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At first, Shen Lian had been looking more closely, but by now, the man from the countryside had already entered the antique shop.

Shen Lian thought for a moment before following behind him. The interior of the store was decorated in an antique fashion. All kinds of antique items were placed on shelves, giving off a dazzling feeling.

However, Shen Lian could identify them by their auras. Most of the items on the shelves were high-grade imitation crafts, and there were very few of them.

Furthermore, the positions of the items were particularly conspicuous and the prices they were priced at were outrageously high. It was obvious that the owner of this antique shop was someone who knew what they were worth … The boss of the antique shop was sitting there drinking morning tea. After the man from the countryside walked in, he hesitantly asked, "Boss, are antiques collected here?"

"Keep!" If you have anything, show it to me. "

The owner was a thin man with antique glasses and an old man's face. As he spoke, he leaned forward and asked to see the goods first.

The man quickly nodded his head and opened the woven bag he was carrying. He carefully took out the items inside and placed them on the counter.

It was actually an angry bronze statue of the Bodhisattva. It was at least 40 cm tall, and was considered to be quite a large object.

The Buddha statue was made from plastered metal, but the workmanship was somewhat rough. Moreover, the paint on the Buddha statue was peeling off a lot, making it look mottled and old.

Most peculiar of all was that the Vajra's hands were holding onto something that looked like a awl. It looked like a weapon, but was strangely shaped and had a jet-black luster. It looked like a rock, but there was a metallic luster to it.

Shen Lian's gaze was focused on the pyramid-shaped object in the Buddha statue's hand. He discovered that the mysterious aura he sensed previously originated from that pyramid-like object.

Thus, Shen Lian secretly opened the "Truth Mirror".

The result of using this technique to observe that pyramid-shaped object astounded him … That was because his line of sight and will were unable to penetrate into that object. It was as if he was blocked by an invisible barrier. Such a phenomenon had never happened before!

Thus, Shen Lian was even more certain that although the origin of the cone shaped object was unknown, it was definitely something else entirely. Thus, he silently stood at the entrance of the store.

He saw the antique shop owner whisper to himself before frowning.

After a moment, the antique shop's owner curled his lips and said to the man without any interest, "Although this Buddha statue looks quite old, its workmanship is rough, and it belongs to a village man. It should be the work of a priest in a temple in the past, to be honest, the collection value of this thing is not big, you'd better take a look elsewhere!"

"How, how is this possible? This Buddha statue is a treasure passed down from our ancestors for generations …" "Boss, did you see wrongly?"

The man was stunned. He didn't quite believe what the antique shop owner had said.

The antique shop owner sneered and said, "I've told you before, this item of yours is indeed quite old, but it's not a high-value antique. Frankly speaking, it's just a clay Buddha. There are a lot of such things in this antique market!"

"How, how is that possible, boss? You can't be lying to me, right?"

The man from the countryside asked with a suspicious look on his face.

Hearing the man's words, the antique shop owner's face darkened. He directly said to him, "I've already made it clear to you, this thing of yours isn't worth much. You should hurry up and leave!" I won't take this. "

As he said that, the antique shop owner scolded and pushed the man out of the shop … The man from the countryside held the glaring Vajra and stood helplessly on the street. He thought of the antique shop's owner's words and felt very depressed. He actually raised his hand and was about to smash it onto the ground.

"Uncle, don't be like this for now."

Seeing this, Shen Lian hurried forward to stop him.

"Little brother, I have brought this thing here from far away from the village. I want to sell it for some money to gather some tuition fees for my baby!" But the owner said that it's not worth anything, so I'm too ashamed to bring it back! "

The man from the countryside was quite straightforward and directly revealed the reason.

"Uncle, I feel that this item is quite valuable. How about this, if you still want to sell it, then sell it to me."

Shen Lian quickly told him.

"Little brother, you really want to buy it? Aren't you afraid that my things are worthless? "

The country bumpkin looked at Shen Lian with a puzzled expression.

"Haha, uncle, the main thing is that I like the unique design of this Buddha statue, it's not that it's not worth the money."

Shen Lian said.

"Oh, little brother, are you involved in artistic creation?"

The man from the countryside asked.

"En..." "Kind of."

Shen Lian simply lied, "I've always liked copying religious works of art …"

"Oh, so that's the case!"

That country bumpkin actually believed Shen Lian's words.

"I do like this Buddha statue."

Shen Lian smiled and said to him, "How about this, uncle, you name a price. If I feel that it's acceptable, I'll buy it from you!"

"Little brother, since you're so considerate, then just give me two thousand yuan. Me and my baby are studying, I need to gather some tuition fees for him, so …"

The man spoke with an embarrassed expression.

"Oh, I understand! I understand! "

Shen Lian quickly turned around and said to him, "How about this, Uncle, I don't think it will be easy for you. I'll give you 10 thousand yuan, just treat it as helping your child."

"Ah?" True... "Me, how can I take it …"

The man from the countryside looked surprised.

"Haha, uncle, I'm also from a poor family, so I know that studying is hard. Now, my living conditions are much better, seeing you like this, I really want to help you."

What Shen Lian said was true.

"Then, then thank you so much, little brother!" "I thank you on behalf of my baby …"

The man from the village thanked him profusely.

"Alright, uncle, there's an automatic teller machine just outside the street. Come out with me, I'll give you the cash!"

Shen Lian told him so. He also knew that for a simple and honest man like him, giving money directly to him was a sign of "sincerity".

Come.

"Alright!"

The man immediately nodded his head and followed Shen Lian out of the street.

Shen Lian quickly took out 10,000 yuan from the bank's ATM and handed it over to the man.

"Little brother, you really are a good person!"

That country bumpkin was very touched. He praised Shen Lian continuously, and then passed the glaring statue of the Buddha to him.

Shen Lian took the Buddha statue in his hand and immediately felt its weight sink. It had to be at least several tens of kilograms!

It must be difficult for this man from the countryside to bring such a heavy Buddha statue here …