"This is a divine artifact? It's too small!" Xiao Lingfeng was somewhat disappointed with its appearance.
"Sun Wukong's golden cudgel can change size, and this is certainly not its final form. If it really gets bigger, I hope it will tear a hole in my space."
"Honey, we can't use it yet; our strength isn't enough. Let's leave it here for now. We can nurture it with spiritual energy. Come on, let's go out and take a look."
After the vajra was taken out, the spiritual energy and golden light inside the Buddha statue disappeared. Jian Ning had also checked it earlier; the statue wasn't made of gold, but rather pure copper plated with gold lacquer. It wasn't that valuable. However, it was definitely an antique.
There's no point in keeping it; we've already given her the most valuable things.
So when the two of them came out of the space and saw the four people outside still searching around, they waved their hands and threw the Buddha statue onto the wheelbarrow again.
Such a heavy object fell silently. It didn't attract the attention of the four people at all.
"Boss, stop looking. There's no one else here. You checked all the footprints on the ground. It was just the four of us. There's no one else."
Unless it's some kind of martial arts master, the kind who can move mountains without leaving a trace, let's hurry back and move another item. We can just leave this Buddha statue as it is.
"No, there are many people in the military with superpowers. I've seen them with my own eyes. Some can breathe fire, and others can generate electricity. Who knows what other methods they might have?"
The world is different now than it used to be. Do you think someone deliberately tried to intercept me? Who else knows about the four of us coming out here?
"Boss, I didn't tell anyone. Besides, we didn't know you were going to move the Buddha statue this time."
"It's just a big, heavy piece of gold; it's not like it's made of paper and will just disappear in the wind. That's outrageous!"
After the man finished speaking, he inadvertently turned his head and immediately saw the golden Buddha statue that had reappeared on the wheelbarrow. He was startled.
"Boss, it came back by itself!"
"What are you yelling about? What do you mean you're back?"
The eldest brother turned around in the direction he was pointing and stared in shock.
Now he couldn't believe his own judgment anymore; maybe there really was something supernatural going on.
The world has become such a horrible mess. Who knows what kind of monsters and demons might be out and about.
He turned pale with fright.
But she still struggled to say, "It's okay, don't be afraid, it's good that you're back, hurry up and go."
He directed his three men to push the wheelbarrow and run off without looking back.
They didn't feel that the Buddha statue was significantly lighter than before, and the four of them didn't have as much trouble pushing it.
"Xiao Ning, you're so naughty. Why did you scare them like that? You'll have nightmares when you get back." Xiao Lingfeng gently tapped her forehead.
"It's alright. I think they're pretty bold. Let's go. There's really no one here this time. Let's pick out the valuable stuff and pack it. Maybe it'll come in handy when society is rebuilt."
"If you put it that way, all the valuable antiques are in the palace, and these are all scattered among the people. There probably aren't many genuine ones." Although Xiao Lingfeng had never been to Panjiayuan, he knew that most of the items there were fakes.
“What’s so hard to tell? If it looks spiritual, it’s definitely an antique. Otherwise, if there’s a big earthquake or something, these things will just be buried underground again. Let’s split up, one person on each side, that’ll be faster.”
After Jian Ning finished speaking, she handed Xiao Lingfeng a powerful flashlight and went to the shop on the right.
The door wasn't even opened. The ability to walk through walls is so useful; it'll be perfect if someone finds things missing from the shop later. I don't know how the things disappeared when the lock wasn't even broken.
Xiao Lingfeng had no choice but to follow suit and enter the shop on the left. It must be said that the quality inside this shop was better than the food sold at the stalls outside. Upon entering,
Xiao Lingfeng then noticed that among the pile of miscellaneous items pressed under the overturned antique shelf, many were emitting faint spiritual energy.
Without saying a word, he waved his hand, and all the antiques, radiating spiritual energy, flew into his storage space.
More than an hour later, the two met up at the other end.
"How was it? Did you get a lot of good stuff?" Jian Ning smiled so happily that her face almost blossomed, clearly indicating that she had amassed quite a collection.
"Not bad. Let's hurry back. The wind outside is getting stronger and stronger, and the temperature is dropping much faster."
Although he has now reached a state where he is immune to heat and cold, the cold wind outside is like a knife, and he can still feel it quite clearly even without setting up a spiritual energy shield.
“Okay, let’s go back.” Jian Ning took Xiao Lingfeng’s hand. The two of them stepped onto the Ruoshui Sword and flew into the black sky with a whoosh.
In just three to five minutes, Jian Ning and her group stopped not far from the base gate.
He slowly walked back from the shadows.
The soldiers guarding the gate hadn't changed shifts yet. When they saw the two of them return, they checked the permit slips and let them through without any problems.
Before the two even reached the room door, the soldiers who had greeted them the day before hurried over.
"Hello, Comrade Xiao, I have some breaking news, according to our local weather forecast."
The first cold wave of this winter is coming soon, and the temperature will drop even further, accompanied by strong winds and heavy snow. So, are you leaving now, or waiting for the cold wave to pass before returning to base?
"When exactly will the cold wave arrive? If we have enough time and the supplies are ready, we can leave now," Xiao Lingfeng and Jian Ning exchanged a glance and immediately replied.
If they flew back on their swords, they could be faster than an airplane. And the cold front wouldn't have much of an impact on their journey.
Xiao Lingfeng was worried that the base was unaware of the approaching cold wave and was unprepared.
He had personally experienced this in his past life; when a cold wave passed by, the temperature dropped rapidly.
It's like the freezer mode has been activated.
The base he was stationed at suffered a devastating loss of life due to inadequate preparation; six or seven thousand people froze to death. These were living, breathing human beings. He couldn't stand idly by.
"The temperature is starting to drop slightly now, and the official cold wave is estimated to arrive in about five hours. Actually, the commander's suggestion is that you wait here until the cold wave passes."
But if you insist on leaving immediately, I'll have the soldiers load your supplies onto the plane right now.
The soldier was also very anxious. If a cold front came, it would be very dangerous for the plane to be in the air. Besides, weather forecasts can't be that precise in terms of timing; they're just rough estimates.
"Load the supplies now, I'll fly the plane to the warehouse entrance." Xiao Lingfeng insisted on leaving immediately.
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