Chapter 110 The source of ancient paintings
"Dear guests, welcome to the Ghost Market Auction," the host's low voice began to ring off the scene.
Li Zhao stood at the railing and glanced downwards, and saw a man shrouded in a black robe standing on the exhibition stand, smiling and speaking. Perhaps because of the angle, it made people unable to see his face clearly.
"This is the rule here. Even the identity of the host needs to be hidden, because these people may seem like ordinary people!" This is not the first time Zhang Quan has come here, so he has some understanding of this place, so he explained to Li Zhao.
"If you hadn't told me that this is a ghost market, I would have thought this was a more regular auction house!" Zhang Quan said helplessly.
"I just heard of the ghost market and have never come in!" Li Zhao shook his head, sat on the chair with Zhang Quan, and looked at the situation below through the huge display screen.
"Next, the first exhibit we invited is also the opening ceremony we have always been accustomed to, Fu Li!" The host below whispered loudly. Even without passing through the speaker, his voice was clearly transmitted into every room, allowing everyone to hear it clearly. From this point, it can be seen that this person is probably a warrior.
After the words came, Li Zhao saw two women wearing cheongsams walking up carefully with a small tray. On the tray were three thin yellow papers, with a hint of spiritual power on them.
"This is the opening fu Li, which was specially drawn by Master Quan Jie from our Ghost Market. It can ensure safety and determine life and death. Even those who are about to die can hold their breath and protect him from death!" The man in black robe spoke slowly, and a low voice came over again. Soon, Li Zhao felt a commotion in the surrounding private rooms.
"Xiaozhao, is this thing really magical?" Zhang Quan couldn't help but turn his head and look at Li Zhao. When he came to the auction house a few times, he saw such things. At that time, he even had the idea of buying it. However, considering the price and lack of understanding of this thing, he did not buy it.
"It's not so magical. If a person is dying, he will only keep breathing for three hours at most. Within three hours, once the talisman is separated, this person will definitely die!" Li Zhao shook his head. Speaking of which, this is just the effect of the spiritual power on the talisman. If he was asked to make it himself, the effect would be much better.
"So that's it!" Zhang Quan nodded and placed his eyes on the display screen again.
"The starting price of Fu Li starts with one million yuan. Each increase must not be less than 100,000 yuan. Start!" The man in black robe said, and as soon as he finished speaking, Li Zhao heard a crisp sound coming from not far away, "Ding!"
Then the sounds began to rise and fall one after another, without any interruption.
"If you want to buy it, just knock this thing!" Zhang Quan pointed to a metal utensil on the table that looked like a wooden fish, and there was a small stick next to it. Just tap it gently, and it would make a crisp jingle sound.
After a long time, the sound outside slowly weakened, and the final price stopped at five million!
"It's a loss!" Li Zhao shook his head and couldn't help but speak. If he asked him to make such a thing, the cost would not be very high and the effect would be much better.
"This place has never been a place to do business!" Zhang Quan smiled, obviously he was used to the price here.
The two sat on the chairs, staring at one auction item after another, and finally were auctioned off. The whole process was nearly halfway, and there was no ancient paintings.
"Don't worry, wait a little longer, it will appear soon. This time I specially found an old friend I was familiar with in the ghost market. He was sure to tell me that there will definitely be ancient paintings tonight!" Zhang Quan explained.
Li Zhao nodded and sat quietly in the distance without much worry.
Finally, after halfway through the process, Zhang Quan's long-awaited voice came downstairs.
"The painting we are going to auction below is Gu Kaizhi's ladies' picture. If you are a regular customer, you will naturally know that we have sold several famous paintings of Gu Kaizhi before the auction. Now this is also his original work. This is a picture of a ladies. The clothes of the figures are drawn with ancient gossips, and the lines are tight and continuous, like spring silkworms sprinkling silk, spring clouds floating in the sky, and flowing water flowing in the ground. It is a rare treasure. If you are interested in this painting, you can auction it and enjoy it with your heart!" The voice of the man in the black robe sounded, which also made Zhang Quan's face a little angry.
"Haha, they are all fakes!" Zhang Quan said coldly. At first, these paintings were very well-made. Even people like Zhang Quan could not find out the flaws in this statement. If it weren't for Li Zhao's words, he would probably be buried in the dark.
"The starting price is 10 million, let's start!" The man in black waved his hand, and as he finished speaking, the huge auction site soon sold the price to 20 million.
"Buy this painting!" Li Zhao smiled and looked at Zhang Quan.
"I still buy it? Xiaozhao, you know that this is a fake painting. If I buy it, wouldn't it be a big loss!" Zhang Quan asked in confusion.
"How could you lose? Didn't you say before? If it's fake, then you will get ten times the compensation and cut off the treasure donor's hand at the same time? This is an opportunity to find the treasure donor, and we won't lose. Besides, there is indeed a problem with this painting!" Li Zhao pointed to the painting. Through the display screen, Li Zhao could clearly feel the strange aura on the painting.
"Although I say that, no one has ever been able to get ten times their compensation over the years!" Zhang Quan hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but speak.
"There are people today!" Li Zhao smiled and pointed at Hua and said with a smile.
"Are you sure?" Zhang Quan asked again.
"Confirm!" Li Zhao nodded affirmatively.
"Okay, then brother will listen to you once!" Zhang Quan gritted his teeth and nodded, then grabbed the small stick next to him and knocked it on it all the time!
"Forty million, someone has already bid for 40 million!" The man in black robe's ears were extremely sensitive. Zhang Quan knocked a few times, and he quickly found the direction of the sound. At the same time, he accurately said the number of times, without any mistakes. Such a method made the people around him amazed.
When he heard Zhang Quan's bid, the sounds around him suddenly calmed down. Many people all set their eyes on Zhang Quan's private room, but they couldn't see the situation inside clearly, so they withdrew their gaze again.
"Forty million times!" The man in black seemed to be in a hurry at all. He didn't even say an incitement tone, and just shouted.
Chapter completed!