106.Selling the Sword!

After finishing a pot of wine, the two of them went to do their own things. Huang Zhiwen went to buy spiritual materials for refining pills, while Xu Shan strolled around the street on his own.

As the most famous place for buying and selling magical instruments, Xu Shan didn't dare to go to Tianhai Zhai. Big shops often bully customers. Besides, he knew that the antique business was full of tricks. He had watched a lot of such things on TV in his previous life. How many treasures had been ruined in those treasure appraisal shows? There were also experts who deliberately gave bad reviews to genuine products, secretly bought them at low prices, and then sold them at high prices. There were all sorts of schemes, so he had to come up with some strategies.

This treasure of his had been appraised by Ye Qingbi, and it definitely couldn't be sold at a low price. He didn't know exactly what kind of status Ye Qingbi had, and even after asking Huang Zhiwen, he didn't get an answer. But since Ye Qingbi could associate with Huang Zhiwen, he was obviously someone of great importance. The ancient sword from the secret realm should at least be sold for two thousand top-grade spirit stones.

After wandering around the East Market, Xu Shan still had about two hundred middle-grade spirit stones in his hand. He had enough pills. He bought a Mysterious Light Shield of the Yellow Rank, Third Grade, five Thunderstorm Talismans of the Yellow Rank, Second Grade, and nine Flying Daggers of the Yellow Rank, First Grade. After buying all these, he only had about thirty middle-grade spirit stones left.

He walked around the entrance of Tianhai Zhai, then turned a corner and went to a much smaller shop nearby called Xin Duan Pavilion.

Inside Xin Duan Pavilion, there weren't many customers. There were only about five or six people choosing magical instruments or materials for forging magical instruments.

Xu Shan walked directly to the counter. When the young servant behind the counter saw the customer, he immediately said enthusiastically, "Honored guest, do you want to buy a magical instrument or materials for forging magical instruments?"

"Do you accept antique flying swords?"

The young servant was taken aback. "Yes, we do. But you need to have it appraised first. The appraisal fee is ten middle-grade spirit stones each time."

Xu Shan said mysteriously, "I have something extremely good here. I'm just afraid you can't afford it."

The young servant laughed. "That's impossible! Although our place is smaller than Tianhai Zhai, we sell a lot more than them. It's quite easy for us to accept antique magical instruments!"

Xu Shan nodded. "All right. Call out the appraiser in charge."

"Okay, please wait a moment." The young servant turned around and went to the backyard. Soon, an appraiser who looked like a middle-aged scholar came out. He stood in front of Xu Shan and said, "That'll be ten middle-grade spirit stones. Please bring out the magical instrument."

Xu Shan smiled calmly, handed over the spirit stones, and then took out a wooden box from his storage bag. He had kept this precious antique for so many years, taking good care of it all the time, just waiting for this day to show its value!

The appraiser opened the box and took a look, then thought for a while and said, "Looking at the remaining runes on this sword, it's indeed in the style of the ancient times. However..."

"Don't talk about the style first. Just tell me if the thing is genuine!" Xu Shan spoke first. At the same time, he sneered in his heart. What's this "however"? Here it comes! He's starting to deceive me!

"The thing is genuine, but it's not worth..."

"Do you know Shen Yufeng from Tianhai Zhai?" Xu Shan interrupted with a serious expression. "They've appraised it, and this sword of mine is priceless."

"Impossible. This is a common item that's everywhere. It's not worth anything at all!" The appraiser said firmly.

Not worth anything? He had been holding this treasure for several years, and now this guy was telling him it was worthless? Xu Shan was furious. "With your level, Shen Yufeng is better than you, right? Take a good look at it and don't talk nonsense."

The appraiser calmed down and frowned, saying, "There aren't many ancient flying swords that retain value. The reason why some people are willing to collect these antiques is because of the remaining ancient runes or formation patterns. The runes on your sword are not rare. Look, here is a Golden Edge Rune, and here... Did Shen Yufeng tell you it's priceless?"

"This is absolutely impossible. Although the sword body is intact, the runes are of no value, and the surface is seriously decayed."

"If it's really priceless, I'll compensate you with a thousand top-grade spirit stones if I'm wrong!"

This was like a bolt from the blue! Xu Shan was so angry that his soul seemed to fly out!

"A thousand? This thing is worth three thousand top-grade spirit stones of mine!!"

"I'll compensate you with three thousand!"

"Stop! Stop! Stop!" Xu Shan was so angry that he banged on the table continuously, and at the same time, he didn't forget to put away his treasure.

After putting it back into the storage bag, Xu Shan was red in the face and neck. He pointed at the appraiser's nose and cursed.

"With your level? I came here specifically to test you! You're always like this... Cheating people and trying to deceive me?"

Hearing his professional career being insulted, the appraiser's face turned铁青. "Take your things and get out of here! I've seen a lot of idiots like you who always dream of getting rich by finding a bargain!"

Xu Shan was already fuming and turned to leave. When he heard the appraiser's rude words, he turned back with a dark face and said, "Who are you calling an idiot? Say it again if you have the guts!"

"Idiot."

Slap! A jade slip was suddenly slapped on the table. Xu Shan was furious. "How dare you骂 me! Open your dog eyes and take a good look!"

"What's all the commotion about? What's going on?" While the two were arguing, the shopkeeper came out from the back. He stared at Xu Shan with an unfriendly expression. "I'm warning you, don't cause trouble in my Xin Duan Pavilion."

Xu Shan sneered disdainfully and pushed the jade slip in front of the shopkeeper's eyes. The shopkeeper looked down at it, raised his eyebrows, and questioned, "Are you from the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

"What do you think?" Xu Shan retorted.

"Heh, so what? Even Prime Minister Chen himself has to abide by the law when he comes here! Are you trying to pick a fight, kid?" The shopkeeper banged on the table and roared.

Why was he like this? Didn't Prime Minister Chen's face count? Xu Shan was immediately confused. Judging from his tone, he didn't seem to be afraid of the powerful and influential at all. So was the Yangding Dynasty actually a society ruled by law? Or did Xin Duan Pavilion also have a very powerful background?

During his short moment of being stunned, the shopkeeper and the appraiser had already finished their conversation. The shopkeeper looked at Xu Shan and said, "Our appraiser in Xin Duan Pavilion is definitely no worse than those in Tianhai Zhai. If you want to sell an antique, today I'll show you what an antique flying sword worth three thousand top-grade spirit stones looks like!"

"Even if Prime Minister Chen comes in person, I'll make sure you have nothing to say! Take out your thing and let him have a look!"

Although Xu Shan's behavior was a bit unseemly, since he had taken out the identity jade slip of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the shopkeeper obviously still had some scruples.

"Fine. If it's better than my sword, I'll leave without saying a word!" Xu Shan said firmly, but his heart was bleeding. The other side was so confident, which showed that his sword was really a piece of junk.

It couldn't be! It was clearly an ancient flying sword that had been stuck on the head of the Kun Beast. How could it be worthless? He had been looking forward to selling it for several years, and now it turned out to be worthless?

After waiting for a few minutes, the appraiser returned to the counter from the backyard. In his hands, he was holding a long, fluorescent jade box engraved with runes.

Xu Shan couldn't help but swallow his saliva. There was still a glimmer of hope in his heart.

The shopkeeper and the appraiser looked at each other and both smiled. It was quite interesting to see this ignorant person being disappointed. In this business, there were always some fools who dreamed of getting rich overnight by finding a bargain!

"Take a good look. Let you see what a real treasure is!"

As the jade box was opened, an ancient sword that glowed with silver light all over slowly came into Xu Shan's sight.

Xu Shan's eyebrows twitched. He looked at the shopkeeper and sneered, "Is this the treasure you're talking about? It's about the same as mine."...