Chapter 461, Ethereal Clues!
As the auction supervisor and chief appraiser of the Qingyun Business Group, Zhu Gui has come into contact with countless guests, and naturally he has developed a set of skills that are not shocked, and most of the guests who come with treasures will also ask for appraisal in a more secure and confidential place, so Zhu Gui did not feel any surprise at Heliano's request.
Glancing at Niu Chong, Helian Nuo slowly got up and walked behind Zhu Gui towards the inner hall, Niu Chong clenched his blade and walked behind him without knowing an inch, as for the welcome lady, she was not qualified to enter the inner hall, although she was extremely interested in the generous Helian Nuo, she still had to stop.
As one of the few big business groups on the mainland, the financial resources of the Qingyun Business Group are naturally extremely strong, not to mention, the ground here is all covered with thick animal skin carpets, and it can be inferred from the texture and luster of the animal skins that the materials needed to make this carpet can only be provided by soul beasts of at least the third order or above. In addition, the calligraphy, paintings, and porcelain placed on both sides of the corridor are all made by famous artists, and no one will doubt that there are fakes in the furnishings of the Qingyun Merchant Group, after all, if an auction house uses fakes even for the decorations used as a façade, then their authority and influence will inevitably be fatally affected.
Zhu Gui turned around, took Heliano and Niu Chong to a very small secret room, this secret room has no window, all rely on a huge gem inlaid in the roof to illuminate, after closing the heavy door, Zhu Gui skillfully poured two cups of tea and handed them to Helianor and Niu Chong, and then extremely professionally laid out a very fine animal skin on the table, took out a pair of gloves and put them on, and then signaled Helianor to take out the items that were ready to be used for auction.
Helianno smiled slightly, gently unscrewed the Nirvana ring on the ring finger of his left hand, and put it on the animal skin, seeing the fiery red Nirvana ring, Zhu Gui's eyes narrowed suddenly, and his originally calm expression also changed.
"If I'm not mistaken, I'm afraid this ring has appeared in the Qingyun Business Group for the second time!", after a long time, Zhu Gui finally opened his mouth, but he never touched the Nirvana ring with his hands.
"Yes, this ring was once an auction item of the Qingyun Merchant Group. To tell you the truth, I was the buyer who took this ring that day!", Helianor had no intention of hiding it, after all, if he wanted to get more clues, he had to cooperate with Zhu Gui.
"As far as I know, this ring was auctioned off at a very high price that day, and I was a little surprised at the time, according to my identification, this ring is sealed with a very mysterious energy, but this energy is limited, and it can only be activated in the hands of a specific person, in addition to this unknown energy, perhaps only its unusual origin can be regarded as a certain gimmick. To be honest, it doesn't seem like it's worth the price you're paying. I don't know what the purpose of the distinguished guest is to bring this ring back to the Qingyun Merchant Group today? If you want a refund, I'm sorry, the Qingyun Merchant Group will not agree!", Zhu Gui's fingers tapped lightly on the table, he was a shrewd businessman who knew how to figure out the thoughts of the distinguished guest, but this time, he obviously couldn't guess the purpose of the Nirvana Ring going and returning.
"Sir, this Nirvana ring is of great significance to me, no matter when, I will not give it to others again, I came to the Qingyun Business Group this time for only one purpose, that is, to find out who sent this ring to auction that day. Don't tell me you don't know, as I understand it, any auction house will simply investigate and record the seller when it accepts a lot!", Helianor put the Nirvana ring back on his hand, took a small sip of the tea bowl to his mouth.
"I'm sorry, if it's this case, please forgive me for not being able to agree! Not to mention that the Nirvana Ring has been accumulated in my Qingyun Business Group for five years before the auction, and the due records are likely to have been lost, even if they are not lost, according to the rules of the Qingyun Business Group, no matter what, no matter what, the customer's information must not be disclosed, this rule has never been broken in a hundred years, and today will not be an exception! If nothing else, please!", Zhu Gui snorted coldly, stood up suddenly, and strode towards the door.
With a buzz, Niu Chong's sledgehammer hit the wall hard, blocking Zhu Gui's way, in front of Niu Chong's more than two meters tall figure, the thin Zhu Gui looked so vulnerable!
"This old gentleman, everything can be discussed, why do you have to leave in such a hurry? Let me tell you the truth, this seller's information is extremely important to me, if I can't get useful clues from you, I don't mind using some means that no one wants to see!", Heliannuo slowly stood up, took out the Sky Wolf Dagger and pressed it against Zhu Gui's throat, although the other party was just an innocent old man, but in order to track down the whereabouts of the Xuanhuo clan as soon as possible, Helianor had to do this.
"Do you know that this is the capital of the Heavenly Frost Emperor, if something happens to the Qingyun Business Group, the army of the Heavenly Frost Empire will not let you go!", Zhu Gui's face turned red, and he said with the fear in his heart.
"Celestial Frost Army, I'm sorry, they are not a threat to me, you better think about yourself first, I can assure you that even if the Celestial Frost Army can come to the rescue in time, I can pierce your throat with a dagger at the first time!", Helianno used a slight force, and the sharp Heavenly Wolf dagger shallowly cut into Zhu Gui's skin.
Heleno's words are not untrue, although the combat effectiveness of the Tianshuang army is extremely strong, but for him who is a soul cultivator, even if he can't fight head-on, but there is no problem with self-preservation, and more importantly, Heleno's father is the emperor of Tianshuang, if this identity moves out, who would dare to make a move against him?
Feeling the chill on his neck, Zhu Gui swallowed a mouthful of spit with difficulty, as a senior supervisor and appraiser, he naturally cherished the reputation he had maintained for most of his life, but there was no doubt that if he had to choose between life and reputation, the balance in his heart would definitely be more or less inclined to the former, after all, his reputation could be restored after it was destroyed, but if his life ended, there would be no way to recover it!
"I have to warn you, the loud noise of the right talent has probably attracted the attention of others, you can think about it slowly, but if someone comes to check, I can't guarantee that my arm will still be as stable as it is now!
"No, don't think about it, I'll take you to find the seller's information!", hearing Helianor's "kindness" reminder, Zhu Gui finally couldn't support it, although he is not young, but his body is still tough, at least more than ten years to live, full of children and grandchildren, rich life, a few days ago he just accepted a little concubine who is like a flower and jade, if he wants him to give up everything for the sake of an ethereal reputation, he can't do it!
"Very good, big cow, open the door!", Helian Nuo smiled with satisfaction, moved the dagger away a little, Niu Chong quickly pushed the door open, Zhu Gui helplessly raised his hand and pointed in a direction, and soon, the three of them came to an extremely remote house, which was full of bookshelves, and countless files were neatly placed, and it looked like there were at least hundreds of thousands of volumes!
"Let go of me, if you let you look for it yourself, I'm afraid you won't be able to find it in a few days!", Zhu Gui removed Heleno's dagger, plunged into the bookshelf and began to bury his head in searching, Helianno and Niu Chong were guarding the door, for them, it was an impossible task to find useful information in the vast sea of files.
"I found it, fortunately, my memory has not deteriorated, and it is really here!", after a stick of incense, Zhu Gui finally got out of the pile of books unkempt, holding a slightly yellowed dossier in his hand, and the expression on his face looked very happy.
Helian Nuo couldn't wait to grab the file, spread it on the ground and opened it gently, turning the first page, the image of the Nirvana Ring appeared, this image was made by the painter of the Qingyun Business Group, it looked extremely expressive, and even the small lines on the Nirvana Ring were depicted, and a line of small words was neatly marked below the image: "The Nirvana Ring, according to legend, is one of the Five Treasures of Helian, which has been identified as a powerful unknown energy seal, and can only be used by specific people." The name of the treasure giver is Chen Feng, who lives in the slum lane in the north of the Tianshuang Empire, and makes a living from farming. ”
After this small print, three large characters are marked in red handwriting: Auctioned!
"Is that all this information about?", Helianno closed the file with some disappointment, but fortunately he had already learned the seller's name and address through the file, and he could continue to follow this clue.
"Yes, only this information. Our Qingyun Merchant Group will have a small auction every day, a medium-sized auction every month, and a large auction every year, and there are countless lots handled, so how can we record each lot in detail? According to my inference, Chen Feng should have gotten the Nirvana ring by chance, he didn't know the origin and true value of this ring, just with the mentality of giving it a try, I saw that this ring was profitable, so I gave him ten gold coins to buy it, and studied it with other appraisers in the auction house for five years, but there was no progress, and in desperation, I had to auction it out!" , Zhu Gui put the file back and explained seriously, since he had chosen to cooperate, he simply no longer had anything to hide, and recounted the beginning and end of the matter from a long time.
Heliannuo nodded, his judgment was the same as Zhu Gui's, with that Chen Feng's identity, it stands to reason that he would definitely not come into contact with the Nirvana Ring, which meant that it was almost impossible for Heliannuo to get any useful information directly from Chen Feng.
"I've already found it for you, look ......," Zhu Gui hesitated for a moment and whispered tremblingly.
"Don't worry, we won't kill people, of course, the premise is that you don't leak everything today, otherwise, you should understand the consequences!", Helianno glanced at Zhu Gui threateningly, and then quickly left the Qingyun Business Group with Niu Chong.