Tomb Robbing

Xu Xianfeng's words were full of respect and humility, without a trace of resentment, anger, or unwillingness, as if he was truly giving up his wealth to save his life.

In fact, that was exactly the case.

Although this batch of goods was worth tens of millions, what did that matter compared to his own life?

As soon as he said this, the Dart Woman and the Entrenching Tool Man also looked dejected. They raised their weapons with both hands and took a small step back to show their stance.

However, they did not put down their weapons. After all, if Su Ti didn't accept, they might still be able to escape one or two if they fought to the death.

Putting down their weapons would be completely at the mercy of others, utterly foolish. They had been traveling the Jianghu for many years and couldn't possibly not understand this.

Facing Xu Xianfeng's act of giving up wealth to save his life, Su Ti just shook his head slightly and let him go.

Xu Xianfeng sat on the ground, still a bit bewildered. It wasn't until he saw that Su Ti had no intention of attacking that he slowly got up and cautiously walked little by little to stand in front of the Dart Woman and the Entrenching Tool Man.

He couldn't afford not to be cautious. He had no martial arts whatsoever. At this distance, Su Ti could kill him as easily as killing a chicken.

It wasn't until he had completely walked in front of the Dart Woman and the Entrenching Tool Man that the three of them exchanged glances, each seeing surprise in the other's eyes, completely unable to understand the other party's intention in doing this.

He tentatively asked.

"Your Excellency, this is..."

"Just a small misunderstanding."

As Su Ti spoke, he unloaded the magazine of the black pistol in his hand, took out the bullets, and threw them on the ground.

He looked at his palm. His skin was fair, no longer showing the slight darkness from before, and the wound on his hand had become a thin line.

After achieving great success in the Copper Skin Skill, his skin and membrane, which looked ordinary, were actually nearly twice as thick as before. Not only were they as tough as cowhide, but they also had extremely high control.

At this moment, the wound on his palm, which had been cut by Dongzi, had been forcibly closed under the control of his skin and membrane, and was no longer bleeding.

Not only that, but the recovery ability of his skin and membrane was also far superior to other parts of his body.

Such knife and sword wounds would completely heal in less than two days.

Withdrawing his gaze from his hand, Su Ti looked at the three of them.

"What happened just now was just a misunderstanding. I can let bygones be bygones. I will pay for the items as usual, but next time if you have similar goods, you should prioritize supplying them to me."

Although there was a sense of danger just now, it was ultimately due to a misunderstanding.

Su Ti himself didn't expect that absorbing the energy of the Cursed Antique would completely destroy the antique's Yin energy magnetic field, causing the four sellers to think he had swapped the goods, which led to the fight.

Although in the current situation, he could certainly take the goods without paying, Su Ti felt that he was still trustworthy and wouldn't offend others unless they offended him. Secondly, considering that this was the first time he had encountered a seller of genuine goods in the past twenty days, long-term cooperation was better than a one-time deal.

Upon hearing this, the three of them were stunned.

The other party had already taken control of the situation and was letting them go. This meant...

Perhaps it really was a misunderstanding after all!

Hmm...

At this moment, Dongzi, who had been sent flying by Su Ti's palm, also got up, clutching his chest.

Su Ti had used pushing force in that palm strike, not explosive power, so Dongzi was only knocked away and temporarily lost his combat ability.

If Su Ti had intended to kill, with the explosive power he had shown, killing Dongzi with one palm would have been more than enough.

Seeing Dongzi get up, how could Xu Lao not know that Su Ti had held back earlier? He quickly cupped his fists and apologized.

"Your Excellency is righteous. We were the ones who were rude. Dongzi, Xiaoman, Lao Li, all of you get up and apologize to His Excellency!"

The four of them hurried over, cupped their fists, and bowed deeply, apologizing to Su Ti.

Xu Lao had traveled north and south for many years and had a keen eye. How could he not understand that someone who could cultivate such a level of skill as Su Ti was definitely a member of the Ancient Martial Arts world? Therefore, he used the martial arts cupping fist salute.

Su Ti waved his hand slightly, indicating that he accepted.

"Old Xu, I don't care about these formalities. Please open all the remaining goods so I can inspect them, how about it?"

"Yes, Your Excellency is right. Quickly, open all the goods and let His Excellency see the quality."

At this point, the few of them naturally understood.

They quickly opened all the briefcases they had brought and placed them on the ground for Su Ti to inspect one by one.

There were a total of five briefcases.

Excluding the Sword Dance Girl Jade Sculpture that Su Ti had already absorbed, there were a total of four Cursed Antiques.

Su Ti stepped forward to inspect them, and Xu Lao followed, introducing them.

"These four Cursed Antiques are all antiques from the Hundred Kingdoms period. Although their historical value is not as high as those from the Qian Dynasty, as you know, the value of a Cursed Antique is never measured by its age, but by its essence."

Su Ti nodded slightly. Although he hadn't acquired a Cursed Antique during this time, he was becoming more and more knowledgeable about the market for these items.

Those priced at several hundred thousand were basically scams. These things had to start at least at a million!

"Indeed, as long as it's a Cursed Antique, it must be a high price of a million level. I understand this rule."

Xu Lao breathed a slight sigh of relief, while Su Ti squatted down and touched them one by one.

These four Cursed Antiques were a Mutton Fat Jade Pendant, an Aries Jade Sculpture, a Black Wood Token, and a Brass Wine Vessel.

Su Ti touched them one by one.

Mutton Fat Jade Pendant, yes, energy 130%.

Aries Jade Sculpture, yes, energy 180%.

Black Wood Token, yes, energy 140%.

Brass Wine Vessel, yes, energy 210%.

Although these four antiques didn't provide as much energy as the first one, the Sword Dance Girl Jade Sculpture, they were all genuine. After touching and absorbing them, Su Ti gained a total of 660% energy!

After absorbing the energy, Su Ti's face remained calm, but he was overjoyed inside. This was a huge gain for him!

"Alright, alright, I'll take all these antiques of yours!"

He waved his hand and said, the corners of his mouth curving up uncontrollably.

As soon as he said this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that the transaction went smoothly.

"Name your price."

Su Ti didn't waste any time and spoke directly.

Although he had already absorbed all the Cursed Antiques on the ground, Su Ti still decided to pay for them.

He wasn't short on money. With Li Zong's five million compensation and the ten million from the arena bet, he now had a total of fifteen million!

Elder Xu, who was about to make an offer, thought for a moment and said sincerely.

"Your Excellency is a man of noble character and great integrity, which makes this old man feel ashamed."

"You are a truly honest businessman. Although this transaction was a misunderstanding, we were the ones who acted first. Your Excellency can choose one of these four antiques as compensation, and for the rest, plus that Qian Dynasty antique, Your Excellency can give this amount."

Elder Xu extended his thumb and index finger, forming an eight.

Su Ti nodded slightly. The other party's offer was indeed not trying to rip him off.

During this time, he had also searched online and caught up on information about antiques from various dynasties.

For example, that Qian Dynasty Sword Dance Girl Jade Sculpture, with its exquisite craftsmanship and perfect condition, would be worth over three million even if it wasn't a Cursed Antique.

If it was a Cursed Antique, it would be even more remarkable, easily doubling in value.

The other four Hundred Kingdoms antiques, although not as old or historically valuable as the Qian Dynasty ones, were worth between tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands. However, Cursed Antiques always started at over a million. Elder Xu's offer this time was indeed giving him a lot of face.

But Su Ti was not a stingy person. He directly handed over a bank card.

"There are eight million in here, and I'll give you another box of cash, making it nine million. It's settled."

Without waiting for Elder Xu to decline, Su Ti made the final decision.

"Just one thing, next time you have such good stuff, come to me first for the transaction. As I said before, money is not a problem."

Su Ti's money came easily, and he didn't value it that much. For him, things related to his own strength, like the modifier energy, were the most important.

"Certainly, certainly."

Elder Xu and the others had brought a card reader for this transaction. After some operations, they swiped the card and transferred the money, their faces beaming with smiles.

Large transactions like this with bank cards were indeed a bit troublesome in terms of flow, but they had their own methods.

Although the process had some twists and turns, the transaction was finally completed. Both parties got what they needed and were very satisfied.

After exchanging contact information and agreeing to trade as soon as they had goods next time, Su Ti picked up the boxes and was about to leave when Elder Xu suddenly called out to him.

"Your Excellency, please wait."

"Elder Xu, what can I do for you?"

Elder Xu hesitated for a moment before finally speaking.

"I see that Your Excellency truly likes Cursed Antiques. I have a big business here, and I wonder if Your Excellency is interested."

"Oh?"

Speaking of Cursed Antiques, Su Ti was indeed interested.

"Feel free to speak."

"Before I talk about this business, I wonder if Your Excellency knows the specific origin of Cursed Antiques?"

Su Ti said strangely, "As for the origin, they come from various dynasties, there are too many. Isn't it true that antiques that have a harmful effect on people, regardless of their origin, are collectively called Cursed Antiques?"

Elder Xu shook his head.

"Then does Your Excellency know how these Cursed Antiques are born?"

Su Ti was stunned. He really didn't know this. He learned about Cursed Antiques from Xu Shouyang, but Xu Shouyang himself was still researching.

During this time, he had also checked a lot of information, but this kind of thing was niche, and there was very little information. He had no idea how they were born.

Now that Elder Xu mentioned it, Su Ti was also very curious.

If he knew how Cursed Antiques were born, it would definitely be of great benefit to his collection of Cursed Antiques, and perhaps he could even create them himself.

"I really don't know this, please tell me."

"If I tell you, please don't be disgusted. Even many collectors of Cursed Antiques don't know about this."

"Tell me, I can handle it."

Seeing his expression, Elder Xu said in a low voice.

"They are burial items. Ninety-nine percent of Cursed Antiques are burial items."

"And they are not ordinary burials. Many are buried in special locations, with a large number of living people sacrificed and buried with the coffin. Only then is there a chance to produce Cursed Antiques."

Su Ti was stunned. He never expected that Cursed Antiques had such an origin.

"Doesn't that mean that these things in my hands were dug out of piles of dead bodies?"

Elder Xu and the others exchanged glances. Elder Xu deliberated.

"If you put it that way, it's not entirely wrong. That's roughly how it is."

Su Ti completely understood now.

It turned out that the birth process of these Cursed Antiques, which have terrifying effects, was quite inauspicious in itself.

However,

"What does it matter? Let alone being dug out of a pile of dead bodies, I wouldn't mind even if they were dug out of a cesspit."

Su Ti laughed and said this. As long as they could provide him with energy, he didn't care if they came from a pile of dead bodies or a cesspit.

Anyway, he didn't feel disgusted. He wasn't the one who killed these people. He was just collecting some relics. Besides, recycling these harmful Cursed Antiques was a good deed that benefited society.

When he said this, Elder Xu and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

They were really afraid that Su Ti would dislike Cursed Antiques and want to return them after learning the truth.

Seeing that the other party had no psychological barriers, Elder Xu also stepped forward and probed.

"I have a question for you, sir. What do you think we do?"

Su Ti looked the four of them up and down.

Except for Elder Xu, who was wearing a long gown, the other three were all dressed for close combat. Even the Dart Woman, who was a woman, was wearing a camouflage suit, with her cuffs and trouser legs tightly tied, looking very capable.

This kind of attire, in addition to being suitable for combat, was also suitable for activities in complex environments like deep mountains and old forests. They wouldn't be scratched by branches or have snakes, insects, rats, or ants crawl into their trouser legs.

Coupled with the origin of the Cursed Antiques and the identity of the seller that the other party mentioned, the answer was already obvious.

"You are tomb robbers?"

"Cough cough!"

Elder Xu coughed heavily when he heard this.

"Tomb raiding. Our jargon is tomb raiding. Tomb robbing is a prejudice that the secular world has against us. Without us, where would there be so many precious antiques on the market?"

After hearing him say so much, Su Ti also felt that there was something hidden in his words.

"Elder Xu, what do you want to say? Just say it."

Elder Xu glanced at the three people behind him and said in a low voice.

"It's like this, sir. This time we came to Nanjiang Province, in addition to trading with you, there is another matter, which is that there is a tomb here in Nanjiang, and we want to go there."

"Just go. Why tell me?"

Elder Xu shook his head and said to Su Ti in a low voice.

"Sir, you don't know, that tomb is very dangerous."