Reborn As Super Heiress

Capítulo 1372: Chapter 1357: The Final Item

Before the exhibition, Huo Sining had mentioned that she brought six items this time, and now five precious pieces have been displayed, each more astounding than the last.

A treasure as exorbitantly priced as the dragon stone species isn’t even the top tier; what other treasure could overshadow this piece of jadeite?

At this moment, everyone was intensely curious about Huo Sining’s sixth treasure.

“I protest! Organizer, Miss Huo’s fifth piece doesn’t fall within the category of artworks. That piece of dragon stone species hasn’t been processed and can only be considered jadeite raw stone, not as an artwork!”

Just then, Sakai Ichiro suddenly stood up and sneered at Huo Sining, loudly protesting.

Huo Sining was momentarily taken aback, then sneered sarcastically.

A jadeite like the dragon stone species is already perfect in itself; any human carving would be a waste of such rarity.

Sakai Ichiro was exploiting a loophole in the rules, insisting on excluding Huo Sining’s dragon stone species.

Although Sakai Ichiro’s words seemed absurd, they weren’t without reason; technically speaking, the dragon stone species does count as a treasure but doesn’t qualify as an antique art piece of Huaxia Country.

Therefore, Sakai Ichiro’s protest left the organizers in a difficult position.

After all, Huo Sining’s dragon stone species had certainly shocked everyone present, and there was a significant chance it could top the exhibition in the end.

Huo Sining, of course, understood Sakai Ichiro’s intentions; the Dongyang delegation had already lost face, and Sakai Ichiro was now trying every means to upset Huo Sining, knowing that being unreasonable would most irritate the Huaxia delegation.

However, Huo Sining wasn’t angry, as she never intended to present the dragon stone species jadeite as an artwork of Huaxia Country. She only brought it out to retaliate against Sakai Ichiro, reminding the Watanabe father and son and Sakai Ichiro that this dragon stone species was extracted from the waste they discarded, to thoroughly humiliate these arrogant Dongyang people.

Having achieved her goal, Huo Sining was not about to dwell on this issue further. She smiled slightly, shrugged indifferently, and said:

“Organizer, since the Dongyang delegation believes this dragon stone species isn’t an artwork, then it’s not.”

Upon hearing Huo Sining’s words, the audience was momentarily stunned, and the previously buzzing venue fell silent. Everyone expected a heated debate between Huaxia and Dongyang, but no one anticipated that Huo Sining would concede so easily.

While everyone was confused, Huo Sining spoke again.

Looking at Sakai Ichiro coldly, with a faint smile, she said, “Mr. Sakai, I recall you previously said the jade clothing would surpass all of Huaxia delegation’s treasures? Mr. Sakai seems quite confident. Is it that all of the Yamato ethnicity, like Mr. Sakai, tend to overestimate their own capabilities? Aren’t you worried that such boastful talk might hurt your own reputation?”

“Isn’t it true? As far as I know, the jade clothing from the Han Dynasty is indeed a pinnacle work of Huaxia. I suppose the jade clothing we dug up from an ancient tomb this time, when brought to your Huaxia, would be considered a national treasure, right?”

Sakai Ichiro’s eyes were shadowed, his lips curled in a sarcastic smile, speaking brazenly.

Holding the Han Wunu Kingdom’s Golden Seal, he was confident that the jade clothing was worth billions. Without the dragon stone species, what else could this Huo woman possibly compare to this set of jade clothing?

He wanted to see what tricks this woman could pull!

Huo Sining understood what Sakai Ichiro was thinking, and couldn’t help but shake her head with a smile:

“It seems Mr. Sakai still doesn’t understand Huaxia’s history well enough.”

“The national treasure of your Yamato Empire is the Han Wunu Gold Seal indeed, but that doesn’t mean our Huaxia’s five-thousand-year history lacks depth. In Huaxia, there are many jade clothing pieces, both excavated and still buried in the thousand-year ancient tombs, all authentic. One more or less of yours hardly matters.”

“But there is something that is one of a kind, absolutely unique!”

Huo Sining’s voice was not loud, but her speech was slow and incredibly clear.

With each sentence she spoke in Mandarin, the interpreter’s voice resonated in the hall, bringing the entire venue to silence. Everyone could clearly hear the interpreter’s voice and immediately grasp the meaning of Huo Sining’s words.

Sakai Ichiro’s pupils contracted—what did this woman mean?

Yet Huo Sining did not explain further; she calmly removed the dragon stone species from the display stand, swiftly opened the safe Gu Xu had brought up earlier, and took out a cubic wooden box from inside.

The final heavyweight was about to make its appearance!

The entire venue was silent; everyone held their breath, eyes fixed on Huo Sining, afraid to miss any exciting moment.

Major forums in the country began speculating, the public curious about what was inside Huo Sining’s box.

The most guessed were Luanfeng Heming and Panlong Ruyi.

Because not long ago, the Imperial Capital archaeology team unexpectedly unearthed a pair of Luanfeng Heming and Panlong Ruyi jade pendants from a thousand-year ancient tomb in Xianyang, and the news was exposed by domestic media, making many people aware of their existence.

When Luanfeng Heming and Panlong Ruyi are combined, they form the Tiger Talisman, an instrument of power held by ancient emperors for military mobilization, serving as a token to command imperial forces.

Looking at the square box Huo Sining took from the display stand, which wasn’t large in volume, it seemed most likely to contain jade pendants, so the possibility of Luanfeng Heming and Panlong Ruyi was the greatest.

“Master, is it really Panlong Ruyi and Luanfeng Heming?”

Liu Pengcheng nervously watched Huo Sining holding the box on television.

If he wasn’t mistaken, it seemed these two jade pendants weren’t as valuable as the dragon stone species, right?

The elderly figures in the room fell silent; Chief Lu and Zhou Shitao exchanged a glance, the two older men who knew the truth showing complex expressions in their eyes.

Recalling the feeling they had when receiving a call from Huo Sining the previous day, learning that Huo Sining had obtained this treasure, they were still stunned even now when thinking about it.

Chief Lu could foresee the vast stir and potential crisis once Huo Sining revealed this item.

As this item was exceedingly precious, Chief Lu felt a twinge of concern in his heart: perhaps the personnel stationed in America to protect the girl were insufficient?