Chapter Twenty-Four: Preparing to Slip Away

After all, Xia Qing is still just a student, although she is outstanding among the master's students in archaeological science at Oxford University, and is very appreciated by professors and tutors, but after all, she has not experienced the world, has not entered the society, and has not been mixed in the Qingshuitang area of Changsha, Hunan, China, so of course she can't think of the two in front of her, although they are not bad people, but they are definitely human spirits, so when she listened to Gao Chao's question, she only felt in her heart that she didn't expect such a profit-only antique dealer like Gao Chao, is so motivated, and there is a bit of a diligent and inquisitive spirit.

So she didn't suspect anything, and even said to Gao Chao quite patiently: "The last three words, the big witch elephant, are easier to understand than the previous ones, first of all, the two words of the big witch, these two words appeared first, can be traced back to some ancient myths, legend has it that when Pangu opened the world, its five elements were separated into spirits to form a faction, calling themselves the Wu clan, and the people of the Wu clan can use some mysterious ritual to use their own spirit to inspire the gods to come, so as to increase people's longevity and pray for divination, and later came to the Xia Shang period, The Wu people have become a profession, specially used by the emperor, known as Wu Zhu, or Wu Chen, and the descendants of the Wu people take Wu as their surname, following this special skill, and the word Dawu has appeared in the Sanxingdui cultural relics in the folk collection, academically it is believed that the big witch is the head of the meaning, is the leader of the Wu clan, and can also be regarded as the strongest psychic ability of the Wu clan, and some people think that the big witch is an official title at that time, just like an official title in the Later Liang period to protect the country, so to sum up, Dawu should be the honorific title for the most important sorcerer in the country during the Xia and Shang periods. ”

Xia Qing explained very carefully, and Gao Chao understood it, and said in his heart that it seemed that this great witch was the most powerful protector of the country at that time, and he had some spells that were different from ordinary people, but that didn't have much to do with him.

Thinking so in his heart, Gao Chao nodded, and said humbly: "Oh, so that's the case, it seems that the official of the Great Witch is not small, and he should be a very powerful character, so ...... What about elephant words? What does the word elephant mean? ”

Gao Chao's purpose now is just to try his best to let Xia Qing explain the meaning of those five words to himself, on the one hand, it is not a bad thing to learn more knowledge by himself, on the other hand, of course, he is also the same as the fat man, still thinking about the picture that Xia Qing said just now, according to Gao Chao's thoughts, among these five words, there must be some clues, so he continued to ask reluctantly.

Xia Qing saw that Gao Chao was asking about the word "elephant", and the expression on his face suddenly changed, although this change was very subtle and difficult to be noticed, but it still couldn't escape Gao Chao's eyes.

Who is Gao Chao? His ancestors have been doing business for generations, so even in his superb genes, I am afraid that there is that kind of talent, and he is very sensitive to every detail of changes.

So at this moment, when Gao Chao discovered Xia Qing's subtle emotional changes, he immediately reflected that the word "elephant" must not be simple.

All these thoughts were actually only in a moment, and after this moment, as expected, Xia Qing suddenly diverted the topic and said to Gao Chao: "Boss Gao......"

Gao Chao was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart that Xia Qing had changed her name, and she used to call herself by her name, but now she has changed her name to "Boss Gao", it seems that her attitude towards herself may also change a little.

Xia Qing didn't notice Gao Chao's thoughts, but continued: "Boss Gao, what you brought to my grandfather, I have already seen it, this bronze drum has a high cultural relics value, so to speak, its appearance may help me solve some historical mysteries, and may even rewrite the history we know because of this, so I now believe that it should not be an unintentional move for you to bring it to my grandfather, maybe you are the person my grandfather mentioned, but all this is difficult to understand, You and my grandfather don't know each other, and he ...... He's dead, so I'm a bit of a mess now......"

Speaking of this, Xia Qing sighed, but she immediately cheered up and said: "But since my grandfather left that sentence, then I still have to act according to that sentence, which means that I have already brought you into my grandfather's villa, so you should tell me now, what will happen next?" ”

Gao Chao looked at Xia Qing, really helpless, this woman talked a lot, and brought the topic back again, but what she said was not unreasonable, and now the whole thing actually made Gao Chao feel very confused.

First of all, he got this bronze drum in such a strange way in Yunnan, which can be said to be a mystery in itself, what happened that night, and the old grandmother, who still remember it vividly, and his heart is furious.

And then there is what the Tufuzi Lao Lai said, this bronze drum should come from the deep mountains of Gaoligong on the Yunnan-Burma border, what is the place there? Why did the bronzes of the Shang and Zhou dynasties appear? This is probably also an unexplainable problem.

In the end, he and the fat man just wanted to come to find an expert to show this bronze drum, but they accidentally discovered such a thing, the expert Xia Lao died, but when he was alive, he predicted that Gao Chao would come to him with something, which is simply a fantasy, and it is even more incomprehensible and unacceptable.

Gao Chao pondered these things, looked at the bronze drum that was still in Xia Qing's hand, and couldn't help but feel that his head was big and heavy, he really didn't have a clue, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

But at this moment, the fat man, who had been standing aside as an audience, suddenly whispered to Xia Qing: "Miss Xia, may I ask...... Is there a toilet in this room? ”

The anger that had always been a little embarrassing disappeared in an instant, this was not because the fat man deliberately broke the siege, but because he drank too much tea in the hall before, so now he is in a hurry, and he has reached the point where he can't bear it.

Seeing him like this, Xia Qing had no choice but to sigh, lowered his eyelids and said, "I don't know very well, I'm not familiar with this small building, but if you want to...... It's better to go out and ......."

She originally wanted to tell the fat man not to go to the toilet in this small building, because after all, this was her grandfather's house, and she didn't want anyone to pollute it, but before she finished speaking, the fat man had already run towards the small building with two legs.

He shouted as he ran: "Miss Xia, since you don't know, then don't bother you, I'll find it myself, I'll try to find a toilet......"

The fat man meant that he would use a room as a toilet if he found a random room, but even if Xia Qing understood the meaning of the fat man, she could only look back helplessly at the fat man who disappeared into the darkness.

At this moment, Gao Chao took advantage of Xia Qing's unpreparedness and copied back the bronze drum from her hand, Xia Qing hurriedly turned his head to see that the bronze drum was already in Gao Chao's hands.

Gao Chao's hand was very neat, and he wrapped up the bronze bulge again in three or two clicks and put it back in his backpack.

Xia Qing looked very helpless and a little angry, she had to pretend to be calm, and said to Gao Chao seriously: "Boss Gao, although you found this bronze drum, you must know that this is a cultural relic, it belongs to the country, and you must ...... it."

Xia Qing originally wanted to scare Gao Chao and ask him to donate the bronze drum to the country, but Gao Chao didn't wait for her to finish speaking, so he stretched his waist and suddenly said, "I have to go back to sleep!" ”

Xia Qing was stunned and said, "You...... What did you say? ”

Gao Chao pretended to yawn and said: "I said I'm going back to sleep, you see, it's almost twelve o'clock now, and every day at this time, I have already dreamed of spring in the big bed at home!" ”

Of course, Xia Qing could see that Gao Chao was deliberately cheating, and he wanted to leave.

In fact, Gao Chao has no choice now, because he really doesn't know what all this is going on, and he doesn't know what he should do after Xia Qing brings him in, so he thinks about it, and says in his heart that it is better to leave now, slip away, this matter is not clear, I don't want to think about it for the time being, anyway, it can be determined that this bronze drum is an open door, so even if the purpose of coming here this time has been achieved.

As for Xia Qing just now, when he said that he was talking about the "picture", Gao Chao was not in a hurry, because he knew that no matter what the "picture" meant, it must have something to do with this bronze drum, as long as this bronze drum is still in his hand, then there is nothing to worry about, but who is in a hurry, who knows, that Xia Qing should care more about the bronze drum than him, so he might as well use a trick for her now, come to a thirty-six plan to catch the old man, and let her jump into the ditch by herself.

Gao Chao was ready, so now he wanted to get rid of this troublesome woman, he could see that this woman knew too much, she was not only an expert in archaeology, but also seemed to be very proficient in Chinese law, she had just warned Gao Chao that he could not sell this bronze artifact, but let him donate it to the state.

But how could Gao Chao spit out the fat that he ate in his mouth, he could come up with a lot of ways to deal with such a thing, at this moment Gao Chao was already thinking in his heart, and when he went back, he would immediately find someone to make a fake according to this bronze drum, and then take it out and put it on the bright side to show Xia Qing.

So in such a situation, Xia Qing is still a little too tender, and Gao Chao is completely a cunning old fox compared to her.

At this moment, Xia Qing was scolding Gao Chao in his heart, scolding him for being an old fox, and Gao Chao could see it, but he pretended to turn a blind eye, just pretending to be drowsy, looking at Xia Qing in front of him glaring at him angrily, biting his lower lip with his small mouth, and a pretty face, as if he was about to ignite a fire.

But at this time, in the dark depths of Xiaolou, there was a sudden scream, which made Xia Qing and Gao Chao both shiver at the same time.

Gao Chao reacted immediately and shouted: "Fatty!? ”