Holy crap, a turtle released during the 12th year of Qianlong? This thing is an antique! Shen Yibin's eyes widened like saucers, staring at the characters without blinking. He stared until his eyes ached, only then certain he wasn't mistaken. The words carved on the turtle's back were indeed 'the 12th year of Qianlong'.
From the worn characters, one could tell that this turtle had been released into Dongting Lake during the 12th year of Qianlong and had lived peacefully to this day. Shen Yibin couldn't help but marvel. 'The saying about tortoises living a thousand years and turtles ten thousand is no joke! How many years has it been since the 12th year of Qianlong? The grandson of the person who released it must have turned to ash long ago, but this guy is still alive and well. By the looks of it, it'll have no problem outliving me, too.'
