emperor Xuanjing – Heirloom of the Han Clan of Beijiang."

Professor Ye's chest heaved with excitement.

"This... this is the heirloom bestowed by Emperor Xuanjing of Daliang upon the line of the Zhenbei General, the Han clan! This is a national treasure, a national treasure!"

Several Goryeo people didn't even have time to be shocked; they rushed forward one after another, took out magnifying glasses, and leaned in to inspect it.

Following that, one of the Goryeo people spoke excitedly to Bai Wei, gesturing wildly.

Bai Wei looked at Zhou Yuchuan; she could not understand them.

Zhou Yuchuan was very calm, "They said they want to buy this string of Chicken Blood Stone bracelets."

"How can that be?" Professor Ye's face darkened, "I bid one hundred million!"

A Goryeo researcher spoke up in stiff Huaxia.

"I bid one hundred and twenty million, hoping to buy this string of Chicken Blood Stone bracelets."

Professor Ye was furious, "Why are you people being so unreasonable?"

Suddenly, Zhou Yuchuan's cold, clear voice rang out.

"I bid three hundred million."

Bai Wei was stunned and looked at him in surprise.

She really hadn't realized he was actually this rich.

Zhou Yuchuan smiled slightly.

"The Han clan of Daliang served as generals for three generations, and the last one was a female general; they all died in battle! Such a national treasure cannot end up overseas."

"The state is going to build the Daliang Museum; I will buy it and donate it to the museum."

"If the Goryeo people still want to bid, I will accompany them."

Bai Wei clicked her tongue twice in her heart.

A wealthy, willful tycoon.

The Goryeo research delegation discussed it and chose to give up.

Fearing they might still try to buy them, Professor Ye hurriedly hugged the cardboard box to his chest, "Nobody fight me for these; I'm buying these antiques!"

Bai Wei took out a Jade Bi, "Professor Ye, I have more."

In an instant, Professor Ye's mouth hung open, as if an egg had been stuffed into it.

"... The... the Imperial Jade Seal?"

The surrounding crowd surged forward with a "whoosh," so excited they couldn't even speak clearly.

"The Barbarian King's Imperial Jade Seal!"

"... A peerless national treasure!"

"Antiques left behind by the Barbarians are rare; this Jade Bi is likely the only one left in the entire world!"

The nostrils of several Goryeo people flared as they pointed and gestured incessantly.

At this moment, a researcher spoke up excitedly.

"Miss Bai Wei, we are willing to offer one billion, begging you to sell it to Goryeo."

One billion!

The astronomical figure crashed down, and the surrounding crowd suddenly went quiet.

Professor Ye looked at Bai Wei nervously.

His personal financial resources were limited, and he could not outbid Goryeo.