182: Xia Kingdom's warehouse

"As long as it is a reasonable request, I will certainly agree. Do you really have no other demands?"

Wang Wenyuan asked with a look of surprise.

Qin Yun's answer was very blunt: "No."

Seeing Qin Yun's sincere gaze and consistently calm demeanor, Wang Wenyuan finally believed that Qin Yun was telling the truth.

Most people who donate items to the museum have requests.

It is usually nothing more than fame or fortune.

As long as it wasn't too excessive, for the sake of recovering national treasures and cultural relics, he would satisfy them.

Yet, Qin Yun had no requests at all.

Facing such rare treasures, even he had felt a moment of intense temptation while admiring them.

He had wanted to claim these treasures for himself.

If these things were his own, Wang Wenyuan didn't have the confidence that he could donate them for free just as Qin Yun did.

For Qin Yun to have such mental cultivation and character at such a young age was truly incredible.

This was probably why Qin Yun, all alone and relying solely on his personal ability, could find so many Xia Country treasures in the US.

"Alright, I will definitely fulfill this request of yours!"

"However, I want to say one thing. Although Xia Country is safe, it's not a solution for you to carry cultural relics around like this. Any bump or damage would be a loss for the entire Xia Country. How about storing them at the headquarters of the Gongshang Bank?"

"They have the most secure protection measures there. We have a partnership with them; as long as you take the note I write, it won't cost a penny, and you'll get VIP treatment."

Wang Wenyuan felt a bit distressed seeing priceless treasures packed in a suitcase.

These were priceless treasures; any slight damage would be a loss for the whole country, so he couldn't help but make the suggestion.

Qin Yun also felt that keeping the treasures in a suitcase was not ideal.

It was just that after the attack last night, his actions were a bit rushed, and his preparations were inevitably insufficient.

He hadn't expected the Kyoto Museum to be unprepared to receive them either, so he could only nod in agreement.

"Alright, putting them in an Gongshang Bank safe will save me some trouble too. That way, Julia and I can have a good look around Kyoto."

After putting the treasures in the suitcase and drinking a cup of tea, Qin Yun stood up and prepared to take his leave.

"You don't have a place to stay in Kyoto yet, right? There's a guesthouse behind the Kyoto Museum that receives foreign guests. The environment is quite good, and I have a fixed suite there. You two can stay there."

"This is just a small, insignificant thing I can do. I hope you won't refuse!"

Wang Wenyuan handed Qin Yun a card and said with a smile.

Qin Yun took the card gratefully, "Thank you, Elder Wang. Just contact me directly once the process is complete!"

Wang Wenyuan insisted on seeing the two of them out of the administrative building.

The two of them couldn't stop him, so they had to agree.

The Staff Members were shocked to see Master Wang seeing people off with a beaming smile.

Elder Wang seemed very happy and held the two of them in high regard.

What exactly was going on?

Had the two of them reached some kind of agreement with Elder Wang?

That shouldn't be right either?

Given Elder Wang's status, position, and experience, what kind of agreement could be good enough to make Elder Wang personally see off these two juniors?

Thinking about the fate of the fired deputy department head, everyone firmly committed the faces of the two to memory.

If these two came again, they would have to be received with the highest level of hospitality.

Qin Yun and Julia went to the Gongshang Bank headquarters to store the items.

When they returned to the guesthouse, they found that the room provided by Elder Wang was luxurious enough to rival a presidential suite in a five-star hotel.

He was very satisfied. After finishing his wash, he ordered lunch.

Looking at the exquisite and unique dishes, Qin Yun and Julia had quite an appetite.

It tasted ten or even a hundred times better than any Chinese food Qin Yun had ever eaten in the US.

Julia also ate heartily, praising the Chinese food here as fantastic as she stuffed her mouth.

Qin Yun thought to himself that people often said there was no good food in Kyoto.

This guesthouse lunch was not inferior to what a hotel chef could produce; it was perhaps even a notch better.

But that made sense.

This guesthouse was open to foreign dignitaries.

The chefs here could ignore costs and present the best and most abundant food of Xia Country.

This was probably the thousand-year-old tradition of hospitality in Xia Country.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Qin Yun and Julia went to the nationally famous antique street—Liulichang Cultural Street.

The buildings on both sides were ancient structures built of quaint wood and stone.

There were classic old shops with over a hundred years of heritage, as well as magnificently decorated gold and diamond shops.

Both sides of the street were lined with small vendors' stalls.

Besides many poorly made imitations, there were also some small high-quality items.

However, the vendors here were even shrewder and better at storytelling than the shop owners.

The vendors treated the small high-quality items on their stalls like treasures.

They were used to attract customers and fleece the 'suckers.'

Therefore, the vendors knew these small items inside out, and the marked prices were quite high.

However, every few months, news would spread that someone had found a great bargain at Liulichang Antique Street.

This was also why tourists from all over the country flocked here.

When Qin Yun took Julia to Liulichang Antique Street, it was already crowded with people.

Small vendors used exaggerated gestures and language to tell stories to tourists, sparking their curiosity and shock.

The sounds of intense price negotiations filled the street with a lively atmosphere.

Qin Yun didn't show much interest in the antiques on the stalls.

He knew that most items on the stalls were fakes; finding a real bargain only happened once in a blue moon, and it might even be official hype.

Julia was very interested in handmade goods.

She bought some bamboo weavings, small wood carvings, embroidered silk, and other traditional Xia Country crafts.

Hearing the various Xia Country accents from all over and seeing the various cultural artifacts and crafts of Xia Country, Qin Yun felt a sense of familiarity.

He didn't feel bored at all while shopping with Julia, and two hours later, they walked to the end of the road.

A group of people was gathered together, discussing something heatedly.

Qin Yun was curious and stopped for a moment while waiting for a car.

"Did you know? Someone made a fortune at a Warehouse Auction in the eastern suburbs."

"Is that true? Are there still such good things these days?"

"Of course it's true. I heard it from my eighth aunt's sister-in-law. That person bought a warehouse filled with Qing Dynasty furniture. Guess how much they made? At least this much—over a million!"

"Is that for real? Wouldn't we make a fortune if we went?"

"Don't dream too much; you'd lose even your pants. Many of those are factory warehouses; they're not the same crowd as us antique enthusiasts."

"I heard about it too. Many people there are scrap collectors; things like Qing Dynasty furniture only happen once."

"There's an auction today at 3 PM. Shall we go take a look?"

"No thanks, I'll stick to another round at Liulichang Antique Street. Just in case there's a chance for a bargain."

...Hearing everyone's discussion, Qin Yun finally realized that Kyoto also had Warehouse Auctions like the US.

Because it had just started, Xia Country people rarely had a warehouse culture.

So the scale was not large.

Qin Yun was curious and hesitated about whether to see what a Kyoto Warehouse Auction was like.

Julia, who was standing by his side, saw the anticipation in Qin Yun's eyes and considerately spoke up first.

"We have nothing to do this afternoon. Why don't we go see what a Kyoto Warehouse Auction is like?"