Nowhere's Safe

"Exactly," said Ye Shuyun, feeling good after the beatdown. She hadn't felt this good in a while now. I ought to do this more often, she thought to herself. 

Lu Jin wiped some sweat off his forehead.

"Can I really have it? The work of Wu Daozi?" he asked, still in disbelief. His life would be complete if he had that. Even if he couldn't have it, he would have been satisfied with a look or a touch.

"Of course it's for you, Dad. It's not like any of us has a taste for such things. Personally, I prefer money." 

"Let's go back first," said Lu Jin, getting a little carried away in his moment of elation. "I'll have to find a place to store it. How about… No, it might not be safe at home. Should we buy a safe? Wait, no. Even a safe might not be safe enough. I need somewhere safer." 

Lu Jin kept mumbling to himself on where to store his newly-acquired treasure.