Chapter 20 Remnant Sword
Wenchang Pavilion is one of the symbols of Donghua's ancient culture and a special place for worshiping "Wenchang Emperor". Wenchang Emperor, also known as "Wenquxing" and "Kuixing", is a star god who dominates fame and fortune and cultural fortune in ancient mythology. In order to obtain academic achievements and enter the official career, ancient literati prayed for blessings by paying homage to "Wenchang Emperor" and expressed their good wishes.
Therefore, there are Wenchang Pavilions all over the country, which are generally called "Confucian Temple", which is parallel to the Wu Temple that worships the Emperor of the Martial Saint.
In modern times, the imperial examinations were abolished, and Wenchang Pavilion gradually declined. Some became a market for local residents, some occupied as private houses, and some were declining... In modern times, with the rise of the collection craze, Wenchang Pavilions in various places gradually flourished. Various antique lovers and cultural relics merchants gathered around Wenchang Pavilion, forming a local cultural market.
Hanjiang has been a place of personal and cultural heritage in history, and has produced top scholars throughout the ages. In Donghua, the Confucian Temple in Hanjiang has always been relatively large in scale, and the entire Confucian Temple covers an area of more than 100 acres. Today, the entire Confucian Temple area still maintains the prosperity of cultural prosperity more than a hundred years ago.
The several streets around Wenchang Pavilion are the most famous cultural and entertainment markets in Hanjiang.
Gao Shang knew nothing about antiques and jewelry. He followed Xiaolin to Wenchang Pavilion for a walk, which opened his eyes.
"This bronze sword was found in the ancient tomb of Vietnam. It is a familiar potion. It has been a lot of years..." A middle-aged stall owner saw Gao Shang interested in a broken ancient sword on his stall, and then he boasted with his mouth.
This stall owner is quite knowledgeable. From patterns to sword shape, sword stem, sword head, surface oxide layer, rust, etc., he kept talking about the half-broken bronze sword that looked broken with a broken sword tip, blowing it into a panic.
Xiaolin was also a little familiar with the stall owner Lao Feng. When he saw Gao Shang listening to Lao Feng bragging, he listened with relish, as if he was trapped by this "King of Routines". The expert he had made an appointment with was almost time to meet, and Xiaolin interrupted the "Bronze Artifact Popular Science Teaching Class" impatiently.
"Old Feng, don't drop the book bag. This is the authentic product in your stall, and it is a defective product. Master Wei has already identified it for you... You are still here to be fooled! Just tell me how much this sword costs!" After asking the price simply and roughly, Kobayashi turned to Gao Shang and smiled, "Brother Shang, if you like it, I will buy you to honor you!"
Old Feng was a little unhappy when he heard Xiaolin's words. He finally had the opportunity to catch an outsider who was interested in his treasure. It doesn't matter whether this sword that had been labeled as "defective" by the authoritative one could be sold. This opportunity for him to blow up was destroyed...
But Lao Feng didn't dare to show his face to Xiaolin. He was the only son of Ding Yida, the king of Hanjiang jewelry. Who dared not to sell face in the antique jewelry industry? If he offended Xiaolin, don't mess around in this industry.
"Mr. Ding, don't slap people in the face, don't expose others' weaknesses... You can't leave me some food!" Old Feng sighed with a bitter face.
He looked up at Gao Shang, and was still holding the bronze sword and looking up and down. He saw that he really fell in love with this broken sword... He looked at Xiaolin again and opened a sky-high price - 100,000!
"100,000? Why don't you rob the bank? Master Wei has already identified this broken sword. It is authentic, but the sword is incomplete and has such a different quality... You offer a price of 100,000, and you think I, Ding Xiaolin, are lying on this street the first day!" Xiaolin shouted angrily.
At this moment, Kobayashi saw a familiar figure and shook her head in front of her. Kobayashi frowned and shook her head slightly. Just as Kobayashi was about to say hello, the man turned around and left.
At this moment, Gao Shang stood up and said to Lao Feng, "Has it 100,000! Can you swipe the card?"
When Kobayashi heard this, he was stunned and quickly advised: "Brother Shang, this sword is really not worth the price!"
"He wants to sell, I am willing to buy it. Is there anything worth it or not? I like it if I like it!" When Gao Shang said this, he was like a big "hero" and some stall owners around him, including Lao Feng, applauded and applauded after he came to his senses...
In their opinion, there is a "shang" VIP like "shang"!
Of course, some people secretly classified Gao Shang as "stupid". The person Kobayashi knew who had just walked a long way, shook his head with contempt and turned around and left.
Kobayashi originally said that she wanted to buy this broken sword and give it to Gao Shang, but he really couldn't bear to spend 100,000 yuan to buy such a rag... mainly because he was afraid of losing face.
Gao Shang doesn’t care about these things, swipe the card! Take the sword! Leave!
Very cool!
"Brother Shang, you are like this... If you don't walk half a mile on this street, your little money will be replaced with rags... Have you seen that you bought Lao Feng's broken sword just now, and a large group of people immediately came up to sell it to you..."
After leaving Lao Feng's stall, Xiaolin complained that Gao Shang was too careless in his work. But Gao Shang was so happy that he didn't listen at all.
He is not stupid!
Although Gao Shang was not good at literary and antiques, he did not come to Wenchang Pavilion to buy antiques. He wanted to verify the origin of the jade pendant, but unexpectedly he encountered a flying sword!
Although this sword is incomplete and the spiritual energy is almost gone, it is undeniable that this sword is a weapon of a cultivator - a flying sword!
Among the ancient classics of the Source World, there are many techniques for flying swords. It can be said that the mental power control mechanical devices developed later in the Source World almost all evolved from the Flying Sword.
But as the commander of the army, Gao Shang once saw a more magical but lost record of magic weapons in the Secret Pavilion Library of the Supreme Council.
It is also a flying sword, but this flying sword is the carrier of cultivators flying in the sky. Even in the source world, it only records the art of flying in the sword. Today, Gao Shang saw the real thing in this Wenchang Pavilion!
It is this broken sword that seems to have broken the tip of the sword!
The only regret is that the spiritual energy of this sword is almost impossible to repair. Fortunately, the rune formations on the sword are still complete. Gao Shang has just stared at the sword and looked at it, and he silently recorded the talisman formation belonging to the Earth's cultivation lineage in his heart.
"Master Wei!"
Kobayashi led Gao Shang into a shop, and when he entered the door, he greeted a middle-aged scholar who was sitting in the hall for tea!
Then he introduced Gao Shang: "Brother Shang, this is the cultural and entertainment expert I mentioned, Master Wei!"
At this time, Gao Shang came to his senses, looked at the middle-aged scholar, nodded slightly to say hello.
Master Wei looked at Gao Shang, smiled slightly, and said, "Please sit down! Have tea!"
When the guy got tea, Master Wei smiled and waved his hand, "The expert can't talk! Xiaolin, don't always use my banner when you are outside, this is not good! Although everyone in the industry gives Mr. Wei face, you keep saying that Master Wei has seen it. This thing is not worth so much... How can you let me meet these colleagues in the future?"
Master Wei just happened to pass by, and Xiaolin exposed Lao Feng's secret under his banner. Although many people in the circle actually knew about this matter and it was impossible to be fooled by Lao Feng, in Master Wei's opinion, this "smashing other people's business" is not the reputation he should have.
Hearing Master Wei’s lesson to him, Xiaolin, who has always been arrogant, was as obedient as a child, blushed and bowed her head and admitted her mistake: “I understand, I won’t use your banner in the future…”
"Oh! I just said that, don't tell you that I'm bullying his precious son again!" Master Wei smiled faintly and exposed the topic.
Kobayashi smiled "hehe" and then said the purpose of Gao Shang's appointment again. These words were actually said when he called Master Wei.
Master Wei nodded and said, "Take the things and take a look!"
When Gao Shang heard this, he immediately took out the blue and white jade token from his pocket and handed it over. But unexpectedly, the other party did not reach out to answer it and clicked on the table with his fingers.
Seeing this, Kobayashi immediately stepped forward and reminded: "The rules in the industry are just hands. I am afraid that if I fall, both parties will not admit it... Brother Shang, just put the things on the table!"
Gao Shang didn't expect that there was still such a rule, so he smiled embarrassedly and put down the jade plaque.
Master Wei didn't take it either, but just turned his head and glanced.
"Mr. Gao, I haven't been exposed to antiques before?" Master Wei's tone was very calm, but this was a hint of irony - saying that Gao Shang is an outsider!
He had just seen Gao Shang spend 100,000 yuan to buy the broken sword, and said, "It's worth it." He looked generous, but he was actually stupid. As Master Wei, he was more willing to deal with those experts, and he was not interested in laymen like Gao Shang...
Gao Shang didn't care. He was an amateur and knew nothing about antiques, and his real purpose was not this... He nodded and smiled, "I don't know anything, I just want to ask, are this kind of jade tablet... relatively rare?"
The noble original intention is to know whether there are more or less relics of this kind of cultivation on earth, but to Master Wei, it has another meaning.
Generally, people who come to the door to ask for identification will have an expectation in their hearts. It is best to have fewer things on the market, the better. As the saying goes, "sparse things are precious", they think that their things are quite valuable.
Master Wei never looked down on such laymen. He shook his head calmly and said, "This road of peace and nothing is a kind of jade pendant ornament, which has been used throughout the dynasties. Because it is not decorated on the surface, it is homophonic to "nothing thing" and uses the meaning of "still peace and nothing" to make a good choice for children to wear... It is not worth much money!"
He said while observing Gao Shang's reaction. He originally thought Gao Shang should be disappointed, but he didn't expect that he heard that this safe and sound card was very common and not worthless. Gao Shang's eyes were lit up and were full of joy...
Chapter completed!