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Chapter 24 The Mysterious Power of Antiques

After Pang Wenke took out the high-tech equipment distributed by the organization and put the Xiao Tianxuan's corpse into the iron lump, the two returned to the living room. This time they sat on the sofa together, and Liu Chun took out some high-end tea that he would never normally take out and brewed some.

"It seems you really want to obtain these ancient corpses. What? Do people still have high value after they die?" Liu Chun asked while pouring tea.

Pang Wenke nodded: "Ordinary people don't need to do this, but these are not ordinary people. They came here from ancient times... I heard from the higher-ups that their purpose in traveling to the future is not friendly, which is why they have us keep an eye on that abandoned factory."

Upon hearing the words "abandoned factory," Liu Chun immediately flew into a rage: "Did you even know that we deliverymen would die?"

"I know." Pang Wenke seemed a little embarrassed. "But you should also be able to see that we are currently in a cooperative phase, and the three people who lent you money are not necessarily entirely on our side."

Now Liu Chun just wants to find a "god-like person" to give him a good beating, since Pang Wenke still owes him many favors, so he can't lay a hand on him.

Liu Chun's original intention was not to know that he had been set up, since his three drinking buddies were also members of the organization. However, Pang Wenke had already confessed.

Liu Chun didn't answer him, but instead asked, "Now let's talk about what's in those boxes you asked us to transport. That way, I can come up with a solution as soon as possible. At least there shouldn't be any problems if it's just a matter of contact, right?"

Although the boxes looked bizarre during transport and the artifacts inside were unusual, Liu Chun never actually saw them; he only opened them to take a look.

Pang Wenke nodded and explained, "Yes, as long as it's not opened during the journey, it's fine. The most crucial point is that the sealed box provides some insulation; otherwise..."

Pang Wenke, who was eating fruit, looked up at Liu Chun and asked somewhat awkwardly, "What...what's wrong with you?"

Liu Chun was so angry he wanted to beat up Pang Wenke, the man in front of him. If Pang Wenke hadn't failed to warn him beforehand, the unlocked box wouldn't have been opened.

孽 孽!

"No...no, Brother Liu really opened one of the boxes?"

Liu Chun nodded helplessly: "Yes! I saw that the box was unlocked, so I was curious and opened it to take a look. I found that it was empty. I had no idea that those 'antiques' were actually hidden in the inner compartment of the box."

"this……"

Looking at the fruit he had already finished eating, Pang Wenke was speechless for a moment, though he was actually flustered and agitated inside.

If something really happens to Liu Chun then, it will just mean that his accident will happen a few days later.

"What will happen if we open the box?" Liu Chun felt much better seeing his panicked expression.

Since things had already come to this point, Pang Wenke couldn't say much more, but he still explained the situation to Liu Chun.

"The 'antiques' are imbued with mysterious power. Experts have discovered that if anyone comes into contact with or is touched by that power, they will definitely suffer subsequent effects."

Pang Wenke opened his phone and handed it to Liu Chun: "At best, you'll become an idiot; at worst, it can lead to death. We must expel these forces from your body."

But the problem now is that it's easy to invite a Buddha but difficult to send him away. Besides, in today's future society, who still practices those unorthodox methods? Who still has the physical strength to force them out?

Once you get infected, you can only quietly wait to die.

"Then tell me what you want to do, maybe I have a way to solve it?"

Pang Wenke looked incredulous: "First, you need to possess the powerful internal energy that the 'ancient people' had in their bodies, which is to say, the vast internal strength. Try to expel it from your body. There is another method, which is the kind in cultivation novels. You need to be able to withstand the erosion of this power and merge with it. This will actually be of great benefit to your body."

"Of course, this only enhances the internal strength in your body; it doesn't allow you to truly fly on a sword or kill your enemies with a single slash."

Liu Chun pondered for a moment, and after Pang Wenke finished speaking, he asked again, "How long can this power remain inside the body without being withdrawn before the things you described happen?"

"It could take anywhere from a few days to ten days to half a month. In short, for ordinary people like us, coming into contact with this stuff is always a matter of life and death." Pang Wenke looked at Liu Chun several times with a fawning expression: "If Brother Liu comes up with any solutions later, please remember not to forget me. I'm begging you."

"Okay, I'll remember you."

Several days have passed since the box was opened, and so far, Liu Chun doesn't feel that he has done anything wrong.

Is it because there isn't enough time?

If the system could help with the check, we might get results soon.

……

After a long while, with little more to say, before Pang Wenke moved the 'ancient' corpse out of the bedroom, Liu Chun picked up the documents on the table and asked, "What did directors Jiang Wei and Fu Wei say? What is the exact start date and location for filming?"

Pang Wenke pointed to the documents in Liu Chun's hand, "The documents contain contact information and all sorts of other information you might want to know. Brother Liu, take your time to look at them when you have some free time. I need to hurry back to the organization and hand over this 'ancient' corpse."

"Then take care and don't bother seeing me off."

Although the matter of owing money to those three people has been successfully resolved, Liu Chun has gotten himself into new trouble. Even though he doesn't care about these things at all, the series of events has forced him to get involved, and he has even become an unexpected pawn in a certain plan.

"The mysterious power of antiquities?"

Liu Chun took the box out and placed it on the table, her eyes fixed on it.

I've opened it before and recently, so it's impossible that I wasn't affected... Oh, and my cousin Liu Yifei, that girl has really caused a huge mess.

"System! System!"

【Here I am. 】

"Check if there's any power within me that doesn't belong to me, and if that power could kill me. Please take a good look at me."

In just a few seconds, the light screen in front of me changed.

[Detection complete! Host is in good health, with no external influencing forces. Wishing you a pleasant life.]

So where exactly did the mysterious power of those ancient artifacts go?

Liu Chun was still hoping for something, but the system had already stopped paying attention to him.

After sitting for a while, Liu Chun suddenly picked up her phone and dialed Liu Yifei's number: "Yifei, are you asleep?"

"My family just finished dinner late and isn't going to bed yet. What are you trying to say?"

Liu Chun was about to speak, but after glancing at the script for "Lurking," he quickly changed his approach and said to her, "Oh, it's nothing serious. I just took on a role, and I was thinking of asking you to come over and help me take a look, maybe we could go over some lines."

In my past life, I could only admire Liu Yifei through television screens and occasionally indulge in a romantic relationship with her in my dreams. But all of that was too unrealistic.

But now, acting with Liu Yifei, or even just having a normal chat, like asking her to go downstairs to buy some soy sauce, is no problem at all; in fact, it's quite normal.

Regardless, spending time with a goddess is not only someone else's dream, but also Liu Chun's dream.

A salute to—time travel!