172: Know the times

Qin Yun absolutely would not allow the treasured artifacts of Xia Country to be insulted for no reason.

Under everyone's astonished gazes, he covered the door of the small room and turned off the lights inside.

In the pitch blackness, the yao-bian tenmoku tea bowl emitted a splendid, colorful starry sky based on the color blue.

The crowd felt as if they were on the sea, as if the starry sky from a science fiction world was within reach.

It was dazzling, giving one the feeling of wanting to be immersed in it for a long time.

They closed their eyes, imagining the starry sky from a fairy tale world right before their eyes.

However, the illusion soon vanished, and their comfortable eyes felt a burning sensation, as if they were surrounded by dazzling bright light.

When they opened their eyes, they saw that Qin Yun had switched the lights in the collection room back on.

Everyone was shocked by the miraculous nature of the bowl in Qin Yun's hand.

They all stared at the yao-bian tenmoku tea bowl with incredible eyes.

What kind of treasure was this? How could an ordinary black bowl display a splendid, colorful starry sky scene in the dark?

Moreover, the emitted scene seemed capable of fulfilling people's ultimate fantasies.

Only God, the creator of all things, could create such a magical bowl.

"The yao-bian tenmoku tea bowl is the pinnacle of porcelain making, a divine artifact; craftsmanship and luck are both indispensable."

"It belongs to a type of black porcelain. Black porcelain itself is extremely difficult to fire, and the chance of forming such a brilliant and dazzling 'yao-bian' (kiln transformation) is very small. This places extremely harsh demands on the craftsman's skill, temperature, and other conditions. It might take tens of thousands of attempts to successfully fire just one piece."

"Yao-bian is a kiln transformation phenomenon, which is inherently accidental. To achieve such a splendid, universe-like kiln transformation phenomenon makes the accident even greater. Therefore, every time a yao-bian tenmoku tea bowl was fired, it caused a huge sensation at the time. Those that have survived to this day are even rarer—this is absolutely a priceless treasure!"

Hearing Qin Yun's words, Kelly felt immense heartache.

She had just let a priceless treasure slip through her fingers.

This wasn't just about money; possessing this rare item, of which only two or three exist in the world, would ensure her name and family would be remembered forever because of this bowl.

"This, this bowl belongs to the Haishizi family! You, you can't take it!"

After hearing how precious the yao-bian tenmoku tea bowl was, greed overcame Kelly's fear of Lyon, and she was unwilling to let Qin Yun leave with the treasure.

"Are you really going to do this?"

"If you go back on your word, don't blame us for not honoring our previous commitment."

Qin Yun carefully placed the yao-bian tenmoku tea bowl on the table and coldly threatened Kelly.

"I, I..."

Kelly was intimidated by the murderous intent in Qin Yun's eyes and didn't know what to say.

"This is the property of the Haishizi family. Taking it away like this is illegal; it counts as contraband that cannot be sold. If you want to possess it legally, you must follow the proper procedure and purchase it from Haishizi!"

Potter was also unwilling to let this group take the yao-bian tenmoku tea bowl and weakly interjected.

Lyon was stunned by the magic of the yao-bian tenmoku tea bowl and saw these two annoying people starting to argue again.

He became furious!

He pulled out a pistol, pressed it against Kelly's forehead, and reprimanded her with murderous intent.

"What did you say? Say it again if you dare?"

If this weren't the United States, Lyon would have already hanged and strangled these two people!

Kelly, drawing on some unknown source of courage, did not back down this time.

Instead, she resorted to the shameless tactics of a shrew.

"This isn't the war-torn Libya; this is the United States with sound laws. If you dared, you would have acted long ago, why wait until now."

"You must give me an explanation, or even if I have to risk my life, I won't allow you to leave so easily!"

After Kelly shouted in a high-pitched voice,

she tilted her head back, closed her eyes, and assumed a posture of letting herself be slaughtered.

Lyon gave Qin Yun a questioning look, asking if he should kill Kelly.

Seeing Qin Yun shake his head, he retracted the killing intent in his heart.

A cruel smile appeared on Lyon's face.

Dealing with a shrew, he had plenty of methods.

Many stubborn soldiers had already confessed everything under his interrogation.

This woman, who had always had things her way amidst wealth and comfort, had never experienced any hardship or seen the real world.

As long as she realized her life was in someone else's hands, a scare would turn her into a docile kitten.

Lyon forcefully pushed the pistol forward. Kelly, caught completely off guard, couldn't withstand the force and fell to the ground.

"Don't think I don't dare to kill you. I am from Belgium; killing you would only cause a little trouble at most. As long as I return to Belgium, no one will bother me."

The murderous intent in Lyon's eyes seemed to solidify into substance; Kelly could even smell a choking scent of blood.

"I, I also have influence here. You can flee far away, but Qin Yun still has to remain in the United States."

"You should think clearly. If you dare to act, there will absolutely be no place for you in the United States!"

Kelly knew Lyon was a tough character. She struggled up and walked to Qin Yun, coldly threatening him.

She chose to bully the weaker one; she could tell that Lyon acted according to Qin Yun's wishes.

As long as she dealt with Qin Yun, she could obtain the peerlessly valuable yao-bian tenmoku tea bowl.

Kelly had already planned in her heart.

Even if she got the yao-bian tenmoku tea bowl back, she wouldn't let Qin Yun go.

This brat dared to bring thugs into her house and insult her.

This grudge must be repaid.

Qin Yun saw a flash of viciousness in Kelly's eyes and knew that the feud between them was set.

This greedy woman was not satisfied with inheriting the Haishizi property.

She reneged on her promise and coveted the yao-bian tenmoku tea bowl that should have been his.

"Kill this stupid woman!"

Qin Yun said without any emotion, then turned around to admire the yao-bian tenmoku tea bowl, not sparing Kelly another glance.

Kelly retreated several steps in fright.

She couldn't believe that Qin Yun, a nobody, dared to conspire to commit murder.

Lyon was slightly puzzled; did Qin Yun actually have murderous intent?

But he quickly realized Qin Yun was just trying to scare Kelly.

He let out a cold laugh.

With a wave of his hand, soldiers from outside entered the collection room, pointing their guns at Kelly and the others.

"What are your orders, Sir!"

The soldiers' eyes were filled with killing intent as they reported to Lyon in unison.

"In the room outside, let these people see if your guns are real or fake."

Hearing their commander's order, the soldiers raised their guns and fired into the outer collection room.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Bullets flew wildly in the small collection room.

Fake antiques, famous paintings, dust-proof glass casings, light tubes, and decorations instantly turned into fragments.

Facing the sparks and flying debris, the soldiers stood firm with resolute expressions, as if fresh flowers were falling before them.

"Awaiting Sir's instructions!"

After emptying one magazine and loading a new one, the soldiers saluted Lyon with solemn faces.

Lyon nodded, very satisfied with his subordinates' performance.

"How about it? Do you still think we don't dare to act now?"

"Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you have some connections. Killing you is easier than killing a chicken!"

Lyon finished speaking coldly, then looked at Kelly with a smile, awaiting her response.

Kelly hadn't expected these people to actually dare to open fire.

Trespassing and shooting guns carried penalties almost as severe as murder.

Realizing these people genuinely dared to kill, Kelly was terrified.

Her body went limp, her scalp tingled, and her eyes darted around constantly.

She propped herself up with her hand and walked to a chair to sit down.

"You, you guys can leave. I, I won't stop you."