Scramble for Sleeping Baby Stones
It just so happened that a few people were going to Li's Qishixuan on Sandao Street, when Li Guan came to the door.
I was surprised to find Wang Qi and Zhao Yilin at Yang Teng's place. After a moment of hesitation, I immediately thought that the two of them must have come to Yang Teng for the same purpose as him, to discuss and communicate with Yang Teng.
Li Guan didn't want to admit that he wanted to learn swordsmanship from Yang Teng, just to exchange ideas. With his understanding of swordsmanship, as long as Yang Teng was willing to learn swordsmanship and communicate with him sincerely, he would definitely be able to learn Yang Teng's swordsmanship.
technique.
"Li Guan, you came just in time. We just said we were going to visit your Qishixuan, so I'll spare the trouble for you, young master." Yang Teng said without any politeness, asking Li Guan to lead the way.
Of course Li Guan would not refuse. This is a good opportunity to get closer to Yang Teng. "You three, please come with me. If you need anything, just ask. I will do my best."
Li Guan knew very well the strange stones sold by Qishixuan. No matter how high the price, the strange stones were nothing compared to Yang Teng's sword skills. As long as Yang Teng liked them, he would give them to Yang Teng without hesitation.
"Xiaoyu, you can go too." Yang Teng said to Yan Xiaoyu.
From now on, we must focus on cultivating Yan Xiaoyu, which is also a way to increase experience.
Yan Xiaoyu was originally depressed because of Zhao Yilin's arrival, but she was even more disappointed when she heard that the young master was refining a sword for Zhao Yilin. Now that the young master is taking her to Qishixuan, Yan Xiaoyu suddenly smiles. The young master does not regard her as an outsider.
A large group of people left the side courtyard, and naturally Xiao Hui never left Yang Teng's side.
"Master, you have to go out." The servants saw Yang Teng and others and hurriedly came to greet them.
Yang Teng's cultivation level has now surged. The old man Yang Wudi has already removed A Da and A Er who were following Yang Teng. However, Yang Teng's every move is still fed back to the old man at any time.
Yang Teng nodded, "Just go out and walk around."
He also knew that these servants seemed to be busy, but in fact they were sent by the old man to keep an eye on him. If he continued to act as casually as before, I am afraid that the old man would appear soon to stop him.
Yang Teng hates this method. Although this is the family's protection for the core children, Yang Teng wants to have more time and space of his own, and not everything has to follow the old man's arrangements.
Fortunately, there is still one month left before he can leave Fenglei Town and go to the capital, and the old man can no longer arrange everything for him.
The servant is only responsible for observing Yang Teng's every move and reporting Yang Teng's news to the old man. He does not stop Yang Teng.
Zhao Yilin and three others came to Yang Teng one after another, and the old man got the news immediately.
For some reason, the old man did not stop Yang Teng and allowed Yang Teng to leave the house.
Several people chatted and laughed all the way to Qishixuan on Sandao Street.
On the way, Li Guan asked: "I don't know what kind of strange stones Brother Yang wants to buy. I can give you a brief introduction. I know something about the strange stones in Qishixuan."
"I still need one material to refine a sword for Yi Lin. I want to try my luck at Qishixuan." Yang Teng didn't hide anything.
"Then you have come to the right place. Qishixuan has countless strange stones of all kinds, and they often unlock some rare materials. You might be able to find the materials you need." Li Guan felt that this was an excellent opportunity.
He had the same purpose as Wang Qi, and while getting closer to Yang Teng, he also made friends with Zhao Yilin.
When you come to Sandao Street Qishixuan, it is indeed the largest stone shop in Sandao Street. The two stone lions outside the entrance are extremely precious sea bluestone carvings.
"Several of you, please come inside." When he arrived at his home site, Li Guan naturally took on the attitude of a master and invited a few people in.
When the waiter saw the young master leading the guests to the door, he hurriedly greeted him, "Master, if you have any orders for these distinguished guests, I will take care of you."
"You go down first. I'll call you if I need anything." The shopkeeper in charge asked the waiter to go to work, and he personally waited on the side.
"Brother Yang, you might as well tell the shopkeeper what type of strange stone you need," Li Guan said.
After entering the Qishi Pavilion, Yang Teng looked around for a week and observed the strange stones placed in the hall.
The layout of Qishi Xuan is divided into two parts, the front and the back. Smaller Qishi stones are placed in the front three-story building, from the first floor to the third floor in order of price.
The backyard is relatively spacious and is filled with giant stones.
Yang Teng made a general observation and found that the value of the stones on the first floor was relatively low. After appraisal by many appraisers from Qishixuan, it was difficult to find stones of great value at low prices.
It is impossible for the Li family to leave too many opportunities for others to miss something.
Just as he was about to go to the second floor to take a look, Yang Teng suddenly found a stone shaped like a baby on the opposite side.
This stone is a foot and a half long, and it is so crystal clear that you can almost see through the surface of the stone.
From a distance, it looks like a sleeping baby.
Li Guan noticed Yang Teng staring at the stone and said with a smile: "This stone is called Sleeping Baby. It came to Qishixuan fifty years ago."
There are not many words, but there are many hidden meanings.
A piece of stone has not been sold for fifty years since it arrived at Qishixuan, and is placed on the first floor with the lowest value. This indicates a big problem.
Yang Teng stepped forward to the sleeping baby stone and looked up and down carefully.
The surface of stone skin is smooth and delicate, just like the skin of a newborn baby.
The shape is also similar to that of a baby, and even the facial features can be distinguished.
"How much does this sleeping baby stone cost?" Yang Teng asked.
"Five hundred thousand taels of silver," the shopkeeper replied.
"No wonder it hasn't been sold after being kept here for fifty years. Who would be so stupid as to spend five hundred thousand taels of silver to buy such a broken stone." Even Wang Qi could see that this stone was not worth five hundred thousand taels of silver.
Isn't this a scam? Five hundred thousand taels of silver can buy a large piece of jade. After being carefully carved, it will take any shape. It has to be taken advantage of and wants this sleeping baby stone.
Li Guan was unhappy. He wanted to make friends with Yang Teng and Zhao Yilin, but that didn't mean he wanted to be friends with Wang Qi.
"Wang Qi, what are you talking about! The key to Qishixuan's business is willingness to buy and willingness to sell. Since the price is five hundred thousand taels, it is worth that price. Just because you can't afford it doesn't mean others can't." Li Guan huffed.
He said hummingly.
"It's not a question of whether you can afford it or not. If it was really worth the price, would this piece of broken stone still be here for fifty years without anyone wanting it?" Wang Qi looked at Li Guan with displeasure.
Li Guan was speechless. Although this sleeping baby stone was not the one that had been placed in Qishixuan for the longest time, Wang Qi was right. No one had paid attention to the sleeping baby stone since it was placed here.
In the early years, there were people who wanted to buy this sleeping baby stone. When they found out that the price was 500,000 taels of silver, no one asked the price anymore.
As a result, Qi Shixuan fell into an embarrassing situation.
If the price is lowered, it means that the previous high price of 500,000 taels was too high, and it is suspected of deceiving customers.
Let's keep the high price, it won't be sold.
It kept dragging on like this, and in the end, the Sleeping Baby Stone was almost forgotten by people, and was thrown in an inconspicuous corner, becoming the treasure of the store on the first floor of Qishixuan.
"Shopkeeper, can this sleeping baby stone be cheaper? I don't have that much money." Yang Teng asked.
Now he really can't afford five hundred thousand taels of silver.
The shopkeeper has not been in Qishixuan for as long as the sleeping stone. He knows that Qishixuan, a relatively magical stone, has never been told by the family that the price can be reduced, so he does not dare to make random decisions.
"Master Yang, I'm really sorry, the price of 500,000 taels cannot be lowered." The shopkeeper complained in his heart that the family had scared away so many customers by asking for 500,000 taels for such a broken stone.
Not only does it take up space here, but it also affects business. I really don’t know what the people in power think.
"Then forget it, wait until I collect enough 500,000 taels." Yang Teng felt a little reluctant to give up, but there was nothing he could do.
There are so many treasures in the world, and it is impossible for him to collect every treasure he sees. Maybe he has no fate with this sleeping baby stone.
"Yang Teng, do you like this stone very much?" Zhao Yilin asked.
Yang Teng smiled slightly: "I can't say I like it, but I think this stone is very interesting. Maybe it contains something good."
"Shopkeeper, I want this stone. I'll send someone over to deliver the money later." Zhao Yilin said without hesitation.
Ah? Everyone looked at Zhao Yilin in surprise. What was she going to do? Spend five hundred thousand taels of silver to buy such a broken stone and take it home to watch?
Wang Qi immediately understood what Zhao Yilin was thinking, smiled at Zhao Yilin and said, "Yilin, why don't you leave it to me."
"You? What do you want this stone for?" Zhao Yilin glared at Wang Qi fiercely, what kind of trouble is this guy causing!
The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment. Today, there were three customers vying to buy the broken stone that had not been used for fifty years. These three were all outstanding figures from the three major families. They would never default on the money if they wanted to.
Could it be that this piece of broken stone is really a treasure and contains good things inside?
This made the shopkeeper, who was always known for his accurate eyesight, begin to doubt his own eyes. Could it be that he and several appraisers in the family had not seen through this stone?
"What do you care about me? I want this stone anyway!" Wang Qi said domineeringly.
"No! I spoke first, this stone must belong to me!" Zhao Yilin refused to give in and must possess this sleeping baby stone.
Both of them understood each other's thoughts, and they just wanted to buy this stone and give it to Yang Teng.
As long as Yang Teng likes it, that's fine. As for whether it's worth five hundred thousand taels of silver or whether there are any good things in it, that doesn't matter. What's important is that it's given to Yang Teng.
Zhao Yilin's idea was very simple. Yang Teng promised to refine a Xuan-level sword for her. Not to mention 500,000 taels of silver, even 5 million taels of silver could not buy it.
Wang Qi is even more like this. Being able to improve the Overlord Spear is not measured by money.
"Listen to me, you two." Li Guan stopped the two fighting in time, "I have roughly guessed what you are thinking, and it is probably the same purpose. In this case, none of you need to spend money, and I will give you this sleeping baby stone.
Brother Yang."
Then, Li Guan turned to the shopkeeper and said, "I'll send someone back to my house to get the money. I'll pay for it."
As a member of the Li family, he could not take away the stone from Qishixuan at will, so Li Guan decided to pay to give the stone to Yang Teng.
"No!" Zhao Yilin and Wang Qi objected at the same time.
Well, three people are competing for the sleeping baby stone at the same time.
"It's interesting. I didn't expect four heroes to be stupidly fighting for a piece of broken stone. It's eye-opening."
Chapter completed!