Martial Master

Crash!

The entire second floor of Jubao Building quickly filled with guards, each glaring menacingly at Qin Chen and his companions, their eyes seemingly murderous.

Simultaneously, more and more guests were drawn to the second floor. Upon hearing the situation, they stared at Qin Chen in shock.

Qin Chen, who just won the year-end exam championship at Tianxing Academy yesterday, was causing a scene at Jubao Building.

This news caused an uproar among everyone.

This was going to be a big deal!

"It seems you're prepared to forcibly keep us here?" Qin Chen's face darkened.

"Hmph, today's events have been witnessed by everyone present. You first slandered our Jubao Building, do you think you can just walk away like that? Our Jubao Building has been operating in the Great Qi Kingdom for over a hundred years, relying on our reputation and integrity, how can we let you slander us so casually?"

"Slander?" Qin Chen shook his head. "I just stated a fact. The function of this kettle—there's no need for us to argue. Just repair the array patterns on it and you'll know the result. Why waste so many words here?"

"Repair the array patterns?" Master Yang Yan snorted with laughter, coldly saying, "This item, identified by me, is at least a true treasure from ten thousand years ago. Its array structure is vastly different from today's array systems. Not to mention our Great Qi Kingdom, even the entire Northwest Five Kingdoms would find it difficult to repair its array patterns in a short time. Proposing this idea just shows your guilty conscience, trying to muddle through with absurdity. Hmph, how could it be so easy?"

With this, Master Yang Yan cupped his hands towards the crowd, "There must be some here who understand arrays. Feel free to examine this ancient true treasure and see if the array patterns are indeed ancient. This person maliciously slanders me, I, Yang, naturally don't care, but how can our Jubao Building, doing honest business, allow such defamation?"

"Let me take a look."

"Hiss, this is indeed ancient array patterns."

"Look at these lines, this brushwork, completely different from today's array systems. Even in modern continental history, there's never been such a depiction method, it's at least an artifact from ten thousand years ago."

"This was excavated from the Holy Luo Secret Realm and has a history of ten thousand years. It's very likely some kind of damaged ancient true treasure."

"To say this kettle is a chamber pot, Qin Chen is indeed going too far."

Everyone present, all notable figures in the capital, and though not many were well-versed in array patterns, they understood a bit and began pointing fingers.

"Master Yang Yan is right. From what I've seen, the array patterns on this item are very high-grade, at least above the third grade. How could it be something as filthy as a chamber pot? This person speaks nonsense, and his intentions can be condemned."

Yan Ruyu carefully examined the kettle for a moment and spoke coldly.

Her crisp voice echoed in the second-floor hall, instantly reaching everyone's ears, garnering a wave of agreement.

"The Yan family is the number one array family in our Great Qi Kingdom. I've heard Miss Yan Ruyu has amazing talent in arrays, being only eighteen and already a first-level array master. She might inherit the Yan family legacy in the future. If she says so, it must be correct!"

"An array pattern above the third grade, doesn't that mean this item is at least a true treasure above the third grade? Hiss, even if such an ancient true treasure is damaged, it would be worth at least tens of thousands of silver coins at auction."

"It's said that in ancient times, true treasures were abundant, including many pot-like heaven-defying treasures. Historical records mention the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Pot, Emperor-Slaying Kettle, and One Qi Three Purities Pot, among others. Could this kettle be such a strange treasure?"

"Hiss, if that's the case, even a billion silver coins wouldn't buy it, it's priceless!"

The crowd was in an uproar, extremely excited.