I saw a sword placed on the storage shelf next to it. This sword was not too long. The hilt and scabbard together were only over 70 centimeters.
The most eye-catching thing is that the shape of this sword is very beautiful. The whole sword is like a mermaid. The hilt is wonderfully carved. It is the upper body of a long-haired beauty. The scabbard is the lower body of a mermaid, with carvings on it.
Beautiful pattern and inlaid with several red gems.
Qin Haodong reached out and took the dagger into his hand. He saw three traditional Chinese characters - Beauty Thorn - engraved on the guard of the sword hilt.
If ordinary people would definitely regard this sword as a vase-style sword, Qin Haodong felt the rich aura and murderous aura from the sword. It can be said with certainty that this sword is not only beautiful but also capable of killing people.
He held down the hilt of the sword and gently pulled it out. The blade of Beauty Thorn was exposed to the air, and a fierce murderous aura rushed towards his face.
"Yes, it is a good sword!"
Qin Haodong praised the quality of the sword. In terms of the quality of the sword, this Beauty Thorn is hundreds of times stronger than the Butterfly Sword at the auction. It is not inferior to the Boy Kiri An Tsuna in Yagyu Yukihime's hands. Even its appearance is better than the Butterfly Sword.
More elegant and beautiful.
Sir Owen and Fred had been following behind. They were quite surprised to see Qin Haodong just walking around the treasure room without checking any of the collections. Then they saw that he finally took down a sword and stepped forward to ask
: "Mr. Qin, do you like this sword? It is indeed beautiful."
Qin Haodong nodded, "That's it. In addition, I will choose six more."
"Okay, no problem."
Sir Owen agreed very happily and did not show any distress. It is no wonder that he is just an ordinary person and cannot see the value of beauty thorns at all.
If it were any other master-level expert, he would definitely regard this sword as a treasure.
At this time, Nalan Wushuang, who was looking at the antiques nearby, also rushed over. When he saw the beauty thorn in Qin Haodong's hand, he immediately exclaimed: "What a beautiful sword."
Qin Haodong put the beauty in front of her: "I give it to you."
"Great, such a beautiful sword, I like it so much!"
Nalan Wushuang immediately accepted it happily.
After that, Qin Haodong started walking around the treasure room again. Although the treasure room was very large, he looked through the entire place in less than an hour.
Unfortunately, apart from this beauty thorn, there was nothing that could impress him, not even a magical weapon like the magic wand.
But it’s normal to think about it. It takes chance to encounter an artifact. If you can see it everywhere, it wouldn’t be called an artifact.
Sir Owen came over and asked nervously: "Dear Qin, is there nothing you like here anymore?"
He was afraid that Qin Haodong would not find anything satisfactory, so he took back those Picasso paintings.
Seemingly reading his thoughts, Qin Haodong smiled and said: "Sir Owen, don't worry, I am an honest person, and I will not regret it since I agreed to exchange with you.
But there really isn’t anything I like here anymore, so I’ll let my girlfriend choose the rest.”
Afterwards, he handed over the selection of collections to Nalan Wushuang.
Ever since he saw Qin Haodong's miraculous skills in making ancient paintings, Nalan Wushuang no longer had any interest in the scroll paintings here.
She selected two pieces of Yuan blue and white, two pieces of porcelain from the Song Dynasty, and two pieces of vases from the Qing Dynasty, which concluded her selection. These items are all exquisite, and if they were put up for auction, they could be sold for at least 100 million Chinese coins.
They left the treasure room and returned to the living room. Dr. Irving specially sent someone back to the Li family for the porcelain that Nalan Wushuang had selected.
But Qin Haodong insisted on taking the zodiac chicken head with him. This thing was more important to him than anything else now. If something went wrong on the road, he would never be able to make up for it.
If there weren't so many people watching, he would have put this thing away in his storage ring. Nalan Wushuang also liked the beauty thorn Nalan Wushuang so much that he just took it with him.
The exchange was completed. Dr. Irving was very excited. He asked Fred to open a bottle of champagne that he had collected for many years, poured a glass for both Qin Haodong and Nalan Wushuang, and said excitedly: "Dear Qin, cheers to our successful cooperation!"
Qin Haodong clinked glasses with him and drank the champagne in one gulp.
Putting down the wine glass, he said to Sir Owen: "Sir, there is something I would like to ask you for help with."
"Dear Qin, just tell me if you have anything, we are friends now."
Qin Haodong said: "Sir Owen, I know you have many friends in the storage world. I still have some Picasso paintings in my hand. I don't want to exchange them for anything else. I just want to exchange all the twelve Chinese zodiac animals back.
Can you help me spread the word and let collectors who own the twelve zodiac signs take the initiative to exchange with me? Or maybe you can exchange their twelve zodiac signs with me and then exchange Picasso paintings with me."
"What, you still have a Picasso painting in your hand?"
Sir Owen's eyes widened suddenly. Picasso's sketches had surprised him. He didn't expect that this Chinese man had something hidden in his hands.
If it weren't for the different races, he really thought Qin Haodong was Picasso's illegitimate son, otherwise how could there be so many Picasso paintings.
Qin Haodong said: "Yes, there are still some, but this time I won't change anything, only the bronze heads of the twelve zodiac signs."
He knew that Sir Owen was very influential in the collecting community around the world, so he wanted to use this opportunity to collect as many bronze heads as possible.
Sir Owen asked: "Qin, can you tell me how many Picasso paintings you still have?"
Qin Haodong said: "Sir, I will tell you the truth. I have three sets of Picasso's sketch albums in my hand. What I am exchanging with you today is one of them. There is also a set of children's albums and a set of still life albums. Each set is 10
A sketch, and 10 oil paintings by Picasso.”
Fred said in disbelief: "You said you still have 30 Picasso paintings in your hand?"
Qin Haodong smiled and nodded: "That's right!"
Sir Owen was stunned for a moment, and then he came back to his senses. He felt like he was going crazy. In the past few years, he couldn't find a single Picasso painting, but now there were so many of them popping up all at once.
He could no longer care about maintaining his gentlemanly demeanor, and shouted excitedly: "Qin, you must be Picasso's illegitimate son, that's how it must be!"
Qin Haodong smiled and said: "Don't make such jokes, I am a pure Chinese."
After calming down for a while, Sir Owen said: "I do know many big figures in the collecting world, and they all have many collections, maybe they have the twelve zodiac bronze heads.
But I want to ask, how do you want to exchange it with them? If it’s not tempting, I’m afraid they won’t take it out.”
Qin Haodong said: "Well, you can help me promote a set of Picasso albums in exchange for a bronze zodiac head. Do you think the price is attractive enough?"
"Yes, it's so great!" Sir Owen became excited again, "I regret it so much now. Why did I bring that zodiac snake head to the auction? If only I had stayed and exchanged Picasso paintings with you.
.”
He did not regret the exchange just now. Although the zodiac chicken head was replaced with three Picasso paintings, both parties were voluntary. This is the principle of the antique world.
He then said: "Qin, can you use Picasso's painting and exchange it for some other things in my treasure house? This time, for one painting, I can let you choose two Chinese treasures."
Qin Haodong spread his hands and said: "Sir, there are indeed many good things in your treasure house, but unfortunately I am not interested. All I want is the twelve zodiac bronze heads.
If possible, you can exchange the items from the treasure house with others, and then exchange them for the paintings in my hand."
"That's really a pity." Sir Owen said, "But don't worry, I will definitely help you spread the news, and someone will come to you soon to exchange."
"Thank you Sir, then we won't disturb you."
After saying goodbye to Sir Owen, Qin Haodong and Nalan Wushuang hurried back to the Li family villa.
When they arrived home, Sir Owen had already sent someone to deliver the collection. Qin Haodong didn't care much about these things and casually put away the storage ring.
After settling everything, he made a simple defensive formation in the room, took out the chicken head, unlocked the seal outside, and took out the high-grade spiritual stone hidden inside.
He asked Nalan Wushuang to protect him, and then began to prepare to absorb this high-grade spiritual stone and move towards the later stage of the Golden Core.
This time is different from the last time. Nalan Wushuang is already a sixth-grade master, and it is enough to protect him.
Holding the high-grade spiritual stone in his palm, Qin Haodong began to move slowly, and the Qingmu longevity energy absorbed the spiritual energy emitted by this spiritual stone.
Nalan Wushuang stood beside him holding the beauty thorn, carefully protecting him.
Time passed by minute by second, and an hour later, there was a crisp sound, and the high-grade spiritual stone completely turned into powder.
Qin Haodong slowly opened his eyes, but a flash of disappointment flashed across his face.
Nalan Wushuang asked: "How is it? Have you made a breakthrough?"
Qin Haodong shook his head. Compared with before, his golden elixir was just a little rounder, more solid, and a bit bigger, but it was still far away from the late stage of the golden elixir.
It seems that after reaching the middle stage of cultivation and then trying to break through to the late stage of Jindan, it is not enough to rely solely on the aura of a high-grade spiritual stone.
He sighed. The higher the cultivation level, the higher the demand for spiritual energy. On the earth where spiritual energy is scarce, this problem is not easy to solve. At present, we can only rely on the high-grade spiritual stones in the bronze heads of the twelve zodiac signs.
He said: "Now one high-grade spiritual stone is no longer enough for me to break through. I need at least one more. The top priority now is to find another twelve zodiac bronze heads."
Nalan Wushuang said: "I don't know if Sir Owen's gang helped us spread the news. Is it possible that he concealed the news and then went to look for the twelve zodiac bronze heads himself, and then came back to exchange for the paintings in your hand?"