Zhang Tianyuan thought to himself that he couldn't find any palace of the Snow King this time, and it would be a good idea to bring this Bodhisattva statue back, so he was about to speak, but at this moment, his eyes noticed a thangka hanging on the wall.

Thangka is also called Tangga, Tangka, is a Tibetan transliteration, refers to a religious scroll painting that is framed with colored satin and hung for worship. Thangka is a unique art form of painting in the snowfield culture, and the subject matter involves many fields such as history, politics, culture and social life of the snowfield.

This exquisite thing is a unique art form of painting in the snowfield culture. It has distinctive national characteristics, strong religious colors and unique artistic styles, and depicts the sacred world of Buddha with bright colors; the pigments are traditionally all made of precious mineral gems such as gold, silver, pearls, agate, coral, turquoise, malachite, cinnabar, and plants such as saffron, rhubarb, and indigo, to show their sacredness.

These natural raw materials ensure that the painted thangka color is bright, dazzling, although after hundreds of years, it is still bright and bright, so it is known as the treasure of Chinese national painting art, known as the "encyclopedia" of the snow field, and is also a precious intangible cultural heritage in the folk art of the Chinese nation.

The painting of thangkas is demanding and complicated, and must be carried out in accordance with the rituals in the scriptures and the requirements of the lama, including a complete set of procedures such as pre-painting rituals, canvas making, composition and drafting, coloring and dyeing, outlining and shaping, gold and silver painting, eye opening, and sewing and opening the light. It takes a long time to make a thangka, from half a year to more than 10 years.

The thangka in front of me is based on the theme of exorcising evil spirits. It is 3.3 meters high and 2.1 meters wide. In the center of the "Thangka" is the red night demon who tramples on the god of death, holds the concubine "Vidryl Vajra" in his hand, and has angry eyes. The embroidery of the Buddha statue is made of various colors of silk thread, and the colors are beautiful and colorful. Some of the silk threads are also wrapped in fine gold leaf, which adds to the magnificence. On the upper right, there is the "Ming Yongle New Year" year. According to Zhang Tianyuan's judgment, this thangka should belong to the same source as the two large thangkas found in the secret room of the Daqing Temple in the snow field.

Similar thangkas have fetched millions of dollars at international auctions, and Zhang Tianyuan is sure that this thangka in front of him is better than that one, and the price will be higher, which makes him interested in buying it again.

In fact, there is a story about this matter.

Just last year, a Chinese collector surnamed Liu bid $45 million, or HK$348 million, for the 600-year-old Ming Yongle Imperial Red Yama Enemy Embroidered Thangka at Christie's auction in Hong Kong.

That is, the thangka that was bought for a million dollars.

This giant artwork measures more than a king-size bed. Entirely made of silk embroidery, the main body is a Mahayana Buddhist figure named Raktayamari. According to Christie's, the thangka in this auction was ordered by Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty and is the only frame in the entire collection that has been preserved in the hands of a private collector. The other two known frames of the same kind are currently preserved in the Snow Plains Daqing Temple.

The billionaire collector said: "This is a national treasure. We want to have top-notch artwork in our museum. And he is the owner of two private museums of the Dragon series.

Zhang Tianyuan thought so before, so he considered going to this collector to buy the work from him, but in the end it failed.

Although more than $40 million is not a problem for him now, the collector is not a vegetarian either, and he is also a billionaire. Although it did not enter the Forbes list, it was because they were invisible rich, and their assets were not even clear to the outside world.

Zhang Tianyuan had been entangled in this matter for a long time, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that he didn't think about it.

But today. He found a better thangka here, how could he not be excited.

But he was excited, and he didn't dare to buy it directly. First, I am afraid of offending people, and second, I don't want to push the price too high. Let's see what happens.

In addition to the traditional bodhisattva statue and thangka, Zhang Tianyuan also noticed two oil paintings hanging in the room. It turned out to be the work of the famous impressionist painter Monet, and although these two oil paintings have nothing to do with the Buddha, they have a close relationship with the eagle, Monet's paintings Zhang Tianyuan does not say, it is estimated that many people also know, the price is not cheap, this person has so many treasures, he actually lives in seclusion in this remote place, presumably in addition to what unknown secrets are hidden in the depths of his heart, Zhang Tianyuan really can't think of any other possibilities.

Songtsen Depu stepped forward and saluted the man, and then said straight to the point: "Sir, why can't you show us our true faces, or is there anything to worry about?"

"You don't have to worry about this, my time is precious, so let's ask the questions you want to know, otherwise it will be a waste of time. The man didn't answer the frivolous questions at all, and said directly to Songtsendepu.

Songzan Depu was a little embarrassed, so he asked directly: "What did you leave a message for? Do you want to tell us the secret of the sculpture group or do you want to tell us who is chasing you?"

The man didn't open his mouth, just stretched out his hand.

Songtsen Depu looked at the man in confusion, and then at Zhang Tianyuan and Li Mingguang, he really didn't know what this man meant.

Zhang Tianyuan thought about it, simply took out a card from his pocket, a credit card and said, "Sir, we won't ask for your information in vain." ”

Although he wondered why this person had to ask them for money even though he had such valuable things, he could only understand this action.

However, the man still did not say anything, but waved his hand, seeing that it was about to send off the guest.

"Sir, just say what you want, they are all happy people, why bother with these dumb riddles?" Li Mingguang was a little angry by this person's rudeness, he originally thought that this person was tricky, and he didn't believe it much, but now he thinks even more.

"Scriptures!" I didn't expect this person to be amazing or an M attribute, Li Mingguang's tone was not very good, but he really had to speak.

"What scroll do you want?" asked Songtsendepu.

"This should be Boss Zhang, I heard that you got a large number of scriptures from Europe, and I don't want more, as long as the "Condor Volume" in it, if you can give it to me, I will not only tell you the information you need, but also give you a piece of the things in this house, you can choose for yourself. The man looked at Zhang Tianyuan and said.

"Is that why you have to ask me to come to you?" Zhang Tianyuan wondered why this person had to see him before, and he couldn't come up with a reason after thinking about it, but now he probably understands a little. I have what this person wants in my hands, and the other party naturally wants to see me.

"Not exactly. The other party's answer made Zhang Tianyuan a little puzzled again, if it wasn't all because of those scriptures, was there any other reason, he looked at the other party and didn't speak, but his eyes were aggressive, clearly wanting the other party to answer his own questions.

"Okay, anyway, you're already here, I might as well tell you, in addition to the Condor Scroll, I also want to borrow your Hundred Miles of Night Cry, or the Snowy Condor!" The man was silent for a while, then suddenly raised his head and said to Zhang Tianyuan.

"You want my hundred miles of night crying? impossible!" Zhang Tianyuan directly refused, if it was just the "Divine Eagle Scroll", he might still agree, after all, exchanging the "Divine Eagle Scroll" for a thangka worth nearly fifty million US dollars is definitely cost-effective, both of which are things with profound historical and cultural heritage, and the thangka is obviously more attractive, and it is more attractive to be placed in the museum, and it is also more able to attract guests.

But the Hundred Miles Night Cry will definitely not work, for him, the meaning of the Hundred Miles Night Cry is different. Who knows what this man borrowed a hundred miles of night crying for?

"Since it's impossible, forget it, please leave, it's getting late, I'm going to sleep. That person's attitude was also resolute, obviously if Zhang Tianyuan didn't lend Baili Night Cry, he would never tell Zhang Tianyuan and the others anything.

"Senior brother. Songzan Depu didn't know the meaning of the Baili Night Cry to Zhang Tianyuan, and as soon as he spoke, he was interrupted by Li Mingguang.

"Okay Depp, don't say more, this little guy means a lot to your junior brother, just like family. If you do, you won't lend your family to someone else. ”

Songzan Depu knew that he was speechless, and hurriedly said sorry to Zhang Tianyuan, and then looked at the man again and said, "It is impossible to give you this hundred miles of night cry, but if you need something else, we can discuss it again." Money, or anything else, I'm not afraid to tell you that the eagle lord of Seka is actually my father, and he may have no less secrets than you. ”

When the man heard this, he was obviously excited, but then he shook his head and did not speak, as if it meant that there was nothing to talk about.

"Otherwise, let's go find a place to live on the street first, and come back tomorrow to discuss with him, I don't think there is hope for today." Songzan Depu said with a helpless sigh.

"Well, it seems that this is the only way, I didn't expect this person to be so persistent, he has to cry for a hundred miles at night. Li Mingguang also sighed and said.

Zhang Tianyuan didn't say anything, just nodded silently, and then walked outside with the two, and when he was about to leave, he turned his head and looked at the person with a word appreciation trick because he was about to leave, and saw the person's appearance through the mask.

In fact, there is nothing strange about his appearance, he is a man in his forties, but on his face, on his two faces, there are two strange marks, which look like they were directly branded with something, and the meat there has been burned open.

As far as Zhang Tianyuan knew, there were only two kinds of people who had such a brand in ancient times, one was a slave, and the other was a prisoner. (To be continued......)