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"Brother Yu, can you even make an old Buddha statue in the auction house?" Silang asked, puzzled.

Yu Jingyan sighed: "Sigh, speaking of this, it's probably just a scene from this industry, there are many things that are being auctioned that are not necessarily old, and there are many new items that are being made into old items, the water in the auction house is very deep, other than the common money laundering, there are also some that are used to swindle people to get a commission, of course, it's rather rare for people like this Infinite Longevity Buddha to directly offer new items for auction, there's no indication of who gave them away, but I suspect that it was Zhao Huaiyuan who did it."

Silang: "He knows that the item is new, and he still dares to bid?"

If the price of the Buddha statue is too high, like five million, at the time of the auction, he could directly control it and cause the Buddha statue to flow. When the time comes, there would be no need to pay any fees for the items sold, and at that time, Zhao Huaiyuan could bring this Buddha statue to another house and make up a reason for himself to sell it for two or three million. Those buyers who do not know the truth would definitely think that he had picked up a big loophole and might even fight to purchase it and collect it.

Silang frowned, and said unhappily: Brother Yu, two or three million is not a small number. To be able to get such a high price for a buddha statue that costs ten thousand gold coins, it is undoubtedly a sky-high price.

Yu Jingyan: "Even though you say that, but this is how society is like now. There are a lot of people who are rich, and people who are stupid, like to pretend to be collectors. Zhao Huaiyuan's target customers are probably those kinds of wealthy people … "

Silang: "But if we expose this, the consequences will be unimaginable, and we might even be implicated."

Yu Jingyan was also a little worried, thinking that Zhao Huaiyuan was playing it big this time.

After thinking about it, Yu Jingyan still called Zhao Huaiyuan.

"Hello, Boss Zhao, is the Buddha statue on the auction house in Chengdu next month yours?" Yu Jingyan asked.

"Which one?" Zhao Huaiyuan asked.

Yu Jingyan: "I personally made that Mingyongle style Immeasurable Buddha myself."

Zhao Huaiyuan: "Oh, that one you were talking about, I was the one who gave it to you. What's wrong?"

Yu Jingyan: "You want to raise the price of the Buddha statue through the auction house, right?"

Zhao Huaiyuan, "So what? Lao Yu, I took the item from you, that's true, but you also know the rules of our trade, for the items that I took, how I want to handle them, if I throw them away, you don't care, I will take them to raise the price, and you have no right to interfere. "

Yu Jingyan sighed, disappointed at Zhao Huaiyuan's greed, and said: "If that's the case, then I have nothing to do with the Buddha statue, the problem is that if you do this, it will be very easily exposed, after all, the Buddha statue has only been created a few months ago, if I meet an expert and find out that the thing you gave me is fake, then what happens, not only will it ruin your reputation, it will also have a huge impact on the auction house."

Zhao Huaiyuan: "Don't worry, aren't the auction houses like this now? Besides, as long as the virtuous and respected collection masters do not immediately see that the items are new, no one would dare to openly question the auction house. Alright, I'm still a little busy here, I'll come and drink with you when I go to Lhasa."

After hanging up the phone, Yu Jingyan was still a little worried. Although the Buddha statue was made from a Buddha statue that was imitatively made from the style of Yongle and was made old by him personally, but in the eyes of a true collector, he could still tell who was the new elder with a glance. At that time, not only would he destroy the reputation of Zhao Huaiyuan and the auction house, what he was worried about was that it would affect his reputation — Of course, in the real antiques industry, Yu Jingyan had no reputation at all.

Chen Xi carried the roasted sausages and came in. Seeing that Yu Jingyan and Silang were both worried, he asked what had happened.

Yu Jingyan answered truthfully. After Chen Xi heard this, he was no longer calm, and said: "Someone who can buy Buddha statues for a few million, either rich or noble, might even send the statues to another organization to be appraised. If anyone finds out that the Buddha statues are new, Lao Yu, I'm really afraid that they will come and fight you to the death."

Yu Jingyan said with a bit of grievance: "Although I made the Buddha statue old, I'm still selling it as a new one. I'll sell it to Zhao Huaiyuan and that guy wants to go and hype it up no matter what, I can't do anything about it."

"It's better to be careful. I suggest we take some time to go to Chengdu and watch the auction. We have to find a way to ruin the auction if the Buddha statue is really bought by some tough guy. Otherwise, when they find out, who knows what kind of consequences it will bring about." Chen Xi said.

Yu Jingyan nodded his head, he understood that this matter was because of him, and so on and so forth would definitely bear fruit, he was very clear that he had to personally face the situation in order to prevent the Infinity Buddha from being sold for an astronomical amount of money and to harm the innocent.

"Silang, now do you know why I'm not willing to eat with Zhao Huaiyuan? That person is no good, his heart is too dark, I even find myself dirty from eating with him." Yu Jingyan said.

Silang responded as if he understood something.

There was still more than half a month before the auction. Yu Jingyan booked a plane ticket for the first two days before the auction.

During this period of time, the Treasure Seeking Arts had completely fallen into a slumber. Yu Jingyan would occasionally take out the compass to have a look, but the needle of the compass would no longer move.

Two days before they set off, Cheng Dawei finally left the hospital and returned to his work.

Cheng Dawei, who he had not seen for a long time, was in good spirits. His face was rosy, and his steps were steady.

"The yang energy is almost normal, it seems like I've recovered quite well in this period of time." Yu Jingyan thought.

Brother Yu, Lao Chen, Silang, I am sick because of you, although there are some things I cannot remember, I know that you saved me, the doctor said, the parasites growing in my brain were found by you all, you are my benefactors, the reason why I was able to escape from death this time around is all because of you guys, from now on, it is my business, if there is anything I can do for you, just say it. Cheng Dawei said gratefully.

Chen Xi patted Cheng Dawei's shoulders and said: "Captain Cheng, I was just about to take a leave to go to Chengdu, is it convenient for me?"

Cheng Dawei: "What's inconvenient about that, I just have to go. In the past, it was my fault, I had eyes but could not recognize Mount Tai, I am truly sorry."

Yu Jingyan waved his hand: "It's all part of my duty, no need to be polite. Old Cheng, let me ask you, have you ever been to Southeast Asia or come into contact with people from other countries?"

Cheng Dawei scratched his head and said: "I have never gone out of my country. Brother Yu, which countries in Southeast Asia do you mean?"

Yu Jingyan: "Myanmar, Viet Nam, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Timor-Leste …"

Cheng Dawei: "No, I just picked up a Foreign Woman a few years ago at a bar in the Sky Sea Night Market. That Foreign Woman was Russian, and apart from that, I met a few foreigners in the Antique City, but they didn't seem to have any relationship with each other. What about it?

Yu Jingyan dragged Cheng Dawei to his own shop and said in a low voice: "To be honest, the parasite in your head is not an ordinary parasite, but a kind of Gu Worm."

Cheng Dawei's expression changed as he said in a trembling voice, "Gu Worm … Brother Yu, what is a Gu Worm? "

Yu Jingyan: "The Magi and Gu Masters of Southeast Asia are good at using poison to harm people, your situation is one of them. Are you sure you don't have any enmity with the people of Southeast Asia? "Let me ask you this, have you offended anyone in the last one or two years?"

Cheng Dawei said embarrassedly: "You guys know that I like to drink and flirt with girls, I always have a high profile when I speak and when I do things, I would probably offend someone. I have really offended a lot of people, Brother Yu, didn't I offend you guys a while ago …"

Yu Jingyan nodded and started thinking.

After a long while, he said, "Alright, don't worry, keep a low profile when you talk and when you do things in the future. Don't overdo it and take a good rest."

"Brother Yu, I feel extremely ashamed for you to not remember this lowly person. If anyone dares to cause trouble for you in the future, I will lead Lang Sai Antique City's security team and kill them!" Cheng Dawei said.

"Forget it, a society governed by the rule of law. Who are you trying to mess with?" Yu Jingyan said with a smile.

After Cheng Dawei left, Yu Jingyan asked Silang and Chen Xi to make some preparations and set off two days later.

On the day of their departure, when Yu Jingyan saw the Evergreen Saber s strapped around Silang's waist, he asked with a darkened face, "Are you hoping to take this thing to the plane?"

Silang: "What do you mean, we can't bring this up?"

"Pull it down, put the knife at home, you'll have to be confiscated if you want to take it with you." Yu Jingyan said.

Silang said, "I'm sorry, this is my first time on a plane. I have no experience with it …"

Yu Jingyan then took Silang's Evergreen Saber and placed it in the safe he kept for the Pure Heavenly Bead. The three of them then left Dan Jie Lin's Zakang Compound and took a taxi to Gongga Airport.

"Brother Yu, you can count your snacks. This time, I did not bring anyone with me, so my fighting strength has plummeted. If there is an unexpected situation, please do not try to show off." Silang said.

Yu Jingyan: "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Even without the treasured blade in hand, Silang's skill was still the best out of the three, followed by Chen Xi's, with Yu Jingyan's being the weakest. His specialty was not in physical attacks, but in the mystical talismans.

"Brother Yu, I heard from the Antique City people that the Hidden Hand market in Chengdu is doing quite well. I wonder if we will encounter any Nine eyes Heavenly Bead during this trip?" Silang asked.

Yu Jingyan looked at the compass in his hand again, and muttered: "I hope to gain something."

After successfully arriving at the Double Current Airport, Yu Jingyan did not notify his friends in Chengdu to come to pick up the plane. He felt that there would be trouble this time, and did not want to implicate anyone else.

Even Zhao Huaiyuan did not know that Yu Jingyan and the other two had come to Chengdu.

The three of them headed straight for the Immortal Bridge Antique Market. Two days later, the Jiafu Auction House was in the exhibition hall on the first floor of the Antique Market, preparing for the auction.

Not long after, Yu Jingyan saw himself becoming an old, immeasurable Buddha among the preliminaries. In front of the Buddha statue, there were many guests gathered …

"Yo, 'A happy new year for the new generation'. This is the portraits of Yongxuan with money on it. It's rare, really rare."

"In the auction this time, this Immeasurable Buddha is ranked in the top three."

"An estimate of 7 million is indeed a reasonable price. Last year, Hong Kong's Sotheby's had a Buddha statue that was slightly smaller in size and looked similar to this one. It sold for over 12 million."

"The market for fine goods will never be weak. Bro, listen to me. If you don't lack money, take down this Buddha statue."

Hearing the evaluation of the guests, Yu Jingyan felt that it was rather sarcastic.

It had only been a few months since the statue was created, but it was treated as a treasure by these customers who boasted to have very high standards. Perhaps most of the guests did not know the rules of the auction.

Due to the goods being displayed through the transparent glass, the customers could only look through it but not try to get their hands on it. As a result, it was even more difficult for Yu Jingyan to see the old Buddha statue.