Chapter 27 The fox pretends to be the tiger's power
Chapter 27 The fox pretends to be the tiger's power
As soon as Lin Shan returned to the exchange hall on the third floor, Manager Jiang came to meet him.
The old man looked relieved and almost said the words "I'm glad you came back alive". He patted his shoulder and complained in a low voice.
"If I had known that you were so ignorant, I, an old man, would never have agreed to take you up there. You are still too young."
Lin Shan didn't waste any words. He took out the guardian token and waved it in front of the old man.
"???"
Manager Jiang's eyes almost popped out of his head. "The guardian token? How did you get it? Are you the long-lost son of Guardian Jiang?"
Lin Shan rolled his eyes in annoyance.
"Don't make a fuss! If you think your life is too long, please don't make me suffer. I still want to live a few more years. This is temporarily lent to me by the guardian. I came to you to get two innate manuscripts."
……
It took Manager Jiang a while to accept this fact. He looked at Lin Shan with a complicated expression. This kid always gave him surprises, or to be more precise, shocks.
But thinking that he was able to kill Fatty Li at such a young age, he muttered "Young people are to be feared" and turned to get the martial arts skills from the storehouse.
After waiting for a while, Lin Shan took the Xiantian Gongfa copy from Manager Jiang and stuffed it into his arms before he could take a closer look. Manager Jiang was still shouting behind him, "Remember to burn it after you memorize it, and don't pass it on to anyone else!"
"understood!"
"This boy"
The old man smiled and shook his head. Although it was hard to guess, the young man's impetuous character still needed to be tamed.
Oh? No! I gave him all the skills, shouldn't I return the guardian token? How come he took it away?
Manager Jiang quickly walked to the stairs and looked down, but Lin Shan had already disappeared.
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In the antique shop in the west of the city, many people come in and out, most of them come to see the golden bell unearthed from the Yelang ancient tomb.
A young man in white clothes carrying a bag walked in. It was Lin Shan, who had just returned home from Nightingale and came back with some antiques.
When he walked into the store, the shopkeeper Huang, who had received Lin Shan last time, looked over and immediately lost interest when he saw that it was Lin Shan. Last time, the boy only looked but did not buy anything, so the shopkeeper was no longer fooled by his appearance.
Lin Shan didn't care about that and walked straight to the counter, "Boss, I have a big business to do with you!"
"Oh, what a big business."
The shopkeeper was still fiddling with his abacus without even raising his eyes.
Seeing that the other person was ignoring him, Lin Shan had no choice but to take out a vase from his bag and place it right under his nose.
"Here, take a look first."
"Take it away, don't get in my way! Otherwise, huh? This is..."
The shopkeeper was immediately attracted by the vase in front of him, with its peculiar shape, smooth curves, elegant patterns, and lost firing techniques.
"This is an antique from the ancient country of Yelang thousands of years ago!"
The shopkeeper couldn't help himself and wanted to hold it in his arms and play with it.
Suddenly, a hateful hand took it away from right under his nose.
"Who! Who is it!"
Shopkeeper Huang yelled like a madman, attracting the attention of other customers and servants in the store.
"Have you seen enough, boss? If you have, why not find a quiet place to chat?" A joking voice came from the side.
When Shopkeeper Huang reacted, a flash of embarrassment passed across his face. He quickly greeted Lin Shan with a smile and raised his hand.
"Please come in, sir!"
……
When they arrived at the private room, Huang, the shopkeeper, was holding the vase with an intoxicated look on his face, as if he had drunk the ice flower and fruit wine brewed in the dog days of summer. His old face was flushed, his eyes were squinting, and he even made a strange sound.
Lin Shan, who was standing by, couldn't stand it any longer. He coughed a few times but couldn't wake him up, so he had to use some of his strength to shake the shopkeeper awake. Then he dumped out more than a dozen antiques from the bag.
"so much?"
Shopkeeper Huang was shocked. After checking them one by one, he pointed at the pile on the table and said tremblingly, "Sir, what are you planning to do?"
"Do business!"
Lin Shan looked relaxed and at ease, speaking in a leisurely tone.
"This is a big matter, I can't make the decision. I'll find the owner of our store and you can discuss it in detail."
Shopkeeper Huang knew that he couldn't hold it in any longer, so he quickly asked someone to serve tea to Lin Shan and then he ran out in a hurry.
……
After waiting for about half an hour, a cheerful voice came from outside the door.
"I was wondering who was coming to our store to do business, but I didn't expect it to be a handsome young man! Haha, my last name is Zhao, so you can just call me Mr. Zhao. What's your name, young man?"
"I, Lin Shan, dare not."
"I've heard a lot about you. No need to be polite. Please take a seat!"
…The two of them exchanged pleasantries, as if they were old friends who had lost each other for many years, and talked back and forth, but they did not mention the antiques on the table.
After all, Lin Shan was younger and couldn't hold back his anger, so he spoke first: "I came to your store today to deal with these treasures that were just unearthed from the Yelang Tomb."
Mr. Zhao nodded. He had just learned all this from Manager Huang.
If you want to eat this batch of antiques, then you can definitely eat them. Who in the South doesn't know the name of Mr. Zhao! The chief aide of the governor of Zangke County, and also the current head of the wealthy Zhao family in Zangke, is also a well-known first-class master!
The main purpose of the question was to test Lin Shan's attitude and ask him how he got these antiques. Of course, Lin Shan was vague about it. Mr. Zhao, who didn't get anything out of his question, turned around and asked about Lin Shan's background.
This time Lin Shan sat up straight; this was what he was waiting for.
He took out the token he had just obtained and handed it to Mr. Zhao, saying:
"Actually, I am just running errands for Protector Jiang. Please take a look, sir."
As for which Protector Jiang he was, there was no need for him to specify.
Ever since he interrogated Mr. Wu that night, he had secretly investigated Mr. Zhao, the financier behind the antique shop. He knew that with Mr. Zhao's status, he would naturally be able to guess who the Protector Jiang he was talking about was.
As expected, Mr. Zhao looked at it and asked hesitantly, "But, what about Jiang Protector of Nightingale?"
"Exactly!"
Mr. Zhao nodded and returned the token to Lin Shan. He thought to himself, "As expected, I didn't believe that this young man who had just entered the post-natal realm could bring so many antiques out of the Yelang Tomb."
You must know that after obtaining the golden bell from Mr. Wu, Mr. Zhao naturally sent a team of people from the Zhao family to enter the Yelang ancient tomb. The result is naturally self-evident.
Later, among the many missions to explore the Yelang ancient tombs issued by Nightingale, one of the employers was Mr. Zhao.
If this pile of antiques was brought out by Protector Jiang, then it would make sense.
After all, half a step to the innate realm is also the top combat power in Zangke County, and his Zhao family does not have any innate masters.
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After the two chatted with each other for a few sentences, Lin Shan couldn't wait and asked Mr. Zhao to evaluate the antiques.
Mr. Zhao was able to become the financial backer of the antique shop, so he must have known a lot about it. He soon offered a sky-high price.
"Three thousand taels of gold, what do you think?"
Lin Shan was naturally overjoyed when he first heard this, but he turned around and thought about it and felt a little worried. After all, he was not a professional and didn't know whether Mr. Zhao's price was reliable or not. Besides, he had obtained these antiques after escaping death in an ancient tomb.
Mr. Zhao opposite saw him hesitating, and immediately understood what was going on and laughed.
"How about this, little brother and I hit it off right away. These antiques are worth three thousand taels of gold, and I will give you another hundred taels of gold privately as a fee for running errands. How about that?"
Mr. Zhao has been kept in the dark until now, thinking that this batch of goods belongs to Protector Jiang. Although Lin Shan is just an errand boy, he has the right to sell or not.
He simply bribed Lin Shan with a large sum of money, which meant that Lin Shan made a profit for free, and everyone was still happy.
When Lin Shan heard this, he immediately knew that the price Mr. Zhao offered was definitely lower than the market price. But since he had said so much, he could only hold his nose and let it go.
Otherwise, it would be bad if you act too protective of your food and arouse suspicion.
"Okay, that's it."
……
Mr. Zhao is worthy of being the head of the Zhao family and has strong financial resources.
After a while, a maid came in with a tray, lifted the red cloth, and a stack of silver bills were neatly stacked on top. Lin Shan nodded and took out ten silver bills of 100 taels, which were equivalent to 100 taels of gold at a ratio of 1 to 10.
As for the rest, he pushed it back with a smile.
"Oh? What's this, young man?" Mr. Zhao seemed to be thinking about something.
"The Lord Protector is very interested in the golden bell unearthed from the Yelang ancient tomb. I wonder if Mr. Zhao would be willing to give it up?" Lin Shan smiled.
Although Mr. Zhao suspected that the Golden Bell had some secret, he studied it for a long time when he first got it, but he really couldn't find anything.
Nodding his head, it was no problem to buy the Golden Bell with three thousand taels of gold. Since he had put it up for sale, it didn't matter who he sold it to. As for giving Jiang Hufa a face, it was naturally a matter of convenience.
After Lin Shan got a positive answer, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. This time, raising the banner of Jiang Protector had made him feel nervous.
After all, if he relied on himself alone, without the support of any powerful forces or big shots, he would have been devoured without leaving any bones.
The reason why Mr. Zhao is so easy to talk to now is not to give face to him, but to give face to Protector Jiang.
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At the door of the antique shop, Lin Shan and Mr. Zhao said goodbye to each other.
The golden bell was too big and too conspicuous, and it would be too ostentatious for him to carry it all the way back. He had no choice but to ask Mr. Zhao to find a carriage to take it back to his yard. For the time being, Mr. Zhao had the reputation of Jiang Hufa to back him up, so he would not regret it.
He hurried to the Nightingale Branch's Jing'an Residence, trotted up to the third floor, gave the guardian token to Manager Jiang, and asked him to return it to its original owner. After doing all this, he finally felt relieved and went home leisurely.
Two innate skills and 16 points of ancient charm can be further strengthened into two Qi training skills.
Whether you can become an immortal or not depends on this time!
(End of this chapter)