Chapter 107 Return to the Museum
On the vehicle heading to the city,
After Cao Yang got on the car, Wang Xiaoming smelled a strange smell, which was very familiar. He frowned and asked:
"Did you smoke?"
"Ah!"
Cao Yang obviously did not expect Wang Xiaoming to ask him such a question, and his expression was a little embarrassed: "I just took a puff, mainly because I was too bored."
Wang Xiaoming looked at Cao Yang calmly and said lightly:
"Spiritual e-cigarette oil is an important material, not for you to use casually. If Zhao Jianguo sees you like this, he will definitely reduce your material supply."
Cao Yang nodded repeatedly and promised not to do it again.
Seeing this, Wang Xiaoming said no more. Yesterday, Zhao Jianguo just told him that spiritual e-cigarette oil would be listed on the exchange list, and today he saw Cao Yang smoking spiritual e-cigarette oil.
This gave him a bad premonition.
He remembered that Cao Yang did not smoke before, but now he has exchanged spiritual e-cigarette oil, and he is also fascinated by the emotional fluctuations brought by smoking spiritual e-cigarette oil.
In fact, the supernatural e-liquid itself is not addictive. If ordinary people smoke it, they will only feel that the smell is bland and there is not much feeling.
But it is different for ghost riders to smoke it. The supernatural e-liquid has the effect of suppressing the erosion of spiritual consciousness. Smoking it will bring long-lost emotional fluctuations to ghost riders and give them a false illusion of being human again.
This is a normal reaction to suppressing the erosion of evil spirits, which is a good thing, but it becomes a bad thing for ghost riders with poor self-control.
It seems that the day when the ghost riders at the headquarters become old smokers is not far away.
But this kind of thing is not what Wang Xiaoming wants to see. In his opinion, a ghost rider can't even control his own desires. This is too much of a failure and there is no value in continuing to cultivate it.
The car drove quickly through the fields and came to the city. As expected, the city was congested, and the congested roads directly slowed down the speed of the car.
When they arrived at the Renguo Museum, it was almost noon. After sending the driver away, the two found a place nearby to have lunch first.
When they arrived at the Renguo Museum, they found that they couldn't get in.
"Do you need to make an appointment in advance?"
"Yes, gentlemen, if you want to visit, you can download our official APP and make an appointment on it."
Walking to a remote corner, Cao Yang asked: "Professor Wang, do you need me to contact the headquarters?"
"No, I have an acquaintance here." As he spoke, Wang Xiaoming took out his mobile phone to contact Huang Zhong, the deputy director of the museum, but soon he found that he did not have Huang Zhong's phone number.
Recalling the first meeting, Wang Xiaoming did not leave the other party's contact information, but fortunately he had Hou Cuijiao's phone number.
The call was dialed and soon picked up.
A slightly excited female voice came from the receiver:
"Professor Wang, is there something you want to talk to me about?"
"I want to visit the Renguo Museum today, but I can't get in because I don't have an appointment."
"Okay, okay... I know, where are you now, Professor Wang?"
"At the main entrance of the Renguo Museum."
"Professor Wang, wait a moment, I'm nearby and will be here soon."
As soon as Wang Xiaoming finished speaking, he heard a beeping sound from the receiver, and Hou Cuijiao had hung up the phone.
Wang Xiaoming frowned slightly. He was just going to ask Hou Cuijiao to make a simple call for him so that he could enter the museum. He didn't expect that Hou Cuijiao was impatient and hung up in a hurry before he finished speaking.
However, Hou Cuijiao was indeed nearby. A few minutes after hanging up the phone, Wang Xiaoming saw her jogging all the way from a distance.
"Professor Wang, long time no see." Hou Cuijiao stopped and took a few deep breaths, and continued: "I can take you in directly."
"Oh, beautiful lady!"
Cao Yang's eyes lit up when he saw Hou Cuijiao. He didn't know what he was thinking. He looked at Wang Xiaoming and said sarcastically.
Wang Xiaoming ignored Cao Yang. He said politely to Hou Cuijiao: "Then I'll trouble you."
"No trouble! No trouble!"
"..."
Then Wang Xiaoming introduced the two to each other. After a brief greeting, they set off for the Renguo Museum.
Hou Cuijiao took the lead, followed by Wang Xiaoming and Cao Yang. After showing relevant documents, they were released by security and entered the museum smoothly.
There were many people in the museum. Tourists from all over the world gathered here. They looked at the cultural relics and history exhibited around them and exclaimed from time to time.
In the crowd, Wang Xiaoming also saw several foreigners communicating in poor Chinese.
The museum's exhibitions had some minor changes from Wang Xiaoming's last visit, with some special exhibitions that attracted many tourists to stay.
The three walked through the crowded area and headed deeper into the museum.
"What does Professor Wang want to see today? Tell me and I can lead the way." Hou Cuijiao smiled and spoke cheerfully.
Wang Xiaoming looked around and said, "We don't have any plans today, so let's start with the Republic of China exhibition area. You can take us to some places with fewer people."
Although the crowds did not affect his identification, Wang Xiaoming was still used to a quieter environment.
"A place with fewer people? No problem!" Hou Cuijiao nodded. She looked around and said, "Come here with me."
The three of them followed the passage to an exhibition hall, where there were relatively few people. Wang Xiaoming walked to a booth and made an identification of the cultural relics inside.
Hou Cuijiao and Cao Yang followed behind. Watching Wang Xiaoming's actions, Cao Yang felt a little bored. He whispered to Hou Cuijiao beside him.
Time passed slowly. It was already past two o'clock in the afternoon, but there were more and more people in the museum. There were people visiting and taking pictures in every exhibition hall.
In this case, Wang Xiaoming could only "squeeze" with other tourists.
At this time, they had already walked to the exhibition area of the Tang and Five Dynasties, which contained a large number of exhibits with Tang Dynasty characteristics.
In the previous exhibition area, Wang Xiaoming had never found any items related to the supernatural.
Now that he has come to the Tang and Five Dynasties exhibition area, he perked up, because in the theory of the supernatural cycle, the Tang and Song dynasties were the period when supernatural revival occurred, and the possibility of supernatural-related items remaining was the greatest.
Hmm?
Wang Xiaoming's expression changed slightly.
Just now, a different piece of information appeared in the identification information, which was a Tang Sancai female figurine.
The female figurine was smiling and colorful, seemingly similar to other Tang Sancai, but it was revealed in Wang Xiaoming's identification that it was a supernatural item that had lost its supernatural power.
"Not bad, I found one," Wang Xiaoming said in his heart, "First write down the location number, and when I go back, let the museum send this female figurine to the headquarters."
Having successfully found an item left by an ancient ghost rider, Wang Xiaoming is more looking forward to the next one.
"Another one!"
Not long after the identification of the last Tang Sancai female figurine, Wang Xiaoming found another invalid supernatural item in the same exhibition hall.
He looked carefully at the thin-necked white porcelain bottle in front of him. It was only the size of a palm, and the glaze was delicate and shiny. Just seeing it gave people the feeling that it was a treasure.
He also wrote down the location number and continued to identify the next item. Unfortunately, after looking through the exhibition halls of the Tang and Five Dynasties, he did not find anything else, as if he had just used up all his luck.