Chapter 1540: A sinister obsidian cross with a sinister sinister meaning
Xiao Chenxi also understands, as a gift. Especially for the birthday gifts of the elders, although the quality of the gift is very important, the most important thing is the attitude of the person giving the gift.
For people like Zhang Lan, in the eyes of many people, as long as it is personally selected, even if it is an ordinary pebble, the meaning represented is not comparable to that of a diamond of the same volume. It's like if Bill. If Gates cooks and entertains you personally, even if the meal is so unpalatable that you have to go to the hospital for a week after eating, I am afraid that countless people will flock to it and take pride in it, and the meaning is much more important than inviting you to eat in a luxury hotel, which is an honor.
Of course, if you really want to give a gift, Zhang Lan can't really send a pebble out, Bill. Gates' craftsmanship is unlikely to be bad enough to keep people in the hospital for a week.
So after hearing that this shop is the best craft store in Tokyo, the two of them didn't hesitate too much and came over directly...... But since it's in Japan, then of course it's necessary to put on a good show, there's no way, who let little Japan eat this set? Now it seems that the effect is surprisingly good!
At this moment, the shopkeeper, who was wearing only a thin white shirt, was on fire in his heart!
On this cold winter day with a bone-chilling wind. The obese shopkeeper not only did not feel cold at all, but felt that the sweat on his back was dripping down as if he had been in the sauna for half an hour, and the sweat on his chin was constantly dripping on the ground, making it impossible to tell whether it was sweat or rain on the ground.
It's not that he's worried that two very mysterious and frightening-looking young people won't buy their own things, they don't buy anything, and such a superhero won't be as familiar as a humble little person like himself, and he doesn't have anything in his small shop. But if you or your clerks don't know where to offend them, then you really don't even know how you died--if you die, you probably will be quickly blamed by the Japanese government and the Metropolitan Police Department for the unlucky people who disappeared for no reason.
Seeing that Zhang Lan really wanted to go to his shop to have a look, the shopkeeper with a flattering smile smiled like a chrysanthemum that was about to bloom, but accidentally bloomed into a deformed shape, and crumpled into an indescribably complex three-dimensional geometric figure.
Just as he was about to say hello, the chubby shopkeeper only felt that his eyes were dark, and the sky that was only dim just now seemed to suddenly turn into a black sky at this moment.
Taken aback, the shopkeeper hurriedly took a step back and cautiously raised his head. But before he could raise his head, a voice as cold as the cold wind blowing from the Antarctic during the polar night sounded in his ears, "Stay here honestly, don't disturb our princess and prince." ”
Scare! Princess?! Prince?! The shopkeeper who was just about to step forward was suddenly taken aback! The head that was just about to be lifted instantly lowered to a lower height just now, at this moment, the chubby shopkeeper felt that his heart was beating hard, "Knock knock knock~~" The sound like a drum was heard in his ears very clearly, and the rapid beating speed seemed to have the possibility of jumping out of his chest at any time.
I don't know where the princess and prince came from, but as long as they are princesses and princes, in their own country, they belong to the precious foreign guests who are protected by their own government, and even if they are to be received by the emperor, then they are definitely not something they can provoke. But will it be the princess of the British royal family? Or a princess of the Spanish royal family? When they leave, they must plant a sign in the store, indicating that a certain princess has visited their store, which is also the glory of their own store, and how much more can they sell with this brand? …,
Of course, the owner of such a thing as asking the noble princess to inscribe her own despicable little shop had never dared to come up with the idea that although Japan had always been an arrogant nation, after being beaten up by the Americans, these guys now at least knew that the Westerners could not afford to provoke them.
"Excuse me, my lord," the chubby shopkeeper secretly observed the two bodyguards who were at least a full head taller than himself, and saw that the other party's face was as cold as ten thousand years and did not seem to be deliberately aimed at him, so he mustered up his courage again and asked cautiously, "Can you tell me which noble princess came to my small shop?" ”
"You don't have to know." Although the bodyguard's deep voice sounded, it seemed even colder than just now.
The obese shopkeeper felt as if a cold wind was blowing through his neck, and subconsciously shrunk his neck: how did it feel as if a knife had slashed through his neck just now?
From beginning to end, Zhang Lan and Xiao Chenxi didn't turn their heads to look here.
"It looked good from the outside. But there's nothing in here," Xiao Chenxi frowned dissatisfiedly as she swept through the things in the store, "Could it be that there is nothing decent in such a big store?" ”
"Let the boss come over and ask him what's good." Zhang Lan also frowned, the things in this, to be honest, are good, after all, you can open a store in this kind of place, and the quality of the things is really not good, but this so-called quality is good, and when you get to Zhang Lan, it will be a little difficult to get on the table.
The shopkeeper who had been allowed by Zhang Lan was so excited and extremely cautious that he came to Zhang Lan and Xiao Chenxi with his waist down, and opened his mouth to speak the standard and fluent North London English to the extreme, "Your Royal Highness the Princess, Your Royal Highness the Prince, what can I do for you?" ”
"Hmm, do you have anything better here that you can give as a gift to your elders?" Zhang Lan looked around dissatisfied, and opened her mouth to speak Chinese.
"......" The obese shopkeeper covered his mouth tightly to prevent his stinky mouth from popping out a word.
When he heard Mandarin popping out of Zhang Lan's mouth, the fat man, who had some knowledge of the country opposite his country, almost shouted: How is it possible? How could there be a princess in that country opposite?
But fortunately, this guy's head is still relatively good, he knows what to say, what to say, and what not to say, although he doesn't understand why this princess has an oriental face, and this noble prince His Royal Highness speaks fluent Mandarin, but this is not the focus of the shopkeeper's concern, in any case, the Rolls-Royce Phantom - the Emperor's Scepter, which is limited to 8 cars in the world and is chosen by the Pope and the Queen of England, cannot be wrong.
Now that this pair of the most powerful models in the world has appeared here, not to mention that it is a beautiful oriental girl who appears here. Even a statue could not diminish the awe and excitement of the half-branch shopkeeper, but what especially made the chubby shopkeeper feel his heart beat faster was that the young prince and princess were going to buy something for their elders?
Their elders? It seems that only the princesses and princes of their predecessors, and even the king, are qualified to be called elders by them, right? Not a lot of words
The smile on the face of the shopkeeper, who finally came to his senses, became even more flattering, and he nodded hurriedly, "Yes, yes, please wait a moment for the noble prince and princess, and the contemptible person will go and fetch it for the two noble princesses and princes immediately." ”
After saying that, he turned around and hurriedly ran backwards.
"How many good things can you have here?" Looking at the various exquisite artworks displayed in this store, which is known as "the most upscale art palace in Tokyo", Xiao Chenxi obviously can't look at these things very much. …,
It didn't take long for the shopkeeper to hold a delicate box and carefully and lightly place it on the table in front of Zhang Lan and Xiao Chenxi.
What is very strange is that at this moment, even the face of this lewd guy has a trace of solemnity and sacredness.
"That's it," the shopkeeper looked at the small box with a small view, and Zhang Lan had a hint of illusion, as if the most devout believers were looking at the god they worshipped the most, "This is said to be the cross that Pope Paul II has been wearing before his coronation." ”
With that, the shopkeeper gently opened the small and delicate box on the table, and in the middle of the box, an obsidian cross lying quietly on a delicate red velvet was located. The lights of the roof give it a hint of obsidian's mesmerizing luster.
The most important thing is that this thing must have been kept by the Holy See, right? Even if the Holy See has not preserved many words, it should be something that has been purchased by countless extravagant believers in Western society, such a thing, if it does not appear in the West, how can it appear in the East, thousands of miles away, in the hands of a small Japan?
Scare! Although this guy was already mentally prepared to be able to come up with something good, when this guy said what he took out, Zhang Lan and Xiao Chenxi were still taken aback: I'll wipe it! The cross that Pope Paul II wore all the time before his coronation? This, exaggerated, right? Not a lot of words
Generally speaking. The art shop also carries some antiques with you. This is normal, many antique cultural relics in the world are actually bought and sold in this form as "works of art", and some cultural relics or so-called holy relics in the Holy See are also bought and sold in this way, but if the things in them are the cross worn by Pope Paul II before his coronation...... Zhang Lan glanced at Xiao Chenxi: Do you believe it?
While there is nothing surprising about an obsidian cross, it would be a different story if the obsidian cross had been blessed by the Pope, and if the obsidian cross was worn by the current Pope Paul II before he became pope, the cross could be called a treasure in some way.
"Many super-rich people in the world are seeking to buy this obsidian cross worn by the venerable pope, not only because this obsidian cross is not only worn by the respectful and holy pope, but also because the divine power on it allows this cross to bring good luck to the wearer," the obscene Japanese face is also shining with a different kind of brilliance at the moment, and when talking about this cross, a look of pride, "Mr. Buffett, the famous American stock god, once offered 100 million US dollars to buy this cross, but never bought. ”
"It may be true," staring at the obsidian cross for a while, Xiao Chenxi nodded secretly, and whispered to Zhang Lan, "There is an inexplicable flow of energy on it, if it is said according to Catholicism, it is full of divine and bright power, and this energy fluctuation can only be cultivated by being in a highly dense energy group for a long time." ”
"So that's a good thing?" Zhang Lan tilted her head slightly and asked Xiao Chenxi in a low voice.
Shaking his head slightly, the corners of Xiao Chenxi's mouth showed a sarcastic smile, "Good thing? Not necessarily. Regardless of whether it can bring any good luck to the user, if you wear it for a long time, it is very likely that the user will subtly agree with the teachings of Catholicism and eventually become a fanatic. ”
Depend on! Zhang Lan scolded in her heart: Originally, because it was a good thing, the feelings were still something that Paul's old man used to scare people! …,
"Are you saying that it is possible that the cross was worn by Pope Paul II, or was it indeed worn by Pope Paul II?" Zhang Lan raised her head and asked quietly.
"There is a good chance," this little Japan does not have the problems of the vast majority of Japanese, nodding very honestly, "The Westerners who sold me this cross told me that it was given to his father by Pope Paul II. The information I later checked proved that His Majesty the Pope had given the cross to one of his loyal guards, but the guard died in a mission to protect the Pope, and the cross was missing. ”
Hearing this, Zhang Lan and Xiao Chenxi glanced at each other: with the dense energy reaction on the cross that Xiao Chenxi found, it is basically certain that this obsidian cross, even if it was not worn by Pope Paul II, has a deep relationship with Paul II or the high-level of the Holy See, and based on this alone, the value of this obsidian cross, which is not worth a few dollars, has exceeded tens of millions of dollars.
"Then why didn't you sell this cross to Warren Buffett?" Zhang Lan was a little curious about the shopkeeper, "100 million US dollars should be enough for you to eat and drink in your life, right?" Quite a few words"
"Do you think I'll be able to stay here if it is known that I have this cross in my hand?" The shopkeeper smiled wryly.
That's right! Zhang Lan almost forgot what this place was, but Zhang Lan was not very interested in this thing, in Zhang Lan's opinion, this thing was not suitable for making a birthday gift for her grandmother.
For an old rural lady without any faith, give her a cross? This joke seems a bit big! For a long time, Zhang Lan's grandmother has been quite uninterested in her eldest daughter and son-in-law, that is, Zhang Lan's aunt and aunt-in-law, who believe in that bullshit God!
In my grandmother's words, that is: "When the damn Japanese devils came to bully us, what did this bare-ass god do?" What does it mean to believe in these ghosts, snakes, and gods? ”
Very good, my grandmother's words defined Jesus as a cow, a ghost, a snake, and a god. Today, if Zhang Lan sends a cross to her grandmother, although her grandmother, who cares for Zhang Lan carefully, will definitely be reluctant to throw away the gift that Zhang Lan chose for herself, Zhang Lan can be sure that the thing she gave must be her grandmother's least favorite, and there is no one.
Of course, Zhang Lan didn't have the idea of turning her grandmother into a Catholic fanatic: an outsider, what do you have to do?
"I'm sorry, but this elder of mine doesn't have a good opinion of Jesus." Glancing at the cross, which was regarded as a treasure by the shopkeeper, Zhang Lan shook his head slightly.
When Xiao Chenxi and Zhang Lan were picking out gifts for their grandmother's birthday in this store, a white-collar guy in a suit and leather shoes who seemed to be a good mix on the street outside was talking on the phone as he walked, "It has been confirmed, it is our target No. 4 and target No. 5." ”
"Okay, Taro, I've worked hard for you, continue to let your subordinates keep an eye on you, and be careful not to startle the snake." The voice on the phone was small, and the hoarse voice made one wonder if he had heard correctly.
"Hey!" The white-collar figure paused slightly and bowed slightly. Tilting his head, he glanced at the store where Zhang Lan and Xiao Chenxi were, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Don't your Royal Highnesses the princess and prince like this? It doesn't matter," the shopkeeper tried to hide the heavy disappointment in the depths of his eyes, wiped the sweat from his head, thought about it, and suddenly looked happy, and slapped his head excitedly, "By the way, I remembered!" And one more thing, princess, good prince, you must like! ”
Well? Could it be that we have really hit a treasure trove today? Hearing what the shopkeeper said, Zhang Lan and Xiao Chenxi really felt a little curious, and nodded, "What other good things are there?" Take it out and take a look, shall you? Quite a few words"
"Alright," the shopkeeper nodded excitedly, "Your Royal Highness, Honorable Prince and Princess, please wait a moment." ”
To Zhang Lan and Xiao Chenxi's surprise, this time the fat boss actually pushed a four-wheeled car over.
Zhang Lan couldn't help but be a little strange: What is so large? Could it be a statue or something?
"It's a coral, well, a blue coral." Xiao Chenxi said softly to Zhang Lan.
"Blue Coral?" Zhang Lan was shocked in her heart, and asked Xiao Chenxi in disbelief.
"Well, if nothing else, it should be." Xiao Chenxi nodded.
No way? A lot of words Zhang Lan gently rubbed his forehead: Looking at this posture, it seems that the volume of this coral is not small. However, in this place, can you see the most precious blue coral? At this moment, Zhang Lan even felt that she should go out and buy two lottery tickets, and on the same day she could see the cross worn by the Pope and such a large coral, so strong luck, it would be a pity not to buy lottery tickets! ……,