"Well..."

Hearing Mr. Hou's inquiry, Yu Feibai thought about it seriously, and after a while he sighed: "I can't think of it. Anyway, I know that you may not be willing to give me what I want."

"If you don't tell me, how do I know if I can give it to you?" Mr. Hou smiled and declared: "Of course, if you want the things in the golden cabinet, then I will definitely be powerless."

"If you don't want the things in the Golden Chamber, can you know what those things are?" Yu Feibai took the opportunity to ask.

"This doesn't work either." Mr. Hou smiled and shook his head: "Didn't you see? Even I am not qualified to know what those things are, how can I tell them what they are."

"Hey, it's just a few things. At worst, there's an edict. Why are you covering it up so tightly?" Yu Feibai curled his lips and said, very dissatisfied.

"It's not just an edict." Wang Guan understood somewhat and reminded softly: "The key is that if the contents of the edict are published, that period of history may have to be rewritten, so we must be cautious..."

"It's not a rewrite, it's just a guess at most."

At this moment, Yu Fei changed his words: "But you are right. Think about how much money it would cost to recycle textbooks across the country. You really can't be hasty. In other words, let's open a printing factory now.

, maybe you can make a lot of money."

"Stop dreaming." Wang Guan chuckled: "I have disturbed Mr. Hou for a long time today, and it's time for us to say goodbye. Let's have lunch first, and then go to the antique market in Hanzhong."

"That's great, I've been waiting for your words." Yu Feibai perked up and immediately agreed.

"Not a bad idea." Fang Mingsheng also smiled and nodded.

It was very obvious that Mr. Hou would be busy after opening the golden chamber. Not only Wang Guan knew about it, but Yu Feibai and Fang Mingsheng naturally understood the interest and immediately agreed.

"etc……"

Seeing the three of them about to leave, Mr. Hou stopped them. After pondering for a moment, he motioned to the three of them to wait for a moment, and then walked up to the old man named Pan. Then the two of them whispered, seeming to be discussing something.

Not long after, Mr. Hou came over again and said with a soft smile: "You have helped the institute a lot. I will definitely not get a big reward, but I can give you some small gifts."

"Mr. Hou, no need." Wang Guan declined habitually.

However, Yu Feibai didn't know what politeness was. When he heard this, he immediately smiled and asked quickly: "Mr. Hou, what gift are you giving us? If it's a tourist souvenir, then forget it."

"No wonder Lingxi said you are a lazy boy."

Yu Feibai's "frankness" directly amused Mr. Hou. After laughing, he beckoned: "Let's go, follow me. Although the gift is not very generous, you should be satisfied."

While talking, Mr. Hou led the way and led the three of them to another room.

After entering, Wang Guan looked up and found that this place seemed to be a warehouse. There were four or five iron shelves in the not-so-large space, and there were things placed on each shelf.

After taking a look, Yu Feibai was a little excited: "Are these things...can they really be given to us?"

"This is a discarded gadget. After we repaired it, we put it here."

At this time, Mr. Hou smiled and said: "Pay attention, each person can only take one piece, and after taking it out, don't publicize it if it's okay, we won't admit it anyway."

"Mr. Hou, don't worry. Even if we say it, people may not believe it." Yu Feibai said nothing and ran to the shelf excitedly, looking around and touching here and there to choose the items that suit his heart.

"By the way, don't touch those crossbows. They are state-controlled items and cannot be given to you."

Suddenly, he found Yu Feibai picking up something. Mr. Hou hurriedly reminded him, but he let him go in frustration, murmured his lips, and turned his attention to other objects.

At the right time, Fang Mingsheng also let go of his reserve. He happily picked up a statue of Buddha and asked Mr. Hou with a smile what secrets there were. Mr. Hou answered softly and recommended a pagoda to him, but let Fang Mingsheng take care of it.

I'm in a dilemma, I don't know how to choose.

It's a pity that this is not an antique store, otherwise, you can just spend money. Fang Mingsheng sighed secretly, and then he began to get entangled.

Mr. Hou was also happy to be free. After turning his eyes, he found that Wang Guan was still standing at the door. He suddenly said strangely: "They are both picking things, why are you not moving?"

"……oh."

At this time, Wang Guan was in a trance. It was not until Mr. Hou came over that he finally regained consciousness. Then he pointed at something in the side corner of the door and asked curiously: "Mr. Hou, is this a statue or a statue?"

Are there also agencies?”

Mr. Hou looked over and immediately smiled and said: "It's a statue, an ancient clay sculpture, so it doesn't have a mechanism. However, the base of the statue has a mechanism that can pop out a sharp knife. Later, we dismantled the mechanism from the base to study it, but no one paid attention to it.

I just left the statue here in the warehouse."

"No wonder it's only half in half." Wang Guan suddenly realized. He had been wondering just now, how could a very good statue only have half a body but no legs. So this is the root cause.

The statue was indeed only half in length, to be precise, it should be more than half in length. The upper body was complete up to the knees, but there was no part below the knees. It looked very strange, so it attracted Wang Guan's attention.

Of course, the main thing is that the shape of the statue is also quite eye-catching. It looks like an ancient general. He is wearing armor, with his hands clasped around his waist and holding a broken sword. He is very heroic and majestic. However, it may be due to experience.

It has been destroyed by too much wind and rain, and the statue's facial features are somewhat blurred. Especially when placed in a corner, it has a somewhat eerie and terrifying feel.

"What era is this statue from?"

While Wang Guan was looking at it, he was also a little curious. However, he was not very knowledgeable about the style of the statue. He just knew that it was an ancient thing, but he was not sure which dynasty it was from.

"Judging from just now, it should be a work from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period."

Mr. Hou said casually: "This is the sculpture style of the Southern Dynasty, which pays more attention to the processing of details. Comparatively speaking, the carvings of the iron pieces of the armor, the proportions of the body and arms, are all very coordinated and delicate, unlike those in the north that are naturally rough and unrestrained..."

"Statue of the Southern Dynasties."

Wang Guan was stunned and smiled at the same time: "I thought it was from the Qin Dynasty. After all, this thing is somewhat similar to the terracotta warriors and horses."

"How is this possible?" Hou Lao sighed and shook his head: "The terracotta warriors and horses are national treasures. Each one has a detailed number. Who dares to leave it here randomly. Speaking of which, this statue is in a ruined temple buried in a barren mountain.

What was excavated is probably a temple for the Heavenly Soldiers and God Generals."

"During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, when various countries were conquering the country, the people were in dire straits. The people were wary and lived a precarious life. They had no choice but to build temples to worship the heavenly soldiers and generals, hoping to protect their peace for a while."

Hou Lao sighed, and Wang Guan nodded thoughtfully. It seems that the period of the Southern and Northern Dynasties seemed to be the most popular moment for Chinese religions. Both Taoism and Buddhism flourished during this period, laying the foundation for becoming the state religion in the future.

Especially Buddhism, which spread from the Eastern Han Dynasty to China, has always been in a small state and was overwhelmed by local religions. Then in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, because religious theories were recognized by the upper ruling class, it suddenly became a big deal.

It turned around and became one of the few great religions in China.

It has to be said that times create heroes. Whether it is Buddhism, Catholicism, or Islam, it seems that it was very difficult at the beginning of the establishment of religion, and sometimes it was the target of suppression by the ruling class. But people know that innovation, continuous improvement or

He modified the development route of religion and actively catered to mainstream ideas, which ultimately led to success.

This alone makes people have to express their admiration. Perhaps people today only see the proud appearance of several major religions in the world, but they do not realize how much perdition, suffering and struggle they have gone through before they can hold on tightly.

Opportunities kept climbing up, and finally I was able to stand out.

Of course, all religions have the problem of being self-centered. When they are weak, they will definitely not have this idea. Once they become stronger, they will start to exclude dissidents. Relatively speaking, the situation in China is better, and Buddhism and Taoism are equally powerful.

They can contain each other. But in the Western world, the situation is relatively bleak. The result of one dominant family is the so-called Dark Middle Ages.

But then again, during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, various Mao gods were very active, fighting each other, and cutting down mountains and destroying temples. The most typical example is Zhang Tianshi of Longhu Mountain. After some conquests,

Only then can the glory of Tianshi Dao be achieved.

Perhaps it is for this reason that a sharp knife mechanism is installed under this statue. It is a kind of protection. If anyone dares to smash the statue randomly, he will be stabbed by the sharp knife.

Without further ado, let’s get back to the topic.

At this time, Wang Guan walked to the corner and looked at the statue carefully. He didn't know why, but when he saw the statue, or the broken sword in the statue's hand, he felt a little frightened.

The long sword in the statue's hand fell vertically. It must have been cast and then attached to the statue. However, because it was too old, the sword's blade had been broken, and one of the pieces was missing, so the statue's hand was only clasped.

Just a half-cut sword.

However, it was this half-broken sword that gave Wang Guan the illusion of déjà vu.

"Mr. Hou, I want this statue."

Just as Wang Guan was thinking about it, Yu Feibai appeared quietly and stopped him without any courtesy.

"What?"

Mr. Hou was a little surprised: "You want a statue?"

"That's right."

After looking at Wang Guan, Yu Feibai said with a smile: "I have been very interested in ancient sculptures recently, and I am studying the origin and development of statues. Now that I see this thing, I am inevitably a little excited, and I would like to ask Mr. Hou to help me."

"

For a moment, Wang Guan was speechless. He understood Yu Feibai's thoughts. He must have thought that he had fallen in love with this statue, so he hurried over to snatch it.
Chapter completed!