Lu Huaiyuan was reborn and returned to 1999. In his previous life, he was a down-and-out antique dealer who was framed and heavily in debt. With a memory and sharp eyesight that was twenty years ahead of his time, he started from a broken bowl on the foot of a table in the flea market, earned his first pot of gold, and stepped into the bottomless world of antiques.
He met Zhou Jikun, an upright retired expert, but he was also targeted by local snake Liu Saner and smuggling leader Qi Ye. In order to protect himself, he pretended to seek refuge with Master Qi, secretly cooperated with the police, and obtained the key ledger - which not only recorded a huge smuggling network, but also pointed to a high-ranking protective umbrella.
During the investigation, Lu Huaiyuan discovered the secret that the old master "Old Ghost" guarded with his life: a hidden inheritance aimed at recovering the lost national treasure, codenamed "Golden Gate". He was forced to flee north, narrowly escaping death in Panjiayuan, and finally handed over the irrefutable evidence. Qi Ye, Mr. Q and Mr. Luo, the protective umbrella, were arrested one after another.
After the dust settled, Lu Huaiyuan used his bonus to open a serious shop called "Huaigu Zhai", determined to take a different path. However, the last clue left by the old ghost shows that behind the huge smuggling network, there seems to be a more mysterious "Mr. Lin" who has never surfaced...
