newbobooks Chapter 32 You want to die? I can grant your wish.
Chapter 32 You want to die? I can grant your wish.
"Young man! Thank you so much for today!"
Chen Limin raised his head, his voice filled with excitement.
"If it weren't for you, this old man would have suffered a huge setback today. Not only would I have lost a hundred million, but my reputation would also be ruined for the rest of my life!"
"I am deeply grateful! Old man Chen Limin, may I ask your esteemed name, sir?"
"Shen Yu." Shen Yu helped him up and spoke calmly.
"It was nothing, Mr. Chen, you don't need to be so polite."
"Mr. Shen is too modest!" Chen Limin looked at Shen Yu, his eyes full of admiration and respect.
"With Mr. Shen's discerning eye, he is undoubtedly one of the top appraisal masters in the country! To have such expertise at such a young age is truly remarkable!"
He paused, then quickly said:
"Mr. Shen, you've helped me so much today, I really need to thank you properly! Are you free tonight? I'd like to treat you to dinner as a token of my gratitude!"
Shen Yu had come specifically for Chen Limin's connections in the art collecting world, so he got straight to the point.
"No need for a meal. Mr. Chen is highly respected in the collecting world, and I just wanted to ask you about two things."
"Mr. Shen, please speak!" Chen Limin said, patting his chest.
"Don't just say two things, even if it's twenty, as long as this old man knows them, I'll tell you everything I know!"
"I need to find two things," Shen Yu said.
"The first item is a thousand-year-old pure yang jujube wood heartwood struck by lightning, preferably the heartwood of a tree struck directly by lightning, the kind that is extremely yang and strong. The second item is a top-quality Hetian jade seed that has been passed down for at least a thousand years without ever being buried in the ground."
Chen Limin's eyes lit up instantly when he heard about these two things:
"Mr. Shen! You've come to the right person! Both of these items will be at the Jiangcheng Summer Top Art Auction, hosted by our Collectors Association, in three days!"
"The heartwood of jujube wood struck by lightning is the highlight of this auction. It is a genuine piece that has flowed from Mount Tai and has been refined over a hundred years!"
That Song Dynasty Hetian jade pebble, also a prized item in this auction, has a clear provenance and has never been buried, perfectly meeting your requirements!
A glint of light flashed in Shen Yu's eyes. He never expected that what he had been searching for would come so easily.
The remaining two main materials were both at this auction!
Seeing Shen Yu's expression, Chen Limin immediately smiled and said:
"Mr. Shen, this auction has extremely high entry requirements. Only less than one hundred VIP invitations have been issued nationwide, making them very difficult to obtain."
"If you want to go, I'll send you two VIP invitations for the very front row right now. I'll accompany you the whole time. What do you think?"
Although the invitation is precious, if one could take this opportunity to get to know such a master with exceptional insight, it would be an absolute steal.
Moreover, if it weren't for Shen Yu today, Chen Limin would have really lost face big time.
Compared to ruining one's reputation in old age, two invitations and a full-time escort are nothing at all.
"Then I'll have to trouble Elder Chen." Shen Yu nodded and did not refuse.
"No trouble at all! Not at all!" Chen Limin waved his hand excitedly.
"It is an honor for our auction house to have a master like Mr. Shen! I will personally deliver the invitation to your home first thing tomorrow morning!"
He and Shen Yu exchanged contact information, and after a long exchange of pleasantries, he left with his entourage.
Jiang Xinlan linked arms with Shen Yu, her eyes full of smiles:
"Shen Yu, that's great! We've got the remaining two items sorted out!"
"Mmm." Shen Yu smiled and ruffled her hair.
"I've got the auction invitation. All that's left is to wait three days to go to the auction and get the items."
The two had spent the day shopping and had already found two main ingredients and received an invitation to the auction. They had a very fruitful day and turned to leave the market.
But as soon as they reached the entrance of the market, they were blocked by a group of people.
The leader was a young man in a bespoke suit with an arrogant expression, accompanied by a dozen bodyguards in black, exuding a menacing aura.
The man sized Shen Yu up and down, his eyes filled with hostility, and spoke coldly:
"You're Shen Yu? The one who saved that old bastard Lu Zongming?"
The person who stopped Shen Yu was Qian Long, the eldest son of the Qian family in Jiangcheng.
The Qian family is the second largest family in Jiangcheng after the Lu family. They mainly deal in building materials and real estate. They have been fighting with the Lu family for more than ten years and are mortal enemies.
Lu Zongming was critically ill some time ago, and Shen Yu saved him with a single acupuncture. The Qian family's plan to take advantage of Lu Zongming's critical illness to seize the Lu family's assets was completely thwarted.
Ever since then, Qian Long has hated Shen Yu and has been looking for an opportunity to teach him a lesson. He never expected to run into him at the antique market today.
Qian Long looked Shen Yu up and down and saw that he was wearing ordinary casual clothes and there was not a single brand name on him.
Although Jiang Xinlan beside him was extremely beautiful, she didn't seem to have any powerful background. He immediately showed a disdainful expression and sneered:
"I thought he was some kind of divine being who could pull that old bastard Lu Zongming back from the brink of death, but it turns out he's just a poor, penniless kid?"
Jiang Xinlan's face instantly darkened, and she said coldly:
"Who are you? We have no grudge against you, why are you stopping us?"
"What are you doing?" Qian Long sneered, his eyes lecherously sweeping over Jiang Xinlan, his tone flippant.
"You're a pretty girl, why are you with such a poor bastard? Why don't you come with me? I'll buy you luxury cars and mansions, it'll be a hundred times better than being with this guy."
Shen Yu's eyes instantly turned cold. He took a step forward, shielding Jiang Xinlan behind him, and looked at Qian Long with an icy tone:
"Watch your mouth. If you want to die, I can grant your wish."
"Oh, you're pretty arrogant, aren't you?" Qian Long gestured with his chin towards the dozen or so bodyguards behind him, as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world.
"Boy, do you know who I am? I'm Qian Long of the Qian family! In Jiangcheng, whoever I want to die, won't live past the next day!"
"You saved that old bastard Lu Zongming, ruining my plans. We'll settle this score today."
People around Qian Long were so frightened that they all ran away, their faces full of fear.
"It's Qian Long from the Qian family! What brings him here?"
"The Qian family and the Lu family are mortal enemies. This young man saved Old Master Lu; Qian Long will definitely not let him get away with it!"
"Qian Long is notoriously ruthless; this young man is probably going to be dead today..."
Jiang Xinlan became nervous upon hearing this and gripped Shen Yu's hand tightly.
Qian Long brought more than a dozen bodyguards, all of them strong and muscular, clearly trained fighters, because she was afraid Shen Yu would suffer a loss.
Shen Yu didn't take these dozen or so people seriously at all. He wouldn't care even if an entire army came, let alone a dozen or so ordinary bodyguards.
He looked at Qian Long, a cold smile curving his lips:
"How do you want to calculate this?"