Chapter 172 The Destined One
"For me?" Xu Zhao was surprised. "No merit, no reward. I can't accept this."
Everyone's eyes were focused on the box handed over by the abbot.
Even the photographer focused the lens on the brocade box.
The box in the abbot's hand is made of wood, with delicate dragon patterns carved on the lid and many lifelike lotuses carved on the body of the box.
Since retiring from the film industry, Su Pianpian has been traveling around with her husband on business trips, and has gained a lot of experience.
Su Pianpian frowned, moved closer to smell it, and after a closer look, she saw the difference in this box, "Abbot, is this box made of golden nanmu?"
Golden nanmu?
Everyone was stunned.
Everyone present knew that although golden nanmu was not the most expensive wood, it was at least ranked among the most expensive woods.
Things related to golden nanmu immediately emerged in Xu Zhao's mind.
Phoebe nanmu has a luster like gold and satin, is fragrant, has straight texture and fine structure, is not easy to deform or crack, and is indeed easy to preserve if made into a box.
Historically, golden nanmu was used exclusively in royal palaces, furniture and a few temples.
As the royal temple of Yue Kingdom, it is not uncommon for boxes made of golden nanmu to appear in Baoguo Temple.
But giving her such a valuable box is a very rare thing.
She even dared to suspect that this box was not an empty box, but might contain something.
What is worth using such expensive wood for?
The abbot was also stunned. He knew that the box was made of golden nanmu, but monks had long since left the worldly world, and the precious wood was just a box to hold things. What surprised him was that someone could recognize the golden nanmu at just one glance.
"Yes, it is golden nanmu," the abbot answered Su Pianpian's question and then set his sights on Xu Zhao, "The things in here are only given to the destined person, and the donor is this destined person."
Even though the abbot said so, Xu Zhao did not dare to take the box casually.
"A person with a predestined relationship? Please tell me, Master, what is a person with a predestined relationship?"
Xu Zhao thought that he hadn't done anything special, so how could he become the destined person?
If we talk about destined ones, Su Pianpian should be more like the destined one than her, because she is not from Yue Country.
The abbot knew that Xu Zhao would not accept it if he didn't explain it clearly, so he immediately explained: "There is a secret in Baoguo Temple that only the abbots know."
Upon hearing this, Xu Zhao and Su Pianpian's eyes moved, and they looked at the camera behind them at the same time. This was a live broadcast, and once the abbot said it, the secret was no longer a secret.
Xu Zhao immediately interrupted the abbot, fearing that the abbot didn't know the situation, and pointed to the camera behind him and said, "Abbot, we are broadcasting live, are you sure you can tell this secret in front of the camera?"
"No problem. Once I give this to you, it will no longer be a secret." The abbot looked serious and continued, "This box was given to me by the previous abbot. He told me that this box has been passed down for a thousand years and should be given to the donor who casts the 101st lot in the Moon Temple."
One hundred and first sign!
That’s right, this lot is the difference between her and Su Pianpian!
Moreover, the location was so detailed, stipulating that it must be in the Moon Temple. Could it be that...
Xu Zhao turned his gaze towards Yuanman.
Yuanman from the Moon Kingdom period could tell at a glance that he came from the future, so could he have predicted the future and left something for himself?
Thinking about it this way, should I accept this thing?
The abbot said: "This is the task that the old abbot has given me. Now that I have come across this, I must give it to you."
Having said that, Xu Zhao was immediately curious about what was hidden in the box.
Xu Zhao tucked the manuscript given to him by the female boss under his armpit, took the box, held it with his left hand, and placed his right hand on the buckle.
The box was polished smooth and not prickly at all. She suddenly remembered that the box was made of golden nanmu wood and asked curiously, "Abbot, the things inside are for me, so should I return the box outside to you?"
This is a box made of golden nanmu wood. Although it is not big or heavy, it has been passed down for many years and has extraordinary significance.
The abbot did not expect that the destined person would ask this question. No wonder it was the destined person, whose thinking circuits were different from those of ordinary people.
An ordinary person would probably just take the box and walk away.
The abbot said slowly, "The old abbot did not tell me about this issue. He only asked me to give this box to the right person. So, this box should have been given to the donor as well."
Monks do not cling to the worldly world and are not troubled by money and worldly things.
As soon as the abbot finished speaking, Xu Zhao instantly felt that the eyes of the people around her looking at her had changed, becoming passionate and envious.
After hearing what the abbot said, Xu Zhao's expression remained calm. Since the box was given to her, it was up to her to decide how to deal with it. She was not a greedy person. This box was also a cultural relic, so it would be better to hand it over to the museum.
After a few seconds of thinking, she had already figured out where to put the box.
Now you can open the box with peace of mind.
Xu Zhao bent the buckle and opened the lid easily.
Su Pianpian immediately tilted her head and moved closer to Xu Zhao, curious about what was inside.
The PD and photographer behind him were either standing on tiptoe or focusing their lenses, all of them curious.
After the box was opened, a white jade mandarin duck jade pendant lay on the yellow silk.
This is!
Xu Zhao's eyes widened, and he stood there in a daze.
Instead, the PD next to Xu Zhao was the first to react: "This jade pendant looks like the one you found last week!"
After the filming of this program started, she has been Xu Zhao's follow-up PD. When Xu Zhao was picking up the leak in the last episode, she was standing by the side, so she definitely would not have seen it wrong.
One corner of the piece that Xu Zhao picked up was broken and incomplete, but the piece in front of him was intact.
Xu Zhao held the box in his hand, staring at the jade pendant in the box, and his heart seemed to skip a beat.
She knew the origin of this jade pendant better than anyone else. "It's not similar, it's exactly the same. The jade pendants are a pair."
The broken piece was hers, and the piece in front belonged to Chen Yu.
Why is this jade pendant in Baoguo Temple?
After so many twists and turns, it finally came into her hands?
Su Pianpian asked subconsciously: "How did you know?"
It can't be said that these two jade pendants belong to her and Shen Yu.
Xu Zhao shook his head and remained silent.
Su Pianpian didn't hesitate and said to herself: "No wonder you are the destined person."
Xu Zhao looked at the abbot, with many questions in his mind. In the end, he had only one question in mind: "Abbot, do you know who gave this thing to Baoguo Temple?"
The abbot shook his head, "I never said that."
Xu Zhao sighed helplessly. It seemed that he would only know the answer after traveling to the Moon Kingdom.
She put the lid back on and handed it to the abbot. "I'm recording a show right now. Can you please keep it for me? I'll come back to get it after it's over."
"Amitabha, no trouble."
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