Zuo Shan saw Chu Chen's surprised look and asked him what was going on. After listening to Chu Chen's explanation, he realized that these gold and silver ingots were called gold and silver collars. They were rare antiques and their value could not be compared to the price of gold and silver on the market. to calculate. This made Zuo Shan marvel at this and felt that this was normal. Otherwise, the two of them had traveled thousands of miles to Xiazhou and only brought back a few ordinary gold and silver ingots. He felt that it was a waste of Chu Chen's time. Zuo Shan had said before that it was likely to rain today, so the two of them quickly packed their luggage and put all the gold and silver collars in their backpacks. However, the box was severely corroded, so Chu Chen threw it away. After entering the pit, they hurried away. However, Chu Chen may not have expected that the large pit they did not bury to save trouble would be discovered by nearby villagers a few months later. Moreover, because of the boxes left in the pit, the villagers who found it thought that someone was digging here. Out of the treasure. This villager has an outspoken personality and can't hide things in his heart, so he publicized the matter after returning home. So the news spread from one to ten and then to a hundred. Many people knew the news about the treasure and came to hunt for it. For a time, the news about the treasure was flying all over the sky. Some people just randomly found a place nearby and started digging. As a result, the surrounding mountains were dug into pits and pits, which was terrible to look at. , things slowly calmed down. Fortunately, Chu Chen had already found and taken away the real treasure by then, otherwise it would have been possible for someone else to get there first. This is something for later, let¡¯s not mention it for now. Chu Chen didn¡¯t know that this incident would lead to such consequences later. He and Zuo Shan went out of the mountain and went directly to the roadside to stop a car. Return to the hotel they booked before. I changed my clothes and went out to enjoy a delicious meal again. Chu Chen took Zuo Shan back to the room, and then took out the pair of landscape and figure bottles and the pen holder. See these three things. Zuo Shan said in surprise: "Hey, Mr. Chu, how come the scenery up here is similar to the one on the treasure map?" Chu Chen nodded and said: "Yes, the patterns on these three things are probably related. Clues to the real treasure. " "What? You mean, what we just discovered is not actually a real treasure?" Zuo Shan looked extremely surprised when he heard what Chu Chen said. Those gold and silver collars are already very precious, so what kind of treasure is the real treasure? "From the information I got, it should be like this, but as for whether it is, I'm not sure." Chu Chen shook his head, and then told Zuo Shan about the information about the treasure. Of course, for Protect the secret of your own powers. He embellished the message somewhat. But even so, Zuo Shan was still dumbfounded. It wasn't that he thought the process by which Chu Chen obtained the treasure map was a bit miraculous, but that the final treasure turned out to be such a treasure as the national jade seal. "Young Master Chu, is it really the imperial seal?" Zuo Shan asked with a slightly trembling voice. Chu Chen smiled slightly: "Zhang Huoni did say it was the imperial seal, but whether he made it up or not can only be confirmed after finding the treasure." Regarding Zuo Shan's reaction. Chu Chen thought it was normal. After all, passing down the national jade seal was important to the Chinese people. Not only is it priceless, it is also a national symbol. The jade seal that has been missing for many years can be brought back to light. He felt excited just thinking about it. Zuo Shan calmed down quickly. He smacked his lips and said, "I think this is impossible even if I think about it. Don't worry, the greater your hopes, the greater your disappointment." "Yes!" Chu Chen said slightly He sighed and said: "Anyway, we should try our best to find it now, otherwise I will feel regretful even to death." Zuo Shan nodded in agreement. In the next three days, apart from eating, sleeping and exercising in the morning, Chu Chen and Zuo Shan stayed in the room and racked their brains to find relevant clues from the three items. But there is an old saying that good things come in hard times. It is possible that just as Chu Chen thought before, they still lacked important clues. Therefore, after three days, there were several guessed locations, but they could not be determined at all. Maybe some friends will say, if that¡¯s the case, why don¡¯t we just go digging in all those locations? It's not impossible to do this, but let's not talk about how much work it takes. The key thing is that Chu Chen feels that the possibility of finding treasures in these locations is too small, and the possibility of finding treasures is extremely slim. So, early on the fourth day, Chu Chen told Zuo Shan, who had lost a lot of his brain cells, that it would be better to go out for a walk and relax today, maybe inspiration would suddenly come to him during this period. To be honest, as a former military king, although his mind must be flexible, Zuo Shan still feels that he is better at physical work in comparison. Therefore, thisFinding clues all day long gave him a headache. Now that he heard Chu Chen's suggestion, he hurriedly agreed. So, the two of them took the elevator together and prepared to go to the restaurant for breakfast. As soon as the elevator went down to the first floor, the elevator door opened, and an old man and a middle-aged man in his early forties walked in from the outside. As soon as the two sides met, both Chu Chen and the old man were slightly startled, because the old man was none other than Qiao Qingtai, a veteran in Jiangcheng's antiques industry whom they met last time in Jinling. "Hello, Mr. Qiao!" Chu Chen quickly greeted him respectfully. Qiao Qingtai responded and asked in surprise: "Hey, Xiao Chu, when did you come to Xiazhou?" Chu Chen smiled and replied: "It's been a few days, when did you come?" "Yesterday afternoon "We're here." Qiao Qingtai then said, "Xiao Chu, there's something wrong with you. Why didn't you give me a call since you came to Xiazhou?" Chu Chen scratched his head and said with a smile, "I was planning to go back. I¡¯ll go to Jiangcheng to visit you later. I didn¡¯t expect you to come to Xiazhou.¡± At this time, the elevator reached the restaurant floor, and Qiao Qingtai and the others also went to have breakfast, so they both walked out together. Everyone ordered some food that suited their own tastes. Then, just as Qiao Qingtai was about to say something, a middle-aged man said first, "Mr. Qiao, would you like to introduce it to us first?" "Look at me. I forgot about this." Qiao Qingtai laughed and then introduced the two parties. It turned out that the middle-aged man was the son of one of his friends. His name is Han Yusong, he is also a person in the antique industry, and he also serves as a director of the local antiques association. Chu Chen greeted politely, and when Han Yusong heard that the young man in front of him was Chu Chen, he was very happy and said that he had wanted to meet Chu Chen for a long time, but he had never had the opportunity. This time he would definitely We must do what the landlord should do. The two sides chatted for a while, and Qiao Qingtai asked: "Xiao Chu, have you finished your work?" Of course Chu Chen couldn't answer truthfully, so he said, "It's almost done. Do you still have anything you want me to do?" Qiao Qingtai nodded when he heard this: "Don't tell me yet, I do have something to trouble you." "What is it?" Chu Chen asked. "There are many people here, let's talk about it later." Qiao Qingtai said in a low voice. "Okay" Everyone finished breakfast while chatting about antiques, and then went to Qiao Qingtai's room together. After everyone was seated, Qiao Qingtai sighed and said, "Xiao Chu. I'm here for a national treasure that has been spread on the market." Although Qiao Qingtai only said this short sentence, Chu Chen immediately Understand what's going on. The Three Gorges and its surrounding areas have always been an area of ??long-term collision and integration of northern and southern cultures in Chinese history. It is also the intersection zone of the eastern and western cultures of the Yangtze River. In this magical land, many eternal mysteries have been left, such as hanging coffins, plank roads, savages, etc. It is these eternal mysteries that are difficult to solve. It inspired many archaeological experts and scholars to come to explore the secrets. Under the mud and sand, cultural relic dealers and lawless elements followed greedily eyeing this treasure land. Stretch out pairs of black hands towards the many national treasures and cultural relics buried under this land. There are countless ruins and cemeteries on this land. The ones as far away as the Neolithic Age and as recent as the Han, Tang, Song and so on. These sites and cemeteries contain ancient artefacts of great cultural value. However, these cultural relics embodying China's five thousand years of splendid ancient civilization will soon be deeply submerged under the flood with the construction of the reservoir area. Therefore, its hidden value has gradually emerged and attracted the attention of the cultural relics community. gathered on this land. Although this situation has promoted the protection of cultural relics on this land, it has also allowed some criminals to smuggle some cultural relics abroad because of their interests, including some national treasure-level cultural relics. The most famous one is that in the late 1990s, at a cultural festival held in the United States, someone sold an exquisite Han Dynasty bronze money tree to a billionaire for US$2.5 million. This was the highest-priced piece of Chinese cultural relic ever sold at that time. The appearance of this cash cow has made historians and cultural relic workers around the world sigh. Some scholars wrote in her article: The head of this Han Dynasty money tree is inlaid with immortals, cicadas and other immortal objects symbolizing rebirth. At the end of each branch is a shallow sea-blue oil basin. The oil basin It is surrounded by flower-shaped patterns, which may symbolize the sun, or may be related to the peacock (phoenix) flying around.?'s tail screen pattern is related. It is simple and clear in expressing beauty and joy. There are two intertwined dragons sitting at the bottom of the tree, and a beautiful peacock (phoenix) on the top of the tree watching the wind. The beauty of this work of art lies in its integrity and the beauty it presents. It is truly a national treasure of China. The appearance of this cash cow caused an uproar in the domestic cultural relics community at that time. Where did the national treasure come from? How did you end up wandering abroad? When is its return date? And when the investigators were looking for relevant clues, there was another shocking news: three more gold-plated money trees that were also unearthed on this land were discovered abroad. Thinking of all this, Chu Chen felt quite angry, but also deeply helpless. After all, he was only one person. Even if he wanted to take care of such things, how many of them could he take care of? Of course, if things happen to happen to him, he will definitely try his best to prevent the national treasure from being lost. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster! PS: Thank you for the reward of "Raise the Sword and Kill the Octagonal Demon"!