Qiu Shui’s hometown is Yangcheng, City B. My adoptive parents’ grave is right in my hometown.
After Qiu Shui went out to college, he basically went back twice a year.
Once during Qingming Festival and once during Chinese New Year.
Qiu Shui has been quite free recently, so he plans to go back early to take a look.
By the way, take Lou Yuchen back with you and let his adoptive parents take a good look at him.
In Qiu Shui's heart, his adoptive parents are his biological parents.
After returning to the inn, Qiu Shui went back to his room dejectedly.
Seeing that he was in a bad mood, the system couldn't help but roll its eyes and said to Qiu Shui: "Host, you still have a lottery to draw. Do you want to draw now? This system has a hunch that you will definitely win a big prize this time."
The host is in a bad mood now, and the lottery will definitely make him happy.
"Really?" Qiu Shui immediately got up from the bed and became excited when he heard about the big prize.
The system patted its chest.
"This system's feeling is definitely correct. Although this system cannot control the rewards, it can feel how generous the rewards are. The rewards on the trophy plate this time are absolutely unprecedented."
Hearing the system's promise, Qiu Shui suddenly became energetic.
Can't wait to get started.
"In that case, come quickly."
Qiu Shui's attention was entirely focused on the lottery.
Appearing in the system space, Qiu Shui saw the familiar big turntable again.
I found that the big turntable was indeed a little different this time.
This big turntable is actually a little smaller than before.
Moreover, Qiu Shui glanced at the line under his feet.
The distance for throwing darts is also fifty centimeters farther than before.
Moreover, the speed of the big turntable is also faster.
The difficulty has increased. Will the rewards really be richer than before as the system says?
Qiu Shui picked up the dart, aimed at the big turntable, and threw it out.
“Pah…”
"Congratulations to the host, you have won a free ticket."
"This free coupon is a one-time item. The host can use it to purchase a free item once. There is no limit on the amount."
Qiu Shui took the red free coupon in his hand, looked at the big words "free" on it, and opened his mouth wide.
The system saw that Qiu Shui had won the free ticket, so it flew around Qiu Shui and shouted excitedly.
"Free ticket, it's actually a free ticket. Host, you actually won a free ticket. This is a top-level rare reward. You're rich."
It's no wonder that the system is so excited. Just by looking at the four big words "unlimited amount" on the free coupon, Qiu Shui can go on an unlimited shopping spree.
"Is this free coupon applicable to everything? No matter what I buy?" Qiu Shui held the free coupon tightly in his hand and asked the system.
The system nodded its head desperately. "As long as the other party is willing to trade, no matter what the item is, no matter how much the amount is. Even if you want to buy a country, you can do it for free."
Get rich, get rich.
The system was jumping up and down in the air excitedly.
Although it was not the one that got the free coupon, it was still very happy.
Because of this free coupon, not every main system is equipped with it.
In other words, this free coupon is random.
Even the system itself doesn’t know that there will be free coupons in the rewards.
“So amazing?”
No wonder Qiu Shui was so excited when looking at the small voucher in his hand, and no wonder the system was so excited.
As long as the transaction is voluntary, can the bill be waived?
While Qiu Shui was still in luck, he quickly opened the mysterious gift package that contained a special reward.
As a result, some things came out that left Qiu Shui confused.
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining a copy of Archibald's mysterious legacy."
"Archibald? This name sounds familiar!" Qiu Shui raised his eyebrows and asked the system: "System dad, what is the relationship between this Archibald and the Archibald family in the United States?"
"This Archibald is the first ancestor of the Archibald family. The surname Archibald is Archibald's name." The system simply responded to Qiu Shui's question without further explanation.
Archibald's first ancestor?
According to Qiu Shui, the Archibald family claims to have a thousand-year heritage.
In fact, it has only been passed down for a short period of more than four hundred years.
They are far inferior to the Murong family and the Zheng family in China.
It is even inferior to the Nioufu family, which has been passed down for thousands of years.
However, the Archibald family holds a very important position in the West.
In Western countries, land is privately owned.
But it is divided into three types.
The first type is the hereditary right of the nobility, and this type of land is permanent.
The second type is senior ownership. The term of land with senior ownership is 999 years.
The third type is short-term ownership. The term of short-term ownership of land is 99 years.
In those Western countries, the land of all large families is hereditary property of the nobility.
In other words, as long as there is still one person in that family, those lands will always belong to that family.
The state has no right to take it back.
Archibald was the largest landowner in the West.
Their family owns more than 9,000 square kilometers of farm land in the Mi Empire.
In several other major countries, they also own a lot of land and industries.
Archibald is not only the first family of the American Empire, but also the first family among many families in various Western countries.
What’s even more terrifying is that because their land is hereditary, the taxes they pay are very little.
The problem of wealth not lasting more than three generations as in Western countries does not exist at all because of the high inheritance taxes.
"Oh my God, am I possessed by the god of luck today?" Qiu Shui looked in disbelief at the huge black box in front of him that was more than one meter long and fifty centimeters high.
This was the first time he had seen such a big box.
The legacy left by the first ancestor of such a terrifying Western family must be a huge fortune.
Perhaps, this inheritance is worth more than everything Qiu Shui owns now.
Qiu Shui couldn't wait to open the box in front of him, wanting to see what amazing legacy Archibald could leave behind.
As a result, when Qiu Shui excitedly saw what was in the box, the smile on his face froze.
"What's this?"
Qiu Shui took out a "wooden stick" about one meter long and rotten on the surface from the big box?
"System dad, were the ancestors of the Archibald family so poor? They only left a rotten stick as a legacy?"
Are you kidding?
If this is true, Qiu Shui feels that a beggar in China hundreds of years ago would probably be better than Archibald.
At least the beggar can leave behind a broken bowl antique.
The system said disdainfully: "What a rotten wooden stick, it's a painting tube for the painting."
"Painting tube?" Qiu Shui checked it carefully and found that the rightmost edge could actually be twisted.
Qiu Shui quickly opened it and saw that there was indeed a thick-looking piece of paper inside.
Qiu Shui took out the paper and opened it, and something fell out of the paper.
Qiu Shui looked down and saw that the thing looked like an ancient Western necklace.
The necklace is bronze in color and shaped like the scepter of some Western kings. At the top, is a king's crown.
Looking at the painting again, the paper has turned yellow, and the painting depicts a middle-aged man with a long beard and a tall hat, painted in oil.
The man's forehead was a little different from that of ordinary people, it was pointed and big.
One eye is big and the other is small. He looks very ugly.
Looking at the painting, you can tell it is very old.
"Isn't this Archibald?"
Qiu Shui asked the system.
The system replied: "Yes, this is Archibald. Host, please be reminded that this is the only portrait of Archibald in existence."
Black lines crawled all over Qiu Shui's forehead, "What do I need this portrait for? This portrait is so ugly, even if I sell it, it won't sell for much money."
Qiu Shui thought that Archibald had left behind some extraordinary legacy. The result was a portrait and a necklace.
It is true that the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
Suddenly, Qiu Shui seemed to have thought of something.
"Wait, what did you say? This is the only surviving portrait of Archibald? Does that mean the Archibald family doesn't have any portraits of their ancestors?"
System: "That's right. Archibald didn't want to have his portrait left because of his ugly appearance. This is his only portrait."
"So if this painting is sold to the Archibald family, it should be possible to make a lot of money, right?"
The portrait of Archibald is now four or five hundred years old.
These are considered very ancient portraits in the West.
In addition, this is a portrait of an ancestor of the Archibald family, which is of great significance. Archibald should be very interested in this portrait.
"Host, do you want to sell this portrait?" The system's furry face wrinkled up, "Host, this system does not recommend that you sell this painting."
"Why? This portrait has nothing to do with me. This Archibald looks so ordinary, and he doesn't match the antiques in my house."
Qiu Shui thought of the study in his home that was filled with antiques, and suddenly there was such a Western oil painting hanging on the wall, and the person in the painting was so ugly.
Qiu Shui couldn't help but shiver. No, the scene was too beautiful. He couldn't even imagine it.
“This…that…”
The system is hesitant and can't explain why.
Seeing it like this, Qiu Shui couldn't help but narrow his eyes.
There is something fishy going on. This little system is hiding something from him.
"Forget it. Since you don't want to say anything, I'll just keep this painting for now."
Although the system didn't say it explicitly, it has already reminded you. Qiu Shui thought it would be better to leave the things behind.
After all, he is not short of money now, so there is no need to rush to sell the paintings.
And this weird necklace, put it together too.
After leaving the system space and putting things away. Qiu Shui suddenly remembered the auction.
Qiu Shui touched his chin and asked the system, "System dad, do you know the auction that Long Wenxiu and the others were talking about?"
"I know." The system spread out its hands, "But the main system has a rule last time. This system can no longer help the host to search for information that is not related to the task. Therefore, this system cannot tell the host you."
Unless Qiu Shui triggers the mission, or someone threatens the host. Then the system is eligible to query those data.
"If you don't help, I have someone to help me check."
Qiu Shui remembered that among his bodyguards, there were two computer experts.
Therefore, after leaving the system space, he immediately sent a message to the leader of the bodyguard team.
The 100 million yuan spent this year was well worth it.
Soon, Qiu Shui received information about the auction and the list of items to be auctioned.
This bodyguard group is really powerful.
The system said proudly: "Of course, the bodyguards selected by this system are the most powerful ones except for this system."
"Thank you so much, System Dad. Your money is well spent." Qiu Shui gave the system a thumbs up.
If we don’t talk about money, they are still good father and son.
When it comes to money, the system shuts down.
In the beginning, for the sake of these bodyguards, the system’s deposits were cleared.
The system, which was originally smiling, suddenly turned hostile and refused to acknowledge that it had been smashed.
He stared at Qiu Shui with his small yellow eyes and shouted, "You haven't completed your study assignment for today. You must study the contents of three lessons tomorrow morning. Don't be lazy. Otherwise, you won't be able to complete the luxury goods identification course and the transportation course within the specified time. Do you still want the reward?"
"Okay, I get it. I will get up early tomorrow." Qiu Shui raised his hands in surrender.
"Then put down your phone and take a shower. Early to bed and early to rise makes you healthy." The system urged in Qiu Shui's mind.
"Okay, System Dad, I'll go now." Qiu Shui obediently picked up his bathrobe and went into the bathroom.
Anyway, it would take a while to finish reading all the things the bodyguard sent me.
Qiu Shui went to take a shower, and the system automatically blocked himself.
After Qiu Shui came out of the shower, he picked up his phone again and looked at the auction items on it. Qiu Shui finally understood why Long Wenxiu was so hesitant when talking to him.
In addition to the four bronze heads, Qiu Shui actually saw something else very surprising.
That is the imperial seal engraved by the First Emperor using the Heshi Bi.
The whereabouts of the imperial seal became unknown after it was passed down to the Sui and Tang dynasties.
For so many years, those emperors, generation after generation, have been searching. None were found.
Now, it has appeared at an auction abroad.
Moreover, judging from the reactions of Long Wenxiu and Long Teng, the imperial seal should be real. The authorities should have sent someone to verify it.
Otherwise, they wouldn't be so nervous.
That is the imperial seal, something that all emperors in Chinese history have dreamed of.
For China, it has extraordinary significance.
Qiu Shui frowned as he looked at the photo of the imperial seal on his phone, which had a hole in it that had been patched with gold.
Although he didn't know how the imperial seal ended up abroad, he knew that it must not be allowed to remain in a foreign country any longer.
In addition to the imperial seal and bronze head, there are many precious cultural relics that must also be returned to China.
But if we want to bring all these things back to China.
That would be an astronomical figure that is incalculable.
Logically speaking, it is impossible for the authorities to sit idly by.
However, Long Wenxiu and Long Teng said that they could only take out 100 billion in cash.
Although the market value of Longxiu and Longteng exceeds one trillion.
But that's just the market value.
Being able to come up with cash is another matter.
Qiu Shui took a look and found that the starting price of the four bronze heads alone had reached 1 billion Mi coins.
The starting price of the imperial seal was a staggering 30 billion Mi coins.
Adding the other cultural relics to the calculation, Qiu Shui did some calculations in his mind.
The starting price alone, all those things added up, amounted to 80 billion MiCoins.
Moreover, the auction this time released so many important Chinese cultural relics, which must be intended to attract Chinese people like them.
The purpose is to make a fortune from the Chinese.
Therefore, the final auction price of those items will definitely be many times higher.
Although the current exchange rate between Mibi and Huabi is 1:1.
But even if Qiu Shui's current savings plus the 100 billion Chinese yuan provided by Long Wenxiu and Long Teng were combined, it would not be enough to buy those cultural relics.
That auction was an international auction.
By then, there will definitely be wealthy people from all over the world coming there.
China's economy has only developed rapidly in the past twenty years.
Apart from the hidden families, the newly emerging families do not have the financial resources to compete with those foreign tycoons.
If Qiu Shui hadn't won the free ticket, he would definitely not have agreed to let Long Wenxiu and Long Teng go to the auction.
But now he got a free ticket.
Have a chance to get a free ticket.
Of course, we have to make the best use of it.
Especially the imperial seal and bronze head, how could they fall into the hands of people abroad?
That would be a shame for every Chinese.
So it must be taken back.
The raging fire of patriotism is burning in Qiu Shui's heart.
The next afternoon.
People from the Murong family and the Zheng family came.
Qiu Shui and Lou Yuchen entertained them together.
"Uncle, this is a small gift from our two families. Please accept it."
Old Master Murong pushed a file bag in front of Qiu Shui.
Qiu Shui picked up the file bag and took out two transfer contracts from it.
In the contract, the Murong family and the Zheng family transferred the two gold and jewelry companies to Qiu Shui free of charge.
"As long as you sign your name, the two gold and jewelry stores will be yours."
Mr. Zheng looked at Qiu Shui with a smile.
They had already found out about Qiu Shui's interests and hobbies.
Besides Go, Qiu Shui's favorite thing is gold.
Giving gold directly would seem too insincere.
So they directly gave the two gold jewelry companies to Qiu Shui.
"No reward without merit." After Qiu Shui put the contract back into the file bag, he pushed the file bag back in front of Mr. Murong and Mr. Zheng.
Mr. Murong said, "This is just a small gift from our two families. Are you going to refuse this, uncle?"
Mr. Zheng picked up the teacup on the table and said, "Yes, as a younger generation, it is normal to give a little gift to the elders. If you refuse this, does it mean that you think our gift is not generous enough?"
Seeing the two white-haired old men in front of him, who were almost 150 years old in total, calling him uncle, Qiu Shui refused in his heart.
"Oh, I'm just worried that it will be difficult to accept the meeting gift from the two old gentlemen!"
Qiu Shui grabbed Lou Yuchen's hand, playing with it while looking at the four people sitting opposite him, and said calmly: "Just tell me the purpose of your visit today. We have something else to do later, so we don't have time to entertain you."
"Okay, since my uncle speaks so bluntly, let's not beat around the bush." Mr. Zheng put down the teacup in his hand.
"Our two families are related by marriage to the Renwang Mansion. Back then, it was the ancestor of the Renwang Mansion who proposed that our two families donate most of their wealth to the government. Now our two families have encountered development problems because of the donations made back then. It is reasonable for my cousin to help our two families, right?"
What does this have to do with him? Qiu Shui couldn't help but wonder.
Seeing Qiu Shui remained silent, Old Man Murong continued, "We also know that there are some things that you, my cousin, may not be able to make the decision on. Since you, my cousin, cannot make the decision, can you let us meet with my great uncle? We heard that my great uncle is still alive."
Back then, the man from Renwang Palace must have found a reliable family. When he sent his younger brother away, he also took away a lot of property.
Otherwise, there would be no Qiu Shui today.
Mr. Murong and Mr. Zheng had already investigated it clearly.
Qiu Shui once admitted that all the things he owns now were given to him by his father.
Qiu Shui's adoptive parents have long passed away. Even if he were still alive, he couldn't afford those luxury cars, mansions and companies.
Therefore, the so-called father of Qiu Shui must be the son who was sent away that year.
They must have been developing secretly over the years. Take away those properties and connections. It is estimated that it has already developed to a level that they cannot imagine.
The man in Renwang Mansion is also largely responsible for the current decline of their Murong family and Zheng family.
Therefore, they wanted to get some compensation from Renwangfu.
"You want to see my father?" Qiu Shui was stunned.
"Isn't this system the father that the host hit?" The system ran out happily, "This system is their great-uncle."
Qiu Shui looked at the system that looked like a small ball of fur in his mind, and the corner of his mouth twitched.
Then he said to Mr. Murong and Mr. Zheng, "I don't know what you are talking about. Maybe my father knows. But it is not convenient for him to see you now."
If they saw the system, they would probably be scared to death.
Since they couldn't see it anyway, Qiu Shui simply blamed everything on the system.
Hearing Qiu Shui acknowledge the existence of his biological father, Mr. Murong and Mr. Zheng looked at each other at the same time.
Very good, their guess turned out to be true.
Now, the person in charge of the power behind the Niwang Palace should be Qiu Shui's father.
Qiu Shui is just a surface-level existence that confuses people.
The purpose of their visit this time was just to find out whether Qiu Shui's biological father existed.
Even if it has been tested out, then everything can be discussed.
"Excuse me, uncle, when is convenient for you? We are always available to visit you."
Since Qiu Shui's father is still alive, there are some things that are not suitable to be discussed with Qiu Shui.
"Well……"
The way the system is, it's never convenient.
Just when Qiu Shui was about to find a reason to get rid of them, the system popped up and shouted, "Three months later, just three months later. Host, tell them that if they want to see this system, they have to wait three months."
What? After hearing what the system said, Qiu Shui was completely stunned.
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