Intern C retracted a message.

A certain department head messaged the intern privately, away from the group chat. His tone was gentle. "Xiao Yang, what was this ’evidence’ you just mentioned?"

"There are so many people in the group chat. Before we get to the bottom of things, I think it’s best we talk privately, don’t you agree?"

Intern Xiao Yang: Actually, my uncle has also watched Doctor Wen’s live streams. He’s quite interested in her.

Intern Xiao Yang: My uncle once told me that there are too many mysterious things in this world. We can’t define the world based on our own assumptions. It’s a vast world, full of wonders.

Department Head: The dean is right. That’s how it should be. Especially you kids—you should all get out and see more of the world!

Intern Xiao Yang: So I think Doctor Wen’s live stream is just another facet of the world, isn’t it? Is what we currently understand of psychology the entirety of the field? Isn’t it possible there’s a branch of psychology we haven’t discovered yet, and therefore haven’t studied?

Department Head: Ah, you’re right. I think the dean is right. I’ll pay more attention to this Doctor Wen before I say anything else next time. Let’s just drop the matter for now. We won’t reply in the group chat.

Intern Xiao Yang: Understood, sir.

Such is a microcosm of the world.

*

*

Wen Ying watched her live stream as the viewer count surged again, reaching one and a half million. However, once the count surpassed one million, the platform often stopped displaying the specific number.

"Patient Younan Pinming, you wanted the first call-in spot. Let’s connect now."

A lean man of about forty appeared on screen. He smiled at the stream, an endless desert stretching out behind him.

[He’s different from what I imagined. I thought Younan Pinming would be some big boss sitting in an office, sipping tea all day.]

[Is that guy in the desert? What an idiot. Isn’t he afraid something will happen to him out there alone?]

[He looks like he’s in good shape. Is that what he’s counting on? He has zero respect for the power of nature!]

[Don’t worry, nature will teach him a lesson.]

"Welcome to my stream, Patient Younan Pinming."

"Thank you, Doctor Wen, and thank you to all the viewers for your concern. I’m definitely not here alone. No matter how confident I am, I don’t have the guts to cross the desert by myself, so don’t worry."

As Younan Pinming spoke, he took the pack off his back. From it, he pulled out a small, intricately embroidered pouch.

"I have something here. Doctor Wen, can you deduce what it is?"

As he said this, he sent a gift worth one thousand yuan.

Although the call-in was a prize, he had no intention of not paying for the privilege.

[Whoa! Is he testing Doctor Wen to see if she’s the real deal?]

"Han Dynasty Five Coins."

"To be precise, Kuishi Five Coins."

Younan Pinming nodded. He wasn’t particularly surprised, feeling that his judgment of Doctor Wen had been correct.

’She’s a capable person.’ 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

[What are Han Dynasty Five Coins? Why haven’t I ever heard of them?]

[Sounds like some kind of copper coin from the name, right? Are we getting a history lesson in Doctor Wen’s stream now?]

Younan Pinming took the object out of the embroidered pouch. The audience saw a copper coin appear in his hand. It looked old, its inscription worn away, and it was shabby and covered in grime.

If the physical object were placed in front of them, probably no one would have thought it was a copper coin with any historical value.

[My god! Are we witnessing the appearance of a real antique?]

[Rich people really are different. The things they just casually pull out are antiques we’ve never even seen or heard of! That must be worth a lot, right?]

"This copper coin weighs 3 grams and is worth about one thousand four hundred yuan."

As Wen Ying spoke, the audience was stunned. [Fourteen hundred yuan? Did I hear that right? I thought it would be millions!]

Younan Pinming chuckled. "Doctor Wen is correct. This one is indeed only worth about fourteen hundred yuan."

[Why bring out something so worthless? I feel like there’s more to this than meets the eye! I’m not jumping to any conclusions!]

"You brought out this copper coin, you know its value, and you’re near the Loulan Ancient City. It all speaks for itself."

[HOLY SHIT! Loulan Ancient City? How could she tell it’s the Loulan Ancient City? All you can see in the video is desert, right?]

[Doctor Wen’s skills are getting more and more incredible!]

"Hahaha! This is indeed the Loulan Ruins." As Younan Pinming spoke, he turned the camera to a different angle.

This time, everyone in the stream could see it. What appeared on camera was, indeed, the Loulan Ruins. The irregular, squarish outline of the ancient city was clearly visible. Over the years, the history of the Loulan Ancient City has become more widely known, even being featured in TV shows. As a result, upon seeing these ruins in the desert, most people could recognize them as the Loulan Ancient City.

"I did indeed come here for a reason. Doctor Wen, care to guess again?"

Younan Pinming sent another gift worth one thousand yuan.

"These Kuishi Five Coins are indeed not valuable enough for you to go to all the trouble of coming to the Loulan Ancient City. That’s because, besides this ancient coin, you also brought something else: a County Kingdom Five Coins Copper Coin Mold."

As Wen Ying said this, her expression remained calm, without a single ripple of emotion.

[What’s that now? Why add ’Copper Coin Mold’? Am I just ignorant, or is this knowledge just too obscure?]

[Definitely obscure! I’ve heard of plenty of copper coins, but I’ve never heard of this ’Copper Coin Mold’ thing!]

"The value of this County Kingdom Five Coins Copper Coin Mold is also much higher than the Kuishi Five Coins—around one hundred twenty thousand yuan, with a weight of about 1,433 grams."

[That can’t be the weight of a single copper coin, can it? That thing isn’t a copper coin, is it?]

Hearing Wen Ying say this, Younan Pinming felt a flicker of surprise, but it was still within an acceptable range. After all, both of these items had appeared on the market before, so it was normal that people knew of them.

The price and weight were also known to some.

"Both of these items were indeed excavated in Loulan. You really know a lot, Doctor Wen. If everyone would like to see, I can take it out and show you all."

Younan Pinming was clearly a generous man, and he directly took out the County Kingdom Five Coins Copper Coin Mold.

Only then did the viewers realize that this was indeed not a copper coin, but a tool used for casting them—in layman’s terms, a mold.

Engraved on the rectangular tool were 14 copper coin impressions, arranged in two rows, with a triangular sprue in the middle for pouring.

[I’ve learned something new! So that’s how copper coins were made!]

[These two items together are worth less than one hundred thirty thousand yuan, right? Is that really worth it for a big boss to come all the way to the Loulan Ancient City? I’ve heard a lot of legends about this ancient city. I wonder what Boss Younan is here to do. Treasure hunting?]

[It’s not illegal to treasure hunt there, is it? If it’s real, I want to go too!]

Younan smiled at the comments but didn’t say anything.