Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 466: Chapter 462: Targeting

The tomb raiders’ method of Dragon Vein Seeking is extraordinary, sensing the slightest anomaly through listening to the wind and distinguishing objects, observing water to find traces.

Once the tomb raiders detect any signs, they act swiftly, and within just a few days, they can completely plunder a large ancient tomb.

Their ability to exploit every opportunity to infiltrate is admired by archaeologists, while also deeply dreaded.

The tomb complex had over ten ancient tombs, and the professors hadn’t explored each one; they merely wandered around to get an overview of the situation, and then it was time for the professors to engage in research discussions.

Including Ding Liang, seven or eight students also began discussing among themselves. Specialization is imperative; Huo Sining was nothing but an inferior appraiser, relying on half a month of intensive study to barely grasp the basics of appraisal, but she knew nothing about archaeology and Feng Shui.

Therefore, while the other students were engaged in lively discussions, she did not intend to interject, and simply sat on the side quietly listening to others analyze and explain.

Unfortunately, her silence didn’t mean others would not provoke her. Noticing that Huo Sining had been quiet, Li Xuanbing beside her had a slight smile at the corner of her mouth:

”Junior Sister Huo, why aren’t you talking? Feel free to share your thoughts, don’t hold back. A discussion is meant to gather a multitude of views, and it doesn’t matter if you make a mistake.”

Only after Li Xuanbing asked did the students notice that Huo Sining hadn’t spoken. The expressions on some students’ faces instantly changed, their eyes looking at Huo Sining with a mix of contempt and ridicule.

Since entering the dormitory, Huo Sining had noticed that this female student’s gaze was somewhat off, and now hearing her speak in such a strange manner, Huo Sining felt inexplicably puzzled.

She had only been here for a few hours and didn’t seem to have offended this person, so why did it feel like this person had an issue with her?

Huo Sining’s expression paused, and she smiled and shook her head honestly, admitting, ”My expertise is in appraisal, and I admittedly don’t know much about Feng Shui. The explanations given by everyone just now have been very enlightening, and I am humbled.”

Huo Sining’s words took those few students by surprise, but on second thought, considering Huo Sining’s age, she indeed wouldn’t have come across such things.

By showing humility, Huo Sining managed to improve her impression on everyone. They thought that although this girl was there due to connections, she was modest, polite, honest, and down-to-earth, not putting on any airs, and this quickly gained her some people’s approval.

Li Xuanbing’s intent was to isolate Huo Sining in front of everyone, but she didn’t expect that Huo Sining would easily deflect her with just a few words.

Feeling aggravated inwardly, she couldn’t just let it go and upon remembering that Huo Sining said her specialty was treasure appraisal, her eyes lit up with a stratagem forming in her mind.

”Junior Sister Huo is too modest. We are all students here, of course, we should learn from each other’s strengths to make up for our own shortcomings. You just mentioned that your specialty is appraisal; what a coincidence, Senior Sister also has some knowledge in the field of antiques. I wonder if there might be an opportunity to receive some guidance from you?”

”I dare not presume to guide you. But if you think highly enough of Huo Sining to want an exchange, Huo Sining is more than willing to oblige.”

Huo Sining’s smile didn’t waver, but inside she was coldly amused.

If she couldn’t tell that Li Xuanbing was picking a quarrel and deliberately targeting her, then she would be a fool.

She called Ding Liang ’Senior Brother Ding’ because Gan Lijun was her teacher, and also Ding Liang’s martial mother. According to seniority, she indeed should address Ding Liang as senior brother.

But what is this woman, after all? She’s merely a student under a professor, and even Ji Kun is only her senior brother at best. Where does she get the gall to call herself a senior sister in front of her?

And so, Huo Sining did not follow Li Xuanbing’s cue to address her as ”senior sister”; instead, she directly used ”you” to refer to her.

As for Li Xuanbing’s challenge to a competition, Huo Sining was even less worried.

If it were a competition in something else, she might have been slightly concerned, but when it came to appraisal, she wasn’t even afraid of going against Ji Kun, let alone Li Xuanbing, who was still a student learning in school.

”Then I shall wait with bated breath!” Seeing that Huo Sining had indeed agreed to her challenge, Li Xuanbing snorted coldly, her eyes brimming with mockery.

They were here for an archaeological expedition and would inevitably encounter opportunities for comparing skills. When the time came, she was determined to fulfill her promise made today.

This wasn’t her bullying a junior sister; if there was any blame, it fell on Huo Sining for being too arrogant, so ignorant of her place. She didn’t mind teaching Ji Kun’s disciple a lesson on behalf of him, to let the young girl understand that there are always people better than oneself.

Li Xuanbing was clearly targeting Huo Sining, which left everyone looking at each other, completely clueless about the situation.

Considering that Huo Sining only joined this group yesterday and had limited interaction with the others, could it be that there was a previous conflict between the two?

Only Song Leyin knew the reason. She had some reservations about Huo Sining herself, but Huo Sining’s candid admission of her ignorance in Feng Shui had won her favor, and her impression of Huo Sining had instantly improved.

Thinking of Li Xuanbing’s character, Song Leyin cast a worried glance at Huo Sining.

Li Xuanbing had caught Professor Shi’s eye, not just because she understood Feng Shui Kanyu, but also because she was extremely talented in appraisal. Huo Sining was unaware of Li Xuanbing’s true capabilities, and by doing so, she had handed over the initiative to Li Xuanbing; that was really foolish.

Several students who knew about Li Xuanbing’s abilities also felt that she was going too far. Huo Sining clearly appeared to be a novice who had just begun learning; wasn’t this blatantly bullying?

Even a hint of barely detectable anger flickered across Ding Liang’s eyes, but Huo Sining seemed completely carefree, apparently not taking it seriously.

Because of the urgency to inspect the ancient tomb, after examining the tomb complex, the professors did not linger and headed directly to the site of the ancient tomb for an on-site inspection.

After some initial cleaning by the vanguard team, two pairs of stone figures were discovered on-site, along with two stone lions that only had their heads remaining, and a pair of ornamental columns.

During the excavation process, the digging machine also destroyed many tomb bricks and a tomb passage. Because there were niches with ceramic vessels and other burial objects inside the walls of the tomb passage, the digging machine uncovered broken ceramic figurines.

After carefully observing the scattered cultural relics around the perimeter of the ancient tomb and the construction style of the opened chambers, the professors reached a preliminary conclusion, ”This should be a Tang Dynasty royal princess’s tomb.”

Last night, the professors had already made a rough judgment through research data collected by the institute, deeming that this ancient tomb likely belonged to royals, and now their field survey further confirmed this judgment.

”From where can you tell that this tomb is of a Tang princess?”

The younger students sought to learn from the experience here, and for areas that were not quite clear to them, they were determined to question with relentless curiosity. As the representative among the students, Ding Liang was the first to ask.