Chapter 61: Li Tang's Ancient Sword

  As soon as they entered the room, Mr. Cao invited them to sit down and instructed the waitress who followed them in to make tea, while he himself said he was going to get something and walked into a small inner room inside this house.

  The tea had just been brewed when Old Cao emerged from inside, holding four rectangular boxes in his arms.

  As he came before Yang Ai, Old Cao placed the box in his hand on the tea table in front of him, with a smile on his face, saying: [Little brother, these are all my treasured items, take a look.]

  "Oh, really? Then I'll take a closer look." Yang Aiqian looked at the boxes and saw that they were all made of wood. The longest one was about 1.5 meters long, while the shortest was less than 1 meter. From the length of the boxes, he knew that there were long swords and short swords inside. He chose the longest box, picked it up, and opened it. Inside was a long sword about 1.2 meters long, with a complete scabbard. The entire sword looked quite elegant. Holding the sword in his hand, Yang Aiqian first used his Heavenly Eye to examine the scabbard, then drew out the sword body and carefully examined it. After observing for about two or three minutes, he finally inserted the sword back into the scabbard and returned it to the box.

  After finishing one, Yang Ai'er opened another box and took out another one to watch.

  Throughout the sword-watching process, Yang Aiqian didn't say a single word from start to finish. Boss Cao also remained silent and showed no impatience, simply sitting aside and observing quietly.

  After finishing the last sword, Yang Aifeng had a general understanding of these few swords. Although he didn't know the origin of these swords, he could tell the good and bad quality of the materials. Among these swords, he thought that the first sword he saw was his favorite in terms of shape, workmanship, and material, but he also knew that the antique business had deep water, and it was absolutely unreliable to judge from appearance alone.

  So, even if he used his Heaven's Eye, he was still a bit uneasy, so he borrowed the power of Fengshuiyuan Temple to determine the authenticity of this sword.

  He thought that if he relied on his still not strong enough Heavenly Eye to buy this sword and take it back, what if it was a fake product? Spending so much money would be a small matter for himself, but this sword was bought by him to give to Lin Le'er's grandfather. If people knew that he had bought a fake product to give to others, it would be too embarrassing.

  He held the long sword in his left hand, and with his right hand slowly guided the crimson mist from the Wind Water Source Temple. The crimson mist seeped into the long sword, and he obtained some information - identification information about the long sword.

  From this information, Yang Aiqian roughly understood that the sword body and hilt of the long sword were objects from about 1,300 years ago. The gemstones inlaid on it were also real, but the scabbard was a modern product. It seemed that when this sword was discovered, it did not have a scabbard, so someone later added an antique-style scabbard to it.

  "Boss Cao, this long sword of yours, what kind of price are you looking for?" Since he knew the long sword was a good item, Yang Aifeng didn't beat around the bush this time and directly asked about the sword's price.

  Yang Gege, have you finally made your choice? Lin Le'er's words, which were as dull as possible, asked excitedly in front of Yang Ai.

  Yes, it's almost ready. Yang Aiqian also knew that Lin Le'er had been waiting for a long time, so she smiled and replied.

  Little brother, this sword is a relic of the Li Tang Dynasty, crafted by a renowned master. Although I'm not sure where it originated from now, it has over a thousand years of history after all. If you truly want it, I'll let it go for 500,000 yuan flat.

  Boss Cao always had an affable demeanor, and upon hearing Yang Ai's inquiry about the price, he smiled and replied.

  When Yang Aiqian heard the price of 500,000, he thought for a moment. Although he didn't know what the market price was like, he still felt that this price had some water in it based on his own intuition.

  After a moment of contemplation, Yang Aifeng finally spoke up: "Boss Cao, isn't this price a bit too high? The sword body is indeed from the Li Tang dynasty, but the scabbard is a modern item. I absolutely cannot agree to this price." What he said was indeed the plain truth.

  "I didn't expect you to be so reserved, little brother. Since that's the case, I won't waste any more words either. You set a price for yourself, and as long as it's reasonable, I'll sell it to you."

  Old Cao also didn't think that Yang Aiqian, this young man who seemed to know nothing about antiques, would actually be so knowledgeable about ancient artifacts, hiding his true abilities.

  Two hundred thousand, one cent more and I won't want it. Yang Ai Qian thought for a moment before naming a price.

  This price was also carefully considered, not only the value of the long sword itself, but also the gemstones on the hilt, although the quality is not good, it should be worth around 400,000 to 500,000 yuan. Calculated this way, the value of the sword itself would be around 1.5 million yuan, and this price should still be reasonable.

  Little brother, isn't this too ruthless? Boss Cao didn't expect Yang Aiqian to be so ruthless, cutting the price by more than half in one go. His usual smiling face finally changed, replaced with a bitter smile.

  When Yang Aifeng heard Mr. Cao complaining, she didn't think much of it and didn't say anything, just smiled at him with a smile.

  Looking at Yang Ai's expression, Old Cao knew that the price he quoted was non-negotiable. This sword had cost him 100,000 yuan to collect.

  He had originally intended to figure out the origin of this long sword, and if an antique has a provenance that can be verified, then the value of the item will increase greatly. However, what he did not expect was that after finding countless experts and looking through countless classics himself, he still could not find its origin.

  Because he found many experts to verify the origin and history of this sword, so this thing slowly spread in the antique circle of Deep Sea City, causing many insiders to know that he had such a thing in his hand. Therefore, 150,000 for the value of this long sword itself is already at the top, it's impossible to increase again. Moreover, this long sword has been well-known in the antique world of Deep Sea City, and no one wants to solve the mystery of the sword anymore, so the sword has not been sold for many years while in his hand.

  Yang Ai's current offer is 200,000 yuan. Calculating this way, Boss Cao has already made a profit of over 50,000 yuan. Moreover, in all these years, after finding so many famous appraisal masters who couldn't find out the origin of this sword, Boss Cao had long given up on this matter and was thinking of selling it off early.

  Yang Ai's sudden appearance not only allowed him to quickly draw his long sword, but also earned him more than 50,000 yuan. Such a good thing he was eager for, but as a businessman, although he was very willing in his heart, he still pretended to be unwilling on his face.

  After a moment of silence, he said to Yang Ai: "To be honest, I got this sword back many years ago and it cost me 200,000 yuan at the time. But since you seem like a sincere young man, I'll let you have it even if I don't make a profit. Consider this a favor for our friendship. If you need anything else in the future, please remember to take care of your old brother."

  Mr. Cao, since you're so straightforward, I won't be vague either. Next time there's an opportunity, I'll come to your place for business. Yang Aiqian heard Mr. Cao say this and knew in her heart that the deal was done.

  That old fellow, I'll thank you, young brother. said Cao boss with a smile.

  Linger, hurry up and pay the money. Yang Ai's body doesn't have 200,000 yuan on it, besides this thing is for Lin Linger to buy, of course let Lin Linger pay the money.

  Oh—— Lin Le'er quickly took out a bank card.

  After paying by card, Yang Aiqian and Lin Le'er stood up and prepared to leave after chatting with Old Cao for a few words.

  Just as he walked to the entrance of Qianjian Pavilion, Yang Aifeng used Fengshuiyuan Temple to scan the entire store again. This was just a casual sweep, but it allowed him to discover a treasure.

  The Fengshuiyuan Temple was too mysterious, even the memories of those sacred people, Honghuang and Xianjie that the old man had left in his mind did not make him feel much curiosity, but the Fengshuiyuan Temple formed by the Fengshuiyuan scriptures was full of mysteries everywhere, making him involuntarily produce extreme admiration.

  The current Wind Water Source Temple is only at a low level. Thinking about it, if it evolves to high and top levels, what kind of astonishing abilities will it have then?