Supreme Warrior in the City

Chapter 303: Chapter 302: Magic Artifact?

Su Yang smiled and nodded, glancing at the White Jade Guanyin with a flash of surprise in his eyes.

At that moment, the shop owner saw Su Yang. He was startled at first and then his expression instantly darkened.

Last time, Su Yang had bought something worth three million from him for only thirty thousand and had caused him to be injured by that haunted artifact, nearly costing him his life. He had harbored a deep resentment. Seeing him again, it was as if enemies had come face to face.

Master Zhou walked around the White Jade Guanyin twice, suddenly extended his hand and pointed at it, exclaiming forcefully, ”Hurry, as if following a decree!”

Following this shout, a faint glow emerged from the White Jade Guanyin. Within the halo, the statue appeared ethereal and distant, yet supremely sacred.

”This... This is another magic artifact!” someone exclaimed in shock, with everyone’s eyes widening. Magic artifacts were things you could only hope to encounter but not seek.

Master Zhou seemed somewhat fatigued, stepped back two paces, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said, ”If I am not mistaken, this is likely the holy effigy of Guanyin worshipped by Supreme Saint Yude Zen Master. Accompanying Master Yu De for one hundred and seventy years, nourished daily by Buddha’s grace, Buddha-nature has been infused within. Placed in one’s home, it can not only bring good fortune and avert calamity, but also, when kept close at hand, it can resolve karma and protect the individual, with miraculous effects.”

”Really?”

”My God, this is amazing!”

”Bring good fortune and avert calamity, resolve karma... This is truly an Immortal’s treasure.”

”How much can this item sell for?”

The crowd was agitated, jostling each other to get closer to the table.

”Everyone, please step back a bit, give some space, don’t damage the White Jade Guanyin, that would be bad,” the owner hastily shouted, pushing the crowd back a little.

”Since Master Zhou has already discerned the origin of this treasure, then, please, Master Zhou, give us an estimate of its price,” said the owner.

The crowd immediately stared fixedly at Master Zhou, craning their necks in anticipation of his appraisal.

Master Zhou took a sip of tea, placing himself with an air of grandeur, and then slowly stretched out three fingers, saying deliberately, ”Three million, as a starting bid!”

”Such a wonderful treasure, starting at three million? I bid three million and five hundred thousand!”

”I bid four million!”

”Four million two hundred thousand!”

”Four million five hundred thousand!”

Everyone was clamoring to bid, and the price quickly exceeded eight million.

Fatty, standing to the side with his eyes wide in astonishment, couldn’t help turning to Su Yang: ”Wow, where do all these rich people come from? Buying antiques like they’re buying vegetables? These aren’t shills, are they?”

Su Yang just smiled, saying nothing.

Just then, a voice emerged from the crowd, ”Ten million!”

This bid shocked everyone. The crowd turned, stunned, to see who it was—a middle-aged man in a suit with a haughty expression, walking out of the crowd with deliberate slowness.

”Ten million, I’ll take the White Jade Guanyin!” the man declared arrogantly as he swept his gaze over the people present.

No one spoke; ten million was a number that was somewhat too large for them.

”Is there no one who will bid higher than ten million?” the owner looked around and said, ”Alright, if that is the case, then for ten million it is sold, to this gentleman!”

The crowd looked on with envy as the middle-aged man carefully packaged the White Jade Guanyin and held it cautiously in his arms—it was worth ten million, after all.

The man had just reached the entrance when he was directly stopped by several people.

”What are you doing?” the man demanded in a cold voice.

”Don’t worry, we just want to talk to you about something.” Those people almost carried the man into the store, followed by two women and a man. Among the women, Su Yang happened to recognize one—it was Liu Liu, the owner of the Six Degrees Bar.

”Su Yang, Fatty!” Liu Liu couldn’t hide her surprise. ”You’re here too?”

”Just looking around.” Su Yang said with a faint smile.

”You like antiques, too?” Liu Liu asked curiously.

”Just browsing.” Su Yang said with a faint smile, shaking his head while also glancing at the other girl: ”Your friend?”

The girl had a delicate appearance, her hair tied up in a tidy ponytail, giving off a vibe of youthful vitality.

”Oh, I forgot to introduce you,” Liu Liu hastily said. ”Here, Duor, let me introduce you. This is Su Yang, and this is Lü Dong, they’re my friends from around here. This is Lin Duor, and that’s her brother Lin Jiang, from the Lin Family of the Provincial City, my good friends.”

Su Yang slowly nodded, and Lin Duor offered a polite smile, but Lin Jiang couldn’t hide his impatience, saying, ”Alright, let’s focus on the matter at hand, no need to chat with these people. Hey, boss, I’m asking you, who did you sell those two magic artifacts to a couple days ago?”

Despite this, Lin Duor still stuck out her tongue and said with a laugh, ”Hello, my name is Lin Duor. Sorry about my brother, he’s hot-tempered. Please don’t mind him.”

Fatty, already on the verge of anger, seemed to relax upon hearing this. He looked at Lin Duor and said with a beaming smile, ”Hello, my name is Lü Dong.”

Lin Duor smiled back, clearly a well-mannered girl. Watching from the side, Su Yang couldn’t help but smile as Fatty’s attention seemed primarily fixed on Lin Duor.

The store owner’s gaze was sharp, quickly realizing these were no ordinary people, and eagerly said, ”They were sold to two guests who came here. Young master, is there any way I can assist you?”

”I want to buy those magic artifacts!” Lin Jiang said coldly, ”Go find them and tell them I’m with the Lin Family of the Provincial City, and have them bring the magic artifacts to me.”

”The Lin Family of the Provincial City!”

Everyone gasped in shock. The Lin Family of the Provincial City was one of the Ten Great Families. Even though they were almost at the bottom of the list among the Ten Great Families, they were still not to be underestimated—more powerful than the Hou Family.

”Lin... Lin Family...” Swallowing hard, the store owner quickly responded, ”Please wait a moment, I’ll go find them right away.”

The store owner hurried out, and Lin Jiang sat down at the table leisurely, lighting a cigarette and glancing sideways at the middle-aged man: ”I’ll take that White Jade Guanyin as well, name your price!”

The middle-aged man’s face turned red as he replied in a low voice, ”I... I’m not selling this...”

”Not selling?” Lin Jiang gave him a glance and said, ”Are you afraid the Lin Family can’t afford it, or do you think the Lin Family is easy to bully?”

The man shuddered, clearly fearful of the Lin Family. After pondering for a moment, he said quietly, ”I... I bought it for ten million...”

”I’ll give you eleven million!” Lin Jiang said straightforwardly.

Everyone exclaimed in surprise; a one-million profit from a single transaction? That was good business.

However, the man did not nod. He whispered, ”This... this is for my boss, and if he finds out I sold it for eleven million, I... I can’t justify that...”

”Fifteen million!” Lin Jiang offered curtly, ”Five million extra, can you justify it now?”

The man, looking down, was silent for a long moment, as if making the most difficult decision, then clenched his teeth and said, ”Alright, for fifteen million, I’ll sell it to you!”

”That’s more like it!” Lin Jiang laughed triumphantly, ”There’s nothing my Lin Family wants that we can’t have. Come on, give him the money, and bring me the item!”