NOVEL NEXT Chapter 6:
Chapter 6:
“Oh wow, Master Qi’s luck is really something! He actually managed to pick up a real treasure.”
“What are you saying? Master Qi didn’t rely on luck—he relied on skill! Don’t make it sound like he just got lucky.”
“Exactly! You’re talking as if Master Qi makes a living off of sheer luck.”
“Sorry, my bad. I should be slapped for that!”
At a street-side antique stall in the bustling antique market, a crowd of onlookers was gathered around a young man, showering him with praise.
This young man was Qi Xuan, not yet thirty, yet already a rising star among Zhonghai’s antique collectors.
Just now, he had spent only three thousand yuan to buy a cricket gourd from a vendor’s stall.
While the surrounding crowd was still puzzled about his purchase, a seasoned collector who specialized in such antiques happened to walk by. With a single glance, he recognized the piece as the work of “Shatian Zhang.”
According to him, Shatian Zhang was a craftsman from the late Qing Dynasty who was renowned for making exquisite cricket gourds. Anything made by his hands was considered a masterpiece.
And in recent years, the value of his works had skyrocketed.
Without hesitation, the expert offered 100,000 yuan on the spot to buy the cricket gourd from Qi Xuan.
The spectators almost dropped their jaws in shock.
With a single purchase, he had instantly made a 100,000 yuan profit?
A true master is truly a master.
Qi Xuan, despite all the admiration, waved modestly and said, “It was just luck, really. I don’t deserve so much praise.”
His humility only made the crowd even more eager to flatter him.
“Look at Master Qi! So young, yet already so skilled. And what’s even rarer—he’s so humble!”
“If it were anyone else with Master Qi’s abilities, they’d have their nose so high in the air!”
“Master Qi already carries the aura of a grandmaster. In just a few years, he will surely become one of the top figures in the antique world!”
“In my opinion, Master Qi’s current skills are already on par with the grandmasters of the trade!”
“That’s right, I think so too…”
The crowd’s praises grew more and more exaggerated, practically lifting Master Qi onto a pedestal.
Qi Xuan humbly declined their words, but the smirk on his lips betrayed his pride.
He enjoyed this kind of attention immensely.
In other places, he was just an ordinary person—no one cared about him.
Only here could he bask in the feeling of being admired like a star.
In his heart, he silently wished that they would keep going—the more exaggerated, the better.
Just as he was reveling in the moment, a black extended Bentley with an eagle-wing emblem slowly pulled up in front of the crowd.
“Holy crap, a Bentley? Who the hell is this rich tycoon?”
“This car must be worth several million at least, right?”
“Several million? Are you joking? This is a Bentley Arnage 728—a custom edition! Its price is at least 14 million yuan!”
“W-Wait… how much? 14 million?! I didn’t study much, but please don’t fool me.”
“Why would I lie? If you don’t believe me, look it up online yourself.”
“Oh my god, this is a true billionaire!”
The crowd that had been surrounding Qi Xuan was instantly distracted by the luxury car.
Compared to a 14-million-yuan luxury vehicle, Master Qi’s antique expertise suddenly seemed much less impressive.
But that wasn’t even the biggest shock.
The next moment, the driver’s door of the Bentley opened, and a stunning young woman in a black-and-white maid outfit gracefully stepped out.
The instant she appeared, it was as if the whole world lit up.
“Hiss…”
Every man in the crowd gasped, feeling a moment of breathlessness.
“Holy hell, this woman is too gorgeous! I’ve never seen someone this beautiful in real life before.”
“Compared to her, all those so-called internet ‘goddesses’ look like country bumpkins.”
“And that figure… Damn, that’s a face of an angel with the body of a devil!”
“And she’s wearing a maid outfit… Sorry, my thoughts just went completely off-track.”
“If I could just kiss her once, I’d be willing to lose thirty years of my life.”
“What are you even thinking? A kiss? Keep dreaming! A woman like this is way out of your league.”
“Then tell me, what kind of man could have her?”
“At the very least… someone like Master Qi! A young and talented man with a bright future!”
Qi Xuan, who had been momentarily overshadowed, perked up when he heard that.
Now that’s what he wanted to hear.
For someone his age, to have achieved what he had, he was definitely a dragon among men.
And this woman—whether in terms of beauty or figure—was perfection itself.
Surely, only a man like him was worthy of such a woman.
As he was indulging in his fantasies, the maid walked to the other side of the Bentley, gently pulled open the passenger door, and bowed respectfully.
“Master, please step out.”
The moment the men in the crowd heard the word “Master,” their blood pressure spiked.
“Holy sh*t… Master? Sorry, my mind just went to places it shouldn’t have.”
“This… this is some next-level roleplay!”
“I can’t take this! I’m too jealous!”
“I want to see who this ‘Master’ is. Who the hell is he to have a goddess like her?”
Qi Xuan, too, was filled with competitive energy.
He wanted to see what kind of man could possibly deserve a woman like that.
Then, a young man stepped out of the car.
The moment he appeared, all complaints instantly vanished.
Even before considering anything else—his face alone was enough to silence the crowd.
This level of handsomeness—even in an industry full of male idols, he would still stand out.
With his looks and wealth, it was no wonder someone like her called him “Master.”
Qi Xuan felt defeated.
Although he considered himself a dragon among men, when it came to looks…
He was completely outclassed.
At that moment, the crowd began whispering among themselves.
“Isn’t that Young Master Lin from the Lin family? No wonder he’s so flashy even when shopping.”
“Young Master Lin? Who’s that?”
“Wait, you don’t know? The entire Zhonghai knows about Young Master Lin!”
“I’m not from Zhonghai, I’m from out of town.”
“That explains it. Zhonghai has three major families, and the Lin family is one of them. Young Master Lin is the sole heir of the Lin family.”
“Oh, no wonder he drives such an expensive car and has such a gorgeous maid serving him.”
“Tsk tsk, studying hard isn’t as useful as having a rich dad. Having brains isn’t as good as having a rich father.”
“Sh*t, being this handsome is bad enough, but being this rich too? There’s no hope for the rest of us.”
“Heh, no matter how rich he is, if he’s a spoiled playboy, he’ll eventually squander it all.”
Just as everyone was enviously admiring Lin Chuan, a voice suddenly rang out in the crowd.
It was full of contempt for the super-rich second-generation.
Many in the crowd felt that this person was just bitter.
With the Lin family’s immense wealth, it would be nearly impossible to squander it all.
Some wanted to argue back, but when they turned and saw that the person speaking was Qi Xuan, they all fell silent.
If it had been anyone else, they would’ve laughed it off as jealousy.
But if Master Qi said it…
That was a different story.