Ye Tian asked, "What strange thing?"
Yang Shoucheng replied, "A snake sealed in crystal. I've asked around, and everyone says snakes can't be sealed in crystal because the formation environment of crystal is high temperature, high pressure, and high heat. The snake should have carbonized long ago."
Ye Tian asked, "Then why did that person come to your house?"
Yang Shoucheng said, "He said he just found something interesting and wanted to show it to me."
Ye Tian commented, "It seems you often buy things from him."
Yang Shoucheng nodded, "Yes, when I collected antiques, he helped me a lot, saving me from many losses. Little brother, you'll meet him later."
Ye Tian replied, "Alright."
A few minutes later, the person Yang Shoucheng was waiting for finally arrived. It was a man in his early fifties, dressed ordinarily, without any attendants, driving a common domestic car.
After parking, he picked up a plastic bag from his seat, containing a few items.
Yang Shoucheng quickly went to greet him, smiling, "Master Jin, I've been waiting for you."
The man chuckled, "Mr. Yang, I guarantee you've never seen the item I brought today!"
Yang Shoucheng smiled, "That's the best."
After inviting the man into the living room, Yang Shoucheng introduced him to Ye Tian, "Little brother Ye, this is Jin Congyue, Master Jin. He is a titan in the antique world of our provincial capital."
"Master Jin, this is my younger brother, Ye Tian. His medical skills are the best in the world; he saved my life."
A skilled doctor is respected at any time. Jin Congyue quickly cupped his hands towards Ye Tian, "Mr. Ye, I've heard much about you."
It seemed he had heard a lot about Ye Tian from Yang Shoucheng, and he appeared quite polite.
After a few pleasantries, Jin Congyue took out several boxes of various sizes from the plastic bag. He opened the first box, revealing a snuff bottle. It was flat and covered with extremely fine script.
The script was so small that it could only be faintly seen with a magnifying glass, and it was written on the inner wall of the bottle, indicating the immense difficulty.
Yang Shoucheng remarked, "The script is too small. Where is it from?"
Jin Congyue explained, "It's a piece that was returned from overseas. They say it was brought out when someone excavated Cixi's tomb. This snuff bottle isn't particularly beautiful, but look at the script inside; I don't recognize any of it."
He then handed the snuff bottle to Ye Tian and smiled, "Mr. Ye, do you recognize this script?"
Ye Tian had actually been observing the snuff bottle. He didn't need a magnifying glass to see the tiny characters clearly. It was very complex, an ancient script, but it was not derived from oracle bone script. Instead, it was a system unto itself.
A person with divine sense, when observing something with their divine sense, can remember it perfectly. So, he scanned it once with his divine sense and had already memorized the entire text of over five thousand characters.
He replied, "I haven't seen this script before."
Jin Congyue added, "I've asked many professors of history and archaeology, and none of them could decipher it."
As he spoke, he took out a second box and opened it, taking out a dried Ganoderma lucidum. The surface of the Ganoderma had natural red patterns, which looked very peculiar.
Upon seeing the Ganoderma, Ye Tian's heart stirred. He recognized it as a rare variety of Ganoderma, the Scarlet Immortal Ganoderma, which was scarce even in ancient times.
He calmly observed, "This is Ganoderma lucidum, and of good quality."
Jin Congyue smiled, "This Ganoderma has a special effect. Do you two know? In the middle of summer, if I carry this Ganoderma with me, mosquitoes won't bite me. Since I often move around outdoors, I like to carry this piece of Ganoderma."
Ye Tian asked, "Master Jin, where did you buy this Ganoderma?"
Jin Congyue replied, "A few years ago, I bought it from a friend from the Miao region. According to him, he found this Ganoderma on the inner wall of an ancient volcanic crater."
Ye Tian then said, "This Ganoderma can be used in medicine. Master Jin, would you be willing to part with it?"
Jin Congyue smiled, "If Mr. Ye likes it, you can have it."
Yang Shoucheng chuckled, "See, I told you you'd be interested in Master Jin's items."
Ye Tian replied, "One should not accept favors without earning them. How about this, I'll take Master Jin's pulse."
Jin Congyue smiled and extended his hand. Ye Tian actually had a general idea of Jin Congyue's condition. After taking his pulse for a moment, he said, "Master Jin, do you not have any children?"