I Have A Martial Dao World

Chapter 67 : 67. Never meddle in others' business.

Lu Yao sat in the back seat, the beautiful driver steered the car steadily, and before he realized it, he had arrived at the jewelry trade center.

Qi Cuiya astonishingly came out to the parking lot to welcome him, even personally opening the car door and shielding him with her arm, all with the posture of greeting a leader. "Master Lu, you've arrived~"

Lu Yao said with a smile, "Being so courteous, huh."

"It's only right," she replied.

Li Lei explained, "Since she got that bracelet from you last time, it really made her stand out. Your bracelet turned out to be even more valuable than expected."

Lu Yao shrugged his shoulders, "That's their affair now, it has nothing to do with me. This time, I have two items for Miss Qi to take a look at."

Qi Cuiya's eyes lit up, "Rest assured, leave it to me!"

Once inside the store, Qi Cuiya directly closed the main door and stopped receiving customers.

Lu Yao first took out a jadeite bracelet. This bracelet was somewhat different, with its clear and bright color resembling water, giving off an icy and immaculate feeling, pleasing to the eye at first glance.

But Qi Cuiya's face showed a look of disappointment. After examining it, she said, "Icy jadeite, substantial fluidity, very good luster, the price is around 50,000."

"Ah? That low?" Lu Yao, in his focused state, did not detect any malice or lies.

This bracelet was the most expensive among its kind in Otherworld, but it was not valued highly in Blue Star; it could only be ascribed to cultural differences.

Lastly, he took out a lard white jade snuff bottle. This object was also peerless in terms of price among its kind in Otherworld, but the valuation in Blue Star was unclear. Experience the journey with m_vl_em_p_yr

However, Qi Cuiya frowned, the jade material seemed too new to appear genuine.

But once it was in her hands, her expression suddenly became serious. She looked through a microscope for a long time, pondering before saying somewhat awkwardly,

"Could you wait a moment? I will call my second grandfather over to have a look... He happens to be at the antique exhibition..."

Li Lei seized the moment to tease her, "I thought you said your vision in the antique industry was unmatched~"

Lu Yao said, "Please hurry, I'm in a rush."

Qi Cuiya nodded and quickly made a phone call.

Li Lei explained to Lu Yao, "Her family's elder is an expert in the antique world, serving as a judge at the exhibition."

At this moment, in the jewelry trade center where they were, an "International Fashion Culture Industry Exhibition" was being held, and the "second grandfather" Qi Cuiya had called arrived in just a few minutes.

The man was seen with gray hair but a youthful face, full of vigor, making it quite difficult to estimate his age, which could be anything from seventy to ninety years old.

Two young men followed behind him, one of whom was Qi Jun, whom they had met before.

Qi Jun had nearly brushed past that two-million jadeite bracelet before. Upon arrival, he glared fiercely at the group, ready to pounce if murder were not punishable by law.

The other man had a buzz cut, looking quite alert, and stayed close to the elder the entire time.

This man's expression changed upon seeing Lu Yao, his body tensed slightly, his hands half raised as if he was a feline creature encountering its natural enemy.

After a considerable time, seeing that Lu Yao remained seated and still, he gradually relaxed.

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The elder called out with a strong voice, "Girl, they're making selections outside, I can't be away for too long. Bring over the snuff bottle so I can have a look."

Qi Cuiya quickly handed over the snuff bottle with both hands.

The elder didn't even need a microscope. After placing his hand on it, he directly said, "Turn off the main lights, please."

Qi Cuiya turned off the main lights in the shop, leaving only a few small ones on. In the dim light, the snuff bottle emitted a soft and slightly yellow halo, resembling coagulated fat.

Elder Master Qi said, "Genuine lard white jade, its appearance modest and unassuming, with its structure delicate and flawless. Truly as smooth as jade, it holds tremendous value for collectors. As for the price... it usually goes to auction, with large fluctuations. The starting bid is 5 million, but there are instances where it has gone up to 10 million."

Upon hearing what the elder said, everyone present drew in a breath of cold air. The snuff bottle, no bigger than the palm of a hand, was worth so much.

Elder Master Qi, unable to part with it, fiddled with the object lovingly and said, "This item can be taken out to participate in the exhibition."

He then turned to Lu Yao, "Young man, are you going to make a move? I can buy it from you, but I can only offer six million," he said.

Qi Cuiya's face panicked, she never expected the artifact to catch the Elder Master's eye, "Hey, hey, second grandpa, how can you snatch your granddaughter's thing!"

Lu Yao didn't respond to the old man, but directly asked Qi Cuiya, "You have the right of first refusal," he said.

Qi Cuiya was first delighted, but then her face soured, "I don't have enough money... Let me figure it out," she said.

Qi Jun sneered, but said nothing. Elder Master Qi's expression remained unchanged.

After a while, Qi Cuiya said, "I've only managed to gather five million, could I possibly owe the rest..."

Before anyone else could react, Lu Yao had already nodded in agreement, "I have no objections, let's settle it at that," he said. Then, turning to Elder Master Qi, he added, "Sorry, but there has to be some order to these things."

The price being almost the same, Lu Yao naturally preferred to take care of someone he knew. The cost of the snuff bottle was only a hundred yuan, and a profit fifty thousand times that was more than enough; one shouldn't be too greedy.

Elder Master Qi took a serious look at Lu Yao, his face showing no sign of displeasure, and he nodded, "No harm done, young man. If you have any good items in the future, come to me directly," he said.

The young man with the crew cut reached over in a somewhat awkward manner and handed over a business card.

It read—Member of the National Cultural Heritage Appraisal Committee, Consultant of the National History Museum, Qi Baozhai.

Lu Yao casually pocketed it, while Li Lei secretly sweated bullets.

It wasn't easy to get the old man's business card; he was someone on the national payroll, an esteemed figure everybody in the circle wanted to curry favor with. There were those willing to pay a million just for a way to contact him, as numerous as carps crossing the river.

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"Master Lu, Master Lu, thank you so much!" Qi Cuiya said excitedly as she transferred the money, then carefully locked the snuff bottle away in the safe.

After receiving the money, Lu Yao casually spoke, "We're square on the deal, I've got to get going now," and left on his own, his aloofness intact. Li Lei quickly followed, "Let me walk you out~"

Qi Cuiya stood there, dumbfounded, with all the flattering words she had prepared left unspoken...

Qi Jun, having witnessed this, felt his worldview being shaken to the core.

His original philosophy in life was to consider the behavior of people like Lu Yao foolish, but he couldn't help but ask himself: If there had been no deception and malice from the start, would it have been him acquiring the snuff bottle!?

The answer was inevitably yes.

Elder Master Qi spoke softly to his grandson, "You must have learned something from this. You're young, and it's never too late for anything. Think it over," he said.

Qi Jun silently nodded.

Then, Elder Master Qi turned to the crew-cut young man and asked, "Xiao Liu, you've been preoccupied; what's on your mind?"

Xiao Liu spoke gravely, "This man has killed before, and not just one person!"

"!!!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was struck dumb. They all knew that Xiao Liu came from a Special Police Force background and had participated in several special operations. He might be wrong about other things, but his judgment on this was absolutely accurate.

After a long silence, Elder Master Qi slowly began, "I am ninety-five this year. Do you all know why I have lived so long?"

Everyone shook their heads, somewhat confused and wondering why the Elder Master chose this moment to share his secrets to a long life?

Elder Master Qi spoke in a low voice, "Because I never meddle in other people's business."

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Lu Yao was quite content looking at the 9.98 million balance in his account; this was the rhythm that someone trading between worlds should have.

But this money was far from enough for the future establishment of a laboratory to research Otherworld pharmaceutical extractions.

Additionally, he needed to figure out how to purchase heavy weapons like the Fire God Cannon for a kick; only with it could he sleep soundly. But such items are under strict control, where could he possibly buy one...

There's also that bastard Zhang Xin; he needed to make a trip to He Kingdom to gather more information. At least to find out where his stronghold is, making it easier for him to take it out.