I Have a Date with a Thousand-year-old Female Corpse
Chapter 106: Enough, Enough_1

Chapter 106: Chapter 106: Enough, Enough_1

"What’s wrong with you guys?"

Seeing the expressions on your and Fan Yi’s faces, which were as though you had smelled something foul like excrement, Du Xishan couldn’t help but ask.

"This collection room is just too cluttered, and the room is so dingy and gloomy; it really dampens any urge to go in."

"What, do you know the origin of the items in here?"

At these words, you couldn’t help but sneer, "Lao Du, I’m not a three-year-old child anymore. Antiques, antiques, such things... How many people can keep them except for on door sills or house eaves? Let’s not even talk about those so-called collectors, aren’t even the exhibits in museums dug up from underground?"

"Brother Mu Yun really speaks the truth," the fat man laughed and said, "The waters are indeed deep here, but the high returns still make many people risk it all—for who isn’t after money these days? However, it’s rare to find someone like Old Zhang who truly loves stones." "Come on, it’s rare for Old Zhang to be in a good mood today, let’s go in and take a look. The stuff in here, you can’t even see in the provincial museums."

You nodded, glanced back at Fan Yi, and followed Du Xishan inside.

Shitou Zhang’s collection room was similar to any ordinary exhibition room, with wooden shelves all around the room displaying many oddly shaped stones.

Most of these stones were jade, but there were also emeralds, agates, amber, and other such gems in a dazzling array.

However, what you found strange was that the luster of these pieces of jade was very poor, some even looked like they could’ve been found on a street stall.

Of course, you didn’t know much about stones, so maybe the good stuff was supposed to look like that.

However, Shitou Zhang soon let out cries of despair, "How, how could this be? Why is this happening?"

Seeing Shitou Zhang squatting on the ground with his head in his hands, you turned to Du Xishan and asked, "Lao Du, what’s wrong with him?"

"Shitou Zhang, Shitou Zhang, his reputation is based on the collection in this room, but for some reason, the fine stones that once were, have now become worse than fakes."

Hearing Du Xishan say this, your eyes narrowed with a flare of heat rising to both of them, as two different and extremely mysterious Magic Seals slowly emerged in your pupils.

At this moment, you were shocked because you found that all the stones in the room emitted a mysterious glow. This glow varied in strength, and looking around, it felt like being in a cave filled with treasures.

However, these mysterious glows emitted by the stones were being drawn by the Semi-circular jade on Shitou Zhang’s waist, forming light particles that could float in the air, slowly converging toward the stone at his waist.

"So that’s how it is."

You slowly closed your eyes, and after the burning sensation had subsided, you said to Shitou Zhang, "Boss Zhang, I think you’ve got to throw away the stone at your waist no matter what. Otherwise, give it some more time, and all the treasures in here will turn into worthless rubble by the roadside."

"It’s too late, too late," Shitou Zhang sighed deeply. In that instant, he seemed to age more than a decade, quickly transforming from a middle-aged man to an elderly man nearing the end of his days.

Shitou Zhang slowly stood up and walked to a shelf, from which he took down a sandalwood box and handed it over to Du Xishan, "Lao Du, we’ve known each other for over a decade, I have no other requests—just hope that you can forget what you’ve seen today."

Seeing Du Xishan nod, Shitou Zhang continued, "The thing you want is in this box, I won’t take your money."

With haste, Du Xishan opened the sandalwood box, and you caught a glimpse inside to find an item, just like the Semi-circular jade Du Xishan had shown earlier. When joined together, they perfectly formed a peculiar pattern.

Shitou Zhang took a few more steps forward and stood in front of a wall. He then squatted down, tapped on the floor tile, searched around, and surprisingly lifted a tile from the floor, revealing a clay lump hidden beneath.

"Old Zhang, when did you start playing with clay?" the fat man asked with a chuckle.

Shitou Zhang’s expression was calm, so calm that it seemed eerie to all of you. He rubbed off the clay from the lump, revealing a box not much larger than a fist. Inside the box, upon opening it, was a pure black stone that looked like jade but wasn’t. Its polished surface yielded a translucent sheen, and upon closer inspection, it was evident the outermost layer was somewhat translucent.

Most importantly, the black stone had been carved into the shape of a bird with a somewhat rough outline, resembling a totem.

Shitou Zhang looked at the black stone with reluctance, he slowly closed the box, turned around, and handed it to you.

"I can’t accept this, I haven’t dealt with the curse on you yet. You should keep the stone until I’ve resolved it, then you can give it to me."

"Let it be, let it be," Shitou Zhang sighed deeply. "To be honest, I’m somewhat weary of it all."

"Old Zhang..." the fat man began to speak, only to be stopped by Shitou Zhang, "You can’t understand my feelings now, I don’t want to say much more. My life’s work is here, and for these things, my wife took my son and left. They didn’t even tell me when my son got married, and now I have a grandson whose name I don’t even know, heh, heh heh..."

With a light touch, Du Xishan said, "Alas, obsessed with trinkets and thus the heart gone astray."

"You guys go ahead, I want to be alone," Shitou Zhang said.

Switching gazes, Du Xishan and the fat man both sighed.

Once you four had left the basement, you asked Du Xishan, "Lao Du, won’t you go comfort him? By the looks of it, he seems likely to take it very hard."

"It’s alright, let him have some quiet time. Maybe he’ll have come to terms with it by tomorrow," the fat man said, giving your shoulder a reassuring pat. "Brother Muyun, we owe you one this time. If it wasn’t for your timely discovery, Old Zhang would’ve suffered even more losses."

You shrugged.

When you four stepped out of the villa and back into the sunlight, you all involuntarily took a deep breath.

Ah, it feels good to be in the sunlight.

Turning to Du Xishan, the fat man said, "Lao Du, you’re the expert on research, I won’t bother you with that. But if either of these two pieces reveals any information upon investigation, you must inform me immediately."

Laughing, Du Xishan replied, "How many years have we known each other, when have I ever deceived you?"

The fat man looked up, "Indeed, it’s always been me taking advantage of you."

They exchanged a smile before the fat man drove off in a white Land Rover.

The three of you climbed into Du Xishan’s old car, with you once again at the wheel.