usatvline Chapter 206 The Mysterious Compass and the Warring States Silk Manuscript
Chapter 206 The Mysterious Compass and the Warring States Silk Manuscript
Cheng Feng was silent for a moment, then said softly:
“Shirley, come back to China with me. I’m actually a little worried about you living alone in the US.”
Yang Xueli was very tempted, but ultimately shook her head and refused.
"Old Cheng, I grew up in the United States. Everything about my parents is here."
If I leave for too long, I'm afraid I'll gradually forget these things.
Since Yang Xueli had already brought up her parents, Cheng Feng couldn't very well try to dissuade her.
But there are some things I still need to tell her.
Thinking this, Cheng Feng opened his Boundless Demon Eyes, and then the two of them, along with the large bed, were swallowed up by the Imaginary Space.
In a room in Luo Haicheng, the Shadow Evil, a modern double bed appeared out of thin air.
Yang Xueli felt a momentary pause in the space in front of her, and then she saw the familiar architectural style around her.
"Old Cheng, what brings you here all of a sudden?"
Yang Xueli asked in surprise.
Cheng Feng helped Yang Xueli, who had been sitting up, back into his arms and said:
"It's safe enough to speak here; there's no risk of being overheard."
Yang Xueli leaned comfortably against Cheng Feng's chest and asked softly:
"Are you talking about the museum?"
"No, it's much more important than that."
Cheng Feng then told Yang Xueli that he was an immortal and that he had a way to make those around him immortal as well.
As Chen Wenjin and the others knew, Cheng Feng would not discriminate in this regard.
After listening to Cheng Feng's story, Yang Xueli's reaction was similar to Chen Wenjin's; she wasn't overly shocked.
"Actually, I had already guessed that the amazing thing about you wasn't just the Boundless Demon Eyes."
Perhaps that red totem is the most terrifying one!
Back in the Ghost Cave, when Cheng Feng confronted the Ghost Eye of the Queen of Jingjue, the fleeting humanoid phantom was still fresh in Yang Xueli's memory.
"Pretty much, but that's not the important thing; it's immortality."
You should think about how to find enjoyment in the long years to come so we won't be bored.
The point Cheng Feng made is the most important.
Some say that the poor cannot hold onto unexpected wealth, and the same applies to those who live long lives.
If one's inner strength is insufficient, then immortality would be an unparalleled form of torture for them.
At this moment, Yang Xueli sat up, disregarding the exposed skin, and said decisively:
"Old Cheng, let's go back to China with Old Hu and the others!"
Cheng Feng looked at his newlywed wife with surprise and couldn't help but remind her:
"Sherry, we just got married, we haven't even had our honeymoon yet!"
At this moment, Yang Xueli picked up the clothes next to her, and the beautiful scenery was gradually covered by the clothes.
"If we could extend the honeymoon period, it could last for hundreds of years, but right now I need to get to know the other two better."
My brief encounter last time left me with very little understanding of them.
Cheng Feng didn't quite understand Yang Xueli's logic.
But it was a good thing that she wanted to get to know her other two sisters, so Cheng Feng readily agreed.
"Stop lying there, quickly put on your clothes and go see what good things you brought back."
Upon seeing the radiant Yang Xueli, Cheng Feng reluctantly put on the same pajamas.
Then the two of them walked out of the room in their cotton slippers.
Under Cheng Feng's will, Evil Luo Haicheng materialized near the cultural relics that had been moved back this time.
Yang Xueli's eyes lit up instantly.
"Bronze tripod, Tang tri-color pottery, Ru ware porcelain, and this is the Imperial Seal of the Qing Dynasty..."
The sheer variety of treasures dazzled Yang Xueli.
"Old Cheng, remove this glass pane; I want to take a closer look at this compass."
The two strolled along, and halfway through, Yang Xueli stopped in front of a counter displaying a compass.
Without saying a word, Cheng Feng used the power of exile from the imaginary space to remove the shatterproof glass.
Then Yang Xueli leaned close to the compass and said excitedly:
"This is the legendary Xuan Tian Compass! I never imagined it would be in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art."
Old Cheng, this is probably the most precious of all these treasures.
Cheng Feng also knew something about this compass.
It is said that the Xuan Tian Compass was commissioned by Lü Buwei to be made specifically for the First Emperor to find the dragon veins for the construction of his mausoleum.
Later, due to war, this compass went through several changes of hands and eventually fell into the hands of the Feng Shui master Yang Yun during the Song Dynasty.
It is said that this item was crafted by an ancient Taoist master based on the "Taiyi Jinhua Zongzhi" and the "I Ching".
Large ones can be used to survey dragon veins and observe the fortune of dynasties; small ones can be used to determine a person's fortune and misfortune and to assess feng shui.
In some respects, this Xuan Tian compass is not much inferior to the Qin King's Bone-Illuminating Mirror.
"You can take this thing and play with it when we get back to China."
Cheng Feng casually gave the compass to Yang Xueli; as the saying goes, poor students have many stationery items.
A top student like him, who is proficient in various methods of locating auspicious burial sites, doesn't need such good stationery.
"Keep it with you. I'd be heartbroken if it got lost someday!"
As she spoke, Yang Xueli continued to enjoy the fun of searching for SP cards in the SSR card pool.
There were a few treasures that made her stop and admire them for a few minutes.
Among them is a large Yuan blue-and-white porcelain plate with lotus and fish design, which is the most prominent Asian treasure in the museum.
There is also a Tang Dynasty dry lacquer-coated Amitabha Buddha statue, nearly one meter tall. The dry lacquer-coated technique used in this statue has long been lost.
This can be considered the pinnacle of Tang Dynasty sculpture art.
Before they knew it, the two had arrived at the place where Cheng Feng had taken the treasures out of the underground warehouse.
The things here aren't much better than those outside.
But even the smallest one of them is worth an astronomical figure.
Upon reaching the safe containing the calligraphy and paintings, Cheng Feng opened all the safes.
"This contains paintings, calligraphy, and various documents; there might be some good stuff among them."
"More than that, each and every one of them is quite extraordinary!"
As she spoke, Yang Xueli took out a silk book from a separate safe.
When unfolded, the dense text on it came into view.
But the more Yang Xueli looked at it, the more she felt something was wrong, because the silk scroll contained not only seven or eight different types of characters, but also...
Furthermore, the font sizes also vary.
"This silk manuscript should be from the Warring States period, but why is the writing on it so mixed up?"
Yang Xueli frowned.
"Because the text on it is encrypted, it's actually a map."
It records the location of an ancient tomb.
As Cheng Feng spoke, he took the silk scroll into his hand and examined it carefully. After that, Cheng Feng was certain of what had happened.
This silk scroll should be the one that Jude Kao bought from the Wu family decades ago.
This demonstrates that Jude Kaw had a close relationship with the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Maybe that old bastard owns shares in the museum.
"Old Cheng, have you seen this kind of silk scroll before?"
"Yes, this silk manuscript was unearthed from a Chu tomb in Changsha in 1942, and was later sold by the tomb raider to a foreign merchant."
I never expected to end up here!
As they spoke, Cheng Feng had already figured out the map.
The size and arrangement of these characters are all carefully considered.
To understand it, one needs a certain foundation in the I Ching and the Later Heaven Bagua, and one's way of thinking cannot be rigid.
The text needs to be viewed as an image.
Only by combining the two can one truly see the map hidden within the text.