I Inherited 5,000 Years of Family Property-Chapter 223 - 221 Who Dares to Buy

"Everyone knows that Huaxia is a country with a very long history. As one of the four ancient civilizations of the world, many treasures have been born in the history of Huaxia, and many of their crafts cannot even be replicated in this technologically advanced era."

It was clear that Emma greatly admired Huaxia’s culture, and the reverence for Huaxia was evident between the lines.

However, to the Huaxia people at the scene, it sounded a bit mocking. As an ancient civilization, their cultural relics were not lying respectfully in the national museums but had instead been lost overseas and ended up at this auction, which was a disgrace!

"I want to see what exactly they have found!" Zhang Menglong steadied himself, resolved that today, any Huaxia item up for auction would be taken back without leaving a single one behind, and not a single cent would be spent!

Since when did someone have to pay to retrieve their own belongings that had been lost outside?

"Those who have studied Huaxia civilization might have heard that during the period of the Six States’ wars, there was a treasure known as the He’s Bi Remnant Jade!"

"He’s Bi Remnant Jade?" Zhang Menglong and Wang Ling exchanged glances. Any Huaxian would not be unfamiliar with this name – the story of ’Returning the Jade Intact to Zhao’ from their childhood textbooks was deeply etched in every Huaxia youth’s heart.

He’s Bi Remnant Jade was a famous beautiful jade in the history of Huaxia, discovered by a man named Bian He. It was hidden inside a rock and offered twice to the reigning overlords of that time, but because the craftsmen were blind to its beauty, failing to recognize the precious stone hidden within the rock, each of the monarchs had one of his legs chopped off for the crime of deceiving the emperor.

It was not until King Wen of Chu finally discovered the He’s Bi Remnant Jade hidden inside the stone that it became the national treasure of Chu State. After Emperor Qin Shi Huang unified the land, he carved the He’s Bi Remnant Jade into an Imperial Jade Seal, with the words "Granted by Heaven, May it Last Forever" inscribed on it.

Subsequently, through the generations, those coveting the Emperor’s throne fought over it, causing the Imperial Jade Seal to change hands repeatedly throughout more than two thousand years on the Shenzhou Continent. It appeared and vanished intermittently before disappearing completely, becoming one of the most valuable lost national treasures of Huaxia.

Over the years, countless archaeologists searched every nook and cranny, but not a trace of it could be found, a truly sigh-inducing fact.

Emma just mentioned the He’s Bi Remnant Jade. Could it be that the next item up for auction is the legendary Imperial Jade Seal that has been lost for so long?

Again, it was the slowly rising platform. Emma grasped the velvet cloth covering the tray and yanked it off, revealing a strange, colorful radiance that immediately elicited gasps of amazement.

"The thirteenth auction item is the Imperial Jade Seal carved from the He’s Bi Remnant Jade!"

"Whoosh!" The four people in the VIP room all stood up at once, their eyes wide as they gazed upon the square Jade Seal.

Seen from the front, the Jade Seal appeared milky white, but from the side, it emitted a faint bluish-green tint. It was squarely shaped, and the top was carved with a five-clawed dragon, the very symbol of supreme honor!

"The sides reveal a bluish color, the front a milky white, just as the Tang Dynasty documents described!" Wang Ling marveled at the Imperial Jade Seal before him. This was indeed a true national treasure!

"How on earth did this thing end up in these people’s hands?" Zhang Menglong pondered deeply, "How much effort has the nation gone through to find it, yet here they’ve discovered it? Damn miraculous!"

"Mr. Zhang, I do know a bit about that!" Ye Yin spoke up.

"Actually, during the Qin Dynasty, when Emperor Qin Shi Huang was visiting Dongting Lake, a storm caused his boat to capsize, stranding him in dangerous waters. At that time, heeding the advice of metaphysics, he threw the Imperial Jade Seal into Dongting Lake as a sacrifice to the river deity, and that was how he survived the ordeal."

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"But when he later commanded a search, nothing was found. After returning to Xianyang, he had a second Jade Seal carved from the original He’s Bi Remnant Jade, so in actuality, there are two Jade Seals!"

"Which one is this?" asked Zhang Menglong.

"This is the second one," Ye Yin replied, "The first one is currently in a small box in the collection room of your residence!"

"Nani?" Zhang Menglong’s eyes widened in disbelief.

"It was your ancestors who gathered countless laborers to fish it out of the mud in Dongting Lake ages ago."

"Ghost, isn’t this too spectacular?" Zhang Menglong exclaimed in surprise, "Such a big deal, could Emperor Qin Shi Huang really not have known?"

"Of course he knew, but what could he have done about it?" Ye Yin laughed, "Do you think the enormous manpower and resources Emperor Qin Shi Huang used to unite the six states came from nowhere?"

"...It wasn’t my ancestor..."

"It was indeed your ancestor who sponsored it!" said Ye Yin, "Back then, seventy percent of the taxes collected by Emperor Qin Shi Huang were used to pay off your ancestor’s debts. How could he have dared to criticize your ancestor? It’s just that your ancestor preferred the life of idleness and was not interested in the troublesome job of being Emperor, otherwise how could it have been Ying Zheng’s turn?"

"Awesome, I’m flabbergasted," said Zhang Menglong before he asked again, "What about that Imperial Jade Seal now?"

"The last time that Imperial Jade Seal appeared was during the time when Zhu Wen usurped power from the Tang Dynasty, after that it vanished without a trace. Actually, it was stolen by a general under Zhu Wen, instigated by a European merchant. That merchant paid the general a sum of money and later took it and left the Huaxia mainland, until now when it has once again surfaced, I suspect it must have always been in the hands of that merchant’s descendants, otherwise such a treasure could not possibly have been without any news."

Zhang Menglong nodded, "All that is not important, what’s important is that we must bring it back to Huaxia this time!"

"Now, let’s start the auction for this Imperial Jade Seal!"

"The Imperial Jade Seal of Huaxia, it’s so intriguing, I must buy it for my collection!"

"This thing is pretty much a national treasure! If it were in Huaxia, it would definitely not appear at an auction!"

"So beautiful! So beautiful! This is definitely the finest piece of art! A symbol of imperial power, I want to bring it back to our Royal Family!"

"Ahem!" Zhang Menglong was the first to make a sound.

"That Huaxian isn’t going to spend money on it again, is he?"

"Very likely, he buys all those useless things, how could he possibly pass up such a national treasure?"

"There’s no way again, who can compete with him!"

"Hehe, but this time it’s different. For other items, if the price is really too high, I guess he would give up, but for something like this, no matter how expensive, I’m afraid he won’t let go. I’ve heard that Zhang Menglong is extremely patriotic!"

"Oh? Then this is going to be interesting, he’s sure to play the sucker!"

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"Just watch, there will definitely be people who maliciously drive up the price. Who made him so arrogant, to dismiss so many of us?"

"Mr. Zhang, are you planning to make a bid?" Emma looked in Zhang Menglong’s direction with a beaming smile, already fantasizing about a very beautiful figure.

"No, this time, I don’t plan to bid," Zhang Menglong replied.

"You don’t plan to bid? You’re not planning to compete for this Imperial Jade Seal? It must have great significance to Huaxia, right?"

"I only said I don’t plan to bid, but I didn’t say I won’t take it back with me!" said Zhang Menglong, "The starting price is 0 euros, right?"

"Yes, Mr. Zhang, there’s no reserve price for anything, but if you don’t bid, others will definitely compete fiercely!"

Zhang Menglong raised his voice: "Then I’ll bid 0 euros! Let’s see, who dares to buy it today!"