Although I drew Archibald's diary.
But Qiu Shui simply flipped it twice and threw it into the box.
Now I hear that those things of Archibald are related to the treasure he left behind.
Then Qiu Shui became interested.
Qiu Shui found Archibald's things.
Picked up the diary with a lot of historical significance.
Suddenly, Qiu Shui remembered that when he got the diary, the system had specially marked the word "true".
Qiu Shui was wondering at the time why this was marked. Could it be fake?
Just now, Aqina said that she also has her ancestor's diary in her hand.
If the book in his hand is real, then it means that the one in Aqina's hand is fake.
Qiu Shui touched his chin.
Then, he asked the system: "System dad, the diary in my hand is indeed real. It was written by Archibald himself, right?"
The system said: "Of course. The products produced by this system are absolutely authentic. Any similarities are purely fictitious."
Okay.
It seems that it is really what he thought.
Now that it is confirmed that this diary is authentic.
Qiu Shui quickly took advantage of the time to read Archibald's diary carefully bit by bit.
Prepare to look for this treasure.
What one third?
Qiu Shui is very greedy.
He wants it all.
But Archibald's diary was written in English.
Qiu Shui looked a little strenuous.
If you don’t know some words, you have to look them up.
As for the system.
It really just accompanied Qiu Shui for a look.
Actually, there is not much content in this diary.
It's just that Archibald talks too much nonsense.
Qiu Shui spent more than two hours.
It took a lot of effort to eliminate a large part of the useless content. Found something useful inside.
Before, Qiu Shui was still wondering how Aqina knew that Archibald's relics would be in his hands.
After reading the diary, Qiu Shui finally understood why.
It turns out that Archibald had come to China hundreds of years ago.
At that time, China was still in the imperial era, and the dynasty was still very prosperous.
Archibald came to China by boat with a group of merchants.
The place where Ebo was at that time was very backward.
However, his country is rich in gold.
So, after he crossed the ocean and came to China with a pile of gold, he immediately became a rich man.
He used the gold to become a foreign trader in China.
He built his own maritime caravan and traveled back and forth between his country and the Chinese dynasty.
As a result, he earned unimaginable wealth in just over a decade.
He became the richest businessman in his country.
At that time, even the royal family might not be as wealthy as he was.
However, not long after, unrest broke out in his country.
Unexpectedly, it affected him.
The country's royal family was at war with the upper nobility, and the king needed his wealth for support, so he captured his family and forced them to be with him.
Archibald had no choice but to give away half of his wealth.
The remaining half of the wealth was secretly hidden by him.
That turmoil ended with the king's victory.
Although he was forced to support it by the king at that time.
But it is precisely because of the wealth he contributed.
That is how the king won.
Therefore, the king made him an earl.
He became a nobleman.
But he didn't expect that he had no chance to enjoy the title of nobility.
Not long after, his country was targeted by another powerful country.
The two countries went to war.
He took all the members of his family and some of the wealth that he had hidden away and fled to another place.
From then on, they began to take root and develop in that place.
Wait until everything is dealt with.
Archibald once again led a sea caravan to China.
That was his last time to arrive in China.
He traveled thousands of miles to China, not only to accumulate wealth again, but also to meet an old friend.
A friend who had saved his life and was his life-long friend.
It is also his protective umbrella in China.
That was the owner of Nio Palace at that time.
Archibald personally handed his portrait and key to the heir of the then Prince's Palace for safekeeping.
He also said that he would come back to take it next time.
If he can never come back, then let that old friend pass these two things on to his successor.
Archibald will also ask his heirs to retrieve those things.
The proof of taking things was his diary.
Archibald wanted to prevent others from getting his diary.
Therefore, a fake diary was deliberately made.
The contents of the two diaries are similar. It also records the matter of the key and the portrait.
However, the contents recorded about the treasure are completely different.
What Archibald didn't expect was that a traitor appeared in his family.
The traitor poisoned him.
He was severely poisoned and would not live long.
Because I don't know who the traitor is.
So, he did it for safety.
And didn't tell anyone else about the treasure.
He placed the two diaries in different places.
I hope that some lucky descendant will find the real diary.
Qiu Shui closed the diary and couldn't help but sigh: "This Archibald is really amazing. The country he was in at that time was so far away from our China. Just the round trip would take more than a year. But I never thought that Archibald would have such great courage."
At that time, Archibald said that the country he was in was rich in gold.
But, in fact, that was only because they were close to a gold mine.
Later, Archibald sent people to basically empty the gold mine.
Then the gold and some of the remaining wealth at the time were hidden away.
As for what those riches were, the diary did not mention it.
However, Qiu Shui wondered if it was an antique or something.
Antique or not.
Just the gold that Archibald left behind.
It's also exciting enough.
The more he thought about it, the more excited Qiu Shui became.
I didn't expect that Archibald's relics would have such a function.
Qiu Shui couldn't wait to follow the methods recorded in the diary.
I carefully cut out some of the strange patterns drawn in the diary with scissors.
Then, start piecing it together bit by bit.
After all the pieces are assembled.
A passage in Chinese immediately appeared.
This caught Qiu Shui completely by surprise.
However, Archibald often came to China at that time, so it was not surprising that he knew Chinese.
"Please look at my clothes."
Six big Chinese characters.
Look at clothes?
Qiu Shui spread out the self-portrait of Archibald.
I didn’t feel anything before.
But now take a look according to the instructions.
He discovered that there seemed to be some patterns on Archibald's clothes in the portrait.
The picture looks like a tree and a mountain.
Qiu Shui looked at it carefully for a long time.
I found that it was really a tree and a mountain, and behind it, there seemed to be a heart-shaped figure.
Yes, it’s heart-shaped.
Is Archibald such a girly person?
wrong.
Qiu Shui noticed the problem.
It is impossible for Archibald to paint something insignificant.
Big tree, mountain, heart shape?
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration came to Qiu Shui's mind.
Could that be where the treasure is hidden?
There is a big tree on the left and a mountain on the right of the treasure place.
There's a heart-shaped thing in the middle.
It’s just that the heart shape is a bit abstract.
If I hadn’t been taking a Western painting appreciation class some time ago, I would have just learned how to appreciate abstract paintings.
Qiu Shui couldn't yet tell that it was a heart shape.
There are so many places with similar features like that one tree and one mountain. Countless.
But it is hard to find a place with a heart shape.
This is an easily recognizable feature.
Archibald's diary records it.
He hid half of his wealth because he was threatened by the king of the country at that time.
So many things, and he was being stared at by the king at that time.
It is impossible to ship it anywhere else.
Therefore, the treasure can only be in the country where Archibald was before.
And that place is most likely where Archibald was before.
In this way, the scope can be narrowed.
The country where Archibald was before was the United States.
However, Qiu Shui didn’t know where Archibald lived before.
It has been hundreds of years, and the surrounding environment must have changed.
So, he needs to check some previous information.
Suddenly, Qiu Shui remembered the system.
Qiu Shui asked tentatively, "System Dad, do you know where this painting is?"
"Know."
The system readily acknowledged it.
"Great." Qiu Shui didn't expect the system to answer him. He thought the system would ignore him.
He asked excitedly: "What is this place?"
"This system cannot tell you. Because the main system does not allow it."
The system blinked its round yellow eyes and spread out its hands.
Qiu Shui was speechless. It would be better not to ask.
What a waste of his saliva.
Qiu Shui looked at the time and found that it was already time for lunch.
I don’t know whether Lou Yuchen and Liang Zitao will come back at noon.
After all, after several games, those who were able to stay are becoming more and more powerful.
However, as long as Lou Yuchen doesn't meet those top chess players, everyone else should be able to win in the middle game.
Moreover, Lou Yuchen's chess moves are very stable.
He never liked playing fast chess.
Therefore, if the gap between the two sides is not very big, it is impossible to end the game at noon.
Qiu Shui waited for an hour but neither Lou Yuchen nor Liang Zitao came back.
I think the opponent they met today must be very strong.
After lunch, Qiu Shui continued to study the pattern on the portrait's clothes.
After so many years, the trees may be cut down or wither.
Mountains may also be flattened or dug away.
Qiu Shui felt that Archibald was such a smart man that he would never use something that could change as a sign of finding treasure.
So, is the heart shape in the middle something that cannot be changed?
Or is it something that cannot be changed?
For example, some super-pit, or a big river.
Suddenly, Qiu Shui had an idea.
He remembered seeing the photos taken by a travel blogger before.
The photo was taken in a forest in the United States.
In the photo, there seems to be a large, heart-shaped lake.
The water in that lake is blue.
Qiu Shui was still amazed at that time.
So, could this place with a heart shape in the painting be the heart-shaped lake?
Qiu Shui took action immediately. I picked up my phone and started searching for the blogger’s account.
However, it was discovered that the blogger had actually cancelled his account.
However, Qiu Shui remembered that the blogger's photo seemed to have been published in a geographical magazine.
Qiu Shui immediately went to the official website of the geographical magazine.
After a while of searching, Qiu Shui finally found the photo of the heart-shaped lake.
Qiu Shui held his phone, looking at the photo and comparing it with the abstract heart-shaped pattern in the painting.
Found that it seems not the same.
Qiu Shui couldn't help but frown.
Did he guess wrong?
Isn’t the heart shape in the painting this lake?
But, besides this place, is there any other place in the United States that is heart-shaped?
Qiu Shui couldn't help but feel a little impatient.
This is too hard to find.
Unless he goes to find someone who is very familiar with the geographical location and environment of the United States.
Otherwise, who knows where this heart shape is pointing to.
After all, the United States is not small.
After the competition in the afternoon, Lou Yuchen and Liang Zitao came back.
Just as Qiu Shui guessed, both of them met very strong chess players today.
"Qiu Shui, guess who Achen met today."
Liang Zitao said mysteriously.
In fact, Qiu Shui was not very curious. After all, there were only a few chess players who could compete with Lou Yuchen.
No matter who Lou Yuchen meets, it won't be strange.
However, Qiu Shui also gave Liang Zitao face and asked with a smile: "Who?"
"Mr. Guo is Guo Ruoxi's father. Our chess master."
"Mr. Guo?"
Qiu Shui remembered that Guo Ruoxi came to their chess club because she had a fight with her father.
It’s also for Mengqi’s sake.
"Yes, it's Engineer Guo."
Liang Zitao complained, "You don't know that Engineer Guo is only 45 years old. But his temper is just like those old men in their 70s and 80s. He is very rigid and won't change his ways. He also wants to save face."
After all, Guo Ruoxi is his biological daughter.
As a result, he belittled his own daughter in front of Lou Yuchen.
Guo Ruoxi was beaten to a pulp.
As a result, Lou Yuchen was annoyed.
Qiu Shui looked at Lou Yuchen, "Really? Does Guo Ruoxi know?"
"She knows. Ah Tao told her."
Lou Yuchen was indeed very angry.
Although Guo Ruoxi lost shortly after the start of the game.
But after all, he was only promoted to professional chess player last year.
It’s quite a good result to have this result.
But Mr. Guo felt that her presence at the competition brought shame upon him.
He even belittled Guo Ruoxi in various ways, implicitly saying that Lou Yuchen had poor vision.
He actually poached Guo Ruoxi with a high salary.
Of course, Mr. Guo’s words also contained some resentment towards Lou Yuchen.
He felt that Lou Yuchen should not recruit Guo Ruoxi into the Shengqi Club.
After all, he originally wanted to make Guo Ruoxi suffer outside.
Now Guo Ruoxi has gone to the Shengqi Club to enjoy himself. The kind that wins without any effort.
“That’s too much.”
Although Qiu Shui had heard Guo Ruoxi talk about her father before, he had some opinions about her.
But she didn't expect that her father would belittle her like this in front of outsiders.
Even made them angry?
Think they're meddling?
"That's right. So Ah Chen pressed him hard on the chessboard and rubbed him. You didn't see Mr. Guo's face at that time. It was as black as the bottom of a pot."
Liang Zitao looked gloating.
"Sure, boyfriend." Qiu Shui gave Lou Yuchen an appreciative look.
Now Guo Ruoxi is a member of their club, even if Guo Gong is her father.
That doesn't mean we can casually belittle the chess players in their club.
Qiu Shui is so protective of his people.
"I learned it from you." Lou Yuchen became angry after Guo Gong said those words.
In the middle game, I directly used Qiu Shui's moves to deal with him.
Qiu Shui's chess skills have always been sharp.
Plus, Lou Yuchen did it on purpose.
So, in the end, Mr. Guo lost a lot of chess games.
At that time, Mr. Guo simply waved his sleeves and left.
"Yeah." Qiu Shui stroked the non-existent beard on his chin and said to Lou Yuchen, "This boy is teachable."
Lou Yuchen couldn't help but reach out and rub Qiu Shui's head with amusement.
Qiu Shui quickly patted the back of his hand.
"Don't touch me. I want to grow a few more centimeters. It's because you touch my head so often that I haven't grown any taller."
"Come on." Liang Zitao rolled his eyes, "How old are you? You still want to grow taller."
Suddenly, Liang Zitao remembered something.
He said to Qiu Shui: "By the way, Qiu Shui, I have something to tell you. The off-season will begin in two days. We have two days. How about we go out for a walk? I know a place where the lake water will not freeze. And the lake water is still warm in winter."
"Anyway, the snow has stopped in the past two days. It's not good to stay in the hotel all the time without going out for a walk."
Qiu Shui thought about it and felt it was a good idea.
"Sure, but that's not a lake you're talking about, it's a hot spring, right? I've never heard of a lake that's still warm in the winter."
"It's the lake. The lake is very magical. It was discovered by a friend of mine. The lake is in a small forest next to his farm. Not only is the water warm, but the lake is also heart-shaped."
Liang Zitao took out his cell phone and said to Qiu Shui: "I still have the photos he sent. Let me show you."
A heart-shaped lake?
Qiu Shui's heartbeat quickened.
Could it be such a coincidence?
"Found it, take a look."
Liang Zitao handed the phone to Qiu Shui.
Qiu Shui took the phone calmly and took a look.
His pupils suddenly widened.
In the photo, a heart-shaped lake lies quietly in front of us amidst the lush greenery.
The lake water is blue, and there is a water channel connecting both ends of the lake.
The overall look is like an arrow piercing through the heart.
Isn’t this the lake that the blogger photographed that he just saw?
However, the angle of Liang Zitao’s photo is different from the one taken by the blogger.
From this angle in Liang Zitao's photo, Qiu Shui could clearly see a very huge towering tree on the left.
On the right is a mountain.
The heart-shaped lake is right in the middle.
The composition is exactly the same as that in the oil painting.
This is simply a case of searching for something in vain, only to find it without any effort.
I really have to thank Liang Zitao, if he hadn't suddenly suggested going out for a walk.
He might have missed the real answer.
"Go, you must go. I will reimburse you for the entire trip."
Qiu Shui returned the phone to Liang Zitao, and then said excitedly: "Liang Zitao, send me this photo."
Qiu Shui didn't expect to find the place so quickly.
He couldn't wait to go treasure hunting.
"Do you like that place?"
It was the first time that Lou Yuchen saw Qiu Shui so excited.
Judging from his appearance, he seems to like that place very much.
Lou Yuchen just took a glance.
The lake in the photo is indeed beautiful though.
But Qiu Shui shouldn't be so excited.
"Of course I like it. It might be a good place to make a fortune."
Qiu Shui blinked at Lou Yuchen.
A Feng Shui place for making fortune?
Lou Yuchen wondered when Qiu Shui started studying Feng Shui.
However, when Liang Zitao called his friend, he received some bad news.
"Okay, I get it, it's okay. No rush."
Liang Zitao hung up the phone and said to Qiu Shui with an apologetic look, "He said his grandmother in China was sick, so he took a plane back to China yesterday. He probably won't be back until after the Spring Festival."
I originally wanted to go out and have fun, but I didn't expect it to be so disappointing.
Liang Zitao was also helpless.
Qiu Shui raised an eyebrow and said, "Can't we go by ourselves?"
Liang Zitao said: "No, as he said before, that place is very hidden. If there is no one to lead the way, it will be impossible to find it."
Qiu Shui also remembered that the blogger also said that the place was difficult to find.
He found that place by accident. And took photos.
Later, when the people from the magazine went to look for it, they couldn't find it.
I finally saw hope, but now they suddenly say we have to wait until after the Spring Festival.
It's really painful.
However, this year's Chinese New Year is indeed earlier than in previous years.
China’s Spring Festival happens to be the day before the final of the Chess God Cup.
Now it is not far from the Chinese New Year.
Today Qiu Shui has seen that a Chinese-owned shop opposite the hotel has started hanging up two red lanterns.
Some things that reflect the Spring Festival atmosphere are also being pasted on the glass.
Archibald's auction was held on the third day of the Spring Festival.
After being rejected by Qiu Shui, Aqina returned home angrily.
When she walked into the hall, she happened to be seen by the current head of the Archibald family, Claude, who was also Achina's biological father.
Crud is rarely at home.
It was basically Aqina and her younger brother Moseston who were there.
Some time ago, Claude went to the United States for some things.
Before he left, he said he would not be back until about three days before the auction.
But now he showed up at home.
So when Akina saw Claude, she couldn't help but be surprised.
At the same time, I had a bad feeling in my heart.
Sitting opposite him was Moseston, who had his head lowered and seemed to be being lectured.
When Moseston saw Aqina come in, he looked up at her.
Then he winked at Aqina.
Unfortunately, Akina didn't understand.
"Daddy? Why are you back? Has the matter in the Stars and Stripes been resolved?"
Akina glanced at Moseston. Then he sat next to him.
Claude looked at his outstanding daughter and sneered, "If I don't come back, I'm afraid you will have joined forces with that Chinese man to get rid of me, the head of the family, right?"
When Crowder said this, Akina's pupils contracted and her expression changed slightly.
Oops, he knew.
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