Ye Fan was also dumbfounded. Even though he had seen many treasures in his past and present lives, this was the first time he had seen such a large scale of treasures piled together. Kuaishu Pavilion.
Only Elder Lei coughed lightly: "We are not tomb raiders. Although we came here to find treasure, if we take all these treasures away, we will immediately become objects of suspicion from above. At that time, it will be a case of stealing a chicken and losing the rice. It will not be worth the loss."
Elder Lei remained calm. Although these treasures had shaken his heart, he had lived for so long and could easily calm down.
Ye Fan nodded: "Elder Lei is right. We will each take only one of these items. Then, we will take away the gold and silver and distribute it to the poor people of the East, South, and North villages. The remaining items will all be handed over to the state."
Every profession has its own rules. Even in tomb raiding, tomb raiders can only take one item out of the tomb each time. If they are greedy, they are easily trapped and die in the tomb.
This has become an unwritten rule.
If tomb raiders are like this, let alone Ye Fan and the others who are not tomb raiders?
Ye Fan's words made the others nod: "Brother Ye indeed has awareness. Let's do it this way."
Then, several people began to look for their favorite items.
Ye Fan chose a Nine Dragon Cup, with nine five-clawed flying dragons vividly depicted on the Jun kiln porcelain cup.
The nine dragons were in various forms, some soaring and flying, some perching and circling, some leaping high in the sky, soaring through clouds and riding the mist, some diving into the water, stirring up rivers and seas, lifelike, as if they were about to fly out.
Such exquisite workmanship and superb craftsmanship made this Nine Dragon Cup an ultimate treasure.
What Shen Tianyin chose was a precious pearl phoenix hairpin.
The whole body was polished from jade, decorated with gold, and the hairpin head was carved into the shape of a phoenix, inlaid with more than a dozen pearls the size of a fingertip.
Although its value was not as high as Ye Fan's Nine Dragon Cup, it was still very precious.
Elder Lei, Elder Ji, and Shen Bao all chose what they liked.
Value was no longer important. In the face of so many treasures, all so-called values were in vain.
After packing the selected items and casting a lingering glance at the remaining treasures, Ye Fan smiled wryly and shook his head.
"Let's go out."
There was no longer much relationship between them and this place.
They returned along the original path and closed the stone door again to prevent anyone from breaking in and stealing the treasures.
Then, the few people rushed back to the East Village that night.
After rescuing the villagers of the East Village, Ye Fan and Shen Bao returned to the tomb again, carried back the boxes of gold and silver, and distributed them to the villagers of the three villages.
Since the three village chiefs were dead, the villages were leaderless.
Ye Fan proposed that the three villages be merged into one village, so that they could better guard the sacred land of Qianfo Mountain.
This proposal was met with enthusiastic approval from the villagers of the three villages.
Next came the moving and building houses.
Ye Fan and the others stayed there for a week. After Shen Bao's injuries had completely recovered, they bid farewell and left.
On the way back, they were all relatively quiet. Although they had found treasures, the price paid was too great.
Especially Elder Lei, who now wore a worried expression.
"Elder Lei, just report the ins and outs of this matter truthfully to the higher-ups. After all, the implications are too great, and there is no need to hide anything."
Looking at Elder Lei, Ye Fan said calmly.
Elder Lei nodded: "My lifelong wish was to find a large tomb and study the funerary objects inside. Now, this wish has finally been fulfilled, but the price was the lives of seven people. Think about the arrangements made by heaven."
"There is gain and loss. The world is always fair."
Elder Lei was melancholic, clearly not yet out of his grief.
"For a general to win fame, ten thousand bones must wither. Since ancient times, have any renowned figures not walked to the pinnacle of life on piles of white bones? Moreover, the responsibility for this matter originally did not lie with you. If it weren't for those people's greed, arrogance, and betrayal, they would not have met with misfortune. If a person seeks death, even heaven cannot save them. Why should Elder Lei trouble himself unnecessarily?"
Ye Fan looked at Elder Lei, his voice carrying a hint of coldness.
Some things are not what you want them to be. Hearts are unpredictable, and no one can control the other.
Hearing Ye Fan's words, Elder Lei was obviously stunned. He frowned slightly and fell into thought.
After a moment, he gave a wry smile: "Perhaps, I am indeed too serious. Your words, young friend Ye, have enlightened me and made me see the light."
Seeing the old man gradually emerge from his inner gloom, Ye Fan nodded with satisfaction.
This old man was not bad-hearted and was very capable. If he were to develop in Jiangnan in the future, bringing him under his command would be of great use.
Ye Fan also had selfish motives. If not for this, he would not have helped Elder Lei so much.
At this moment, Shen Bao suddenly asked: "What did Xu Sanhu mean by those words before he died?"
Staring intently at Ye Fan, a shadow of darkness appeared in the depths of Shen Bao's eyes.
These words made Elder Lei, Elder Ji, Shen Tianyin, and the others all look at Ye Fan.
At that time, they were all present and were quite puzzled by Xu Sanhu's words. Who was the person behind him?
Ye Fan narrowed his eyes, a cold glint flashing in his gaze.
"Who is it? Have you really never thought about it?"
Looking at Shen Bao, Ye Fan's tone became increasingly somber.
"I..."
Being questioned by Ye Fan like this, Shen Bao was somewhat at a loss, his gaze evasive.
Yes, he had thought about it, but he was unwilling to believe that what he thought was true.
"In this Jiangcheng, who can control the Shen family, cooperate with the Zhou family in Haicheng, and even make these hidden people in Qianfo Mountain go all out to work for him? What kind of status does this person need?"
Ye Fan's tone became colder, even his gaze carried a hint of chill.
Shen Tianyin snorted coldly: "Besides someone from the City Lord's mansion, who else could it be?"
He had already heard Ye Fan talk about the previous events, and he trusted Ye Fan completely.
Only his second brother was always unwilling to believe that this was true.
Shen Bao's face darkened, and he slowly closed his eyes.
"Second Brother, I know Lin Yue has been very kind to you, but how many things have you done for him over the years? Were those things really just? You have repaid what you owed him, so why are you still so loyal?"
His face was full of coldness, and Shen Tianyin said angrily.
"But he..."
Shen Bao suddenly opened his eyes and took a deep breath.
"Second Brother Shen, in my dealings, I value loyalty and righteousness the most. But some people are not worth your allegiance. As Tianyin said, you no longer owe him anything. He is now just using you, using your unwavering loyalty, to push you step by step into the abyss of sin. Are you really willing to bear a lifetime of infamy to continue showing your loyalty?"
Ye Fan's tone was heavy. For Shen Bao, he could only persuade.