The Stone Statues did not look particularly well made, and they were certainly not relics of some ancient people. Of course, it was not their shapes that caught Tang Changsheng's eye. It was one statue among them. Yes, a deity statue...
"Oh!" Ling Xiaoyu followed Tang Changsheng's gaze. "Why does that look familiar?"
The tall, dark-skinned man laughed again. "You're from Hua, right? No wonder it looks familiar. They say this Three-Eyed Deity Statue came from your country's Ancient Qiang."
"Are you sure it's an Ancient Qiang deity statue?" Tang Changsheng asked, his expression strange.
"Of course. This exhibition is a mixed bag. Most of these are pieces from storage... You know, the kind they have too many of to display regularly, but that aren't valuable enough to get much attention.
"They brought a lot of them out this time and asked us to help clean them... It's a chance for us students to get some practical experience, too."
Not a word of their conversation escaped Tang Changsheng.
But all his attention was fixed on the statue.
It was only the size of his palm!
Yes, it was a deity statue. Its proportions were exaggerated, its head unusually long and large, yet it was utterly unremarkable among the other carvings.
Even so, Tang Changsheng recognized it at a glance. It had to be a deity statue: a Three-Eyed Deity Statue wearing Golden Armor and a battle robe.
This thing definitely isn't thousands of years old, Tang Changsheng thought.
If it had truly lain buried for thousands of years, time would have worn away every last trace of its spiritual radiance.
Yet this supposed Ancient Qiang deity statue still held a trace of that radiance. It even possessed a peculiar power Tang Changsheng could sense.
Interesting. Very interesting!
Tang Changsheng would