Chapter 319: The Imperial Jade Seal Appears!

Seeing this scene, the entire venue was in an uproar!

At the same time, the large screen behind Chu Chen also went black!

A moment later, when the large screen lit up again, the scene had switched from the stage to a deep, enclosed space filled with a sense of modern technology, surrounded entirely by clean, translucent titanium-steel alloy walls!

At this moment, Li Wei's figure also appeared on the screen.

He was looking around in a daze!

This was clearly some kind of high-security underground vault, with cold alloy walls, laser protective grids, and rows upon rows of endless, independent display cases containing various cultural relics!

"My god... where is this..."

Li Wei's voice was transmitted back to the square.

Seeing this, Chu Chen adjusted the microphone by his mouth and attempted to communicate with him: "Hello, Mike, how are you feeling right now?"

Hearing Chu Chen's voice coming from who knows where, Mike responded in a panic: "Uh, I... I'm fine..."

"Mike, the place you are in right now is the underground vault of the British Museum."

Ordinary people had no idea that this underground vault even existed.

Hearing Chu Chen say this, the audience off-stage and the viewers in the livestream room all boiled over:

"Holy crap, is this for real?"

"I am truly seeing this vault for the first time!"

"There's a place like this in the British Museum? Incredible!"

"Is this really the British Museum?"

"Damn, how is this even possible?"

While everyone was discussing it, Chu Chen's voice sounded again: "Mike, directly in front of you, there is a display case with a black cloth inside. Walk over, pick it up. Yes, that's the one, pick it up."

The camera zoomed in, and Mike followed the instructions one by one, opening the display case and carefully picking up the black cloth.

The cloth was just an ordinary piece of fabric, several meters square, and after being unfolded, it could easily cover the largest display case.

"Mike, now, in order to prove to everyone the authenticity of your location!" Chu Chen commanded: "Please place the commemorative medal you signed on the floor at the entrance of the vault."

Hearing Chu Chen say this, Mike immediately took out the signed commemorative medal and placed it on the cold floor.

The close-up shot clearly captured that one-of-a-kind commemorative medal.

"Very good, now, please take the Magic Carpet and walk to the first display case on your left."

After Chu Chen finished speaking, the livestream camera immediately turned to that independent display case. Under the soft light, one could clearly see a Chi-knob Imperial Seal resting quietly inside the bulletproof glass.

The jade was warm and moist, its luster contained within, and there was a clearly visible gold patch on the corner.

Although the inscription was not clearly seen, the majestic historical aura had already rushed toward them—this was precisely the Imperial Jade Seal that had been lost to Huaxia for hundreds of years!

Looking at this national seal, Mike's heart pounded wildly!

He walked forward, and with trembling hands, he very solemnly reached through the glass, gently stroking the air above the legendary national seal that carried countless myths and history!

Seeing this scene, the comments in the livestream room boiled over once again!

【Holy crap, is this the legendary Imperial Jade Seal?】

【Is this the real Imperial Jade Seal?】

【It has a gold patch, it seems like it's real!?】

【That corner was broken off by Wang Zheng when Wang Mang usurped the Han!】

【Holy crap, as expected of a top-tier national treasure, this texture looks so satisfying!】

【Amazing, this is truly amazing!】

【So cool! At this moment, I feel like my sealed national soul has suddenly awakened!】

"Mike, now, cover the display case with the Magic Carpet in your hand," Chu Chen instructed from afar.

Hearing this, Mike's wandering thoughts were pulled back, and after regaining his senses, he carefully covered the display case of the Imperial Jade Seal with the black cloth in his hand!

"OK, very well, now, please count to three in your heart, and then uncover it!"

At this moment, the entire Russell Square, and even the viewers in front of screens across the globe, held their breath!

Following that, Mike also closed his eyes tightly and counted silently in his heart:

One...

Two...

Three!

The next second, he violently tore away the black cloth covering the display case!

And at this moment, the display case was already empty!

That Imperial Jade Seal, heavy as mountains and rivers, had vanished into thin air right before everyone's eyes, inside this sealed vault!

Looking at the empty display case, Mike was dumbstruck!

The audience was also stunned!

At the same time, in Yanjing, inside the Forbidden City!

The legendary Imperial Jade Seal had already, at some unknown time, been lying quietly on a table in the temperature-controlled exhibition room!

It was translucent white throughout, with a slight greenish tint, and under the soft lighting, it flowed with a restrained and heavy luster.

On the knob of the seal, a Chi dragon was coiled, its posture majestic, as if it would break through the air and fly away at any moment.

On the body of the seal, those eight bird-and-worm seal script characters that carried the rise and fall of countless dynasties and the flow of destiny—"Received from Heaven, may it exist forever and prosper"—even through the screen, one could seemingly feel the majestic power and historical vicissitudes contained between the lines!

At this moment, the Department of Calligraphy, Painting, and Artifact Research!

Senior researcher Professor Li Wenbo was leading his young assistant Xiao Chen on their daily warehouse inspection.

When they walked into that brand-new temperature and humidity-controlled exhibition room—which had just finished upgrading and was prepared for displaying top-tier national treasures—as part of their routine, the two of them were frozen at the door as if hit by a immobilization spell.

The clipboard in Xiao Chen's hand fell to the ground with a "clatter," making a harsh sound in the silent exhibition room.

But he was completely unaware, only opening his mouth wide, his eyes bulging like copper bells, staring fixedly at the core display case in the center of the exhibition hall that should have been empty!

The magnifying glass in Professor Li's hand also slipped from his trembling fingers, falling onto the carpet with a muffled thud.

He subconsciously grabbed the door frame, only then managing to steady his body that was about to collapse!

"Pro... Professor... th... that is..." Xiao Chen's voice sounded as if his throat had been throttled, emitting a wheezing breath, unable to even utter a complete sentence.

Professor Li did not answer; he only abruptly took off his reading glasses, rubbed his eyes hard, put them back on, and stared fixedly.

That's right!

It was not a hallucination!

That jade seal! That hornless dragon knob! That familiar form! That unique imperial aura that could be felt even through the special glass!

"The... the Heirloom... Jade Seal?!"

Professor Li squeezed these words out from the depths of his throat, his voice dry and hoarse, filled with disbelief, shock, and ecstasy.

He had been engaged in cultural relic research for over forty years and had dreamed of catching a glimpse of the true appearance of this number one treasure of China; he could even draw every detail of it with his eyes closed.

And now, it had actually appeared in the display case that should have been empty, without any warning, eerily, and like a miracle!