Chapter 109: Take Out All the Antiques from the Bottom of the Treasure Vault

Zhou Yuchuan rubbed his brow.

"This organizer is named Dr. Luo, also a Huaxia person, but he has already obtained citizenship in England and is currently the chief appraisal expert for the Ross Company."

"Dr. Luo helped the Ross Company privately purchase many Huaxia antiques, and he even went to remote mountain villages multiple times to acquire them, taking advantage of the villagers' ignorance of the antiques' value to buy many of them for the extremely low price of a few hundred or even a few thousand yuan."

"Later, the state intervened, and he was forced to stop, but many antiques had already passed through his hands and flowed overseas."

His tone was calm, yet Bai Wei felt angry as she listened.

Dr. Luo was clearly a Huaxia person, yet he transported so many antiques abroad to sell them into the hands of foreigners.

Zhou Yuchuan said, "A portion of the exhibits the Ross Company is bringing out are from the same historical period as the Daliang Dynasty. Daliang antiques are very rare, so I want to buy as many as possible to take to the Antique Exhibition."

"This Antique Exhibition will be open to the whole world, and many foreign reporters will also attend."

"From the same period, the Ross Company has many precious antiques, but we don't have many treasures related to Daliang in our hands, so I want to take the Chess Manual to the exhibition; I just want the world to know that in the same era, Huaxia civilization was still brilliant and absolutely no worse than England!"

Museum Curator Qin sighed and patted his shoulder.

"Little Zhou, I understand your painstaking efforts now. Since that is the case, I won't compete with you for it."

"The museum has a few Daliang antiques; if you need them, I can apply to my superiors to lend them to you for the exhibition."

"In short, this time we absolutely cannot let others look down on Huaxia!"

Zhou Yuchuan said, "Museum Curator Qin, thank you."

After finishing, he looked at Bai Wei sincerely again.

"Please sell this Chess Manual to me; I will pay you right now."

Bai Wei looked at Zhou Yuchuan, then glanced at Museum Curator Qin.

She also made a decision in her heart.

That was to display the brilliance of the Daliang civilization to the world at the Antique Exhibition!

"Professor Zhou, I still have some Daliang Kingdom antique collections that I can lend you for the exhibition."

"You have more?" Museum Curator Qin was immediately astonished, looking Bai Wei up and down with an incredulous expression, "Bai, you... you are simply a treasure vault. Can you give me the bottom line—just how many good things do you actually have?"

Bai Wei pursed her lips and smiled.

"That is a secret."

The Daliang antiques she possessed were endless.

As long as she could continue to exchange items with Xiao Moting through the wardrobe, the entire Daliang Dynasty was her antique warehouse.

Zhou Yuchuan was also slightly moved and pushed up his glasses.

"Bai Wei, thank you!"

"I am truly touched that you can support me like this."

Bai Wei smiled slightly, her words carrying a double meaning.

"Professor Zhou, actually everyone has their own secrets. As long as you don't dig for the bottom of things, everything will be easy to talk about in the future."

The meaning was that if they wanted her help, they should not investigate her background, otherwise, it was out of the question!

Zhou Yuchuan's calm, handsome face could not help but flush slightly.

He smiled and took the initiative to reach out his hand.

"It was my fault before; let's work together from now on."

Seeing him apologize, Bai Wei did not hold a grudge and shook his hand.

"Professor Zhou, happy to work with you."

Bai Wei had collected quite a few of the antiques Xiao Moting sent, all kept in a safe.

She opened the safe and took out the small items sent by the Northern Frontier Army, one by one...

The pottery figurine dog sent by Xiao Liujin, the wood-carved Scent Sachet sent by Xiao Moting, the embroidered handkerchiefs, Scent Sachets, small hand warmers, and Cosmetic Boxes sent by the female soldiers...

These were all things she could not bear to sell.

The items filled the floor.

Museum Curator Qin and Zhou Yuchuan were both stunned.

"You actually have so many?"

Bai Wei looked up and met Museum Curator Qin's shining eyes, immediately becoming vigilant.

"These things are not for sale."

"That is truly a pity..." Museum Curator Qin looked regretful, rubbing his hands together incessantly.

These were all antiques that could showcase the folk customs of Daliang; if it weren't for the fact that Bai Wei wouldn't sell, he really would have wanted to move them all back to the museum.

Zhou Yuchuan scanned the antiques on the floor, his brows slightly furrowed.

"These antiques are indeed good, but they are all folk items."

"The Roth Family has several national-treasure-level precious antiques; I'm afraid..."

Before he could finish speaking, Bai Wei pulled a Jade Seal out of the safe.

The crystal-clear, delicate jade was carved with complex ancient characters, with the character 'Ye' appearing in the center.

This was the Commander's Seal that Xiao Moting had seized for her after killing the Great Ye Chief Commander Nalan An.

Zhou Yuchuan held his breath.

"The Commander's Seal of the Great Ye? I've seen it in the data excavated from the Prince of Zhenbei's tomb! I didn't expect you to have the genuine article!"

Museum Curator Qin also became excited.

"This thing is worth a fortune..."

Before the two could finish marveling, Bai Wei nimbly pulled a rectangular box from under the bed.

"See if this is precious enough for you."

The box opened, and suddenly there was a flash of golden light.

"This is!" Museum Curator was instantly shocked, his shoulders trembling slightly.

Zhou Yuchuan was also stunned for two seconds; after coming back to his senses, his cheeks were flushed with excitement.

"A Golden Sword hilt from the Eastern Zhou period?"

"But... but wasn't it lost abroad long ago and collected by the Great Britain Museum?"

"We negotiated for a long time, but the other party refused to return it."

"How do you have one here?"

Museum Curator's voice also trembled.

"That Golden Sword hilt lost abroad is a peerless national treasure, the only one in the world!"

"If this one of yours is real, its value surpasses the Golden Sword hilt treasured by the Great Britain Museum!"

Bai Wei smiled, a hint of pride welling up in her eyes.

"Mine is, of course, real!"

It is even more real than the one collected by the Great Britain Museum!

The Golden Sword in the Great Britain Museum has long since lost its bronze blade, leaving only the hilt.

Yet the one in her hand was complete, without even a single notch on the Long Sword blade, bearing only the patina left by the passage of time.

Museum Curator was so excited he danced about, happy as a child, and stepped forward to grasp Bai Wei's hand.

"Bai, this Antique Exhibition, which will promote Huaxia civilization to the whole world, will depend on you."

Zhou Yuchuan thanked her again, "Thank you, I don't even know how I should thank you."

"Do you really want to thank me?" Bai Wei's eyes darted, "Then promise to do one thing for me unconditionally."

Zhou Yuchuan was slightly startled, then immediately nodded.

"Tell me what you want me to do."

"In the future, I might need you to help me buy things," Bai Wei said with a charming smile, "When that time comes, it will be your chance to repay me with real action."

Zhou Yuchuan frowned, "What do you want to buy? I can help you right now. As long as it isn't illegal or criminal, it's no problem."

"I haven't thought it through yet, but it definitely won't be anything criminal."

Zhou Yuchuan hesitated for a moment, then readily agreed.

"Fine, as long as it is within my capabilities, I will help you buy it."

Bai Wei smiled and let out a breath, keeping her composure.

In truth, she wanted to buy things for Xiao Moting.

Explosives, thermal weapons, large quantities of gasoline... these are all controlled items, very difficult to buy within Huaxia; even with money, they are hard to obtain.

But the Zhou Family runs an auction company, and it is large-scale, with business partners in countries all over the world and extremely extensive connections.

If she has a need in the future, she wants to have Zhou Yuchuan help her buy things from abroad.

Firearms, Ammunition... or even heavy thermal weapons!