Now that the thing is in his hands, he can handle everything.

"Mr. Zheng, how much would this sword be worth if sold?" Jiahao asked curiously.

Mr. Zheng didn't answer and asked instead: "Xiao He, do you plan to transfer it? This is a good thing. I estimate its collection value alone is hundreds of thousands. This is still a conservative valuation."

"Taking into account its potential use value as a magic weapon, selling it for a million dollars is definitely not a problem!" Mr. Deng also said, "I have seen so many seven-star swords, but I have never seen such a beautiful 'evil sword'."

Yao, if you really want to sell it, I have a friend here who plays with instruments. He is a Feng Shui master. I can call him over and see how he sets the price."

Jiahao nodded and said, "Okay, let's just ask him to take care of the business. We'll decide later whether the things will be sold or not."

He doesn't believe in Feng Shui, and he has no interest in collecting this kind of magic weapon for the time being. If someone who knows the goods wants to buy it, he can certainly consider it, but he has to wait for the price, and finally found a good thing. The selling price

Naturally, we cannot allow ourselves to suffer a loss.

Under Mr. Deng's help, a man came over not long after. That was the Feng Shui master who called Mr. Deng to appraise the "Tourmaline Sword" for Jiahao.

I saw that the man was in his fifties, wearing gray ancient clothes, with a thin face and a sparse beard on his chin, and he had a certain air of immortality.

"Xiao Yao, this is Master Qu, a famous Feng Shui master." Mr. Deng introduced to Jiahao with a smile.

"Hello. My name is Yao Jiahao." Jiahao quickly greeted the middle-aged man politely.

"Hello, little brother Yao." Master Qu also smiled and nodded, and said, "Old Deng, what's the point of calling me here?"

Mr. Deng replied: "I just want to ask you to help me control my eyes and see something. It is a magic weapon."

"Oh? What kind of magical weapon is it?" Master Qu asked. When Mr. Deng said the word "magical weapon", his eyes visibly lit up, and he suddenly became interested.

Mr. Deng said: "It's a sword, an antique seven-star sword that feels quite special. Master Qu, you have collected magical weapons for so many years, so you must have a good understanding of this type of magical weapons."

"Where is the thing? Let me take a look first and then tell you." Master Qu nodded.

"That's it." Jiahao then gently pulled out the son sword from the belly of the mother sword and said, "Master Qu, this is a pair of 'child mother swords'. The mother sword is rusting too much. Maybe it can be seen

Nothing comes out, but this sword is relatively well preserved - look, the rust is not very heavy, right? There are four gems inlaid on both sides of the blade."

"oh--"

Upon seeing this, Master Qu's eyes widened immediately, and the look of surprise in his eyes was clearly evident, but soon he exhaled lowly, and the look of surprise on his face gradually softened.

After looking at it carefully for a while, Master Qu didn't say much, but asked calmly: "Brother Yao, where did you get these seven-star swords? Are you considering transferring them?"

He asked about the transfer, but he said nothing about the quality of the sword. He seemed to be deliberately hiding something.

Hearing what Master Qu said, Jiahao and Lin Haitao and others looked at each other and were surprised.

Jiahao couldn't help but think to himself: "Why did Master Qu want to buy this sword as soon as he saw it?"

Although Master Qu didn't show much enthusiasm at the moment, everyone could see that he really wanted to get the sword.

At that moment, Jiahao smiled faintly and replied: "The sword was given to me by a friend. Master Qu, I haven't thought about it yet. I will talk about the transfer after I think about it. What do you think of this sword?"

He knew very well that his question might be in vain. Since Master Qu wanted to buy, he would not tell the truth, at least before negotiating the business. As a buyer, who would tell the truth before negotiating the price?

It's good to praise the other person's stuff vigorously and not find fault with them.

Even so, Jiahao knew it well, and Master Qu took a fancy to the sword in his hand at a glance, which further proved the preciousness of the thing.

"Brother Yao, the stuff is pretty good, I like it better." Hear Master Qu say with a nonchalant answer, "Can you give it to me? Lao Deng also knows that I like to collect magical artifacts, especially old ones that are of a certain age.

.”

As expected, he did not directly answer Jiahao's question, but instead discussed the business and asked Jiahao to sell him things straight to the point.

Jiahao shook his head without hesitation and said: "Master Qu, I'm sorry, I really haven't thought about it yet. I can't promise you anything now. To tell you the truth, I also like to collect antique magic weapons, seven-star swords and the like.

I particularly like the sword."

He can't just agree to the other party. If he agrees like this, he will be limited in the price he can get. Master Qu can tell at a glance that he is a very smart person. If he talks about this business with him too early,

He will only take advantage of you on price.

However, Master Qu was so optimistic about the sword, and Jiahao felt very happy. He hoped to sell it at a high price that would satisfy people.

"Old Deng, please take a moment to speak." Master Qu didn't force anything, but called Mr. Deng aside to discuss what they were discussing.

Jiahao knew that Master Qu wanted to buy his seven-star sword through Mr. Deng. He was very familiar with Mr. Deng, and the other party would put in good words for him.

"Brother Yao, it seems that Master Qu likes your sword very much." Lin Haitao whispered, "But if he doesn't offer a high price, then there is no need to negotiate!"

Jiahao smiled and said: "The tourmaline on the sword is very precious, not to mention it is a magic weapon sword. It is really impossible to negotiate without a certain price."

"Yes!" Lin Haitao nodded heavily.

After a while, Mr. Deng turned around and walked back, while Master Zhou stood there waiting for the news.

"Xiao Yao," Mr. Deng said solemnly, "Master Qu wants you to give him this Seven-Star Sword. Do you want to consider it? It must be a good thing. Such a beautiful 'evil-proof sword' is very valuable."

It’s hard to see the second one!”

Jiahao said seriously: "Mr. Deng, we don't know much about the current market price of this sword yet. Even if we negotiate with him, we can't be sure of the price."

Mr. Deng said: "That's what he said. Considering that your sword is inlaid with eight high-quality tourmalines, he asked you a high price. He asked for 800,000! What do you think? The thing is yours, and everything is owned by you."

You make your own decision, if you think it's suitable, sell it to him, otherwise I'll just tell him that you're not willing to sell it yet."

"Eight hundred thousand?!" As soon as the price came out, Jiahao and Lin Haitao couldn't help but feel a rush of enthusiasm. Eight hundred thousand was nearly twenty times higher than the original price of five thousand!

What kind of concept is this? It undoubtedly shows that Jiahao has made a big mistake this time!

Jiahao was actually quite satisfied with the price of 800,000, which was within the range he could accept. However, he tried his best to suppress the excitement gushing out of his heart, and maintained a calm state from beginning to end on the surface.

"Mr. Deng, is 800,000 appropriate?" Before Jiahao could speak, Uncle Jiang, who was standing next to him, took the lead and said in a low voice, "Didn't we just estimate that the things could be sold for more than one million?"

In my opinion, it should be higher than one million."

Mr. Deng said: "I just conveyed Master Qu's words to Xiao Yao. If the thing can be sent to the auction table, the price will naturally be immeasurable. It is not uncommon to sell it for several million, but now we are negotiating the price face to face with one party. Eighty

You can’t say that RMB 10,000 is too low, right? Xiao Yao, you can tell yourself, do you want to sell it for RMB 800,000?”

"Mr. Deng, I won't sell it anymore." Jiahao shook his head without thinking and said, "Keep the stuff for now. If it's really good, you don't have to worry about not being able to sell it for a good price later, right?"

"Well, yes, there's no need to worry." Mr. Deng nodded in agreement, "Then I'll go talk to him and tell him what you mean."

After finishing speaking, he turned around and walked to Master Qu and explained what Jiahao meant.

After listening to the song, the master had a look of regret on his face. Later he said goodbye to Jiahao and the others and left the room in a hurry.

Master Qu’s invitation was in vain. He didn’t appraise Jiahao’s sword when he came. However, Jiahao was not in a hurry at all and he put the sword away smoothly.

At noon, after dinner, Jiahao and Lin Haitao were admiring an album in the room. What they collected were some of the treasures that were about to be sold at the auction. The national treasure "Zhang Fei Mei Vase" they had discussed before was among them.

.

"Haitao, what is it that your grandpa wants to receive?" Jiahao asked curiously.

"Here, this is it." Lin Haitao pointed to an antique in the catalog and said, "'Qiu Ying's Twelve Albums', my grandfather missed it before. Now he wants to buy it back, but I'm afraid it's not that easy. There are many

People like Qiu Ying’s authentic works and they can’t wait for them. So when the time comes, my grandpa and the others will definitely start a fierce competition, and it’s unclear whether they will be able to buy it in the end.”

Jiahao suddenly realized: "It turns out to be Qiu Ying's authentic work. It is indeed rare!"

He then remembered and wondered if he had a large hand scroll in his hand, and that "Hunting Picture of the Ming Dynasty Autumn" was Qiu Ying's masterpiece.

Compared with the current booklet, "Hunting Map of the Ming Dynasty" is naturally more precious, but no one knows about it except him now.

After carefully reading the album, Jiahao talked with Lin Haitao for a long time. At about three o'clock, Mr. Deng suddenly called He Qing and said: "Xiao Yao, come here quickly. Remember

Bring that seven-star sword, Boss Jin’s people are here and they want to talk to you!”

"Haitao, Mr. Deng said that Boss Jin's people are looking for me." After hanging up the phone, Jiahao greeted Lin Haitao.

Lin Haitao said in surprise: "That's weird, what do Boss Jin's people want from you? Could it be that they also want to buy your tourmaline seven-star sword?"

Jiahao shook his head and said: "I don't know, but it must be related to that sword. Mr. Deng asked me to bring the sword over. I guess Boss Jin heard the news, and he needed this kind of magic weapon, so he sent someone

He came to discuss business with me. Who told him?"

Lin Haitao said: "It should be like this. Not many people know about this matter, just us and Master Qu. Although the sword was given to you by Boss Zhong, he doesn't know anything about Zijian's condition.

I know it, so it must have been revealed by Master Qu. Master Qu is a very famous Feng Shui master here in the capital. He has close contacts with many people in the industry, and Boss Jin should be one of them."

"Yeah." Jiahao nodded slightly and said, "Anyway, go over and take a look first, it shouldn't be a bad thing."

"Don't worry about this." Lin Haitao consoled him, "As long as he is from Boss Jin, it will definitely not be a bad thing. Boss Jin is the most trustworthy person, and he will not do any dirty tricks just because of a mere ancient sword.

, not even a big boss like him. Brother Yao, take the sword and let’s go, don’t keep them waiting. You’re lucky to be able to sell something to Boss Jin, he can afford a high price.”

"Well, okay." Jiahao nodded and agreed, and then the two of them rushed to Mr. Deng's guest room with the pair of mother-and-son swords.

When he walked in, Jiahao found that in addition to Deng and Lao, there were four other people in the room. One of them, Jiahao naturally knew him, and it was Master Qu whom they had met not long ago, while the other three were all unfamiliar faces.

Never seen.

"Xiao Yao, are you here?" Mr. Deng waved to Jiahao, "I would like to introduce to you. This is Mr. Guo, a manager of Boss Jin's company."

What Mr. Deng introduced to Jiahao was a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes. The man wore a pair of myopic glasses and looked gentle and elegant.

"Are you Brother Yao? Nice to meet you!" The man smiled and nodded to Jiahao in greeting.

"Nice to meet you!" Jiahao also smiled and nodded politely and shook hands with the other party, both of whom were very enthusiastic.

"Brother Yao, I heard that you have an 'evil sword' in your hand. Can you take it out to open our eyes?" Mr. Guo said straight to the point later.

Jiahao said without hesitation: "Of course it is. It's just that things are just so-so and cannot be discerned."

"Brother Yao, you are too modest." Mr. Guo shook his head and said, "Actually, Master Qu has already told us about the condition of your sword. He is very optimistic about it. It can't be wrong!"

"Oh, really? Then take a look." Jiahao then pulled out the sword.

This sword is called the "Evil Sword", which is quite appropriate. It is inlaid with eight tourmalines used to ward off evil. Tourmaline is a homonym for "Evil Sword", so the term "Evil Sword" is more appropriate.

However, there is an "evil sword", but there is absolutely no legendary "evil sword technique". It is just a fictitious thing in martial arts novels.

"Oh——"
Chapter completed!