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Facing all these doubts and ridicule, Xu Lang smiled indifferently, "I think..." Before he could finish, the owner of the shop came over and pushed him out of the door.

"Hey hey hey, if you want to talk, go out and chat, don't block me from doing business!"

Now that the money was cleared, Xu Lang no longer had any value to him, the owner wanted nothing more than for the poor brat to immediately scram, in case he decided to go back on his word and cause trouble for him.

As the saying goes, business cannot be bought or sold, there was no justice to speak of. Xu Lang being pushed out of the door was already very unpleasant to him, he did not expect the evil merchant to secretly curse, "You must be a country bumpkin!"

Being scolded by a scum, Xu Lang felt that he had been humiliated twice over.

"Boss, a cunning merchant like you only has eyes for money, how can you tell the quality of the goods!"

"Pui!" I can't see it, can you? You old hat, stop trying to mystify things here! If you can come up with a way, I'll call you grandpa from now on! "

Xu Lang laughed, "Grandson, find me a set of thin and flexible tools!"

"Alright, I'll give it to you!" The owner answered and went to get a tool knife. He thought for a second and said, "Hey, you f * cking took advantage of me. Just you wait, you'll have to die an ugly death later!"

The other visitors laughed and quickly gathered around to watch the commotion.

Xu Lang picked up a hard and sharp tool knife, carefully cutting through the cracks on the side of the Jade Cicada while trying to pry it open. The cracks in the Jade Cicada became larger and larger, and the originally intact piece of the Jade Cicada had actually split into two, while an unknown object that was originally hidden in the Jade Cicada's abdomen fell out following the crack of the Jade Cicada.

The surrounding customers all stared with wide eyes. The shop owner's eyes were even larger than an ox's. "This …" What the hell is this thing!? "

Xu Lang took out two tweezers from his toolkit and carefully laid out the unknown object. It was a painting!

Xu Lang was even more surprised, the pattern on the drawing was actually exactly the same as the one he had seen in the flash of an eye!

The canvas was about a foot square, as thin as a cicada's wing, and depicted a man with a high crown and a long sword standing sideways in an imposing posture. He carried a reins and steered a huge dragon with a body like a boat.

A grey-haired old man in the crowd immediately rushed forward and carefully examined the painting with a magnifying glass. The rope in his eyes constantly trembled.

"Ah …" This, this is a Han Dynasty Burberry painting! "

The old man was so excited that his voice was trembling. He almost touched the painting through the air, afraid that the tip of his finger would jab a hole through it.

"Yo, at least millions of burgundy paintings in the Han Dynasty!"

"I'm afraid that this painting is more than just a million. Don't forget that this person is hidden in the Jade Cicada, just the craftsmanship itself is worth a lot of money!"

The surrounding crowd instantly burst into an uproar as they discussed animatedly.

boss's head buzzed and he almost fainted backwards. He pushed the crowd aside, pointed at the old man's back and cursed: "You old bastard, stop spouting nonsense here. What Han Dynasty's painting, what proof do you have?!"

The old man slowly raised his head. Only now did the crowd clearly see his appearance.

"Aiya! Isn't this old mister Liu Chengen? " Someone in the crowd recognized the old man.

"Liu Chengen? that great expert Liu Chengen from the antiques and archaeology worlds? "

"Heavens, a person at the 'Tai Dou' class …"

Although Xu Lang did not know about antiques, he had heard of Liu Chengen's famous name. It was said that his ancestors had been a businessman with a good family background, and in his generation, because of his love of collecting antiques, he had studied antiques and had a good understanding of archaeology. He was often invited by everyone at Auction as an expert.

"That's right, I am Liu Chengen." The old man's voice was not loud, but it faintly exuded the bearing of a large family.

He explained in a slow and leisurely manner, "The lines of this painting are smooth and elegant, complemented by plain and rendered colors. The characters and Qu Yuan's poem 'Ji Ji Ji Xi, Chang Yu Pi Lu' describe each other, confirming each other's experience. This kind of painting has a deep ancient origin, which is in line with the characteristics of the Warring States Period. However, it has also improved in terms of technique.

"Looking at the silk again, it's as light as smoke and as thin as a cicada's wing. Only the plain yarn of the Han Dynasty could have such craftsmanship …"

The old man paused, then picked up the Jade Cicada that was split into two and said: "This Jade Cicada feels smooth, and its drawing is simple. Presumably, everyone saw that this is a technique of the 'Han Eight Blade', if it was not because there is a painting hidden in its stomach, no one would think that it is not a good piece of jade.

The cicada sloughing off from the impure earth, outside of the floating dust, was regarded as a pure and pure spiritual being, especially in the Han Dynasty. It was extremely popular in funerals to contain cicadas in the mouths of the dead, and this Jade Cicada was also known as' jade '.

The theme of the painting was' Spirit Summoning, Rising Heaven ', and it fit perfectly with the painting that was dug out from the tomb.

Mr. Elder Liu's explanation was vast and profound, everyone was taught a lesson, they were all happy and convinced.

boss really wanted to die. He had muddled his way through the antique industry for more than twenty years, to think that he had made a mistake. Seeing a pair of priceless treasures being picked up by an ignorant fool, his heart broke.

Liu Chengen excitedly grabbed Xu Lang's arm. "Little brother, this old one has loved jade artifacts and paintings my entire life, but today is still the first time I've seen such an exquisite and ancient treasure.

Xu Lang never thought that he would have such an abnormal reaction towards antiques. Upon hearing that Liu Chengen wanted to buy Jade Cicada s and paintings, he subconsciously asked, "Senior, how much can you pay?"

Mr. Elder Liu pondered for a bit, then said: "Based on the size of the Han Dynasty, it should be around one million, while the Jade Cicada is about five hundred thousand, and with these two added together, I will double it for you. Three million, what do you think?"

"Ah?" Xu Lang was startled.

Three million?

How many years would it take to earn that much money!?

This time, he was rich!

Liu Chengen thought that his bid was too low, and immediately raised two fingers, "Add another two million, and it will be five million!"

The shop owner's eyes also widened in surprise. Five million! Putting aside the cost of the shop, he would only earn two to three hundred thousand in one year! Five million was more than enough to feed a bank for a lifetime!

's eyes turned red when he saw this. He rushed over like a madman, Xu Lang anxiously raised the Jade Cicada high up in the air.

"What are you doing!"

Plunder? Plunder?

"This Jade Cicada is mine, return it to me!"

The surrounding people looked at the shop owner in disdain, thinking that he had gone crazy from missing money.

Xu Lang laughed coldly and said: "Boss, everyone saw what happened back then. Don't mess around!"

"That's right. Boss, you're also an old man in the antique industry. Don't go back on your word …" Everyone agreed.

Old Sir Liu Chengen also stood out from the side. Without saying anything, he only looked at boss, and did not dare say anything.

Since things had reached such a stage, they could only accept their fate and let Xu Lang go with a face full of dust.

The people who came to watch the commotion did not forget to remind him, "Boss, we spoke first. If you lose, you have to call me grandpa."

Although he was unresigned in his heart, he could only give in. He looked at Xu Lang with resentment, and squeezed out two words from between his gritted teeth, "Grandfather!"

Everyone laughed, Xu Lang did not continue interacting with him, but Mr. Liu Chengen's interest was all on the antique treasure.

Old Master Liu Chengen sincerely said: "Little brother, although I am a merchant, my family has always been engaged in the tea business. Antiques are purely a personal hobby and never sell off to earn money, if little brother does not believe me, I can also write down a report, if …"

Mr. Elder Liu had not finished speaking when Xu Lang laughed and said: "Elder Liu, you misunderstand again, how could I guess that I would sell this? Originally, I did not want to sell this Jade Cicada, but Elder Liu is a rare person and is also an expert in archaeology, this thing in your hands is more valuable than someone like me who is not very knowledgeable, so this treasure should be given to Elder Liu. "There's no need to spend so much. Just give me a million."

"Little brother, your words really make an old man like me feel ashamed …" Mr. Elder Liu shook Xu Lang's hand excitedly, "The painting in the Jade Cicada is of the highest quality, the silk now can't be as light as smoke. It's less than five million, I am worried … "You have to pay me five million, or you'll be slapping me in the face, looking down on me!"