Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 1376: Chapter 1361: Returning to China

After hanging up Zhou Shitao’s call, Huo Sining took out her phone to call Mr. Liang. As she expected, the phone was still out of service area.

Huo Sining felt a bit helpless. Her mind was filled with questions she wanted to ask her elusive father, but he always seemed to vanish without a trace.

That Imperial Jade Seal was precisely the item mentioned in Liang Ruining’s message, stored in the Swiss Bank vault. Huo Sining was eager to know where her father had obtained this jade seal.

This Imperial Jade Seal was so valuable that if not for this treasure appraisal conference, Huo Sining would never have easily taken out this national treasure.

Nevertheless, her father had indeed done her a big favor this time. Huo Sining was sincerely grateful and felt a newfound sense of closeness to this father she never had direct contact with.

With the appearance of the Imperial Jade Seal at the treasure presentation conference, the Huaxia delegation’s acclaim naturally topped the list. During the subsequent exhibitions and evaluations, the Huaxia delegation received an unprecedented 90% super-vote rate.

This situation had never occurred in previous treasure appraisal conferences, demonstrating how shocking the Imperial Jade Seal was to the world.

What comforted the China delegation the most was that Sakai Ichiro and Watanabe Okamoto withdrew from the treasure appraisal conference due to sudden illness starting that afternoon.

To outsiders, it seemed Sakai Ichiro and Watanabe Okamoto were overwhelmed by Huaxia delegation’s Gold Seal and Imperial Jade Seal. They likely felt staying at the conference would only bring embarrassment, leading to their withdrawal.

However, Huo Sining merely glanced at Qibao with a smirk, both of their eyes showing strange expressions.

Only these two knew that Sakai Ichiro and Watanabe Yasu were probably genuinely sick.

During their time at the Li Family Manor, Qibao had sprinkled a bit of itching powder on the three of them, so some days later, the symptoms remained minor.

However, at the treasure presentation conference, since these three harbored ill intentions and tried to turn black into white, Huo Sining couldn’t resist adding a little more dosage on them while everyone was unprepared.

So at this moment, Sakai Ichiro and Watanabe Yasu were probably in deep trouble; it would have been strange if they managed to attend the treasure appraisal tournament.

The next five days were the treasure appraisal competition, a segment Huo Sining worried about the most.

Though she had a cheat tool, which allowed her to easily identify true artifacts, Huo Sining was worried that if the items presented at the treasure appraisal tournament were ones she had never seen before, she might be in trouble.

But it was clear Huo Sining was worrying unnecessarily. The international treasure appraisal competition was conducted in a team-collaborative manner. For things she didn’t recognize, there were four other appraisers to help fill the gaps.

Plus, with her miraculous Heavenly Eye detector’s support, nothing could escape her discerning eye.

Ultimately, the Huaxia team shone brightly in the treasure appraisal competition, achieving an overall first-place victory!

Amidst a flood of news, Huo Sining and others quietly boarded the return flight, having declined two major magazine interviews.

As soon as they got off the plane, they were stopped by customs, with dozens of officers waiting at the airport. Chief Lu stood upright at the front, carrying a lemon-yellow epaulet.

When Huo Sining led the group off the plane, someone shouted a hearty and passionate ”Salute,” and then dozens of right hands quickly raised to their brows in unison, formal and solemn, leaving the group bewildered and at a loss.

Amidst the enthusiastic applause, a few senior chief commanders from major military regions shook Huo Sining’s hand, trembling with excitement. Huo Sining had been sleeping for several hours on the plane; her jet lag hadn’t adjusted, her head was dizzy, and she was caught off-guard by the barrage of salutes and applause.

She mechanically took over the blue booklet with a military rank embossing that Chief Lu handed her, donned the First-Class Merit Medal, and stood there stunned for quite a while before she reacted.

At Diecuiyuan, Master Lu had said that if she successfully led the team to first place and returned to the country, she would be awarded the rank of senior colonel and a First-Class Merit Medal. The promise seemed tempting then, but Huo Sining treated it as something to hear and forget.

She didn’t have an official military rank and was neither the age nor qualification of a twenty-year-old female colonel, who would be convinced?

Therefore, Huo Sining assumed Chief Lu was joking, never taking it seriously.

But now, seeing the real booklet and medal in her hand, Huo Sining couldn’t help but shiver and felt dizzy looking at these two items.

Has she really become a senior colonel just like that?

”You’ve worked hard this trip; we’ve prepared a banquet to welcome you!” Huang Zhenlong smiled as he shook hands with the delegation members behind him, everyone sharing the pride.

As the group left the airport, somehow the news had leaked, and someone had spontaneously organized a fan club to welcome them.

The airport exterior was packed to overflowing, and upon seeing Huo Sining and the others emerge, someone excitedly shouted, ”They’re out, Miss Huo is out!”

At that shout, the entire crowd went wild, shouting Huo Sining’s name towards the entrance.

Seeing this, Huo Sining was startled. She had just returned from America, and suddenly she felt like a flamboyant celebrity. Could these fans have mistaken her for someone else?

”You weren’t in the country these past few days, so you might not know the situation. Now, the name Huo Sining is probably hotter than some of the top actresses in China. I guess you’ll be quite busy upon your return.”

Ouyang Jun, seeing Huo Sining’s surprise expression, couldn’t help but tease, his eyes filled with mischievous delight.

Amidst the passionate cries of the zealous fans, Huo Sining nervously walked out of the airport, her eyes inadvertently showing a hint of concern.

In her past life, she had read many news pieces about fanatical celebrity fandom, so from the bottom of her heart, Huo Sining never wanted to be a public figure.

But reaching this point, she felt she was already riding a tiger and couldn’t back down.

Fortunately, the fan club there wasn’t brainless; though the scene was lively, everyone was quite rational.

Plus, this time, Huo Sining’s delegation was escorted by specialized military and police officers, so as they walked out, she only heard the fan chants without anyone actually rushing in to do anything crazy.

At the entrance, Chief Lu raised his hand with a smile, emulating a true leader’s demeanor. With that gesture, the entire crowd instantly quieted down.

The welcoming fans hadn’t expected to see Chief Lu at the airport. Witnessing him turn back with a wave, everyone realized this elder had something to say.