Chapter 16: Who Is the Streamer? Even Grave Robbers Don’t Know More Than You!

Live Stream Room!

Zhang Xuan cleared his throat. "Brother, what should I call you?"

Zhou Cheng: "............."

"Snow White Long Legs."

Zhang Xuan: "Then I'll call you Little White."

Zhou Cheng: "Why does that sound like my dog’s name..."

Zhang Xuan: "Then how about Little Snow?"

Zhou Cheng: "................."

"Better stick with Little White!"

Zhang Xuan: "Little White, now go around the pillar and see if there’s a small bronze beast-shaped stand with something that looks like a cigar on it."

Zhou Cheng was puzzled but followed Zhang Xuan’s instructions, circling the pillar.

After a moment, he indeed discovered, about one and a half meters up behind one of the stone pillars, a dragon-patterned bronze bowl embedded in it!

Above the dragon-patterned bronze bowl, there was a winding gray pattern spiraling up the pillar!

He leaned in for a closer look and actually saw a small bronze stick resembling a cigar inside the bowl.

It matched Zhang Xuan’s description perfectly!

"Hiss!"

"Xuan, are you a human or a ghost?"

Hearing Zhou Cheng’s voice, Zhang Xuan was a little annoyed. "What are you saying?"

"I'm very much alive. How could I be a ghost?"

Zhou Cheng was shocked. "Then how do you even know about the bronze bowl behind the pillar?"

"I’m starting to suspect you came here before us!"

"Xuan, you’re amazing!"

Zhang Xuan’s expression darkened. "Brother, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"I haven’t been here before!"

"This is knowledge, understand?"

"Foreknowledge!"

"One word to reveal the mystery!"

"This is the power of knowledge!"

"Brother, you still need to cultivate yourself!"

Zhou Cheng: "I really want to slap myself!"

Zhang Xuan: "What’s wrong?"

"Am I just too outstanding, making you feel inferior?"

"Don’t say that, geniuses aren’t common in this world."

Zhou Cheng: "It’s not that."

"I just think I have a sharp tongue and shouldn’t have praised you!"

Zhang Xuan: ".............."

"Never mind. Next time you want to slap yourself, just send the streamer a pack of cigarettes as a penalty!"

Zhou Cheng: "......................."

Chat comments: "True to form, I started to think better of you, and now you want cigarettes!"

"Streamer, stop pretending. A tomb raider knows more than you. You’re clearly a pro!"

"Praise you once and you show your true colors. So real!"

Zhou Cheng was a bit speechless, too. They were supposed to be on a tense tomb raid, but Zhang Xuan turned it into a variety show!

"Xuan, this Nine-bend Dragon Flame Everlasting Lamp is so impressive, it must be worth a lot, right?"

Zhang Xuan nodded. "According to current market prices, a complete set of this lamp is worth at least eight hundred!"

Zhou Cheng seemed surprised. "Only five hundred?"

"You said that bronze bell was worth a thousand before."

"This lamp is much bigger than that bell."

Zhang Xuan shook his head, serious. "The bronze bell has King Mu’s name inscribed on it!"

"Something with inscriptions and something without are on different levels!"

Zhou Cheng: "Alright then."

He picked up the bronze stick and fiddled with it. "What’s this?"

Zhang Xuan blinked. "What are your leaders doing?"

Zhou Cheng: "They’re examining a ding."

Zhang Xuan was taken aback. "A ding?"

Zhou Cheng: "Yeah."

Zhang Xuan thought for a moment, then said, "So your leaders aren’t paying attention to you, huh?"

Zhou Cheng: "Yeah."

Zhang Xuan: "Okay, I’ll boost your KPI for you!"

Zhou Cheng: "Huh?"

Zhang Xuan didn’t explain but sat up straight and whispered, "See that seam running around the middle?"

Zhou Cheng looked down and indeed saw a fine seam circling the bronze stick.

"Yeah, I see it!"

Zhang Xuan: "It can be opened, but it smells strongly of copper, so it might be hard to pull out."

"Be careful, try to see if you can remove it."

Following Zhang Xuan’s advice, Zhou Cheng carefully twisted it and successfully pulled off the cap, revealing a black wick-like object inside.

"Xuan, what’s this?"

Zhang Xuan stared at the wick for a moment and said, "It still works!"

"Here, blow on it!"

Zhou Cheng: "Huh?"

Zhang Xuan gave him a look. "I said blow on the wick, not... you know, go pee!"

"Brother, with your level of understanding, how are you going to inherit the family business?"

"You’re driving me crazy!"

Zhou Cheng snapped out of it and hurriedly blew on the wick.

A miraculous scene unfolded—the black wick suddenly ignited a faint flame!

Zhou Cheng’s eyes widened in shock. "Xuan!"

"Is this a fire striker?"

The viewers in the live stream were equally stunned!

"??????"

"Is it lit?"

"No way, after thousands of years, it still lights?"

"Absolutely mind-blowing!"

Zhang Xuan snapped his fingers. "Correct answer!"

"This is the fire striker used to ignite the Nine-bend Dragon Flame Everlasting Lamp!"

"Now, put it in the bronze bowl and watch the magic happen!"

His voice rose a few tones. "Everyone in the chat, watch closely!"

"Today, I’ll show you what ancient wisdom really means!"

"What true ritual feels like!"

Nearly fifty thousand viewers were thoroughly hooked.

Quietly, they watched on screen as Zhou Cheng placed the fire striker in the bronze bowl.

Zhang Xuan’s voice rang out again in the chat room. "Step back, camera, focus on the bronze bowl!"

As the camera pulled back,

the bronze bowl soon flared to life with flames!

And the flame traveled up the pillar along the winding gray pattern!

From a distance, it looked like a small fiery dragon ascending into the sky!

Zhou Cheng was equally amazed!

The flame raced upward, reaching the dome within a few breaths. Then, the dome suddenly lit up in a flash!

Four lamps mounted on the pillar erupted, with dragon mouths spitting tongues of fire nearly a meter long!

The cold, dark tomb chamber was suddenly bathed in light!

"Damn!"

"What an incredible design!"

Zhou Cheng was dumbfounded!

The viewers witnessing the entire ignition of the Nine-bend Dragon Flame Everlasting Lamp were utterly stunned!

The chat was flooded with praise and awe.

Zhang Xuan smiled with satisfaction. "How about that?"

"Didn’t lie to you, right?"

"This is the full ignition of the Nine-bend Dragon Flame Everlasting Lamp!"

"The fire dragon coils around the entire palace, with flames spewing from the mouths along its body!"

"Pure creativity and design!"

"This Nine-bend Dragon Flame Everlasting Lamp..."

Zhou Cheng: "Awesome!"

Zhang Xuan: ".............."

A voice filled with surprise and a hint of doubt came from the background: "Wow, how did the lamp light up?"

"Could it be haunted?"

Another voice chimed in: "It’s the Everlasting Lamp!"

"The lamp lighting up again is a bad omen!"

"Maybe it touched something unclean!"

Zhou Cheng: "Xuan, mute your mic for now. I’m going to put on a show for my leader!"

"Heh heh!"

Zhang Xuan nodded. "Suit yourself!"

The live stream was suddenly flooded with gifts.

"Guiding a tomb raider intern?"

"Tomb raider KPIs? It’s gotten this competitive now?"

"Not gonna lie, the streamer is truly amazing. Even these tomb raiders don’t know as much as him!"

"The Everlasting Lamp is really spectacular. If I could buy one for five million, I’d want one in my living room too. Wonder if that’s even possible."

"The guy earlier definitely deserves a punishment!"

The End.