Shengshibaojian

the same moment.

In a townhouse in the suburbs of Dajing City.

The wooden house is smoky, and there is a strong smell of incense.

Obviously it is a wooden house with Japanese island style, but the theme of the screen of the wooden house is a portrait of an old Taoist cultivator with his hands clasped together.

In front of the portrait sits an old man with long braids. The old man has stern eyebrows and sharp eyes. He has a cigarette holder made of gold silk wood in his mouth. He is sitting cross-legged at the desk and watching patiently. Book.

On the cover of that book, there are a few conspicuous words "Sun Tzu's Art of War" printed impressively.

Whoops!

The sliding door of the wooden house was opened, and a middle-aged man with curly hair in stylish attire walked in from the outside. The man crossed his hands and carefully opened the sliding door, holding an exquisite black cardboard box in his hand.

"Father, this is the tobacco that I entrusted a friend to bring back from Yanjing. This kind of tobacco is specially made and hand-pumped shredded tobacco in southern Yunnan. Each shredded tobacco is selected and roasted by a dedicated person. Taste how it tastes first, if you like it, I will ask someone to make it for you..."

"Didn't you bring me tea when you came back?" The old man interrupted and asked without raising his eyelids, and he didn't have the slightest interest in the box of shredded tobacco brought by the black cat.

This person is none other than Master Haoxiong, one of Rijima's legendary masters of appreciating treasures. He is also the heir to the Yuanbao Antique Shop and the old father of Black Cat.

"Father really saw through his son's mind. Recently, something happened to the Yuanbao Antique Shop. A newly opened antique shop by a Chinese made trouble in Jingxiu Market. First, he came to challenge the authority of our Yuanbao Antique Shop!"

"Come here first, I have something to tell you..." Haoxiong waved to the black cat, signaling him to come over.

The black cat didn't dare to be negligent, put down the tea box in his hand and approached him, but the moment he approached his father, Haoxiong raised his hand and gave him a loud slap in the face.

Snapped!

This slap was clear and loud, and the scarlet palm imprint was clearly imprinted on the right cheek of the black cat. He quickly covered his face in pain: "Father...Father, this is..."

What greeted us was his father's sharp eyes: "The antique shop is for you to manage well and improve the brand effect of the shop, not for you to cause trouble outside..."

"No father, the matter is not what you imagined, it was Shen Qiu who came to provoke him on his own initiative! And in front of so many people in Jingxiu Market, my son had no choice but to confront him through gritted teeth!"

Snapped!

Another loud and crisp ear scrape hit the black cat's left cheek, and now it's done, the palm marks on both sides are symmetrical, and it looks much more pleasing to the eye.

"Father? You are..."

"You think I don't know about those crap things? You know that Shen Qiu opened that store, yet you still take the initiative to provoke him? Send that pottery pot from the Tang Dynasty over there? What did I tell you about that pot? I asked you to stay in the store to wait for further identification? You sent it to Shen Qiu first! And it was free! How could I, Haoxiong, have such a stupid son like you in my smart life! I am so mad! I am so mad! Already!"

"Do you know what Shen Qiu's identity is? The number one master in Yanjing's national teacher list? Even Yanjing's boss Mao is not his opponent, even Su Xiang from Ridao! Songcun didn't take advantage of him, who gave it to you?" How dare you challenge him? Huh?"

"I...my...father? I don't think this Shen Qiu may have much ability. He is only in his 20s and has limited experience and ability in appraising treasures. His aura is probably hype..."

"Shut up! Shut up!" Haoxiong yelled angrily, "It's a hype? Think about it, if it's just a hype, would those masters in Yanjing be convinced? How could Shen Qiu?" Leading a team to Japan Island to participate in "Global Appraisal of Treasures"? You idiot! To take the initiative to provoke Shen Qiu is simply asking for death!"

The black cat panicked, before that he had never paid attention to Shen Qiu, but after hearing what his father said, he had no choice but to face Shen Qiu squarely.

His father, Haoxiong, is an important figure in the world of antiques in Rijima, and this year he has become one of the top ten treasure masters in Rijima. If even his father is afraid of the existence of Shen Qiu, it means that this time he really offended the master who should not be provoked.

"Then what should father do now? I've already made an agreement with Shen Qiu. Three days later, the Zhonghua Antique Store will be at odds. Everyone in the Jingxiu Market knows about it?"

"Get out of here! I don't want to see you again! Disappear from my eyes immediately! How can I have such an idiot son like you!"

Haoxiong was really very angry, but he was more aware of the current situation of the Yuanbao Antique Store. The current situation is already at the cusp of the storm, and the city is full of trouble.

Now it is no longer a contest between Yuanbao Antique Store and Zhonghua Antique Store, but a confrontation between Shen Qiu and his Haoxiong. The entire Jingxiu Market is staring at this confrontation, and every move of the two sides is under everyone's control. Under the nose, the matter is of great importance and cannot be neglected in the slightest.

After about a stick of incense, Haoxiong opened his eyes slightly, and he summoned his confidant butler: "Butler! I have something to trouble you to go to Zhonghua Antique Store tomorrow! You go to the study room and get the "Cat Hunting Picture" Come out and give it to Shen Qiu from Zhonghua Antique Shop!"

"Ah? Master Xiong... Is that the painting that you treasured and gave it to Shen Qiu? That painting is very valuable, why did you give it to an outsider for no reason! Isn't that your favorite painting? At the beginning of this year, someone You didn't let go of the bid of 200 million US dollars? Why did you give it to that Shen Qiu?"

"What is 200 million US dollars? Compared with the reputation of Yuanbao Antique Store, it is nothing to mention. I have my arrangements and plans. You just do as I tell you. Judging from the current situation, this should be It is the best way to solve the store's predicament, even Su Xiang can't take advantage of Shen Qiu, and I'm not fully sure."

Zhonghua Antique Shop at 01:30 in the morning.

Shen Qiu was dragged out of sleep by Xie Jingwen, and she saw Xie Jingwen being very emotional, wrapping a special collection with a piece of rough cloth.

"Shen Qiu, don't sleep! Help me look at this candlestick! What's so special about him?" Xie Jingwen untied the fabric, revealing an iron blue candlestick.

Shen Qiu was having a sweet dream in his mind, and asked dazedly: "I said thank you, boss, what's going on? Why did you suddenly bring back a candle holder! Seeing how nervous you are...isn't it What happened?"

"That's not true, but this thing is related to our final outcome in Sun Island. If we are lucky, we can go back alive. If we are not lucky, we may have to be left on Sun Island!"

"so serious?"

Shen Qiu brewed a cup of strong tea and took a sip before regaining some energy. He took a rough look at the candlestick, and saw that the condition of the candlestick was average, and the place where he looked was covered with blue mud. Simply speaking, the special coating around it is at least one centimeter thick.

This also indirectly shows that this candlestick is an old thing, and the patterns that can be seen on the periphery are also ordinary bird and animal runes.

"Thank you boss! Can you tell me the origin of this thing first?"

Boss Xie didn't hide anything, so he narrated Zhang Shimo's story to Shen Qiu carefully, emphasizing on bringing out one of the key points, Ninth Grade Grandmaster!

"I go!"

Hearing this, Shen Qiu couldn't help but feel refreshed, and couldn't help repeating: "An ordinary policeman actually beat off a ninth-rank grandmaster? What's the situation?"

"So, Shen Qiu, the most suspicious thing is this candlestick! I suspect that there is an unknown secret hidden in this candlestick. If we can grasp this secret, we won't have to be afraid of that old witch Su Xiang anymore!"

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