Chapter 107 Return to the Museum

On vehicles heading to the city,

After Cao Yang got on the bus, Wang Xiaoming smelled a strange smell. This smell was very familiar. He frowned and asked:
"Did you smoke?"

"what!"

Cao Yang obviously didn't 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:

"Spiritual smoke oil is an important material, not for you to use casually. If Zhao Jianguo sees you like this, he will definitely reduce your supply."

Cao Yang nodded repeatedly and promised not to make the same mistake again.

Seeing this, Wang Xiaoming said no more. Yesterday, Zhao Jianguo had just told him that the spiritual e-liquid would be put on the redemption list, and today he saw Cao Yang smoking the spiritual e-liquid.

This gave him a bad feeling.

He remembered that Cao Yang didn't smoke before, but now he has exchanged for the spiritual e-liquid and has become addicted to the emotional fluctuations brought by smoking the spiritual e-liquid.

In fact, the spiritual e-liquid itself is not addictive. If ordinary people smoke it, they will only feel the smell is bland and not have much feeling.

But it is different for ghost riders. The spiritual e-liquid has the effect of suppressing the erosion of spiritual consciousness. Smoking it will bring long-lost emotional fluctuations to ghost riders and make them have a false illusion of becoming human again.

This is a normal reaction to suppressing the invasion of evil spirits, which is a good thing, but it becomes a bad thing for ghost riders who have poor self-control.

It seems that the day when the ghost rider at headquarters becomes a heavy smoker is not far away.

However, this was not what Wang Xiaoming wanted to see. In his opinion, a ghost rider who couldn't even control his own desires was too much of a failure and was not worth continuing to train.

The car drove quickly through the fields and arrived in the city. As expected, the city was congested and the congested roads directly slowed down the car speed.

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.

When they arrived at the Renguo Museum, they found that they could not enter.

“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 secluded corner, Cao Yang asked, "Professor Wang, do you need me to contact the headquarters?"

"No need, I have an acquaintance here." As he spoke, Wang Xiaoming took out his mobile phone to contact the museum's deputy director Huang Zhong, but he soon found that he did not have Huang Zhong's phone number.

Recalling their first meeting, Wang Xiaoming did not keep the other party's contact information, but fortunately he had Hou Cuijiao's phone number.

The call was made and was quickly picked up.

A slightly excited female voice came from the receiver:

"Professor Wang, is there anything you want to talk to me about?"

"I wanted to visit the Renguo Museum today, but I couldn't get in because I didn't have a reservation."

"Okay, okay... I understand. Where are you now, Professor Wang?"

"It's right in front of the Renguo Museum."

"Professor Wang, wait a moment. I'm nearby and will be there soon."

As soon as Wang Xiaoming finished speaking, he heard a beep from the receiver. Hou Cuijiao had hung up the phone.

Wang Xiaoming frowned slightly. He was just planning to ask Hou Cuijiao to make a simple phone call for him so that he could enter the museum. Unexpectedly, Hou Cuijiao was impatient and hung up in a hurry before he could finish his words.

However, Hou Cuijiao was indeed nearby. A few minutes after hanging up the phone, Wang Xiaoming saw her jogging towards him from a distance.

"Professor Wang, long time no see." Hou Cuijiao paused and took a few deep breaths before continuing, "I can take you in directly." "Hey, you beautiful lady!"

Cao Yang's eyes lit up when he saw Hou Cuijiao. No one knew what he was thinking. He looked at Wang Xiaoming and said in a sarcastic tone.

Wang Xiaoming ignored Cao Yang and said politely to Hou Cuijiao: "Then thank you for your help."

"No trouble! No trouble!"

"..."

Wang Xiaoming then introduced the two to each other, and after a brief greeting, they set off towards the Renguo Museum.

Hou Cuijiao took the lead, followed by Wang Xiaoming and Cao Yang. After showing relevant documents, security let them in and they entered the museum smoothly.

There are a lot of people in the museum, and tourists from all over the world gather here. They look at the cultural relics and history exhibited around them, and exclaim in amazement from time to time.

In the crowd, Wang Xiaoming also saw several foreigners communicating in broken Chinese.

There have been some subtle changes in the museum's exhibitions since Wang Xiaoming's last visit. There are some special exhibitions, which have attracted many tourists to stay.

The three of them walked through the crowded area and headed deeper into the museum.

"What does Professor Wang want to see today? You can tell me and I can show you the way." Hou Cuijiao said with a smile on her face and a cheerful tone.

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 crowded environment does not affect his identification skills, Wang Xiaoming is still accustomed to a quieter environment.

"A place with fewer people? No problem!" Hou Cuijiao nodded. She looked around and said, "Follow me over here."

The three of them followed the corridor to an exhibition hall where there were relatively few people. Wang Xiaoming walked to a booth and began to identify the cultural relics inside.

Hou Cuijiao and Cao Yang followed behind. Watching Wang Xiaoming's actions, Cao Yang felt a little bored. He started chatting in a low voice with Hou Cuijiao beside him.

Time passed slowly, and it was already past two in the afternoon, but there were more and more people in the museum, and there were people visiting and taking pictures in every exhibition hall.

In this situation, Wang Xiaoming could only squeeze together with other tourists.

At this time they had arrived at the Tang and Five Dynasties exhibition area, 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 exhibition area of ​​the Tang and Five Dynasties, 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.

Ok?
Wang Xiaoming's expression changed slightly.

Just now, a unique piece of information appeared in the identification information. It was a Tang Sancai female figurine.

The female figurine has a smile on her face and is brightly colored. It looks similar to other Tang tri-color pottery. However, Wang Xiaoming's appraisal revealed that it is a supernatural object that has lost its supernatural power.

"Good, I found one," Wang Xiaoming thought to himself, "Write down the location number first, and then ask the museum to send this female figurine to the headquarters when I get back."

Having successfully found an item left behind by an ancient ghost rider, Wang Xiaoming is even more looking forward to what’s next.

"There's another one!"

Not long after the identification of the last Tang Sancai female figurine, Wang Xiaoming discovered another ineffective supernatural object 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, with a delicate and shiny glaze. Just looking at it gave people the feeling that it was a treasure.

Wang Xiaoming also noted the location number and continued to identify the next item. Unfortunately, after he finished looking at the exhibition halls of the Tang and Five Dynasties, he did not make any other discoveries, as if he had just used up all his luck.

(End of this chapter)