Chapter 2 Undercurrent
After getting solid evidence, Du Yuqi raised doubts, but he would not say directly that it was used by Wang Yangming, otherwise it would increase the value of the inkstone.
Seeing that the two sides were arguing endlessly, Michelle felt very troubled, so she simply said that Mr. Ye happened to be here, so why not ask him to take a look? At this time, Du Yuqi knew that the old man he met on the terrace before was called Mr. Ye, a master in the collection industry, and an authority in this industry. Naturally, both sides had no objections.
When Michelle went to invite Mr. Ye, it took a long time for him to come back. When he came back, he quietly asked Mr. Chu about Du Yuqi's background.
It turned out that Mr. Ye was tired and went to rest, and he refused the matter at once. Michelle was about to leave, but he didn't expect him to ask again whether the young man sitting on the terrace before invited him, and then nodded and agreed, saying that he would come with the antique identification clothes.
Michelle, a woman who has been in the workplace for a long time, is already a shrewd person. How could she not hear that this Mr. Ye came for Du Yuqi's sake! This is really a bit strange. To be honest, according to the status of this Mr. Ye, even if Mr. Chu's father came, he would not be so active. For a while, Michelle looked at Du Yuqi with a strange look in her eyes. It is estimated that some strange ideas of a rich and noble son have arisen.
Needless to say, Du Yuqi is right. This Mr. Ye is also a real talent. So after studying it for a while, he told the owner that this inkstone is indeed not Zheng Banqiao's, but an earlier Ming Dynasty thing. However, Mr. Ye did not verify that this is Wang Yangming's inkstone, so the final appraisal price is not too high.
The customer was convinced and finally nodded to sell the thing at the appraisal price.
After the transaction was completed, Mr. Ye suddenly called Du Yuqi and said with a smile:
"Little brother, how about I discuss something with you?"
Du Yuqi had also noticed that Mr. Ye had been paying attention to him, and he also clearly felt that the old man was showing goodwill during the transaction. Such a person can be said to be old and cunning, and he must have a purpose. Now the dagger is revealed, but Du Yuqi is not afraid of the other party's means, which is nothing more than plundering by trickery, so he nodded and smiled:
"Okay."
However, Mr. Ye did not continue to speak, but smiled and looked at the people next to him. It was obvious that the place was going to be cleared, and the rest of the people also left tactfully. At this time, Mr. Ye said:
"I wonder if I can take a look at the ring on your finger?"
Du Yuqi was stunned.
He had two rings on his hand, one was the dimensional ring, and the other was the Valangir. He usually put the dimensional ring inward, which was almost invisible, and the Valangir had a hidden effect in the sealed land, so he kept it on his finger and would not take it off.
Because this matter has become a habit, Du Yuqi has forgotten about it even after returning to the safe earth. Obviously, the ring that Ye Lao wanted to see at this time was Valangir. Du Yuqi looked at the ring and found that it would look like a pearl ring after coming to the earth. The white octopus living in it would not slip out at all, so he took it off and handed it to Ye Lao.
After Ye Lao carefully checked it, he used a series of tools to identify it. Finally, Du Yuqi found that his hands were shaking, obviously very excited. After a while, he calmed down and said:
"Little brother, where did you get this ring?"
Du Yuqi smiled slightly, stretched out his hand to ask for the ring back, put it on again under Ye Lao's reluctant eyes, and then said:
"This is not convenient to disclose."
Ye Lao's hands were clenched into fists, with bulging veins on them, and he said excitedly:
"Then will you sell it! Sell it or not! ! I see that you are all buying antiques. I have been in this business since I was seventeen. OK, it has been sixty years now, and I even need to build a museum to house my collection. There are a total of eight hundred and thirty-four pieces, and twenty-one of them are national treasures. If you want money, just name your price. Even if I can't get it right away, I guarantee that I can borrow it within a week. If you want antiques, just go to my museum and pick three of them! "
Du Yuqi wanted to refuse outright, but suddenly something happened in his mind, so he deliberately hesitated for a while, and then said hesitantly:
"No, no, I won't sell it."
After saying that, he stood up and left, as if he didn't dare to listen any more and was afraid to agree. This old man Ye didn't call Du Yuqi, but a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. In his opinion, as long as he didn't refuse outright, he would have a great chance of getting it, and it would be bad for him to press on at this time.
Just like fishing, if you only know how to reel in the line, the fish will get off the hook. When fishing for big fish, you always reel in one meter of line and let out half a meter, and you have to exhaust the fish's strength before you can catch it. How could the old man not understand this kind of thing after living for so many years?
Next, Du Yuqi handed the three bottles of medicine to Young Master Chu, who left happily. At this time, he had already realized that the medicine Du Yuqi got was not just a medicine, but a very excellent gift, which could be called a rare commodity.
Du Yuqi summoned his own altar and successfully sacrificed the two items containing the power of time. The last time he entered the Arad continent, he was summoned by Yangzi and the others. The evaluation he received was naturally very high, but he only got one holy crown. The two relics he sacrificed at this time only exchanged for three holy crowns.
You know, for Du Yuqi, the more of this stuff, the better. It takes holy crowns to start a plane trip, and it also takes holy crowns to activate the abilities related to followers. Without holy crowns, even Jet’s passive skills can’t be used. Du Yuqi is very nervous.
It is precisely because of this that he used an ambiguous attitude to lure this old man Ye. For some reason, this old man actually plotted against his Valangir. Du Yuqi must want to understand the reason.
At the same time, he claimed that he had more than 800 collections, which made Du Yuqi very jealous. Even if the old man was bragging, it should be no problem to give him a 50% discount! As for national treasures, Du Yuqi didn't care much. Money was really not important to him. He would be satisfied if he could pick out ten or so items to offer as sacrifices.
While he was thinking, Du Yuqi suddenly found that the phone rang again. He saw that it was his mother calling. As soon as he answered the phone, he heard her talking a lot, such as no one answered the phone when he called, and whether he was naughty again. Du Yuqi listened to her mumbling honestly. It was more than half an hour before he could find time to ask how his parents were doing over there.
Du Yuqi's parents joined the Torch Project to help build overseas. They had just left not long ago. Although they had received government support and were well taken care of in the past, they were always uncomfortable in a foreign country. Of course, these words could not be said to children. After a few words, .nshc took the initiative to ask Du Yuqi if the money was enough. In his parents' hearts, they had long been prepared to listen to his complaints and give him money.
However, Du Yuqi's reply surprised them. He actually said that he had earned a lot of money working outside and didn't need living expenses. They felt that their children had really grown up.
At the same time,
in the Arad world,
Lin and his team were saying goodbye to the members of the Steel Bear Knights. The Whip of Redemption also came in person and hugged Lin and said goodbye to each other.
Both sides looked very enthusiastic, but they could feel that there seemed to be an undercurrent.
After Lin, Xi, and others left, a group of high-level members of the Steel Bear Knights gathered in the meeting room again. The Hand of Repentance Morofa was present. He said anxiously without waiting for everyone to sit down:
"We can't let them go. It's still time to send someone to stop them. Apart from anything else, Lin and the missing priest Du must have the existence of mutant Terra Stone. How can such a treasure be taken away by them so easily?" wt