Chapter 1764: Expensive Treasures (2/2)

The majority of the experts here ignored Li Qiye afterward while thinking that he was only an ignorant mortal. Meanwhile, Xiaoshan and the other two didn’t dare to look at other people because Li Qiye’s att.i.tude has frightened them completely.

It took a while before the worker gathered his wits and smiled wryly, not knowing how to respond. At the same time, Li Qiye didn’t really care about what people thought of him since this was his normal conduct.

The worker then took Li Qiye’s group to a counter in the very center of the shop. No one was in this spot due to a very simple reason. Previous visitors knew that the treasures in this central counter had sky-high pricing. Plus, even if one could afford the price, the shop might not sell it to them. It depended on the buyers’ ident.i.ty as well.

“The ones here are the most expensive in our store.” The worker said helplessly.

Despite knowing that Li Qiye wouldn’t be able to afford it, the worker still brought him here. This was just part of his job since he couldn’t exactly chase customers away. Nevertheless, he was too lazy to introduce the treasures to Li Qiye.

There were several treasures displayed with two in the center. It meant that they commanded the highest price.

Shen Xiaoshan and the other two were right behind Li Qiye. If it wasn’t for him, they wouldn’t even have the courage to enter the shop, let alone look a look at its defining treasures.

One was an archaic zither; its old age was obvious at first glance to everyone. The other was a palm-sized wooden box with a faint green l.u.s.ter, seemingly carved from a whole trunk of sandalwood. Because it was just one piece, there was no opening it to see what was inside.

No one could tell the origin of these two treasures but the store surely had their reasons for displaying them in the very center.

The group of three couldn’t see why they were precious. They looked much more inconspicuous compared to the treasures on the other counters. There was no price listed for the two.

Li Qiye only glanced at the zither before focusing on the box. This item actually managed to attract his attention. The others liked the zither more since it was much more prominent than the box.

He Chen was very curious about the price of these defining treasures. He eventually grew bolder and asked the worker: “Why is there no price for this zither?”

This worker was amicable enough and smiled: “It has a heaven-defying origin, a priceless treasure. Money isn’t the issue, it will only be sold to the fated.”

“How can you sell it if there is no price?” Shen Xiaoshan asked.

The worker only smiled and didn’t answer.

“That Phoenix Call Zither is not simple indeed.” Li Qiye commented while still looking at the wooden box.

1. The term used here is fuerdai. Chinese term that refers to the children of the nouveau riche in China. Think Vancouver or universities with lambos and ferraris.