Chapter 549

It wasn't just the man who had such doubts; others were likely thinking the same thing.

Fang Yang's gaze swept across the live stream.

There were quite a few people there who felt very skeptical about this.

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Fang Yang smiled, then faced everyone's skepticism and said: "This thing should have come from the Epang Palace—"

"How do you know it came from the Epang Palace? Couldn't it have come from somewhere else?"

Hearing Fang Yang say this, the man's skepticism was even more intense than before.

However, Fang Yang only looked at the man with a half-smile.

"Of course I know. When you came to find me, didn't you know that I always seem to know things that others don't?"

Fang Yang paused for a moment before continuing: "Some things might not be very clear right now, but if you have professionals look into it, you will soon reach a conclusion. After all, no matter how clearly I explain it now, you will still be skeptical of my words."

Fang Yang knew that no matter what he said, it would be difficult to gain others' approval.

Therefore, under these circumstances, he said everything he wanted to say; as for the rest, there was no need to explain.

He moved his gaze away from the man and the comments in the live stream, and continued:

"Generally, items used by Emperors or concubines always have extraordinary value."

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—【Actually, I think I understand what Fang Yang means. Before, when Fang Yang unearthed those artifacts, no matter how detailed his explanations were, the experts would still question him. Just like us, we only half-believed him anyway.】

—【Some things aren't very believable when one person says them, but if multiple people say them, the meaning becomes extraordinary.】

—【This cup looks like it's made of green jade; maybe because it was buried underground for a thousand years, it has now turned a greenish-yellow.】

—【Fang Yang just said this thing likely came from the Epang Palace. Strange, wasn't the Epang Palace never finished? How could this treasure be unearthed from there?】

—【I suggest reading more history books. The Epang Palace wasn't fully completed, but that doesn't mean it wasn't built at all.】

—【Yes, it wasn't just one palace; just because it wasn't finished doesn't mean it didn't exist. It was still there.】

—【I remember the Epang Palace was burned down by Xiang Yu.】

—【Then what are the palaces Sima Qian described as covering over 300 li? Even the Wei River became an internal river for the palace.】

—【Once I knew it was likely a cup used by the old Qin, I don't know why… but suddenly this cup, which looked very ordinary, became antique-looking.】

—【This cup is a bit hot for water, but it's fine for wine. Appraisal complete.】

—【"Grape wine in luminous cups, ready to drink, the pipa urges us to mount our horses. If I lie drunk on the battlefield, don't laugh; since ancient times, how many return from war?"】

—【To the person above, nice poem. Giving you a like.】

—【Central Plains people invented glaze, Egyptians invented glass cups, the Great Qin and Romans jointly improved glass-making technology. During the Qin and Han periods, the Central Plains had contact with Europe.】

—【If this really is a cup used by Qin Shi Huang, would its purpose really be so simple? Just for drinking water or wine?】

—【As a professional, based on the specifications and form, I believe the purpose of this jade cup is indeed not simple. It is highly likely to be a jade cup used by Qin Shi Huang for consuming elixirs and drinking dew.】

When they saw one person propose this possibility, they didn't say anything else.

The live stream was in an uproar because of what this person said about "consuming elixirs and drinking dew." They couldn't make that person say anything else because if they went silent, they couldn't find them without doxxing. So they could only pin their hopes on Fang Yang, hoping he could give them an explanation.

Fang Yang felt a massive headache.

Was this not just adding to his troubles?

"Brother, the live stream is so lively right now, shouldn't you just calm everyone down?"

When saying this, the cameraman was truly very serious and also quite anxious.

He looked extremely worried.

"Then I'll just say a few simple words."

Fang Yang pursed his lips, didn't refuse, and spoke earnestly: "First, we can focus on the jade of this Cloud-patterned Stem Jade Cup."

"According to the ancients, jade can connect heaven and earth."

"It possesses a magical power."

"They believed that using jade could lead to immortality."

"Consuming jade could lead to becoming an immortal."

"Jade artifacts were initially used as ritual vessels for sacrifices."

"By the time of Qin Shi Huang, with the realization of alchemy and the demand for idealist arts, there was a definite use for it."

"That is the use of consuming elixirs and drinking dew that the person in the live stream mentioned."

"Elixirs are the pills that were refined."

"Dew is sweet dew."

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"In our ancient Chinese mythology, sweet dew can increase one's lifespan by 800 years."

"There are indeed records in historical books that Qin Shi Huang consumed elixirs."

"It was also said that he cast a bronze plate to collect condensed sweet dew and jade dust every day to drink from a cup. Perhaps he really did use this cup."

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—【If that's the case, I believe that when Qin Shi Huang used this cup, he hoped to gather more mysterious power within his body.】

—【Yes, perhaps he hoped that at the moment he left this world, he would achieve physical transformation and ascend to immortality.】

—【I always feel that Qin Shi Huang was so smart, he shouldn't have done this.】

—【But the reality is, he did do it.】

—【Did he really consume elixirs and drink dew? But even so, he only lived to be 50.】

—【Eating all sorts of messy things, mercury poisoning, heavy metal levels exceeding the limit.】

—【I believe if he hadn't eaten them, he definitely could have lived at least 10 more years.】

—【In ancient times there were no machines, so how was this Cloud-patterned Stem Jade Cup carved so neatly and delicately, with identical patterns?】

—【To the person above, how are you thinking the same as me? I was just thinking about this question.】

—【This is jade carving, which existed a long time ago.】

—【This is the wisdom of our ancestors; it's normal for modern people not to understand.】

—【I plan to have someone make one for me using Hainan yellow rosewood, and I'm preparing to order a jade one, a 1:1 replica.】

—【Perhaps in history, this cup had no complex purpose at all; it might just have been a cup.】

—【If you want to make an object valuable, you have to give it a dazzling status.】

—【That's true. If this cup was originally just an ordinary drinking cup, it's worthless. If you say it was used by a high-ranking official, it starts to become valuable. If you say it was an Emperor, especially Qin Shi Huang, it's even more valuable. And if you say it was used by Qin Shi Huang for a special purpose, well, it's a unique, priceless treasure.】

—【This is the process of going from worthless to priceless. Indeed, status is very important.】

—【Actually, I think Fang Yang should talk about the story and history of the stem, not the history and story of the jade cup.】

—【Sigh, that's how the price of antiques is hyped up.】

—【Don't talk nonsense; there were only bronze vessels in the Qin Dynasty.】

—【To the person above, where did you crawl out from? If you know nothing about history, don't come out and embarrass yourself.】

—【It's so valuable? I wonder if my underwear will be worth anything in 3000 years?】

—【First, you have to be a very famous person in history, or a national leader. Otherwise, in a few thousand years, your underwear will have turned to dust, unless it's stainless steel… If you really are wearing stainless steel underwear, even if you aren't a famous person or a national leader, I believe you will definitely be very famous in the future.】

—【Hahaha, from other perspectives, it would indeed be famous. Even if it were placed in modern times, it would be shocking.】

—【The things made by the ancients are truly beautiful, and the patterns and lines are also very perfect.】

—【Actually, according to what some people say, as long as you give an artifact a background, then I have a bowl at home used by an Emperor.】

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After Fang Yang finished explaining, he didn't leave immediately, but instead fixed his gaze once again on the bottom of the lake that had been drained.

Seeing Fang Yang's gaze fixed intently on it.

Even with a hint of hesitation.

The man couldn't help but ask.

"Fang Yang, could it be that there is something else at the bottom of this lake?"

Fang Yang's attitude was truly hard not to be suspicious of.

Although he didn't say anything out loud.

But the situation was clearly different.

So how could he not care? ===== CHAPTER 550 =====