Chapter 123 The Blood Centipede
"Who's coming?"
As soon as Chen Xuanqi stepped onto the steps of the Jianbao Hall, he was stopped by a guard.
Chen Xuanqi arched his hand and said, "I just want to ask which caravans have come to participate in the auction recently." ”
The guard said: "This kind of thing, how can we as guards know that there will be an auction today, you wait here for a while, and the people from those caravans will naturally come." ”
Chen Xuanqi just showed his joy, but the guard continued: "But if you want to enter the auction, you must have an invitation from our Treasure Appreciation Building, or a VIP order from our Treasure Appreciation Hall, otherwise strangers will not be allowed to enter." ”
"It's... How should this be?" Chen Xuanqi was a little embarrassed and asked, "Then how do I get the VIP order of the Jianbao Hall?"
The guards looked Chen Xuanqi's current appearance up and down, and said disdainfully: "It is estimated that it will be difficult for an innate monk like you to get it in a lifetime, and the VIP order will only be issued to guests who trade more than ten high-grade spirit stones in our hall." ”
"Ten high-grade spirit stones!"
Chen Xuanqi almost took two steps back, you must know that the value of a high-grade spirit stone can be worth a hundred medium-grade spirit stones, and these high-grade spirit stones are rare even for ordinary psychic monks, only the elders of those big sects can have some.
"It seems that the matter of collecting Danfang can only be put on hold for the time being. "Although Chen Xuanqi now urgently needs to gather the pill and start trying to refine the pill, he can only stop in the face of this kind of sky-high price in exchange for the token.
"Why is Your Excellency standing at the door of the hall in a daze?" Suddenly, a voice sounded from behind Chen Xuanqi.
Before Chen Xuanqi had time to look back, he saw that the guards in front of the door were all saluting respectfully, and shouted in unison: "I have seen the deputy hall master." ”
Chen Xuanqi looked back and saw that behind him stood an old man full of energy, his face was flushed, and he seemed to have something happy, and he said to the guards: "Excuse me, who can tell why this guest is standing at our door?"
The guard, who had talked to Chen Xuanqi earlier, stepped forward and explained to the old man that Chen Xuanqi wanted to participate in the auction, but he was not qualified to enter.
The old man nodded while listening, and after knowing the cause and effect, he did not look down on Chen Xuanqi, but said apologetically: "This guest, if you have any spiritual artifacts and spiritual materials that need to be auctioned, you can tell the guards, and they will take you to a special place for identification, but this auction, if there are no extremely valuable items, you still can't participate." ”
As soon as Chen Xuanqi wanted to reply, the voice of the Heavenly Tribulation sounded: "You tell him that the piece of red blood jade in his hand is fake. ”
Chen Xuanqi was stunned for a moment, and then repeated the words of the Heavenly Tribulation: "Deputy Hall Master, if you are not mistaken, this piece of red blood jade in your hand seems to be fake. ”
Now it was the old man's turn to be stunned, the reason why his face was ruddy was that he finally bought this piece of red blood jade, he had been looking at this piece of red blood jade in an antique shop for a long time, the better the texture of the red blood jade, the darker red the color of the jade. Wearing red blood jade on the body can not only strengthen the body, but also maintain the abundance of blood and qi and improve cultivation.
"Old man Zhuge Shen has not missed a single thing in the past few decades, the first time you saw the old man, you said that the red blood jade in the old man's hand is fake, it is too bad to give me face, right?" Zhuge Shen disliked others the most in his life to have doubts about his treasure appreciation ability, and he was originally kind and angry, but now he is also displeased.
When he said this, Chen Xuanqi had already learned what the problem was from the Heavenly Tribulation, and he said confidently: "Naturally, I won't talk nonsense, if Zhuge seniors don't mind, how about we make a bet?"
"Hehe, interesting, although the old man's cultivation is not high, but in terms of treasure appreciation, he has traveled all over the south of the Yangtze River, and there are only a handful of people who can challenge the old man, even if it is the old man Lu of Tiangonglou in Donghai City, he can only have a tie with me, and now you are a little-known boy who dares to challenge me. In Zhuge Shen's eyes, a middle-aged man can indeed only be regarded as a hairy boy.
Chen Xuanqi didn't know, but Zhuge Shen's name was also well-known in Jiangnan, and in the profession of treasure connoisseur, he tied for third place with Lu Tianqi of Tiangonglou. The second place is Cang Mang, the deputy master of Canglong Gate, and the first place is the Luo Xuanzong Sect Master who is swimming in the water.
"If I prove that this piece of red blood jade is fake, then Senior Zhuge will give me a VIP order, and if I lose, I will sign a deed of sale with Jianbaotang, how about it?" Chen Xuanqi said.
Zhuge Shen was a little suspicious when he saw that the man in front of him was so confident, but thinking that his treasure appreciation level could not be wrong, he naturally did not lose in momentum, and agreed: "Okay, come in with me now, if you win, I will give me a piece of the highest VIP order in my treasure hall!"
"Hehe, then I'll thank Zhuge seniors. Chen Xuanqi showed a triumphant smile.
With Zhuge Shen's leadership, the guards at the door naturally did not stop them, they all thought that Chen Xuanqi came from some poor and remote place, and they had never even heard of Zhuge Shen's name, and the guards who talked to Chen Xuanqi had already thought about where Chen Xuanqi would be assigned to be a miscellaneous servant tomorrow, after all, to be a guard must be at least a monk in the concentration period.
Chen Xuanqi followed behind Zhuge Shen, and the internal attics of the Jianbao Hall were lined up, each building had its own role, and Zhuge Shen brought Chen Xuanqi into the "Golden Building".
Dianjin Building is the appraisal center of Jianbao Hall, Zhuge Shen is the person in charge here, as soon as he stepped into the first floor of Dianjin Building, everyone's eyes moved to him, and the people of Jianbao Hall hurriedly bowed and saluted.
Zhuge Shen walked to the edge of a counter, and there was a girl standing behind the counter who was quite attractive, she saw Zhuge Shen, and immediately said: "Deputy hall master, looking at your expression, it seems that the price has not been negotiated." ”
"Xiao Lian, you guessed wrong, the old man was already in his chest before he went, and the things were naturally in his hands. Zhuge Shen said.
The girl was puzzled, "Then why is the deputy hall master still angry?"
Zhuge Shen pointed to Chen Xuanqi, who was looking around behind him, and said, "This person said that the red blood jade that the old man liked was fake, and he also said that he wanted to make a bet with the old man, do you say that he is angry?"
Xiao Lian covered her mouth, let out a laugh like a silver bell, and said: "The famous Zhuge Divine Eye is actually unknown to someone, it seems that the deputy hall master will go out more in the future." ”
When Xiao Lian said this, the entire hall understood what was happening, and everyone looked at the middle-aged man with a plain face, all with the same expression as the guard outside, and they all felt that Chen Xuanqi was overwhelmed.
Zhuge Shen put the piece of red blood jade on the table, turned over his hand and took out a magnifying glass for identification, looked at it carefully again, and said: "Red blood jade is generally based on the intensity of its color, but for experts, the blood in its color also determines its quality. ”
The people in the hall gathered curiously, and Chen Xuanqi also stepped forward, it was rare for a treasure master to teach on the spot, and he didn't learn in vain.
"If the red blood jade has more than three blood threads, as thick as a human hair, even if it is of excellent quality, if it is used as a material when making a spiritual weapon, the spiritual weapon made has a chance to affect the qi and blood of others. Zhuge Shen said.
"Affect qi and blood!" Everyone present was shocked, if the spirit weapon is added with some special materials, there is a chance to attach some special effects, if it can affect the qi and blood in the opponent's body in the battle, it can surprise the opponent, as long as the opponent's qi and blood are messed up, his spiritual power transmission will also be affected and forced to interrupt.
"Zhuge Deputy Hall Master is well-informed, let's not talk about blood, we don't even know what the red blood stone is for. ”
"That's right, Zhuge seniors all said that this is an excellent piece of red blood jade, who has nothing to do when they are full to question?"
"I'm afraid this old brother thinks of the red blood jade as a variegated stone in his small village in the countryside. ”
Hearing the flattery of the people around him, Zhuge Shen's mood recovered a lot, he looked up at Chen Xuanqi, and said, "It's your turn, you said that my piece of jade is fake, there must be some evidence." ”
Chen Xuanqi was not in a hurry, and said to the woman named Xiao Lian: "This girl, can you get a plate of water for you?"
Although Xiao Lian didn't know what he was going to do, he still honestly went to bring a basin of clear water, and Chen Xuanqi picked up the piece of red blood jade from the table and threw it directly into the clear water.
Zhuge Shen sneered and said, "You don't think that you can distinguish the authenticity of a piece of red blood jade in this way, do you? Even if it is a fake red blood jade, it will not have a vision in the clear water. ”
Chen Xuanqi chuckled and shook his head, he took out the flying knife seized from Liu Chang, cut his fingers, and dripped blood into the basin of water.
Zhuge Shen couldn't understand Chen Xuanqi's actions now, and his previous contemptuous expression was also retracted, and he looked intently at the basin, wanting to see what would happen.
I saw that Chen Xuanqi's blood and the clear water in the basin melted together, and the clear water in the basin turned blood-colored, and the red blood jade was in the center of the basin, which was no longer so conspicuous.
Suddenly, with a "click", the red blood jade suddenly shattered, and three slender black long worms crawled out of the red blood jade, swimming excitedly in the blood water.
"What?!The old man's red blood jade was actually broken?" Zhuge Shen was shocked, "These three insects can easily drill out of the red blood jade, what is the origin?"
Chen Xuanqi smiled and said, "Senior Zhuge , don't you know yet? This piece of jade is just like red blood jade, not a real red blood jade at all. ”
Zhuge Shen was unwilling and asked: "How is it possible, the conditions that this piece of red blood jade should meet are met, even the blood streaks, how can it not be." ”
Chen Xuanqi pointed to the three small insects and said: "Actually, Zhuge seniors were deceived by these three insects, this insect is called the blood centipede, and likes to feed on jade and blood as water, and their saliva is naturally very similar to blood, so that an ordinary piece of jade has become an existence like red blood jade, and the three blood threads that Zhuge seniors saw are actually only part of the body of the three blood centipedes." ”