Chapter 116
“Haha, boss, we’ve caught a fat sheep this time!”
“Whoa—incredible! There are so many treasures in this collection! As expected of a century-old scholarly family!”
“We’ve struck gold with this haul!”
Jubilant cries echoed through the quiet collection room. Two men and two women, recognized as martial arts experts, stood guard at the door without moving. The rest of the accomplices, acting on instinct, rushed into the collection room at the command.
The only female among them, who appeared to be of school age, walked slowly at the back, clutching a thick book tightly to her chest. She came to a stop in the collection room, carefully laying the book flat to reveal the title “Encyclopedia of Ancient Artifacts” on its cover. Xue Hao and the others noticed that as soon as she produced this book, everyone’s eyes focused on it.
“Is this… porcelain from the Yong Dynasty?” The black-haired girl with a scholarly air examined the antiques on the nearest shelf while flipping through the catalog in her hands.
Rustle, rustle.
From the perspective of those by the wall, they could only vaguely see a corner of an exquisite illustration on the page she had turned to—was it a porcelain vase?
Before they could figure out what she was doing, an astonishing scene unfolded—