Epilogue (3)

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After getting off the highway from Jing*zhou to Songzi and turning to Baishi Town, it was also close to Liu Dong's destination this time - Guanjiachong!

Nearly fifteen years have passed since Liu Dong first came here, and everything in Guan Jiachong in the past fifteen years has changed dramatically since he first came here.

Jiahua Tourism Development Company, a subsidiary of the GCA Group, has built this place into a well-known 4A-level scenic spot in the country.

Naturally, the mountain road into Guanjiachong will no longer be as rugged as when Liu Dong came.

"Dad, are we here to play?"

Looking at the occasional tourist buses passing by around and the more beautiful scenery, Liu Niandong, who was sitting in the car, couldn't help but ask curiously.

"yes, do you like it?"

"Of course I do, but if only my mother and brother came together!"

"We'll have a chance to come over together in the future!" Touching his daughter's soft black hair, Liu Dong said gently.

While the father and daughter were chatting and admiring the lush scenery around them, the Land Rover had already entered the valley where Guan Jiachong was located along the winding but not rugged winding mountain road.

Compared to when Liu Dong first came, it was just a hilly terraced field full of rice. Although there are still rice fields, the area has been greatly reduced.

What really catches the eye is a simple and huge bluestone archway across the avenue, as well as the neat antique buildings on both sides of the archway. As you can see from the bulletin boards hanging around the village, these antique buildings standing at the entrance of the village are hotels that provide accommodation for tourists!

Many tour buses coming in from outside stop here to check in.

For these, Liu Dong just glanced at it, and then instructed the driver to follow the flat asphalt road into the village and drive through the bluestone archway of the book 'Guanjiachong Scenic Area'.

Not far from the bluestone archway, Liu Dong had already seen the hill a few hundred meters away on the right side of the road.

"Stop!"

"Squeak......!"

With a slightly screeching grinding sound, the Land Rover stopped on the right side of the road. Immediately, Liu Dong pushed the car door and walked down.

Standing on the side of the road, looking at the hill in the distance, Liu Dong's eyes showed a touch of memory.

Over the years, he has found many treasures through the relics Yuanguang, but the most impressive is Guan Jiachong. This is where he got his first treasure.

Liu ...... Liu Dong?"

The almost completely unfamiliar voice made Liu Dong's heart stunned, and he turned to look in the direction where the voice came from behind him, retracting his attention from distant memories. I saw a middle-aged man wearing a white short-sleeved shirt, a medium figure, and a thin face with dead majesty on his black Audi parked next to his Land Rover, but now there was a bit of disbelief and excitement in Liu Dong's eyes.

After briefly looking at the other party and thinking for a while, Liu Dong suddenly said, "You are...... County Magistrate Liu?"

"It's rare that you still remember me!"

"Of course, County Magistrate Liu's calligraphy impresses me!"

As he spoke, Liu Dong held the right hand that the other party took the initiative to stretch out.

"When it comes to calligraphy, I'm not as good as everyone in your national calligraphy association. Also, don't call me County Magistrate Liu, I've already retired!"

Liu Dong was not surprised by Liu Weijun's retirement. More than ten years have passed, and Liu Weijun, who was in his early forties, is now nearly sixty. Even if you don't retire, you will go to the National People's Congress for the elderly.

After listening to Liu Weijun's words, Liu Dong smiled, and then asked, "Uncle Liu, is Old Man Liu still there now?"

"Yes, it's still there! This Guan family is good at raising people, my dad is eighty years old, and his body looks better than me!"

"Yes, this is a good place!" The words fell, Liu Dong's eyes swept over the small mound not far away, and his words were a little emotional.

However, Liu Weijun did not find anything abnormal in Liu Dong's words.

"Is this your daughter?" Looking at the little girl who was snuggling up to Liu Dong and looking at him curiously, Liu Weijun said curiously.

"Hmm, Yaya, call Grandpa Liu!"

"Hello Grandpa Liu!"

"Hey, this girl is so good...... Liu Dong, look like you, you just came here today, right?"

"Well, after so many years, I wanted to come and have a look! I didn't expect to meet Uncle Liu as soon as I entered the village!"

"Hehe, that still means that the two of us are destined...... Come with me, our old man has been talking about you a lot over the years!"

"Okay! It just so happens that I miss Liu Lao a lot, the first time I came, it was thanks to his old man to take him in, otherwise I would have to sleep in the wilderness......!"

Saying that, the two of them got on Liu Dong's Land Rover at the same time, and then drove all the way along the flat asphalt road towards the repaired mountain village in the distance, which was definitely different from the dilapidated mountain village that Liu Dong saw in the past.

Seeing Liu Lao again is destined to be joyful, and the old man is also very affectionate to the girl who followed Liu Dongtong.

That night, Liu Dong did not turn down Liu Lao's invitation, and lived in his old man's house again, which had been renovated several times in the past ten years and added a lot of modern household appliances.

After dinner, I enjoyed the cool in the courtyard with Mr. Liu and his son, and after chatting in the middle, they went back to their rooms at about ten o'clock.

And in the early hours of the morning, after seeing that his daughter sleeping next to him had fallen asleep, Liu Dong was dressed neatly and ready to complete the most important thing he did when he came to Guan Jiachong this time.

Because there is no moonlight, the night in the early morning looks very dark, but this does not have much impact on Liu Dong.

After leaving the village with the light of the relics, it was not long before he came to the small mound that he had seen from afar in the morning.

Nothing has changed!

More than ten years have passed, and the tomb of King Chuzhuang, which has basically been stolen and excavated, is still the same as when Liu Dong left. The huge burial chamber was filled with water stains.

"It's time for an end today!"

The thought fell, and Liu Dong's body instantly sank into the ground.

The water in the tomb is not a problem at all for Liu Dong today. The mustard space can easily accommodate them all.

After cleaning up the stagnant water and silt underground, Liu Dong stepped on the wet bluestone floor and arrived at the main burial chamber, where the coffin was supposed to be stored.

Because of the excavation process, after the water was cleared, there were many broken bronzes and lacquerware scattered around. Of course, they are of little value in the eyes of tomb robbers.

Liu Dong didn't come this time to rob the tomb, and he didn't want to destroy the traces in it, so he just took a brief look and then focused his attention on the center of the tomb.

There are clear traces of friction and subsidence on the rocky floor, and it is clear that the main coffin of the burial chamber was placed here.

After looking at the traces on the ground for half a sound, Liu Dong shook his head slightly, and with a wave of his hand, a huge bronze coffin with a length and width of about three or four meters, a weight of nearly ten tons, and a beautiful pattern engraved on the four walls appeared in the center of the tomb!

It is the main coffin of the body of King Chuzhuang, which Liu Dong has placed in his mustard seed space for nearly fifteen years.

Taking two steps forward and touching the cold outer wall of the giant bronze coffin, Liu Dong sighed slightly.

For so many years, he had taken out some of the things he got from the tomb of King Chuzhuang countless times and announced them to the world. But reason prevented all this.

Although the status of the Liu family and the influence of the Hanhua Consortium are among the top in the world, this does not mean that Liu Dong can really do whatever he wants.

If the coffin of King Chuzhuang is really taken out, the influence it will definitely not be replaced by a few top-level bronzes. If there is no real logical and conclusive evidence to prove its origin. It will only bring trouble to the Liu family and himself, and in the end, this thing is likely to be handed over to the state.

Therefore, after thinking about it for a while, Liu Dong decided to put the coffin of King Chuzhuang back.

Also put back were the 'Jingzhou Ding', one of the 'Kyushu Ding' that could not be found in his hands! and two bronze tomb beasts that were 4 meters high, as well as a large number of bronzes with Chu characters.

Liu Dong didn't want the theft of the tomb of King Chuzhuang to have anything to do with him.

Even so, the nearly half of the bronzes he got from the tomb of King Chuzhuang were already enough!

After putting all the bronzes that he had long thought he was going to put back into the tomb, and then pouring out the stagnant water in the mustard seed space again, and submerging the entire tomb, Liu Dong retreated along the original path.

Standing halfway up the mountain, looking at the mound under his feet, Liu Dong felt a little complicated in his heart. It's not reluctance, but the relief after solving an important thing that once weighed on my heart.

Over the past ten years, Liu Dong has obtained enough, all kinds of treasures, countless art treasures, and now they have filled the underground collection of the Old Summer Palace Museum.

There is no need to take unnecessary risks.

Moreover, now for Liu Dong, family and affection come first, and collection is only second!

"It's like a reincarnation! It starts here and ends here!"

The words of exclamation disappeared into the cool breeze of the summer night.

Guan Jiachong's life is very comfortable, but this place is destined not to belong to Liu Dong, after completing the main thing of his visit, Liu Dong took his daughter to play for three days, and then embarked on the return journey.

As for the tomb of King Chuzhuang, Liu Dong didn't plan to open it himself. Of course, he didn't intend to let the tomb remain hidden. Maybe two years, maybe three years. As long as Liu Dong makes a little arrangement, this tomb that is destined to shock the world will really be presented in front of the world.

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As the time of the opening of the Old Summer Palace Museum gets closer and closer, it has begun to attract more and more attention from all over the world, the pinnacle of China's imperial gardens, which has gathered many artistic treasures and resounded around the world for centuries.

"I didn't expect that this old man of mine would be able to see it really appear in front of the world in his lifetime!"

Facing the nascent sunrise in the East, standing on the second floor of the Zhengda Guangming Temple, climbing high and looking at the beautiful scenery creeping on the ground, Li Renfang, who had white hair, said with emotion on his face.

In fact, it is not only Li Lao who sighed, Liu Dong, who is running around for this huge museum and collecting collections in every possible way, is full of emotion in his heart.

After being silent for a while, Li Lao retracted his gaze and said to Liu Dong with a calm expression: "Xiaodong, after today's opening ceremony, the development of the museum will be officially handed over to you!"

"Old Li, who are you?" Liu Dong was stunned.

"I'm retiring! I'm nearly 100 years old, although I've been blessed by you all these years, my body is still strong. But in the end, the years are not forgiving, and it is time to retire and enjoy a few days of leisure!"

After listening to Li Lao's words and looking at his white hair, Liu Dong didn't say anything more.

He knew that even if he could guarantee the old man's health, he couldn't greedily continue to let the elderly Li Lao always work in the position of curator.

Moreover, Li Lao has been in charge of the operation of the Yuanming Museum for many years, and he has worked hard to achieve great success. It's also time to retire and enjoy your old age!

"Elder Li, thanks to you for taking care of ...... museum all these years!"

"Don't say polite words, we don't need to talk about this between the two of us!" Li Lao waved his hand to interrupt Liu Dong's words, "Also, although I am retired, old man, I will still come over to visit every once in a while, and you kid will not be allowed to charge me for tickets at that time?"

"Of course not!"

"Hehe, let's go! The museum opens today, and there are still many things!" After smiling and patting Liu Dong on the shoulder, the old man turned around and walked downstairs.

Liu Dong naturally followed as he said.

However, just as the two of them walked out of the Zhengda Guangming Palace, Liu Dong's mobile phone suddenly rang.

took out his mobile phone and looked at it, Liu Dong's eyes showed a touch of joy.

"Elder Li, you go first, I still have something to deal with here!"

"Okay, but don't forget the opening ceremony. You can't be absent no matter what!" Li Lao instructed.

"Don't worry, I promise you won't be late!"

"That's good, I'll go first!"

After watching Li Lao's back getting farther and farther away, Liu Dong turned around the Zhengda Guangming Hall and walked towards the place where the Western Mansion Scenic Area was located behind.

Liu Dong, who was in a hurry, didn't care about the curious eyes of the security guards and service personnel around him, and he used his fastest time to come to the famous Haiyan Hall in the Xiyanglou Scenic Area.

Under the golden morning sun, twelve columns of clear water erupt from the bronze statues of the twelve zodiac signs on both sides, and fall in the center of the waterhole with a pleasant sound of water, splashing the waves at the same time, but also reflecting the white ******-style buildings behind are particularly magnificent.

But no matter how magnificent the building is, it is more attractive than the second floor of Haiyuantang standing in front of the window and staring at his beautiful shadow.

If it weren't for the fact that it was not to shock the world, Liu Dong would have directly used his strong physical ability to rush over.

"You're here?"

"yes, why don't you call me in advance?"

"I only arrived last night!"

"Actually, you can ......!" Liu Dong stopped in a dejected tone.

For so many years, he has said the same thing countless times, but Jiang Yan has never promised him, even if the two have two children now.

In the face of Liu Dong's depression, Jiang Yan showed a trace of guilt on her face, but it quickly disappeared! Although she followed her inner feeling to be with Liu Dong at the beginning, she also followed her own feelings, and would never approach his family. (To be continued.) )