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Charles's house may seem unremarkable, but once you step inside the villa, you'll find it's a hidden gem.

The entire villa covers an area of ​​over 500 square meters, and this is only one floor. The decoration doesn't look particularly exquisite, but it is quite simple, with a somewhat modern feel.

After they entered, the two maids immediately prepared tea and invited them in to have some.

Charles also sat there reluctantly, watching the two drink tea, his smile never fading, as if the three of them were the best of friends.

"Dr. Wang, someone saved my life this time. As I said, I'll give you three gifts. If you like antiques or something, you can go to my underground warehouse and pick one out. I'll have a servant take you down in a bit."

"As for what you play, that's your business."

"Ok!"

Zhang Tianhao didn't stand on ceremony. He thanked the servant and followed him directly to the basement.

Since all the antiques were stored in the basement, he was now going directly into the basement through a servant.

When he arrived at the basement, he found that the entire basement was filled with all kinds of antiques, at least thousands of them.

There are so many items, including calligraphy and paintings, bronzes, and even seals.

The basement, which was over 200 meters long, was filled with so many antiques that he didn't know how to choose.

After all, there are just too many of these things, not just a few.

"Mr. Wang, please make your own selections. Once you've chosen, you can bring them up, but please don't damage anything here. Thank you!"

After the servant led him in, she said something and then left.

After all, there are so many things here, and if we wanted to look at them one by one, we don’t know how long it would take.

"Thank you!"

He glanced at them, then enveloped all the calligraphy, paintings, and antiques with his spiritual power, carefully sensing their historical significance, especially their mystical aura.

He didn't care about the year or anything like that; what he wanted to do was find an object that resonated with his spirit.

As he savored the objects, he soon discovered several that resonated with him, and couldn't help but look up at them.

We arrived at the first object, an inscribed stele that appeared to be made of stone.

However, he sensed a faint sense of merit above it, and he could even directly absorb the power of merit within it.

He reached out and gently touched the stone tablet. Immediately, a strange power was drawn into his body, and the stone tablet dimmed considerably in an instant.

Although it looks unremarkable on the outside, it lacks a lot of spirit.

"At least 20,000 merits. How can that be so many?"

He possessed considerable merit, but he concentrated it all and did not use it.

Now, with an additional 20,000 units of merit, this is definitely a good thing for him.

He gently placed the stone tablet down, then went to a picture of a character, carefully picked it up, and began to look at it intently.

"This is a panoramic view of rivers and mountains!"

Looking at the contents, he was a little puzzled. After all, he had seen this "A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains" in his later life, and it seemed quite different from this one.

"Is there more than one 'A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains' painting?"

This is a picture that combines the prosperity of the city with the beautiful scenery of the rivers and mountains outside the city. Even Zhang Tianhao, holding this picture, could feel how much faith was contained in it.

"Interesting, really interesting!"

It is also a landscape painting from the Northern Song Dynasty, but it is completely different from later versions.

"I'll take this one!" He carefully put the painting away, then looked at the other three items.

Not long after, he came out of the basement, carrying three antiques in his hands.

“Mr. Charles, I have made my choices: a painting, a seal, and a bronze artifact!”

He carefully placed the three items on the table, then smiled and told Charles that he had actually taken four items in total. However, the fourth item was also a rather unremarkable flower, but since it seemed to have a connection with Zhang Tianhao, he simply accepted it.

"Okay, Dr. Wang, I'm glad you're satisfied. Butler, please see Dr. Wang out."

"Ok."

The butler responded, and then Zhang Tianhao left the villa.

Charles watched Zhang Tianhao leave before instructing the servant, "Go downstairs and see if there are any other problems."

"Yes!"

John stood to the side watching Charles across from him. He knew that Charles was a deep and calculating man, and it was impossible for him to believe that Zhang Tianhao had only chosen three items.

About five minutes later, the maid returned to the living room and bowed to Charles.

"Sir, only three items are missing from the entire basement, namely the three items that Dr. Wang took. Everything else is intact and shows no signs of damage."

"You may leave now!"

"Yes!"

At this moment, Charles looked at John, who seemed somewhat puzzled, and said with a smile, "Dr. Wang's character is beyond reproach; this time, he has passed the test."

"you are wrong!"

John smiled and shook his head. He said calmly, "If he really wanted your things, he could have chosen money or a house. You wouldn't go back on your word. He chose three things, which I've looked at. They're all not very valuable. He just doesn't want you to owe him a favor."

"You still haven't figured it out."

"Really? Isn't he just being greedy?"

"No, you're wrong, that's all. Not everyone is as simple as you think. If he really liked something, he might have taken more or asked for one or two more items, but he didn't. You can tell from how casually he put things away that he doesn't care about these things."

"Maybe I'm seeing things!"

Charles smiled and didn't take it to heart. He then instructed the servants to help him into the house to rest.

……

Upon returning home, Zhang Tianhao did not immediately rest. Instead, he laid out the four items again and began to examine them carefully.

Four items, two of which are paintings, but the content is different.

"I never expected that these four items would be the most valuable, or the most precious. The bronze artifacts must be sacrificial vessels from the Spring and Autumn Period!"

He looked the bronze artifact up and down, a broad smile spreading across his face. After all, it was a valuable item.

Then he looked at the seal again, and as he looked at the document on it, the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily. After all, it read: "May the emperor enjoy longevity and prosperity, and receive the mandate of heaven."

Although he didn't know which dynasty it came from, it was definitely a good item. After all, the faint trace of special aura on it allowed him to clearly sense its extraordinary nature.

As for the two paintings, the first one is "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains," and the second one is obviously a painting from the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Although it is painted quite simply, the aura on it is somewhat similar to that on the seal.

He had no doubts about this.

After all, he really wasn't good at historical research; he didn't even know which emperor it was.

He gave a wry smile, realizing once again how shallow his knowledge was. (End of Chapter)