When Zhan Huafeng heard the answer given by Xue Chen, his eyes moved. He still couldn't figure anything out, but he didn't continue to ask, and instead looked at the origin of the dagger.
"Xue Chen, why is this dagger hidden in a sword?"
Xue Chen thought for a while and replied: "Why is this dagger hidden in the ancient sword? I think there are two possibilities. I think Mr. Zhan has heard of Tu Qiong Dagger Jian, and hiding the dagger in the sword may also be the same. Why?
The purpose is to hide the dagger, but there is another possibility, that is, to treasure the dagger and not want outsiders to notice it, so as not to be stolen."
"I think the latter is more likely." Zhan Huafeng said after thinking about it.
"Heroes see the same thing, and I think so too," Xue Chen said with a smile.
"Oh? Xue Chen, do you already know the origin of this dagger?" Zhan Huafeng looked at Xue Chen.
"That's right." Xue Chen nodded. He looked at it carefully. There were two characters between the blade and the handle of the dagger, but they were blurred by rust. In addition, it was an ancient text that he didn't recognize, so it was completely based on his own eyesight.
He didn't know the origin of the sick dagger, but he knew everything, Yu Zhuo, told him the answer!
"This dagger is named Qing Gang."
"Qing Gang?" Neither Zhan Huafeng nor Zong Yu has obviously heard of this name, and it is impossible to know the meaning of these two words and what they represent.
Zhan Huafeng said with a smile: "Xue Chen, you know that I know nine out of ten about antiques, but I know nothing about them. As for daggers, I have only heard of fish intestines. You'd better tell me in detail about this dagger."
Is Qinggang the name of this dagger, or the same name of a batch of daggers?”
"That's the name of this dagger. Qing Gang is unique."
It is short and can also be called a dagger. Of course, the strength of this sword is certainly not as good as that of a fish intestine, but the strength of this sword is by no means unknown."
"Oh?" Zhan Huafeng looked like he was listening carefully.
"During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Pi wrote a book called "Dian Lun". The Dian Lun records that Wei Prince Pi made three hundred daggers. One of them resembled solid ice and was named Qing Gang; the other two resembled the rising sun and were named Qing Gang.
Yang Wen, its three shapes resemble dragon characters, called dragon scales." Xue Chen's eyes fell on the dagger in his hand, "And this one should be Qinggang."
Zhan Huafeng's eyes fluctuated. He didn't understand antiques, but since it was actually recorded in ancient books, it must be worth a lot of money. He softened and said with a smile: "Xue Chen, congratulations on getting a treasure.
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"Thank you. I should thank Mr. Zhan. If Mr. Zhan hadn't invited me to go with him today, I wouldn't have had the chance to get this Qinggang." Xue Chen let out a long sigh of relief.
Seeing that after explaining the origin of Qinggang, Zhan Huafeng's expression did not change much. Xue Chen narrowed his eyes. That was because Zhan Huafeng did not have a clear concept of Qinggang's dagger.
People will definitely be shocked!
The Qinggang was cast by Cao Pi and recorded in classics. It is almost a legend. The most valuable thing is that it is the only one in the world. That is to say, apart from this one, there is no other Qinggang!
There are indeed some fine products in Carl Smith's warehouse, the value of which even reaches five to six million US dollars, but if compared with the Qinggang dagger, they are all inferior by three points!
"I think Carl Smith himself doesn't know the hidden tricks of this ancient sword. Maybe he is feeling lucky that you picked this not very valuable ancient sword." Zhan Huafeng smiled heartily.
Xue Chen put the ancient sword and Qinggang dagger back into the box and locked the lock.
"It's a pity that I planned to choose a birthday gift today." Zhan Huafeng frowned.
"Birthday gift..." Xue Chen thought about it, "Mr. Zhan, you should still remember the ink ingot I bought from the grocery store. What do you think of it as a birthday gift?"
Zhan Huafeng naturally knew about the ink ingot, and it was precisely because of the ink ingot that the two of them met and got to know each other better.
"I've never seen that piece of ink, but if you think it's appropriate, Xue Chen, of course it'll be fine, but a gentleman won't win over others' love..."
"Mr. Zhan, you're so polite. It's thanks to you that I was able to get the Qinggang Dagger today. I'm willing to transfer that piece of ink to Mr. Zhan." Xue Chen said seriously.
Cao Sugong's purple jade ink ingot was indeed a very good thing. He also thought about collecting it, but compared with Qinggang's dagger, it was in heaven and earth. Moreover, he was sincerely grateful to Zhan Huafeng, so he came up with this idea.
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"That's great. It saves me a lot of trouble. Xue Chen, can you tell me the origin of that ink first?" Zhan Huafeng said happily.
"That ink ingot is from the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. It is the purple jade light made by Cao Caosugong. This ink ingot..."
Zhan Huafeng listened carefully. When he learned that this ink ingot was the best among ink ingots, he became more and more satisfied. It was just to his liking!
"Xue Chen, this ink ingot is great. Well, I'll take it as a birthday gift. When we get back, we'll trade immediately." Zhan Huafeng smiled while stroking his hands.
"Mr. Zhan, you can just take that piece of ink and forget about the transaction. I can get Dagger Qinggang's gratitude to you today." Xue Chen said.
"Give it to me? That's not possible, Xue Chen. I accept your kindness, but I can't take your things for nothing. Besides, you don't need to thank me for today's matter. I should be the one thanking you." Zhan Huafeng's expression
Seriously, "Today, I invited you to go with me. You helped me avoid being deceived by that guy Carl and making things difficult for me by Carl Smith. I feel guilty. You were able to get the dagger entirely because of your ability."
, so there’s no need to thank me at all.”
The heavy alloy box was placed on his knees. Xue Chen calmed down and said, "That being said, but..."
"Okay, no need to say more, it's settled, give it to me for free, I won't accept it, just give me a 30% discount at most." Zhan Huafeng waved his hand grandly.
"Okay." Xue Chen had no choice but to agree.
After returning to the villa, Xue Chen brought the piece of purple jade from Cao Sugong and handed it to Zhan Huafeng.
Zhan Huafeng took the ink ingot in his hand and played with it carefully. From the smile on his face, it could be seen that he was extremely fond and satisfied.
The price was completed, which is equivalent to 40% off the normal market price.
Xue Chen and Zhan Huafeng had dinner together and returned to the villa. Only Andrew was there.
Andrew told him that Amanda had gone home to visit her parents, and of course she would still attend the wedding tomorrow.
Seeing Xue Chen coming back with an alloy box, Andrew asked casually: "Xue Chen, what is that in your hand?"
"Is it?" Xue Chen lowered his head and said, "It's an unexpected gain for me today."
Andrew didn't pay too much attention and didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he talked about Carol and Connie's wedding tomorrow with a smile on his face.
Early the next morning, Xue Chen put on a suit brought from China. When he walked downstairs, Andrew glanced at him and exclaimed: "Wow, Xue Chen, I'm so envious."
You, your figure is even better than that of a model."
Anderu is not exaggerating. Xue Chen has been crawling around in the mountains and forests since he was a child, so he has a very good physique. In addition, he practiced Sanda in college and developed a body of muscles. Later, he learned boxing from Huo Shaolin and gained rejuvenation.
With his ability to subtly improve his body, it can be said that his body is indeed more outstanding than any other model, and no obvious flaws can be found.
Of course, the face cannot compare with those handsome male models.
Andrew drove Xue Chen in his car, and after half an hour's drive, he arrived in front of the courtyard of a single-family villa.
Through the fence, Xue Chen saw a garden in the distance filled with white tables and chairs, and many guests were already there.
When arriving at the garden, many guests immediately greeted Andrew, and Andrew also introduced Xue Chen to others.
This was Xue Chen's first time attending a wedding in a foreign country. It was quite novel. Unlike Andrew who had to constantly socialize with others, he found an inconspicuous corner to sit down alone and tasted the food on the table.
pastry, while looking around comfortably.
More than ten minutes after the two arrived, Amanda also hurried over. A burgundy long skirt and a perfect figure made her instantly become the eye-catching red rose among all the female guests present.
, many young guests were watching with interest, their eyes showing movement, as if they wanted to come forward and strike up a conversation.
After Amanda saw Xue Chen, she walked over with a smile, sat aside, raised her thin and sexy lips, and said softly: "Xue Chen, you are very handsome today."
Xue Chen laughed and asked teasingly: "Then am I not handsome usually?"
Amanda smiled.
After a while, another guest walked into the garden. Xue Chen glanced at it casually and was very surprised when he saw the guest. It turned out to be Carl Smith!
Amanda looked at Carl Smith with amusement, then looked at Xue Chen, and said: "The day before yesterday, you seemed to have said that you would accompany others to buy antiques. Did you mean to go to Carl Smith's house?"
"Yes, that's him." Xue Chen nodded and asked, "Why is he here?"
"Carl Smith is somewhat famous in San Francisco. Maybe he is friends with Connie's parents." Amanda guessed.
At this time, Carl Smith also noticed Xue Chen. To be more precise, he was first attracted by the outstanding appearance of Amanda, and then he noticed Xue Chen sitting beside him.
Seeing Xue Chen, Carl Smith strode over with his chest raised slightly, stood in front of Xue Chen, and said with a smile: "Mr. Xue, we meet again."
"Hello, Mr. Smith." Xue Chen replied politely.
"Mr. Xue, are you satisfied with yesterday's selection?" Carl Smith asked in a playful tone. (To be continued)