Chapter 1174: Chapter 1173: The Yan Family Members Have Appeared 7

“What did you say?”

“Didn’t I make myself clear? A toothpick is naturally used for picking teeth, and this particular one was used by a certain emperor. Sir, don’t you think it’s a waste not to try it?”

“…”

As these words fell, the atmosphere in the tea room was stirred up again, but this time, there were more people agreeing.

“Yeah, Mr. Du, why don’t you give it a try?”

“Try it, it won’t hurt, right? Or is it simply not a toothpick at all?”

“Go on, try it… We’ll only believe it once you’ve tried it.”

Sometimes the crowd’s power is handy. Without Ye Ning having to incite, that Mr. Du and the treasure appraiser in sunglasses had no choice but to actually put that little thing into their mouths.

As a result, once inside, they realized something was wrong…

“Ugh—”

“What’s wrong, Mr. Du? Why is your treasure appraiser retching?” Ye Ning saw this and immediately put on a look of astonishment, staring at the two.

Mr. Du hadn’t expected things to suddenly take such a turn. Seeing his treasure appraiser beside him retching, finally, he couldn’t hold back, slammed the table, and stood up: “Who the hell are you? What kind of trick are you trying to pull?”

Trick?

Ye Ning, extremely angry, instead calmed down: “I’d like to ask you who are you and what kind of trick are you trying to pull? Bringing in a plug used on a dead person and swindling people by claiming it’s a royal toothpick, do you really think there’s no one left in the Yan Family?”

The final sentence was truly explosive, like suddenly throwing a bomb, instantly silencing the entire tea room.

Someone from the Yan Family?

This woman claims she’s from the Yan Family too?

Mr. Du stared at her wide-eyed, and the middle-aged man sitting beside her was equally shocked, staring at her with disbelief, as if seeing a ghost.

Indeed, Mr. Du knew very well the situation of the Yan Family; they were all wiped out. That was precisely why he dared to make such a move in public. But how could there suddenly be another woman coming out?

He stared at her, unable to muster any response.

Mr. Du was very shocked too, but being the instigator at that moment, he needed to react faster. So, after a brief moment of shock, he began to press: “Yan Family member? You actually claim you’re from the Yan Family? What evidence do you have to prove you are?”

Ye Ning sneered: “Why do I have to prove anything to you? You just need to know you’re now suspected of fraud.”

“You…”

What an imposing reply!

Yes, why should she prove she’s from the Yan Family? Who was he to demand such proof?

Right now, he’d better think about how to get himself out of this situation.

Ye Ning cast a cold glance at the treasure appraiser who was still retching: “Sir, the taste of a dead man’s feces isn’t pleasant, is it? Never mind, just consider it a lesson on your path to treasure appraisal, the road is still long ahead.”

At the end of this, the woman surprisingly comforted the treasure appraiser.

The treasure appraiser finally covered his mouth and raised his head, seeing this young woman who could effortlessly disclose the origin of the item, probably no more than twenty-four or five years old, and her face appeared so young and clean. He couldn’t help but ask, “How did you figure it out?”

“Me?”

Ye Ning curled her lips: “First, anyone with a bit of common sense wouldn’t think someone would use such a large toothpick. Second, items used by the Royal Family always have the dragon’s head facing forward. But this item, which symbolizes the user as the true dragon and son of heaven, has its dragon’s head facing backward, indicating the leaking of dragon energy intended to pass on to the next generation. And items that leak dragon energy are typically the emperor’s plugs for burial ceremonies, with no other alternatives.”