Chapter 70: The First Step

Early the next morning, we went to see Guo Blind, and when we heard me say that he should send the Dingyao black glazed plum bottle to Ye Jiuqing, Guo Blind pulled down the reading glasses on the bridge of his nose and looked at us back and forth with his eyes.

"You're late, someone has already taken over this business."

"Picked up? You only gave the bronze mask to Shopkeeper Ye yesterday, and your shop just opened today, so the ghost came to take over this business? Tian Ji asked suspiciously.

"You don't want us to pick it up, do you?" Gong Jue said.

"Seriously, I really didn't dare to hand it over to you, and kindly showed you the way, but it turned out that you were good, and you persuaded people to go back in a few words, and 10,000 green backs flew like this." Guo Blind pushed his eyes up again. "You call this a demolition, the boiled duck can fly from your hands, who dares to let you take the work."

"Uncle Guo, don't you understand, it's the shopkeeper who wants to take over this job, and the three of us are running errands at most, but you went to ask the shopkeeper for help with a dead face, not to mention the rest." I leaned against the counter and poked my head over. "The shopkeeper has given you a face, and if you don't go around, I'm afraid you won't be able to say it."

"Don't use Brother Ye to pressure me, I'll tell you the truth, the person who takes this order, even Brother Ye can't afford to provoke it." Guo Blind spread his hands helplessly. "I'm just a news seller, don't embarrass me."

I frowned, I didn't dare to say anything else, in this ghost market, if Ye Jiuqing wants something, let alone no one touches it, even if someone touches it, it has to be obediently sent to Ye Jiuqing, I have been in the ghost market for ten years, and it is the first time I have heard that there are people that Ye Jiuqing can't provoke.

"Yo, there's such a big one, this master must know it." I straightened up and smiled curiously. "It's Uncle Guo don't embarrass me, you also know that I have to have an explanation for the things that the shopkeeper explains, you teach me, how should I tell the shopkeeper when I go back."

"This is easy to do, I will tell you who this person is, you can talk about it yourself."

I was stunned, this is not at all like Guo Blind's habit of dealing with the world, although he is a shrewd philistine, but the most important thing in this business is to abide by the rules, and he will never reveal the person who takes the job, the reason why Guo Blind has a good business is because he is a very tight mouth.

"Who picked it up?" I asked, surprised.

"Zhiqiu, she came to me last night and said that she knew the origin of the bronze mask, and asked me to introduce guests to her, which is hers." Guo Blind squinted his eyes and looked at me fearlessly. "Gu Xiaoye, you and Zhiqiu grew up together, you should know her personality best, even Brother Ye has to obey her in the ghost market, what else do you say I can do."

I opened my mouth, I never thought it was Ye Zhiqiu, no wonder Guo Blind looked gloating, who in the ghost market didn't know that Ye Zhiqiu was Ye Jiuqing's enemy, Guo Blind was blind, but his heart was not blind, and handing over the matter to Ye Zhiqiu was like handing it over to Ye Jiuqing, and Ye Jiuqing would be more attentive.

"Uncle Guo, you have made a big fuss about this, how rare the shopkeeper is, Ye Zhiqiu, you don't know, you let her take over the job here, in case something happens." I looked up at Guo Blind's shop and said seriously. "Can you still make a living in the ghost city?"

"Uncle eats more salt than you eat, you can still scare me, Zhiqiu said, she picks the matter alone, and it has nothing to do with Brother Ye, if Brother Ye is guilty, let Brother Ye find her in person."

"After doing it for a long time, it turned out that I had found a backer." The palace lord suddenly glared at me. "You, your childhood sweetheart, are so arrogant and domineering, did you learn from you or are you used to it?"

"Why are you pulling it on me, the shopkeeper is just her daughter......" I pushed the palace jue, obviously I came to do something, why are you messing with him, turn your head to look at Guo Blind." Ye Zhiqiu is okay and can say anything, in case something happens, Uncle Guo didn't know the shopkeeper on the first day, do you think he will reason with you? ”

"It's not a matter of going up the knife mountain and going down to the sea of fire, why don't you ask a mask about the origin of the mask and what can happen." Guo is a little jealous.

"You don't want to think about it, if Lu Zizheng really didn't find you, there would be a few people who came to your Uncle Guo to inquire about the news."

"That'...... What's the matter? ”

"You tell us where Ye Zhiqiu met the owner of the furniture, we will take over this matter, Zhiqiu is not sensible, your boss will not follow the nonsense."

Guo Blind weighed it for a long time, he should still be able to weigh the weight, and hurriedly said the address of the owner of the mask, and when he left, Guo Blind chased him out with anxiety, probably worried that if Ye Zhiqiu really had something, he couldn't take responsibility, he wanted to take us to meet the owner of the mask in person, I know what the blind man Guo was thinking in his heart.

Estimating the time, Ye Zhiqiu was still meeting with the owner of the mask, and he handed Ye Zhiqiu into our hands, no matter what the result was, Ye Zhiqiu had nothing to do with him.

We hurried to the Jinjiang Hotel, and the door was opened by a middle-aged man in his forties, and on the way to the door, the blind man Guo had already told us that the owner of the mask was Liao Kai.

"Why is Mr. Guo here?" Liao Kaiwen asked politely.

"Mr. Liao's matter has to be re-discussed, I have been thinking about it for a long time, you are a big deal, since I have received your money, I can't fool around, so I found these more experienced ones for Mr. Liao." Guo Blind smiled all over his face.

"Yes...... Introduced to me before. Liao Kai politely invited us in first, and then looked at the house in embarrassment.

"Why are you here?" Ye Zhiqiu got up from the sofa and looked at me in surprise.

"I haven't asked you yet, this is what you can do......"

Halfway through my talk, Wen Ru stood up from opposite Ye Zhiqiu, and nodded to us gently, I didn't expect him to be there, and the palace lord and Tian Ji were behind me for a while and didn't know what to say.

"Who are these?" Wen Ru asked politely.

"You negotiate slowly." Guo Blind obviously didn't want to get involved, so he probably saw that Ye Zhiqiu was safe and sound, and explained us to Liao Kai. "I don't bother you if I have anything else to do."

I couldn't say a lot of things in front of Wen Ru, Liao Kai invited us to sit down, and I wondered in my heart how Wen Ru could appear here.

"Your father said that he would take over this matter personally, so you better go back first." I stood in front of Ye Zhiqiu with a serious expression.

"You are unreasonable, there must be a first to come, why do you have to let me go back as soon as you come, since I took the job from Uncle Guo, according to the rules, you can't interfere, not to mention that this matter is very important to my archaeological research." Ye Zhiqiu stared at me stubbornly.

"I'll talk about something later."

"Gu Chaoge, let me tell you, I am working, please respect my work, I will not go back until the matter is clear." Ye Zhiqiu had a tough attitude.

"Is there any misunderstanding, it seems that you and Zhiqiu should know each other, here's the thing, Zhiqiu saw a bronze mask from the ghost market, she felt unusual, so she drew the style of the mask and asked me." Wen Ru's voice came from behind him. "The pattern of the mask is rare, so I got rid of Zhiqiu and took me to see it."

"Don't stand, everyone is here for the bronze mask, there are many people and ideas, sit down and talk slowly." Liao Kai asked us to sit down amicably.

Wen Ru can't attack in front of Wen Ru, let alone tell the truth, Wen Ru can be ruthless and not hesitate to blow up the tomb and kill people, this person must have hidden an ulterior secret, Ye Zhiqiu said that Wen Ru is no longer involved in archaeological excavations, a bronze mask can let him come in person, presumably there must be something Wen Ru cares about on this mask.

The more this is the case, the more uneasy I feel, Ye Zhiqiu and Wen Ru are not guarded at all together, I glanced at each other with the palace lord and Tian Ji, and sat down helplessly.

Wen Ru smiled politely and peacefully, looking at the appearance of his honey-bellied sword, I panicked, Wen Ru said that I wanted to see the bronze mask, but I had no choice but to take out the mask.

"You are all introduced by Mr. Guo, I am in the antique business, Mr. Guo's reputation has always been heard, the person he recommended must be extraordinary, since everyone is interested in bronze masks, it is better to brainstorm and discuss together." Liao Kai said as he politely poured us tea. "I wonder if you know the age and origin of this mask?"

"Mr. Liao, the shape of the mask and the ornamentation on it are very peculiar and rare, it is roughly inferred that it is an ancient artifact before the Spring and Autumn Period, but it is definitely not a bronze ware from the Central Plains, as for the origin, it is not clear, I don't know where Mr. Liao got this bronze mask from?" I asked seriously.

"I thought you were thorough, and it was ambiguous after talking for a long time, and the origin of the bronze mask was not clear, and you still let me go back." Ye Zhiqiu gloated beside him.

"You know, you know you talk about it." Gong Jue and Ye Zhiqiu were on the bar again.

"He was not wrong, this ancient artifact is indeed from before the Spring and Autumn Period." Wen Ru looked at the mask in his hand and said unhurriedly.

Wen Ru said that the craftsmanship of the mask is extremely exquisite, and the decoration process on it is quite advanced and exquisite, but it has been lost for a long time, Wen Ru said that it is the same, both hands skillfully closed the mask, and the pattern of the three-eyed unicorn appeared on the mask, at that moment I saw a trace of surprise in Wen Ru's eyes.

The production in front of the bronze was very exquisite, but Wen Ru easily closed it, as if he knew the mystery of this mask, the shock on Ye Jiuqing's face when they saw the three-eyed unicorn was in stark contrast to the calmness in Wen Ru's expression at this moment.

With Wen Ru's knowledge and experience, he has been in this industry for decades, and he should be familiar with any rumors, and he must also know about the rumors about the Eye of the Earth, the three-eyed unicorn is the sign of the Eye of the Earth, and the reaction of such a big secret and discovery in his eyes is so plain.

It only shows that Wen Ru knew about the Eye of the Earth from the beginning, and he was far more familiar with them than Ye Jiuqing, otherwise he definitely shouldn't have reacted like this.