73 Ceramic Art

The three of them started to clear out the storage units. Following the rule of storage auctions, they started with the most valuable one. A group of treasure hunters crowded around, clearly interested in the storage unit that Hans and Li Du had picked.

Burning with curiosity, Clyne pulled open the door to storage unit 11. "What's in here?"

Hans patted him on the shoulder. "Just trust Li. He has flaming, golden eyes."

"What? Flaming, golden eyes? What eyes are those?" someone cried out, aghast.

"He means to say huǒ yǎn jīn jīng," a Chinese-looking treasure hunter said. "It's a Chinese term that basically means 'penetrating eyes.' They're the eyes of God in one of our Chinese legends."

"Are there really eyes like that?"

The Chinese treasure hunter hesitated. "I used to think that it was just a tale. But now, I can't say for sure. Li does seem to have them."