Chapter: 5990

Zhou Liangyun smiled and said, "The Four-Sided Treasure is stored at the entrance of our family's estate in New Jersey, near New York."

As he spoke, Zhou Liangyun added, "At the entrance of my family's estate, there is a pair of extremely majestic stone lions. Inside the pedestal of the public lion, there is a hidden compartment where the Four-Sided Treasure is stored. Opening the hidden compartment is not difficult; you just need to use a small crane or forklift to lift up the body of the public lion, and the pedestal will open, revealing the hidden compartment."

Lei Chen was astonished and asked, "So important things have been sitting at your doorstep all along?"

"Ah," Zhou Liangyun smiled. "The Rockefeller family has already searched our entire estate, all our properties, and all related locations countless times. In my family's estate, there are a total of 16 hidden compartments in the walls, ceiling, and underground. They have used professional equipment to search every inch, but they never thought that the treasure was actually sitting at the entrance of the stone lions."

As he spoke, Zhou Liangyun added, "Well, the jade vessel containing the Nine Heavens Scripture is also stored in a safe place, and it has been there for twenty years without any changes. The United States was originally vast with few people, so as long as we're not in the city center, every household has a large estate area. Chinese family estates typically have two stone lions at the entrance, which are very common except that this one is hidden here;"

"It's also because my home is located in a secluded area, and the estate is at the end of a small road, with no surveillance or outsiders, so the entire process can be absolutely confidential to them. For them, it would be like something disappearing into thin air, and the stone material has been preserved for centuries, not just twenty years, but two hundred years wouldn't bring any change to it;"

"It can remain standing there, guarding the secret inside. As Lei Chen listened until this point, he couldn't help but feel astonished that such an important thing could be placed at an unguarded entrance."

"This is indeed a testament to Zhou Liangyun's extraordinary mental fortitude and willingness to take bold action. At this moment, Zhou Liangyun reminded Lei Chen, 'By the way, young master, although the situation has been going on for several months, it's possible that the Rockefeller family is still secretly monitoring me.'"

Lei Chen nodded his head: "Don't worry, Uncle Zhou; I won't let them find out. Once I'm outside, I'll bring back the Four-Sided Treasure and have it perfectly returned to its rightful owner after which I will release a message letting them know that their efforts were in vain."

Lei Chen nodded his head: "Don't worry, Uncle Zhou; as things stand now, I'll make sure they don't get a chance to look bad, making them suffer. It's as easy as turning one's hand over."

Saying that, Lei Chen looked at Zhou Liangyun and asked again: "Uncle Zhou, I have some questions to ask you."

Zhou Liangyun hastened to say: "Young master, please do speak."

Lei Chen quickly asked: "I still want to know how my father managed to touch upon the preface of the 'Nine Heavens Canon' and the 'Nine Heavens Scripture', as well as his connection with the Clearing Association?"

Zhou Liangyun sighed: "Your father has an experience similar to yours. The process by which he obtained the preface of the 'Nine Heavens Canon' is similar to the way you obtained the 'Nine Heavens Scripture'."

Lei Chen suddenly recalled some information that his maternal uncle had once mentioned, and asked in astonishment: "Could it be that my father also got the preface of the 'Nine Heavens Canon' from an antique shop?"

"Yes," Zhou Liangyun nodded heavily.

Lei Chen quickly pursued: "What exactly happened then?"

Zhou Liangyun said: "You obtained the 'Nine Heavens Scripture' because your father entrusted me to bring it to you, but he got the preface of the 'Nine Heavens Canon' purely by chance."

He went on to explain specifically: "At that time, your father and I were both fond of studying Zhou Yi and collecting Chinese antiques. So, he would often go to the antique shops in the Queen's District to look for me, and we would often study together some ancient artifacts.

"That time, I hadn't started looking for lost cultural relics abroad, only engaged in antique business. However, your father was always working on this task, so I later came under his influence and began to help him with those precious cultural relics;"

"Because we shared a common interest and common aspirations, my father and I became very good friends at that time. During that period, our family's antique shop encountered many troubles and was calculated by many people. It all relied on your father's efforts to get through the tough times. He is our whole family's benefactor."

"Zhou Liangyun sighed and recalled a moment: Twenty-some years ago, our family store in London received a decline of British aristocrat who had faced major changes at home. His family contained many antique cultural relics, including a significant portion from China. He knew that our family was quite specialized in Chinese antiques, so he came to us hoping to sell all the Chinese cultural relics at home;"

"I specially flew to London to participate in the evaluation. That aristocrat's house had a total of 487 pieces of Chinese cultural relics, including many precious items. Besides, there were two extremely valuable pieces of Qianlong-style ceramics and numerous official kiln ceramics;"

"In the antique market, Qianlong-style ceramics and Qianlong-style paintings are the ceiling in terms of porcelain prices. The price has always been very high. Official kiln ceramics are also synonymous with quality and high price, with a fixed price that is unyielding;"

"Besides, there were several palace-stored items with clear records from the Qing court, with prices even more unbeatable;" JrNovels.com