Chapter 402: Chapter 192: This Stone Stele Is Pretty Impressive!
Chen Han was subconsciously drawn in and looked over at Chen Kai.
The two words "Stone Stele" caught his attention, and he showed an expression of disbelief.
Could it be?
After hanging up the phone, Chen Kai immediately said, "Patriarch, a stone stele was unearthed at the road construction site, it seems quite old. There are some words and runes on it, but the person in charge couldn’t understand them, only recognizing the words ’Chen Family’."
Hearing this, Chu Ping also thought of something and instinctively asked, "Is it the stone slab we saw when we came over?"
Chen Kai nodded and said, "It should indeed be that slab. Now it seems to be related to the Chen Family and possibly records something, maybe it could tell us about the Chen Family’s history."
These words piqued Chu Ping’s interest, and he immediately invited Chen Han, "Patriarch, let’s go have a look. Clearly, this stone stele belongs to the Chen Family, and we might need to return it to its rightful owner."
"Hmm!" Chen Han nodded, wanting to confirm if it was as he assumed. He followed Chu Ping and Chen Kai out of the courtyard.
After getting into the car, Chu Ping asked the driver to drive faster and left Shangyuan Village.
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The road segment leading to the Chen Family residence had already begun construction; Zhang Xiao, the person in charge of the contract, was extremely conscientious and responsible.
He knew the county greatly valued the Chen Family. Just seeing the Chen Family’s National Style event sell over 5,000 tickets, he knew that if there were any problem with the road expansion, he would certainly be in trouble.
Therefore, he frequently came to check on the roadwork progress, and who knew they would unearth a stone stele today.
Initially, it was all covered in dirt, thought to be just a solid stone, but upon careful inspection, found it had words on it.
Someone rinsed it lightly with water, revealing it to be a stone stele.
However, he couldn’t understand the words and runes on the stele, only recognizing the words ’Chen Family’.
Because his wife’s surname is Chen, and her family had ancient character paintings with the words ’Chen Family’ at her parents’ home. He recognized these words from visiting her parents’ house frequently.
Thus, he didn’t hesitate and had the stone stele moved to a safe place, notifying the Chen* from Cultural Tourism.
Afterward, he personally led people to guard it.
Finally, seeing cars approaching, he immediately led people to welcome them.
Chen Kai got out of the car, first asking Zhang Xiao, "President Zhang, where is the stone stele?"
"Chen*, it’s this way." Zhang Xiao was about to lead the way but, seeing Chu Ping get out, immediately added, "Chu*, this way please."
He naturally recognized him; unexpectedly unearthing a stone stele drew even him in. It seems reporting this find was the right call.
Seeing Chen Han at the back, he greeted him as well, "Patriarch!"
Chen Han nodded in response, then followed along to see the stone stele, towering about 2 meters high and 1 meter wide.
Yet it was still covered in dirt.
Zhang Xiao explained, "I don’t know the history of this stone stele and dared not handle it on my own, so I just rinsed it lightly with water."
Chu Ping and Chen Kai didn’t quite understand, both looking toward Chen Han.
"Patriarch, have a look!"
"Yes, we don’t know much either."
Chen Han, already curious, stepped forward to examine it.
The stone stele bore ancient Taoist text similar to those in the book "Ancient Calming Heart Technique."
There weren’t many characters, and he immediately spotted three very prominent words: Dust-removal Array!
He was truly astonished.
Previously, he suspected the Chen family had deducted his rewards, considering filing a complaint with the game system. Should he now retract that complaint?
The entity had indeed granted this in a different form?
Moreover, he recalled the previous game hints about the Dust-removal Array Stele being intercepted by Demon Path Demons when transported by Hundred Flowers Palace. The people from Hundred Flowers Palace got killed, causing the stele to fall and sink underground.
Now, the stone stele was excavated by the road construction team.
Must admit, the game system is quite extraordinary, managing to correspond it this closely.
"Patriarch, how is it?" Chen Kai asked instinctively.
Chen Han nodded and said, "It’s related to the Chen Family. Please help transport the stone stele back to the Chen Family, conduct a cleaning, and then inspect it further."
Though he understood the situation, he needed to put on a show in front of these people. Also, there was no way to incorporate this stone stele into the game system to take it back, so others’ help was needed.
Chen Kai didn’t hesitate and instructed Zhang Xiao, "President Zhang, please arrange for it to be transported."
"Director Chen, I’ll make the arrangements." Zhang Xiao immediately nodded and arranged it. Soon, the stone stele was lifted onto a truck, secured, and transported to the Chen Family.
Chu Ping also boarded the vehicle again, heading towards the Chen Family.
Chen Han had already called Uncle Dagou, asking him to prepare for receiving the stone stele in his courtyard.
The vehicle reached Chen’s Parking Lot, where Chen Dagou awaited with a team and tools ready. As soon as the truck stopped, they began unloading the stone stele.
Chen Han also led Chu Ping and Chen Kai back to his courtyard, with Chen Dagou carrying the stone stele, attracting much attention from onlookers.
After all, the stone stele looked freshly unearthed, with characters on it that might record something about the Chen Family.
Arriving at the courtyard, Chen Han instructed Uncle Dagou to prepare soft tools, like wool brushes, writing brushes (various sizes), soft bristle brushes, and bamboo scrapers, smoothing the edges to avoid sharpness.
Since the stone stele appeared in such a manner, it was necessary to clean the dirt off its surface first.
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