Mu Feng followed her pointing finger to the corner, where the wall safe had been pried open, revealing half of a gilded bronze box. It was the very silver-pot mechanism box that had been snatched earlier!
"Those idiots!" Mu Feng slapped his thigh in delight. "They were so busy grabbing the pot that they tossed the most valuable box aside like trash!"
Su Yuqing leaned in for a closer look. Embedded in the bronze box's inner lining were twelve pigeon-blood rubies, casting a crimson glow under the light. "These are 'blood amber beads' from the Western Regions, presented as tribute during the Tang Dynasty! A single bead sold for 3.8 million at Sotheby's last year!"
Chapter 73