Imperial Treasure-Chapter 961 - 578: The Nation Needs You (2)
Ye Changan blushed and glared at the old master: "You were the one who said you didn’t want tea just now."
"You didn’t say it was an hour’s worth of Dragon Well Tea. Usually when I ask you to make tea, you say you’ve just touched a corpse, so it’s not appropriate... What about now~" Elder Ye snorted lightly.
Sui Yi: "..."
What about now, have you touched a corpse?
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Sui Yi was almost done handling the documents and planned to leave, but an hour’s worth of Dragon Well Tea was indeed worth savoring.
So she remained seated, savoring it. She looked down and saw that more documents had been added to the stack she had already processed.
She frowned and looked up.
Elder Ye was managing a stack of files, watching and writing as he went, while Jiang Bielin was sternly going through translated documents...
Two other assistants were dog-tired busy.
So, who did it?
Sui Yi glanced at it and picked up these few documents, ready to pass them over...
"Sorry, I misplaced them just now. There were too many documents, got overwhelmed," Jiang Bielin apologized lightly.
"It’s okay."
Sui Yi placed a stack of documents in front of him.
She got up, and was about to leave.
"Miss Sui"
Jiang Bielin formally and neatly called out to Sui Yi, who turned to look at him.
The man sat upright, his features were distinct, and his pupils were as if smeared with ink.
"The nation needs your help."
Next to her, Yue Beiqing almost dropped his phone while watching a video on the couch.
Elder Ye also twitched his mouth.
The nation... needs you.
This kind of earth-shattering reason comes out so naturally from the eldest son of the Jiang family, it even radiates righteousness.
The two assistants shivered, thinking, "Boss, the person in front isn’t ordinary, but a force the Imperial Guards tread cautiously around. With such motivational speech, I’m afraid..."
"If it’s confidential, I might not be suitable," Sui Yi said softly.
"It’s not confidential."
Jiang Bielin said, "Just some archaeological documents."
Damn, what was the confidentiality agreement we all signed before for?
Sui Yi was rather cautious about it, but Elder Ye shot her a glance, which made her realize his true intention.
Probably calling her to translate that stack of documents was just a way to introduce her to the documents Jiang Bielin and the rest were handling.
What’s the mystery inside?
Sui Yi hadn’t responded yet.
In the kitchen, Ye Changan saw Sui Yi making a move to grab her coat and couldn’t help but put the dishes down and quickly walked over, calling, "Sui Yi, are you leaving? Don’t go yet. I’ve just made the dishes, all your favorites!~" 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚
Old Master Ye: As a grandfather, my presence...
Yue Beiqing and others: Such disparity in treatment, Miss Ye, can you be a bit fair?
Of course, Sui Yi stayed.
Picking up one of the documents, she glanced at some pictures and paused.
"It’s Longyuan in Hebei, a large tomb raided a year ago. These are the remaining tomb documents. It seems like an Imperial Mausoleum, but the layout and details don’t belong to any one dynasty, though they share some similarities. It looks quite strange. There are nine ancient scripts I recognize, and many more besides, Sui Yi, take a look," Elder Ye’s tone held a hint of regret, as if lamenting the destruction of these ancient tombs by lawless raiders.
But Sui Yi knew deep down, Elder Ye was really reminding her.
This mausoleum is unusual because a significant portion of the text inside appeared on the many mural texts and tomb inscriptions missing from the Ancient City of Loulan.
Loulan, Longyuan?
But Loulan’s core ancient script is only one.
That being Witch Scripture.
Is Witch Scripture also found in Longyuan? Could this be another place Loulan "passed through"?
Sui Yi showed no sign outwardly but felt puzzled inside, so she carefully examined them, page by page. After a while, upon seeing a wall marker bearing sword marks, her brows furrowed, and she continued, noticing burn marks and numerous fighting traces which were evident to her, alongside some decomposing bodies revealing prior slaughter within the ancient tomb.
Lastly, Sui Yi gazed at a picture in her hand.
It’s an inscription on a standing stele.
Covered in densely packed tadpole script.
Quite similar to the Pharaoh’s Record in Frank’s possession.
This isn’t the secret land of Cambodia, so...
Sui Yi pursed her lips and began the translation.
By noon, Ye Changan called for lunch, and the busy crowd finally raised their heads.
Technically there were many people, officials usually have their own rules and wouldn’t freeload meals, but Jiang Bielin is an exception.
This person only focuses on executing the task quickly and efficiently.
So, dining out would be a huge waste of time.
They decided to stay for lunch!
Two assistants and the four Imperial Guards internally cheered: "Good call!",
Damn, the aroma is too tempting.
A few people hurriedly laid down their work and went to eat.
There weren’t enough chairs, naturally saved for those deserving.
The Imperial Guards and assistants behaved sensibly, not sprawling just because Yue Beiqing and Jiang Bielin might suggest it. The two leaders themselves displayed authority, not showing any affable consciousness in such matters. Inevitably, whether within the Imperial Guards or officialdom, some hierarchy must be maintained.
That’s the rule.
During lunch, Jiang Bielin and Elder Ye sat on one side, the three women on the other. With plentiful dishes and masculine presence, the dining speed was fast.
But Jiang Bielin, though not slow, ate elegantly. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you’re welcome at Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
