"Darling, wait a moment," Vika stopped Yang Xi's movements. Because as Yang Xi moved, the rotted rosewood pieces were falling away, and whatever was inside would fall out too. Anticipating that there might be something valuable inside, Vika placed a soft cushion underneath and said, "Alright, darling, you can lower it slowly!" Yang Xi set down the rotted wood shavings, revealing a pitch-black object inside. "This thing looks like glass, and it's freezing cold. It can't really be glass, can it? Vika, bring the hose over so we can wash it off and take a look." With Vika bringing the water hose over, the two of them began washing it carefully.
The more they washed, the more alarmed they became, until even their breathing stopped. "Darling, it's a gorgeous jade artifact," Vika gasped. Before them lay a dark green jade dragon. The dragon was carved with lifelike detail, its mouth tightly closed, with symmetrical double nostrils and protruding rhomboid eyes. It had a mane and a dark green body, with a symmetrical single hole on its back. The dragon's head and tail happened to be on the exact same horizontal level. Yang Xi was left utterly speechless. This divine jade carving, about thirty centimeters long, was simply a miraculous object; he knew it must be a priceless treasure.
Vika picked up the jade dragon and examined it closely, marveling at its beauty and exquisite craftsmanship. Every detail of the jade dragon was executed to perfection, as if a real dragon were dancing rig…
Chapter 90