‘Not really. It can sell for more than the one you’re holding!’ “How’s that possible?” I smiled faintly, “If you don’t believe me, just ask the owner of this market if he wants to buy it.” “Such a small piece of stone?” ’Yes, just ask him what it means to be blind!’
He looked at me in disbelief, ‘That…that sounds a bit…’ ‘Don’t worry, just tell him I won’t sell it for less than 10,000 yuan, and I’ll even install it for you!’ After saying that, I continued shopping, but after just a few minutes, five or six people surrounded me. But they didn’t mean any harm, they were just very nervous. ‘Our manager would like to invite you to come up and have a seat.’ ‘No thanks, I’ll wait for him at the entrance. Okay, if you could just get me a ladder on your way there.’
A few people followed me to the entrance. At the entrance was a huge jade carving of nine dragons playing in the water. It was made of green jade, the dragons were well carved, and the water was also good, except that the pupil in one of the dragons’ eyes was fake, glued on, and so it wouldn’t move. I stood on the ladder and looked down: ’Where’s the 10,000 yuan I asked for?’ Someone immediately handed me a bundle of RMB. I took it and looked at the manager, as everyone called him: ‘I can do it now!’ He nodded, and I could tell that he was still very nervous.
I gave the knife a sharp thrust, and the jade fell out of my hand. I took the grain of jade out of my pocket and said, ‘Watch closely, I’m going to put a golden eye on the dragon today!’ With that, I embedded the grain of jade, of course using some skill and strength, but it fit perfectly. The dragon with the golden eye was instantly transformed. The manager and the people around him were dazzled, their eyes brighter than the lights. ‘Thank you, Your Highness,’ someone said suddenly, and I was taken aback. What was this person talking about? The manager gave the person a glare and smiled, ‘Your name, young lady?’ ‘Tang. My name is Tang Ziyu.’ Everyone looked at me in shock, and then no one said anything. Manager, I don’t want the 10,000 yuan. I want you to find some people to take us to see Qilin Mountain. Is that possible?’ The manager’s face was still pale, but he was the calmest of everyone, “Yes, Miss Tang, you can go wherever you want!”
That was how we got our guide into the mountains. And the people in the town were very nice to us from that day on. The manager even booked us into the best hotel in town, and somehow found a jeep and some horses for us to use. My teacher almost cried, because last time he was beaten out of the house. After entering the mountain a few times, we got a rough idea of the mountain, and then we decided to enter one of the caves today and begin our internal exploration. We were well prepared, each person bringing three days’ worth of dry food and water, as well as the necessary things.
I had a big bag with a lot of stuff in it, so my senior didn’t let me carry the computer and water, saying that he would carry the heavy stuff. But I didn’t expect that many coincidences would lead to a necessity. When we put down our bags to rest, my bag was gone. I immediately felt around the ground, and found that it had fallen into a small cave next to it. I was the smallest person in the group, and it was my own bag. I immediately crawled inside, and so began my journey through the cave.
I chose to climb into the cave to get my bag, but the professor was a bit worried, because no one had ever gone in there before. So he asked me to bring a lifeline, which I thought was a bit of an overreaction, as the bag was in plain sight. I fastened the lifeline and smiled at everyone. I noticed that the two guides were looking at me strangely, as if they were nervous. I climbed in, grabbed my bag, and then made a decision that I myself was not sure about: I switched on the torch. In the light of the flashlight, I found that the cave was very low, but the bottom of the cave was very smooth, like ice.