Collection of Gods

Chapter 792 Copy
After noon, the flow of people in the Royal VIP Lounge began to increase. Many guests were scattered inside the Royal VIP Lounge, and the scene was a little noisy.

At this time, Tang Yuan and others who had arrived at the royal VIP lounge early were sitting at the round table in the lounge area. In front of them was a very sumptuous lunch. Yao Lei and others were eating very happily, but Tang Yuan had no appetite at all.

For four whole hours, Tang Yuan used the mysterious ancient ring to explore 52 exhibits. Each exhibit was above the treasure level, and there were even some heirloom-level exhibits, but Tang Yuan still did not find the exhibit he wanted.

Now, the royal treasure appraisal meeting was halfway through, and Tang Yuan couldn't help feeling a little anxious.

"Brothers, after dinner, I will leave first."

Yao Lei forced himself to cheer up, waved his hands at Tang Yuan, and said weakly: "No, I'm too sleepy. I have to go back to the hotel to catch up on some sleep. I feel like I'm about to faint. When you're done here, give me a call and I'll come find you."

"I'm going back with Brother Lei. I really can't hold on any longer."

Wang Longze's side had been on the verge of collapse a long time ago. He even dozed off while leaning on his chopsticks during the meal. When he heard Yao Lei's proposal to leave, he immediately agreed.

"Go back and rest."

Tang Yuan looked at the listless appearance of Yao Lei and the others, nodded and smiled, "You don't have any interest in collecting, so you're just wasting time here with me. Why don't you go back and have a good rest? Go back as soon as you finish eating."

"OK bro."

Yao Lei made an OK gesture to Tang Yuan, then patted Wang Longze beside him, and the two got up and left. After they left, only Tang Yuan, Lin Xingwan and Xie Chengrun were left at the scene.

"You guys sit here and rest for a while, I'll take a walk around by myself."

Tang Yuan couldn't sit still at all. He said something to Lin Xingwan and Xie Chengrun, then stood up from the chair. However, just as he stood up, he felt an icy little hand grabbing his right hand.

"I go with you."

Lin Xingwan raised her head, looked at Tang Yuan and spoke softly.

"Don't you need to rest for a while?"

Tang Yuan's eyes fell on Lin Xingwan's high heels, his eyes revealing a bit of concern.

Lin Xingwan shook her head and said with a smile: "In the past, when I participated in various jewelry exhibitions, I often walked in high heels all day. Today's intensity can only be said to be child's play."

"Ok."

When Tang Yuan heard Lin Xingwan say this, he didn't say anything else. He used his right hand to help Lin Xingwan stand up from the chair. Then the two of them greeted Xie Chengrun, left the rest area, and walked back to the exhibition hall.

"I never expected that the only remaining copy of the Lanting Preface was kept by the Thai royal family. Although it is just a copy, it is priceless!"

"The King of Thailand was really generous this time, and actually took out a copy of the Preface to the Lanting Poems. I wonder who will be lucky enough to take it away today."

"In my opinion, the King of Thailand has no intention of selling it. The exchange rule of today's royal treasure appraisal meeting is to exchange items for items. As long as the King of Thailand does not give in, no one can take this copy of the Lanting Preface away."

"Not necessarily. There is no deal in this world that cannot be completed. It's just that the price is not high enough. As long as the price is high enough, it is still possible."...

Just as Tang Yuan was walking towards the exhibition hall with Lin Xingwan, he heard the conversation between two middle-aged men walking towards them.

A copy of "Preface to the Lanting Poems"?
Hearing the voice, Tang Yuan couldn't help but raise his brows slightly. He immediately stopped and tried to stop the other party.

"Excuse me, brothers."

Tang Yuan asked politely, "I just heard you say that there is a copy of the Lanting Preface in the exhibition hall?"

"Eh?"

"Mr. Tang!"

"I'm Zhang Shenghua from Tiansheng International, nice to meet you!"

Zhang Shenghua frowned subconsciously when he was suddenly stopped by someone. However, when he saw that the person who stopped him was Tang Yuan, who had recently become famous both at home and abroad, a bright smile instantly bloomed on his face.

"Mr. Zhang, I just heard from you that the King of Thailand exhibited a copy of the Preface to the Lanting Poems. What do you think about this?"

Tang Yuan shook hands with the other party, and then went straight to the point and asked.

"Oh, that copy is said to be made by Master Biancai, the disciple of the calligrapher Wang Xizhi. His master was Master Yongzhi, the disciple of the calligrapher Wang Xizhi. According to historical records, after the death of the calligrapher Wang Xizhi, he passed on his "Lanting Preface" to his disciple Master Yongzhi."

"Both Zen Master Yongzhi and Zen Master Biancai are masters of calligraphy. After the death of the calligrapher Wang Xizhi, they have been copying calligraphy for decades at Yunmen Temple. It can be said that they have inherited the true teachings of the calligrapher Wang Xizhi. I just read in the introduction of the exhibit that this copy of the Lanting Preface was made by Zen Master Biancai in order to protect the Lanting Preface."

"The emperor at that time was Emperor Taizong of Tang. He loved calligraphy, especially Wang Xizhi's calligraphy. Whenever he got an authentic work, he would treasure it and feared losing it. He invited Biancai to Chang'an three times and entertained him warmly. At the same time, he asked about the whereabouts of the Lanting Preface. But no matter how much Emperor Taizong of Tang treated him, Master Biancai just pretended to be stupid and said that he had seen the Lanting Preface when he served his predecessor, Master Zhiyong, but after decades of war, it had long been lost."

"After returning to Yunmen Temple, Zen Master Biancai knew that Emperor Taizong would not give up easily, so he copied the original copy based on his decades of experience in calligraphy, hoping to protect the original copy by making it look real if necessary."

"However, in the end, Master Biancai was unable to withstand the cunning and deceit of the Censor Xiao Yi, and was deceived by him to take away the original work. This copy of the "Preface to the Lanting Collection" was left behind. After many twists and turns, how it fell into the hands of the Thai royal family is unknown."

Zhang Shenghua saw that Tang Yuan was interested in the copy of "Lanting Xu", and in order to get close to Tang Yuan and become familiar with him, he immediately told Tang Yuan all the information he knew.

"So that's it..."

Tang Yuan showed a look of surprise, and he said how come he had never heard of a copy of "Lanting Xu" in the world. It turned out that this only copy in the world had been hidden in the Thai royal treasury.

Then, Tang Yuan frowned slightly, and suddenly felt something was wrong. Since Zen Master Biancai knew that Emperor Taizong of Tang coveted "Preface to the Lanting Poems", how could he not be on guard against Xiao Yi?
Even if Xiao Yi came here with a hidden identity, Master Biancai would not be so careless. How could he be so easily tricked out of the original work by the other party? There is an obvious flaw in his logic.

Is it possible...

Suddenly, an idea flashed through Tang Yuan's mind, which made him unable to suppress the throbbing in his heart. He immediately thanked Zhang Shenghua and the others, and hurriedly walked into the exhibition hall with Lin Xingwan.

(End of this chapter)