Guanzhong Tomb Robbery Notes

I didn't expect Zhang Nan to be so perceptive.

From just one sentence, I realized that the origin of the beads was not what I said.

"It was really dug out from farming." I said stubbornly.

"Judging from the size of the beads, they must be the jade found in the corpse's mouth. Do you want me to continue analyzing it?"

Zhang Nan raised his willow-shaped eyebrows, and there was a scrutiny in his eyes.

I was panicking, but trying to stay calm.

Tomb robbing must never be admitted!

If I admit to tomb robbery, my image in her mind will be completely ruined!

"I don't understand what you're talking about. This was really dug out while I was farming."

"It's common for us to dig things up on the plateau."

"About ten years ago, there was an elementary school student in our area who found Empress Lü Zhi's jade seal."

"Professor Zhang said that rainwater poured into the mausoleum and washed out the burial objects."

I'm not making a random explanation.

Rainwater or groundwater flowing into the tomb will affect the structure of the tomb over time, causing the burial objects to be washed out of the tomb chamber with the water flow.

Even worse, the tomb chamber will be destroyed, causing it to be completely exposed.

For example, the Jincun Tomb collapsed due to heavy rain.

Eventually, countless tomb robbers flocked to the tomb and stole the treasures, resulting in a large number of precious cultural relics being lost overseas.

It seemed that my calm explanation worked.

Zhang Nan withdrew his gaze and continued to stare at the beads.

"Why do you say this is a night-shining pearl?"

"Because it glows at night, but the light is very weak, which is different from the legend that the night pearl can illuminate the night sky."

"But I'm not sure if it's a night-shining pearl."

Zhang Nan said "oh".

The curtains were drawn shut with a swish.

The room darkened, and the beads emitted a faint light of light green.

“It really shines.”

"Although it's far less bright than the legendary night-shining pearl, it's from the Western Zhou Dynasty and is engraved with gold inscriptions, making it priceless."

"Are you going to hand over this bead?"

"..."

This is a question of the soul.

I never considered turning in that option.

But if I don’t hand it over, will Zhang Nan think that I have poor character and morals?

Before I could figure out what to say, Zhang Nan chuckled and gave me a blank look.

"Can't bear to leave, right?"

"If it were me, I wouldn't be willing to hand it over either."

"I'll copy down the inscription and ask my dad what the character in the middle is when he comes back."

"As for the beads, keep them and don't show them to anyone else."

Zhang Nan took the beads and went to copy, and I breathed a sigh of relief.

She seems very understanding.

And it's not a dogmatic, dead-headed one.

If it were a stubborn person, he would have already run away with the beads to hand them in.

While she was copying, I glanced at the scattered manuscripts on the table.

The manuscript contains excerpts of various records about the Bashe.

There is even a legend about Houyi killing the Bashe.

I have some doubts.

How come Professor Zhang, who studies the history of the Qin and Han dynasties, started studying myths and legends?

"The Basai Snake is a myth, right? What's there to study?"

"I don't know either. My dad has been very secretive ever since he took on the project."

Zhang Nan shrugged helplessly.

She wanted to help Professor Zhang with his research, but was rejected.

At most, I could help copy some ancient books and materials, such as the Bashen in various fonts and historical records about the Bashen.

She copied the three gold characters on the beads exactly.

"You just said something about the snakes in Pakistan, and that makes some sense."

"But if you understand it that way, then this bead is related to the country of Pakistan."

"According to common sense, it shouldn't appear on the Xianyang Plateau, but should appear in the former territory of the Ba Kingdom."

"So I'm more inclined to believe that these three characters are one word, representing some kind of legendary beast or mythical beast."

After saying this, Zhang Nan returned the beads to me.

He then warned earnestly, "No matter where the beads came from, don't show them to anyone easily. It's best not to show them to anyone!"

I can feel her concern for me.

That's genuine concern.

This makes me very excited, very thrilled and very happy.

I felt that the distance between me and her had suddenly become much closer.

The love I long for may no longer be out of reach.

"Well, it's all up to you."

"Good brother."

Zhang Nan touched my head with a smile.

At that moment, my heart was pounding and my cheeks were burning red.

She scratched my nose again, looked at my shy blushing face, and her smiling eyes curved into beautiful crescents.

"It feels so good to have a younger brother."

"Ah? Do you really think of me as your younger brother?" I asked nervously.

"Why not?"

She stuck out her tongue playfully.

He ruffled my hair with both hands, tilted his head and looked at my messy hair, giggling.

Then he gently combed my hair again.

"Brother Shitou, please don't have any improper thoughts about me."

"Otherwise, we siblings will have nothing to do."

"Oh."

I hung my head in disappointment.

The beautiful expectations of love in my heart shattered and exploded, as if countless sharp fragments pierced my heart.

My heart is really about to break.

The severe pain spread from the heart to the whole body.

I could hold back my tears, but I couldn't help trembling with pain that penetrated my bones.

We are indeed from two different worlds.

She is smart and should have seen through me, but she just didn't say it out loud.

She gave me, a tomb robber, some dignity.

Being able to be siblings is the best outcome for me.

But I don’t want this result!

"Sister...what if I really have improper thoughts about you?"

I mustered up all my courage to look at her.

Eyes facing each other.

Her eyes were extremely serious.

As my heart gradually grew cold, her eyes gradually filled with smiles.

"Pfft, hahahaha."

"I can't hold it anymore."

She burst out laughing.

She laughed heartily, but in an unladylike way.

There's nothing artificial about her smile, which makes me like it even more.

"Are you trying to amuse me to death?"

"I'm serious, I'm not kidding!"

I was so anxious that I didn't know how to express it.

The blood rushed to my head and I almost blurted out the three words "I love you".

Cold fingers suddenly touched my lips.

That's Zhang Nan's finger.

She seemed afraid that I would say something I shouldn't, so she put her fingers against my mouth.

"Do you know what unreasonable thoughts are? It means you should stop imagining things."

"Your mind is full of nonsense right now."

"Come with me, I'll take you to get a trial pass."

I suddenly moved my lips and kissed her white and tender fingertips.

She quickly withdrew her fingers like a frightened rabbit, and two blushes crept up her cheeks.

My broken heart came back to life.

"Ouch, sister! It hurts, it hurts."

Zhang Nan gently twisted my ear.

Although it didn't hurt, I pretended to be in pain and screamed.

She laughed angrily and wanted to twist me hard, but was afraid of hurting me.

"You are a scabby person."

"Stop pretending and leave."

She took me to the Academic Affairs Office to get an auditor pass and a library card.

At that time, the school was not strict about auditing cards.

With Professor Zhang's support, everything went very smoothly.

Zhang Nan took me around the school to familiarize me with the environment, and the last stop was the cafeteria.

"Sister will treat you to a meal in the cafeteria."

"Nan Nan."

It happened that Ai Wuzhuang came out of the cafeteria carrying an aluminum lunch box.

“You are truly blessed people.”

"I just bought some pork and green onion buns. I was worried you two wouldn't be able to enjoy them because of your love affair... mmmmmm."

Zhang Nan covered Ai Wuzhuang's mouth.

He looked around nervously, afraid that someone would hear what he said.

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

"Who is in love with whom?"