“Young man, this chest isn’t an ordinary one. We keep it in a bank safe. I will have to request approval from my boss if you want to see it. However, not everyone is allowed to take a look at it. How about you leave an identity for me so I can talk to my boss about it.”Before James spoke, Cynthia interrupted, “I’m from the Dawns of the North. My father is Zane Dawn.”“Alright. I’ll inform my boss right away. The two of you can continue looking around the shop.”Afterward, the old man left.Cynthia pulled James and said, “Let’s look around for a bit, James.”“Alright.”James nodded lightly.The old man went to an office on the third floor and gently knocked on the door.“Come in.”A voice came from inside the office.The old man pushed open the door and walked inside the office. He said respectfully, “Boss, there is someone here to ask about the chest unearthed from the ancient tomb of the Prince of Orchid Mountain.”“Has he finally come? It’s been so long, and I was startin
Thea got ten billion dollars from James.She carefully made plans for the money.She had been grateful for her family’s upbringing, so now that she had money, she did not forget to give her parents 100 million dollars each.However, Benjamin’s 100 million was taken by Gladys as soon as he got the money from her.Thea was speechless when she found out.Then, she secretly gave Benjamin one million dollars and told him to spend it.Benjamin was an honest man with no status in the Callahans. Still, it did not stop him from having rich hobbies.He had always loved antiques and studied them for a long time.Now that he had some money, he came to Antique Street to see if he could pick up some good deals. Nothing had caught his eye after shopping for the whole day.Walking along Antique Street, he arrived at Sovereign Antique Shop’s entrance before he knew it.He raised his head at the Sovereign Antique Shop’s signboard.As a local of Cansington and an antique lover, it was impos
Unfortunately, it was too expensive for him.Although Thea had given him one million dollars, the jade plate cost more than three million.He carefully placed it back.However, he was incredibly nervous and cautious that he accidentally touched the cabinet and did not have a firm grip on the jade plate, resulting in it falling directly to the ground.Bang!The jade plate shattered into pieces in an instant.“This…”Benjamin was immediately dumbfounded and stood aside, staring at it blankly.Seeing this, Jasmine’s face also darkened. She reprimanded him angrily, “Sir, I already reminded you to be careful. You will have to compensate us according to the selling price if you break it.”“I-I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to drop it.”Benjamin kept apologizing.“Is apologizing going to help? It’s worth three million and eight hundred thousand dollars. You should compensate us according to the price. Otherwise, you won’t be able to leave our shop today!”Jasmine threatened him coldly an
Cynthia walked over and helped Benjamin up from the ground. “Uncle, are you alright?” she asked with concern.Benjamin was beaten until his face was black and blue, with blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.“No, I’m fine,” Benjamin shook his head and replied.Yuri smiled. “Since Ms. Dawn is willing to pay for him, everything is resolved.”Then, he turned to Benjamin and said, “Get lost.”“James…” Benjamin looked at James and was hesitant to speak.He wanted to say something but swallowed the words.James was no longer his son-in-law since he had already divorced Thea.James glanced at him and turned to Cynthia.“Why are you paying for him? Do you have a lot of money? The Callahans have money and don’t need your few million dollars,” said James.“James, isn’t he your…” Cynthia paused as she suddenly remembered that James had divorced Thea, and she stopped speaking.“Seeing that we used to be a family, I’ve already helped you. However, I’m not obliged to help you pay
“You’re causing trouble without reason. I'm too lazy to bother speaking with you.” James lit a cigarette and ignored Thea.At this moment, Yuri brought Benjamin over to them.“Thea, your father broke a jade plate from six hundred AD to nine hundred AD worth three million eight hundred thousand dollars. I’ll give you a discount. It’ll only be three million and five hundred thousand dollars for it. Then, you can take your father.”Thea was furious when she saw Benjamin’s bruised appearance as several muscular men dragged him. She turned around and blamed, “What are you doing, James? Since you’re here, why did you let my dad get beaten?”Thea knew James’ skills. These muscular men were no match for James at all.James was present in Sovereign Antique Shop but allowed her father to get beaten black and blue.“I’ve already taken action to stop it. He would’ve been hurt even worse if I didn't stop them,” James said indifferently.“You took action? Would my dad get beaten up to this
Sovereign Antique Shop, lounge area.James was still playing with Plants Vs. Zombies, but Thea’s appearance kept popping up in his mind.Maybe Cynthia was right about him. He did not let her pay because he wanted them to get Thea to come so he could see her.He had a lot of things he wanted to say to Thea, but he could not say a word after seeing her again.It all felt unnecessary. His heart felt contradictory and complicated.It was an unprecedented feeling.Cynthia was also very sensible and did not disturb him.Time passed by slowly.Ten minutes later, a few muscular men dressed in black suits approached him. One of them was carrying a black safe in his hands.“Sir, we’ve brought it.”Yuri nodded. “Alright.” He glanced at James and said, “Mr. Caden, let’s head up to my office to open it.”James stood up.“This way, please,” Yuri gestured to him upstairs and immediately walked in front to lead the way.Yuri led James and Cynthia to an office on the second floor.The
James held his breath.Cynthia also watched attentively.She was also curious about the contents in the chest that James was willing to spend 100 million to purchase. At the same time, she was also suspicious of why James had the keys to open the chest.Under Cynthia’s gaze, James gently turned the key.Click!A crisp and loud sound resounded.The bronze-colored chest slightly popped open.James' eyes were glued on the chest.Inside the chest was a folded scroll.He carefully took it out.The ancient scroll was made of unique material, keeping it well preserved. At the same time, it was relatively heavy.James unfolded it and spread it out on the table.The ancient scroll was enormous, reaching a length of one meter when it was unfolded.“W-What is this?”Cynthia glanced at the drawings on the ancient scroll and was puzzled.“Is this a scroll of meridians and acupuncture points?” she asked.James carefully observed the scroll.Eighteen little figures were drawn on the
Sol’s Capital, a courtyard house.This was the Emperor’s Mansion, the residence of the Emperor—the Five Commander’s leader and the commander of the Red Flame army.The Emperor had already returned to the Capital.In the courtyard, under a gazebo.A middle-aged man dressed in a black suit was speaking to a young man in his twenties.“Bobby, I haven’t seen you in several years. You were still in high school the last time I saw you. What brings you here today?”The middle-aged man in the black suit was the Emperor.“Mr. Johnston, to be honest, my family has received news that a chest from the ancient tomb of the Prince of Orchid Mountain appeared in Cansington. We’ve also been informed that Thomas’ descendant has his hands on it. Grandpa sent me here for two purposes. One is to retrieve the chest, the other is to kill the descendant of the family’s traitor, Thomas.”The young man explained his motives.He was a handsome man dressed in a white shirt that spoke calmly and with a co