HCB Chapter 444 This is not a dark room, it is a mountain of gold and silver
Chapter 444 This is not a dark room, it is a mountain of gold and silver
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the lock open with a "click".
The top layer was covered with thick velvet, and on it were placed a dozen bone carvings with a bluish-white sheen.
There are slender finger bones that have been carved into flutes, with fine lines remaining on the joints.
The palm-sized skull was hollowed out into an incense burner, and the eye sockets were inlaid with rubies, which looked like solidified blood beads under the light.
Next to it was a sandalwood box, with hundreds of ivory beads neatly stacked inside. Each bead was carved with intricate cloud patterns and was dazzlingly white.
In the corner were piled some fist-sized agate ornaments, carved with statues of Tibetan Buddhist guardian deities.
Red like fire, black like ink, each statue has a ferocious expression, and even the fangs at the corners of the mouth are carved clearly.
Lin Panpan peeked inside the safe and her eyes widened.
There were several ivory tusks piled up in a mess inside, as thick as calves, with densely packed patterns carved on the surface, all of which were images of Bodhisattvas, lotus flowers, etc.
Next to it are small ornaments carved from ivory, including vases and incense burners. Each one is carved with great precision, and even the patterns on the petals can be seen clearly.
In addition to ivory, the cabinet is also filled with various Buddhist treasures.
She picked up a string of beads and found that they were engraved with many eye-shaped patterns. She counted them and found that each bead had nine eyes. "Could this be the legendary nine-eyed Dzi bead?"
Gu Mobai held the Nine-Eyed Dzi Bead in his hand and examined it repeatedly under the light. "This thing is a sacred object in Tibetan Buddhism, a genuine old Dzi Bead."
The nine eyes represent nine kinds of merits in Tibetan Buddhist culture and symbolize good qualities such as compassion, so they have always been valued by believers and collectors.
The price of genuine old Dzi beads is very amazing because of their small number and high historical and cultural value.
Lin Panpan vaguely remembered that a well-preserved nine-eyed Dzi bead was sold at an auction for tens of millions of yuan.
The price of old Dzi beads of ordinary quality ranges from one million to several million yuan.
A nine-eyed Dzi bead like this one in good condition should be worth tens of millions.
Lin Panpan carefully wrapped up the nine-eyed Dzi bead and said, "It seems that this Mr. Tang San is also a Buddhist..."
Gu Mobai squatted down and snorted coldly:
"A true Buddhist has compassion in his heart, but these bone carvings and bloody collections in his safe...
This is not a belief at all; it is clearly using religion as a fig leaf to do all the evil things in the world.
Look at that thing, it has stained so many lives, it has become an evil thing!"
Lin Panpan stared at the colorful things in the safe and kept muttering:
"This Third Master Tang is truly bizarre, hiding precious Dzi beads, agate necklaces, and even jade Buddha statues.
How did you accumulate so many bones again? "
She curiously reached out to grab a bone plaque with carved patterns, but was suddenly grabbed by Gu Mobai by the wrist.
"Don't move!" Gu Mobai pointed at the dark red lines on the sign: "This is made by grinding human bones. Look at the incense burner over there--"
He pointed to the strangely shaped black object next to him:
“This is also made from skull cutouts.
In Tibetan Buddhism, using human bones as ritual implements is only used in very few special ceremonies of Tantric Buddhism.”
Lin Panpan stared at the strange human bone artifacts and couldn't help but frown and asked, "Why does Tantric Buddhism use bones to make magical instruments? Isn't that creepy?"
Gu Mobai explained:
“The Tantric Buddhism in Tibetan Buddhism is different from the Buddhism we usually see. They pay more attention to the convenient methods of practice.
In their opinion, people are trapped in their bodies when they are alive, and when they die, their bones are just empty shells.
Using the bones of deceased monks as ritual implements is to remind everyone that life and death are impermanent and that we should not be too attached to the physical body.
He pointed to the intricately carved bone objects and continued:
"But this has a big prerequisite. It must be a highly respected practitioner who voluntarily leaves his remains, and they must go through very strict and complicated rituals in the temple.
Now, these bones of Mr. Tang Sanye that are of unknown origin might have been obtained illegally.
It's completely different from a proper religious ceremony; it's a completely evil business."
Lin Panpan picked and chose, and picked out some good collections and said:
“Those human bones are so creepy, let’s just forget about it!
But I find it strange that there is no money or gold. Don’t wealthy people usually have these things? "
Gu Mobai kept groping around in the room: "I think there should be a secret room in here. These people are the ones who understand the principle of having three burrows."
Lin Panpan groped along the inside of the safe, and her fingertips suddenly touched a raised area.
When the velvet covering was pulled aside, a small bronze Buddha the size of a palm was revealed. The Buddha statue was holding a lotus in its hand, and the base was engraved with dense Sanskrit.
She tried to press down, and with a "click", the bookcase at the base of the wall slowly slid open, revealing a dark entrance.
As I stepped into the dark room, a soft light suddenly appeared under my feet.
Looking down, I saw that the entire ground was covered with snow-white marble, so smooth that you could see your reflection in it.
When I looked up again, I saw that my head was densely covered with night-shining pearls as big as eggs, illuminating the entire room.
When she saw clearly what was in the room, Lin Panpan almost screamed.
There were gold bars half a person's height stacked in the corner of the wall, shining brightly and piercing the eyes.
In the mahogany box next to it, jade bracelets and agate ornaments were piled to the brim. Any handful you grabbed would contain fist-sized gems.
In the middle stood an altar made of pure gold, on which stood a diamond-studded Buddha statue. Even the four legs of the altar were wrapped with gold threads.
"This is not just a dark room, it's a mountain of gold and silver.
No wonder there are so many traps; just one of them would be enough for an ordinary person to live for several lifetimes." Lin Panpan's fingers trembled as she touched the cold white marble wall.
This was the first time in her life that she had seen so much real gold and silver piled up together.
Gu Mobai sneered and said, "Those who run casinos are rich. Never mind all that. Let's move first and talk later!"
Lin Panpan pulled away the pile of silk and gasped instantly. In front of her was a half-person-high ivory carved boat.
The hull is carved with great detail; the cloud patterns on the sails, the carvings on the side, and even the crew on the deck are all lifelike.
The entire ship was carved from a single piece of huge ivory. The mast alone was as thick as a wrist and glowed white under the light of the night pearl.
In the camphorwood box next to her, there were a few treasures that made her heart beat faster.
Gu Mobai said calmly:
"This is a Ming Dynasty blue and white plum vase with a lotus pattern, and this is a pair of Qing Dynasty gilt cloisonné enamel incense burners."
There is a scroll hidden in the corner, which, when unfolded, turns out to be a copy of "Along the River During the Qingming Festival".
Although it is not an authentic work by Zhang Zeduan, the brushwork is fluent, and even the small boats on the Bian River and the pedestrians on the bridge are clearly depicted.
"This Third Master Tang has practically brought the museum home!
With so many treasures, any one of them is enough to buy several houses." Lin Panpan swallowed and said.