Chapter 1: Let me go!

  The bronze Buddha statue with a vivid and lifelike appearance, under Wang Ke's extraordinary gaze, had a stream of milky white gas flowing slowly. Moreover, Wang Ke had an illusion that the milky white gas seemed to want to break free from the bronze Buddha's restraint and rush towards his eyes whenever his line of sight fell upon it again.

  A cool and refreshing sensation replaced the sharp pain, but this feeling only lasted for two or three seconds. Then Wang Ke felt a sudden blackout in front of his eyes, and that sharp pain reappeared again.

  With his left hand covering his eyes in an instant, Wang Ke's face did not reveal a hint of emotion, looking as calm and composed as ever, but in his heart, he was overjoyed.

  It's the law!

  I actually found another treasure?

  I, Wang Ke, am really lucky! The precious artifact was found by me twice in one day. Is it because the heavens think I'm kind-hearted and handsome, so they're starting to bless me with good fortune?

  With a satisfied thought, Wang Ke slowly opened his left hand covering his eyes, looked up at Li Duan and silently shook his head, saying indifferently: "My former boss Zhou Bapi, although he's not a good person, but his vision is still okay, this thing is indeed fake."

  Li Daquan's heart had just risen with a glimmer of hope, but in an instant it turned into nothing.

  "Hey little brother, are you going to buy something or not? If not, I'm leaving!" said Li Daquan.

  Wang Ke said slowly and clearly, "I'll buy it for 30 yuan. I'll take it back and put it on my bedside table as an offering, hoping that in the future I can find a boss who won't be as stingy as this Zhou Bapi."

  Zhou Bopi was furious, but when he wanted to scold Wang Ke, he once again remembered the big fist print that Wang Ke had left on the huai wood table, and his face suddenly fell. He hummed twice in a huff, and his feet involuntarily retreated two steps.

  Li Daquan was able to mix in this antique street, and his eyes were naturally not few. He turned around with a "heh heh" smile and said: "This little brother, as the saying goes: good fortune comes from the heart, sincerity is spiritual. You spend 30 yuan, just like buying junk, obviously without sincerity! Three hundred, three hundred yuan for this thing, take it away, how about that?"

  Wang Ke gave Li Daquan a disdainful look and said, "There's a saying you should have heard: 'Food and wine pass through the intestines, but the Buddha sits in the heart.' If I have a spirit in my heart, it proves that I am sincere, and this has nothing to do with how much money. Forget it, originally I saw you rushing over here, now you're greatly disappointed, I don't want to make you too miserable either, so I'll add ten yuan, forty yuan, and this bronze Buddha statue is mine."

  Li Daquan furrowed his brow, glared with both eyes and said loudly: "You're talking nonsense! What's the most important indicator of a person's integrity nowadays? It's money! If you're so sincere, why are you being so petty about this little bit of money? Two hundred and fifty, at least two hundred and fifty."

  Two hundred and fifty?

  Wang Ke secretly sneered in his heart: You have a treasure mountain but don't know it, and you treat the treasure as trash. You're the one who's stupid!

  The man with a fake smile rolled his eyes and said, "Hey big brother, let's talk business properly, no need to scold people! You think the number 250 sounds good? Forget it, such copper Buddha statues are sold everywhere for just tens of dollars. I'll go buy it somewhere else!"

  Just as the cooked duck was about to fly away, Li Daquan hurriedly blocked the copper Buddha statue handed over by Wang Ke and said with a smile: "Ah, look at my broken mouth, don't take it seriously, just now I was wrong, brother, I apologize to you, but 40 yuan is too low, how about this? I won't ask for anything extra either, 200 yuan, you take the thing, we'll make a deal, one hand with money and the other with goods, clear, what do you say?"

  Wang Ke directly stretched out a finger and said indifferently: "For this little money, it's not worth arguing about. One hundred yuan, if you want to sell, sell it, otherwise forget it!"

  He seemed to mean that he would once again palm off the copper Buddha statue on Li Daquan.

  Li Da's expression changed several times, but in fact he was already satisfied. Since he knew the copper Buddha statue was fake, being able to sell it for 100 yuan was not bad. After all, when he first got the copper Buddha statue, he only spent more than 20 yuan on it. In short, this deal wasn't a loss.

  "Hand it over, give me the money, and this thing is yours! Looking at my younger brother, he's still quite sincere, I believe that in the future you'll definitely be prosperous and wealthy." Li Daquan said loudly.

  Wang Ke happily took out 100 yuan and handed it to Li Daquan, saying: "I'll borrow your auspicious words, we're even."

  Holding the bronze Buddha statue, after Li Daquan left, Wang Ke glanced at Zhou Bo and Sun Ming before leaving calmly.

  Suppressing the excitement in his heart was a very painful thing, and Wang Ke also wanted to know now how much the artifact in his hand was worth. He wasn't a fool, nor did he want to taste the flavor of being a fool, so he had to find several shops to figure out the price of this bronze Buddha statue artifact.

  Standing outside the door of the聚宝堂, Zhou Bo Pi's eyes flickered with a strange color. In his heart, he vaguely felt that this matter was very unusual. After being with Wang Ke for half a year, he had some understanding of Wang Ke's character. One hundred yuan to buy a fake copper Buddha? Had Wang Ke's brain turned into mush? Or did the copper Buddha have another mysterious mechanism?

  "Hmph, this turtle grandson, with his three-legged cat's kung fu, how could he possibly see any mystery? Spending 100 bucks on a broken copper Buddha statue is simply idiotic."

  With a look of discontent, he spat on the ground and thought about his huge losses twice in a row. His old face twitched a few times, and with a huff, he turned around and returned to the Treasure Hall store.

  Two hours later.

  "We ordinary people are really, truly happy..."

  Humming a little tune, Wang Ke walked out of an antique shop with a pleasant smile. In the past two hours, under the guise of buying antiques, he had strolled through four shops and roughly estimated the price of the artifact from the appraisers' words.

  Compared to one hundred yuan, he estimated a figure that was astronomical based on the prices given by several appraisers.

  How long has it been?

  A day's time, a day's time!

  He was so lucky that he not only discovered the function of heterochromia, but also stumbled upon good fortune and successfully picked up two leaks, which made him overjoyed.

  He seemed to have already seen a golden road to success, so he was even more determined to learn about antique appraisal and artifact identification. As the old saying goes: knowledge changes fate. With a wealth of knowledge, for future treasure hunting, combined with the effect of his special eye, it would be like adding wings to a tiger!

  The price of this treasure has already been calculated, and it's time to make a move. No matter how good the treasure is, it's not as good as real gold, silver, and cash!

  He thought with a happy heart, he decided to go to Shang Baoxuan again to find Liu Gang. In the previous transaction, although Liu Gang had played tricks on himself, the final result was still satisfactory.

  This time I've already estimated the approximate price, and after what happened last time, that guy Liu Gang shouldn't try to cheat me again, right?

  However, going to Shang Baoxuan twice a day for a short period of time to trade in artifacts, if this gets out, it might have an impact on myself. One should keep a low profile and quietly accumulate wealth, that's the key to success.

  The abacus in his heart was clicking away, Wang Ke took the copper Buddha statue wrapped in black cloth and walked into the main gate of Shang Bao Xuan again.

  "Welcome, I am... Ah, it's you again! Are you looking for Master Liu Gang again?" The approaching colleague's eyes lit up when he saw Wang Ke. In the previous transaction, because he was the one who received Wang Ke, he was able to get a reward of over 100 yuan. So seeing Wang Ke again, he seemed to see a hundred-yuan bill flying towards him.

  Wang Ke nodded and said: "He's here to find Liu Gang! Selling a ritual vessel."

  The God of Wealth has arrived!

  The fellow smiled even more brightly and respectfully led Wang Ke to the VIP room, then left in a hurry to call someone.

  A few minutes later, in the luxuriously decorated VIP room, Liu Gang pushed open the door with a bright smile. However, his heart was shocked to the extreme, because it had only been a short while since they parted ways, and yet this young man had already brought out another treasure, could he have picked up another one so quickly?

  If he really picked up another bargain, then this young man in front of him is not simple at all!

  "Old Wang, no wonder the magpie was chirping non-stop at my window early this morning. I didn't expect you, the god of wealth, to come to my door again. What good stuff have you brought with you this time? Let me take a look?" Liu Gang asked with a smile, glancing at the black cloth in Wang Ke's hand.

  Wang Ke said straightforwardly, "What kind of treasure still needs your appraisal? As the saying goes: 'once you're born, twice you're familiar', we can be considered old acquaintances. As long as you don't play tricks on me, if there's any good stuff in the future, I'll look for you!"

  As he spoke, he handed Liu Gang a copper Buddha statue wrapped in black cloth.

  He stretched out his hand to lift the black cloth, and Liu Gang caught a glimpse of the bronze Buddha statue. He shook his head secretly, but two minutes later, he looked surprised and turned to Wang Ke saying: "Wang, you really have good eyesight! This is indeed a ritual object, it's just that those foolish people thought it was a fake and made some changes on its surface."

  He is now admiring Wang Ke, and he never thought that Wang Ke would have such a keen eye. If it weren't for his decades of experience in appraising antiques, he might have overlooked this treasure.

  Who is this young man in front of me?

  How old is he?

  Isn't it impossible for him to have started learning about antique appraisal and artifacts from his mother's womb?

  "We're honest people, no beating around the bush. Whether we can continue to cooperate in the future depends on your sincerity, Liu. Name a price and let's make a deal! If I think it's reasonable, we'll trade directly. If not, I won't waste any words and will leave with my goods immediately." Wang Ke's expression was very calm, even though he was excited inside.

  Liu Gang originally had some other ideas, but Wang Ke's words blocked all the things he wanted to say.

  This guy in front of me is probably capable of saying and doing, if he finds out that I'm playing tricks on him, then my financial road will be cut off! Although buying his magic weapon didn't make much profit, the profit wasn't too small either. Compared to usual transactions, it's a lot better.

  He hesitated for a moment before speaking: "Wang is a straightforward person, and I won't give you an inflated price. One price, 150,000 yuan; if you're satisfied, we'll make the deal; if not, go take a look at other places."

  One hundred and fifty thousand?

  Wang Ke's little heart skipped a few beats, his original estimate was between 800,000 and 1.2 million, but he didn't expect Liu Gang to offer 1.5 million at once, it seems that his estimation of the bronze Buddha statue was still somewhat off.

  Later on, I must learn to identify antiques and artifacts. Otherwise, even if I have more antiques and artifacts, I may suffer a big loss during transactions!

  "Brother Wang is a straightforward person, and the price is reasonable too. Let's make a deal! However, I have a small request." Wang Ke's face showed a hint of a smile as he said this with satisfaction.

  Racing to the top!