Teahouse

Gu Jueye sat opposite an old man.

The old man looked to be in his sixties or seventies, with half-white hair, a thin and emaciated figure, and a pair of black-rimmed glasses on his wrinkled face.

Those rough hands were now slowly rubbing the teacup in front of them.

"That was a tomb from the Western Zhou Dynasty, nearly three thousand years ago. Judging from the burial objects and epitaph, the deceased should have been a marquis. However, after research by our experts, we have always believed that the text on the parchment scroll found in the tomb does not belong to the Western Zhou Dynasty, and there is no record of such strange text in ancient books."

"Where is that black, leaf-shaped jade stone?"

The old man pondered for a moment, then picked up his teacup and slowly sipped his tea.

"Mr. Gu, I'm actually quite curious. Why are you biologists suddenly interested in the artifacts we've unearthed?"

Gu Jueye remained calm and composed, glancing at the old man: "Investigating these two items is purely a private matter."

Since Gu Jueye said it was a private matter, the old man did not ask any further questions.

"During the Western Zhou Dynasty, there was a type of jade that was extremely valuable. It was called ice-white jade. This jade was said to have a natural fragrance. If a young woman wore it, over time, her body would also gradually emit a fragrance similar to that of ice-white jade. Everything in the universe is interconnected and mutually restraining. Since there is ice-white jade, there will naturally also be ice-black jade in the world."

At the crucial moment, the old man paused and looked at Gu Jueye.

"This black ice jade is the black jade stone we excavated from the Western Zhou tomb. This kind of variety is extremely rare, a treasure that is hard to come by. I had only seen a few words about it in related books before. I never thought that I would actually witness the beauty of black ice jade in my lifetime."

Gu Jueye had also done some research beforehand about the origin of the leaf-shaped black jade.

This basically matches what Professor Mo said.

"Have you found any other antiques in the ancient tomb that are related to this black jade leaf?"

Professor Mo pondered for a moment: "I'm sorry, all the other items have been sent to the Imperial Museum for preservation. These artifacts all date back to the early Western Zhou Dynasty. As for the connection between these items and that piece of black jade, I have no idea."

From Professor Mo, Gu Jueye learned that the owner of the Western Zhou tomb was a marquis. Based on the analysis of the remains, it was likely that he died young and that there was a mark left by a sharp weapon piercing his left chest. It was initially judged that this marquis was likely killed in battle.

What is the connection between the Western Zhou marquis who lived 2,700 years ago and this black leaf?

"Professor Mo, thank you for coming all this way!"

Professor Mo waved his hand modestly and said, "I didn't help you with anything; I just told you everything I knew."

After chatting for a few minutes, Gu Jueye personally escorted Professor Mo out of the teahouse.

After watching Professor Mo leave, Gu Jin had already parked the car in front of Gu Jueye.

After Gu Jueye got into the car, Gu Jin turned around and looked at Gu Jueye with a questioning expression.

"Seventh Master, I don't know if you've seen today's news..."

Gu Jueye glanced at Gu Jin indifferently, took out his phone from the inside pocket of his coat, opened the trending topics list, and found that the top few articles were almost all about Bai Xiruo and Gu Hongxun.

Seeing Gu Jueye staring silently at his phone screen, his lips pursed and not uttering a word.

Gu Jin whispered, "If Bai Xiruo and Xun Shao get together, and you marry Qianmo in the future, according to seniority, wouldn't Bai Xiruo have to call Miss Qianmo 'Seventh Aunt'?"