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Chapter 16 Cursed Antique
"That was not what I meant."

Xu Shouyang rubbed his brows in pain.

"Although I am old, I am not an old-fashioned person. I will not interfere in the affairs of you young people. I just want to remind you that you are still a student and your main task is to study. When you officially graduate, if you want to talk to Xu Jun, I will not stop you if both of you are willing."

"Don't worry, Professor Xu, there is absolutely no such possibility. I only treat her as a brother."

Suti slapped his chest so hard that it made a loud slapping sound.

Xu Shouyang: “.”

What's with this relieved, but defeated feeling?

Xu Shouyang shook his head and got rid of the thought.

"Since it's a misunderstanding, it's better to clear it up. I have quite a lot of antique collections at home. I wonder which dynasty's antiques you are interested in."

Su Ti thought about it, and he was actually not sure whether the antiques with "energy" were a matter of dynasty, because after absorbing the energy the day before yesterday, he also visited several antique shops in the city last night and this morning, but in the end he failed to find an antique that could provide potential.

After some consideration, he said.

"I'm very interested in the agate bracelet that Brother Xu wore the day before yesterday. I wonder if Professor Xu has any similar antiques at home."

Hearing this, Xu Shouyang's expression changed slightly.

"Why are you interested in that bracelet? Can you tell me the specific reason? Is it because of the dynasty, style, or the material itself?"

If asked, Su Ti couldn't explain it. He had other intentions, so he could only answer reluctantly.

“That bracelet makes me feel very special.”

"Especially? It is indeed special."

Xu Shouyang murmured twice, stood up and said to Su Ti.

"You come with me."

Under the guidance of Xu Shouyang, Su Ti came to a room with a thick electronic door.

A security door is installed inside the house, which shows the importance of the things inside the house.

Xu Shouyang pressed his fingerprint, and with a click, the electronic door opened. After signaling Su Ti to come in, he closed the door again.

There are many shelves in the room.

On the shelves, there are precious antiques from various dynasties.

These antiques are all covered with glass cases to isolate them from the outside world. There are hundreds of them.

Moreover, each piece has an introduction and origin of the antique.

Su Ti walked closer and saw this written underneath one of the jade bracelets.

It was built in Longdefang, Huaiyin Town, in the 32nd year of the Xia Dynasty, 191 years ago.

"This is my private collection room. Most of the collections here are genuine and have a history. Only a small number of them are indistinguishable from real or fake, or their origins, even for me."

Seeing Su Ti coming forward to observe, Xu Shouyang explained.

Su Ti's gaze turned again and fell on a porcelain bottle.

During the Yude period of the Qianlong Dynasty, Wutong Mountain Official Kiln, 631-652 years ago.

A book made of animal skin. The leather was tough and there seemed to be something written on it, but it was badly burned and could no longer be recognized.

The Wu books left over from the Wu Dynasty were produced at the end of the Wu Dynasty, dating back to 800-811 years ago.

A finger bone of a special animal, which looks like a human palm, but has only four fingers, and the joints are twice as thick as those of humans.

A relic from the mythological era, a metacarpal bone of an unknown creature, dating back 1000-1300 years.

Su Ti looked at them one by one and soon his eyes were filled with shock.

Xu Shouyang has collected many collections, including not only those from the ancient Xia Dynasty, the Hundred Kingdoms, the Qian Dynasty, but even the Wu Dynasty and the Mythological Era!

Some of these collections, if authentic, would have a certain degree of historical significance. Private collections like Xu Shouyang's are even illegal!
Xu Shouyang also realized this and coughed twice.

"Xiao Su, you can look at the things here, but don't tell anyone. I know my hobby is not good, but before I die, I will donate all these things to the country. I want to look at these things for another two years."

"Professor Xu lets students see these things, and students feel deeply trusted. Professor Xu, don't worry, I, Su Ti, will never reveal a single word about the things in this collection room!"

Hearing this, Su Ti immediately said in a firm tone that the things here were enough for Xu Shouyang to live on for the rest of his life. As for the fact that he allowed himself to see his private storage room at his daughter's request, it was probably not only because of Xu Jun's request but also because of his identity as a student at Mingguang University that made Xu Shouyang want to help him.

Hearing Su Ti's assurance, Xu Shouyang nodded slightly. If it was an ordinary person, he would never show it to him without a special relationship, but Su Ti was different.
"Professor Xu, can I touch these collections?"

Seeing so many authentic works, Suti was very jealous. The antique shops he visited yesterday and this morning probably had less than a quarter of the authentic works in Xu Shouyang's collection. Most of them were misleading modern handicrafts.

Therefore, there is a high possibility that some of these antiques contain energy.

"As you like, but be careful not to break anything."

"Yes, don't worry, Professor Xu."

Su Ti opened the lid and lightly touched a ring from the Hundred Kingdoms Period with his finger. According to the introduction, it was said to be a product of the Li State during the Hundred Kingdoms Period.

He stretched out his hand and touched it, but no energy came out. He immediately withdrew his hand and changed into another one.

If the next one is not available, change it.

His speed was extremely fast, and he was able to collect them in an instant. Xu Shouyang was a little surprised. He thought Su Ti was going to pick it up to take a closer look, but he just opened the lid and touched it with his fingertips?
In a short while, Suti had touched all the antiques here.

Su Ti's eyes showed disappointment. He had touched all the antiques, even those from the ancient Wu Dynasty and the mythological era, but there was no sign of energy improvement.

And he clearly remembered that the agate bracelet on Xu Jun's hand was an antique from the Hundred Kingdoms era. Could it be that the source of energy was not the antique, but the agate crystal?

Is there energy in minerals?
Did he go in the wrong direction?

Just when Su Ti was puzzled, Xu Shouyang suddenly said.

"Suti, I don't think you really like antiques, but you want to find something similar to the Hundred Countries Bracelet."

After a moment's silence, Suti nodded.

"Yes."

"In that case, I'll show you something similar."

Xu Shouyang looked puzzled. He walked to the wall and entered the password for the only safe. With a click, the safe opened.

There were no gold bars or money in the safe, only three sealed lead boxes. Xu Shouyang took out the three boxes and placed them on a desk in front of Su Ti.

"Look, but be quick. I'll have to put it back after a while."

Seeing the other party so serious, Suti couldn't help but feel a little curious about what was in the box, so he opened the first box.

And just as he opened the box, his powerful senses that had mastered the Five Dragon Form Styles suddenly felt a chill.

This coolness is not real coldness, but a chill in the back, as if something bad has been released.

Su Ti frowned slightly and looked carefully. Inside the lead box was a jade ring.

He stretched out a finger and touched the ring, boom!
A strong and refreshing air was injected into his body crazily, and the energy in the modifier began to surge!
30%!
80%!

150%!

210%!

With just a brief touch, Suti's energy increased to 210%!

However, although the energy here is ferocious, it is somewhat weak. After reaching 210%, it stopped and could not make any further progress.

The cool feeling on Suti's back also disappeared after the energy was absorbed.

Su Ti's eyelids twitched slightly and a look of joy appeared on his face. This was so cool.

He quickly opened the second box, which contained a silver necklace.

Reach out and touch it, the same effect occurs, the energy value skyrocketed!
290%!

360%!

480%!

The energy of this second antique was greater than that of the first, allowing Suti's total energy to reach 480% before stopping, but this also exhausted all the energy of the necklace.

Su Ti closed the lid and opened the third lead box, only to find that inside was the agate bracelet that Xu Jun had taken out the day before yesterday.

He touched the agate bracelet, but there was no reaction, no change in energy. Suti was not surprised because the energy of the bracelet had been absorbed by him the night before.

He couldn't help but look at Xu Shouyang.

"Professor Xu, what's the difference between these three antiques and the previous ones?!"

Suti was eager to know the answer. As long as he knew the characteristics of these three antiques, he might be able to find a way to increase his energy!

As long as the modifier has enough energy and is combined with ancient martial arts, Su Ti can quickly improve his strength!

Ugh.

Xu Shouyang sighed, put away the three antiques one by one, put them back into the safe and locked it.

Then he said to Suti who was looking at him.

"You may think that I put these three antiques in a separate safe because they are precious and to protect them."

Su Ti was stunned: "Isn't it?"

Xu Shouyang shook his head.

"Yes and no. The reason I packed them in a lead box and locked them in a safe is to protect anyone who comes across these antiques."

“These antiques are not ordinary antiques.”

"Instead, it is a cursed antique that will bring disaster and misfortune to anyone who comes into contact with it."

"Cursed Antique? What is that?"

Suti was puzzled. Even though he was a history student and had some dealings with antiques, this was the first time he heard of antiques of this nature.

"Alas, the fact that you pursue these things must be due to your special affinity with them. Just listen to me."

Xu Shouyang sighed and explained slowly, and soon made Su Ti understand the origin of these antiques.

Cursed antiques are a very small category among many antiques.

Xia has believed in Feng Shui since ancient times, and believes that wearing certain things can bless and protect people, such as jade for health, silver for driving away poison, gold for wealth and so on.

In order to seek this blessing, some people even place some jewelry in temples and Taoist temples for worship, in order to seek the blessing of divine power.

It is said that where there is normal, there is strange; where there is yin, there is yang; where there is auspiciousness, there is ominousness.

Cursed Antiques are just such things.

How it was created is no longer traceable, but every collector who has come into contact with it will suffer misfortune.

"Take the agate bracelet from the Hundred Kingdoms era, for example. By the time it came into my hands, it had already killed two of its owners."

"The first owner was a wealthy businessman. Not long after collecting it, he died of a sudden heart attack."

"The second one was a wealthy young man in good health. He died in a car accident."

"Although their causes of death were different, they all did the same thing before they died, which was prolonged contact and even wearing the agate bracelet."

Su Ti touched his chin and felt that it was a bit outrageous.

"This is unscientific, right? It could be an accident."

"Science? Haha."

Xu Shouyang smiled.

"I just took back this agate bracelet the day before yesterday and left it outside. I wasn't paying attention and Xiaojun stole it."

"That night, something happened to her!"

Su Ti was stunned. It was exactly what happened to Brother Long that day. If he had not been there, Xu Jun would probably be in trouble. It was really weird to think that he had just put it on and suddenly encountered misfortune.

Xu Shouyang rubbed a ring on his hand and sighed.

"Xiaojun didn't know about the cursed antique, and I didn't tell her either. It almost caused a disaster."

Having said that, Xu Shou looked at Su Ti seriously.

"So, I want to thank you, Suti, thank you for saving my daughter."

(End of this chapter)