Chapter 437 - Chapter 437: The Ashes of the Old Man in the Mountain (2/2)

Yet the so-called prizes laid out here amounted to only about ten billion in total.

However, he didn’t say much more and went on to appraise all the calligraphy, paintings, and murals on the platform.

Even the masks standing below the platform were repeatedly praised by the elderly man.

Jin Lingsu’s initially cold face suddenly became excited.

She understood that with Chen Yu’s character, the prizes he won would definitely be shared with her.

It would just cover the losses of her private gold reserve.

Time passed without knowing how long, the sky gradually dimmed, and the lively scenes on the streets slowly dispersed.

Chen Yu and Jin Lingsu were arranged by the masked elder to stay inside the castle.

At night, the masked elder brought a plate of specially prepared roast meat to Chen Yu’s room.

“Mr. Chen, there are some things I would like to ask your advice on!”

Chen Yu was somewhat surprised; he had already said all he needed to during the day, and what could require consultation at his room at this hour?

But seeing the aromatic roast meat on the table, Chen Yu also put aside his doubts.

He grabbed a piece of roast meat, bit into it, and his eyes immediately sparkled.

“What is this meat? It’s so delicious!”

The masked elder chuckled, “This is a camel raised in a special way on Mount Augustus; it tastes very fresh and delicious.”

Chen Yu didn’t care about anything else and began eating heartily.

The masked elder took out a gold foldbook from his body and placed it on the table.

“Seeing Mr. Chen’s elegance today, I greatly admire you, so there is another matter I’d like to trouble you with.”

Chen Yu glanced and noticed that the gold foldbook seemed to be engraved with a map.

In some places on it were marked symbols resembling Buddha statues.

Linking the map together, it could be found that all the marked places were ancient Buddhist grottoes.

“You’re not thinking of having me steal from these Buddhist grottoes, are you?”

The masked elder waved his hands repeatedly.

“How could I ask you to do something so sleazy? I merely want you to take out a Buddha’s bone relic.”

Chen Yu immediately furrowed his brows.

The religious beliefs of Mount Augustus didn’t belong to Buddhism, so what would they want with a Shariputra without any reason?

Seeing Chen Yu’s confusion, the masked elder quickly took out a letter from the side.

“Actually, that Shariputra was originally from Mount Augustus, but it was borrowed by the Buddhist grottoes. Unfortunately, the people who made the deal have all passed away! Including myself, no one has ever seen that Shariputra and can’t distinguish whether it’s genuine…”

Chen Yu instantly understood; they wanted him to authenticate the Shariputra incidentally.

“I can certainly agree to this, but even if the Buddha’s bone relics were originally yours, taking them back seems to be of no use to you.”

The masked elder sighed in resignation.

“Mr. Chen may not know, but this Shariputra actually belongs to the first generation of elders from the mountains!”

Chen Yu couldn’t help but widen his eyes; he had never dreamed it would be like this.

If that was the case, then it shouldn’t be called Shariputra, but remains instead.