Zhan Bai glanced at the various snakes that curled and writhed their bodies. frowned and said, "Pick the cheapest one." "Anyway, I bought it back to make a test item, so there was no need to buy expensive ones at all.

"Why?" Ximen Jinlian looked up at him, she was studying all kinds of snakes, distinguishing between poisonous and non-venomous, etc., hearing this question, she instinctively asked, she wanted to pay to the little boy next door, it was too cheap, and she couldn't take it.

Zhan Bai was about to answer, but the mobile phone rang, took it out and looked at it, couldn't help frowning, covered the phone and walked out.

Ximen Jinlian smiled and continued to pick out the snake.

"What does Miss like? Have you raised it before? The owner of the shop was very enthusiastic, "If you haven't raised it before, it's best to pick a non-toxic one that is easy to raise." ”

Ximen Jinlian's gaze fell on a small snake that was only the thickness of a finger and red and black in color, and asked, "Is this snake poisonous?" According to her judgment, this should be the red refinement, the delicate triangular head. Thin eyes......

"This is Red Refinement!" The boss smiled, "If Miss understands snakes, she should know that wild red refining is poisonous, but because the red color of red refining is deeply favored, some people have cultivated non-toxic red refining in recent years, and if Miss likes it, you can raise one to play." ”

"Boss, do you have a poisonous snake here?" Ximen Jinlian asked with a smile, a little curious in his heart, could it be that poisonous snakes can also be used as pet snakes?

"Poisonous snakes are naturally there!" The boss nodded and smiled, "However, if the lady wants to buy a poisonous snake, she needs to show a copy of her ID card and sign an agreement with the shop, otherwise, once there is a mistake, the store will make a small profit and can't afford to pay for it." ”

When Ximen Jinlian heard this, she smiled with relief: "I don't want to buy poisonous snakes, I just want to take a look." ”

"It's easy—Miss, please follow me!" The shopkeeper said, pushing open one of the doors inside.

At the opening of the door, a big python of the boss raised its head affectionately and pounced on the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper was busy shouting: "Big black, get out of the way, don't scare the guests!" At the same time, he explained to Ximen Jinlian, "Miss, don't be afraid, this is my pet." It's called Da Hei, and he's very docile, you see—" he said, reaching out and touching the head of the big python.

In the small room inside, there is only one snake in each glass cabinet, and on the glass cabinet, the name and origin of the snake are pasted, without exception, they are all highly venomous snakes.

Ximen Jinlian's gaze fell directly on the last glass cabinet, this snake is nothing special, but the color of the snake is a rare white. She walked over to the glass case, staring at the snake —

Originally, the white snake in the glass cabinet was lifeless in the corner, and when he saw the living person at first glance, he suddenly raised his head and slammed into the glass cabinet - Ximen Jinlian clearly saw that on the snake's neck, there was a little rouge-like red, and he was stunned. I was even more surprised, and even a little shocked......

How could this snake be here?

"What kind of snake is it?" On the top of the glass cabinet, there was no label for this, Ximen Jinlian asked deliberately, but she could guarantee that even if the owner of this shop specialized in selling pet snakes, he would never know the origin of this snake.

"I don't know what this snake is called!" Sure enough, the shopkeeper shook his head and smiled, "This was sent by an old man not long ago, and I accepted it because I saw the beautiful color." Miss, this snake is obviously a wild snake, no one has ever raised it, and it is also fierce, if you want to raise it, it is better not to choose such a snake, moreover, this snake is highly venomous. The shopkeeper kindly reminded.

"How can you see that this snake is so poisonous?" Ximen Jinlian turned around and asked with a smile.

"This—" the shopkeeper laughed, "this snake has a triangular head, a sharpened tail, and though it is pale in color, it is always a sign that it must be poisonous." ”

"Boss, you can make a price, I will ask for this." Ximen Jinlian cut the way categorically.

"Miss really wants this?" The shopkeeper was a little surprised, although he didn't know the origin of the snake, but. Such a strange snake is rare after all, especially the milky white of the whole body, like white jade!

Ximen Jinlian nodded, just as Zhanbai walked in from outside, and when he saw this, he asked, "Jinlian, have you picked it?" ”

"Well, that's it!" Ximen Jinlian pointed to the snake in the glass cabinet and smiled.

"I think this snake is very fierce!" Zhanbai was also a little surprised, this snake actually has pure white?

"I also advised the young lady not to buy this snake, after all, we don't encourage customers to buy poisonous snakes." The shopkeeper shook his head and sighed.

"That's it!" Simon Jinlian stood her ground.

"Okay!" Zhan Bai sighed, just buy a snake for experiments, can you buy such a thing? "Shopkeeper, you can make a price!"

"Two hundred thousand!" The shopkeeper said bluntly.

"What?" Zhan Bai was dumbfounded for a moment, it's just a snake, it's not made of gold, it's not good, it actually costs 200,000?

"One price, if you don't want to buy it, you can consider other snakes." The shopkeeper squinted his eyes and smiled softly.

"Good!" Ximen Jinlian agreed, "Xiaobai, you go and get the money, I'll wait!" ”

Zhan Bai was stunned. But seeing Ximen Jinlian glaring at him, he suddenly realized, but he was afraid that the price of this snake itself was far more than 200,000?

Waiting for Zhan Bai to withdraw the money, the shopkeeper asked curiously, "Miss, can you tell me, what kind of snake is this snake?" ”

"I don't know!" Ximen Jinlian shook her head and said, she really didn't know what kind of snake this snake was, she just knew the original owner of this snake......

"Then why do you insist on buying it?" The shopkeeper was a little curious, the price he offered was outrageous enough, but he didn't expect it. Ximen Jinlian was even more outrageous than him, so he began to regret it in his heart, this snake - maybe it's really precious?

Zhan Bai took out the cash from the bank and handed it to the shopkeeper, who couldn't say anything, took out the snake from the glass cabinet with leather gloves, and wanted to find a small glass box for Ximen Jinlian to put on.

Ximen Jinlian shook his head and said: "You don't need to install it, put it in a glass cabinet, you are too wronged by the white lady......"

White lady? Zhan Bai was stunned, and the shopkeeper was also stunned, Ximen Jinlian gently picked up the white snake and sighed softly: "White Lady! After fifteen years, why is your master willing to sell you? ”

The white snake seemed to sniff at Ximen Jinlian's body, and then, naturally, wrapped around her wrist, like an old acquaintance, leaned meekly on her hand.

"Jin Lian, this snake-" Zhan Bai raised his eyebrows, indescribably surprised.

The shopkeeper almost bit off his tongue with regret, my God, a snake that has been raised for fifteen years is only so big...... This snake itself is not simple, and he was actually out of shape, and he only sold it for 200,000.

Ximen Jinlian took out a pen and paper, wrote down her address and contact number, and handed it to the shopkeeper: "If the owner of this snake comes back again, please tell him that the white lady is with me!" In addition, I also want the red refining outside, please send it to the Blue Rose Community ###号. ”

The shopkeeper was naturally full of promises, and didn't say anything anymore, Zhanbai only shook his head, and the two walked out of the flower and bird market, Ximen Jinlian looked at the docile white snake on his wrist, and sighed softly.

"Golden Lotus. Who is the owner of this serpent? Zhan Bai slowly started the car and asked.

"I was very young!" Ximen Jinlian sighed softly, "So, I take many things for granted. But now, I am discovering more and more that many things are not so simple, for example, my grandmother and my teacher - fifteen years ago, I saw this snake, and his owner took it with him and lived in our house for half a year, so I got acquainted with it. ”

"Who is its owner?" Zhan Bai found that things were getting more and more interesting.

"I don't know, I hope I can find him, maybe I can know something I want to know." Ximen Jinlian sighed softly, the ancestral golden lotus porcelain vase, the hollow carving technique, and the person who played with the snake I saw back then, are these really related to the strange snake king stone?

Is there really a relict stone?

Perhaps, she should go to Old Man Hu to ask clearly, what is the magic of this Heaven Replenishment Stone? Isn't it as simple as jadeite?

"Jin Lian, are you beginning to believe that Old Man Hu is talking nonsense?" Zhan Bai suddenly asked with a smile.

"I don't want to have faith!" Ximen Jinlian said, "I just want to buy jadeite, make money, and live a good life - but if I can see my old friend again, I still don't want to miss it." ”

"The auction ends at nine o'clock in the evening, and we should be in time!" Zhan Bai diverted the topic and sighed softly, "Maybe we should go to Myanmar to have a look!" ”

Ximen Jinlian nodded, she also wanted to go to Myanmar to have a look, or she should go to Old Man Hu to ask for clarification......

"It's still early, and the auction will definitely be in time." Ximen Golden Lotus Road.

"I'm not talking about catching an auction, I'm talking – go somewhere fun!" Zhan Bai said softly.

"Fun place?" Ximen Jinlian was stunned.

"Qin Hao has already lost 10 million US dollars!" Zhan Bai smiled a little gloatingly.

"Huh?" Ximen Jinlian didn't come back to his senses for a long time, "He's gambling money?" ”

"It's a gamble!" A hint of gloom flashed between Zhanbai's eyebrows, and he said in a low voice, "I once told you that his family business involves some side doors, and it is not unusual to gamble on it by chance. Had a big game tonight, he was just a chaperone. ”

"Is there still a **** for gambling money?" Ximen Jinlian said angrily, "What good things don't you learn, play this?" ”

"Let's go to the auction first, wait and see, Jin Lian! This is the way of the world, people die for money, birds die for food - gambling money, gambling stones, isn't it all the same? Zhan Bai smiled, but there was a hint of helplessness in his tone, many dark things Ximen Jinlian had not been involved in before, but now, he wanted to teach her little by little.

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