171: Yohen Tenmoku Tea Bowl

Everyone in the collection room looked at Qin Yun in confusion.

These hidden compartments all looked the same; making a mistake could lead to trouble.

Without X-ray vision, how could one possibly tell them apart?

"I think we should just forget it?"

After venting, the irritable Lyon had completely lost his temper with the mechanisms here.

Julia still wanted to believe Qin Yun.

But choosing one out of over a hundred identical-looking compartments gave less than one percent probability—it was simply too small.

Moreover, picking the wrong one would cause a lot of trouble.

She looked at Qin Yun with concern, not speaking to dissuade him.

Kelly, Potter, and the others from the Haishizi household were all hoping Qin Yun would trigger the mechanism.

If he chose incorrectly, the police would arrive.

Not only would these people gain nothing, but their safety would also be guaranteed.

Qin Yun smiled, offering no further explanation.

He walked up to the mechanism wall and directly used the Profound Vision Treasure Eye.

In the upper left corner, there was a dense treasure light.

Qin Yun paused; he hadn't expected such a precious treasure to be hidden inside.

Opening that specific compartment directly would be incredible in the eyes of others.

It could easily arouse suspicion from the observant.

He thought of the process of cracking a combination lock in television shows and came up with an idea.

"Give me a cigarette; I need to think carefully about which one to choose."

After getting a cigarette from Lyon and lighting it, Qin Yun began smoking while pacing in front of the mechanism wall.

Seeing Qin Yun acting like a charlatan, Kelly almost burst out laughing.

If he chose the compartment with the treasure by guessing blindly, she would rather believe Qin Yun was God!

Lyon was also worried that Qin Yun would mess things up.

He secretly signaled a soldier to retreat immediately if the situation turned bad.

After smoking half the cigarette, Qin Yun accumulated all the ash in his left hand.

He rubbed the ash into fine powder with his hand and sprinkled it onto the compartment in the upper left corner.

Using the ash, a fingerprint mark was clearly visible on one of the compartments.

Seeing this, everyone in the collection room secretly nodded.

The method seemed somewhat reliable, but would it actually work?

This was a probability of less than one percent, and if he made a mistake, it would cause huge trouble.

How could Qin Yun have such great confidence?

Everyone kept their eyes on Qin Yun, wanting to know if he would open the correct compartment.

In contrast to the worry and suspicion of the crowd, Qin Yun was very confident.

This was because he clearly saw the location of the golden treasure light through the Profound Vision Treasure Eye.

Without hesitation, he directly opened that compartment.

Lyon closed his eyes; he was already prepared to retreat immediately.

Kelly, Potter, and the others looked at Qin Yun with hopeful anticipation, wishing the pre-set alarm would be triggered.

Seeing that nothing happened in the collection room and Qin Yun was safe, he retrieved an item from the compartment without causing any disturbance.

Everyone was shocked that Qin Yun could retrieve the treasure from the compartment.

They were also extremely curious about what the treasure actually was.

How precious and rare must the treasure be for Haishizi to go to such lengths to safeguard it?

When Qin Yun carefully placed the contents of the compartment into his palm, everyone was surprised to discover.

The treasure cherished by Haishizi turned out to be an ordinary-looking, dull black bowl covered in many spots.

No matter which angle they viewed it from, they could not find anything special about it.

Kelly and Potter showed happy smiles on their faces.

They believed this collection room was just a joke played by Haishizi on everyone.

The items outside were all fakes, and the treasure in the hidden compartment was probably just something Haishizi grabbed at random.

It was worthless, merely intended to amuse everyone.

Lyon’s expression gradually turned grim.

He hadn't expected that after enduring so much trouble, all he got was an unremarkable, broken bowl.

Lyon felt a violent urge to loot Haishizi's manor.

If Haishizi dared to trick people, he would completely destroy everything belonging to Lyon.

Julia also began to suspect Haishizi was playing tricks.

Perhaps the treasure Haishizi valued highly had already been disposed of.

What remained was just a common bowl found anywhere.

"Qin, I think it's better if we just drop this matter?"

Fearing Qin Yun might take it too hard, Julia stepped forward and whispered advice into his ear.

The moment the bowl rested in his palm, all of Qin Yun's thoughts and perceptions were captivated by the world within the bowl.

The spots inside the bowl were symbols of being scorched in the eyes of others.

But in Qin Yun's eyes, every spot was vibrant and colorful.

It was like gazing at the brilliant starry sky by the sea late at night—dreamlike and marvelous, a bowl covered in cosmic stars, instantly plunging one into the vast, deep firmament.

This bowl was named the yao-bian tenmoku tea bowl. After ceramic firing technology matured, skilled craftsmen conducted various experiments, causing the black glaze to manifest in multiple styles.

And the yao-bian tenmoku tea bowl was the most precious variety, regarded as the "Supreme Divine Object."

When it was originally made, it was rare to see one after hundreds of kiln firings.

It was a rare treasure that could be presented to the Emperor as an auspicious sign.

Today, it is extremely rare, with only two or three known to be publicly displayed.

In Xia Country, there is only half a broken one, which is treated as the treasure of a museum, and ordinary people don't even get a chance to look at it from afar.

Qin Yun could imagine the sensation this bowl would cause once it was publicly revealed.

The yao-bian tenmoku tea bowl was priceless; countless Collectors and ceramic research Experts in Xia Country would go crazy for it.

Its value simply could not be measured by money.

Qin Yun carefully held the yao-bian tenmoku tea bowl, continuously admiring it.

He guessed how many artisans' efforts, combined with a probability of less than one in ten thousand, resulted in this yao-bian tenmoku tea bowl in his hands.

Seeing Qin Yun staring blankly at the broken bowl in his hand, Kelly and Potter thought he couldn't handle the shock and started whispering amongst themselves.

"The feeling of drawing a blank after all that effort must be hard to take; do you think the kid can handle it?"

"Think about who Haishizi is; it makes sense for him to make these fakes to launder black money overseas."

"This is worse than the fakes outside. At least those can be displayed in the living room as decoration; I'd be embarrassed to put this broken bowl out in the open!"

"I thought it would be a real treasure; I wouldn't even want this broken bowl if it were given to me."

...Hearing the two of them muttering with malicious glee like mosquitoes, Lyon, who was already losing patience, couldn't stand it anymore.

"So annoying, stop arguing! If you keep making noise, I'll kill you all!"

Lyon scolded them irritably and walked up to Qin Yun, whispering, "It's just a Xia Country treasure; as long as we make money, we can buy anything."

"It might be dangerous to stay here too long; we should leave as soon as possible."

Kelly and Potter were frightened by Lyon and kept nodding in the corner.

They also hoped these people would leave quickly.

That way, they could find out what was really going on with Haishizi.

The noise of the crowd echoed like static in the small collection room.

Disturbed while appreciating a peerless masterpiece, Qin Yun reluctantly shifted his gaze from the yao-bian tenmoku tea bowl and said impatiently.

"Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand. This is the extremely rare yao-bian tenmoku tea bowl, something money can never buy."