But Zhou Xuan was still in a daze. Yesterday was truly an incredible day. As he slowly recalled and sorted out the events of yesterday, he suddenly remembered that he had two flashes of inspiration yesterday, both of which seemed to be related to the cold airflow in his left hand. The same was true for picking up Yuan Mei's manuscript. Could it be the reason?
I raised my left hand and looked at it. I could see the fine hairs clearly. It was no different from before. However, I could clearly feel that the energy in my left hand was still there. It had weakened a lot after I touched the rooster stone yesterday, but it returned to normal after I woke up today. When I thought about it, it moved and flowed slowly in my wrist. Although I couldn't see it, I felt as if I could.
Yesterday's two movements seemed to happen suddenly and inexplicably, but today I felt that the energy was somewhat familiar and smooth, as if it was very obedient, doing whatever my mind wanted.
Zhou Xuan suddenly had a thought. Could it be that the energy in his left hand was a special ability? Wasn't it this energy that caused him to suddenly think of the words "Yuan Mei 1795" when he picked up the manuscript yesterday?
The more Zhou Xuan thought about it, the more convinced he became. He looked around, but seeing nothing, he casually pulled a banknote from his black leather bag. He glanced at the bottom corner of the 100-yuan note and saw the year 2002 written on it. Holding the banknote in his left hand, he felt a cool sensation travel from his palm to his fingertips onto the banknote. In that instant, the words "2002, Shanghai Mint Co., Ltd." appeared in Zhou Xuan's mind!
As Zhou Xuan got excited, the icy energy returned to his wrist. This immediately weakened the energy flow, but it was clearly better than yesterday. He felt a little tired, but not as strong as yesterday. He guessed that it had become stronger after using it a few times and recovering. It's like strength, isn't it? You get tired after using it too much, but you wake up with a lot of energy again after a good night's sleep. And as you get older, your strength also increases. But will this energy flow also gradually increase like strength?
Then I thought, I'm already twenty-six or twenty-seven, I'm an elder now, not an adult, so what's the big deal about my strength?
After thinking for a while, he realized that if this airflow could distinguish the age and maker of a material, wouldn't he be making a fortune in the antique business? He was just thinking about going into the antique business with Chen Sanyan and the others yesterday, and the potential profits of tens of thousands of yuan were indeed making his heart flutter!
However, the fact that Old Wu lost two million yuan on a rooster stone yesterday had startled him. If things went wrong, his more than 100,000 yuan might disappear in the blink of an eye. But now that he understands he has this invincible magic weapon, he has the confidence to continue in this business.
Then, tracing back to the source, where did this superpower come from? I remember being bitten by a sea turtle in the sea that afternoon and then going to sleep. Could it be because of that sea turtle bite? But that doesn't seem quite right. I thought about it, and after bandaging the wound, I took a nap. When I woke up, the wound was healed, and not even the skin was broken... That's it!
A thought flashed through Zhou Xuan's mind: that golden stone!
I was afraid that the blood on my finger would stain the sheets, so I put that stone under my finger. When I woke up, the injury was healed, but the stone had turned black. That must be the reason.
Zhou Xuan took the black stone from beside his pillow and examined it closely. Yesterday's golden yellow had turned as black as ink. The stone was smooth and without a single scratch. It looked like a stone but it wasn't a stone. He didn't recognize it. Could it be some kind of high-tech product?
He pulled out the golden coin again. Yesterday, Old Wu's master die coin, which was dark and dull, was worth ten thousand yuan. This golden one of his shouldn't be any less valuable than that coin, right? It's also much better looking. It might be worth tens of thousands of yuan!
Zhou Xuan was itching to make money. If it were before, he would still be a poor country bumpkin, but now he has more than 100,000 yuan in assets. More importantly, he has the ability to make money!
Try this gold coin in your hand; it might actually be gold. If it is, it should be worth at least a thousand!
Zhou Xuan acted on his thought immediately, slowly channeling the icy energy from his hands onto the gold coin he was holding with his left fingers. As the cool energy flowed into the coin, the words "812, comewulf" immediately appeared in his mind. He understood the year 812, but he didn't understand the meaning of the English letters, though they were exactly the same as the letters on the other side of the coin.
In 812, Zhou Xuan counted on his fingers and exclaimed, "Damn it, it's been 1,200 years! A 200-year-old manuscript by Yuan Mei is worth 180,000. The price of coins is probably different from that of manuscripts, but it's over a thousand years old, so it should be worth at least several thousand dollars, right? It's a pity it's from foreigners, and I don't really understand it, but it's definitely not those worthless copper coins I used to play shuttlecock with when I was a kid."
This should be properly stored away. When I have time, I'll take it to Chen Sanyan's Jingshizhai and have Uncle Liu appraise it to see if it's worth any money.
Zhou Xuan glanced at the room, got out of bed, and brought over his leather suitcase containing his clothes. He put the gold coins and black stones at the bottom of the suitcase, and then put the clothes on top. The suitcase had never been locked before, but this time Zhou Xuan adjusted the lock, set a combination, and locked the suitcase.
After getting up and washing up, I checked the time and it wasn't even midnight yet, so I decided to just take my bag to the bank and deposit the money. It would be very unsafe to leave the money in the dorm.
In the past, when Zhou Xuan went to the bank to deposit money, he would deposit hundreds of yuan at a time, and the girls at the counter would never even glance at him. But today, when Zhou Xuan stuffed 175,000 yuan into the small hole one wad at a time, he puffed out his chest. Although the girl still didn't look at him, he felt a different way.
Zhou Xuan had to go to work at 2 PM, and it was still a bit early when he got back. It was not even 1 PM yet, and it was hot, so he simply went to the beach to swim. He was also thinking about going back to see if there was anything else in that cave, but he had to be careful of the fierce sea turtle, which had bitten his index finger yesterday.
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The sun was still scorching, and the beach was still hot. (Wenxuemi.Com)
When Zhou Xuan arrived at the beach, there were many tourists, stretching as far as the eye could see. They were all wearing colorful swimsuits, and the sight of women's long, white, and tender legs was almost dazzling.
It would be a lie for a 26-year-old man to say he doesn't want women. But Zhou Xuan used to think about it, but he also knew that society is realistic and cruel. Without a career and money, what girl would be with you?
However, Zhou Xuan was full of ambition today. He had a powerful tool for appraising antiques and cultural relics. He didn't expect to become as rich as Chen Sanyan and his ilk, but he could still earn tens of thousands of yuan a month by occasionally finding a small bargain. He would be satisfied with that. That would be more than ten times his current income. If he took it back to his hometown, he would be one of the top people. A wife was not a distant dream.
At least for now, I still have 180,000 yuan safely sitting in my bank account!
Zhou Xuan was excitedly preparing to go underwater to check if there were any more treasures in the turtle cave when he suddenly heard several colleagues making "oh oh" noises. He turned around and saw that his colleagues were all staring blankly at the diving department.
Zhou Xuan knew, of course, that these guys' stupid expressions meant they had seen a beautiful woman. Chongkou was a tourist city, and there were plenty of beautiful women from all over the country, including quite a few shrewish women with large breasts and thick thighs, who could probably devour any man alive.
Despite thinking this way, Zhou Xuan still glanced at it, but he was stunned after just one glance!
Damn it, where can you find such a beautiful woman?
Upon closer inspection, I realized that the many pretty women I had seen before were not truly beautiful; they were merely pleasing to the eye. This woman, on the other hand, was truly stunning!
Right now, isn't the middle-aged Michelle Reis pretty? Isn't the younger Liu Yifei pretty? But even combined, they're not as pretty as this woman!
I estimate that even Xi Shi, Yang Guifei, and Chen Yuanyuan, whom I've never seen, are only of this caliber!
The woman looked to be about twenty-two or twenty-three years old. She was tall, at least 1.7 meters, and not only was she incredibly beautiful, but her figure was also perfectly proportioned. To make matters worse, she was wearing a swimsuit, making her look incredibly sexy. If you slept with this woman for one night, you'd be willing to give up a year of your life!
Zhou Xuan swallowed hard, trying to look away from her. He then noticed that the woman had a companion, a girl in her early twenties, shorter than Zhou Xuan and also pretty. But standing next to this woman, she was practically ignored by the hungry wolves around them.
The dozen or so instructors from the diving department were all gathered around that spot, seemingly eager to claim their spot.
The girl put on her wetsuit, slung on her regulator, and finally put on her fins, completely ignoring the group of diving instructors, and walked into the sea alone.
Just by looking at the woman wearing a wetsuit and diving equipment and her movements as she entered the water, Zhou Xuan immediately knew that she was actually a diving expert, and none of the diving instructors in that class could compare to her.
The other woman didn't go diving; she waited on the beach.
Once the woman entered the water, more than a dozen diving instructors realized what was happening and rushed over, diving into the sea with a "plop, plop."
Shaking his head, Zhou Xuan rallied himself. Forget it, why was he overthinking? This woman clearly came from a wealthy family. Even if she wasn't, someone as stunning as her would require a man of considerable stature to afford her. Someone like him should be more realistic and find a woman in the countryside who was big-breasted, fertile, and reasonably attractive—that would be enough for him.
Although Zhou Xuan had 170,000 to 180,000 yuan in his pocket, it was basically enough to get out of poverty and into wealth. But compared to the rich, it was nothing. Take Chen Sanyan's circle for example. With his wealth, he could only afford to eat pangolin a few times!
Zhou Xuan felt a sense of satisfaction and was in a good mood. The best thing in life is to live freely!
I slowly walked into the seawater, enjoying the refreshing feeling of the hot, moisturizing water on my skin, before clasping my hands together and leaping into the water in a graceful manner.
Zhou Xuan swam like a big fish, diving twenty or thirty meters in one go. When he reached deeper water, the water temperature gradually dropped. After swimming another ten meters or so, he saw that the diving instructors had all been left behind. There was only a vague shadow of the woman swimming ahead. Zhou Xuan avoided her to prevent the divers from being envious of his diving ability.
Zhou Xuan was very careful about this. That's how the world is. If you are worse than someone who is less capable than you, they will look down on you and make things difficult for you in every way. Since he couldn't get the diving certification, there was no need to have a conflict with them, because in the amusement park, the status of divers was much higher than that of lifeguards.