NOVEL NEXT Chapter 222: If You Can't Afford It, Don't Touch It!
Dominance!
People were thrilled by Second Young Master Long's behavior.
Whether the card was Mr. Jin's or not, it was Second Young Master Long who had the final say!
Hmph!
What if you got it from Mr. Jin?
Even Mr. Jin has to bow down and stoop when he sees Second Young Master Long.
"Kid, you better scram back to Lake City! We don't welcome you here!" Someone in the queue yelled.
"That's right, don't think you can strut around just because your Lake City made our Jiang City's Hengyuan Chairman Xie suffer a loss. You're far from it! Get lost!" Others chimed in too.
With a smug smile, Second Young Master Long said to Qin Feng, "You see, now that you don't have a card, you've no right to enter, so I'm not cutting in line now, right?"
"You!"
Zhou Yiming was filled with indignant fury.
But after all, this place was the Long Family's territory.
"Aren't you going to get out of the line already?"
Second Young Master Long spoke again.
"I'm sorry."
However, Qin Feng remained calm and said, "I can go wherever I want, and no one can stop me."
"Hahaha..."
Second Young Master Long burst out laughing, "I'll just stand right here today and see how you are going to get in."
The others also burst into laughter, calling Qin Feng a fool and overestimating himself.
Who would have known.
The smile on Second Young Master Long's face slowly froze.
Because Qin Feng pulled out a token—a Dragon Card!
Yes.
That was the Dragon Card!!
Others might not recognize the Dragon Card, but someone of Second Young Master Long's status would undoubtedly not mistake it.
And of course, he knew how powerful this token was.
One could think of it as the "Yellow Robe," or the "Imperial Sword."
It's even an invincible pass for the entire Hua Country, allowing entrance to any place in Hua Country, even to secret locations!
"You, how do you have a Dragon Card?!"
Second Young Master Long furrowed his brow.
Qin Feng replied with disdainful laughter, "I think you'd better obediently move to the back! Don't hinder my entrance."
"..."
Second Young Master Long's expression darkened, and he was exceedingly embarrassed.
But there was nothing he could do.
He had to clear a path for him in front of so many people.
"Excuse me, the two behind you are with me as well," Qin Feng gestured to Zhou Yiming and Zhou Zhenbo, "If you want to cut in line, please go behind them."
"You..."
Second Young Master Long was so angry his face turned red.
But there was nothing he could do.
He held back the rage in his heart as they entered the venue.
The others were also dumbfounded at this point.
No one knew what had just happened.
Someone couldn't help but ask Second Young Master Long, "Young Master Long, why did you let those 'country bumpkins' in?"
Slap!
Second Young Master Long slapped the man across the face.
Damn it!
I'm still seething here, and you're rubbing salt in the wound!
...
Qin Feng and the others entered the venue.
Zhou Yiming was so excited he couldn't help but say, "Tea... oh, Brother Qin is really awesome! What's the deal with your card? How is it so powerful?"
Zhou Zhenbo was also excited and curious at this moment.
"It was exchanged with life."
Qin Feng gave a bitter smile.
The two exchanged glances, not understanding.
Elder Lin, who stood to the side, spoke with a solemn expression, "In those days, the Dragon Card could only be exchanged for with countless fresh blood. I was in an archaeological team back then and met a general. He spent his life on the battlefield, waging war year after year, slaying a million enemies. At thirty, he was titled the King of the North, with the honorific 'Unrivaled War God', and he obtained a Dragon Card..."
"How impressive..."
Zhou Zhenbo and Zhou Yiming were utterly astonished.
They hadn't expected the card to be this incredible.
It required someone of the King of the North's caliber to be worthy of possessing it.
This made them admire Qin Feng even more.
A moment passed.
After all the attendees had entered, and the organizers and guests had finished speaking on stage, the appraisal conference began.
A total of sixty appraisal experts, including Elder Lin, were invited.
Twenty were selected as designated experts. Every treasure brought today had to go through the appraisal of these twenty experts, who were to grade and provide guidance on pricing.
These were all well-known appraisal masters from the major cities of Hanjiang Province.
Therefore, people eagerly took their treasures for appraisal.
Exiting the appraisal.
Down in the square, there were rows of small stalls.
After appraisal, people could either keep their treasures or sell them on the spot at the stalls.
After all, besides the experts, many wealthy families from over a dozen cities throughout Hanjiang Province had been invited, such as the "Thirteen Claws" and Mr. Jin from Jiang City, and Dong Haimei from Han City.
Dong Haimei was from the largest family in Han City, whose status in Han City was equivalent to the Long Family's in Jiang City.
Moreover.
She was a national beauty and heavenly fragrance, devastatingly beautiful.
With every smile and frown, she was utterly charming.
She was an object of adoration for many scions of wealthy families.
Her presence captivated everyone, leading to exclamations of awe.
Exclamations that such a woman should only exist in the heavens!
It was said that Second Young Master Long had pursued her for a long time but never won her favor.
As Zhou Yiming watched Dong Haimei, surrounded by a crowd, he was also deeply shocked and mumbled, "She is really beautiful! And that aura is so strong; people subconsciously dare not get within three meters of her..."
Qin Feng glanced over, shrugged his shoulders, and said, "Indeed beautiful, but that's about it."
In his heart.
No one could compare to his wife, Xu Yunxiao, not even an immortal.
He walked to the appraisal table, thinking that he would buy Nine Springs Water after it had been appraised.
But the person with Nine Springs Water was scheduled later, so he had to wait there.
As he waited.
He noticed that among the twenty appraisal experts, several seemed to be arranged by the Long Family. It seemed they were not just identifying antiques and jade wares but were also looking for something specific. Once they determined that an item was not what they were looking for, they found even the most valuable antiques bland and uninteresting.
"Really, as Fei Long, searching for something?"
Qin Feng muttered.
However, he wasn't interested in these matters, as he only had a superficial understanding of appraisal.
Seeing that it would take a while for Nine Springs Water to be appraised, he decided to browse the stalls and see if there was anything interesting.
Not only antiques and jade wares were on these stalls, but also many items from hidden sources.
Qin Feng saw a Jade Flute.
It was crystal clear like bamboo, and its craftsmanship was also extremely exquisite.
Just appraised by experts.
The Jade Flute was valued at eighty million.
But the stall owner was selling it for a hundred and sixty million.
Because treasures appraised by the top twenty experts had higher collectible value.
Qin Feng glanced at it, not showing much interest, then set it down.
At that moment, he noticed a Luminous Pearl next to the Jade Flute. The color of the Luminous Pearl was bizarre, and Qin Feng couldn't help reaching out to take a closer look.
Unexpectedly.
The stall owner spoke, annoyed, "If you can't afford it, don't touch."
Qin Feng couldn't care less about him.
But Zhou Yiming couldn't stand it and shouted, "Is this how you do business? What's wrong with us looking?"
"You can't afford it anyway, why bother looking?" the owner said.
"You… who says we can't afford it!"
"That bead, appraised by experts for a hundred million, I only ask for ninety-nine million, will you buy?" the owner smirked.
"You..."
"Come on, everyone knows you're from Lake City. A bunch of paupers, just here to witness the grand world, thinking about buying treasures, really."
"..."