School Beauty's Invincible Martial Expert

Xiao Han frowned as he was about to walk over. Kato rushed up quickly, his voice filled with excitement, "Found it, finally found it!"

Zhao Lizhong looked at Xiao Han.

Xiao Han said, "Don't let him open it!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Lizhong immediately waved his hand and said, "Protect the box!"

More than ten workers near the box immediately blocked its front. Kato had no way to get close to the box, and he became anxious instantly, "Mr. Xiao, what do you mean? Why won't you let me open the box?!"

"Hehe…" Xiao Han chuckled and said, "Mr. Kato, you have not kept your promise."

"What promise?" Kato looked at Xiao Han, puzzled.

"What do you think?" Xiao Han frowned.

"I…" Kato hesitated for a moment, unsure of what to say.

"You had promised me that you just wanted to find your grandfather's remains," Xiao Han said with a smile. "Thus, you can take these bones, but everything excavated here belongs to my country!"

"You!" Kato became furious upon hearing this, "You're spouting nonsense, utter nonsense!"

"Hehe…" Xiao Han chuckled again and then said, "Don't get worked up. I'm telling the truth. If you don't believe me, you can ask your people. You did promise me that you only wanted to retrieve your grandfather's remains."

"These are my grandfather's relics!" Kato said angrily.

"So many people are buried here, who knows which one is your grandfather?" Xiao Han shook his head disdainfully and said, "Besides, who knows if these items really belonged to your grandfather, right?"

"You!" Kato felt like he was dealing with an impossible person.

At this moment, a man behind Kato quickly said, "Mr. Xiao, one should not behave like this. No matter what, these items belong to Japan."

"Too bad they're buried in the soil of my China," Xiao Han said with a smile.

The man quickly said, "So what? That doesn't change the fact that they are possessions of Japan!"

"Japan has so many ancient artifacts that belong to my China; are you planning to return them to us?" Xiao Han countered sharply.

The remark immediately silenced the opposition.

The man squinted his eyes and said, "So you don't plan to give them to us?"

"Things on the soil of my Great China are not meant to be given away!" Xiao Han said loudly.

"Well said, very well!"

At the scene, dozens of workers actually applauded for Xiao Han, cheering for him.

The atmosphere at the scene immediately became tense.

Kato looked incredibly annoyed, and his group was very angry. Two female secretaries were about to step forward to teach Xiao Han a lesson when Kato immediately stopped them; the two women whispered into Kato's ear for a while. However, Kato shook his head.

Kato smiled and said, "Mr. Xiao, no matter what, these items indeed belong to me. I hope you will consider our cooperation and return them to me. Alright?"

"Are you using our cooperation as a threat?" Xiao Han asked with a smile.

"Oh, how could that be?" Kato, the sly fox, smiled slightly and then said, "You should know that we will need to cooperate in the future. Moreover, we will increase your price by one-third. In the next few years, you could earn millions of US dollars more annually. Why pass up money over these items?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Han laughed, "Do you think I would betray my integrity and dignity for money? Then you are mistaken!"

"Xiao Han, what exactly do you want?" Kato frowned and said, "Name your price, how much money will it take for you to return the items to me?"

Xiao Han was not in a hurry; he smiled and then said, "Mr. Kato, how about this, we first excavate the remains of your grandfather and his kin and have a Taoist priest hold a ritual for their souls. As for these items, we can take them back and negotiate slowly. How does that sound?"

"Alright then." Kato saw that it was getting dark and reluctantly nodded in agreement.

After all, continuing this standoff seemed to have no benefit. It was best to first take these items out and then think of other methods.

"President, are we really going?" A man beside him asked.

"What else can we do?" Kato laughed.

"Relying on the strength of Sakurako and Miss Zuo Mu, we could totally take the items now and then quickly leave Huaxia," the man urgently said.

"I'd like that too!" Kato took a deep breath and said, "But, I feel Xiao Han is very strong."

"What?" The man was stunned.

"Just now Zuo Mu told me," Kato sighed and said, "She said that relying on the strength of Sakurako and herself, they are not completely sure of success. So, I don't want to take any chances. Let's go back for now. Chinese people are very greedy; I believe they acted this way because they just want us to name a price. Later, we can try to ransom the items back with money."

"Yes!" The man immediately nodded.

Following that, the group made their way back.

Xiao Han remained at the site while Zhao Lizhong took them back to the hotel.

On the way back, Mr. Kato and his group appeared extremely displeased and annoyed. Throughout the journey, these people remained silent until they reached the hotel.

After arriving at the hotel, Zhao Lizhong ushered them into their rooms.

Inside the room.

A beautiful Japanese woman with chestnut-brown curly hair, Sakurako, spoke up, "President Kato, why don't we just take it by force and snatch the item back?"

"No way!" Zuo Mu shook her head, saying, "The other party also has experts."

"Zuo Mu, you are just too cautious," Sakurako frowned, saying, "If it were me, I would have made my move earlier. I would've snatched the item right then and there."

"Easier said than done," Zuo Mu scoffed coldly, saying, "Even if you managed to snatch the item, then what? Do you think you can just fly away? Even if you could fly away, then... then what about the president? What about him? Do you plan to leave the president behind by himself?"

Sakurako suddenly fell silent, hanging her head, at a loss for words.

Mr. Kato sighed deeply, saying, "Alright, stop arguing. There's always a solution."

"What if they refuse to accept money?" A man beside them asked.

"The Chinese are always quite greedy; they will certainly quote us a price," Mr. Kato said with a cold smirk, "If they really don't want the money, then we'll have to resort to other methods!"

"What methods?" Zuo Mu asked.

At that moment, Mr. Kato looked up at the beautiful Sakurako, his lips curling into a sinister smile.

Sakurako shook uncontrollably, saying, "President, you... you mustn't!"

"Sakurako, it's only right to make sacrifices for the president!" Zuo Mu spoke up.

"Sakurako, if they really don't want the money, then we'll have to rely on you," Mr. Kato said, bowing deeply to Sakurako.

Sakurako bit her red lips, saying, "I..."

"Please!" Mr. Kato continued bowing, not daring to stand up straight.

"President, I understand!" Sakurako nodded.

Men generally cherish two things most, the first being money, the second being beauty. These two are the lifelong pursuits of a man. Either way, no man can resist these things. If Xiao Han doesn't like money, then he definitely cannot resist women. Otherwise, he is not a man without desires.

......

At the foot of the mountain, several large crates were being transported down from above.

Xiao Han decisively retreated from that mountain with his team. The skeletons of the Japanese soldiers were packed into woven bags by the workers and carried down from the mountain. As for a wooden crate, Xiao Han personally supervised its transport. The group appeared extremely excited and joyful.

Xiao Han's mouth curled into a cold smirk.

Although he didn't know what it was, from the one wooden crate, it was clear that this item was neither easy nor simple. First off, the crate bore the insignia of the Japanese royalty. Moreover, the crate was made of golden nanmu wood, a material only the royal family could use in ancient times. The value of the crate alone was already considerably high, let alone what was inside it!

Although Xiao Han didn't understand what was inside, the items therein were definitely of great value.

The crate wasn't large, measuring only about fifty centimeters in length, width, and height. Moreover, it was wrapped in a layer of black material. Xiao Han felt it, guessing it must have been wrapped in some sort of fabric that had decomposed over the years from being buried underground.

Soon, the items were moved out.

Xiao Han placed this large crate on his own vehicle and then swiftly transferred it.

He drove back to the hotel alone.

He stored it in a suitcase and then entered the designated room from the elevator.

Xiao Han immediately called Zhao Lizhong. Before long, Zhao Lizhong found Xiao Han's room.

Looking at the wooden crate placed on the table, both men stared at it. After a long time, Zhao Lizhong spoke, "Xiao Han, what... what are you planning to do?"

"I..." Xiao Han hesitated for a moment, then said, "What else can we do but open it and see what exactly it is!"

"Agreed!" Zhao Lizhong nodded.

Then, he immediately opened the crate.

Inside was layer upon layer of yellow fabric, which, having been buried underground for many years, changed color immediately upon contact with air—an expected result of oxidation.

Zhao Lizhong leaned closer, his eyes suddenly lighting up.

Inside the crate, a large pearl shone brightly. Even in the well-lit room, the pearl emitted bursts of light. Xiao Han, curious, leaned closer too. When he saw the pearl, he was simply awestruck.

Beautiful!

It looked like a completely translucent pearl!

Both men appeared utterly surprised and astonished. Especially Zhao Lizhong, who swallowed hard before asking, "What... what is this?"