129 A Talisman Brick Worth 35 Million Yuan? (4)
“Damn, a cricket jar?”
“People can get addicted to this thing? I don’t understand!”
“That’s normal. It’s just like how people addicted to gambling aren’t able to understand how people who are addicted to alcohol and vice versa!”
“Based on how these jars are positioned, it seems that the owner of the tomb really enjoys cricket battles?”
When Luo Feng reached out to open one of the cricket jars, he received a system prompt.
Ding!
[ Imitation Ru ware Ming Dynasty cricket jar ]
[ Worth 19 million ]
Holy sh*t.
It’s worth this much?
However, Luo Feng did not dwell too long on the value. After opening the lid, he saw nothing else besides some blackened objects.
They were clearly crickets that had decomposed until only dregs of them were left.
When it came to the decomposition of living things, the only items that remain were usually bone and calcium-based organs.
As such, in the case of the crickets, there was barely anything left of them.
However, if those crickets from the Ming dynasty had somehow survived until now, Luo Feng would no longer just top the Chinese social media news, but make headlines internationally as well.
The crickets would be worth billions, no, trillions as they would serve as good material to study the secrets of immortality.
“There are 3 stone pillars surrounding the coffin, and one of them is used to hold a cricket jar. What about the other 2 then?”
With doubts in his heart.
Luo Feng walked towards the second stone pillar…
However, everyone was shocked by what was placed on it.
“Am I f * cking blind? Why is there a brick there?”
“Hahaha, the tomb owner is an expert troll. He must be a hardcore fan of Confucius!”
“Confucius said, ‘When fighting with bricks, aim for the face, not the body!’”
“I’m really speechless. Why did they put a brick here?”
Upon noticing his viewers’ confusion, Luo Feng chuckled and said, “This is a tomb-sealing talisman brick!”
“What the f*ck is that?”
“????”
“It sounds like something really high-end!”
“I’ve never heard of it!”
“Wow, this is amazing! I’m an archaeology graduate student, and even I’ve never heard of it!”
Forget the usual noobs in the livestream, even the graduate students and experts were all dumbfounded by what Luo Feng had just stated.
This was the first time they had ever heard of such a thing.
After all, not every archaeologist would know everything. Just like in “The Ghost Blows Out the Light,” there were many folk superstitions that only the absolute protagonist, Lao Hu, had known.
There were many things in this world that are not recorded in books and could not be learned without experiencing it firsthand.
However, this thing had definitely been unearthed before.
It was just that it was a extremely rare find.
Many experts had never even heard of it.
“Master Gu Santong, tell me, what is this so-called tomb-sealing talisman brick?”
Gu Santong and his entourage were still travelling towards Daze Mountain.
A young man at the back of the car asked curiously.
Of course, the tomb-sealing talisman brick, as could be inferred from its name, was used to suppress evil spirits.
But the specifics of the brick was lost on the young man.
“I haven’t heard of it either. Like you, it’s a blind spot in my knowledge. But I remember that it was unearthed in China once before.”
Through Gu Santong’s words, it was made clear to his fellow passengers that the item was highly valuable.
Even if it was not worth much materialistically, its archeological value was off the charts.
Seeing everyone looking puzzled, Luo Feng explained, “This is similar to the tomb-sealing beast! The tomb-sealing beast is a folk custom in ancient times, referring to a kind of funeral object. Ancient people believed that there were various wild ghosts and evil spirits in the underworld, which would harm the souls of the dead. Therefore, the purpose of setting up a tomb-sealing beast is first to avoid evil and to protect the peace of the deceased’s soul. It is one of the unique shapes of Chu lacquerware, with an abstract appearance, a strange and mysterious concept, a terrifying and bizarre image, a strong sense of mystery, and a thick color of witchcraft mythology. Most of the unearthed tomb-sealing beasts are cultural relics from the Warring States period, mainly from the middle Warring States period.”
Once Luo Feng was done with his explanation, he grinned and added, “Of course, although the effect of this tomb-sealing talisman brick is similar to that of the tomb-sealing beast, the number of people who use it is very, very small!”
[ Ding! This is the second-ever tomb-sealing brick that has been unearthed in the world! Hailing from the Ming dynasty, this is worth 35 million yuan! ]
Whew.
Upon hearing the system’s appraisal, Luo Feng took in a deep gasp of air.
As expected, this is a great find.
He turned the brick in his hand again and gave a big close-up of it for his viewers to see.
Now everyone could see the full appearance of the tomb sealing brick.
The brick was made of clay-type sand grey pottery, measuring 29.5 cm in length, 28 cm in width, and 5 cm in thickness.
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On the front of the brick were the words “Primitive peaceful earth jade talisman.”
In the middle of the brick were the characters for: Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth.
On the left side: the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams, Tai Sui Gods, Five-Element Forbidden Taboos…
Of course, there were also some symbolic patterns that looked like scribbles to Luo Feng. They were something that even the system was unable to decipher.
Luo Feng mulled through the words. They were truly works of art.
He then voiced his opinion aloud, “From these words, it’s clear that the tomb owner is heavily influenced by the Taoist customs. Although the material of the item isn’t very rare, it can provide valuable material information for the study of the origin and development of Taoism in China, which makes it highly valuable.”
Many of the the experts and archeologists who were tuning into the stream instantly took screenshots of the text.
He likely would not be able to sleep that night as they would spend it studying the text.
Despite measuring only around 30cm in length and width, there were at least a few hundred words recorded on the brick’s surface.
“This ancient tomb seems to be very valuable! How lucky would it be if we could collaborate with Mr. Luo on his excavation?”
“I know, right?”
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In any case, this was what all major archaeological teams were thinking of at this moment.
Meanwhile, Luo Feng began to head towards the last stone pillar…
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