Became a vicious male mother

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The water on the table remained untouched.

Li Taihe took a few puffs of his cigarette and then stubbed it out in the ashtray.

He turned his head to look at the person who had been in a daze since just now: "Have some water."

The person who was in a daze remained silent with their head down.

The water glass was placed in the other person's hand, but they still seemed not to have come to their senses.

Li Taihe withdrew his gaze and turned to Bai Kairui beside him: "How much longer?"

"Almost there, just a few more items to go." Bai Kairui took out a small booklet from the cabinet: "Lotus roots are not hard to find, they're everywhere, but the thousand-year-old lotus root you want is really hard to find."

The night he was rescued from his enemies, Li Taihe made a condition to him while he was in a daze—that he find a thousand-year-old lotus root.

At the time, he thought he had misheard or that the man was out of his mind. He didn't want money or connections, but just a broken lotus root.

In short, after searching on and off for more than a year, I finally received some news.

"Of the 40 people involved in the group that was discovered in Honghu, Caidian, only 6 came out."

"What you want is only about half a fingertip in size."

Logically speaking, lotus roots have been around for a thousand years, so the growing environment there must be extremely stable and pristine.

This also proves that the area is extremely xenophobic towards foreign invaders.

There must be something that can eliminate foreign invaders before they can invade, thus ensuring a stable growth environment inside.

"The cemetery is six meters deep. I don't know what methods the ancients used to transport the burial goods in there."

"The test results show that it is a Song Dynasty tomb. The tomb owner is unknown in which chamber, but the items are all well preserved, including the thousand-year-old lotus root you requested."

"Right under the tomb, those who came out were all delirious. But thinking about it, it's understandable. After growing for a thousand years, the radius of this lotus root must be more than half a meter. Maybe the opening of the lotus root can even be used as a tent."

It is speculated that it may weigh several tons, truly living up to its name—a huge, intricate "underground monster".

But of the several tons of material, only half a fingertip-sized piece was brought out.

Bai Kairui sighed, feigning seriousness: "The transport process took a lot of manpower and financial resources. Many of the lotus roots rotted after being exposed to the outside air. Fortunately, the equipment arrived in time and some were preserved. If you're going to film something like that today, be prepared to go bankrupt."

!

Suddenly, Li Taihe's arm was grabbed hard by the person next to him.

The person sitting next to him seemed to have recovered from his daze.

"A thousand-year-old lotus root?"

Gu Xinglan gripped Li Taihe's arm, her eyes filled with surprise and uncertainty.

"Ah."

Li Taihe slipped away without making a sound and handed over a plate of crystal-clear green grapes.

Their eyes met for only a second before quickly looking away.

After listening to the conversation between Li Bai and the other person, he no longer had any appetite for eating and drinking.

Gu Xinglan couldn't help but feel conflicted again.

How could he have completely forgotten about this...?

System: [Host, what came to mind?]

The memories in my mind are like a jigsaw puzzle, constantly piecing together unfamiliar scenes.

My head is throbbing and aching.

In his previous life, Li Hetai was forced into a marriage alliance. It's hard to imagine that at that time, Li Hetai was unmatched in both wealth and prestige.

Yet, he was forced to marry a complete stranger by someone who was inferior to him in every way.

The turning point came from that thing on the platform—a square-shaped refrigeration and storage device that was pushed up by several people, almost half a person's height.

Within the transparent mist, something could be vaguely seen floating in the air.

fake!

That thing on the stage is fake.

With her eyes glued to the things on the stage, Gu Xinglan felt her heart pounding.

"System, what will happen if I disrupt some of the original plot lines?"

System: [Host, what came to mind?]

"The mission target... will marry someone in the future."

All I remember is that he was sitting in the audience at that wedding.

Li Hetai changed his usual dark-colored attire and wore a white suit on his wedding day, looking sophisticated and elegant.

Now that I think about it, the images in my mind are becoming clearer and clearer.

He even remembered the exact color of the tie that Li Hetai wore that day.

Amidst laughter and toasts, he was nearly fainting in the audience.

It wasn't because this person got married, but because it meant that yet another person would be poisoned by Le Ho Thai.

“Li Taihe…”

Gu Xinglan pressed down her trembling hands and said in a deep voice, "What do you need that thing for?"

Leong Tae-ho is one thing, but why does Leong Hoe-tae also need this thing, and why does it have to be genuine, even to the point of marrying a collector's daughter?

That's absolutely absurd.

"Make soup." Li Taihe smiled slightly.

Before he could react, Bai Kairui started coughing.

"Making soup?!"

"has a problem?"

"Big problem! Do you know where this was found? In a cemetery! We don't even know if this lotus root has become sentient... We don't even know how the person who ate it died, and maybe... there's even some of the corpse fluid from the tomb owner."

"..."

When the items were brought up for auction.

The screen displays various items from the cemetery, including the "Taiyi Jiuku Hushen Miaojing" copied by the tomb owner, several porcelain bottles, and several pieces of raw jade. Among them, a half-person-high refrigeration device alone has a starting bid of 40 million.

Bai Kairui touched the beads in his hand: "If I had to say what the most valuable item in the collection is, I think it would be the copy of the 'Taiyi Jiuku Hushen Miaojing' made by the tomb owner. It was sent to a private institution for restoration as soon as it came out of the ground. And look at it, the contents inside are extraordinary."

“Tell me about it,” Li Taihe continued.

"The results of the restoration agency's inspection show that the book is divided into two volumes, with different degrees of damage to the writing and paper, and the time periods of copying are different, with an interval of about ten years in between."

"The first volume is written in a smooth and unhurried running script, imitating the running script of Wang Xizhi. It has a certain real skill, and it can be seen that the tomb owner has worked hard to study the running script."

"In the second volume, the brushstrokes are vigorous and powerful, and it can even imitate the form of Yan Zhenqing's running script. In the conclusion, one can even see the shadow of Liu Gongquan. This tomb owner was a master of imitation."

After saying that, Bai Kairui shook his head with a sigh, not quite satisfied, and added, "But the second volume is much more mature than the immature first volume. I guess the tomb owner comprehended something from the Taiyi Scripture."

After listening quietly, Li Taihe pressed the bidding button directly.

The only thing they photographed was that thousand-year-old lotus root, about half the size of a fingertip.

"Sixty million?" Bai Kairui raised an eyebrow, his tone joking. "I don't think that's enough."

When someone raises the bid, the number and the auction number will appear on the screen.

The price is about to exceed 100 million.

It's all pure, unadulterated money.

Gu Xinglan, sitting next to him, was practically grinding her teeth to powder.

System: [Host, if Li Taihe's purchase of this item today could affect a crucial plot point for the target in the future, then this system does not recommend that you do so.]

I spent so much money and got a fake.

He was the only one on the field who knew, but there was nothing he could do.

Does stopping them mean that Li Taihe will stop?

If you think about it, isn't this also a kind of bargaining chip for him?

Throughout history, countless talented and ambitious individuals have proven that mastering information asymmetry is equivalent to mastering the initiative.