I Inherited 5,000 Years of Family Property

He Liang's driving skills were indeed exceptional. During the takeoff process, apart from the slight sensation during the ascent phase, it felt as stable as driving on flat ground. Lu Yiyao seemed to have been too excited last night to fall asleep and had unwittingly drifted off while listening to music.

Zhang Menglong helped her to her room and arranged for a flight attendant to take care of her, then started discussing the upcoming auction with Wang Ling.

Actually, there were still three days left until the auction day, and there was no real need to arrive this early. However, Zhang Menglong wanted to take Lu Yiyao to appreciate the exotic charm of the Kingdom of Frankfurt in Europe, which was why they had chosen to come early.

"By the way, do you have the information for this auction?" Zhang Menglong asked.

"No," Wang Ling shook his head. The auction organization never disclosed the contents of each auction and was famous for its secrecy, but it always managed to offer some special surprises.

"Mr. Zhang, we have all the information on the auction. If you need it, I can prepare it for you immediately," Ye Yin's voice timely rang in Zhang Menglong's ears.

"No, I still want to be surprised. Don't tell me!" Zhang Menglong responded.

"You wouldn't believe it, but if I wanted to, I could find out whether the auction host is male or female and even the color of their underwear!" Zhang Menglong boasted to Wang Ling.
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"I'll believe it when I see it, you old coot, you're terribly crafty. That auction organization has held hundreds of auctions so far and has never leaked any information. Every auctioneer is appointed at the last moment; maybe they haven't even picked the person yet, and you claim you can predict the future?" Wang Ling obviously didn't believe him.

"Let me tell you," Wang Ling said mysteriously, "do you know what the first item was at the auction ten years ago?"

"What was it?"

"The Tai'a Sword!"

"Damn, does that thing really exist? Are you making up a fantasy novel here?"

"Nonsense, the Ten Famous Swords really do exist in Huaxia, okay? The Tai'a Sword, that one from Emperor Qin Shi Huang. After Epang Palace was burned down by Xiang Yu, it vanished without a trace and then showed up at that auction, can you believe it?"

"That's quite interesting!" Zhang Menglong had always been fascinated by things shrouded in mystery, and the Tai'a Sword must have had an enchanting historical story as well.

"But in the end, it was bought by your dad!" Wang Ling rolled his eyes, recalling that the person who bought that sword seemed to be the same one who bought the planes and tanks.

"Oh? How come I've never seen it?" Zhang Menglong tried hard to search his memory, but he was certain he had never seen that sword.

"Wait, show me yesterday's video!" Wang Ling suddenly said, "Those items were all bought in the same batch, maybe it's at your private farm!"

Wang Ling's expression suddenly became blank as a ridiculous idea formed in his mind. Fighter jets used for spraying pesticides, tanks for plowing fields, and missile destroyers for fishing—could it be that this national treasure, the Tai'a Sword, was being used by his dad to chop firewood?

The more he thought about it, the more it seemed not entirely impossible!

"Stop!" Zhang Menglong spotted a flash of white light in the video, which seemed to be something reflecting the sunlight, "Slow-motion replay!"

Following Zhang Menglong's instruction, Wang Ling replayed the video and finally found the source of the light spot in a corner. It was a plump middle-aged man, chasing after several sprinting pigs, and what he held in his hand was clearly not a normal pig-killing knife.

This was a sword about 90 centimeters long, displaying a bronze-orange color throughout, almost identical to the Tai'a Sword described in ancient texts!

Zhang Menglong and Wang Ling exchanged glances, each seeing not only surprise but also a sense of helplessness in the other's eyes.

Indeed, Zhang Menglong's boss hadn't used that precious sword to chop firewood, but damn it, he had actually given it to the butcher in the farm to slaughter pigs!

Zhang Menglong even had his excuses ready; with such a sharp sword just sitting around, why waste it? Wouldn't it be nice to chop ribs with it?

"Boom!" Just then, a violent explosion sounded from the front of the airplane, a burst of flames erupted right in front of the plane, and a large amount of debris fell towards the ground.

"Fuck! What's going on? Is someone attacking the plane?" Wang Ling quickly took his seat in the safety chair and fastened his seatbelt at lightning speed, as if he were trained for it.

"Captain He, what happened?" Zhang Menglong immediately asked through the plane's intercom, trusting in He Liang's skills to avoid such a mishap.

"Mr. Zhang, there was a severe explosion ahead... it seems like it was a missile." The speed was too fast; even He Liang, with his eagle-like eyes, could barely catch its trajectory.

"What? A missile? Are they really attacking the plane?" Wang Ling started shouting, "No, I didn't do anything guilty recently, nor have I provoked any enemies. Zhang Menglong, with all your showing off, it must be aimed at you, right?"

"Stop it!" Zhang Menglong said, "Captain He, are you sure?"

"Very likely. The explosion and firelight are undeniable. But it's strange, the airplane wasn't hit at all. Logically, even if the shrapnel didn't hit us, the blast wave from the explosion should have shaken the plane a bit."

"Ye Yin, is it you?" If it indeed was a missile, there could potentially be only one explanation: Ye Yin had intercepted the missile.

"Yes, Mr. Zhang, it appears to be a self-developed air-to-air missile from Murico. Its power is similar to our older generation air-to-air missiles in Huaxia. But if we were hit, the plane would definitely disintegrate," Ye Yin explained.

"You're awesome!" Zhang Menglong quietly praised Ye Yin. Had she really just caught a missile with her bare hands? Can people even do that? That's outrageous, right?

"Captain He, let's circle nearby for a while as I figure out what's going on."

"Alright, Mr. Zhang!" With the situation unclear ahead and strict air routes to follow, they could only choose to hover nearby for now.

"Ye Yin, go and check what exactly is happening," Zhang Menglong instructed, "be quick and don't let another missile come our way; I can't handle another."

"Don't worry, Mr. Zhang; nothing is going to happen," Ye Yin's voice again faded from Zhang Menglong's ear, yet no one noticed her presence.

"What happened? What was that sound just now?" At that time, Lu Yiyao, awakened by the explosion, rubbed her eyes and walked out of her room.

Within just a few seconds, Ye Yin brought back news, informing Zhang Menglong about everything that had happened.

"Oh, it's nothing serious!" Zhang Menglong said, as if discussing a trivial matter, "Two countries in Europe are fighting over an oil resource, and just started battling it out, now there are two fighter jet squadrons up ahead fighting each other!"