Chapter 255
Cancer-causing—isn't that a terminal illness? Even with advanced modern medicine, it hasn't been completely conquered, let alone in ancient times with backward medical practices. One could only wait for death.
Of course, she wasn't afraid. Inside her storage ring, there was more than one type of pill that could counteract it.
[Master, this thing is not fluorite. Little Zhu detected that its composition is complex, and right at this moment, it is continuously emitting radiation. It is definitely carcinogenic.
To put it bluntly, whoever stays close to it for a long time will die.]
Xie Zhiyan's body stiffened, his face turning pale for a moment. His voice was a bit dry as he said, "This is the birthday gift sent by Beili this time.
There are three in total. One is in the storehouse, one is in my grandmother's sleeping quarters, and one... is in my imperial father's sleeping quarters."
His hands trembled slightly. "Imperial Father likes it very much and often takes it out to play with."
It seemed he had found the reason why his currently robust-looking imperial father would fall severely ill a few years later!
[Master, if the Emperor frequently plays with this thing over the next few years, it wouldn't be surprising if he doesn't live past fifty.
Even if he isn't poisoned to death in the end, he will die because of the luminous pearl.]
'Little Zhu, the main point is, does Beili know this thing is poisonous?'
Indeed, Xie Zhiyan couldn't help but wonder as well: did Beili know this thing was poisonous?
And did the Beili royal family use this item themselves?
Xie Zhiyan's eyes flickered. It was time for the spies in the Beili imperial palace to make a move!
[If Master wants to know, you can order someone to investigate the symptoms of Beili royal family members before their deaths from illness. Perhaps you will find something.]
'Forget it, I'm not that curious!'
The Emperor and the Crown Prince would investigate; she just needed to wait for the fruits of their labor.
Thinking this in her heart, she said aloud, "The Crown Prince can mention it to His Majesty. I've only heard rumors about this, so whether to believe it or not is up to His Majesty's own decision."
[If he doesn't believe it, he can just wait for death. Master, if the Emperor doesn't listen to advice and falls ill because of it, you must not use a pill to save him!]
Emperor Mingxi, who was hiding in the duty room next door eavesdropping, ground his teeth secretly when he heard this. What do you mean by 'doesn't listen to advice'? You should at least advise me before saying that!
Just letting the Crown Prince mention it to me! If it weren't for the fact that these two ancestors had the golden aura of immortals and could never be wrong, who would have thought that such a beautiful pearl was poisonous!
"Zhiyan will definitely persuade Imperial Father to destroy this harmful poison pearl!"
Xie Zhiyan, as if avoiding the plague god, stayed far away from the shelf holding the pearls along with Yue Fuguang. They walked toward a row of low shelves further inside.
The shelves were covered with velvet cloth, and several ivory carvings were displayed on them.
There was a picture of a group of immortals carved from a whole ivory tusk, as well as seals carved from small pieces of ivory.
Next to them were a few rhinoceros horn cups of varying shades.
There were also exquisite ornaments made of giant clam shells, each piece extremely beautiful.
Yue Fuguang: The things on this row of shelves are all very beautiful and very 'criminal'!
She picked two of each item. Since it wasn't 'illegal' here, she would stock up on some goods first.
On the bottom layer were several brocade boxes. She opened them one by one, and Yue Fuguang was almost dazzled by the things inside.
Various beautiful gemstones and pearls were packed together in boxes. Yue Fuguang brought over a medium-sized red sandalwood box from next door.
Pink, sea blue, lake blue, yellow, red... grabbing a handful of each. Yue Fuguang looked at her small, chubby hands, which could only grab a few fingernail-sized gems at a time, and couldn't help but grab two more handfuls.
There were also pearls of various shades and sizes; she took some of everything.
Looking at a box full of treasures, she felt instantly satisfied.
Yue Fuguang suddenly realized that she hadn't thought about her unspent fifty million in a long time.
On the wooden shelf against the wall was a row of boxes. Opening them, she saw that they contained complete sets of exquisite tea sets.
There were purple clay ones with smooth teapot bodies, and white porcelain ones with extremely thin cup walls.
Yue Fuguang wouldn't use tea sets that others had used, but that didn't stop her from collecting them.
Next to the tea sets were complete sets of the Four Treasures of the Study. The most attractive were the various inkstones. Without standing on ceremony, she picked out a few good ones.
Especially the ink sticks that emitted a faint fragrance, engraved with golden characters. Each ink stick was beautifully crafted, looking very much like a work of art.
Yue Fuguang noticed that there were also a few wooden boxes on the shelf.
Opening them, she found complete sets of ancient books inside. The pages were yellowed, but the ink marks were still clear.
Next to the book boxes were piled several rolls of maps, tied with silk cords.
When it came to maps, whose could be clearer and more effective than the maps transmitted in real-time by the system? These maps, as long as they weren't treasure maps...
...she had absolutely no interest in them.
The innermost room had a lower temperature, and various medicinal herbs were displayed on the shelves. There was lingzhi in jars, ginseng in brocade boxes, and deer horn wrapped in oiled paper.
Soaking in a wooden barrel in the corner were several animal skeletons—tiger bones!
Yue Fuguang nodded. Very good, very 'criminal'!
Xie Zhiyan stopped in front of an iron chest.
Inside the chest were neatly stacked weapon catalogs and blueprints for various devices. The papers depicted the structure of the Great Yan's crossbows.
On the wooden shelf next to it were corresponding models: foldable scaling ladders, various types of machinery, etc. The workmanship was very exquisite, but the items were too outdated.
Yue Fuguang saw that Great Yan's crossbows were still single-shot, and the range probably wasn't very far.
'Little Zhu, it seems Great Yan doesn't have repeating crossbows. I could make an extra one to give to the Crown Prince as one of his wedding gifts.'
Hearing that Yue Fuguang would give him a repeating crossbow as a wedding gift, Xie Zhiyan felt inexplicably excited.
Smiling, he walked up to a shelf and opened a huge box containing various pelts.
He picked up pure white, fiery red, and purple fox pelts and said, "Lord Junior Preceptor, these pelts have no mixed colors and would look quite beautiful made into winter clothes. Do you like them?"
As he spoke, he opened another box containing several fur cloaks.
There were pure white fox furs, as well as spotted leopard skins.
On the shelf next to the fur clothes were several headpieces, some inlaid with jade and others embedded with pearls, which matched the fox fur cloaks quite well.
Yue Fuguang felt that Xie Zhiyan's aesthetic taste wasn't bad, so she happily accepted his goodwill.
By the time they left the Emperor's private storehouse, Yue Fuguang and Xie Zhiyan were followed by ten people carrying five large chests.
'Little Zhu, do you think the Emperor will cry when he finds out I took so many of his treasures?'
[Little Zhu thinks the Emperor is not that stingy.]
Emperor Mingxi, hiding in the duty room, nodded in satisfaction. Although the Divine Artifact sometimes spoke infuriatingly, it still had a good eye.
I am a generous emperor. Let alone five chests, even if it were ten, I wouldn't feel the slightest bit of heartache.
Compared to his own life and the Xie family's empire, these were not worth mentioning.
Who knew that just as he thought this, he heard the Divine Artifact continue, [Look at how many treasures from his private storehouse were taken home by Qian Bao.
I didn't see him feel the slightest bit of heartache over that either.
Didn't Master just ask how someone from Qian Bao's background could afford to frequent top-tier brothels like the Hidden Spring Pavilion and the Painted Spring Pavilion?
The answer lies here. Guarding the Emperor's massive private storehouse, would he be afraid of lacking money to live it up? And when I say he stole from the private storehouse, it's not something that happens years later.
It started not long after he took the job!]
Emperor Mingxi: I take back what I just said!
Emperor Mingxi turned his head and saw Qian Bao, gagged and tied up tightly, tossed on the floor in the corner.
His eyes were filled with completely undisguised, chilling killing intent.