Chapter 392: Not One Book, but a Set

Lin Feng was very curious: who had hidden this copy of the Yongle Encyclopedia here?

Holding a flashlight, he carefully searched the stone walls of the secret chamber.

"Eh~"

Suddenly, a jumble of chaotic lines appeared before Lin Feng's eyes.

An ordinary person would just see these obviously hand‑carved lines as lines.

But after extracting the varying thicknesses of the lines, an image emerged.

It was a smiling monk seated on a lotus platform!

Lin Feng seemed to have grasped the truth.

Only Yao Guangxiao could have that ability.

But why hide a whole copy here?

Did he anticipate that in the coming centuries the copies of the Yongle Encyclopedia would be lost by more than half?

Only that legendary monk himself could answer that.

Liu Erwa drove a big truck up.

He reversed straight into the spacious tomb chamber.

It took a little over an hour to load the Yongle Encyclopedia onto the truck.

As for the hidden upper secret room, it could not be allowed to remain.

"Boom~"

After a muffled blast, the upper chamber collapsed from the explosives, merging with the lower chamber.

From then on, anyone who discovered the place would never suspect it was actually two layers of chambers...

Dawn was about to break.

Liu Erwa got into the truck, and Duan Fei took the passenger seat.

As they set off, Lin Feng joked, "Liu Erwa, be careful; this time we're hauling cargo, not ramming people."

Liu Erwa quickly replied, "Don't worry, Brother Lin, my skills are still up to par."

At 7:30 a. m., Liu Erwa drove the big truck straight into the city.

A big truck can't go up to the Sihe Courtyard gate.

So they switched to a van.

After a single run, they delivered the whole set of the Yongle Encyclopedia to the Sihe Courtyard gate.

Now they had more hands.

More than twenty people, in under an hour, moved the several‑ton collection of books into the spacious Shufang.

Lin Feng actually didn't read much.

The massive piles of books on the shelves of the Shufang were there just for show.

Now everything had been replaced with the Yongle Encyclopedia!

Arranged by category and volume number; when the shelves filled, they added more shelves.

A whole house of Yongle Encyclopedias—who in the world could afford such a display?

Looking at the room full of oil‑paper‑wrapped bundles, Lin Feng wore a smug grin.

He had originally planned to take the books out one by one for auction when the time was right.

Now he thought, a complete set missing even a single volume would be a regret.

But… but… these books are basically piles of cash!

Each volume can keep a money‑transporting machine running for a long time.

How can he preserve these books and still turn them into a huge sum of money?

Lin Feng thought for a moment, picked up his phone, and dialed Shu Jingya.

The call connected quickly.

"Little rascal, how long has it been since we last talked?"

Shu Jingya's lazy voice came through the phone.

"Where are you?"

Lin Feng asked.

"Heh heh! I already returned to Yanjing!"

Shu Jingya's tone carried a hint of displeasure.

Lin Feng chuckled, "Didn't you just get back at the beginning of the month? It's only been a few days!"

Shu Jingya was surprised, "You actually knew."

"I've been thinking about you, Jingya sis, every day. I haven't called because I was afraid to disturb you…"

"Tell me! What's the matter?"

"If you keep the promise you made to me, I'll give you a surprise."

"Go ahead!"

"Lately I've been studying the problems of women like you, from every angle; you'll be my experimental subject, let me research you."

"Pfft~"

Hearing Lin Feng's dead‑serious tone, Shu Jingya laughed.

"Is that okay?"

Lin Feng asked with a serious expression.

Shu Jingya replied, "That depends on whether your surprise is big enough."

You wait!

After saying that, Lin Feng hung up the phone.

It was almost time for lunch, but Lin Feng had no heart for it; he simply took a volume of the Yongle Dadian, wrapped it in oil paper, and then went out.

Driving, he reached Shu Jingya's home in over twenty minutes.

Xinshi Xiaoqu, Building 4, Unit 803.

After pressing the doorbell, the door opened soon.

Shu Jingya's long hair was pulled up and held with a hairpin.

She wore black-rimmed glasses.

She wore a white shirt and a black tube skirt.

Her legs were wrapped in a pair of black ***, and she wore a pair of high heels.

After several months apart, Shu Jingya's weight had clearly increased quite a bit.

"Shu Jingya sis, long time no see!"

Lin Feng said with a smile.

"It's hot outside, hurry in!"

Shu Jingya pulled Lin Feng inside.

Lin Feng took off his leather shoes and put on a pair of sandals.

After telling Lin Feng to sit on the sofa, Shu Jingya opened the refrigerator and took out a can of iced tea for him.

"How are the artworks over there arranged?"

Lin Feng asked with a smile.

"Don't blame me for being greedy; I brought back several sculptures and donated them to the Guo Jia Museum. This also lets those foreigners see that our museum also has their antique artworks."

This was the agreement Lin Feng and Shu Jingya made earlier: after finding the treasure, they would give Shu Jingya a share.

Actually, what Shu Jingya took isn't very valuable, but they are representative foreign artworks.

The most valuable are the Hupogong and the oil paintings by those masters.

Once put up for auction, each piece could fetch an astronomical price.

These items are still stored together with over 300 tons of gold in the port's warehouse.

Once Moli Island is built, they will be shipped directly to the island.

In 2013, gold prices crashed, and it was not the time to sell gold.

"That's what you deserve; without your information, I couldn't have found that gold, Shu Jingya sis, right?"

"You little rascal, you're getting better and better at speaking. Have you found another treasure?"

Lin Feng smiled and handed Shu Jingya the oil‑paper‑wrapped volume of the Yongle Dadian he had brought.

Shu Jingya had already noticed the item he brought.

After taking it in her hand, she unwrapped the oil paper, and the four large characters 'Yongle Dadian' appeared before her eyes.

Shu Jingya is an expert in this regard.

She first washed her hands, dried them with a cotton cloth, then picked up the book.

After flipping through a few pages, she was shocked to discover that it was genuine!

More importantly, this book has hardly been read.

Opening the cover, a scent of ink emerged.

Moreover, there were creases on the oil paper…

"You little rascal, you didn't just get one copy, did you?!"

Shu Jingya asked.

Lin Feng said proudly: "Of course it's not just one volume, but… a set!"

"Quick, let me see it!"

Shu Jingya said urgently.

Lin Feng raised his head, wearing a proud expression.

Shu Jingya understood right away.

She immediately stood up and said, "Then hurry up, I can't wait!"

Those words sounded like they had several meanings.