Situ Jue clenched his fists. After making arrangements, he ordered his subordinates to head towards Tianjiang City to resolve the antique shop matter first.
Jiang Hua and the others were still completely unaware of the dire consequences they would face after this forced transaction.
And all of this was something Li Yang had anticipated.
He wanted to watch these two forces clash and see who was stronger.
At this moment, Li Yang was still browsing the antique market. He walked out of the wholesale antique market with Qian Long, heading towards the parking lot. Suddenly, a stall caught Li Yang's attention.
The stall owner was an elderly middle-aged man, sitting in the shade and leisurely fanning himself.
Li Yang walked over, squatted down, picked up a jade pendant from his stall, and asked with a smile, "Boss, this jade pendant looks good, how much is it?"
"Young man, you have sharp eyes. You immediately spotted the best item on my stall. Someone wanted to buy this jade pendant at a high price before, but they left because they didn't have money. If you want it, just bid higher than three hundred thousand, and I'll sell it to you."
The stall owner looked at Li Yang and said with a smile.
"Three hundred thousand? Why don't you go rob someone, you old geezer?"
Before Li Yang could speak, Qian Long immediately retorted indignantly, "This thing looks like junk! It's clearly a fake worth a few thousand yuan. My master kindly took a liking to your item, and you dare to ask for three hundred thousand!"
"Young man, how can you speak like that? This jade pendant of mine is a genuine antique, how did it become junk? If you think it's expensive, you don't have to buy it. Why slander me here?" The stall owner said displeasedly.
"Say that again? Believe it or not, I'll make you..."
"Alright, Qian Long, don't scare the old man. This item is indeed valuable, and three hundred thousand is not an expensive price."
Li Yang interrupted Qian Long, turned back to the stall owner, and said, "How about this, boss? I'll give you five hundred thousand, and you sell this to me."
"Five hundred thousand? Young man, are you serious?" The stall owner's face immediately lit up with joy, and he asked quickly.
"Yes, I can transfer the money to you right now."
Li Yang responded with certainty and took out his phone to scan the QR code.
At this moment, Qian Long quickly intervened, "Master, this thing is not worth this much money at all. Don't be fooled by this old man."
"I've seen this thing before. I have quite a few at home. It's worth at most a few thousand yuan, and the good ones are only tens of thousands. If you buy it, master, you'll be letting this old man off easy."
"Silence, this elder is not finding it easy to do business. Since I've taken a liking to this item, what right do you have to say anything?"
Li Yang reprimanded Qian Long and immediately took out his phone to transfer the money to the boss.
After receiving the money, the boss was overjoyed. He enthusiastically helped Li Yang pack the jade pendant and respectfully sent him off.
After Li Yang and the others left, the boss chuckled and mocked, "Kid, you're truly my lucky star. This thing is worth at most a few thousand yuan, and you actually believed me and transferred five hundred thousand."
"This five hundred thousand is more than I earn in a year. I can close my stall and go enjoy myself."
"Boss, wait a moment!"
Just as the stall owner was humming a tune and packing up his stall to leave, a familiar face suddenly appeared not far away.
Seeing the elder, who appeared to be of noble status, approaching, the stall owner smiled and asked, "Sir, what can I do for you?"
"Boss, didn't I tell you before that I wanted to buy a jade pendant from your stall? I've brought the money, here is three thousand yuan, can you give me the item?" The elder took out three thousand yuan and said to the stall owner.
"Sir, I'm truly sorry, you're a step too late. This jade pendant was just sold to a young man. He paid a full five hundred thousand! Please take your three thousand yuan back." The stall owner said proudly.
"What did you say? You've already sold it?"
The elder's brows furrowed instantly, and he said sternly, "Why didn't you contact me before selling it? And this was something I reserved in advance, you just sold it?"
"Sir, it's not like that. You didn't pay me a deposit, so why should I believe you would come back to buy it?"
The stall owner's brows furrowed, and he said decisively, "No matter what you say now, the item is no longer with me. If you really want it, go find that young man from earlier."
"What did that young man look like? Do you know him?" The elder, unwilling to waste more words with the stall owner, asked sternly.
"How could I know him? I only know that he had a very fierce young man with him. As for his appearance, he was young, handsome, and imposing. The rest is up to you."
The stall owner waved his hand dismissively. He was eager to go home and enjoy the air conditioning. As soon as he finished speaking, he packed up his stall and left.
The elder was left alone at the scene, his brows furrowed. He thought to himself, how could he find him now? There were too many handsome young men in Jiangcheng.
This stall owner is truly unreliable!
He looked around angrily but saw no sign of the young man, as Li Yang had already gotten into his car with Qian Long and returned to the antique shop.
On the way, Qian Long was still curious. He looked at Li Yang and asked in confusion, "Master, why did you insist on spending five hundred thousand to buy such a thing? Is this thing worth so much money?"
"You don't understand. Antiques aren't judged by their size to determine their value. Although this item is small, it is actually a priceless treasure."
Li Yang explained to him with a faint smile, "This jade pendant is from the Qin Dynasty, and the inscriptions on it are still very clear. These few characters can be estimated at ten million per character. Guess how much this jade pendant is worth?"
"What? Ten million for one character?"
Qian Long's eyes widened. He couldn't help but pick up the jade pendant and count. There were about a dozen characters on it, which meant it was worth over a hundred million!
He couldn't help but laugh and say, "Master, you must be joking with me. How can this thing be so valuable? Even if the characters were written in gold, it wouldn't be ten million per character."
"I have several original calligraphy pieces by Wang Xizhi at home, and even his calligraphy isn't worth this much."
"His calligraphy isn't worth that much, but the characters on this jade pendant are worth more than Wang Xizhi's calligraphy," Li Yang said with a smile.
"Why is that? Do these characters have any special meaning?" Qian Long asked, puzzled.
"That's right, these characters are worth their weight in gold, not because the person who wrote them is valuable, but because the font itself is valuable. These characters are a niche script from the Qin Dynasty. If you look closely, you'll find that this script is quite different from Small Seal Script."
Li Yang explained to him seriously.
He picked it up and examined it carefully, and indeed, he quickly discovered the difference!