This time, however, she wore a light blue fitted cheongsam, her thick, black hair was styled with a jade hairpin in a turquoise color, and she held a vintage-style openwork white pearl handbag in her hand.

She looks like a fairy who stepped out of a painting, with a unique and elegant style.

"Mr. Chu, I heard you've brought some more treasures?"

Chu Xiao pushed the things he was holding onto the opposite table.

Miss Huo adjusted her cheongsam with one hand, sat upright on the sofa, crossed her long, straight legs, picked up one of the jade pendants with her slender fingers, and the expression in her eyes suddenly changed.

"The Phoenix Descends Upon the World! It's actually the white jade phoenix-patterned waist pendant that Princess Yue Zhao wears close to her body!"

"The phoenix-patterned waist plaque features a single phoenix tail on one side and a single phoenix head on the other. When a person moves, the phoenix appears to be dancing gracefully beside them. The phoenix eyes are adorned with rubies, and the words 'For Imperial Use of the Great Qian Dynasty' are engraved under the phoenix's feet."

"Daga's carving techniques and aesthetics were truly several hundred years ahead of later generations."

The gold bowl she bought from Chu Xiao last time was sold to the owner of a private museum, so she's definitely going to get this jade pendant now.

"Mr. Chu, I want both of your treasures. How about three hundred million?"

"Three hundred million?" Chu Xiao almost spat out his tea.

Miss Huo thought he thought it was too little, so she patiently explained, "Mr. Chu, the price I offered is definitely higher than any of our competitors. You can compare prices if you don't believe me. I welcome you to come back anytime."

Chu Xiao shook his head.

"That's not what I meant! By the way, you told me last time that Princess Yue Zhao died at the border?"

Miss Huo nodded.

"Unofficial histories contain very little information about the Great Gan campaign. I only know that Princess Zhao experienced five battles on the border. In the first battle, more than 200,000 soldiers died, leaving less than 50,000 survivors."

"No written evidence has been found for the second to fourth battles. Only the last battle is recorded in unofficial history. The three kingdoms besieged the border, and Princess Zhao fought with all her might, but was ultimately outnumbered."

"A siege by three kingdoms? Which three kingdoms?"

Miss Huo sighed.

"The Northern Barbarians, the Great Wei and the Great Liang, among them the ruler of the Great Wei heard that Princess Zhao was a goddess incarnate and that there was a prophecy that she could unify the nine kingdoms, so he gathered all his troops to fight against Princess Yue Zhao."

"Princess Yue Zhao was trapped on a cliff by the enemy army of the Great Wei. She fell to her death after being pierced by ten thousand arrows. Her death was gruesome. When she was found, her body had been eaten by wild wolves and was unrecognizable."

"The reason I collect your antiques is to prove whether these unofficial histories are true or false. If they are true, then it is very likely that this ending is true."

In the end, her topic shifted back to the jade pendant.

"Three hundred million. If it's okay, I'll transfer the money to you right now."

Before Chu Xiao could react, he heard a "ding" sound from his phone indicating a money transfer.

He opened his phone and saw that his balance had increased by several hundred million, so he didn't bother to haggle anymore.

"Alright, I have something to do, so I'll be going now."

Huo Zishan nodded.

"Okay, we look forward to Mr. Chu's next visit."

After leaving the antique shop, Chu Xiao first selected a brand-new high-tech mobile phone at a nearby shopping mall.

We took a taxi to the nearest farmers' market.

This is the time when large trucks from the vegetable market enter the city.

He found several large trucks capable of carrying dozens of tons of goods, and under the guise of disaster relief, loaded them with freshly delivered cabbages, radishes, sweet potatoes, vegetables, corn, tomatoes, and more from the market.

The entire venue was booked out.

When the vegetable vendor saw that he wanted so much, he offered to lower the price, selling all the vegetables to him for a few cents less per pound!

He sold out all the vegetables and then hired more than a dozen workers to restock.

Have them deliver the goods to the suburban farm.

The farm was contracted by Chu Xiao's grandfather. Although it was dilapidated and on the verge of bankruptcy, it was large enough to hold several thousand tons of grain.