50: Chapter 50: One item from the Forbidden City, I have one too; if the Forbidden City doesn't have a cover, I have one!

Shen Wang was stunned!

Could this unremarkable-looking box actually be a treasure?

On the other end of the video, Xin Quan's face was almost pressed against the screen.

"Ah! My eyes!"

"Brother Quan, get away from the camera!"

"Megalophobia!"

"What did he see? Brother Quan's expression is off!"

...

The comments were scrolling with all sorts of nonsense.

However, Xin Quan ignored these comments, his expression shifting from surprise and shock to gradually becoming solemn.

"Treasure... treasure friend... you... move closer to that bottom-left corner..."

"Yes! That's it!"

"Turn on the flash! Quick!"

Shen Wang followed instructions, turned on the flash, and extended his phone camera into the bottom-left corner of the wooden box.

"My God... it really is..."

Xin Quan gasped, looking as if he had seen a ghost.

At this moment, Shen Wang also saw that there were some patterns carved into the side wall of the wooden box.

At the same time, in the bottom-left corner, there was a line of small characters.

He could vaguely see the three characters for "Imperial Household Department."

"Brother Quan, what does this Imperial Household Department mean?" Shen Wang asked, puzzled.

Upon hearing this, Xin Quan slowly raised his head, rubbed his face, and took a few exaggerated deep breaths.

"treasure friend! You... you actually used this box to hold a junk officers sword! Do you know what kind of origin it has?"

When Shen Wang heard that even the Japanese officers sword had become a piece of junk, he immediately knew he had struck gold.

Without waiting for Shen Wang to answer, Xin Quan almost roared the answer:

"Look at this wood. This is top-tier sandalwood, with a deep, rich color and fine grain. Just this wood alone is priceless!"

"And look at this carving! This is a five-clawed dragon, a dragon!"

"And this shape! This craftsmanship! Most importantly, this inscription—'Made by the Imperial Household Department in the Emperor's reign'!"

"This, this is the Emperor's sword box!"

"A genuine imperial item!"

"You... you actually used it to hold a junk officers sword; it's simply an insult to it!"

Shen Wang thought to himself, I didn't, I wasn't, don't talk nonsense!

It was Li Yunlong who put it in!

He wouldn't take the blame for this!

Moreover, he hadn't expected that the box Li Yunlong casually found to hold the sword for him would have such a massive background?

No wonder the officers sword and the apprenticeship letter had shown signs of aging before, but this wooden box hadn't changed at all.

It turned out it was an old object itself!

The comments in the live stream exploded too!

"Holy crap???"

"Imperial sword box? From the Emperor?"

"I'm literally kneeling down!"

"Accidentally stumbled into the imperial family! Confirmed!"

"What's this guy's background? Using the Emperor's box to hold a Japanese sword?"

"Playing the pig to eat the tiger! Definitely playing the pig to eat the tiger!"

...

Watching the boiling scene in the live stream, Shen Wang smiled: "Brother Quan, even if it is the Emperor's sword box, there's no need to be this excited, right? What treasure haven't you seen?"

However, on the other side of the screen, Xin Quan also smiled.

His mouth twisted, and the corner of his mouth hooked into a meaningful smile.

"treasure friend, no, brother, no, Big Brother!"

Xin Quan changed his address three times in a row, his tone becoming more respectful each time:

"Big Brother, first, I must tell you one thing: an imperial sandalwood box from the Emperor's reign is definitely worthy of being called a treasure!"

"Secondly, let me tell you one more thing—"

"In the Palace Museum, there is a sandalwood sword box exactly like yours!"

"It's just that the one in the Palace Museum doesn't have a lid!"

Boom—

As soon as Xin Quan finished speaking, the live stream completely exploded!

"Holy crap!!!"

"The Palace Museum has one... I have one..."

"The Palace Museum has no lid... I have the lid..."

"God-tier play!"

"Kneeling to the big boss!"

...

The comments were scrolling crazily!

Shen Wang was also stunned.

He never expected that this kind of legendary scene he had only heard of would actually happen to him!

That piece in the Palace Museum... could it have been left behind by Li Yunlong?

And this piece of his...

Suddenly, Shen Wang's heart tightened, and he secretly rejoiced.

Fortunately, it was just a wooden box!

Regardless of how precious this wooden box was, it could be mass-produced.

Who said the Emperor only had one sword box?

The Emperor had so many swords, what's wrong with having a few more identical sword boxes?

This was perfectly explainable!

But if he had taken out a unique item like a painting or calligraphy...

Then it really would be impossible to explain!

A painting, it's impossible to have two authentic copies, right?

This incident served as a reminder to Shen Wang that cashing in on antiques might not be as simple as he imagined.

Suppressing the various thoughts in his mind, Shen Wang took a deep breath and asked the question he cared about most:

"Brother Quan, so according to you... my box, it now... how much is it worth?"

How much is it worth?

Xin Quan smiled.

Not to mention anything else, just based on "The Palace Museum has no lid, this one has a lid," the value of this sword box was immeasurable!

This was an object even more complete than the Palace Museum's collection; what collector wouldn't want to add it to their collection?

'The treasure I've collected is even more complete than the one in the Palace Museum.'

If he said that, wouldn't it be incredibly prestigious?

"Big Brother, are you really going to sell it?" Xin Quan asked.

Shen Wang nodded: "Of course! If the price is right!"

After hearing Xin Quan's introduction, Shen Wang just felt that this box was too hot to handle!

Better get rid of it quickly!

On the other side of the screen, Xin Quan pondered for a moment, then picked up a calculator and tapped it a few times.

One, zero, zero, equals, one hundred!

"One million?" Shen Wang was shocked, but he forced himself not to speak.

Xin Quan had no choice but to press it again.

Two, zero, zero, equals, two hundred!

"Hiss—!" Shen Wang still didn't speak.

Xin Quan pressed it again.

Five, zero, zero, equals, five hundred!

"Five million!"

Even though Shen Wang had some mental preparation, he couldn't sit still at this moment.

This price completely exceeded his expectations!

It was almost like picking up free money!

However, he still didn't say anything.

Now, Xin Quan couldn't sit still.

"Big Brother! This price has already hit the ceiling!"

"To be honest, this already exceeds the value of the sandalwood sword box itself!"

Shen Wang thought about it; five million was indeed not low.

"Then... then let's talk via private message."

After saying this, Shen Wang directly hung up the connection.

He had already seen many bad comments, and there were quite a few people following him and sending him private messages.

Some were offering 8 million... some were offering 10 million... some were even asking to be kept by him...

Shen Wang directly blocked all these people.

Then he added Xin Quan as a friend, and the two chatted briefly in private messages.

In the end, Shen Wang agreed to close the deal at 5 million.

To be honest, Shen Wang still had a good impression of Xin Quan.

If Xin Quan hadn't pointed out the value of this box, but instead bought that officers sword at a high price, then he probably... would have given this wooden box away along with it.

Just for this, at least the other party's character was beyond reproach.

However, after hanging up, Shen Wang couldn't sleep even more!

"5 million!"

He was about to possess a huge sum of 5 million!

That night, Shen Wang tossed and turned on his bed, unable to help but imagine various beautiful future scenes in his mind...

...

The next day.

Shen Wang suddenly felt that there seemed to be movement in the room.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw two, no, four long legs...