HCB Chapter 2030: A single document shocks the entire audience?
Chapter 2030: A single document shocks the entire audience?
All eyes, all breaths, all thoughts were fixed on the most inconspicuous, rustic wooden box on the table.
The Yu family's box.
It is not wrapped in brocade, nor is it made of precious wood; there are even slight signs of wear on the edges, making it appear simple and unadorned.
But it is precisely because of this "simplicity" that, after experiencing the repeated shocks of the Song family's palace treasures and the Jiang family's thousand-year-old cultural heritage, it exudes an unfathomable solemnity.
Of the more than one hundred people present, who would dare to underestimate the gift from the Yu family?
Zhang Jingyang's palms were already covered in cold sweat.
He looked at Song Cijiu, his eyes filled with questioning and a hint of barely perceptible hesitation.
He really didn't dare to open it!
The shockwaves from the Song Dynasty edition of the Book of Rites that the Jiang family had just received were still lingering, making it difficult for this seasoned veteran who had traveled all over the country to even touch this final box!
He was afraid of defiling this sacred gift with his "dirty hands".
Song Cijiu saw through his thoughts, silently patted his shoulder, nodded to him, and indicated that she would take over.
His expression was unusually serious at this moment. He took a deep breath, then another, looked at Li Xiangnan, and after receiving his instruction, personally stepped forward, stretched out his hands, and solemnly picked up the wooden box.
strange!
The box is very light.
The lightness made Song Cijiu's brows furrow slightly, feeling somewhat incredulous.
Although one of the boxes had passed through Zhang Jingyang's hands and the other through his, he knew that both boxes were extremely heavy.
But the box from the Yu family was incredibly light, as if there wasn't much inside!
What exactly is inside?
Song Cijiu was puzzled, but dared not be negligent in the slightest. He carefully placed the wooden box in the center of the accounting table, then took half a step back and looked at Yu Haoran, waiting for instructions.
“It’s alright!” Yu Haoran stepped forward and nodded gently.
Song Cijiu then held his breath, gently pressed his fingertips against the edge of the lid, and gently, very gently, with the least amount of force, slowly lifted the lid upwards.
Surprisingly, there was no glittering jewelry as expected, nor the aged fragrance of ancient books!
The box was completely empty, which immediately explained why it was so light.
It contained a document.
A document was contained in an ordinary kraft paper bag, the opening of which was sealed with cotton thread—just a simple document bag!
Song Cijiu was even more puzzled!
what is this?
A document?
The Yu family sent this document to Xiao Xitang, the first child of the fourth generation of the Li family.
What is this?
Judging from my uncle's expression just now, this thing is obviously more valuable than those from the Jiang family and their Song family!
But even after serving as a servant in the Song family for half his life, he still couldn't figure out what his uncle had given him!
With a furrowed brow, he had no choice but to take it out of the wooden box and examine it more closely to determine its origin and value.
But in the center of the bag, there was a white label.
The label was completely blank.
Nothing at all……
Do not!
Just as this thought arose in Song Cijiu's mind, he suddenly noticed a dark red stamp in the lower right corner of the kraft paper bag...
Huh?
what is this?
A seal?
hiss!
moment!
This seal was like a branding iron, instantly burning the eyes of everyone who saw it!
The design on that seal was so unique that it would never be forgotten once you saw it!
At its core is a precise, atomic-orbit-like or complex gear-like structure, with sharp, clean lines that exude a modern, technological feel.
The design is cleverly surrounded by full ears of wheat and heavy gears, symbolizing industry and agriculture.
The outermost ring is even more surprising; it is an extremely fine ring of symbols, yet clearly engraved, resembling some kind of encrypted code!
The entire seal exudes a cold, rigorous, and unquestionable sense of authority, completely unlike any book collection seal or private seal that Song Cijiu had ever seen before!
boom!
The moment Song Cijiu recognized the seal more closely, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning!
He jerked backward, his pupils contracted to their maximum, the color drained from his face, and his lips trembled uncontrollably.
He wanted to say something, but he couldn't utter a single word; he could only let out a short, breathy sound.
"Ho..."
"Ok?"
Standing to the side, Jiang Huaiyuan was still immersed in the afterglow of his family's gift when he suddenly saw Song Cijiu, who was usually calm and composed, acting in this way. He was puzzled and followed Song Cijiu's gaze downwards. His eyes fell on the seal and he was stunned.
"Ok?"
He hummed in response, then his pupils dilated suddenly as if he had recalled some long-forgotten, extremely important memory.
He was even more exaggerated than Song Cijiu, and he took a big step forward in a fit of rage, as if he couldn't wait any longer. He bent down and stared intently at the seal, his face filled with disbelief, and even a hint of... horror!
"This...this, this seal..." Jiang Huaiyuan felt his voice was terribly dry, he was truly shocked. He suddenly raised his head to look at Yu Haoran, his eyes filled with turbulent emotions, "Brother Haoran...your Yu family...this is..."
He hadn't finished speaking, but his extreme shock had already infected everyone present.
The smugness on the faces of the young members of the Jiang family, who were just feeling proud and complacent about their family's "millennial cultural heritage," instantly froze.
Although they didn't recognize the seal, they could see it with their own eyes, and they could feel the atmosphere. Judging from their grandfather's almost out-of-control reaction and the ghost-like expression on Song Cijiu's second uncle's face, they all realized what was going on instantly.
I'm afraid the weight of this thing in front of them is completely beyond their comprehension!
A member of the Jiang family who had been whispering that "no one can match the gifts from our Jiang family" was now gaping, his mouth agape. After a long while, he murmured, "Grandpa... what... what happened? And that seal... what's going on? What is it?"
His cousin, who was standing next to him, was pale. He had naturally noticed his grandfather's reaction and shook his head, but his voice was also trembling: "I don't know... I've never seen Grandpa so distraught before... even when he sees some national treasure... Besides, we've seen many cultural relics before... Aren't there many in the library?"
However, the younger members of the Yu family all stood up straight at this moment.
Looking at the shock and bewilderment on the faces of the Jiang family, and at the helpless expressions of the surrounding crowd, a hint of restrained yet profound pride, belonging to those in the know, flashed in their eyes.
They didn't speak, but their quiet confidence stood in stark contrast to the previous arrogance of the Jiang family members.
The young man from the Yu family, wearing glasses, pushed up his glasses and said calmly, in a voice only his clansmen could hear, "The old documents record the wisdom of the past, which is naturally amazing! But this seal... it can open a door to the future, which is even greater!"
These words were spoken lightly, yet carried immense weight.
At this moment, Li Xiangnan's heart was in his throat.
He was close enough to see clearly the intense reactions of Song Cijiu and Jiang Huaiyuan.
But what followed was an inexplicable and immense pressure that enveloped him, making it almost impossible for him to breathe.
What exactly is in this box?
A document?
What document could make these two seasoned figures change color so much than the Song Dynasty version of the Book of Rites?
He suppressed his intense curiosity and anticipation, and like everyone else, looked at Yu Haoran, who held the final say...